Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Nickelodeon Developing Potential Brand New Country Music-Themed Comedy Series "Twang" With "True Jackson, VP" Creator Andy Gordon

The entertainment news website Deadline.com is reporting the exciting Nick News that Nickelodeon has signed a deal with comedy writer-producer Andy Gordon, the creator and executive producer of Nick's popular fashion-themed sitcom "True Jackson, VP", to develop a potential brand new original comedy series called "Twang" (working title)!

"Twang" will be a 30-minute country-themed multi-camera comedy about the four semi-spoiled children of a country music star who are relocated from their privileged life in Los Angeles, California, USA, to their mother's childhood home in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.

Gordon serves as co-executive producer on TV Land's upcoming Kirstie Alley sitcom "Kirstie". He was recently an executive producer on ABC's "Last Man Standing" and previously worked on Fox's "The Loop" and "Back To You", plus the 1986 series of "Dennis the Menace", "Get a Life", "Mad About You", "Dream On", "NewsRadio", "Just Shoot Me!", the Nickelodeon UK show "Complete Savages", "Hot Properties" and "DAG":
Andy Gordon Sells Projects To Fox, Nickelodeon

Comedy writer-producer Andy Gordon has set up half-hour projects at Fox and Nickelodeon. At Fox, he has Falling Into Place, a multi-camera ensemble comedy about five college friends who, four or five years out of college, each experiences a loss and tries to overcome it. 20th TV is producing. At Nickelodeon, where Gordon previously created and executive produced True Jackson VP, he has country-themed multi-camera comedy Twang, about the four semi-spoiled children of a country music star who are relocated from their privileged life in Los Angeles to their mother’s childhood home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. UTA-repped Gordon serves as co-executive producer on TV Land’s upcoming Kirstie Alley sitcom Kirstie. He was recently an executive producer on ABC’s Last Man Standing and previously worked on Fox’s The Loop and Back To You.

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