How to Buy a Baby
How to Buy a Baby is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in November 2017 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web platform and on YouTube.[1] Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue fertility treatment to conceive a pregnancy,[2] the series stars Meghan Heffern and Marc Bendavid as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process.[3]
It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel on November 13, 2017.[4] It was transferred to CBC Gem when that platform launched in 2018.[5] Season one was directed by Molly McGlynn and season two was directed by Adriana Maggs.[6] The series is executive produced by Lauren Corber and Wendy Litner. It has won several accolades, including Best Comedy Series at the 9th annual Indie Series Awards.[7] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.[8]
Episodes
Season 1
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Fertiliflinch" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
2 | 2 | "Fertilifamily" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
3 | 3 | "Fertilifucked" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
4 | 4 | "Fertilifight" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
5 | 5 | "Fertilifeelings" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
6 | 6 | "Fertilifunk" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
7 | 7 | "Fertilifentanyl" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
8 | 8 | "Fertilifinances" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
9 | 9 | "Fertilifear" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
10 | 10 | "Fertilifinally" | Molly McGlynn | Unknown | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
Season 2
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | "Adopt-an-Inspection" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
12 | 2 | "Adopt-a-Class" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
13 | 3 | "Adopt-a-Profile" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
14 | 4 | "Adopt-a-Party" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
15 | 5 | "Adopt-a-Date" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
16 | 6 | "Adopt-a-Feminist" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
17 | 7 | "Adopt-an-Orientation" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
18 | 8 | "Adopt-a-Thon" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
19 | 9 | "Adopt-an-Arguement" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
20 | 10 | "Adopt-a-Future" | Adriana Maggs | Unknown | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
Reception
Season 1
At the 9th annual Indie Series Awards, the series won the award for Best Comedy and McGlynn won the award for Best Direction.[9] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.[8]
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series won the award for Best Original Digital Series, Fiction,[5] and Litner was nominated for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[10] Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series.[11]
The series won Best Comedy Writing and Best Lead Female Performance at the IAWTV Awards,[12] Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Rolda Web Fest, and Best Editing at the T.O. Webfest.[13]
The series was nominated for Best Fiction Series at The Rockie Awards and was an Honoree Comedy: Long Form or Series at The Webby Awards.[14]
How to Buy a Baby won the Stand Up 'N Pitch competition at Just for Laughs in 2016.[15]
Season 2
The second season was nominated for six awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020; Litner won Best Writing and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series.[16]
It was nominated for six awards at the T.O Webfest and won Best Canadian Series. Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll won Best Supporting Performance.[17]
References
- ^ "New show finds the funny side of infertility". Canadian Jewish News. November 29, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy". Today's Parent, November 9, 2017.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby a new web series that finds humour in infertility"[permanent dead link]. canada.com, November 10, 2017.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby on CBC". Playback. November 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "How to Buy a Baby among winners at Canadian Screen Awards digital gala". Waterloo Chronicle, March 29, 2019.
- ^ Townsend, Kelly. "In brief: GLAAD awards Dan Levy for LGBTQ work". Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Malyk, Lauren (April 6, 2018). "How to Buy a Baby wins best comedy at the Indie Series Awards". Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ a b "International Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled". Variety, September 27, 2018.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby wins best comedy at the Indie Series Awards". Playback. April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 26 nominations". ca.hellomagazine.com. Hello! Canada. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Screen Awards winners: 'Mary Kills People,' 'Vikings' win big". Global News. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "International Academy of Web Television Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "T.O. Webfest 2018 Series & Awards!". T.O. WebFest. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Ronca, Paul. "How To Buy A Baby Archives". Just For Laughs ComedyPRO. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "TOWebfest 2020". T.O. WebFest | Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
External links
- How to Buy a Baby at IMDb
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