Halfway Home

Halfway Home is an American comedy series that aired on Comedy Central in the spring of 2007. After airing 10 episodes, on June 20, 2007 costar Regan Burns confirmed that the show had ended. On its official website, Halfway Home is described as an "improvised half-hour show featuring the daily exploits of five ex-cons living together in a residential rehab facility" (the fictional Crenshaw Halfway House, in Los Angeles, California). Characters Carly Barzac (played by Jessica Makinson) is an ex-convict for drug trafficking. She has a bad relationship with her parents (they screen her calls), and had to hire actors to pretend to be her parents on Parents' Day. She has set the world record for pogo-sticking. Carly's years of drug use have severely hindered her cognitive abilities, leaving her ditzy and, according to an online intelligence test, "mildly retarded." When she goes sober her IQ skyrockets; this led to her gaining the highest score ever on the GED test in the state of California. Unfortunately, this also leaves her irritable and violent, to the point where giving her more pot becomes the only option. Kenny Carlyle (played by Kevin Ruf) is the house supervisor. He is the stereotypical sensitive counselor who enforces the rules, while being known to break them on occasion. He has "no formal training regarding rehabilitation or psychology." He has apparently been working at the Crenshaw Halfway House for fifteen years. Kenny hopes to pursue a musical career but lacks the talent. Serenity Johnson (played by Octavia Spencer) is an ex-convict for armed robbery. She is very aggressive and hostile, threatening other housemates with violence, no matter what terms she is on with them. She has a troubled relationship with her mother, a beautician. She had aspirations of fame when she was interviewed for a television show, only to later discover the show was "America's Stupidest Criminals." Eulogio Pla (played by Oscar Nunez) was convicted for prostitution; his prison file describes him as "[using] sex to get what he wants." He comes from a very long line of prostitutes and is the only one in the family to have been arrested, a fact his father is deeply ashamed of. Eulogio seems to have some skills as a beautician.