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Hot Package

2013–2015 · 2 seasons

A surreal, deadpan parody of celebrity news that feels like channel-surfing through bizarre found footage.

Created by
Derrick Beckles
Genres
Comedy, Talk
Starring
Pat O'Brien, Derrick Beckles, Anastasia Foster
Overview
Entertainment news set in a parallel universe and featuring clips of the dark alleyways of the television landscape.

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Created by
Derrick Beckles
Genres
Comedy, Talk
Starring
Pat O'Brien, Derrick Beckles, Anastasia Foster
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • art
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour8
Realism2
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy, talk
Created by
Derrick Beckles
Written by
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Starring
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Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes, 11 min each
Network
Adult Swim
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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