Top Secret Television Productions

Top Secret Television Productions is the brain child of Director, Robert McCoy. Originally began as a simple name to stamp onto the end of his programs in college, Mccoy would go on form it into the biggest alternative cable access video collective in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area. The award winning video collective began as a small group of students at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. There, they produced a small show called "Complete Garbage". McCoy would focus on other shows during his time in college, eventually winning awards for his directing skills, his production skills and over all his skills as a student of radio and television production.

In the fall of 1999, McCoy moved to the Cincinnati area and immediately began searching for new recruits to his collective. Gathering people from the local Cincinnati punk rock community, they began producing a comedy/variety show titled "Ground Zero" which aired weekly on Northern Kentucky cable access. From there things would only continue to grow and florish until McCoy saw his collective producing up to 10 different shows a month, ranging from local pro wrestling, to insane outrageous comedy, to reality based sitcoms.

Concord College Television

1995 - Untitled student lab production This was the first program that McCoy ever put together. It featured him and his college roommate, talking AbOUT pointless things, GeneRally being silly and showing some self made music videos. the production director hated it, vowing that McCoy would never be allowed to produce anything for the student station again. Undiscouraged, McCoy would seek out others with like minded views on the type of programming he wanted to do, and after some resistance they were granted the ability to produce their own show.

1995 - Complete Garbage a one hour skits, bits and comedy variety show. Originally, only about four episodes were ever produced.

1998-99 Complete Garbage - Two seasons and approx 23 episodes of this show were completed, featuring skits, bits, parodies, self made music videos and more. Season one featured one hour shows, season 2 was a half hour program and done mostly digital. The show ended when members of the cast graduated and moved away. The show was multiple award winning, and creator Director Bob would earn the "communication arts student of the year award in 1999" for his efforts.

Cast

Though the cast was comprised mostly of close friends, several other students from the Concord College student body could be seen in Any Number of episodes of the show. Below is a partial casting list

Main cast

• Robert McCoy - creator
• Joshua Exline
• Ed Smith Jr.
• Herb ??
• Brett Bowyer

Other cast and crew

• Jamie Biggs
• Joey "Space Pirate"
• Roy ??
• "Stone cold" Charlie Cathcart
• Earl Duane Muncey

several others to be credited later.

Cincinnati years

After his fourth year of college, creator Robert McCoy would move to the Cincinnati, Ohio area in search of new scenery and change of pace. It was there that he would begin the Cincinnati punk rock band, Deceiving Ralph and that he would meet Scott Spaulding (aka: Scott The Ralph) and begin to produce programs on the Northern Kentucky Cable access channel: CPC 21

2000- Ground Zero - Conceived by McCoy and Spaulding, this was a half hour comedy/variety show which used the transitional editing style now made popular by shows like Robot Chicken and Bill Nye the science guy. Featuring prominent members of the Cincinnati Punk Rock community as its cast as well as good friends, the show focused on original content and also featured music videos from popular punk rock bands. Original Theme by Cincinnati's own "Team Stray". In all Ground Zero had several seasons and approx. 25 to 30 episodes before its end.

Cast

Although the cast had a core base of individuals, it would often feature cameos by local musicians and friends.

Main cast

• Robert McCoy aka "Bobby Joe Friday" - creator
• Scott Spaulding aka "Scott the ralph"
• Jay Wood aka "Jay Snotty"
• Faith Zink
• Nathan Isherwood
• Tom Stray
• Justin ??

Other cast and crew

• Bree Blisters
• Jamie Disappointment
• [...] Fritz
• Dave Winchell aka "Phatty McDave"
• Boo Boo Bear

several others to be credited later.