Bar Karma
Bar Karma

Bar Karma (2011)

3.8 (5 votes)
1 Season
February 11, 2011
English
Drama

Synopsis

Bar Karma is the first online community-developed network television series. Online users pitch their own ideas for scenes and twists online, using a tool designed by Will Wright called the Storymaker. Some are eventually chosen by the production staff, and are utilized to help create a new episode every week. The main plot revolves around a bar known as "Bar Karma", a bar that resides someplace in between parallel timelines. Up until now, the typical structure of the shows consists of a patron accidentally walking into or being transported to the bar, where they are shown the consequences of their current life actions, and the potential outcomes for their behavior and choices. This, ultimately, leads to a karmic dilemma, and forces the patron to make a life-altering choice. In the first episode, Doug Jones suddenly walks into the bar after a one-night stand. He is confused, and thinks that he accidentally fell asleep and is dreaming. When he finally realizes that this is some strange form of reality, James and Dayna explain to him why he is in the bar, and is given the chance to alter his fate, and the course of "Bar Karma."

Network

Current TV

Episodes

A Guy Walks Into the Bar
E1

A Guy Walks Into the Bar

Feb 11, 2011

A billionaire internet mogul gets a chance to change his life

Once Upon a Timeline
E2

Once Upon a Timeline

Feb 18, 2011

A writer arrives and learns his latest work will inspire an act of terrorism.

An Open Mind
E3

An Open Mind

Feb 25, 2011

A hospital patient is summoned during a surgical procedure.

Double Blind
E4

Double Blind

Mar 4, 2011

In 2017, a beautiful Brazilian woman arrives at Bar Karma with a mysterious device...but when it's destroyed, it could mean the difference between life and death

Fair Catch
E5

Fair Catch

Mar 11, 2011

Dayna summons a '60s football player to Bar Karma who is torn between two women, but when Doug tries to help, he lands in dangerous territory -- the cheerleaders' locker room.

Term Limits
E6

Term Limits

Mar 18, 2011

A US senator from 2058 is hiding a secret from the President that could kill her career and her lover.

The Arrival
E7

The Arrival

Mar 25, 2011

While most of the universe is dreaming, the jukebox mysteriously allows an unwelcome stranger into Bar Karma, and James must face his deepest fears.

The Hacker
E8

The Hacker

Apr 1, 2011

When Doug tries to stop a hacker from releasing a virus to destroy the Internet, Dayna must take the biggest risk of all...leaving the bar.

The Woman with Multiple Personalities
E9

The Woman with Multiple Personalities

Apr 8, 2011

When a waitress with multiple personalities enters Bar Karma, the staff must determine which personality has the karmic dilemma and how to help her.

The Day the Music Died
E10

The Day the Music Died

Apr 15, 2011

When a man runs into Bar Karma to escape the police, the staff is scared of what he's hiding in his jacket...until they see it's not a gun, but a drumstick.

Enter the Community
E11

Enter the Community

Apr 22, 2011

Worlds collide when a Bar Karma Community Member is the patron at the bar and explores the cosmic choices leading to the series finale.

Man Walks Out of a Bar
E12

Man Walks Out of a Bar

Apr 29, 2011

Doug returns to the luxury of his former life and is offered a deal on an unusual news organization. But Dayna tries to bring him back by revealing the truth about her ... and why he was brought to Bar Karma in the first place.

Cast

Details

Original Title

Bar Karma

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

12