Surface TV 3

### Overview:

Surface TV 3 was a series on the channel which was produced from 2015 to 2019. The seemingly unorthodox name was derived from the idea of the videos being taped on Braden's Surface and watching the large quantity of videos being like watching TV. The "3" in the title is due to the fact that there were two now lost "Surface TV" series that predated it. The original was produced from February to May of 2014, and was eventually deleted in summer of 2014. It was replaced by Surface TV 2, which was produced from July 2014 to August 2015. Surface TV 3 was only made in the first place because in August of 2015, Braden's flash drive which contained 9 out of the 10 seasons of Surface TV 2 malfunctioned, rendering most of the series to be lost. From that point forward, Braden made it his mission to recreate his work and make it bigger and better than ever!

Most of the episodes followed a similar formula. Most of the episodes produced with Paige consisted of Gary being annoyed with another character who tries to (and in some cases succeeds) take his spotlight. In most of the episodes produced by solely Braden, the plot consists of Gary's daily activities and interactions with his friends. However, not all the episodes fit into this formula. For instance, the Season 6 episode "Driving the Snail" was a parody of an episode of *The Loud House* with a similar concept. Season 8 in particular has a lot of experimental episodes with unique stories that deviate from the typical formula.

### Characters:

The series contained a large cast of characters over the course of its run.

##### Minor Characters:

Penguin- A penguin who likes the spotlight just as much as Gary. Dies in the Season 2 episode "Black Hole".

Woodstock- A bird who is friends with Gary, wife of Snoopy and mother of Snoop and Spike (don't ask).

Piggie- A pig who appears in a few Season 3 episodes. Annoys Gary.

Snoopy- A good friend of Gary, father of Snoop and Spike.

Spike- Originally Snoop's cousin. This is retconned in the Season 6 episode "The Smart Dogs" where he is made Snoop's brother.

Yuck and Duckk- Two hand characters, played a much larger role in the original Surface TV.

Joe- A cat character who appears in the Season 7 episode "The Joe Show"

USA- A USA countryball that appears in a few Season 8 episodes.

Weirdedoode- Seastardoode's brother. Works at his brother's restaurant.

### History on the channel:

Like Attack of the Monsters, much of Surface TV 3 had already been produced by the time the channel was founded. The first three seasons along with the "movie" had already been produced by February of 2016. Braden began uploading the series right away, however due to slow internet uploads remained inconsistent. At any given point, uploads were years behind what episodes were being actively produced.

The first four seasons were uploaded to the main channel in 2016 and 2017. However, due to the shifted focus to mapping videos and the low view counts on the episodes, most of the sixth and seventh seasons were uploaded to their own channel (which is now Ethan's music channel, however the old videos are still available as unlisted). The Season 8 episode "Gary's nightmare" was briefly available on the main channel right after it was produced in 2019, but was taken down soon after. The eighth season would eventually be uploaded to Colonel Integra in its entirety under the name "The Gary Movie" years later.

Production of Surface TV 3 had been put on indefinite hiatus in 2019, and was eventually scrapped altogether in favor of The Gary Show, which takes heavy influence from its predecessor.

Due to the rebranding of the Colonel Integra channel in 2023, all of the old videos have since been unlisted, including the episodes of Surface TV 3 which were uploaded to it. However, the videos can still be readily accessed via playlists.

### Preservation Status:

Much like many of the other early Ethan and Braden Productions series, large portions of Surface TV 3 have been lost to time. Below is the availability status of each season.

1. ↑ The Gary Movie - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41DAGaEkCQg&ab\_channel=TheKeystonePatriot