TV series

On the Air

1992 · 1 season

A chaotic, laugh-out-loud backstage farce where live TV disasters pile up with surreal, deadpan glee.

Tagline: In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.
Overview: The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about their upcoming live television broadcast on the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Co. network. Lester Guy despises fellow cast member Betty Hudson for unknowingly becoming more popular than him and schemes to destroy her career. Only two of the seven episodes were written by David Lynch.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, campy and whimsical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Media, celebrity, ambition, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
ambition
betrayal
work
Places: workplace
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild