‘Bordertown’ TV Pilot Screening
ADMISSION: Free. Seating is limited. RSVP available by contacting Lori de Leon (Dolores Huerta Foundation) ldeleon@doloreshuerta.org or 661-322-3033 ext. 1202.
The Dolores Huerta Foundation and Maya Cinemas in partnership with FOX58 will host an advanced screening of a full episode of “Bordertown,” a new FOX TV animated series that centers around two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The show is produced by Seth MacFarlane of “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” fame.
The screening also will feature a Q&A panel discussion with OC Weekly editor and author, Gustavo Arellano, who worked as a consultant on the show. Local panelists include: entertainment writer and musician Matt Munoz (The Bakersfield Californian / Mento Buru), Chelsea Esquibias (Latina Leaders of Kern County), Cornelio “Corny” Rodriguez (Bakersfield College), cartoonist Erwin Ledford (The Plainest Plane). Panel moderator: Miranda Whitworth.
“Bordertown” will debut on Jan. 3, 2016 on FOX.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
From FAMILY GUY’s Mark Hentemann comes BORDERTOWN, a new animated comedy about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The series takes a satirical look at the cultural shifts occurring in America, where the U.S. Census forecasts that by 2017, ethnic minorities will become the majority. Set against this increasingly diverse backdrop, the comedy explores family, politics and everything in between with a cross-cultural wink.
BORDERTOWN centers on two clans: the Buckwalds and the Gonzalezes. BUD BUCKWALD (Hank Azaria, THE SIMPSONS) is a married father of three and a Border Patrol agent who is just a tad behind the times and feels slightly threatened by the cultural changes transforming his neighborhood. He lives next door to ERNESTO GONZALEZ (Nicholas Gonzalez, SLEEPY HOLLOW), an ambitious family man, who has been in the country less than 10 years, but is already doing better than Bud – which, it turns out, is a bit of an issue for Bud.
Bud is married to JANICE BUCKWALD (Alex Borstein, FAMILY GUY), both the wisest and most oblivious member of the family. The Buckwald kids include BECKY (Borstein), a socially awkward, big-boned geek; SANFORD (Judah Friedlander, “30 Rock”), a loser who thinks he’s a player; and GERT (Missi Pyle, “The Exes,” “Galaxy Quest”), a beauty pageant-obsessed five-year-old with a pet pig. Meanwhile, living the American Dream next door are the Gonzalezes, including MARIA (Stephanie Escajeda, “100 Things To Do Before High School”), Ernesto’s no-nonsense wife; their son, RUIZ (guest voice Efren Ramirez, “Napoleon Dynamite”); and their 21-year-old nephew, J.C. (Gonzalez), a graduate student who is engaged to Becky and frequently butts heads with Bud.
As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their two families soon become bound by romance, conflict and, perhaps most importantly, friendship – a word that means the same, no matter what side of the border you’re from.
BORDERTOWN is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series is created and written by Mark Hentemann. Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY) are executive producers. Alex Carter (FAMILY GUY) and Dan Vebber (AMERICAN DAD, “Futurama”) are co-executive producers. Lalo Alcaraz (“La Cucaracha”) and Gustavo Arellano (“¡Ask a Mexican!”) are consulting producers. Valentina L. Garza (THE SIMPSONS) is a supervising producer. “Like” BORDERTOWN on Facebook at facebook.com/Bordertown. Follow the series on Twitter @BORDERTOWNonFOX and join the discussion using #Bordertown.