Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time

Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time (UWSAASTWCATTT), also known as Inspector Spacetime, is an American adventure-sci-fi web series created by Travis Richey, and based on the television comedy series Community.^[1] The series is based on a fictional series first mentioned during the episode "Biology 101" of Community.^[2] Inspector Spacetime is, by itself, a Doctor Who parody. UWSAASTWCATTT follows The Inspector, a character that can travel through time and space by way of a red BOOTH (Bio Organic Omnidirectional Time Helix),^[3] a special space/timeship similar in some ways to the TARDIS.^[4] Reception for the series has been positive, with USA Today including it in their "Best of TV on the Web in 2012" list.^[5] The series had only one season but production of the second season shifted to make a feature film based on the series, titled The Inspector Chronicles, in 2014. Although a crowdfunding campaign was launched that year, the film's further development seems to have been adjourned.^[6]

Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time
Genre	Web series
Created by	Travis Richey
Directed by	Vincent Talenti Nicholas Acosta
Starring	Travis Richey Carrie Keranen Eric Loya
Opening theme	"UWSAASTWCATTT Opening Score"
Composer	Brian Giovanni
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	Travis Richey
Producer	Golan Ramras
Production locations	Los Angeles, California
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	3–5 minutes
Production company	Siv-Art Productions
Original release
Release	September 10 (2012-09-10) – October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)

Production

The series was initially pitched to NBC (Community's television network at the time), who appeared uninterested. Richey then began a Kickstarter campaign to fund the series, which was successful.^[7] After an animated teaser episode for the series was produced, NBC requested the production be cancelled.^[8] Richey continued with the series, but with references to the name 'Inspector Spacetime' removed and the appearance of the character altered.^[9][10][11] The series' name was then changed to Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time.^[12]

The second season began shooting in April 2013, with the announcement that Mayim Bialik would be joining the series as the voice of the time machine.^[13] In July 2013, it was also announced that Star Trek: Voyager alum Robert Picardo would also be joining the cast for season two.^[14] It was later announced that the second season would become a feature film titled The Inspector Chronicles. Sylvester McCoy joined the cast as Uncle Roderick. A crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo funded development.^[15]

Cast

Main cast as listed on the official website:^[16]

• Travis Richey as The Inspector
• Carrie Keranen as Piper Tate
• Eric Loya as Boyish the Extraordinary

Reception

The series is said to have started as a "running gag".^[17] Paul Booth, in his 2015 book Playing Fans: Negotiating Fandom and Media in the Digital Age, stated that the pastiche "demonstrates the potential for a more nuanced examination of fan affect in industrial practices."^[18]

References

1. "'Inspector Spacetime' Travis Richey enters new frontier". Wausau Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
2. "Upcoming Web Series Borrows Much From Community's Inspector Spacetime". Gizmodo. July 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
3. Terrace, Vincent (15 September 2021). Broadcast in the U.S.: Foreign TV Series Brought to America. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-5609-4.
4. "Attention 'Community' fans: 'Inspector Spacetime' is real". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
5. Blas, Lorena (6 January 2013). "Best of TV on the Web in 2012". USA Today. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
6. Venable, Nick (20 February 2014). "Doctor Who-ish Inspector Spacetime Becoming A Movie With An Actual Doctor". GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
7. "'Community's' Inspector Spacetime, Travis Richey, Producing 'Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time'". The Huffington Post. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
8. "NBC nixes Inspector Spacetime". TG Daily. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
9. "Here's Episode One of the Inspector-Spacetime-in-Everything-but-Name Inspector Spacetime Webseries". The Mary Sue. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
10. Davis, Lauren (29 February 2012). "NBC tries to kill Inspector Spacetime, but he regenerates instead". io9. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
11. Guimarães, Elisa (9 May 2024). "Remember When 'Community' Had Its Own 'Doctor Who'?". Collider. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
12. "Watch the first episode of the Inspector Spacetime webseries that can't legally call itself Inspector Spacetime". The A.V. Club. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
13. "Mayim Bialik joins 'Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time'". Retrieved 28 April 2013.
14. "'Untitled Web Series about a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time' Returns For Second Season". Retrieved 2 September 2013.
15. "The Inspector Chronicles". Indiegogo. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
16. "Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler..." Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
17. Valdron, D. G. (1900). The Last Pirate's History of Doctor Who: exploring the hidden corners and overlooked worlds of the Whoniverse. Fossil Cove Press. ISBN 978-1-990860-31-7.
18. Booth, Paul (15 March 2015). Playing Fans: Negotiating Fandom and Media in the Digital Age. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1-60938-319-0.

External links

• Official website
• Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time at IMDb
• Sivart Productions Tumblr