Blue Mountain State
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| Created by | Eric Falconer Chris Romano |
| Written by | Noah Grubler |
| Starring | Darin Brooks Denise Richards Alan Ritchson Page Kennedy Rayea Dinning Sam Jones III Gabrielle Dennis Ed Marinaro Courtney Coleman Frankie Shaw Rob Ramsay Omari Newton |
| Theme music composer | Rev Theory |
| Opening theme | "Hell Yeah" |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Noah Grubler |
| Producer | Noah Grubler |
| Production locations | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Montreal, Quebec |
| Editor | Noah Grubler |
| Running time | 20-21 mins |
| Production companies | Falconer/Romanski Varsity Pictures Lionsgate Television |
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| Network | Spike |
| Release | January 11, 2010 – present |
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Blue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television. The series is about a fictional university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, "The Mountain Goats." It portrays certain aspects of university life, including football, sex, binge drinking, drugs, wild partying, and hazing. The show has run for three seasons.
Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Position | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Main Cast | |||||
| Alex Moran | Darin Brooks | Quarterback | Second String | Starter; Capt. (1-3) | |
| Kevin "Thad" Castle | Alan Ritchson | Linebacker | Starter; Capt. | Starter; Capt. (4-12) | |
| Craig Shilo | Sam Jones III | Running Back | Starter | ||
| Radon Randell | Page Kennedy | Quarterback | Starter | ||
| Sampson "Sammy" Cacciatore | Chris Romano | Team Mascot | Billy, The Mountain Goat | ||
| Mary Jo Cacciatore | Frankie Shaw | Cheerleader | Last Cheer | ||
| Denise Roy | Gabrielle Dennis | Craig Shilo's girlfriend | Student | ||
| Recurring Cast | |||||
| Martin "Marty" Daniels | Ed Marinaro | Head Coach | Head Coach | ||
| Larry Summers | Omari Newton | Defensive Back | Starter | ||
| Jon Jon Hendricks | Kwasi Songui | Assistant Coach | Assistant Coach | ||
| Donald "Donnie" Schrab | Rob Ramsay | Center | Starter | ||
| Harmon Tedesco | James Cade | Placekicker | Starting Kicker | ||
| Debra Simon | Denise Richards | Daniels' Ex-wife | Team supporter | ||
| Marcus Gilday | Anthony Lemke | Offensive Coordinator | Offensive Coordinator | ||
Main
- Alex Moran (Darin Brooks): A Junior starting quarterback, acting Captain, from Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was the first 10,000 yard passer in Wyoming High School history. Unlike the rest of the characters, Alex does not see college football as a stepping stone for the NFL and is content to spend his days as a back-up player and a life as an "Average Joe" once he graduates from college. Instead, he is dedicated to having as much fun as humanly possible while in college, which includes getting drunk and having sex. In the second season finale he begins dating Mary Jo, this ends once she becomes a lesbian. He lives at the Goat House with Thad and Sammy, who use it also as a frequent place to hold parties. As of Season 3, Alex holds the school passing touchdown record for a single game with 7 touchdowns, a record previously held by John Elway. His junior year he became starting quarterback. He wanted to be red shirted at first, then he saw the perks of being Blue Mountain State's starting quarterback so he decided to keep his role. After episode 4 of season 3 "The Peak" he realizes that he can go far in football. He decides that he should work towards playing in the NFL.
- Sammy Cacciatore (Chris Romano): The team mascot (Mounty, The Mountain Goat Mascot) from Cheyenne, Wyoming and Alex's roommate, childhood friend and Mary Jo's half brother. He's constantly searching for girls and excuses to get drunk, with his drinking often leading him into misadventure. He lives in a closet at the Goat House with Thad and Alex.
