Fill-In Studios

Background
This was a joint venture between Gecko Studios, animators Mark Gravas and Arthur Filloy and Carlton Communications. The venture was conceived by Elliot Strange in an attempt to save money on the production of Forget Tess, which would be produced with the assistance of government funding via Australian and Canadian tax incentive programs. A deal was made between Fill-In Studios and Just Group Plc to acquire the former's shows in pre-sale deals, but after Just entered administration proceedings, Fill-In would break apart due to the failure to find another company to sell to as well as the international barrier proving to be unmanageable.

1st (and only) Logo (2001-2002)
Logo: On a black background we see a tube attached to a box, with a crank to the right. The box begins to fill with a yellow liquid which reveals the letters "F" and "I" as a live action hand turns the crank. The logo zooms back to the left, while the second logo for Just Entertainment fades in and animates toward the right. The text "FILL-IN STUDIOS" slides in below the former as the logo for Carlton Television appears below. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the latter logo and "For Nickelodeon UK" appears below everything, with Nickelodeon in its corporate font, along with copyright info below; "©2001 Just Group Plc & Fill-In Studios Pty. Ltd.", "©2001 MTV Networks International"

Variant(s):


 * A standalone version exists.
 * Season 2 prints cropped out Carlton's credit to account for the Carlton International credit at the end.
 * There exists a version that had the first Just Entertainment logo appear. It was seen on the first episode of Forget Tess as well as the fifth; the latter episode was banned outright due to its subject matter, and it was said it and its b-segment was produced earlier on.

FX/SFX: 3D animation.

Music/Sounds: Crank noises, followed by a splat sound.

Availability: Extinct. It was only seen on Forget Tess which is long gone from television. The rights to the show were acquired by Entertainment Rights in 2003, but they held off on releasing the show because of its subject matter. After Entertainment Rights was consolidated into its subsidiary Classic Media, the fate of the series is currently unknown.