This page gives a brief summary of the shows, and a list of those Independent Producers who have made contributions to them. Hey, it's all about Exposure, Exposure, Exposure! If you are interested in sending your own works in, check out So you want to be a Star for all the details you need!

Episode #15, "A Clockwork Orange" May 2003

Jeff and Scott prepare to present this next show, but they are given a surprise visit from a gang of droogs ala Clockwork Orange. This time in the Lagoon there are no ghosts to avoid or monsters to beat; it's the brutal gang of droogs, Kubrik style. After a bit of the old ultraviolence, the droogs take over and show the submitted tapes.
   Starring:
     Jeff Ballentine - Alex and himself
     Scott Lorah - Pete and himself
     Kevin Skidmore - Georgie
     Scott Stephany - Dim

CASH ONLY - Filmed in Montana by Dead End Pictures, this zombie movie covers everything you'd expect in a classic zombie flick: Decaying humans and lots and lots of blood. Their special effects won them the 2000 REwind Movie Award for Best Effects.
CORNER POCKET - Filmed by local Smyrna group Parallel Afternoon Productions, this comedy short darts from conversation at a pool table, to Russian satellite fakery, to some kind of monster with a ray gun.
THE CROOKED DECK - Another hilarious piece by Parallel Afternoon. This follows a fledgling detective as he scours the town to find a kidnapped girl.
BATTERY HUM - An illustrated piece by Parrallel Afternoon that tells the story of love between Battery Banzai and Melody Milady, and the jealousy of Confederate Bill.
WELL-RESPECTED MAN - Closing the show is a final piece by Parrallel Afternoon. Bouncing along with the music of The Kinks, this paperboy runs into something surreal while on his paper route.

Episode #14, "The Return" January 2001
After 2 years, Scott and Jeff return to the Black Lagoon. After such an absence, there is no telling what awaits them in their haunted home. As they make the final leg to the Lagoon, Jeff slams the brakes and barely misses 'something' in the road. They soon discover this 'something' is actually "Buster", a nemesis from 2 years ago. Buster, however, is much more friendly this time around. He asks Jeff and Scott for help, saying the ghosts are partying at the House and are completely out of control. Buster wants a lift, and wants to get the heck out of there.

Jeff and Scott have nothing to do with it. A little cleanup seems to be in order, but they're back at the Lagoon for good. Brushing Buster off, they are shocked when Buster attacks, 'commandeering' the car for himself. Jeff and Scott are left to return to the House on foot. To speed things up, they take a short cut through the graveyard...

BOND AGENT TRIPLE X - Filmed by a group of Canadian High School students for their special effects class, BOND follows a secret agent as he tries to bust the bad guy. Filmed on Digital Video, the shots in this are great, the effects awesome, and the humor keeps you grinning. More about Bond Agent Triple X at Digivisuals.
ESTA NOCHE, WE RIDE! - The final installment of a trilogy of monster movies filmed by Atlanta local JAY EDWARDS on Digital Video, ESTA follows The Colonel, Doo Doo, and a lovable band of misfits in their rootin', tootin' adventures. And of course, monsters. Pants-wettingly scary monsters. ESTA also aired at the Dahlonega International Film Festival
DAY OFF - Another Digital Video piece following Michael Myers (of Halloween) and his Day Off. A day of not killing anyone. What will happen? Day Off is filmed by Dave Willis from Conyers (near Atlanta).
WELL RESPECTED MAN - IDEAS FOR PROJECT 8 - sjmb - Sent from Smyrna GA (also near Atlanta), Parallel Afternoon Productions presents two short pieces. In Well Respected Man, The daily routine of a paperboy is interrupted when he encounters individuals from a parallel afternoon. ...In IDEAS, Marc conjures up three ideas that he hopes are funny.
PIGEON SHOOT - One of our own. This is a short documentary covering an unique event that happened in Smalltown, USA. This is a town's interesting approach at ridding the city of its pigeon population. Pigeon Shoot was accepted at the 2000 Dahlonega International Film Festival!

Episode #13, August 10, 1999

The Lagoon Ghoul Project - In August 1999, three videographers went into the Black Lagoon to uncover the story of the Lagoon Ghoul.
A week later, someone turned this tape into PeopleTV Channel 12.
(As stated in the opening words of the show)
We thought we'd jump on the Blair Witch craze and do our own little spoof, or copycat, or whatever you want to call it. It's a fitting way to end the show, also (foreshadowing there???). Opening with Buster the Monkey telling us what he knows about the legend (which isn't much, only that people get murdered when they speak about it), the show goes on to document the weird things that begin happening:
Where'd the beer go? Who the hell stole the beer?
What do you mean 'Where did I park the car?'
The episode climaxes in the last scene as we find ourselves in the woods in the pitch darkness of the Lagoon, where we face the 'unseen' Ghoul. Below are the selected works we played:
Through the wrong end of the pipe - Submitted by Eric Shapiro from New Jersey. In the spirit of Twilight Zone, follow the story of a man who has terrible dreams of murder. But are they truly dreams?
Monkeyman gets his - A cameraman in the woods spots the Monkeyman, proving the creature exists. But when it takes up home at this weird ladies house, well, it just goes from strange to bizarre, and back again.

