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Re: Comedy Central Picks Up "Daria" Spinoff Series "Jodie" As Part Of Push In Adult Animation

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On 6/18/2020 2:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Comedy Central has nabbed animated series Jodie, a spinoff of MTV’s iconic
> Daria, with Tracee Ellis Ross voicing the main character and executive
> producing. The series, from creator and head writer Grace Edwards and MTV
> Studios, will be paired with Comedy Central’s flagship series, South Park.
> 
> This is the first major move in a programming shift at Comedy Central focused
> on ramping up adult animated content and building an original animated slate
> around South Park. The major programming pivot already was in the planning
> stages when Comedy Central in late April laid off the majority of its senior
> programming team.
> 
> Jodie also marks the first MTV Studios series for Comedy Central as the brads
> are forging closer ties now that they are part of the same ViacomCBS
> Entertainment & Youth Group overseen by Chris McCarthy. It was one of the
> projects on the inaugural slate of MTV Studios when it launched in 2018 has
> been envisioned as one of several Daria spinoffs.
> 
> The new series is based on Jodie Landon, Daria’s friend at the fictional
> Lawndale High. Jodie picks up with her character graduating from college and
> entering a complicated world.
> 
> What Daria did for showing how inane high school was for Gen X, Jodie will do
> for exploring the trials and tribulations of a first job for a new
> generation. The series will satirize workplace culture, Gen Z struggles, the
> artifice of social media and more. With themes of empowerment along gender
> and racial lines, explorations of privilege, and a wicked sense of humor,
> Jodie will shine a light on the personal and professional issues young Black
> women face today.
> 
> Daria ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2002 and began as a spin-off of the
> Beavis and Butthead” franchise. Through its ensemble cast, Daria addressed
> key issues on the show – race, gender, class and identity – all through the
> lens of the wry wisdom of its main character, who was credited by cultural
> critics as a favorite fictional feminist that shaped a generation of women.
> 
> Edwards previously served as writer/co-producer for the acclaimed HBO series
> Insecure. Additional credits include multiple seasons onUnbreakable Kimmy
> Schmidt and Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer.
> 
> Best known for her role as Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s praised comedy series
> black-ish, Ellis Ross won a Golden Globe and five NAACP Image Awards for her
> work on the show.
> 
> 
> --
> Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
> love this country.
> 
> 
> 

OK, it's a year later. Any sign that this show is actually coming out?

-- 
Jim F.

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Re: Comedy Central Picks Up "Daria" Spinoff Series "Jodie" As Part Of Push In Adult Animation "Jim F." <jimf@news.com> - 2021-09-24 20:38 -0400
  Re: Comedy Central Picks Up "Daria" Spinoff Series "Jodie" As Part Of Push In Adult Animation Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> - 2021-09-24 23:08 -0400

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