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We here at TMS have been pretty vocal supporters of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman. The critically acclaimed animated series from creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is an incredibly funny satire on Hollywood and celebrity culture, while also remaining unafraid to tackle heavy subject matter like sexism, addiction, sexuality, and the #MeToo Movement. It is also one of the most painfully realistic depictions of depression I’ve ever seen on television.
Now, the show’s producer and production designer Lisa Hanawalt has created her own adult animated series. Tuca & Bertie is a “comedy about the friendship between two 30-year-old bird women who live in the same apartment building: Tuca, a cocky, care-free toucan and Bertie, an anxious, daydreaming songbird.”
The series (which is executive produced by Bob-Waksberg) stars comedians Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong as Tuca and Bertie, respectively. In the behind-the-scenes clip above, we see Haddish and Wong in the recording studio, riffing on their lines and cracking jokes.
The women clearly have a natural comedic chemistry that translates effortlessly. They’ll be joined by Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) as Bertie’s boyfriend Speckle, and additional voice talent like Tig Notaro, Nicole Byer, Richard E. Grant, Amber Ruffin, Tessa Thompson and more.
The show not only shares the same visual sensibility at BoJack Horseman, but a similar commitment to mixing comedy with real-world issues. Hanawalt said of the series, “It’s sort of a soothing show to watch … Very relaxing and sweet and funny and feels friendly, like these are your buddies, but also kind of perverted and surreal and there are some darker themes that are touched on in the show. I want it grounded in things that I worry about from day to day.”
Wong said of the show, “In a lot of ways, it kind of does mirror us because Tiffany is like, out there and about, and she’s like fun and is not repressed, and I’m kind of a recluse and a homebody, I’m kind of like a boring person who’s at home with my husband and my kids.”
In addition to being a female-fronted show in front of and behind the scenes, Tuca & Bertie will be one of the few adult animation shows with a female showrunner. Hanawalt said:
“I’d consistently go on Netflix or whatever and try to find a cartoon that really felt like it was for me, and I just wasn’t finding it. There are shows created by women that are aimed at children like, Steven Universe, that I really, really love but they don’t have those adult themes that I want to see, and then there are animated shows for adults, but they’re created by men and largely written by men and so they don’t have the themes that I want. They’re not speaking to me. Most of the things I create, whether they’re comic books or shows, I’m just trying to create what I would want to watch personally.”
With Broad City ending its run, this new series couldn’t come at a better time.
Tuca & Bertie premieres on Netflix on May 3rd.
(via Entertainment Weekly, image: screencap)
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Remember back to the good ol’ days when women had to be married by the time they were, oh, say, 23, or they were referred to as rude names?
Well, Twitter user Sophia Benoit does! The writer took to Twitter to share some interesting points about the idea of a ‘”spinster” and what it means to still be unwed when you’ve passed the ages set by society (the patriarchy).
Omg I just found out that spinster used to be reserved for women 23-26 and that after you turned 26 if you were unmarried you became a…. THORNBACK. How fucking great is that name!?
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) March 13, 2019
While being called a spinster sucks—because it is sexist, outdated, and frankly ridiculous—I’m personally proud to have moved passed spinster-dom into my life as a thornback. Come one and all, welcome yourselves to the life of a thornback!
Brb opening a bar called Thornbacks and we only play Rom coms and the bachelor on tv
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) March 13, 2019
“Thornback” with its old-fashioned connotations is still an archaic way of looking at women (because there is just the term bachelor for men, right? I can’t think of anything else) but it is fun if we reclaim it. Reclaiming my time, reclaiming my age, reclaiming the use of the word thornback! “Thornback” has a powerful energy just waiting to be channeled into 2019.
(source: Twitter)
Here are some other things we saw today!
- Everything is Goose the cat and nothing hurts!!!! The cat wrangler from the set of Captain Marvel talks about the moment that made our beloved Flerken cat a hero. (via Vulture)
- Speaking of some of our Marvel favorites, there is finally a director set for Shang-Chi, the studio’s first project with an Asian lead, and it’s Destin Daniel Cretton! Cretton has a history directing MCU stars like Brie Larson and Michael B. Jordan. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
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The Music Man. Broadway. October 22, 2020. @MusicManBway pic.twitter.com/th4NVkpk6h
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) March 13, 2019
- A dad turned his daughter into Captain Marvel and no, I’m not crying. You’re crying so it just LOOKS like I’m crying. (via The Huffington Post)
- We may miss the Mars rover Opportunity with all of our hearts, but we’re still getting a look at some of the images that it captured. Like this panorama of Mars. (via Engadget)
Did we miss anything good out there today, Mary Suevians?
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I’m hoping that during what is supposed to be a joyous time of her life, Meghan Markle is avoiding the foolishness and b*llshit that has been exhibited in the British tabloids since the Duchess announced her pregnancy.
Since that time, the tabloids, some of which claim to celebrate women, have talked about her “weird” body language, there are rumors that she’s difficult and doesn’t get along with her sister-in-law Kate Middleton.
Many suspect that this criticism has a lot to do with the fact that the British community is racist and with Markle being biracial, is looking for something to attack.
A fellow Black woman came to her defense recently.
Tony award winning Broadway star Audra McDonald posted a throwback video of herself at eight months pregnant in support of Markle. She pointed out how uncomfortable she was at eight months pregnant and still having to remain gracious and poised for cameras.
Later, when she appeared on “Today,” McDonald shared why she felt so compelled to stand up for Markle.
“You’ve got a body growing inside of you. And so, I just felt like, you know, someone needs to cut this girl a break, you know? And I said, you know, leave her alone.”
McDonald also admitted that being the mother of two biracial children likely spawned her feelings of protectiveness for Markle.
“Maybe it’s because I have a biracial daughter as well and so something about Meghan Markle. I feel oddly protective of her.”
See what McDonald had to say in the video below.