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Toronto, ON Hop To It President & “Sloppy Jones” Producer Susan Nation, is pleased to confirm that the first six episodes of Season 1 of their award-winning short-form series, “Sloppy Jones”, will be available on OUTtv.com in Canada, Australia and the US and on froot.tv in the UK and Ireland from August 4th, 2022.
Sloppy Jones was born out of a desire to create interesting queer lead roles for queer actors written by queer writers. Historically, LGBTQ+ representation in film and TV has been lacking, both in front of and behind the camera, especially in the slasher genre.
“As a female independent producer working with a fresh young writer/actor team, making a short-form digital series was the most feasible way to share this escapist, but weirdly relatable slasher comedy and the quirky queer protagonists. I think the 18-39 audience will love them and OUTtv.com is the ideal platform.” Susan Nation
In the series, creators and stars Sophie Nation, Jamie Hart and Jonathan Neil Alexander, explore their experiences as servers and bartenders, struggling with bills, relationships, customers and occasional bad bosses, through a camp comedic lens. The look, tone and stories are inspired by their love of 90’s movies, work-place comedies and slashers like Scream.
Sophie commented “I’ve worked in restaurants where almost every employee was queer, so it made sense to me to draw from my own experience. I love horror and comedy because both genres really make you feel strong emotions and force you to be present. The combo is exciting to work with as a writer and an actor.”
Jonathan added “The series has been such a thrill. The writing team had an absolute blast crafting this wild little world and I’m so excited to finally be able to share it. Sloppy really has a little bit of everything. There’s comedy, drama, slash, camp, and irony. Working with Amanda Walsh, as well as Linda Kash and Colin Mochrie, two Canadian comedy legends, was a joy!”
The series follows the lives of the flawed protagonists Rory Woods (Sophie Nation) a free-spirited people pleaser; Harper Shelley (Jamie Hart) a book-smart, bisexual bartender; and Thomas Collins (Jonathan Neil Alexander) a calculating b*tch; working at the Sloppy Jones Grill for deadbeat boss Frank Jones (Colin Mochrie). This Unholy Trinity’s world is upended when they discover Frank’s severed torso in the freezer just as Deborah Jones (Linda Kash), his estranged ex-wife, makes a perfectly timed entrance into their lives. Caught red-handed with the torso by terrified customer and wine heiress Cassie Ley (Lory Mpiana), they each look guilty, and no one is safe until the trio find out who killed Frank…and who will they kill next.
Jamie commented “I’ve always wanted to be a Final Girl. It was so exciting to get to write something like that for myself. Harper’s a final girl and she’s screaming, but she’s also doing shots! When people watch it I want them to laugh and I want them to think, ‘These people are not good at crime.’ I think there’s such a relatability in the kind of story where the protagonist has no clue what’s going on and makes mistakes in high stakes situations. There’s humor there, for sure, but also anxiety. Whether you’re watching someone stumble their way through bartending or totally flop at disposing of a body you can think, ‘Oh God. Same.'”
Award-winning filmmaker Emily Cohn (CRSHD) directed Episodes 1-5. Talented mentor Winnifred Jong (Tokens) directed Episode 6 (the original pilot teaser episode).
Hop To It counted on the support of the CMF, OUTtv and Ontario Creates during development and production.
The series has been rocking the web festival circuit with over 30 selections, nominations and wins, including most recently at home at TO Webfest. See Awards page: https://sloppyjonesshow.com/awards/
Trailer and YouTube channel: Sloppy Jones Trailer
Website sloppyjonesshow.com
Instagram: @sloppyjonesshow
Facebook: @sloppyjonesshow
Twitter: @showsloppy
TikTok: @sloppyjones
GIPHY (100 million views): @HopToItProductions
Hashtags: #sloppyjonesshow #whokilledfrank #billssexandmurder #summerslasher
About Sloppy Jones – see EPK page here.
About Hop To It Productions
Hop To It Productions Inc. (www.hoptoitproductions.com) is an independent female-owned Canadian content production and distribution company founded in 2006 to create innovative original IP across multiple platforms. Hop To It creates and shares award-winning compelling purpose-driven content for a range of global audiences and genres. Hop To It has consistently promoted diversity in all projects, with strong female roles behind and in front of the camera. “Sloppy Jones” is a perfect fit.
About OUTtv
OUTtv is the world’s first LGBTQ+ television and streaming service. Home to a compelling mix of inclusive, queer-focused content from comedy to drama, documentaries, reality, and award-winning movies. OUTtv is dedicated to telling stories by and for the community and is the world’s leading provider of queer content.
OUTtv’s streaming platform is available at OUTtv.com where subscribers can stream their favorite content. OUTtv.com is available for iOS and Android devices, Apple TV, Roku and on web browsers in Canada and the USA. OUTtv is also available in Canada and the USA as an Apple TV Channel and in Canada and Australia as an Amazon Prime Video Channel. Find OUTtv on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @OUTtv or visit the website to learn more at outtv.ca
Jon Stewart blasted the media for covering the “banal” details of former President Trump’s first of four criminal trials, which began with opening statements Monday following a week of jury selection.
In his Monday night broadcast of “The Daily Show,” Stewart poked fun at the TV news media for tracking Trump’s traffic route from Trump Tower to the courtroom, compiling footage from various outlets, as they tracked each turn his car made.
“Seriously, are we going to follow this guy to court every f‑‑‑ing day? Are you trying to make this O.J. [Simpson]? It’s not a chase. He’s commuting,” Stewart said. “So the media’s first attempt — the very first attempt on the first day — at self-control failed.”
