This week on Indie Spotlight, we're doing something a little different: Instead of profiling a single series, we're looking at two separate projects that share thematic similarities. The shows in question are Quirky Female Protagonist, from creator Aliee Chan, and Personified, from creators Noah Baron and Ross Willett. While their specific targets are different -- the former series is spoofing girl-power comedies like Sex and the City and Girls, while the latter takes on Apatowian bromances -- they both feature comedy that simultaneously acknowledges comedy conventions and makes fun of them.
Quirky Female Protagonist takes those tropes and crafts an entire series around their predictability. The titular protagonist, portrayed by Chan, is what her name implies: She's a young, sassy lady living in the big city. In each episode, she hangs out with her appropriately-labeled supporting cast, whose names range from "Straight-Laced Bestie" to "Random Filler Friend," and speaks only...
Quirky Female Protagonist takes those tropes and crafts an entire series around their predictability. The titular protagonist, portrayed by Chan, is what her name implies: She's a young, sassy lady living in the big city. In each episode, she hangs out with her appropriately-labeled supporting cast, whose names range from "Straight-Laced Bestie" to "Random Filler Friend," and speaks only...
- 6/3/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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