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Dave on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"

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Info courtesy of the DNA (Dave Navarro Addicts)

Dave will be making an appearance on the NBC online/digital series FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

http://www.nbc.com/fact-checkers-unit/

Not sure of the date yet, but they post new episodes every Tuesday. Here is the press release info stuff:
Who are Russell and Dylan? Fictional magazine fact-checkers who stop at nothing to check on ridiculous celebrity facts. And we do mean ridic! Among their investigations: whether Luke Perry's house is haunted, if Alex Trebek shaves against the grain, and does Dave Navarro really insist that tears of a virgin, beetles and finger sandwiches be provided backstage at every venue he plays?

Russell and Dylan are the lead characters in the new NBC Digital Studios series, "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit," which premieres Tuesday. Based on a 2008 short film of the same title, the series was created by Peter Karinen and Brian Sacca, who also play Russell and Dylan respectively in the film and the Web series.

"FCU: Fact Checkers Unit" follows Russell and Dylan's fact-checking exploits working for Dictum magazine. The three episodes available today, "Paranormal Factivity," "Fear of Flying" and "SPF 125" feature guest appearances by Luke Perry ("Beverly Hills, 90210"), Donald Faison ("Scrubs") and model Karolina Ku. Kirsten Schaal ("Fight of the Conchords") plays a troubled magazine staffer.

The remaining five episodes will premiere every Tuesday and will feature guest stars Alex Trebek (“Jeopardy”), Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction, Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite”), Pauley Perrette (“NCIS”) and Zach Gilford (“Friday Night Lights”). Each episode is five to six minutes in length.

The series, a partnership with Samsung Electronics, is produced by Tom Bannister. Karinen and Sacca met as students of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Since 2003, they have been writing and performing together.
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Re: Dave on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"

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I watched this last night.
It wasn't the Dave episode but it was kind of funny.

Check it out at the link above.

Here's a promo clip for the show.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UpvSOBwQA[/youtube]
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Re: Dave on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"

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VIDEO AT THE LINK
Exclusive: Watch Dave Navarro on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"
by Jessica Letkemann, N.Y. | September 03, 2010 9:37 EDT


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Guitarist Dave Navarro has done many things in his life from rocking in Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to appearing in reality TV series, but it's a sure bet he's never been called upon before to hurl mini ham sandwiches and yell, "Where are my dung beetles!?" So exclusively here right now, before it debuts on Tuesday, you can check out Dave doing those things and more in his starring role in the latest episode of "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit,'" the NBC.com web comedy series created by Peter Karinen, Brian Sacca and Dan Beers.

Playing himself, but more as a caracature of the "demanding rock star," Navarro dons a fedora and black shades to berate the hapless titular research staffers of the show's fictitious Dictum magazine. He joins a list of the show's guest stars that includes Jon Heder, Alex Trebek, Luke Perry and others. Check out this season's previous episodes at FactCheckersUnit.com.


VIDEO AT THE LINK
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/viral ... g=hpflash1
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Re: Dave on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"

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hydro wrote:VIDEO AT THE LINK

VIDEO AT THE LINK
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/viral ... g=hpflash1
I dunno why but I couldn't get that link to work. :noclue:

Anyway the episode is up now!
It's called "The Rider" and you can watch it here :arrow: http://www.nbc.com/fact-checkers-unit/

Nice work Dave, it's fucking hilarious! :lol:
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