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The teaser poster created by Shannon Tindle for the Project Gilroy pilot.
Status: Lost
Project Gilroy was a project that was pitched to Cartoon Network in the mid 2000s by television writers and story artists Shannon Tindle, Shane Prigmore, and Andy Schuhler.[1][2] A pilot for the project was produced throughout 2006 and finished in 2007, and screened at the Cartoon Network Studios on August 24th of that year.[3][4] The pilot would not be greenlit and a full series would not enter production.
History
Project Gilroy was first pitched to Cartoon Network sometime in the mid 2000s by creators Shannon Tindle, Shane Prigmore, and Andy Schuhler, evidenced by the project being quoted as "3.5 years in the making" by the time the pilot was finished in late 2007.[3][4] The Project Gilroy name would be filed for a trademark by Cartoon Network on July 17th, 2006.[5] According to Shane Prigmore:
"Our goal was to bring some feature sensibilities to an animated TV show in story, tone, pace, and visual language. Oh, and to make it entertaining as hell. We just wanted to make something that we would have an absolute ball working on."[4]
The project would be first teased to the public with various blog posts by creators Shannon Tindle and Shane Prigmore throughout 2006 and 2007. These blog posts often had accompanying stills, info, and updates about the project's ongoing development and eventual completion.[1][2][3][4][6][7][8][9][10][11] On August 23rd, 2007, the pilot was announced to be complete on both blogs, with the corresponding posters stating that the finished pilot would be shown on August 24th at 2:30 PM in the main conference room of Cartoon Network Studios.[3][4]
The full 22-minute pilot was presented in two halves, with the first half being presented as a fleshed-out animatic, while the second half was presented in full color due to budget reasons.[4]
Despite a completed pilot being completed and presented, Cartoon Network would not greenlight the Project Gilroy pilot and production on a full series would not begin. According to a comment on a Cartoon Brew article about another rejected Cartoon Network pilot titled Spang Ho, the Project Gilroy pilot was not picked up because it did not test well with Cartoon Network staff and executives, causing any plans of a full series to be scrapped.[12]
Premise
Project Gilroy is likely named after the town of Gilroy, California, mostly known for its harvesting of garlic crops and garlic festival.[13] The character on the various posters and development material is supposed to mirror a garlic clove, likely to function as an antagonist.
Not much is known about the exact premise and plot details of the Project Gilroy project and corresponding pilot. Various characters are shown in the available images, such as a kid with a raccoon tail named Ricky, an eagle named Rosie, and two spies named Phelps and Perkins respectively.[6][8][2][10]
The concept art and stills regularly show a piece of farmland that Ricky lives on, likely in the town of Gilroy, California,[9][11] a local elementary school,[11] as well as a tent.[1][7] The stills also features supernatural and science elements, with various alien-like monsters (the most common being the aforementioned garlic-like creature), test tubes, and a UFO being present.
Availability
The Project Gilroy pilot was only shown once at the Cartoon Network Studios on August 24th, 2007.[3] Due to the project never being greenlit for a full series, the pitch pilot has not been seen since its first and only showing and remains inaccessible and lost to the general public.
Many images of the pilot (both concept art/storyboards and full color images) are available on the blogs of Shannon Tindle and Shane Prigmore. Two posters made by Tindle and Prigmore to advertise the pilot's showing at Cartoon Network Studios are also available on the blogs.[3][4]
Gallery
Concept Storyboards
Ricky reading in the tent.
A man eating a garlic clove (likely in relation to the garlic-like creature).
Ricky's house.
The farmland near Ricky's house.
Phelps.
Perkins.
Full-Color Images
Perkins examining the farm.
Phelps inside a UFO.
Rosie talking on a phone.
Ricky in the sky.
Rosie controlling the UFO.
Phelps talking to Ricky.
Gilroy Elementary School.
A skeleton character on the farm.
A full-color image of the farmland concept art.
See Also
Anthology Series
- Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially found interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)
- Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action/animated/puppet series; 1996-1998)
- The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-2000)
- Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)
- ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996-2003)
- ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (partially lost special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)
- What A Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)
Bumpers and Interstitials
- The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)
- Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)
- Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)
- Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (partially found interviews of marathon; 2003)
- Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)
- Codename: Kids Next Door Mission Weekend (partially found marathon bumpers for Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Fridays aka "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 1999–2007)
- Hotdog TV (partially found Cartoon Network interstitial series; 2010)
- JBVO, Toon FM & Viva Las Bravo (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel blocks; early-mid 2000s)
- Tickle-U (partially found Cartoon Network preschool block; 2005-2006)
Pilots
- Ben 10 (partially found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)
- Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)
- Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- IMP, Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)
- Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost unaired pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)
- Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)
- Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- Uncle Gus (partially found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)
Live-Action
- Bobb'e Says (partially found Cartoon Network live-action clip series; 2009)
- BrainRush (partially found Cartoon Network live-action game show; 2009)
- Track Rats (partially found Cartoon Network reality short series; 2010)
- The Othersiders (found Cartoon Network paranormal reality series; 2009)
- Out of Jimmy's Head (partially lost original English dub of Cartoon Network teen sitcom; 2007-2008)
Other Cartoon Network Series
- Ben 10 (partially found pop-up trivia version of episodes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2008)
- Chowder (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network TV film; 2009)
- Class of 3000 (found original English dub of Cartoon Network animated musical series; 2006-2008)
- Codename: Kids Next Door (lost production material of cancelled episodes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2002-2008)
- Dexter's Laboratory "Rude Removal" (found unaired episode of Cartoon Network animated series; 1997)
- Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network (found launch preview of TV channel special; 1992)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Luck Be an Ed Tonight"/"A Room with an Ed" (rumored/lost unfinished episodes of Cartoon Network animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Special Ed" (non-existent unproduced episode of Cartoon Network animated series; late 1990s/early 2000s)
- I Heart Tuesdays (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2012)
- I-10: The Ben 10 User Generated Experience (found Cartoon Network TV special; 2008)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes "Crossover Nexus" (partially found original 22-minute version of Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2010s)
- Skatoony (found original British version of Cartoon Network quiz show; 2006-2008)
- Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (partially lost unreleased original voice audio and unfinished/unknown episodes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2002-2003)
External Link
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shannon Tindle's first blog post about Project Gilroy on September 8th, 2006. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shane Prigmore's first blog post about Project Gilroy on September 8th, 2006. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Shannon Tindle's blog post about the completion of the Project Gilroy pilot on August 23rd, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Shane Prigmore's blog post about the completion of the Project Gilroy pilot on August 23rd, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ Trademarkia page for Cartoon Network's trademark of the Project Gilroy name. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shannon Tindle's blog post featuring two Project Gilroy characters on June 23rd, 2006. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shannon Tindle's blog post featuring another Project Gilroy still on September 21st, 2006. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Shannon Tindle's blog post featuring more Project Gilroy stills on August 28th, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shannon Tindle's blog post featuring more Project Gilroy stills on September 6th, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shane Prigmore's blog post featuring more Project Gilroy stills on August 28th, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Shane Prigmore's blog post featuring more Project Gilroy stills on September 6th, 2007. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ Cartoon Brew comment mentioning Project Gilroy and its rejection. Retrieved 30 Mar '22
- ↑ The official website of Gilroy, California. Retrieved 30 Mar '22