I Ship It
{{short description|American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = I Ship It Title Card.png
| genre = {{Plainlist|
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| creator = Yulin Kuang
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Helen Highfield
- Riley Neldam
- David Witts
- Yasmine Al-Bustami
}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
- Brian Grider
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 16
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Yulin Kuang
- Melissa Schneider
- Kathleen Grace
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Blake Behnam
- Nic Hill
- Matt Hoklotubbe
- Eben Kostbar
- Michael J. McGarry
- Mo Perkins
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Zack Wallnau
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| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 21–22 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- New Form Entertainment
}}
| network = {{Plainlist|
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|06|22}}
| last_aired =
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I Ship It is an American musical romantic comedy television series that premiered on June 22, 2016, on CW Seed with the second season on April 10, 2019 and the broadcast premiere on August 19, 2019, on The CW.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/i-ship-it-cw-seed-linear-run-season-2-yulin-kuang-interview-1203246765/|title='I Ship It' Team Talks Migrating 'Fangirl Fantasy' Digital Series to CW: 'It is Familiar to Our People'|date=12 August 2019|website=Variety|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano|access-date=August 28, 2019}} The series, created by Yulin Kuang, is based on the web series of the same name. It stars Helen Highfield as Ella, an aspiring writer who recklessly quits her job to become a writer's assistant on her favorite TV show. On August 29, 2019, The CW dropped the show after two episodes due to low ratings.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/08/28/the-cw-drops-i-ship-it-from-monday-lineup-393003/20190828cw01/|title=The CW Drops "I Ship It" from Monday Lineup|date=29 August 2019|website=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 30, 2019}} The remaining four episodes, along with the aired episodes, are available to stream on CW Seed.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Helen Highfield as Ella, a young aspiring writer who decides to quit her regular job at a shipping company ("I Ship It") and pursue her dreams by becoming a writer's assistant on her favorite TV Show Superstition.
- Riley Neldam as Tim, Ella's long-time boyfriend who also works at I Ship It to save up for his tuition for a graduate program in architecture.
- David Witts as Luke, a season two producer on Superstition who hires Ella as the new writer's assistant because the showrunner keeps firing old assistants.
- Yasmine Al-Bustami as Sasha/Jasmine, Ella's friend who was recently cast in a minor role on Superstition in season 2 of I Ship It. She finds herself attracted to the female lead of the show.
=Recurring=
- Ethan Peck as Nick/Saxon, the season two male lead of Superstition.
- Marissa Cuevas as Kayla/Therese, the season two female lead of Superstition.
- Kristen Rozanski as Shira, Ella and Tim's boss at I Ship It.
- Jazz Raycole as Winnie, Ella's season two roommate and best friend, who enjoys obsessing over Superstition with Ella.
- Gita Reddy as Marina, the showrunner of Superstition.
=Notable season two guest stars=
- Dia Frampton as Amber the Fangirl.
- Joey Richter as Sean the Fanboy.
Episodes
=Season 1 (2016)=
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overall |episodes=
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|22}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Let's Start a Band
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Julia Prescott
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|22}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Even Superman Has a Day Job
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|22}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = All of These Feelings
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Rachel Kiley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|22}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = A Novel Idea
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Julia Prescott
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|29}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Cool Beans
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Julia Prescott
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|29}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = A Musical Adventure
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Rachel Kiley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|29}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Battle of the Bands
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|07|06}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Is That It?
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Rachel Kiley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|07|06}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Probably Should Have Seen This Coming
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|07|06}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
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}}
=Season 2 (2019)=
- All songs are sung by Ella (Helen Highfield) unless otherwise noted.
{{Episode table |background=#95B0CC |overall=5 |season=5 |title=27 |director=12 |writer=12 |airdate=15 |viewers=10 |country=US |overallT=No.
overall |episodes=
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Somewhere Magical
|DirectedBy = Mo Perkins
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|08|19}} (The CW)
|Viewers = 0.40{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-august-19-2019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820210013/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-august-19-2019/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2019|title='Grand Hotel' adjusts down: Monday final ratings|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Rejent|first=Joseph|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
|ShortSummary =
Songs: "There's Nowhere I'd Rather Be" (sung by Ella & Tim); "What If?"; "It's All Magic To Me"
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Superfans
|DirectedBy = Mo Perkins
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang & Ann Lewis Hamilton
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|08|26}} (The CW)
|ShortSummary =
Songs: "I'm Watching You" (sung by Amber, Emily, Spencer, & Sean); "Fangirl At Heart" (sung by Ella & Winnie)
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Orb of Truth
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Philip Labes
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|09|02}} (The CW)
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary =
Songs: "Why Can't You See It That Way?" (sung by Ella & Luke); "This Would Be Fun" (Sung by Ella, Luke, Winnie, & Tim)
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Four Times Ella Picked Up The Phone (And One Time She Didn't)
|DirectedBy = Mo Perkins
|WrittenBy = Merigan Mulhern
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|09|09}} (The CW)
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary =
Songs: Right Where You're Supposed To Be (sung by Ella & Tim); The Story of You and Me (sung by Tim)
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Spinning Off
|DirectedBy = Mo Perkins
|WrittenBy = Rachel Kiley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|09|16}} (The CW)
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary =
Songs: "Kinda Sorta Maybe" (Sung by Luke); Everyone Dies (Sung by Sasha)
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|I Ship It
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = It's Like Magic
|DirectedBy = Yulin Kuang
|WrittenBy = Yulin Kuang
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|10}}
{{Start date|2019|09|23}} (The CW)
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary =
Songs: Things I Might Say (Sung by Ella and Tim & Luke); Not Quite The Same (Sung by Ella)
|LineColor = #8BA3F7
}}
}}
Reception
=Ratings=
{{Television episode ratings|hide_totalv=1|hide_total=1|hide_dvrv=1|hide_dvr=1
| title11 = Somewhere Magical
| date11 = August 19, 2019
| rs11 = 0.1/0
| title12 = Superfans
| date12 = August 26, 2019
| rs12 = 0.1/1
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cwtv.com/shows/i-ship-it/}}
- {{IMDb title|5848038|I Ship It}}
{{The CW programming}}
Category:2010s American musical comedy television series
Category:2010s American romantic comedy television series
Category:2016 American television series debuts
Category:American romantic drama television series