Mr. Media Interviews by Bob Andelman
Shelf Life is good life for Bug Boy, Hero Lass, Black Velvet! (2013 Video Interview)
Today’s Guests: ‘Shelf Life’ stars Yuri Lowenthal & Tara Platt.Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of some truly ridiculous, third-rate superheroes, including Spray Tan Man, Betty Crocker’s Bitch, Scratchy McItchy and Trojan Man… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!
Shelf Life co-creators, co-stars Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt, Mr. Media® Interview
Experience ‘Shelf Life’ for yourself at http://www.shelflifeseries.com
I’ve gotta go with Marvel Comics’ 1960s silliness, Not Brand Ecch!
Stan Lee and his bullpen knew all the stereotypes, archetypes and tropes better than anyone — having created most of them — and they showed no fear in ridiculing themselves, their competition and the hippie-dippie era.
But each new generation needs its own jokes, and today’s bunch of superheroes is no different.
YURI LOWENTHAL podcast excerpt: “It should have come from my twisted brain, but it actually came from (Tara). I’m the one who collected action figures and knew all about that world. But Tara is the idea woman. We were looking for the type of show we could produce on a small budget and maintain. Tara came to me one day with this idea about action figures on a shelf!”Â
You can LISTEN to this interview with YURI LOWENTHAL and TARA PLATT, stars and co-creators of the web TV series SHELF LIFE, by clicking the audio player above!
So whether you love comic books or comic book movies, or even if you think the genre is totally ridiculous, you’re bound to fall in love with the crude, wicked humor of Shelf Life, the YouTube series about plastic action figures come to life on a little boy’s shelf.
It’s Toy Story for young people who have graduated from PG-13-rated movies to a hard R.
Hero Man, Travis Willingham
Samurai Snake, Bryan Enk
Hero Lass, Tara Platt
Bug Boy, Yuri Lowenthal
The series, now in its fourth season of short, brutally funny-yet-crude episodes, was created by the husband-and-wife team of Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt, who play Bug Boy and Hero Lass, respectively. In addition to their characters, other off-the-shelf players include Hero Man, Samurai Snake and Black Velvet.
If you’ve been skeptical of the world of TV series created specifically for the web, Shelf Life is a good excuse to indulge your curiosity. It’s quite clever and reminds me a lot of NBC’s Community, with Tara a lot like Allison Brie’s character in terms of her sexuality and knowing a lot more about life than you might think… and Yuri capturing the innocence and humor of Danny Pudi’s Abed.
Shelf Life Website • YouTube • Twitter • Facebook • Vimeo
Bob Andelman is the host and producer of Mr. Media® Interviews. He is also the author or co-author of 16 books, including Fans Not Customers with Vernon W. Hill, founder of Commerce Bank and Metro Bank UK, Mind Over Business with Ken Baum, The Consulate with Thomas R. Stutler, The Profiler with Pat Brown, Built From Scratch with the founders of The Home Depot, The Profit Zone with Adrian Slywotzky, Mean Business with Albert J. Dunlap, and Will Eisner: A Spirited Life. Click here to see Bob Andelman’s Amazon Central author page. He is a member in good standing of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (member page).
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