SCI FI Channel Wednesday kicks off the second season of the irreverent computer-animated space comedy, Tripping the Rift. The adult-oriented intergalactic fun starts at 10 p.m. as the network’s first and only animated series returns with new cast member Carmen Electra taking over the role of sexy robot Six, played last season by Gina Gershon (Face/Off, Showgirls).
In the premiere episode, the motley crew of The Free Enterprise travel to an all-gay planet where heterosexual acts are punishable by death. When Chode and Six are caught in a compromising position, the planet’s closeted heterosexual statesman, Governor McJersey, has the duo sentenced to a public execution.
In addition to Electra, Tripping the Rift features the voices of Stephen Root (Dodge Ball, Office Space,), John Melendez (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Howard Stern Show) and Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and the Brain).
The series started as a short film by creators Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen, which aired during SCI FI’s erstwhile shorts series Exposure. Danièle Joubert is producer and Jacques Pettigrew, Michael Lemire, Peter Schankowitz and John Hyde serve as exec. producers.
More information on Tripping the Rift and other SCI FI channel series can be found at www.scifi.com.
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