ASH GLOBAL - Episode 4 - FirstRun.tv Network (www.FirstRun.tv) - Genre: Comedy

Synopsis: ASH GLOBAL - Episode 4 Los Angeles-based stoners, Michael, Jay and Denver run Ash Global - a service that films the release of dead peoples' ashes anywhere in the world and sends the surviving relatives a DVD of the act. Unbeknownst to their clients, the Ash Global team never leaves Los Angeles. It's all a scam. They make the video look like they're at the world locations requested by the loved ones. They simply pocket all the hefty travel expenses! Ash Global follows the quirky relationship of Michael Bennet who, along with his less-than-ambitious roommates Jay and Denver, attempt to navigate through the muddy waters of death by securing clients for their unscrupulous business. Michael, the ringleader of the trio, started the company a as a means to pay rent. He is loyal, focused and is much of the driving force behind Ash Global's acquisition of new clients. As the series moves forward, Michael battles the moral dilemma of wondering if what they do is actually helping their clients during the grieving process or hurting them in the long run. Jay, a zookeeper by day and closet gambler by night, is the team's inside man. He is cunning and smooth and secures many of the team's locations around Los Angeles in order to fake the exotic destinations around the world requested by their clients. His urge to feed his secret gambling addiction however begins to interfere with his work and before long, Ash Global is forced to perform free gigs for bookies, mobsters and gamblers in order to pay off Jay's debts. Denver ("Denny") is the wild card of the bunch. A career stoner whose sole purpose in life is to get accepted into film school, Denny feeds every hedonistic impulse that crosses his mind. As the team's camera man, Denny brings the client's dead relative's ash dispersion experience to life via video and makes a DVD souvenir of the event. Sadie is the newest member of Ash Global. As the niece of one the team's current clients, Sadie eavesdrops on the gang, catching them red-handed faking her wealthy uncle's video! In an odd twist, Sadie demands a cut of the action or she's going to blow the whistle on their entire operation! The guys are impressed with Sadie's lack of morals and they reluctantly invite her aboard as the trio of idiots becomes a quartet. As every episode unfolds, we soon realize that Ash Global - although lucrative - forces the gang to bite off more than they can chew. The team contends with crazy clients, oddball requests, and getting caught using Los Angeles locations to fake international destinations. This motley crew finds itself in hot water with each potential Ash Global gig. Entering its fourth year, the NexTv competitions present submitted independent web series, shorts, TV pilots, features, documentaries, and animation to a panel of judges consisting of Hollywood insiders. NexTV panels have included agents from ICM, WME, UTA, APA, TGA, IA, executives from studios such as Disney, Fox, Paramount, and MGM, as well as producers from HBO, NBC, and CBS. The goal is to find the best content from around the web that can be adapted for television. The competition was created to connect tomorrow's top artists with an elite panel of Hollywood decision makers.