Created by and starring the sports comedy duo The Sklar Brothers (ESPN’s Cheap Seats, Layers), Jason and Randy, The real-life twin brothers play Leland and Leif Topps, would-be heirs to the Topps fortune who show up one day to the office to find out their uncle Marvin has sold the company behind their backs to Eisner. Now the pair find themselves working for a shrewd, heartless new boss Gaylen Briggs, who is just looking for an excuse to fire the bumbling brothers.
Vuguru creative director Steve Cohen likens the show to “The Office meets the SportsCenter commercials.” And just like those SportsCenter spots,
plenty of sports stars will be making acting cameos such as NBA players Kevin Love (in the premiere), Baron Davis, Greg Oden and even former player Dennis Rodman. Of course Topps built its name on baseball, so expect some MLB players throughout, including David Wright, David Ortiz and Russell Martin.This is the fifth original series from Vuguru who first struck a chord with web fans via its teen thriller Prom Queen and later its follow-up Prom Queen: Summer Heat. This year’s indie-music themed The All-For-Nots and mystery book prequel Foreign Body have fared moderately well, but still not at the level Prom Queen hit. This one clearly takes a higher level of interest for Eisner’s camp, who are looking to revive the once-dominant Topps brand in a declining sports card market. Coming along for the ride is lead sponsor Skype showing off its free video calling services within the show and in brief post-roll ads.
FOXSports.com will get a 12-hour exclusive release of new episodes which come out every Tuesday. Other distribution partners include YouTube, Veoh, Hulu, Blip, Bebo, Metacafe, Dailymotion, MobiTV (for mobile phones), iTunes and backontopps.com.
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