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THIRTY SURF SHOWS TO PREMIERE ON FUEL TV THIS SUMMER
SOLANA BEACH, CA (June 1) – Opper Sports Productions has produced and distributed over thirty new surf shows and movies to be telecast this summer on the action sports cable and satellite network, FUEL TV. The collections of shows include Long Board TV, Surfer Classic TV and a selection of 70’s surf films.
The summer schedule kicks off with the 2nd season of Long Board TV (LBTV). This contemporary and original thirteen show magazine is devoted to cutting a broad swath through the longboard culture, and is scheduled to air on Friday nights at 10:30 pm ET/PT, starting June 10th. The new LBTV shows will continue to use the same successful format that fans enjoyed on its debut season last year, including: Profiles, Culture, Legends, Video Reviews, Shaping Bay and the Spot Check. LBTV complete episodes guides, QuickTime clips and DVDs are available thru www.longboardtv.com
Surfer Classic TV, a re-imagined version of the original series, premieres on Saturday nights at 10:30 pm ET/PT, starting June 11th. Re-edited from the thirteen original cable television magazine shows, Surfer TV, the series first aired in 1989 with host Sonny Miller, and instantly became a mainstay of the surf media. The show format includes: Profiles, Legends, Surf Science, Off the Lip and Surf Reports from around the globe. Surfer Classic TV episode guide, QuickTime clips and DVDs are available on www.surfhistory.com
Opper Films has also packaged and distributed six 1970s classic surf and skate films for FUEL TV. The first of these films is Albert Falzon’s 1972 “Morning of the Earth,” staring Terry Fitzgerald, Rusty Miller, Steve Cooney, Nat Young, and Michael Peterson. The film portrays the fantasy life of surfers living in three unspoiled lands and searching out new
waves.
There are three Hal Jepsen movies, including “A Sea for Yourself,” a film about the good days and great waves of the 1972 winter season in California, Hawaii, and Australia. Also, his 1975 film, “Super Sessions,” a profile of the world’s best surfers, featuring Larry Bertlemann, Jeff Hakman, Rory Russel, Gerry Lopez and Barry Kanaiaupuni. Finally, Jepsen’s 1976 skateboard film, “Skateboard Madness,” the story of a semi coherent skateboard photographer who sets out to capture something new and fresh for the pages of Wonder Rolling News.
Also a part of the package will be two of Scott Dittrich’s films: “Tales of the Seven Seas”—a surf journey across the globe with the world’s best surfers of the late ‘70s—and his 1976 skateboard film, “Freewheelin,” the story of a young Stacy Peralta’s lifestyle as told by his girlfriend.
Opper Films is the curator of the largest surfing film archive in the world, recently providing footage for “Riding Giants” and Columbia’s feature release, “Lords of Dogtown.” Opper Sports Production has produced surf films and television programs for the past twenty years. Series include: Surfer TV, Hot Water TV, Frontline Sports Series, The Surfers Journal and most recently, Long Board TV.
To see if you get FUEL TV, visit www.fuel.tv
Press Contact: Dustin Hood, phone: 858.481.7283 xt 12
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