Twixters (TV series)
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Twixters is an International Multiplatform Comedy Series inspired by the
In popular culture
The TV series and its various multiplatform components continues to be a part of the social lexicon when discussing the millennial generation, as it has been referred to by educational, technological, political, business and marketing platforms as well as university curriculum. Some such examples include Inside Higher ED,
Follow Up: The What Is!
The producers of Twixters continued their focus on providing a voice to the millennial generation with the creation of The What Is!, a television miniseries that aired on ichannel.[12] A half-hour Federal Election Special, titled The What Is!: Election 2008, focusing on youth voter issues pertaining to the federal election, made its debut on October 11.[13] This special also doubled as the pilot episode for the series. The co-creator, writer and host of The What Is!, Dan Speerin, has teamed with his producing partners from Twixters, Alan So and Vince Kesavamoorthy, to produce the series under their production company Not Like Us Productions. Guests of the series include Navdeep Bains, Patrick Sullivan (then-President of Workopolis), and Jack Layton & Olivia Chow.[14][15] An interactive component of this series is also available on Not Like Us Productions’ Cynically Tested Channel on MySpace, Facebook and YouTube and can be viewed at www.twixterstv.com. The show has been featured in various forms of media including The Toronto Sun, The Globe and Mail, Eye Weekly Magazine and Macleans on Campus. As a testament to the success of the series, The What Is! won a Television and Cable Productions Gold Remi award under the category Political Commentary at the 42nd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[16] Others honored in this category included the Norddeutscher Rundfunk documentary Henry Kissinger – Secrets of a Superpower. The series won its second Gold Remi in the same category the following year at the 43rd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[17]
Dan Speerin's Truth Mashup
Following the success of their half-hour satire, Cynically Tested's Truth From Here on
Truth Mashup's coverage of the launch of Sun News Network and said network's right wing bias was covered by various media including The Grid Magazine (Toronto) and The Georgia Straight (Vancouver), TV-eh podcast and CIUT's Vibe Collective. The 2011 Federal Election was the first Canadian Federal Election since the social media boom. Truth Mashup's Dan Speerin is known as a social media savvy satirist. Speerin was consulted by many in the media including CBC's Connect with Mark Kelley and TVO's The Agenda with Steve Palkin. Speerin's humorous yet astute take on the role of social media in this federal elections appeared on CTV.ca. Truth Mashup's various response videos to the ethnic voter targeted political ad campaigns was featured in The Torontoist and was ranked as the top response by Vancouver's popular multicultural magazine Schema. Truth Mashup was also invited media guests at the NDP National Convention during the night of the elections.
Despite its limited reach on the television platform, Dan Speerin's Truth Mashup continues to garner a national audience through its various online social platforms. This is rendered visible by the media coverage the show has received by various media outlets across Canada, and the interview, panel and musical guests the show has been able to attract. Dan Speerin's Truth Mashup also received a Gold Remi for Political/Social Commentary at the World Fest in Houston in 2011, the third such award for Speerin and his team. Truth Mashup received a Television and Cable Production Remi Award for Political Commentary in 2011. This is the third consecutive award in this category for a talk series produced by Not Like Us Productions and helmed by Dan Speerin in the past three years.
References
- ^ "UofT Magazine - My Generation: Twixters take on 20-something stereotypes". December 2009.
- ^ "Canadian Twenty-Somethings Strike Back With Satirical Answer to MySpace/NBC's "Quarterlife"". Nov 20, 2007.
- ^ Gerstel, Judy (Jan 31, 2008). "The Toronto Star - Nothing's certain but student loans". The Star.
- ^ "Twixters vs 60 Minutes Millennials". YouTube. Nov 12, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Millennials Fight Back! (60 Minutes Spoof)". YouTube. Apr 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "CBS Interactive's BNET - Spoofing Millennial Management". May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Inside Higher ED - Janus Generation". Jan 19, 2010.
- ^ "Future Majority - Twixters Vs. 60 Minutes". November 14, 2007. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "HR Capitalists - Why Can't Gen Y Admit They Are Difficult?". May 28, 2008.
- ^ "Children of the Law of Accelerating Returns". Feb 3, 2010.
- ^ "Purpose Guided Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Eye Weekly - All about The What Is!". Feb 10, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Special Explores Cynicism and Apathy of Young Voters". Oct 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Voter apathy targeted in program". Oct 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.
- ^ "Finally…A Forum for Twenty Somethings:ichannel's "The What Is!". Jan 23, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "WorldFest-Houston 2009 Awards on IMDB". IMDb.
- ^ "WorldFest-Houston 2010 Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "CBC Radio - Cynically Tested - Truth From Here". CBC News.
- ^ "City TV - Online Comedy Writer Finds Home On Community Television". Oct 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.
External links
- An interactive component of Twixters is also available on Not Like Us Productions’ Cynically Tested Channel on
- IMDB credits
- ^ "The Sly Oyster - Twixters – a Canadian comedy". Nov 14, 2007.