Variety reports that HBO and Jon Stewart have jointly scrapped plans for Stewart to produce and perform in a series of topical animated pieces for the premium cable network, plans that were initially announced just a few months after Stewart’s departure from his Daily Show pulpit. The idea behind the project was that Stewart would write new, quick-fire content for the company’s network and streaming broadcasts, bursts of on-topic material that would allow Americans to get a quick dose of Stewart’s still-welcome call for empathy and humor, and then get back to their latest binge through Game Of Thrones.