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DESK/SHOW

Dante Moloch, an orc correspondent, seated at the Monster News Network desk
Desk/Show

OATHMAKER ARCHIVE / CREATOR IP

REAL MONSTERS. FAKE NEWS.

REAL MONSTERS. FAKE NEWS.

REAL MONSTERS. FAKE NEWS.

Humanity supplies the material.

Monsters supply the humanity.

Humanity supplies the material.

Monsters supply the humanity.



↓ ENTER THE NEWSROOM

THE PREMISE

CraneHorn’s #1 (and only).

CraneHorn’s #1 (and only).

Desk/Show is a late-night satire series in which monsters report on human news. Practical creatures, workplace comedy, and a newsroom full of bad incentives do the rest.

Desk/Show is a late-night satire series in which monsters report on human news. Practical creatures, workplace comedy, and a newsroom full of bad incentives do the rest.

WATCH THE DESK/SHOW TEASER

MEET THE NEWSROOM

Behind the desk.

Behind the desk.



Avery Mako, an elf anchor, in the Desk/Show newsroom

ELF / ANCHOR

AVERY MAKO

Clear-eyed, sharp-tongued, and basically the newsroom therapist.

Dante Moloch in finished orc makeup and newsroom wardrobe

ORC / CORRESPONDENT

DANTE MOLOCH

Learned English by binging The Crown. Treats the teleprompter as a scene partner.

Gazlo Clearwater, lead anchor, seated at the Desk/Show news desk

MONSTER / LEAD ANCHOR

GAZLO CLEARWATER

A newsroom veteran. The only currency he has left is attention.

Jane Doe, zombie correspondent, in the newsroom makeup room

ZOMBIE / CORRESPONDENT

JANE DOE

Wants the field. Keeps chasing ambulances.

Greg, the human producer, seated at the Desk/Show desk

HUMAN / PRODUCER

GREG

Keeps the show moving. Feels mostly safe at work.

CRANEHORN + MNN

The news is bloody business.

The news is bloody business.

CraneHorn has politicians, peons, Wi-Fi conspiracies, and everything you expect from satire news.
Human news arrives. The monsters take it personally.

CraneHorn has politicians, peons, Wi-Fi conspiracies, and everything you expect from satire news.
Human news arrives. The monsters take it personally.

Two Desk/Show monster characters sharing a darkly comic couch moment

THE FORMAT

Late Night, Whenever.

Late Night, Whenever.

The show moves between the desk, confessional interviews, field reports, deep dives, sketches, and newsroom scenes.

The show moves between the desk, confessional interviews, field reports, deep dives, sketches, and newsroom scenes.

THE DESK

CONFESSIONALS

FIELD REPORTS

DEEP DIVES

SKETCHES

NEWSROOM SCENES

THE IDENTITY SYSTEM

Blue light. Acid color. Good teeth.

Blue light. Acid color. Good teeth.

Logo, makeup, broadcast graphics, set lighting, and language belong to the same world.

Logo, makeup, broadcast graphics, set lighting, and language belong to the same world.

Desk/Show wordmark in white

REAL MONSTERS. FAKE NEWS.
LATE NIGHT. WHENEVER.

Desk/Show monster-eye brandmark in white

BRANDMARK + LETTERMARK

The monster eye works small: mugs, graphics, avatars.

PRIMARY + ACID

NAVY

BLUE

LIGHT BLUE

WHITE

BLACK

HOT RED

ACID GREEN

PURPLE

ADVERTISING

Welcome to Hell, Pitches.

Welcome to Hell, Pitches.

Even the ads belong to the world. “Welcome to Hell, Pitches” treats the commercial break as another Desk/Show segment.

Concept piece. Not an official Doritos campaign.

MADE FOR REAL

Monsters require paperwork.

Monsters require paperwork.

Practical makeup. Performers. A desk. Cameras. Graphics. Scripts. A lot of blue light.

Practical makeup. Performers. A desk. Cameras. Graphics. Scripts. A lot of blue light.

Desk/Show performers and producer sharing the broadcast desk
Hand-finished creature facial prosthetic for Desk/Show
Rows of practical monster teeth prepared for Desk/Show
Performer covered in green molding material during the creature transformation process
Avery Mako holding a mug with the Desk/Show brandmark
Jane Doe at the broadcast desk during production

OATHMAKER ARCHIVE

A show with teeth.

A show with teeth.

A show with teeth.

Desk/Show’s point of view survived contact with production.

Desk/Show’s point of view survived contact with production.

Developed through its prototype and pilot stage.

Developed through its prototype and pilot stage.

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