Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus

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Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
File:TalesFromTheTourBus.png
Genre Documentary
Comedy
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Narrated by Mike Judge
Theme music composer <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Composer(s) John Frizzell
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Producer(s) Richard Mullins
Running time 24–29 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Judgemental Films
  • Zipper Bros Films
  • Sutter Road Picture Co.
  • Diamond Docs
Release
Original network Cinemax
Original release September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) –
December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus is an American animated docuseries television series created by Mike Judge, Richard Mullins and Dub Cornett that premiered on September 22, 2017 on Cinemax.[1] It is Cinemax's only animated series.

Premise

The series is presented as a biographical oral history of musicians with each season focusing on a specific genre. It is narrated by Mike Judge and presents anecdotes of star performers as told by their families, bandmates, and close associates. Interview subjects are presented in rotoscope and their anecdotes in a contrasting cel animation style, interspersed with performance footage and news footage.

Production

On January 12, 2017, it was announced that Cinemax had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by Mike Judge, Richard Mullins, and Dub Cornett. Judge and Cornett executive produce, Bob Engelman co-executive produces, and Mullins produces.[2]

On May 16, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season moving the genre focus from country to the likes of James Brown and P-Funk. Joining the series creative team are Mark Monroe as a co-executive producer and Nelson George as a consulting producer.[3] On October 4, 2018, it was reported that the second season would premiere on November 2, 2018.[4]

Release

On September 14, 2017, Cinemax released the first official trailer for the series.[5]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
2 8 November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date US viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Johnny Paycheck" Mike Judge Julien Nitzberg, Jeff Feuerzeig, Richard Mullins,
Dub Cornett, & Mike Judge		 September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) N/A
2 2 "Jerry Lee Lewis" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) 0.069[6]
3 3 "George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Part One)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe, Jeff Feuerzeig, Julien Nitzberg,
& Mike Judge		 October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) 0.050[7]
4 4 "George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Part Two)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe, Jeff Feuerzeig, Julien Nitzberg,
& Mike Judge		 October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) N/A
5 5 "Billy Joe Shaver" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) 0.061[8]
6 6 "Waylon Jennings (Part One)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) 0.125[9]
7 7 "Waylon Jennings (Part Two)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) 0.105[10]
8 8 "Blaze Foley" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) 0.045[11]

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date US viewers
(millions)
9 1 "George Clinton" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) n/a
10 2 "Rick James (Part One)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) n/a
11 3 "Rick James (Part Two)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) n/a
12 4 "Bootsy Collins" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23) n/a
13 5 "James Brown (Part One)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30) 0.094[12]
14 6 "James Brown (Part Two)" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) 0.040[13]
15 7 "Morris Day and The Time" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14) 0.055[14]
16 8 "Betty Davis" Mike Judge Mark Monroe & Mike Judge December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21) N/A

Reception

The first season has been met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10, based on 6 reviews.[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 83 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[16]

References

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External links

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