''Crunch Time'' is an American

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series created by

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and Bradley Jackson. It premiered on

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's website on September 11, 2016. The series follows a group of students who have built a machine that allows them to enter people's dreams. They have somehow caused a black hole to form in their laboratory, leading them to having to explain their actions to the authorities. The series made its television debut in the United States on

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on January 8, 2019.

Cast

* Avery Monsen as Sam *

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as Hannah * Nicholas Rutherford as Berkman *

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as Connor * Kirk C. Johnson as Larry *

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as Hobbs *

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as Mullins

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2

On May 20, 2020 Rooster Teeth Productions released season 2 as a cast table read to benefit charity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reception

''Crunch Time'' was released to limited but mostly positive reviews. Jude Dry of ''

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'' gave it an "A" rating, writing, "With snappy dialogue and a premise to delight sci-fi newbies and die-hards alike, the twenty-minute episodes of 'Crunch Time' fly by as quickly as a good dream." In ''

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'', Audra Schroeder said the show was like a mix of ''

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'' and '' Weird Science''.

References

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