"Introducing The Big Box Set, an online series harnessing the energy of both public-access television and the classic variety show to giddy effect. Developed by Bay Area transplants Elyse Schrock and Richard Alex Olsen, each episode of The Big Box Set features a band playing live (usually from Portland), incredible hand-built sets, animation and plot by the creators, and a theme."
"With the remerging interest in public-access television style content and programming-A24's I Saw the TV Glow and a screening of Alice Coltrane's Eternity's Pillar at a Hollywood Theatre album release show earlier this year being two recent examples- The Big Box Set is a potent reminder of the artistic cosmos floating around the basements and garages of Portland and beyond."
The Big Box Set is an online variety series that channels public-access television and classic variety show energy. Elyse Schrock and Richard Alex Olsen develop each episode, featuring a live band (usually from Portland), hand-built sets, creators' animation and plots, and a central theme. Shorts, sketches, skits, and music videos appear in an unpredictable format. Puppets and cameos from the Portland music community serve as easter-egg highlights. Recent cultural interest in public-access style content underscores the show's resonance with basement-and-garage creativity around Portland and beyond. Schrock and Olsen convert their NE living and dining rooms into Playland Studio and build new themed sets for every episode.
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