Here!, the U.S.s first gay television network, has added to its lineup the adult animated series, BUDDY'S, which is based on Scott Thompson's KIDS IN THE HALL gay bar owner character, Buddy Cole.
This new series, which aims to explore the limits of tolerance, the meaning of maturity and the importance of having the last word. The series kicks off as Buddy comes under the watchful eye of a bullying "family values" city councilman. To complicate his life even further, he suddenly finds himself a parent when his orphaned niece arrives on his doorstep.
"here! is thrilled to be in business with one of the funniest minds of our time, and we are proud to offer the kind of cutting edge television space where Scott's brilliant wit can thrive," said Meredith Kadlec, vp, original programming at here!.
Thompson was one of the players on the Canadian sketch comedy program KIDS IN THE HALL from 1989-94. Series was produced by Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video and co-financed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and HBO. It aired in Canada on the CBC and in the U.S. on HBO, CBS and Comedy Central.
Toronto-based Breakthrough Animation is developing the series, which is set to debut later this year.
here!, America's first gay television network, was established in 2002 by Regent Ent. co-founders Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow. here!, available to more than 42 million households, offers a wide variety of original movies and series plus the world's largest gay and lesbian film library targeted to a broad-based gay and lesbian audience. here! is available across the U.S. via satellite and carried by major cable providers nationwide.
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