Fundamentally Cynical
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Fundamentally Cynical is an American Animated sitcom created by Film director Preston Hazard and writer Keith Smoker.[1] The series aires monthly on Prime Video, with each episode spanning two to five minutes in duration.
| Fundamentally Cynical | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Created by | Preston Hazard[2] |
| Written by | Preston Hazard. Keith Smoker |
| Voices of | Preston Hazard Dave Abbruzzese Joe Daniels |
| Theme music composer | Anthrophobia, Frank Phobia[3] |
| Opening theme | "Fundamentally Cynical Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Fundamentally Cynical Theme" (Piano Version) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Preston Hazard |
| Animator(s) | Preston Hazard |
| Editor(s) | Preston Hazard, Tad Doyle |
| Running time | 3-5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blackeye Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Amazon Prime Instant Video (2019-2020) (2023-present) IMDb TV (2020-2021) |
| Original release | January 1, 2019 – present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Search Fundamentally Cynical on Amazon.
The show began production in early 2018, and made its Amazon Prime Video debut in January 2019. The series has been described by critics as "absurd", and notable for ascertaining a cult following.[4]
Premise[edit]
Fundamentally Cynical centers around the life of a camp counselor named "Lizard Boy" and the summer camp that he works at. The camp is named after the owner, a reclusive man named, Hugh Dingle-Dork. Most episodes are based around their interaction with the campers, all of which are young, cynical children
Voice Cast[edit]
- Preston Hazard as Lizard Boy, A camp counselor. Herman, Toadlick, Zortock, Flacknor, and Hugh Dingle-Dork.
- Dave Abbruzzese as the Weatherman
- Joe Daniels (drummer) as Ricky Dingle-Dork.
- Jason Gray-Stanford as assistant camp counselor[8]
Production[edit]
While still in high school Hazard began writing the concept for Fundamentally Cynical with former "John Flywheel" bassist and writer Keith Smoker, whom he met while working on a prior project titled "The Garbage Can Man Show".[9] From there Hazard began self-animating each 2-5 minute long "episode" from his home in Connecticut. The program's first season made Its debut on Prime Video on January 1st, 2019, and ran until October 15th of the same year. Following the release of the first season, a second season was again green-lit by Amazon and released on December 8, 2019.[10][self-published source] During the pre-production stage of the second season, former Tad (band) frontman, Thomas Doyle began composing the soundtrack for the series. [11] Since the second season Dave Abbruzzese (Former drummer of Pearl Jam), Joe Daniels (drummer) (Former drummer of Local H), and Jason Gray-Stanford (Actor who played Randy Disher on USA Network's Monk (TV series)) joined the list of cast members
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Original air date | Length (minutes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Camp Dingle-Dork" | 1 January 2019 | TBA | |
| Aliens land in the middle of a rural summer camp and abduct the campers. | ||||
| 2 | "Lizard in the Sky with Diamonds" | 1 February 2019 | TBA | |
| Camp Dingle-Dork is turned into a sweatshop by Hugh Dingle-Dork, the owner of the property. Lizard Boy attempts to put a stop to it. | ||||
| 3 | "Herpetophobia" | 1 March 2019 | TBA | |
| Lizard Boy and the Campers form a band (music by Anthrophobia) to earn money to fix up the camp. | ||||
| 4 | "The Dark Side of the Brain" | 1 April 2019 | TBA | |
| The aliens create a portal to another dimension inside of a local coffee shop, and attempt to trap Lizard Boy and the campers inside of it. | ||||
| 5 | "Back from the Black" | 1 May 2019 | TBA | |
| Lizard Boy tells a scary story and freaks out the campers. Later on, the story begins to come true. | ||||
| 6 | "The Quest: Part One" | 1 June 2019 | TBA | |
| The campers fly to a different planet and get trapped by locals. | ||||
| 7 | "The Quest: Part Three" | 1 July 2019 | TBA | |
| The campers attempt to find a haunted mask that the locals say can defeat the aliens | ||||
| 8 | "The Quest: Part Three" | 1 August 2019 | TBA | |
| The campers and Lizard Boy continue to look for the haunted mask. | ||||
| 9 | "The Quest: Part Four (The End Begins)" | 26 September 2019 | TBA | |
| The campers are forced to cross a dangerous river in order to complete their task of finding the mask. | ||||
| 10 | "The Quest: Part Five (Season Finale)" | 1 October 2019 | TBA | |
| The Campers finally find the mask but must battle a mummy who guards the mask. | ||||
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- ↑ "'Date With The All Stars' memorial concert pays tribute to Berks musician Jeff Paul". Reading Eagle. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ↑ Botch, Don (21 September 2021). "Berks musicians to pay tribute to one of their own on Saturday at Evergreen Club". Yahoo! News. Reading Eagle. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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- ↑ "Interview with Netflix's "We Can Be Heroes" actor Lyon Daniels". Naluda Magazine. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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- ↑ "John Flywheel gets retro treatment on 'The Garbage Can Man Show'". Reading Eagle. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ "Amazon Video Announces New Films And TV Shows For December (2019)". Forbes. Nov 26, 2019.
- ↑ Krovatin, Chris (4 November 2020). "Grunge Legend Tad Doyle Lends Music to Horror Film 'The Boardwalk' and Animated Show 'Fundamentally Cynical'". The Pit. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
