Derek recently went down to The Kansas City BBQ Company, where he was interviewed for KCET’s Midnight Snack column. The conversation span a number of topics, from how The Kansas City BBQ Company compares with authentic KC BBQ, to the creation of Napoleon Bon Appétit and the benefits of moving to a distribution platform like Blip:
Jason: I tend to not like to watch too many videos on my computer because it’s a small screen. Whereas now with YouTube you can get it through Xbox and boom, I can watch the whole “Napoleon Bon Appetit.” And you’re right, in high definition and on the big screen, it makes it more enjoyable. I hadn’t seen the small version, but the flour on the face in the fourth episode was cool.
Derek: Definitely. That episode benefits greatly from the high definition because a lot of it, a lot of the gag, Napoleon’s covered in flour and shakes it off at different moments and it helps to see the flour fall off of him. Through Blip and through 20/20 we’ve been able to get “Napoleon Bon Appetit” seen by more people than you’d ever been able to do before the internet came along. For as little of a budget as we had, the amount of reach that our series can get now is almost unfathomable.
NAPOLEON BON APPÉTIT, the cooking show with a complex, features Napoleon and his Kitchen Wench as the hosts of their own cooking show. The pair conquer a new recipe every episode, delivering laughs and genuine cooking tips. Produced by Derek Houck and Katherine Browning, Season 1 of the series premieres today, April 3, with new episodes being released every Tuesday.
The teaser trailer for Standards of Living, the new horror film from Absent director Aaron Mento, is now online! Shot entirely using an iPad 2, this feature-length film stars Scott Yarborough, Bill Ferris, Derek Houck, Emily Marsh, Randy Raphael, Terry McCoy, Nicola Singer, Rolland Kiroloss, and Kevin Glover. Look for it Spring 2012!
Episode 2 of Cataclysmo, now on Hulu, is now online and features Derek Houck as a government official reviewing the work of Dr. Crankshaft. Check out the scene above, and if you have Hulu+, you can watch the entire episode in HD on your TV or smartphone!
Derek recently bought Christopher Emerson some Cantaloop frozen yogurt, and in return Chris made this wonderful thank you video promoting Derek and Napoleon Bon Appétit. Enjoy!