 <unk> and Hartman 's brother , John Hartmann , published the album Flat TV in 2002 . The album is a selection of comedy sketches recorded by Hartman in the 1970s that had been kept in storage until their release . Hartmann commented : " I 'm putting this out there because I 'm dedicating my life to fulfilling his dreams . This [ album ] is my brother doing what he loved . " In 2013 , Flat TV was optioned by Michael " <unk> " <unk> 's animation company Worker Studio for an animated adaptation . The deal came about after Michael T. Scott , a partner in the company , posted a hand @-@ written letter he had received from Hartman in 1997 on the internet , leading to a correspondence between Scott and Paul Hartmann . 
