PITTSBURGH — To be clear, "Fairview" is not based on creator and executive producer R.J. Fried's experiences growing up in Indiana, Pennsylvania. But his western Pennsylvania roots did provide perspective for a show about how national topics can become local headaches.
"It's small-town America," Fried said of Indiana. "It's Jimmy Stewart's hometown. It felt like everything that's good and right in this country."
Fried hopes his love for small-town America comes across in "Fairview," a new adult animated series that premiered last week on "Comedy Central." "Fairview" airs Wednesdays directly after "South Park," a show it shares a lot of DNA with in terms of how it tackles hot button issues with irreverence and the occasional gross-out humor. Among the show's executive producers is Comedy Central alumnus Stephen Colbert.
