NTSF:SD:SUV:: explained

Alt Name:	National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle
Creator:	Paul Scheer
Theme Music Composer:	Jack Dolgen
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	3
Num Episodes:	39
Cinematography:	Marco Fargnoli
Runtime:	11 minutes (with the exception of "U-KO'ed" which is 22 minutes)
Network:	Adult Swim

NTSF:SD:SUV:: (also known as National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle::) is an American black comedy television series created by Paul Scheer for Adult Swim. It parodies the police procedural and action film genres. The series starred Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Brandon Johnson, Kate Mulgrew, Rebecca Romijn, Martin Starr, Karen Gillan, Rob Riggle, and Peter Serafinowicz. NTSF:SD:SUV:: aired three seasons from July 22, 2011 to December 13, 2013. A number of special episodes were included within the broadcast of the series. In a 2014 interview, Scheer stated that the show is on an indefinite hiatus, with no immediate plans for a return.

Cast

!Actor!Role!Notes
Paul Scheer	Trent Hauser
June Diane Raphael	Piper Ferguson
Brandon Johnson	Alphonse Bearwalker
Kate Mulgrew	Kove
Rebecca Romijn	Jessie Nichols	Seasons 1–2
Martin Starr	Sam Stern
Karen Gillan	Daisy	Season 3
Rob Riggle	The President of the Navy
Peter Serafinowicz	the voice of S.A.M.

Production

Created by comedian Paul Scheer, NTSF:SD:SUV:: (National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle::) was first featured in a set of mock promotional television advertisements shot as a backdoor pilot and aired during season one broadcasts of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim.^[1] The mock promos starred Scheer as agent Trent Hauser, along with June Diane Raphael, Brandon Johnson, and Rob Riggle. From the mock promos, the program was ordered to series with a 12-episode season,^[2] adding Kate Mulgrew, Rebecca Romijn, and Martin Starr to the cast. NTSF:SD:SUV:: premiered on July 21, 2011.^[3] The series has aired three seasons, with the third concluding in 2013. In a 2014 interview, Scheer stated that the show is on an indefinite hiatus, with no immediate plans for a return.^[4]

Episodes

Season 3 (2013)

Specials

Spin-off

International broadcast

In Canada, NTSF:SD:SUV:: previously aired on G4's Adult Digital Distraction block,^[5] and currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim.^[6]

External links

- Paul Scheer talks about the history of the show

Notes and References

Web site: Rob Corddry of Childrens Hospital Calls his Career a "Gradual Turtle-walk Up a Long Flight of Stairs" . Casey . Burchby . June 29, 2011 . . . July 19, 2011 . [NTSF: SD: SUV] began as a phony advertisement during the re-broadcast of the initial web version of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim. That's right. As much as I'd like to take credit, I had nothing to do with it. Jon Stern is the connection – he's executive producing it with my good friend Paul Scheer. Paul was nice enough to bail me out when I was about 45 seconds to a minute short for one episode. They had shot that fake commercial as sort of a pilot, so Jon suggested sticking that in there..
Web site: Adult Swim Picks Up Crime Drama Parody Series With 12-Episode Order . Nellie . Andreeva . November 23, 2010 . . . July 19, 2011 . The network has handed a 12-episode order to Paul Scheer's NTSF:SD:SUV which, as the title suggests, is a parody of the ubiquitous genre of crime procedurals. [...] The project leapfrogged the pilot stage, going from the clip, directed by Eric Appel, straight to series..
July 13, 2011 . NTSF:SD:SUV:: . . trailer . Adult Swim . July 19, 2011 . 01:29 . Thursday nights at 12:15 am: [adult swim] . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718004601/http://video.adultswim.com/promos/ntsfsdsuv.html . July 18, 2011 . dead .
Web site: Maggie FurlongWriter . Proof That Paul Scheer Is the Hardest Working Man in Television . Yahoo.com . May 9, 2014 . November 17, 2016.
Web site: City TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031508/http://www.g4tv.ca/static/schedule.shtml. October 30, 2012.
Web site: TV Schedule for Adult Swim - East. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322113554/https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/action-east/607/2019-04-01. March 22, 2019.