TV Simulator 2000

TV Simulator 2000 is a Michillian comedy television series produced by Swanky Productions for Channel A. The show pokes fun at numerous television channels and programs from the Michillies and abroad through overly-exaggerated parodies. The show has five seasons of a varying number of episodes as well as occasional specials that run above or below the average length which are often released on their Facebook page and YouTube channel. Legal YouTube streaming abroad started in September 2016.
The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central plot and other plots that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of television presentation rather than the shows themselves. The show has a cast of about 160 actors, most of which are largely unknown from the Michillian public, even including actors from foreign countries.
==Featured networks==
The show features the following fictitious networks:
*PNN (Public National Network): spoof of the Michillian Broadcasting Corporation featuring elements from TV Two. Sketches involving PNN are usually “smoother” in pace. PNN's channels mirror MBC's channels.
*UnI: an entirely fictional network. Known programming include the famous drama series “Counter” and a newscast hosted by Richard Toobham.
*Weasel Television: a spoof of ITN, but exaggerated (which possibly predicted ITN’s vulgarity period). Unike ITN, it glorifies money to huge extremes, to the extent that it owns at least forty television channels, two banks and four prostibules. A common plot device is the bankruptcy of the channel at the end of every season, only to return with crasser attempts to try conquering the audience.
*Channel 4: an in-universe spoof of Channel A, the name is an allusion to the face that Channel A (at the time TVA) is on channel 4. Known sister channels include 4 News (A News) and 4THAEDGE (an edgier A Vibe).
*NSBC Television
*Max TV: television network fronted by former Michillian advertising star Max Gyraves.
*Jester: channel described as being "a fever dream". Programs are always nonsensical and feature titles where the first letters of each word have been switched.
==Episode guide==
===Season 1===
The first season was intended to have thirteen episodes, but unexpected ratings resulted in a growth of the season to seventeen episodes.
*Big Building: Weasel begins a new reality show, Big Building, where contestants have to live in a luxury edifice where eighteen contestants will be evicted. Meanwhile on PNN, a new season of Geriatrical Hospital on PNN 1 tries getting the audience “jumping”, and on Jester, we get to see the first episode of The Poys of Jainting. (January 7, 2011)
*Video Nasty: UBN reports on a criminal video tape from 1991 which allegedly curses their old television sets, since it contains footage from Weasel’s past as an unauthorized channel. Soon, the other channels prepare unexpected theme nights devoted to their embarrassing early years. (January 14, 2011)
*A Trip to Buritan: PNN and UBN reporters travel to Buritan to see that the most-watched television program of the country is a poor adaptation of a Nosghelian television series. Meanwhile on Sit, a new talk show, Five Men Talk to Chairs, debuts and it’s also the fifteenth anniversary of Talkshometer on Channel 4. (January 21, 2011)
*Iplomatic Dimmunity: NSBC’s new drama series Diplomatic Immunity puts the channel on the map for the first time on the day it turns 18. On the other hand, Weasel Television premieres a new drama series, Iplomatic Dimmunity, which promised to be expensive and had to run for two hours rather than Diplomatic Immunity’s single hour. (January 28, 2011)
*You’re the Star: It’s the winter season of Channel 4’s You’re the Star Michillies, and it receives a record low number of entrants: twelve. Meanwhile on UnI, Richard Gono, the Nashlandian-turned-Sierran actor that plays Hugh Street on Street, M.D., hosts his own series where he investigates his fictional medical cases live with the show’s team. (February 5, 2011)
*Global Watcher: Saloan producer Akki Krapponen returns with a new series of Global Watcher, aiming for it to run for its entirety, unlike the 2001 fiasco. However, censorship problems emerge in some countries due to the violent acts commited by some contestants of conflictuous nations. Meanwhile on NSBC, Diplomatical Immunity continues where Jacob is forced to stay within the Mbazi district of Namokwane while waiting for an answer from the Michillian guard. (February 12, 2011)
