Those Who Can't

Those Who Can't
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Dean Lorey, Tracey Baird, Krysia Plonka, Michael Rotenberg, Josh Lieberman, Richard Korson
Location(s) Denver, Colorado[1]
Running time 30 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network truTV (United States)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)[2]
External links
Website

Those Who Can't is an American cable television series that premiered February 11, 2016 on truTV.[2] On December 1, 2015, the show was renewed for a second season before the first season aired.[3] The pre-launch renewal is a first for the cable net, which ordered 13 episodes for the second season.[4]

About

Those Who Can't is a half-hour show, based in Denver, Colorado,[1] that follows three dysfunctional teachers, played by show creators Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy of the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix. More inept than the kids they teach, they're out to beat the system as they struggle to survive each day on their own terms. Maria Thayer stars as the school librarian with an bubbling passion for life.[5]

The show was originally set up for Amazon Studios[6] who paid $50,000 to shoot the pilot.[1] Amazon ordered six more episodes, but they never aired.[2] The show was acquired by truTV[6] as their first-ever full-length scripted comedy and was ordered with 10-episodes.[7] The acquisition was part of truTV's comedy-driven “Way More Fun” programming initiative.[6] When the show was first created, Cayton-Holland stated they wrote the character of Abbey Logan (originally played by comedian Nikki Glaser), the high-school librarian, as the love interest. Overdahl stated that in the pilot, Abbey "just sort of lived in the library and served only to flirt with Adam’s character.” The character and role was revised for the shows run at truTV and Abbey is stated to have become "one of the gang" with all the characters now on equal footing.[2]

The show holds a TV-MA rating due to language and suggestive humor, making it the first mature-rated series for the truTV network.

Cast

Main

Guest

Guest stars scheduled to appear in Season 1 include Sarah Michelle Gellar, Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), T.J. Miller (Silicon Valley), Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski) and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs).[5]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10[7] February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) TBA
2 13[4] TBA TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Boys Are Coming Together"TBATBAFebruary 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)0.444[9]
2"Oof, Nut City"TBATBAFebruary 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)0.317[9]
3"Lady and the Skamp"[10]TBATBAFebruary 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)TBD
Special Guest: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Susie Essman
4"The Fairbell Tape"[11]TBATBAFebruary 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)TBD
5"Of Lice and Men"[12]TBATBAMarch 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)TBD
Special Guest: Susie Essman

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wenzel, John (March 3, 2015). ""Those Who Can't," Denver-based sitcom, greenlit by TruTV". Denver Post. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Logan, Elizabeth (January 20, 2016). "How the Creators of TruTV’s Those Who Can’t Reconceived Their Female Character". Vulture. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 1, 2015). "TruTV Renews ‘Those Who Can’t’ Ahead Of Launch; Orders ‘Shady Neighbors’ Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 1, 2015). "TruTV Renews Comedy ‘Those Who Can’t,’ Puts 3 New Scripted Pilots in Development". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 "About the Show". trutv.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Weatherby, Taylor (March 3, 2015). "truTV greenlights first full-length scripted comedy, Those Who Can't". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 3, 2015). "TruTV Greenlights First Full-Length Scripted Comedy Series". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Those Who Can't Cast". truTV. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (February 12, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.11.2016". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Episode Title: "Lady and the Skamp"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Episode Title: "The Fairbell Tape"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Episode Title: "Of Lice and Men"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

External links

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