| On the Air | |
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| Genre | Sitcom Surreal humour Absurdism |
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| Theme music composer | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Composer | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (4 unaired in US) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Lynch/Frost Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 20 – July 4, 1992 |
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On the Air is an American television sitcom created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It was broadcast from June 20 to July 4, 1992 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The series follows the staff of a fictional 1950s television network, Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company (ZBC), as they produce a live variety program called The Lester Guy Show—often with disastrous results. On the Air was produced by Lynch/Frost Productions and followed Lynch and Frost's previous series, Twin Peaks. In the United States only three of the seven filmed episodes were aired,[1] but the first and only season was broadcast in its entirety in the United Kingdom and several other European countries.
The series stars Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel Ferrer, Gary Grossman, Mel Johnson Jr., Marvin Kaplan, David L. Lander, Kim McGuire and Tracey Walter. On the Air featured several directors, including co-creator David Lynch, Lesli Linka Glatter, Jonathan Sanger, Jack Fisk and Betty Thomas; Lynch, Glatter and Sanger had previously directed episodes of Twin Peaks.
Discussing the show, Lynch said that "Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there’s humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd. But I don’t just find humor in unhappiness – I find it extremely heroic the way people forge on despite the despair they often feel."[2]
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (2003). "Comedy Guide – On the Air". BBC. Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
- ^ "On The Air: The Lost David Lynch TV Show". Den of Geek. July 24, 2017.