TruTV Orders First Scripted Comedy Pilot: Amazon’s ‘Those Who Can’t’ Follows “New TruTV” Re-Branding & ‘Impractical Jokers,’ ‘The Carbonaro Effect’ [VIDEO]

By Kyle Dowling k.dowling@musictimes.com | Dec 05, 2014 03:26 PM EST

After the network's newfound brand – you know, the NEW TruTV – the once-upon-a-time Court TV network is gearing up to move into the realm of scripted television. Specifically, scripted comedy. And it seems they've found their guinea pig to go up with their hit reality shows Impractical Jokers and The Carbonaro Effect –– Those Who Can't.

According to Deadline, the network ordered the series after it was originally pinned with Amazon. The series was created by and stars the Denver-based comedy group The Grawlix.

Those Who Can't tells the tale of three high school teachers who are way more than dysfunctional. Played by Grawlix members Adam Clayton-Holland, Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl, the trio of teachers prove to be even crazier and messed up than the students at the high school. "When an entitled bully decides to make their lives miserable," Deadline writes, "they go to ridiculous lengths to exact revenge.

Check out a trailer for the original pilot of Those Who Can't below:

On the new series, TruTV SVP of development and original programming, Marissa Ronca, said, "We love Adam, Andrew and Ben's unique sense of humor, especially the characters they've created at the center of Those Who Can't." She then added that the show is "funny, original and the perfect project for TruTV to expand into scripted."

What do you think of the Those Who Can't trailer, readers? Is it enough to keep truTV ahead of the game and possibly push them into the territory of creating solid comedy?

Let us know your thoughts below.

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