KING OF THE HILL KING OF THE HILL
20TH TV ANIMATION
Titular King of the Hill patriarch Hank
Hill may not be up for ditching his
white T-shirt and cans of Alamo for a
night of prestige at the Emmys. But
the proud seller of propane and
propane accessories is beloved enough
by the Television Academy that his
show received six nominations (with
one win) during its 13 years on Fox.
"The episodes, a lot of them, they're
little movies," Supervising Director
Wes Archer says. "They have a well-
thought-out story arc with incredible
writing. When people see the show, I
think they really appreciate that they
are watching this little slice of a world
that they recognize from real life."
For his part in accomplishing this, he
says he's "always striving to keep the
camera work at eye level and very
motivated by the story."
As Archer and his team gear up for
a new take on the series that will
premiere on Hulu, he says: "We don't
want to change up the style too much.
The characters are older, and the stories
are going to focus on a different life
stage, [but] it's being illustrated and
directed in the same style so that people
recognize the show when they tune in."
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