Think about all those hours you spent in awe of the television, and how awesome all those theme songs were. They were so catchy that you can still sing the whole thing, but you don't know your state senator. Fatal Farm uses their humor and genius to create videos that put a whole new spin on these gems, not to mention solutions to better your life, and a whole series on a lasagna-mongering cat.

Chief Magazine: So for the folks at home, explain what Fatal Farm is all about.

Fatal Farm is our “company” for lack of a better word. Not that we’re illegitimate or anything. We just don’t have a corporate picnic. We’ve done some commercial work, but lately we’ve devoted most of our time to our own projects.

That must feel great to just be able to work for yourself, ‘live free or die’ kind of thing. If you don’t mind me asking, how were you able to work independently? Pyramid schemes?

Some advertising gigs have helped, and we’ve learned how to stretch a buck.

From concept to post-production, who is a part of Fatal Farm?

Fatal Farm is Zachary Johnson and Jeffrey Max, and we get help from friends along the way.  
 
'Infinite Solutions' is like a public-access improvement show--where do you get the ideas for your segments, and are they real? I seriously doubt putting cheese in a microwave will preserve it...

'Infinite Solutions' was modeled after 'The Video Professor' and his suggestion that he can teach you computer-related things like eBay and Microsoft Word. We were up late watching TV and thought it would be funny if that guy delivered all kinds of misinformation. We’ve since steered away from small-scale tech and have started tackling larger topics. We’re currently working a new episode that’ll be about global warming. We haven’t tried anything Mark Erickson suggests, but if you do, please document it and show us the results.

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You bet I will. I kind of tried the ‘Google TV’ idea and it didn’t quite pan out. I used to catch these late-night commercials that sold religious paraphernalia like anointed cloths and water. I’m not trying to tell you what’s what, but you should check it out. Hilarious.

We’re big fans of late night infomercials and local ads. There’s something so honest about their blatant dishonesty.

You guys take notions from pop culture and rework them into videos that are parodies, commentaries (i.e. The 'Cheers' theme song was reworked into 'Jihad') , and bizarre situations but overall damn funny. How do you decide to use these videos as a vehicle?

Zach has an impressive collection of TV themes in his iTunes, and we just started thinking about visuals that would go well with some of that music. We’ve consciously been using pop culture and nostalgia as a way to get ourselves some immediate attention. It’s kind of cheap, but we know it works. We’ll be kicking that crutch out from under ourselves soon though.

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You’re definitely tapping into the nostalgia of my generation. If I had a dollar for every half-cocked conversation that went; “remember when ______ happened? Yeah that was cool.” Now that these videos have gained some serious attention, what kind of direction are you going?
 
We plan on getting weirder. Right now it seems like the Japanese have a monopoly on weird. We’d like to bring it home. For Americans. We’re patriots really… when you think about it.

Speaking of 'Cheers' you kept one of the original actors in your video is left in the opening credits. Does this mean that George Wendt is a member of Jihad?

Just follow the money.