Season 3 • Episode 78
LatestCreated by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who always had his arm in plaster) and an ostrich named Lola. It featured a variety of sentient objects and revolved around the idea that the real-life elementary particles known as gluons were “the souls of objects”.
Writing
Topor's gluon theology: particle physics as emotional truth
Practical Effects
Puppet design that makes IKEA feel sentient
Direction
Xhonneux turns a TV studio into cosmic theater
Creators
Roland Topor, Henri Xhonneux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roland Topor also designed the original poster for Rosemary's Baby, proving his talent for domestic unease.
Telecat anticipated object-oriented ontology philosophy by decades—your spoon's sadness was always valid.
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