Empire Square

Empire Square (abbreviated Empire Sq.) is a British animated TV series created by Matt Morgan made with pixel graphics. It originated in the UK, where it was broadcast on Channel 4 late at night on Fridays. In 2006, the United States music network Fuse aired full length half-hour episodes as opposed to the 2-4 minute ones in the UK.[1][2]

This article is about the television series. For the city square in Lisbon, see Praça do Império.

Empire Square
From left to right: Hooks, Ritchie, and Rabbit
Created byMatt Morgan
Written byMatt Morgan
Directed byAnt Cauchi
Dave Rowntree
Lloyd Salmons
StarringDaisy Haggard
Alex Parry
Matthew Wilkinson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCoolie
Release
Original networkChannel 4 (UK)
Fuse (US)
Original release2004 (2004) –
2006 (2006)

The series as a whole was considered to be lost media until 2022, when all of the 2-4 minute episodes (which were broadcast on Channel 4 and available on a DVD) were uploaded to YouTube.[3] However, as of 2023, 11 out of the 12 full length half-hour episodes still remain lost, with only one episode (Sleep Study) having been found.

Plot

Empire Square is about three foul-mouthed kids named Ritchie, Rabbit and Hooks. They are usually after "get-rich" schemes and get into a lot of trouble with crack whores, pedophiles, and many other crazy characters. In various episodes, they start bands. Empire Square is an apartment building in London where, they all live in the same room. Episode plots in the US vary from Richie and Rabbit's quest for pornography and computer systems to internet dating sites gone horribly wrong. Celebrity parodies also abound, such as Richie's trip to rehab (Courtney Love most notably), "the sweat shop", and Clay Aiken.

Characters
  • Ritchie is the main focus of the show. He has purple hair and dwarfism. On various occasions, it is thought that he can sing well. He has a temper and is very foul.
  • Hooks is a streetwise girl always looking for a career. She has the most common sense of the three and would have a real life if it weren't for the other two.
  • Rabbit is computer literate and wears a rabbit head. His morals are questionable and are still being developed with Hooks' help. He usually goes along with Ritchie's plans.

References
  1. "Empire Square Review | The Digital Fix". www.thedigitalfix.com.
  2. Billboard Staff (10 April 2006). "Blur Drummer Has Designs On 'Empire Square'". Billboard.
  3. "Empire Square (found animated series; 2004-2006) - The Lost Media Wiki".
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