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Alison Haislip talked to Nerdage today about her show Battleground, Hulu’s first original scripted series.  The current episode, “Polls Close at Six,” was released today and is embedded above. 

“It’s a true dramedy,” Haislip said. “People may go in expecting there to be a lot of slapstick comedy going on, but the comedy is much more subtle.”

Haislip plays the social media strategist for the political campaign of Wisconsin State Senator

XXX arrives at the World Premiere of Kumo for Xbox 360 on Sunday, June 13, 2010 in Los Angeles. (Katy Winn/AP Images for Xbox)

Deirdre Samuels, who is seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate. ‘Battleground’ explores the behind-the-scenes of the campaign trail in a documentary-style dramedy.

“I think that’s why it has a perfect home on Hulu,” she said. “You don’t have a certain schedule they have to fill… Hulu can put up any show that they want to. It doesn’t have to fall into a certain category.”

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