About this project
FINAL 8 HOURS LAST DITCH, DESPERATE, HAIL MARY OFFER!
WESLEY K LAM!!!! You put us over our $7000 mark!!!!! Congratulations and THANK YOU!!!
We are now at $7081 and I'm making the same offer. If you contribute the $419 that puts us over the $7500 mark, YOU'LL GET A WALK ON ROLE OR NEW CHARACTER NAMED AFTER YOU!!!
*****AND REMEMBER, ANYONE CONTRIBUTING TODAY GETS AN OFF CAMERA CHARACTER NAMED AFTER THEM*****
KEEP THE KICK GOING! AND THANK YOU ALL!!!
Julie Ann Emery
THANK YOU!
WE MADE OUR MINIMUM BUDGET!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!
So why are we still going?
We need to improve our sound equipment. Wanna find out why? Watch the video above.
Four struggling couples need help. They get each other instead.
Group Therapy without the Therapist.
A relationship comedy in the style of "Modern Family" and "The Office".
Check out all 8 episodes of our first complete season at:
www.thenwegothelp.com
We had an award winning and critically acclaimed Season 1. Yay!
Our cast of B'way vets & TV/Film actors have signed on for Season 2. Yay!
We're ready to begin shooting in October. Yay!
But we don't have our funding yet. BOOOOOOO!
That's where you come in. We need to raise at minimum $5000 to begin Season 2. But truth be told, $8000 would get us through post production and give us the ability to upgrade our sound.
What's it for?
Equipment, Sound upgrade, Food (never underestimate the food), Wardrobe, Props, and Post Production
Our cast and filmmaker work for the love of the game.
Our cast you ask?
Creator/Director/Actress Julie Ann Emery ("Hitch", "Dexter", "ER")
Nicholas Rodriguez ("Sex and the City 2", "One Life to Live")
Kristen Shaw ("Commander-in-Chief", "Straw Dogs", "The Last Castle")
Sean Mahon ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith", "Fair Game", Bway's 39 STEPS)
Alan Campbell (B'way Tony Nominee-SUNSET BLVD, B'way's CONTACT)
Blake Hammond (B'way's ELF & BILLY ELLIOTT)
Jessica Rush (B'way's JERSEY BOYS & GYPSY)
Kevin Earley (B'way's LES MIS & TALE OF TWO CITIES)
Susan Ferrara (PEASANT, "The Onion-Online")
Want more?
The show has been recognized by the Writer's Guild East, Variety, the Canadian TV Guide Awards, the New York Daily News, Broadwayworld, won an Indy Soap Award for best Comedy, and gained a loyal fan following!
Still not convinced?
Check out what critics and bloggers are saying about the show.
*“from brilliant writer/actress Julie Ann Emery....Smartly written and deftly acted web dramedy....Then We Got Help! consistently provides hilariously-real story lines.” (Jamey Giddens -Daytime Confidential)
*“Julie Ann Emery’s terrific web series....I’m getting hooked on all of the characters! I was laughing out loud." (Greg Hernandez-Greg In Hollywood)
* “another great outing!” (After Elton)
*“funny and hilarious....entertaining...” (Web Series Review)
And what about you guys? Our fabulous fans?
*"This is absolutely brilliant!" (Littlesunshine7844)
*"...this show is amazing, in concept and in acting calibre" (GAEVTNH)
*"this is so much better than half the junk that's on primetime"(visitor9627)
*"For the love of GOD...PLEASE say there will be a second season!!! I'm hooked to this group!" (John07459)
We don't care if you give $5 or $5000. Please help us keep our Group going! We love telling their stories.
Additional links:
www.youtube.com/ThenWeGotHelp
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Then-we-got-Help/172564506355...
Julie Ann Emery (Creator/Executive Producer)
Kevin Earley (Executive Producer)
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 27, 2010.
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Friends: You get a signed cast photo. Your name will appear on the Special Thanks page of our web site and Special Thanks card in our closing credits.
