Post #45176 by 3rdMARTINI on Tue, Jul 29, 2003 5:49 PM

I wanted to let you know about a Tiki-worthy project that I’ve been working on. I am currently in the process of creating a cartoon pilot entitled “Tiki Bar”, which centers on a bartender born with a wooden Tiki head and the fun loving regulars that drop by. If I had to describe the whole idea in as few words as possible, it would be like watching “Cheers” after a Scorpion Bowl.

The artistic style is reminiscent of pop art of the day while trying not to encroach upon Shag’s style. I am currently recording and mixing dialogue before getting to the task of actual animation. I recently finished illustrating most of the characters for this as well.

I was going to wait to mention anything about this to the Tiki community until I got further along, but I wanted to start getting the word out that something Tiki was coming (hopefully) to a television near someone and see what kind of buzz got generated.

Up to this point, I’ve been creating this pilot on a shoestring (read: NO) budget, and if I could find anyone out there interested in throwing even just a few investment dollars my way to help make this happen, I’d always appreciate it. Even more wonderful would be if there were a Tikiphile who knew someone or actually had the power themselves to help make this a weekly show that everyone could enjoy. Even surf/lounge/exotica musicians who would be willing to donate some music time or whatever would be great. At this point, I just want to see my dream realized.

:)

There is a short QuickTime on my site (www.3rdmartini.com) that has a very rough draft of the intro credits to give an idea of the flavor I’m going for. Most characters seen in the video have changed slightly in appearance by now.

Hope you like the idea!