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Evan Shapiro Tasked with Reviving National Lampoon

May 6, 2019

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Evan Shapiro Tasked with Reviving National Lampoon

The former head of Seeso, Evan Shapiro, has been appointed with the gargantuan task of reviving National Lampoon. The once heralded brand has switched several hands over the last few years and attempts to revive it to even some of its former glory have fallen short.

Shapiro curated quite the catalog of content, both originals and acquired, over at Seeso despite it being ultimately shuddered by NBC. Already, the adaptation of Let’s Go Atsuko (a woke Japanese game show) with Atsuko Okatsuka) into a series shows a bit of promise.

It’s yet another curious turn in the history of this brand and we’ll just have to wait and see what else Shapiro has up his sleeve that will hopefully reboot National Lampoon entirely.

The Future of Seeso Doesn’t Seem So Bright as Evan Shapiro Steps Down as Head of Seeso

May 4, 2017

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The Future of Seeso Doesn’t Seem So Bright as Evan Shapiro Steps Down as Head of Seeso

Currently, the only thing confirmed is that Shapiro will be stepping down.

However, there are plenty of murmurs and whispers that, after everything that’s already in the pipeline for this year premieres, Seeso might just close up shop altogether.

That would be an incredibly pity as so much good programming is on Seeso like Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Take My Wife, plenty of stand-up specials, access to some of the best British and Aussie comedy out there, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, My Brother, My Brother and Me, and way more.

If Seeso does indeed get the ax, one has to wonder where all this content will go and, more importantly, if a new Seeso-ish streaming service or network will take its place, possibly from some other media conglomerate. Adult Swim, TruTV, and TBS can only take on so much more on their already very full plates and yet, there is plenty of Seeso original content that should have a home somewhere.

In any case, Seeso is still up and running for 2017 and you should watch as much of it as you can while you can.