‘The Factory’ Is Coming to Spike TV

And the Blog Off begins at Comedy Centric!

My first post is, as the title indicates, all about Spike TV’s upcoming mostly improvised, single-camera comedy The Factory. Does this show look good to me? No, it does not, and I’m not saying that just because I’m still angry at the the basic-cable network for canceling Blade: The Series two summers ago.

The Factory has that reality-TV look that instantly indicates a total budget of about ten dollars. Its premise revolves around four aimless guys, all factory workers, who live and play and avoid meaningful work in a small town. Why am I not surprised?

Brought to us by Strangers with Candy co-creator Mitch Rouse, the show will probably gain at least a small instant following due to that fact alone after it premieres on June 29. If it doesn’t, the failure won’t be much skin off of Spike executives’ backs anyway since only six episodes are scheduled for the first season.

Get a first look at the series in the following clip; it’s currently available on the network’s website, where you can also find tons more videos. The actors who star are Rouse (Reno 911!, According to Jim) as Gary, David Pasquesi (According to Jim, Strangers with Candy) as Smitty, Jay Leggett (The Drew Carey Show, In Living Color) as Gus, and Michael Coleman (My Boys, Scrubs) as Chase.