Luvvie Ajayi's Book: I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual Goes To ShondaLand

Shonda Rhimes has acquired the rights to Luvvie Ajayi's book I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual.

I'm Judging You is a hilarious collection of essays that aims to help people who are bad at life be, you guessed it, less bad. (It's divided into sections on life, culture, social media, and fame.) The tone makes the project a new direction for Rhimes, who is obviously better known for shows with scandalous and gutting monologue moments than gut-busting laughs. In addition to being Shondaland's first comedy, the I'm Judging You series would also make for a more mature show than the usual Shondaland fare (not that assassinations and treason and whatever new depraved twists Scandal has got going on this week count as child's play). The adaptation is being planned as a cable series, suggesting less family-friendly content ahead. Thus, it won't join the likes of Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, and Grey's Anatomy for TGIT on Shondaland's home base of ABC, though the show will still be produced through ABC productions.

Ajayi also has a great story as to how she caught the eye of Shonda Rhimes, and it should serve as an inspiration to Shonda devotees everywhere. According to Deadline, Rhimes became aware of Ajayi thanks to Ajayi's elaborate Scandal recaps on her blog AwesomelyLuvvie.com (somewhere, a freelance writer has bowed down his or her head in silent prayer). Even before getting the rights to I'm Judging You, Rhimes shared her praise of it, tweeting that she "loved" the work.