Channel -12 News (series)

Channel -12 News is a variety comedy show series spanning 2 seasons produced by Oliver B. Productions. The show first debuted on March 22nd, with the second season debuting on October 25th, 2021. The show centers around a fictional news broadcast of the same name, existing within the "Negative Zone". The news desk portions are used as a vessel to segue between several, shorter segments which make up the bulk of the show.

Season 1
Season 1 of the show lasted only three episodes, with each episode containing 5-6 segments. several segments and other elements contain references to each other and continuity, implying that all of them exist in a shared universe. In episode one, Russell Johnson serves as the anchor, with Oliver Beckwith taking over for episodes two and three. Several segments and transition pieces showcase that behind the scenes, the show crew is in constant turmoil and discord. Season one was planned to have a fourth, finale episode, containing the conclusion of the Judgement Day segments, however, this finale was canceled. The third and final episode was released on April 9th, 2021.

Season 2
The show returned for a second season in Fall of 2021, this time with two additional crew members. Unlike the first season, this time, the show was broadcast live to students of Abbey Park High School, meaning full shows contained actual school announcements, resulting in fewer segments being shown. Oliver Beckwith returns as an anchor, this time joined by Jailen Modi. The show's bi-weekly broadcast schedule meant there were much more total episodes. Instead of full shows being uploaded to the OBP YouTube channel, individual segments were released on a regular basis. Again, references and continuity implies that many of the segments exist in a shared universe, however some contradict each other. On December 17th, 2021, a Christmas special was released, being the longest single segment. The final broadcast aired on January 25th, 2021, with the final segment, a grand musical number, being uploaded to YouTube on February 4th, 2021, ending the series.

Project Background
The project was created as part of the crew's Communications Technology course in high school, with the main focus of the course being to create bi-weekly broadcasts and segments. In season 1, complications due to COVID-19 meant that the show could not be broadcast to school, resulting in the longer and fewer total episodes.