I had a look at it, but it didn’t amuse me an awful lot. But, hey, I’m neither a baby boomer nor an actor, the target demographics of new web comedy series 50 To Death. Maybe it’ll float your boat more:
New York City, November 30, 2008 – Three New York actors — Norm Golden, Joan Barber, and Jon Freda — have teamed up with director Jason “JSOK” Sokoloff to create a new comedy web series, 50 To Death about the life and times of three boomers trying their best to live life to its fullest.
Luke Crowe, National Casting Editor of Backstage Magazine, sums it up: “Like a wistful, comedic cross between Larry David’s brilliant Curb Your Enthusiasm and Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories and Manhattan, 50 to Death may eventually prove to be a must-watch series for actors and Baby Boomers everywhere.”
The pilot episode Norm’s Thesis lays the groundwork for the series. The 50toDeath.com web site also sports a snazzy draggable Flash interface with new webisodes debuting every three weeks.
Golden, Barber, and Freda are all members of AEA, SAG, and AFTRA, with extensive resumes spanning theatre, film, television, and commercials. Golden is an experienced director and acting coach who had a career as a high school and college theatre teacher; Barber is a Broadway performer and a popular voice teacher; Freda is an actor, writer and licensed psychologist; and Sokoloff is an experienced director from the NYU graduate film program who has done stand-up comedy and art direction, as well as film production and marketing.
