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by its creator, Carson Mell, from 2012 to 2015. It aired on TBS from December 4 until December 25, 2017. On March 19, 2018, TBS canceled the series after one season. Mell has since revived and continued the original web series that the TV series was based on.

Premise

A respected but uncertified tattoo artist delivers absurd yet introspective monologues about the residents of the Tierra Chula Resident Hotel and their misadventures.

Cast

* Carson Mell as Echo Johnson, Booty *

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as Lucas *

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as Paja *

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as Bess * Steve Jones as Dominic

Development

Creator Carson Mell has stated that the inspiration for the show and the original webseries came from his exasperation with "anti-hero" humor. Departing from the

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humor of contemporary adult animation shows such as ''

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'', Mell instead sought "to make a show where people are nice to each other, where if you hurt someone’s feelings it’s a big deal."

Episodes

The entire season was released on the TBS app/website on December 3, 2017.

Broadcast

Prior to the television release date, the entire series was released on the TBS website and app on December 3, 2017. The series made its television debut on December 4, 2017 at 10pm on TBS.

Ratings

The series premiere involved the back to back broadcast of episodes of episodes 3 and 4 as the first two episodes were not aired on broadcast television. Episode 3 attracted 380,000 viewers and episode four had 230,000 viewers.

Notes

References

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