Never before have there been two Force Awards given out in a single week. Week seven, however, was the exception. The Sports segment, as well as creative show Social Skills, took home the two Force Awards handed out at last Wednesday’s screening party. Social Skills producer Matthew Thill and head Sports producer Chris Brooklier share what led to a successful week seven showing.

The production of last week’s Sports segment was as crisp and well-rehearsed as it has been all term. Brookier says that the Sports staff couldn’t have done a better job with their execution, “Our anchors Ryan Rouillard and Sarah Scrivens killed it this week. They came prepared… There is such a fine line between giving great analysis and staying concise with your points and they nailed it.” This is Sports first Force Award win since their re-branding of the show’s format. With every episode, the cast and crew is improving and getting one step closer to reaching the production level they wish to achieve.

The clever one-liners and funny conversations between characters in last week’s episode of Social Skills reflected the growing chemistry of the cast and crew. Thill explained that they tend to shoot in marathon sessions over a day or two, and because of this, “have developed quite the little friendship unit.” Becoming closer as a unit means being more comfortable around one another. This was evident in the urinal scene, where actor Peter Frengs dropped his pants to the ground like nothing was out of the ordinary. Thill wishes there were a behind the scenes documentary on that scene alone, and labels it as one of the top five funniest moments of his life.

If you love watching two guys stand in front of urinals while having a conversation about their love life, but missed your chance on Wednesday to see it, you’re in luck. Catch previously aired episodes of Social Skills, as well as the Sports segment and other creative shows and news segments, on Duck TV’s newly redesigned website under the ‘Shows’ tab.

By Sara Kuhnhausen