Acrylic Dreams

Acrylic Dreams was a Flarlandian "conceptual" comedy television produced by Couch Slave Entertainment series broadcast by Channel A and Channel 14. It was pitched for The Television Academy in 1995 but the producers decided to air the full series on Channel A instead. Reruns continued to air until the channel shut down and on Channel 14.

There is currently a reboot of the series airing on FBC 3 and produced by another production company, titled More Acrylic Dreams, yet it doesn't have the involvement of the creator. Channel 14 started rerunning the series in July 2018, as part of what would have been the celebrations of Channel A's 25th anniversary, known by announcers as The Real Acrylic Dreams.

Premise

According to Brian Jobley, the show's creator, the series takes inspiration from an 80s film, Electric Dreams, however the storyline is different. In the first season, Harry Brian meets Sally Jobley (a direct reference to When Harry Met Sally) during a painting lesson. The two later build a family and have to face challenges imposed by the Landowners' Association to assure the existence of their life.

Episodes

Predecessors

• I Will Kill Your Pissing Arse in Vain (1994)

Shown only in festivals, though it was later shown on Channel 14 in 2003.

Season 1

• 1: A Babysitter's Lament (November 18, 1998)
• 2: Rat Infestation (November 25, 1998)
• 3: The Virus (December 2, 1998)
• 4: The Thaks Are Coming (December 9, 1998)
• 5: Endless Night (December 16, 1998)
• 6: The Prank Master (December 23, 1998)
• 7: My Rising (January 6, 1999)
• 8: Life Sore (January 13, 1999)
• 9: Naked (January 20, 1999)
• 10: Thak For President (January 27, 1999)
• 11: A Day in the Life - from the other side (February 3, 1999)
• 12: Enemies? (April 7, 1999)
• 13: Ultimatum (May 27, 1999)

Season 2

• 1 (14): Schooled (June 25, 1999)
• 2 (15): The Collector (August 6, 1999)
• 3 (16): Leave a Message After the Beep And We'll Get Back to You (August 20, 1999)
• 4 (17): Depression (September 10, 1999)
• 5 (18): The Tale of No Sleep (September 24, 1999)
• 6 (19): Amnesia, Me? (October 8, 1999)
• 7 (20): Theft of the Century (November 26, 1999)
• 8 (21): Excession (February 13, 2000)
• 9 (22): Under the Weather (March 17, 2000)
• 10 (23): Revenge (April 28, 2000)
• 11 (24): Catastrophy 2000 (May 26, 2000)
• 12 (25): Dictatorship (June 2, 2000)
• 13 (26): Suspicion (June 30, 2000)

Season 3

• 1 (27): The All-Seeing Eye (July 28, 2000)
• 2 (28): Town and Out (August 18, 2000)
• 3 (29): Yet Another Catstrophe (September 8, 2000)
• 4 (30): Let's Legalize Crime (September 15, 2000)
• 5 (31): Flames and Acid (September 22, 2000)
• 6 (32): Suspicion and Sensuality (October 6, 2000)
• 7 (33): Copycats (October 20, 2000)
• 8 (34): Sugar (November 10, 2000)
• 9 (35): The Sleepwalking Thief (December 1, 2000)
• 10 (36): Power To The Women (January 5, 2001)
• 11 (37): There's No Peace (February 9, 2001)
• 12 (38): A Day in the Life (February 9, 2001)
• 13 (39): He Took Me Too Far (April 6, 2001 - Channel A/October, 2001 - Channel 14)

Season 4

• 1 (40): Answer These Questions (April 14, 2001)
• 2 (41): Star Quality (April 20, 2001)
• 3 (42): The Life of a Peasant (April 27, 2001)
• 4 (43): 1959 (May 4, 2001)
• 5 (44): The Club (May 25, 2001)
• 6 (45): Wembley is Destroyed (June 1, 2001)
• 7 (46): Receptacle (June 8, 2001)
• 8 (47): Wembley is Destroyed - Or Is It? (June 22, 2001)
• 9 (48): Revenge of the Copycats (June 8, 2001)
• 10 (49): They Call Her Morgan, And That's How (May 18, 2002)
• 11 (50): Seen On Screen (December 6, 2002)
• 12 (51): Unaware (December 13, 2002)

Season 5

• 6 (57): Flarlandium Opus (April 18, 2004; Channel 14/July 2005; Channel A)

A special musical episode joking about Flarland's life in general. This episode was banned by Channel A's team but was later given the greenlight after a year, though with rare showings. See below for more details.

Specials

• Christmas Special (2003; Channel 13/December 25, 2013; Channel A)

Production

10th anniversary special

Brian Jobley announced in August 2008 that Channel A was going to screen a 10th anniversary special as part of a marathon, this special aired on November 29, 2008. Channel 14 aired weeks later on January 19, 2009. The channel said that "this might be the last you'll hear from us" as Jobley said that it was a one-off.

2014 reunion

A special was commissioned for Channel 14 in 2013, but was later pushed to early 2014. It ended up airing in January 2014, after the shutdown of Channel A. Promos had to include the tagline "the special Channel A would like to refuse" and ended in homag eof the network. It was the last Acrylic Dreams-related program produced by Couch Slave Entertainment.

Spin-offs

Ashtalaian remake

The huge success of the series on Flarlandian relays in the country - coupled with a successful Ashtalaian dub on ART 3 in 2001 - had led to the creation of a licensed Ashtalaian remake, premiered on the channel that carried the Flarlandian series, in 2005. At the time of premiere, a showrunner said "the thaks have ripped us off" because even the series was criticized in both Flarland and Ashtalaia.