The Paranoid Debuts on G4

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
By: Ryan Ball

Toon studio ANIMAX informs us that its new Flash-animated short, The Paranoid in "hell-evator," premieres tonight, Oct. 12, as part of the Happy Tree Friends & Friends show on G4-videogame tv (www.g4tv.com.)

Hell-evator appears to be the first installment in a planned series of Paranoid shorts. In this misadventure, a simple lift trip proves to be a horrifying experience for the title character, a thin man in a hooded sweatshirt who’s always on edge. The film was conceived by actor/writer/director Dave Thomas (SCTV, Strange Brew), who is co-founder and creative director of ANIMAX. Animation for the short was handled by ANIMAX’s director of animation, Al Rosson.

Thomas and fellow actor Rick Moranis created the popular characters Bob and Doug McKenzie on SCTV and spun them of on the big screen with Strange Brew. ANIMAX has animated a pilot trailer for an animated Bob & Doug series, which can be seen online at www.animaxinteractive.com. The Paranoid can also be downloaded at the site.

Happy Tree Friends & Friends is anchored by Mondo Media’s cult-favorite shorts involving cute woodland critters who fall victim to gory accidents and homicidal acts. The twisted fun kicks off at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on G4.

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