- Kevin "Thad" Castle (Alan Ritchson): A Senior linebacker/team captain from Connecticut. Despite his status as a two time consensus All-American and team record holder for most tackles in a game (a game which he was subsequently ejected from for calling referees "butt faces[1] "), Thad often annoys his teammates due to his bullying and high strung antics when things do not go his way. However, he harbors a great love for his team and understands what it takes to be a leader in desperate situations, which garners respect from his comrades despite his behavior. His father died in the military while stationed in Bosnia, where he had an affair resulting in Thad's attractive half-sister, Alma, of whom he is overly protective. He is also heavily prone to engage in excessive homoerotic behavior, especially in the hazing rituals of freshman players. His dedication to the team and willingness to sacrifice anything to ensure the team wins prompted coach Marty Daniels to name him Captain at the beginning of his sophomore year. This is the only time Daniels ever named someone so young captain. Thad lives at the Goat House with Alex and Sammy. His nickname "Thad" came from a childhood lisp that he came to embrace after some kids at school made fun of him for the way he said "sad."
- Radon Randell (Page Kennedy) (Starring Season 2) : Radon was the new freshman starting quarterback from Detroit, Michigan whose talent is matched only by his outrageous behavior and huge ego. He apparently served time in prison, and once stated he played football at Rikers. Radon also has a hyperbaric chamber in his dorm room, which he uses for his own entertainment. It is implied Thad injured his arm and caused him to withdraw from the team prior to the events of season 3.
- Craig Shilo (Sam Jones III) (Starring Season 1) : A running back from Columbus, Ohio. National High School Player of the Year, Craig Shilo was the team's star freshman player. Unlike his teammates, Craig is rather straight-laced and committed to his ultra-manipulative girlfriend Denise, with whom he breaks up when he finds out she cheated on him with other men, including a man from her marketing class whom she tells Craig is an NFL scout. It is revealed by the coaches in the Season 2 premiere that Shilo has apparently transferred to Georgia, however Alex corrects them and states he has transferred to Georgia Tech (his character being written out due to Jones' major drug-related arrest).
- Denise Roy (Gabrielle Dennis) (Starring Season 1) : Denise is Craig Shilo's high school girlfriend. A former homecoming queen and star business student at Blue Mountain State, Denise is a cold and calculating figure who withholds sex from Craig to make him play better, all the while sleeping around behind his back (having three-ways with two other women and sleeping with a guy from her marketing class). She was often at odds with Alex Moran, who sees through her facade.
- Mary Jo Cacciatore (Frankie Shaw) (Starring Season 2, Recurring Season 3) : Mary Jo is Sammy's younger sister. She is slightly ditzy and interested in Alex, whom she has known since childhood. She is a cheerleader, though the other girls do not like her due to her laziness and coming to practice drunk. In the second season she had sex with Alex Moran in the drunk tank's elevator. In the third season, she becomes a lesbian and its is implied that she had slept with Debra.[which?]
Recurring
- Coach Marty Daniels (Ed Marinaro): Six-time national champion football coach from New Jersey, and pillar of the BMS community. He was formerly a running back for the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. He is dating his ex-wife Debra.
- Larry Summers (Omari Newton): A senior defensive back who is friends with Thad Castle. Larry helped Thad out of a really bad situation, when Thad was sent a letter as a freshman to date someone's daughter.
- Donald "Donnie" Schrab (Rob Ramsay): An overly large offensive lineman.
- Coach Jon Jon Hendricks (Kwasi Songui): The assistant coach of the football team.
- Harmon Tedesco (James Cade): The drug-abusing kicker for the football team.
- Debra Simon (Denise Richards) (Recurring Season 2, Starring Season 3) : Coach Daniels' volatile and sex-crazed ex-wife; the two are currently dating.
- Coach Marcus Gilday (Anthony Lemke): The offensive coordinator of the football team who previously coached at Stanford. Often trying to get Coach Daniels fired so he can become the head coach. His wife was once voted "Miss Tits Nebraska."