*4’s Adulthood: Channel 4 turns 18 and promises to be “edgier” than Weasel on 4THAEDGE, Channel 4’s edgiest sister channel with a primarily black remit. Meanwhile, Global Watcher continues with the Lenaporean and Oriencian contestants settling on an agreement to stay on the competition whilst the Hindustani one started his own restaurant. (February 19, 2011)
*Pink Quadrangulation of the Circle: Tonight’s topic on the famous Thursday night gossip and political talk show: rumors that Parker Scott is planning to find more ammunition in the United States of Sierra, where the program is derided by the lower class due to the lack of conspiracy theories. Meanwhile on UnI, Pink Elephant Pants is having a new hit single on the talent competition Heartbeats and Global Watcher wants to migrate its few contestants to Weasel’s Big Building. (February 26, 2011)
*Persian Vergallion: Live paid programming arrives to TV Simulator 2000! Say hello to Persian Vergallion, which wants to be on every channel at the same time. Meanwhile on Weasel, say hello to News Hours, the first 6pm news bulletin to run from 6 to 8, and at the Big Building edifice, the four remaining contestants from Global Watcher make their debut under the new name “Big Global Watcher Building”. (March 5, 2011)
*Kid-Tacular Sabotage: The Kid-Tacular Kids Channel declares bankruptcy and becomes Weasel Kids upon a massive agreement. Their plan is for all Michillian kids to follow Richard Weasel’s own money-centric philosophy. We also get to see some children’s programs: PNN’s Flailers, Channel 4’s new season of Rita and Lin, the Hyper Twins, Go, Gon and Gono on UnI and Mad Weasel on Weasel. (March 12, 2011)
*Double the Channels, Double the Fun: A fast-paced trip to the many channels that populate the Michillian audiovisual landscape: PNN 3’s That’s Well Funny, Mate is still going strong, Weasel News announces the Ticker Ticker, NSBC airs the first episode of Diplomatic Immunity spin-off Diplomatic Immunity: Lenapore, UnI becomes the exclusive network for the Michillian Premier League, add2 grabs the rights to the trial of Robert Blaxton and Jester’s evening news offers a look into cake addicts and treatments. (March 19, 2011)
*Daytime Trash: Weasel announces the first daytime show that runs for eight hours, eating the news at one in the process. Meanwhile, Channel 4 cuts theirs to an hour in order to air more episodes of Centrifuge Bay, which they wanted to follow on with Northulia. (March 26, 2011)
*Wrath of the Pirates: Unlicensed copies of add2 and Channel 4 are created in South Arlesbury and the channels go to the court for legal action. Meanwhile on Jester, a new animated series, Forces of Forges, debuts, and on PNN 3, That’s Well Funny, Mate makes a special edition, crossing over with Numberwang. (April 2, 2011)
*Subliminal Messages: Channel 4 does a report on subliminal messages in popular songs. On PNN 3, Numberwang takes advantage and airs a whole episode backwards. UnI airs a show about George Greeley’s massive house, which he wants to take from Big Building. On Weasel, Big Global Watcher Building ends with Lenaporean contestant winning both contestants at once. (April 9, 2011)
*The Great Tributation: PNN 2 obtains exclusive rights to the remastered version of the first Michillian bible film, The Great Tributation, the five-hour epic from 1957, on Good Friday. Other channels try and make counter-programming at their own will: Weasel shuts down as a sign of solemnity, Channel 4 premieres a new film: Two in a Box, add2 airs a compilation of the worst moments from the Celadon Channel program Miracles by Telephone, the show with the worst audio quality on TV (and most usage of phone sockets) and 4THAEDGE airs an attempt at breaking the record for more hours without programming by airing a shot of the room of the Sickening producer Richard Barrow. (April 16, 2011)
*Royal Wedding: The Nashlandian Royal Wedding affects the coverage of the descendants of the former Michillian throne in the actual republic. (April 30, 2011)
*Weasel’s Bankruptcy: Weasel Television announces that it will go bankrupt and that it will survive despite bankruptcy, however it's losing staff and technicians and making it look more like a television channel desperate for finding sources to go back on air. (May 6, 2011)
===Season 2===
*Weasel Lives: Weasel Television returns, to the collective shock of the other networks. Meanwhile, Max Gyraves gets a new job at a phone-in show. (September 17th, 2011)
==Broadcasting and adaptations==
===Adaptations===
*Bensonia: SBC premiered On Air, following the same principles: jump cuts of fictional television programming made especially for the series, adapted to the Bensonian reality. The series premiered in 2014 and its last season is scheduled to premiere in 2019.