Adulting (web series) explained

Creator:Ben Baur
Thandi Tolmay
Director:TJ Marchbank
Starring:Ben Baur
Thandi Tolmay
Theme Music Composer:Gregory Nabours
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:9
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Cinematography:Matt Miller (season two)
Editor:Erik Anderson (season two)
Network:YouTube
  1. Adulting is an American comedy-drama web series created by and starring Ben Baur and Thandi Tolmay. It follows two friends, Max and Faye, who are nearing 30 and have yet to put their lives in order.

After producing two episodes and launching them on YouTube, Baur and Tolmay funded the production of four more through a May 2016 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly US $19,000.

Premise

Best friends Max and Faye are faced with the reality that they are nearly 30 years old and have no money, careers, or boyfriends.

Cast

Development and production

Ben Baur and Thandi Tolmay, who graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy with series director TJ Marchbank,[1] conceived #Adulting while celebrating Baur's 29th birthday.[2] [3] Baur said, "We came up with the idea for #Adulting because we wanted to tell stories that were tragically relatable to this really odd time in life, when you're supposed to be a grown-up and you're just ... not."[1] [4] Baur is known for starring in the 2012–2015 web series Hunting Season,[5] [6] and in 2015 was named by Out to its Out100 list.[7]

After two self-funded episodes launched on YouTube were well received by fans,[2] [8] Baur and Tolmay funded the production of four more through a May 2016 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly US $19K.[2] [3] [9] Guest stars include Drew Droege and David Del Rio.[2] The new episodes premiered on October 7, 2016 at the Brooklyn Web Fest, and were later put on YouTube.[2]

Episodes

Season two (2018)

Reception

Katrina Alonso of Out called #Adulting "hilariously awkward".[2] Writing for Instinct, Adam Dupuis deemed the series "binge worthy".[9]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
20178th Indie Series AwardsBest Web Series — Comedy[10]
Best Lead Actor — ComedyBen Baur as Alex
Best Guest Actor — ComedyDrew Droege as Dewey[11]
Best Original Song"I Can't Make You Love Me"
LA WebfestOutstanding Comedy SeriesBen Baur, Thandi Tolmay, TJ Marchbank, Rob Craven, Mark Heidel[12]
Outstanding Lead Actor — ComedyBen Baur as Max
Outstanding Lead Actress — ComedyThandi Tolmay as Faye[13]
Outstanding Guest Actor — ComedyMichael Perl as George
Outstanding Guest Actor — ComedyDrew Droege as Dewey
Outstanding Directing — ComedyTJ Marchbank
Outstanding Writing — ComedyBen Baur, Thandi Tolmay, Zach Hug
201910th Indie Series AwardsBest Comedy Series[14]
Best Lead Actress — ComedyThandi Tolmay as Faye
Best Lead Actor — ComedyBen Baur as Max
Best Writing — ComedyBen Baur, Thandi Tolmay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: #Adulting Episode 1 – Hunting Season Ben Baur deals with growing up in the new gay-themed web series . BigGayPictureShow.com . January 27, 2016 . Tim . Isaac . January 30, 2017.
  2. Web site: Exclusive: Ben Baur Talks New Episodes of His Latest Web Series #Adulting . October 5, 2016 . . Katrina . Alonso . January 30, 2017.
  3. Web site:
    1. Adulting – A Comedy Web Series
    . . May 11, 2016 . January 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: A Gay Man Faces Life at 30 in New Web Series . April 30, 2016 . Daniel . Reynolds . . January 30, 2017.
  5. Web site: Hunting Season: Really Old Sex Blog Gets New Life as Web Series . . Drew . Grant . August 30, 2012 . March 23, 2016.
  6. A gay Sex and the City? New web series Hunting Season tackles sex lives of gay New Yorkers . . Emily . Rome . September 7, 2012 . March 23, 2016.
  7. Web site: Out100: Ben Baur . Out . November 9, 2015 . March 23, 2016.
  8. Web site: Help Hilarious Web Series #Adulting Hit Its Stretch Goal! . Michael . Goldberg . . January 30, 2017.
  9. Web site: Binge Worthy Web Series #Adulting - New Episodes Are Here! . . Adam . Dupuis . October 18, 2016 . January 30, 2017.
  10. Web site: Nominations Announced For 8th Annual Indie Series Awards . February 1, 2017 . . February 1, 2017.
  11. Web site: 8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners . Indie Series Awards . April 14, 2017.
  12. Web site: LA WebFest 2017 Award Nominees . LA WebFest. lawebfest.com. February 22, 2019.
  13. Web site: LA WebFest 2017 Award Winners . 18 May 2017 . Roma Web Fest. romawebfest.it. February 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: 10th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations. Indie Series Awards. January 2019 . May 4, 2019.