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BFFs: You receive a DVD of Seasons 1&2, signed cast photo, and your name will appear on the Special Thanks page of our web site and on the Special Thanks card in our closing credits.
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Kenny's BFF: All of the above Plus KENNY'S COUNTRY MUSIC DEMO CD! Kenny (played by B'way actor Kevin Earley) is a struggling song writer. Want to hear what he's been writing? This CD is not currently available to the public.
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Friends With Benefits: All of the above plus an exclusive "Then we got HELP!" T-shirt or Coffee Mug or Tote Bag AND an invite to our Season 2 Launch party in New York. (travel and accommodations not provided)
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Emily's BFF: All of the above plus PHOTO PLACEMENT ON OUR SET! Send us your casual snap shot and we will use it for set dressing. You can look for your pretty face in the background of key shots. (no nudity or inappropriate content please)
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People We Wanna Kiss!: WE WILL NAME AN OFF CAMERA CHARACTER AFTER YOU! These are characters we never see but we talk about....a lot. For example, Gerry and Terry's baby, Anna and Thom's new puppy, The guy who hits on Dan at the gym. You get the picture. Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level.
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Jenny's BFF: Receive 2 House seats to the Broadway Production of JERSEY BOYS and a BACKSTAGE TOUR with Then We Got HELP! star Jessica Rush. House seats are normally only available to Cast Members and Producers! And you get a behind the scenes look at how it all happens! Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level. (travel and accommodations not provided)
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Group Member: WE WILL NAME AN ON-CAMERA CHARACTER AFTER YOU! It could be Gerry's Dad, Emily's next door neighbor, Eric's Aunt from the Bahamas. You never know who will pop into our group. Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level.
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People We Will Definitely Kiss!: Choose from a SPECIAL CONCERT OF KENNY'S COUNTRY MUSIC at your home or private venue of your choosing anywhere in the Continental US. Kenny will come to you! OR an ON-CAMERA ACTING CLASS OR PRIVATE COACHING for you and/or your friends taught by TV/FILM veteran and SERIES CREATOR JULIE ANN EMERY! (Anywhere in the Continental US) You can even choose to PERFORM MATERIAL FROM THE SHOW and get a downloaded video of the class for you to keep. Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level.
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Jr. Therapist: PLAY A CHARACTER YOURSELF! Do a walk on in an episode of Season 2! Don't worry, you don't have to be an actor. We'll tailor it to you and what you're comfortable with. Plus, you get to hang out on the New York Set of our show with our fantastically nice and talented cast. Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level. (travel and accommodations not provided)
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Therapist: Get a Special Associate Producer credit. Your name appears on our Producer's card in the closing credits. Producer's page on our web site. PLUS choose from a private performance of Kenny's Country Music for you and your friends anywhere in the Continental US OR an On-Camera Acting Class or Private Coaching taught by Actress/Writer/Director Julie Ann Emery taught anywhere in the Continental US. Also receive all rewards up to the $100 level.
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Best known for playing the lovelorn, best friend Casey in the feature film HITCH with Will Smith & Eva Mendes ("...a sweet turn by Julie Ann Emery", USA Today), Julie Ann turned her TV and Film experience toward the internet a year ago to create the award winning web series THEN WE GOT HELP!.
Her TV credits include the critically acclaimed series LINE OF FIRE, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF (with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland), DEXTER, THE RICHES, ROYAL PAINS, Steven Spielberg’s Sci-Fi mini series TAKEN (EMMY Nomination-Best Mini Series), and Hallmark Hall of Fame’s PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS (with Sissy Spacek, Cami Award). Feature films include NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH (with Kate Beckinsale & Matt Dillon), THE RAINBOW TRIBE and the upcoming UNT. FARRELY BROTHERS COMEDY (with Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts), as well as, THE A PLATE. And of course the award winning web series THEN WE GOT HELP!
