Jason Mantzoukas knows what he and his beard looks like so he's never surprised when security stops him at the airport. At least, he's able to get a bunch of OTPHJs (over the pants hand jobs) out of it, right? If he was a terrorist, however, as he explains below, all Homeland Security would need to do is throw some eggs at him or make him eat gefilte fish and the terrorism would be over.
You've seen the schedule, now here are your first looks at ABC's new slate of sitcoms for the fall and spring. The one they clearly have the most faith in is The Neighbors, above, which is set to premiere in the sweet post-Modern Family slot on Wednesdays at 9:30pm that floated Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B- in Apt 23 with good enough ratings to earn them pickups. In it, Lenny Venito and Jami Gertz star as the parents of a family that moves to a gated community in the suburbs only to discover that everyone who lives there is an alien. A pretty fun premise, [...]
Lost in all of the exciting new comedies melee, ABC and CBS announced some new shows as well. ABC will be bringing on four new comedies: Family Tools, The Neighbor, How to Live with Your Parents, and Malibu County. CBS is adding two: Partners and Friend Me. There is a show about Groupon!(?) And another where Reba McEntire again plays a character named Reba!(?) I won't lie, none of these six shows seem particularly interesting, depending on your feelings towards Sarah Chalke and Brad Garrett. They just feel like those forgettable sitcoms that only getting noticed if they do something offensive. You can read the loglines below. Do [...]
As we speculated earlier, Cougar Town is officially moving from ABC to TBS for 2013. The deal is for one 15-episode season, with the possibility of a second. This is the second time, after Scrubs, one of Bill Lawrence's shows has switched networks, which is particularly impressive, considering it almost never happens. I hope TBS is ready for all the campaigns that will come their way, trying to get them to save every failing cult sitcom.
These were gloomy days over in Cougar Town but things might be turning around. Cancellation wasn't certain but it was likely, as their numbers are around an NBC-esque 1.3 18-49 rating and the fact alone that ABC shortened its episode order this year, relegating it to a midseason replacement. It's being reported that TBS, home of the cable powerhouse known as old episodes of Big Bang Theory, are in talks to pick it up. The deal would be for two 15-episode seasons, which would put Cougar Town right in line for syndication. This is great news for an oft-overlooked show and television in general. We talk a [...]
Is Leno's mighty pillar starting to crumble? The perpetual king of late night ratings was just beaten for the very first time by Jimmy Kimmel, who "pulled ahead of NBC's Tonight with Jay Leno in the key adults 18-49 demo (906,000 to 869,000)." Of course, if you're using just the young people demographics it makes things easier, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are generally on top in those numbers anyways. But still! Good for Kimmel, and Poor Leno.
There is a Tuesday at 9:00pm situation. The best new comedy of two years ago (Happy Endings), last year (New Girl), and maybe this year (Go On) are all set to go up against each other. ABC announced today that Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, are leaving their cushy post-Modern Family slots for Tuesday nights. Happy Endings is the best and the funniest thing ever, and the move does suggest that ABC believes in it, but it's still nerve-wracking. The Neighbors slips into that slot and gives Wednesday nights a complete family focus. Also, ABC announced they are looking to revive TGIF by moving [...]
Sick of these renewal updates yet? You shouldn't be, as it's pretty much all awesome news. Leaving NBC for a sec to head over to ABC, they've just renewed Happy Endings for a full 22-episode third season. Coming right on the heels of NBC deciding to give Parks and Rec 22 episodes after all, it's a very good, if very busy, Friday afternoon of TV news, eh?
The best friendable Casey Wilson followed Johnny Depp on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Besides Depp, Wilson, and her impressively shiny legs, talked about interning for Susan Sarandon. Apparently, in addition to personal assistants, celebrities need interns to sign their headshots for them and use up all their office supplies. Maybe, the best part of the interview is the moment in the video below where Kimmel very confidently tells Wilson that Happy Endings will get picked up for another season. You better be right Jim-Kim, or it will be an unhappy ending for you.
Danza! In the immortal words of Ladies Love Cool James, "Don't call it a comeback, Danza's been here for years, but now he's going to be more here because he's set to star in a new, Vince Vaughn produced television show that is soon to be picked up by ABC " (More like Ladies Love Cool Albeit Overly Verbose James, amirite? Noiamnot). The multi-camera sitcom, currently operating under the working title The Guys, is about three old friends (old as in their age and length of time they've been friends) who decide to move in together into a bachelor pad near their respective families. In addition, it was [...]
Jimmy Kimmel was born in Brooklyn but chased his Hollywood dreams out west. Now he's planning to come home in triumph, late night show in tow, to tape a week's worth of shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in NYC from October 29th through November 2nd. It's actually right across the street from the Barclays Center, which will open as the new home of the rechristened Brooklyn Nets right around that same time. And really, no two celebrities better represent the coolest burough than Jimmy Kimmel and Jay-Z, right? They're like two sides of the same coin. Don't argue with me about this, OK? I've thought it through [...]
New York has a story about the Happy Endings cast that is so frustrating. Casts will always say they're friends but these guys are the real deal. Since I doubt you or I will ever be cast as a series regular, how can we get them to be our friends? Just read the description of when they first hung out:
The group began bonding the night of the very first table read, when they went for drinks at the Chateau Marmont and ended up at Cuthbert’s house, where it became clear that this group of “friends” was actually going to be friends. “I hope he forgives me [...]
Hip! Hip!.. Hopefully, you added, "Hooray" because it's time to celebrate. Community will be renewed for a fourth season. The order will be for 13 episodes; however, there will be an option for NBC to pick-up the back nine, depending on how the show is doing. This puts the show in an interesting but not particularly relaxing situation. The good news is the show is coming back and people at NBC aren't referring to it as its final season. The bad news is the show's fate is still not completely certain. Another wrinkle is that 13 more episodes puts them at 84 total episodes, four shy of the [...]
Paul F. Tompkins has a new Internet webseries, in which he talks to famous fellows about drinking and being famous fellow. It’s a perfect show for PFT since he is funny and charming and dresses like the manager of one of those modern speakeasy bars. His first guest is Ty Burrell, who tells a story about his first time drinking and how he spent the entire time talking literally about what being drunk felt like (which is the converse of the also common first drinking response of incessantly repeating the phrase, "I'm not drunk."). It's the perfect way to continue celebrating Cougar Town's possible TBS move. A [...]
