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American adult animated satirical sitcom

Fairview
Genre	Animated sitcom Comedy Satire
Created by	R. J. Fried
Written by	R. J. Fried
Voices of	Marina Cockenberg Aparna Nancherla Jack Bensinger Jeremy Levick Blair Socci James Austin Johnson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	R. J. Fried Stephen Colbert Chris Licht Tim Luecke Kim Gamble Mike Leech Zach Smilovitz Grant Gish
Producers	Sachi Ezura Rob Chandler Michael Stanger
Running time	21 minutes
Production companies	Spartina Productions Licht Media Solutions RJ Fried Worldwide Late Night Cartoons, Inc. CBS Studios MTV Entertainment Studios
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	February 9 (2022-02-09) – March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)

Fairview is an American adult animated satirical sitcom created by R. J. Fried and executive produced by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert.

It premiered on Comedy Central on February 9, 2022, and received negative reviews with critics lambasting the series for its writing, humor, and social commentary. This show only consists of 8 episodes; the show has been discontinued and no new episodes have been released as of 2024.

Synopsis

Set in a world populated by anthropomorphic nesting dolls, the series focuses on how national political issues caused societal problems within the communities through an interaction with the dysfunctional citizens of Fairview, a so-called idyllic small town inhabited with idiotic party people who are willing to urinate in the public and fighting in the parking lots. The town is overseen by Kelly Sampson, a former party girl turned mayor (who is not the smartest person in the book), along with her fellow incompetent political figures and their families.

Cast and characters

Marina Cockenberg as Kelly Sampson
Aparna Nancherla as Chelsea Hill
Jack Bensinger as Glen Michaels
Jeremy Levick as Todd Osterdorff
Blair Socci as Holly Osterdorff
James Austin Johnson as Wade Moonman, Pastor Marv
R. J. Fried as Jake, Principal Dunlap
Graham Techler as Breckman
Atsuko Okatsuka as Mary
Otter Lee as Mack
Matt Rogers as Luck Dragon
Lisa Gilroy as Denise, Ashley Osterdorff, Deputy Connie, Cindy
Joey Romaine as Beef Osterdorff, Simone Hamm, Sammy Sugar
Carl Foreman Jr. as Sheriff Roger, Dr. Thomas
Zack Smilovitz
Mitch Lewis

Production

The series was animated using Adobe After Effects, which was picked up and greenlit by Comedy Central on October 7, 2021, with a slate premiere for early 2022. On January 27, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 9, 2022. Only 8 episodes were produced with no plans to produce more as of 2024.

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"COVID Party"	R.J. Fried	February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)	101	0.266
Despite a COVID-19 pandemic in Fairview, Mayor Kelly and the gang throw an epic party at Cornpeppers for the Big Game.
2	"Cancel Culture"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)	102	0.221
Fairview won't cancel their anthem "Baby, Let's Rock!" even though an infamous rock singer, Sammy Sugar, faces harrowing accusations.
3	"Fulfillment"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)	103	0.120
Due to horrible working conditions at Omni Fulfillment Center, Fairview residents seek more fulfilling opportunities via OnlyFans.
4	"Crime Spike"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)	104	0.147
After the residents see a crime on TV, Fairview beefs up its local police force with military-grade equipment.
5	"Critical Race Theory"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)	105	0.148
A prophecy reveals that an approaching meteor is heading for Fairview in the form of three books focusing on critical race theory.
6	"Crypto"	Teleplay by : R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz Story by : Naima Pearce and R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	106	0.144
Fairview residents hand over their life savings to a magical Luck Dragon promising countless riches for those who invest in cryptocurrency and NFTs.
7	"Climate Catastrophe"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)	107	0.127
After bizarre weather hits Fairview, leading the students of Fairview High School to protest climate change inaction, influencing Mayor Kelly to become history's greatest activist.
8	"Moral Anarchy"	R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz	March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	108	0.140
After Pastor Marv and Mary catch Ashley engaging in deviance inside the church, Mayor Kelly and the gang lead a campaign to bring morality back to Fairview.

Reception

Critical response

Fairview has received negative reviews, with critics lambasting the series for its writing, humor, and social commentary. Nick Schager of The Daily Beast called the show a "tasteless mockery of small-town America" and goes on by saying "ts animation is similarly dreary, with character designs that feature no hands, legs or feet; the bottom of each figure is instead a rounded ball as if everyone were an anthropomorphic round-bottomed dolls or kids’ punching bag." Maxwell Yezpitelok of Cracked.com derided its writing and humor, saying "hows like Fairview skip ahead to the point where the showrunners are already kind of burned out and grabbing ideas from whatever's on the news, without the benefit of having previously developed strong characters and a distinctive style." Both critics have also been compared the show unfavorably to South Park.

References

Milligan, Mercedes (March 2, 2022). "Exclusive Clip: 'Fairview' Overclocks the Cops in Tonight's Episode". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
"Breaking News - Comedy Central Announces Voice Casts for Upcoming Animated Projects "Washingtonia" and "Fairview"". The Futon Critic. October 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
"Stephen Colbert's Animated Series 'Fairview' Gets Premiere Date On Comedy Central As 'South Park' Companion – Watch Trailer". Deadline. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
Milligan, Mercedes (January 27, 2022). "Trailer: Comedy Central's 'Fairview' Is a Small Town with Huge Issues". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
"Shows A–Z – fairview on comedy central". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
Metcalf, Mitch (February 10, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals and Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
Metcalf, Mitch (February 17, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
Metcalf, Mitch (February 24, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (Updated) | Showbuzz Daily". showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
"SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
"SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
"SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals | Showbuzz Daily". showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
Schager, Nick (February 9, 2022). "Stephen Colbert's Tasteless Mockery of Small-Town America". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Yezpitelok, Maxwell (February 7, 2022). "Stephen Colbert's 'Fairview': 'South Park' Minus The Heart (Or The Funny)". Cracked.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

External links

Fairview at IMDb
Official website

Comedy Central original programming

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Upcoming	The Ren & Stimpy Show (TBA)

v t e CBS Eye Animation Productions
Ended	Our Cartoon President (2018–2020) Tooning Out the News (2020–2023) Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–2024) The Harper House (2021) Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2022) Fairview (2022)
See also	CBS Paramount Animation Terrytoons

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