Sassy Justice
Sassy Justice is a web television series created by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Peter Serafinowicz that uses deepfake technology to insert unrelated celebrities and politicians into the fictional world of a television reporter.[1] The first episode was posted to YouTube on October 26, 2020.[2] The series was created by the newly-formed Deep Voodoo studio, made up of over a dozen computer graphics artists assembled for a film project that was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is based on a series of impressions that Serafinowicz developed of a "sassy" Donald Trump.[3] The creators have a handful of shorter videos alongside a 15-minute first episode that may be turned into an ongoing series, film, or other type of project.[3]
Premise
The series follows reporter Fred Sassy of Cheyenne, Wyoming (played by Peter Serafinowicz, whose face is superimposed with a deepfake of Donald Trump) who investigates the news itself, including the dangers posed by media manipulation and fake news.[2]
Critical reception
Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing considers the first episode "terrific deepfake satire".[4]
Celebrities deepfaked
- Julie Andrews as Louise "Lou" Xiang, a computer technician; she is actually played by Sarah Alexander[3]
- Michael Caine as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Serafinowicz)
- Al Gore as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Parker)
- Jared Kushner as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Betty Boogie Parker)[3]
- Donald Trump as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1) and Fred Sassy, local investigative reporter; both are in reality Serafinowicz
- Ivanka Trump as a fictionalized version of herself (episode 1, actually Parker)
- Chris Wallace as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1)[3]
- Mark Zuckerberg as the Dialysis King of Cheyenne (actually Stone)[3]
See also
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, a 2020 satire film about a fictional reporter
- Spitting Image, a British satirical puppet show that mocks current affairs
External links
References
- ^ Skinner, Tom (October 27, 2020). "South Park Creators Launch New Deepfake Satire Series Sassy Justice". NME. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Colburn, Randall (October 28, 2020). "South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone Deepfake Trump for New Web Series, Sassy Justice". The A. V. Club. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Itzkoff, David (October 29, 2020). "The South Park Guys Break Down Their Viral Deepfake Video". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Frauenfelder, Mark (October 26, 2020). "Sassy Justice with Fred Sassy: A Terrific Deepfake Satire Show". BoingBoing. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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