Episode #12, "Return of the Cursed Tiki" August 3, 1999
The TV Watcher (Kevin) receives his 'prize' for the Viewer Appreciation contest. Immediately,
the Tiki idol gets to work, throwing plates at Kevin, knocking lamps onto him, and generally
causing havoc. Kevin rushes outside, Tiki in hand, and curses the Lagoon with the ubiquitous
"Damn You, Black Lagoon! Damn You to Hell!"

Oranges 4 - Submitted by GMP Pictures from Illinois. When the Egg Empire launches an attack on the Oranges, they all form forces again to defend the egg onslaught, led by the evil Easter Bunny. More about GMP Pictures.

Episode #11, "The Cursed Tiki" July 26, 1999
Scott comes back from vacation in Zimbabwe and rings the bell. When Jeff answers the door
Scott, looking all disheveled, shoves a tiki idol into Jeff's hands, and then rushes away.
We soon find out the Tiki is cursed, knocking a lamp over onto Jeff, killing his Sea Monkeys,
and finally physically attacking him with a baseball bat. Jeff and Kim decide to get rid of
it by sending it to the winner of the "Viewer Appreciation Award".

Albinoman 2 - By IndySent Productions(Canada). The second of the popular Albinoman legend. When the forces of evil try to rig a local school milk drinking contest to take the $200 prize, the white haired avenger comes to save the day. More about Indysent Productions

Episode #10, July 20, 1999

No image available Farther Daughter - Submitted by Bill Depper. An experimental video combining hand altered film stock with video which addresses my relationship with my daughter during our first year together. It is a disturbing yet somewhat humorous attempt to come to grips with the difficulties of parenthood. By presenting images that illuminate the altered emotional states that arise from a deep sleep deprived lifestyle, I am making an effort to blur the boundaries between dreams and waking consciousness. More about Bill Depper
Succubus - Submitted by Denise Wellenstein from Milledgeville, GA. A very short piece (45 seconds) that is as creepy as it is poignant. Two entities of a girl fight with each other to be in her shoes. More about Denise Wellenstein.

Episode #9, "Buster's Show" July 13, 1999
Buster, a long-haired monkey (a puppet), has tied up Jeff and Kim in the dungeon of the
Haunted House. Going on this long tirade about how animals can run the show just as well
as humans could. Leaving Pepe, a small Mexican string-puppet to guard the two, Buster
leaves and runs the show himself.

Image not available. Shaken and Disturbed - Submitted by Eric Shapiro from New Jersey. Follow this near delusional hitman as he takes the head of his victim to the payoff. But he doesn't count on the adventure along the way, or the surprise that is waiting on him.

Episode #8, July 6, 1999

Oranges 3 - Submitted by GMP Pictures from Illinois. When the Oranges' princess is captured by the evil Eggplant and his minions of fruit, the battle to rescue her is taken to the Eggplant's own spaceship. More about GMP Pictures.
No Image available Allison King - Submitted by...Allison King. A good friend of ours who has moved to California, Allison does computer animation. This is the first computer animation we've played on the show; it's short, but it's coooool! This is Allison's demo piece, and I wouldn't let her leave town before she let me have a copy.

Episode #7, "Cat Fight" June 29, 1999
In this Episode an opening shot of the Haunted House is seen, with narration talking about the
coming storm. Some say with the storm, something wicked this way comes...or is it human nature
itself? Inside, Jeff's sister and girlfriend fight the eternal cat fight every time Jeff leaves
the room.

Red Water - Submitted by Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures from Colorado. Detective Thorn has to solve the problem of the water turning Red. And what is the Black Opal? And why is it gone? And who is the mysterious Damius Killian? Lots of questions. You had to watch for the answers.More about Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures.
The Account of Somewhere - By Charles Chadwick from California. About a group of people who break their circle in order to climb a hill, and point at "what they are not." Their journey is disclosed by an ambiguous narrator who speaks from multiple viewpoints. More about Celestial Research.

Episode #6, June 22, 1999

Albinoman (Part 2 of 2) - By IndySent Productions(Canada). The conclusion to Albinoman. With the help of his sidekick Barnaby, an Australian working as a Brazilian tour guide, Albinoman attains the goals he set out for in this hilarious conclusion. More about Indysent Productions

Episode #5, June 15, 1999

Albinoman (Part 1 of 2) - By IndySent Productions (Canada). In 1948, General Nektar performed a Nuclear test that turned soldiers into white haired, pink-eyed "Albinomen". Follow the last of the Albinoman as he searches to avenge that fateful day. This hilarious short is 40 minutes long, so we broke it down into two episodes...More about Indysent Productions.

