Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 3 Arts Entertainment |
| Distributor | Viacom International Media Networks |
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| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | May 2 – June 29, 2013 |
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Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous is an American television comedy series created by comedian Bo Burnham and Dan Lagana that aired on MTV from May 2 to June 29, 2013. The sitcom stars Burnham as Zach Stone, a fresh-out-of-high school teenager who opts to pursue a life of fame and stardom instead of attending college. The series follows Zach, who hires a camera crew to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity, even though he possesses no real talent.
On June 26, 2013, it was announced that Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous had been cancelled after one season.
Zach Stone, an 18-year-old high school graduate from Boston, opts to pursue his dream to reach the life of fame and stardom instead of attending college. Thanks to his saving income from his grocery store job over the last couple of years, he hires a camera crew from MTV to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity, even though he possesses no real talent. From Zach's attempts to become a celebrity chef or a ring-tone recording artist or purposely going missing, he will try any avenue he can to get noticed and stop at nothing until he reaches fame. He has the entire summer vacation to get noticed and to hang out with his friends before they all leave to go to college.
The series was commissioned in September 2010 by MTV. Variety magazine reported that MTV had ordered a half-hour-long television "put pilot", from Burnham "about a kid fresh out of high school who's pursuing the new American dream of being a celebrity without having any talent." The show was inspired by a study that polled graduating high school seniors on their possible career paths, and 40% chose "famous" as opposed to extraordinarily low numbers for more realistic choices, such as "doctor". The pilot was filmed in 2011, while the rest of the season was filmed over the course of 2012. Burnham initially felt the show to be a dark, satirical comedy that slams the title character for having "shallow priorities," but grew to feel the character more a product of the culture surrounding him. The show was primarily inspired by the original British The Office, The Larry Sanders Show and The Comeback.
Zach Stone spoofs youth culture, celebrity and the pursuit of fame. Outwardly, the character of Zach Stone projects the image he feels will most make him famous and casts a thin layer over his true feelings. Stone, in reality, is completely insecure and the idea of fame presents a "fix-all" to him.
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