Spring Break
Lab Rats plan to get 'Stuck in the Maze'
Matt Clark
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: Entertainment
"We're trying to keep it as raw and edgy as we can," Tyer said. "['Stuck in the Maze'] is regulated by the FCC and the university itself. Obviously, we want this to continue, so if we go in there doing dick and fart jokes they're going to drop us before we even get on. We know how to play ball, but we're still going to keep it as raw and edgy as possible."
The concept of a Lab Rats' show airing on university television has come up before but was met with little support and thus failed.
"They just stuck a camera in one of our live shows," Tyer said. "There was really no direction behind it. There was nobody driving to get it actually put on the air."
With the effort and hard work of Schatz and others, however, this program has gained a lot of backing.
"When I went to pitch them the idea they were already willing to do a show," Schatz said. "So I got it moved to our studio which had better equipment, better cameras and better audio. I gave them full range of the studio so they can use the green screen to do the sketches with, and the lighting will be a lot better. It will come out better. The faculty's all about it. There's going to be a nice little crowd of faculty members there on Friday watching the first show, so the pressure's on."
While the show's first episode has not yet been filmed, ideas are already in the works for expansion and improvement. Some possible future episodes may include athlete and faculty guests and long-form improv, in which an entire short play is improvised. Schatz said that if the show is successful, he hopes to make it a weekly, hour-long affair.
"Students, faculty and anyone that wants a good laugh should tune in," Tyer said.
The show will air Monday at either 7 or 8 p.m. on Channel 18. Lab Rats' next live show will be held March 1 and 2 in McComas Hall. For more information on "Stuck in the Maze" and live shows, visit Lab Rats' Web site at www.labratscomedy.com.
The concept of a Lab Rats' show airing on university television has come up before but was met with little support and thus failed.
"They just stuck a camera in one of our live shows," Tyer said. "There was really no direction behind it. There was nobody driving to get it actually put on the air."
With the effort and hard work of Schatz and others, however, this program has gained a lot of backing.
"When I went to pitch them the idea they were already willing to do a show," Schatz said. "So I got it moved to our studio which had better equipment, better cameras and better audio. I gave them full range of the studio so they can use the green screen to do the sketches with, and the lighting will be a lot better. It will come out better. The faculty's all about it. There's going to be a nice little crowd of faculty members there on Friday watching the first show, so the pressure's on."
While the show's first episode has not yet been filmed, ideas are already in the works for expansion and improvement. Some possible future episodes may include athlete and faculty guests and long-form improv, in which an entire short play is improvised. Schatz said that if the show is successful, he hopes to make it a weekly, hour-long affair.
"Students, faculty and anyone that wants a good laugh should tune in," Tyer said.
The show will air Monday at either 7 or 8 p.m. on Channel 18. Lab Rats' next live show will be held March 1 and 2 in McComas Hall. For more information on "Stuck in the Maze" and live shows, visit Lab Rats' Web site at www.labratscomedy.com.
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