Duck TV Popularity Grows as Spring Season Begins

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The first set of Duck TV shows premiered on Wednesday in Lillis 282, drawing a huge audience. Once again, the PR team decorated the room and ordered pizza. Needless to say, executive producer Virginia Rice supplied her signature cupcakes.

“I’m absolutely astonished at the level of quality the videos are,” said Rice, noting how much Duck TV has changed drastically from Fall term. “I’m really excited to see how it’s going to get better.”

Actor Sam Kines holds actor Lucas Cruzen hostage with a sock in the first episode of the Henry Brown Variety Hour, about a man named Carl who has a rare obsession with socks.

Last summer, executive producers Virginia, Zach and Richard met and decided what they wanted to change about Duck TV and what kind of an impact they wanted it to have on campus. “We wanted Duck TV to be something that people knew about, something that people wanted to be a part of, and something that people saw as a resume-builder…they would learn a variety of skills,” explained Rice. Now, the execs feel that their vision for Duck TV is finally coming together.

“We’ve all researched it,” Rice added. “We really are the best student-run production company in the nation right now in the way it’s run.” She hopes University of Oregon and the Journalism school will continue to give the show more recognition.

In addition to the shows’ success, the News team is launching its first ever news blog this term. Spice Walker and Sophie Hoover help news reporters compile stories for the blog. The News team hopes that audiences will be able to utilize the blog for obtaining campus news and follow-ups of stories shown on Duck TV.

News producer Cyd Dutcher writes the Duck TV logo and information about the new news blog on the chalkboard before the premiere in Lillis 282.

The audience enjoyed and applauded the variety of shows, ranging from the slightly more serious A Quarter Life Crisis to the rap-inspired comedy, Rap City.

Actress Stephanie Lynn Rodgers, actress for Quarter Life Crisis and the Henry Brown Variety Hour, won the Outstanding Crew Member award. She also works as a videographer for other shows. In her fifth term of Duck TV, she has been to a number of Duck TV screenings and commented on the success and energy of this particular premier. “The decoration was absolutely amazing! The energy was great, everyone was super excited…Our shows have a lot of potential,” she said.

Actor Frank Krainock wears bandages after getting struck by lightning in the first episode of A Quarter Life Crisis.

“Usually the first episodes are pretty difficult,” she continued. “You have a bunch of new crew members and it’s hard to get to know everyone and figure out what everyone’s good at, but I really feel like the first episodes were really good.”

The second round of Duck TV shows are undoubtedly working hard to prepare for their premier on Wednesday, April 25th at 8pm in Lillis 282, striving to match the quality of this week’s shows.