“If Jim Henson and David Lynch had ever collaborated on a primetime sitcom, it might have come out looking something like “Odd Noggin Land.” Welcome to Odd Noggin Land, Encore
“Inexplicably bizarre, yet somehow kind of irresistible… up-beat, catchy, and if you watch the show more than once you pretty much can’t help but singing along.” ‘Odd Noggin’ Launches as Delightfully Bizarre Foodie Musical, Tubefilter News
“If you lived in a world where you and your friends had giant-food-for-heads and your life was set to musical narration, it might look something like Odd Noggin Land.” Video of the Day: Odd Noggin Land, Serious Eats
“They not only think this odd stuff up, but they actually produce it. It is, for some odd reason - odd enough to be interesting in an odd way.” Oddnoggin, Ten Bucks Worth
“Ledere aflevering volgt het dagelijkse leven van drie vrienden. Niks bijzonders zou je zeggen… Maar de vrienden hebben vreemde hoofden. Gigantische hoofden in de vorm van een ketchup fles, een cheeseburger en een bakje frites.” Fast food hoofd, Frikandel Speciaal
PRESS RELEASE - December, 2008
New Web Series is a Head Above the Rest
Remember when the best video on the web was a kid falling off his skateboard? Those days are over. A new musical web series aims to turn web video expectations on its head… literally. The surreal show follows the lives of three friends who have food items for heads. You heard that right. Odd Noggin Land debuts with new bi-weekly episodes December 15th. The first episode can be seen now at oddnoggin.com
Local artists John Herman and Ryan Plaisted conceived the show while meeting for the first time. “We met for coffee to discuss creative projects,” explains Herman. “Within minutes we were plotting the show episodes. Two days later we were shooting with a cast of actors. We ran with the idea.”
One of the greatest challenges of the new show is generating a good take from an actor performing from beneath a cumbersome mask. “Making an episode of Odd Noggin Land is like acting by proxy,” says Brian Paul, who plays a man with a gigantic cheeseburger for a head. “You can’t see what you’re doing. You can’t see what the other actors are doing. You just act and hope it looks intelligent.”
The show creators hope Odd Noggin Land’s mix of catchy music and surreal visuals will attract an audience who appreciate the strange work as much as they do. “When you can say to somebody you’ve just met, ‘let’s make a musical web series about people with giant food items instead of human heads,’” says Plaisted. “And that idea is received, considered, and even embraced, that’s probably an indicator that you’re compatible. Maybe that makes John and me the Odd Noggins.”
Get a look at the new show at oddnoggin.com New episodes will debut every other week starting December 15th.
