How to Buy a Baby

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How to Buy a Baby is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in November 2017 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web platform and on YouTube.[1] Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue fertility treatment to conceive a pregnancy,[2] the series stars Meghan Heffern and Marc Bendavid as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process.[3]

It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel on November 13, 2017.[4] It was transferred to CBC Gem when that platform launched in 2018.[5] Season one was directed by Molly McGlynn and season two was directed by Adriana Maggs.[6] The series is executive produced by Lauren Corber and Wendy Litner. It has won several accolades, including Best Comedy Series at the 9th annual Indie Series Awards.[7] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.[8]

Episodes

Season 1

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Fertiliflinch" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
2 2 "Fertilifamily" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
3 3 "Fertilifucked" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
4 4 "Fertilifight" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
5 5 "Fertilifeelings" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
6 6 "Fertilifunk" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
7 7 "Fertilifentanyl" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
8 8 "Fertilifinances" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
9 9 "Fertilifear" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
10 10 "Fertilifinally" Unknown Unknown November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)

Season 2

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11 1 "Adopt-an-Inspection" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
12 2 "Adopt-a-Class" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
13 3 "Adopt-a-Profile" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
14 4 "Adopt-a-Party" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
15 5 "Adopt-a-Date" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
16 6 "Adopt-a-Feminist" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
17 7 "Adopt-an-Orientation" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
18 8 "Adopt-a-Thon" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
19 9 "Adopt-an-Arguement" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
20 10 "Adopt-a-Future" Unknown Unknown August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)

Reception

Season 1

At the 9th annual Indie Series Awards, the series won the award for Best Comedy and McGlynn won the award for Best Direction.[9] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.[8]

At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series won the award for Best Original Digital Series, Fiction,[5] and Litner was nominated for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[10] Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series.[11]

The series won Best Comedy Writing and Best Lead Female Performance at the IAWTV Awards,[12] Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Rolda Web Fest, and Best Editing at the T.O. Webfest.[13]

The series was nominated for Best Fiction Series at The Rockie Awards and was an Honoree Comedy: Long Form or Series at The Webby Awards.[14]

How to Buy a Baby won the Stand Up 'N Pitch competition at Just for Laughs in 2016.[15]

Season 2

The second season was nominated for six awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020; Litner won Best Writing and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series.[16]

It was nominated for six awards at the T.O Webfest and won Best Canadian Series. Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll won Best Supporting Performance.[17]

References

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  2. ↑ "I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy". Today's Parent, November 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "How to Buy a Baby a new web series that finds humour in infertility". canada.com, November 10, 2017.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "How to Buy a Baby among winners at Canadian Screen Awards digital gala". Waterloo Chronicle, March 29, 2019.
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "International Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled". Variety, September 27, 2018.
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External links

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