The Hy Angst Show (partially found unproduced C. Martin Croker animated series; 1990s-2016): Difference between revisions

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Headshot of the Hy Angst character.

Status: Partially Found

The Hy Angst Show was a cancelled animated series done by the late animator/voice actor Clay Martin Croker who played Zorak, Moltar, Dr. Weird, and Steve, as well as an animator on Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Premise

The show was centered on the character Hy Angst, director of a "horror host show" similar to MST3K but focused on cheesy monster movies.

The episode concepts were taken from Croker and several of his friends' lives.^[1]

Croker began developing the series sometime in the 1990s, and presumably continued to work on it up until his death in 2016.^[2]

Made Material

Information on the show's development is scarce, but it appears to have gotten as far as a three-minute trailer, a show bible/synopsis covering at least the first three seasons, several storyboards, and a set of character sheets.

Croker had said that he would talk about the show on his ArgleBargle! Blog and upload the trailer to his YouTube account. However, this never happened and given his recent death, it is unlikely that any further footage or information will surface.

The only way to get a copy now would be to either gain access to Croker's computer or find a videotape of it.

Currently, the only work on the series that has been released to the public are some photographs of concept work for the pilot, as well as various sketches and tidbits from interviews that mentioned it.

Gallery

Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
Character sheets done for the show.
Character sheets done for the show.
A sketch of Hy Angst done for an interview.
High-quality artwork of Donna The Dead.
Unseen artwork of Donna The Dead.
Background for the show.
Background for the show.
Background for the show.
Background for the show.
Storyboard for the trailer.

References

↑ Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes that discusses the show and shows off some of the production art. Retrieved 16 Dec '16.
↑ Another interview with Croker, taken from Total TV. Retrieved 16 Dec '16.

[1] Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes that discusses the show and shows off some of the production art. Retrieved 16 Dec '16.

[2] Another interview with Croker, taken from Total TV. Retrieved 16 Dec '16.

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+|title=<center>The Hy Angst Show</center>
+|image=Tvinterviewcolor.jpeg
+|imagecaption=Headshot of the Hy Angst character.
+|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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+'''''The Hy Angst Show''''' was a cancelled animated series done by the late animator/voice actor Clay Martin Croker who played Zorak, Moltar, Dr. Weird, and Steve, as well as an animator on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''.
-'''''The Hy Angst Show''''' was an unfinished animated series done by the late animator/voice actor Clay Martin Croker, voice of Zorak, Moltar, Dr. Weird, and Steve, as well as an animator on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. The show was about Hy Angst; director of a "horror-host show" similar to MST3K but focused on cheesy monster movies. The episodes were taken from Croker and several of his friends' lives. The show had got as far as, at least to my knowledge, a three-minute trailer, a show bible/synopsis covering at least the first three seasons, several storyboards, and a set of character sheets.
+==Premise==
+The show was centered on the character Hy Angst, director of a "horror host show" similar to MST3K but focused on cheesy monster movies.
-Croker had said that he would talk about the show on his ArgleBargle! blog and upload the trailer to his Youtube account, though he hasn't and likely never will since he's dead. The only way to get a copy now would be to either gain access to Croker's computer or find a videotape of it. However, the concept work for the pilot still exists, if only in photographs, and there's mention of three seasons worth of a synopsis.
+The episode concepts were taken from Croker and several of his friends' lives.<ref>[http://adult-swimmer.blogspot.com/2006/06/keyframes-interview.html Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes that discusses the show and shows off some of the production art.] Retrieved 16 Dec '16.</ref>
-== Gallery ==
+Croker began developing the series sometime in the 1990s, and presumably continued to work on it up until his death in 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980707023642/http://www.totaltv.com/i970705/feature2b01.html Another interview with Croker, taken from Total TV.] Retrieved 16 Dec '16.</ref>
-[[File:Keyframes.jpeg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by C. Martin Croker]]
+==Made Material==
-[[File:Keyframes_4.jpeg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by C. Martin Croker]]
+Information on the show's development is scarce, but it appears to have gotten as far as a three-minute trailer, a show bible/synopsis covering at least the first three seasons, several storyboards, and a set of character sheets.
-[[File:Keyframes_5.jpeg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by C. Martin Croker]]
-Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes that discusses the show and shows off some of the production art.
+Croker had said that he would talk about the show on his ArgleBargle! Blog and upload the trailer to his YouTube account. However, this never happened and given his recent death, it is unlikely that any further footage or information will surface.
-[[File:Hyangstboard1.jpg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by the C. Martin Croker Remembrance Page]]
+The only way to get a copy now would be to either gain access to Croker's computer or find a videotape of it.
-[[File:Hyangstboard2.jpg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by the C. Martin Croker Remembrance Page]]
-Character sheets done for the show.
+Currently, the only work on the series that has been released to the public are some photographs of concept work for the pilot, as well as various sketches and tidbits from interviews that mentioned it.
-[[File:Tvinterview.gif|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by TotalTv]]
+==Gallery==
-[[File:Tvinterviewcolor.jpeg|thumb|300px|Screenshot originally supplied by TotalTv]]]]
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
+Keyframes.jpeg|Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
+Keyframes_4.jpeg|Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
+Keyframes_5.jpeg|Interview with C. Martin Croker by Keyframes.
+Hyangstboard1.jpg|Character sheets done for the show.
+Hyangstboard2.jpg|Character sheets done for the show.
+Tvinterview.gif|A sketch of Hy Angst done for an interview.
+FullDonnaTheDead.jpg| High-quality artwork of Donna The Dead.
+DonnaTheDeadUnseen.jpg|Unseen artwork of Donna The Dead.
+BACKGROUND1.jpg|Background for the show.
+BACKGROUND2.jpg|Background for the show.
+BACKGROUND3.jpg|Background for the show.
+BACKGROUND4.jpg|Background for the show.
+DF497569-CB8B-471C-AD6F-F2D579B372AE.jpeg| Storyboard for the trailer.
+</gallery>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-A sketch and a higher quality color headshot of Hy Angst done for an interview.
+[[Category:Lost animation|Hy Angst Show]]
+[[Category:Partially found media|Hy Angst Show]]
-References
-http://adult-swimmer.blogspot.com/2006/06/keyframes-interview.html
-https://web.archive.org/web/19980707023642/http://www.totaltv.com/i970705/feature2b01.html
- [[Category:Lost TV]]  [[Category:Lost animation]]  [[Category: Miscellaneous lost media]] [[Category: Partially found media]] [[Category: Partially lost media]]