Media outlets have closely covered Trump in recent days, as he makes history as the first U.S. president to stand trial on criminal charges. Trump is also the presumptive GOP nominee for president this year.
Trump currently faces 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in connection to reimbursements to his then-fixer, Michael Cohen, who paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 ahead of the 2016 election to stay quiet about an alleged affair she had with the former president a decade prior. It is the first of four criminal trials Trump will face, and perhaps the only one that will go to a jury before the November election.
Stewart, in his broadcast, took aim at TV news outlets, suggesting they were covering small news alerts as significant breaking news developments.
Stewart pretended a producer was talking in his earpiece and paused midsentence, saying, “Hold on. We’re getting breaking news,” and cut to a clip from an earlier interview conducted by CNN’s Jake Tapper, who similarly cut off his guest momentarily to identify a photo displayed on screen to his audience.
“I’m sorry to interrupt. Just for one second. I apologize,” Tapper said in the clip. “We’re just showing the first image of Donald Trump from inside the courtroom. It’s a still photograph that we’re showing there. Just want to make sure our viewers know what they’re looking at.”
Stewart shot back, saying, “Yes, for our viewers who are just waking up from a 30-year coma, this is what Donald Trump has looked like every day for the past 30 years. Same outfit.”
Stewart ripped CNN again for analyzing the courtroom sketches so closely, saying, “It’s a sketch. Why would anyone analyze a sketch like it was — it’d be like looking at the Last Supper and going, ‘Why do you think Jesus looks so sad here? What do you think? It’s because of Judas?’”
“Look, at some point in this trial, something important and revelatory is going to happen,” Stewart said. “But none of us are going to notice, because of the hours spent on his speculative facial ticks. If the media tries to make us feel like the most mundane bullshit is earth-shattering, we won’t believe you when it’s really interesting.”
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Like their partners in the Canadian news industry, the country’s media agencies are undergoing unprecedented transformation. The National Post is holding conversations with leaders of Canada’s largest agencies on the fast-changing fundamentals. This week, Charles Etienne Morier, chief operating officer of Touché! & Omnicom Media Group Montreal, speaks to writer Rebecca Harris.
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It has dramatically changed with technological advancement and shifts in consumer behaviour. Now, more than 80% of digital ad spend is transacted through digital buying platforms, so it has become increasingly important for our workforce to have a good understanding of the algorithms and how to maximize them.
The process has changed also. It’s no longer about creating a 30-second spot and then selecting a media channel to distribute the message. We start with the audiences, the channels where we need to reach them, and then tailor a message that will be appealing. And so, we need to work even more closely with our creative partners.
And we think 2024 will change even more. It’s going to be an inflection point despite all the changes we have gone through over the last three years. This year will be the first time that we’ll see a global ad spend of over a trillion (U.S. dollars). It shows the responsibility that we have as advertisers and agencies to spend that money wisely and ensure we make every ad dollar count, and that we are engaging consumers in a way that speaks to them in an age where there’s a lot of uncertainty about how they share their data and private information.
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The team now needs to be proficient in so many areas. We used to have strategy, media buying and planning, and optimization and reporting. Now, we need to be able to help our clients navigate within this complex digital ecosystem with clean rooms (environments where brands, publishers and advertisers share data), the deprecation of cookies, and dynamic creative optimization. Our agency has changed dramatically in the sense that we offer much more depth in our services now. So, our leaders need to be proficient in being able to discuss those subjects with clients. We have a strong learning system in place and it’s part of our value, to make sure that our teams stay curious because it’s changing so much by the day.
Brands that are breaking through are able to prioritize authenticity, relevance and creativity in their messaging and their approach to media. Consumers are bombarded with messages every day and there’s ad blocking, so we have to find new ways of capturing consumer attention… We need to make ads relevant to consumers and bring more value into their lives. And leverage the data we have at our disposal to tailor the message to specific audience segments and engage the consumer in multiple touchpoints.
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We’ve been working for almost two years on educating our clients, making sure that they are prepared. So, we are doing assessments to make sure we have everything in place to prepare for the impact of the deprecation of cookies. It will change a lot for measurement because we will not be able to measure the same things the same way. We will not be able to target in the same way. But I see it as an opportunity somewhat, to be able to come back to (advertising) that is more creative and more around content and context… and more in relation to targeting the right people in the right moment instead of relying too much on the data.
Retail media (platforms that allow retailers to sell ads to brands) will be expanding. Now, the stat is one in five dollars will be spent in retail media globally and 20 per cent of the commerce ecosystem will be done online. So, it’s going to be more important to have a strong omnichannel approach and deliver a positive consumer experience.
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There’s also social commerce… There are so many influencers – there are 50 million creators globally. So how, as an agency, we’re able to harness that and power that at scale is crucial, and how we can partner with creators effectively. It’s changing a lot in media planning on that front. There is a real shift from curation to generation of content.
Television as well is changing a lot, from linear to connected TV. There is a streaming war at the moment, so we need to create new standards, overcome walled gardens (where the platform provider controls the content and data) and figure out measurement.
And obviously automation will play a bigger role. The way I see it is (artificial intelligence) will bring more value to what we do to bring smarter, faster and more effective work. For me, it’s not just about AI itself. It’s more about connected intelligence with the human at the centre of it. So, it’s how we can use the tool to amplify what we are doing.
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