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‘Girls5eva’ creator Meredith Scardino on Peacock’s new musical comedy series
When Meredith Scardino pitched her musical comedy series “Girls5eva,” about an all-but-forgotten late 1990s girl group that reunites in their forties, she made a fake CD case, complete with track listing, cellophane wrapper and discount stickers.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenWhen Meredith Scardino pitched her musical comedy series “Girls5eva,” about a forgotten late 1990s girls’ group that reunites in their forties, she made a fake CD case, complete with track listing, cellophane wrapper and discount stickers.
That fake album generated real interest, and now “Girls5eva” is a buzzy new show for Peacock.
Scardino tells us about working in late night with Stephen Colbert, where she was often the only woman in the room, to running her own show. And while production on “Girls5eva” didn’t go as planned due to the pandemic, Scardino tells us how she adapted the script, including setting a performance in an abandoned mannequin warehouse. Hey, she needed the bodies.
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In the new Peacock comedy “ Girls5eva ,” a one-hit wonder 1990s girls’ group gets a 21st century opportunity when a rapper named Lil’ Stinky decides to sample one of their tracks in a new song.
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