There are a lot of emotions flying around with this one. Donald Glover, who we all know from all his things, has been given a put pilot commitment by NBC for his own sitcom. The show would be co-executive produced by Matt "Hubba Hubba" Hubbard, who Glover worked as a writer with on 30 Rock. TV Guide reports the sitcom "would be loosely based on Glover's life," but which part of his life? Is it a show about a stand-up comedian/rapper dating a variety of Asian females or a show about a Jehovah's Witness who goes to NYU and starts an Internet famous sketch group? OK, so what [...]
Fox has made a put pilot commitment to Ryan Reynolds's production company for All In, a single-camera gambling comedy written by Allan Loeb. The show was described by Deadline as being about a "compulsive gambler trying to get back in the game with the help of his family… as long as that game does not involve the exchange of money." Umm, ok, sure. No word on who'd they cast as the gambler or if there will be another guy, a girl, and a pizza place involved.
The Second Coming of Rob is a multi-cam comedy somewhat based on Bowie's life. It focuses on a newly divorced dude who reunites with his old college buddies in hopes of redoing their 20s. Both Bowie and Sussman play nerds of a certain sort on Big Bang Theory, so they're all ready pretty tight with the people over at CBS. Bowie, who's been doing funny things for a while, was one of the first UCB students back in 1998. Sussman, well, Sussman should be best known for playing the powerful Steve in Wet Hot American Summer.
A few months back, we told you that former 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon was leaving the show because of an overall deal she signed with 20th Century Fox that would have her work on The New Girl and allow her to work on her own stuff. Well, Kay moved quickly and already has a pilot commitment from Fox. The show is an office comedy like Mary Tyler Moore but with football. It would focus on a female lead who works on an NFL Sunday sort of show. I hope she's "trying to have it all" and has a gruff voiced boss with the piercing blue eyes [...]
I cried twice while watching the Go On pilot. This doesn't mean two tears; I'm talking about two distinct cries. Sure, yes, I'm prone to crying at things (I'm still not sure what the cast of Friday Night Lights looks like, as they were always water-blurred and left looking like Matisse paintings) but, regardless of my proclivities, these two moments would generally be considered honestly felt and honestly sad. Tonight, at 11:04pm, on NBC, Go On is set to make its debut to the American public. It won't offer a respite from the overly weepy Olympic games, what with its plethora of personal interest stories; no, it will continue to [...]