Episode #4, June 7, 1999

Fist Full of Fury - Rusty Hoot sends us this from Colorado. What happens when a man wakes up on the floor one morning and snaps? More about Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures.
No image available The Disgruntled Elf - Sent to us by Jeff Rappaport of New York. More animation by the king of grossness. When Santa fires Ernie the elf, he's only asking for trouble.
To My Mother, My Muse, My Memory - Sent to us by Denise Wellenstein from Milledgeville, Ga. A woman faces an inner conflict with herself as she struggles to discover who she really is. More about Denise Wellenstein.

Episode #3, "The Cloning" June 1, 1999
When Jeff walks into the Mad Scientist's lab to pay a visit, he finds the scientist gone.
He has left a note saying he'll be back soon, and to NOT TOUCH the odd machine on the table.
Of course, Jeff does, playing around with the buttons, and then things go from bad to worse.
He soon realizes he's cloned himself, and there are two Jeff's roaming around.

The Organ Cranker - Submitted by John Faulk from Califonia. Animation telling the tale of poor schlomos and the Organ Cranker that enslaves them. More about John Faulk
The Tabernacle - Submitted by Tony Gault from Colorado. As technology, science and religion blather on, the filmmaker and his partner try to find some peace on a Sunday morning within the quintessential temple - the human body. Inspired by an encounter with the gruff narrator of "Tabernacle" - a religious zealot named Bob - the film was shot originally on Super 8 film and blown up to 16mm. More about Tony Gault.

Episode #2, May 25, 1999

S T U C K - By IndySent Productions (Canada). What happens when 2 guys are helped by a questionable stranger on a cold, snowy Canadian night. More about Indysent Productions.

Episode #1, May 17, 1999

No Image available The Diner - a short film by Sylvia Jackson (Atlanta, Ga). A young lady answers a classified ad and arrives at the diner to meet her potential destiny. But other stories are being told in the diner, and others lives continue on...More about Sylvia Jackson.
No image available The Picnic - animation by Jeff Rappaport (New York). The Glooks go to a picnic, but they are unsuspectingly interrupted by some very strange creatures...

Special #1, Winter Season 1999
The show that started it all. Admittingly very cheesy, but hey,
we were working on our format...

Actual Life: Peter Berg - Submitted by Dave McLane (Kyoto, Japan). His work comes into your living room all the way from Japan - our first International submission. We'll be exploring life in the land of the Rising Sun through his videos. More about David G. McLane.
Dark Things - The Video Art of Denise Wellenstein (Milledgeville, GA); an avant guarde look at the indulgences and destructiveness of jealousies and insecurities, the internalization of negative voices from the past....Now that sounds deep. She sends us this from Milledgeville, Georgia. More about Denise Wellenstein.

	Oranges 3 - Submitted by GMP Pictures from Illinois. When the Oranges' princess is captured by the evil Eggplant and his minions of fruit, the battle to rescue her is taken to the Eggplant's own spaceship. More about GMP Pictures.
No Image available	Allison King - Submitted by...Allison King. A good friend of ours who has moved to California, Allison does computer animation. This is the first computer animation we've played on the show; it's short, but it's coooool! This is Allison's demo piece, and I wouldn't let her leave town before she let me have a copy.

	Red Water - Submitted by Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures from Colorado. Detective Thorn has to solve the problem of the water turning Red. And what is the Black Opal? And why is it gone? And who is the mysterious Damius Killian? Lots of questions. You had to watch for the answers.More about Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures.
	The Account of Somewhere - By Charles Chadwick from California. About a group of people who break their circle in order to climb a hill, and point at "what they are not." Their journey is disclosed by an ambiguous narrator who speaks from multiple viewpoints. More about Celestial Research.

	Fist Full of Fury - Rusty Hoot sends us this from Colorado. What happens when a man wakes up on the floor one morning and snaps? More about Rusty Hoot Motion Pictures.
No image available	The Disgruntled Elf - Sent to us by Jeff Rappaport of New York. More animation by the king of grossness. When Santa fires Ernie the elf, he's only asking for trouble.
	To My Mother, My Muse, My Memory - Sent to us by Denise Wellenstein from Milledgeville, Ga. A woman faces an inner conflict with herself as she struggles to discover who she really is. More about Denise Wellenstein.

No Image available	The Diner - a short film by Sylvia Jackson (Atlanta, Ga). A young lady answers a classified ad and arrives at the diner to meet her potential destiny. But other stories are being told in the diner, and others lives continue on...More about Sylvia Jackson.
No image available	The Picnic - animation by Jeff Rappaport (New York). The Glooks go to a picnic, but they are unsuspectingly interrupted by some very strange creatures...

	Actual Life: Peter Berg - Submitted by Dave McLane (Kyoto, Japan). His work comes into your living room all the way from Japan - our first International submission. We'll be exploring life in the land of the Rising Sun through his videos. More about David G. McLane.
	Dark Things - The Video Art of Denise Wellenstein (Milledgeville, GA); an avant guarde look at the indulgences and destructiveness of jealousies and insecurities, the internalization of negative voices from the past....Now that sounds deep. She sends us this from Milledgeville, Georgia. More about Denise Wellenstein.