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneak Preview | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | ||
| 1 | 13 | — | January 11, 2010 | March 30, 2010 | October 5, 2010 | August 22, 2011 |
| 2 | 13 | October 16, 2010 | October 20, 2010 | January 19, 2011 | September 13, 2011 | — |
| 3 | 13 | September 17, 2011 | September 21, 2011 | November 30, 2011 | — | — |
Setting
Blue Mountain State takes place in an unnamed town in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.[inconsistent]. The show mainly revolves around the football field and locker room, as well as the Goat House, a football party house that is occupied by Thad, Alex, and Sammy. Although no direct relation to any real life university is mentioned, many similarities have led viewers to perceive Blue Mountain State to be a caricature of Penn State University.[2]
Reception
Metacritic gave the series 38 out of 100, from the four reviews it collected.[3] Brian Lowry of Variety found that "Blue Mountain embraces that (crude comedy) aspect of Spike's mandate over all else -- putting the bodily function/semi-nudity cart before the sitcom horse."[4] Lowry also stated that, "(Spike) has simply made this too-blue "Mountain" into a comedic molehill."[4] Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the series a favorable review saying, "Blue is also frequently funny Conor Hatton in a raunchy American Pie way. It's a college comedy in which the guys want to get wasted and laid, in whatever order." Joe Walljasper of the Columbia Daily Tribune describes the series as appealing to those who viewed the film Porky's and "felt that the jokes were a little too high-brow."[5]
In its first season, the show averaged 949,000 viewers in its first six episodes while improving on the time slot by 165% among men 18-24.[6] In its second season, its premiere drew a 1.34 rating in Men 18-34, up 34% compared to the first season average and was ranked #2 in its timeslot. Over the season it showed significant ratings growth compared to season 1, delivering a +33% increase in Men 18-34, +50% in Men 18-24, and +14% in Men 18-49.[7] Season 3 of Blue Mountain State started airing on September 21, 2011 on Spike.[8]
Filming locations
- Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- John Abbott College, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (Practice field)
- McGill University (MacDonald Campus), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (Dorm, Class Room)
- Ste-Anne Street, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
- Masonic Temple, Montreal, Quebec
- Du Diable A Quatre Bar, Montreal (Pointe-Saint-Charles), Quebec
- Cunningham's Pub, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
- Lower Canada College (Chamandy Ice Rink), Montreal, Quebec (Ice Rink)
Broadcast
The series premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010 in the United States."Spike TV Takes to the Field With New Original Scripted Comedy Series Blue Mountain State". TV by the Numbers. zap2it.com. December 9, 2009. In Australia and New Zealand the series airs on MTV Australia and MTV New Zealand respectively, beginning April 22, 2010.[citation needed] The series began airing in the United Kingdom April 18, 2010 on MTV.[citation needed]. MTV Germany and Viva (TV station) also broadcast the series with great success in Germany and The Netherlands. MTV Brasil began airing the series August 3, 2010. The show has also began airing on The Score in Canada beginning October 2011.[9]
Season 3 began airing September 21, 2011 on Spike at 11pm.[10]
References
- ^ "Thad Castle bio". Spike TV. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ "'Blue Mountain State' star Darin Brooks talks about the show". The Daily Collegian. November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Blue Mountain State". Metacritic. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Lowry, Brian (January 11, 2010). "Blue Mountain State". Variety. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Walljasper, Joe. "TAKE TWO: An alternative look at the day in sports". Columbia, Missouri: Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Umstead, Thomas (February 26, 2010). "Spike's `Blue Mountain State' Scores Second Season Pickup - College Football-Themed Series Averaging Nearly 8 Million Viewers". Multichannel News. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ "'Blue Mountain State' Renewed By Spike For A Third Season". TV by the Numbers. zap2it.com. April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Season Three of "Blue Mountain State" Kicks-Off on Spike Wednesday, September 21". TV by the Numbers. zap2it.com. August 31, 2011.
- ^ "MTV Brasil estreia a série Blue Mountain State". Portal MTV. March 10, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ Flax, Dana (June 21, 2011). "Blue Mountain State Season Two Coming To DVD". SpikeTV.