Nobody’s Watching Gets a Second Chance
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, WB, Scrubs, Internet,
I love it. A failed sitcom pilot has been given a new life on the Internet. Nobody’s Watching, a sitcom that was previously passed on by both NBC and the WB was posted on YouTube in June. The show ended up getting a lot of attention and before you know it, hundreds of thousands of people were stopping by to check the pilot out. The show was created by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and two Family Guy writers, so there is an impressive comedic pedigree. Says NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly, “I love the spirit of the experimentation and I think if we can actually have something find an audience on the web, gravitate over to the network, continue with a web presence and have them feed each other, that could end up being a really cool thing.” To test the waters, Nobody’s Watching will continue online in a series of webisodes before airing on NBC. Look for the webisodes within the next month. At present, there is no guarantee that the pilot will ever make it to the small screen, but its online popularity could certainly improve its chances.
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Whoopi Goldberg Will Hate Chris Too, This Fall
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, UPN, Everybody Hates Chris, Talent, The CW, News,
This Fall, Whoopi Goldberg will be guest-starring on two episodes of the UPN (or CW by then) Chris Rock comedy Everybody Hates Chris. Word is that she will play a new neighbor of Chris’ (Tyler James Williams) family, and that Chris will fall for her granddaughter.
This could be very good for the show. I hope her name gets a few more people to tune in, because while Chris has been well-received by critics, its ratings were only okay. To make matters worse, it’s going to be buried at the 7 pm Sunday time slot on the CW’s Fall schedule. It is unclear as of yet which two episodes Goldberg will star in, but the show’s season premiere will be on October 1.
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Entourage: Three’s Company
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, HBO, Entourage, Features,
The boys interrupt Drama from a day parked in front of a video game. Although he still hasn’t heard from Ari, his new supposed agent, he agrees to go out with the crew. Apparently the brothers are 0-for-2 when it comes to Ari calls. Vince hasn’t heard a peep since he told off Alan Gray, the President of Warner Bros.
During their night out, Eric runs into his girlfriend, Sloane. The guys are a bit weirded out that a girl has invaded their group, but Sloane swears their meeting was a mere coincidence. She is actually meeting up with a girlfriend from out of town. When Vince is later approached by a girl from his past, it is clear that the boys night out is now officially over. Ari takes his turn interrupting their evening when he calls Eric with ‘big’ news: Alan has agreed to bump up Vince’s paycheck to $10 million. Unfortunately, Eric and Vince are not impressed with the ‘liar’ and insist on holding out for the requested $20 million. Ari warns them not to get on Alan’s bad side…right before Eric hangs up. Vince is too busy going home with his lady friend to be fazed by Ari’s call, but Johnny is still feeling neglected. Thankfully, Drama’s mood is temporarily lifted when Sloane’s friend, Tori, finally arrives at their table.
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ABC Fixes Lost, Desperate Housewives
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Desperate Housewives, Lost,
ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson promises that the upcoming seasons of Desperate Housewives and Lost won’t disappoint. Speaking to Housewives, he said that series’ creator Marc Cherry has “taken over 100 percent of the show-running and that’s been a terrific change. The early scripts and the storylines and the arcs and the mystery, I think, are a lot stronger from the get-go next season.” I certainly hope so – season two was a major disappointment, but I hung in there in the hopes that it would improve. I stayed until the bitter end, which is more than some fans did. Here’s hoping Cherry’s involvement will keep the interesting storylines coming and character development moving along.
Lost, which has not stumbled in the least (in my opinion) on character and plot, did receive some grumbling from fans about the second season’s stop-and-start schedule. With mid-season repeats upsetting the flow, it was a frustrating wait for each new episode. McPherson says that a new scheduling plan will help – Lost begins on October 4th, then runs for six straight weeks when Day Break, a new detective drama, takes the time slot. Returning again in February, the final episodes of Lost will play uninterrupted. J.J. Abrams is also expected to increase his involvement in the series, and may even direct some episodes. Says McPherson of the scheduling, “We’ve just really listened to the audience about the repeats, and it felt like this was really the best way to run the show. It’s a very, very difficult show to produce. You know, if we could run 22 straight in the fall, we probably would. But we just can’t get the shows done in that amount of time.”
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Now Available from Netflix: NBC’s New Shows
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, NBC, Internet, News,
NBC announced that it will be offering a preview of two of their new shows to Netflix subscribers this summer. Taking a different approach to promoting their new series, NBC will offer Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Kidnapped a full six weeks in advance of their fall premiere on the network. Netflix subscribers can view the first episodes of the shows, as well as previews for the other NBC series on the 2006/2007 lineup. It seems like it could be a fairly successful endeavor – with over 5 million Netflix subscribers out there, it’s likely that the response to these episodes will be favorable. The shows will be available on August 5th. Hey, it beats the marketing genius of promoting your network on eggs!
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CBS’ Marketing Plan: Over-easy or Scrambled?
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, CBS, News,
CBS announced that it will begin putting its eye logo and program logos on 35 million eggs this fall through a campaign called “egg-vertising.” Among the phrases that CBS plans to include on the eggs: “CSI: Crack the case on CBS,” “The Amazing Race: Scramble to Win on CBS,” and “Shark: Hard-Boiled Drama,” as well as “Shelling Out Laughs,” “Funny Side Up,” and “The Class: New Grade-A CBS Comedy.” Says George Schweitzer, president of the CBS marketing group, “We’ve gone through every possible sad takeoff on shelling and scrambling and frying. It’s a great way to reach people in an unexpected form.”
Um… yeah. I’m not sure how well egg messages are going to translate to viewership. Seeing a message from CBS as I crack open my breakfast isn’t eggs-actly (ugh, I know) going to motivate me to watch their programs. The eggs with the laser imprinted messages will hit grocery shelves in September and October.
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Crank Yankers Returns – on MTV2
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Cable, Cable/Satellite, Renewals,
At least one network still thinks that prank phone calls are funny. MTV2 has announced that it will air eight new episodes of Crank Yankers. Crank Yankers started on Comedy Central in 2002, featuring celebrity guest pranksters whose calls were re-enacted by a variety of puppets. While the show has been absent for some time—Comedy Central cancelled its run after 60 episodes—MTV2 finally gave the green light for more new episodes. Among the crank callers are Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Wanda Sykes and Sarah Silverman. While I was not a regular follower of the series, I was a fan of the prank phone calls by Sykes and Silverman. According to Tony DiSanto, Head of Programming at MTV2, “The show’s devious sense of humor fits right in with our creative sensibility… and we’re looking forward to running up the phone bills.” A debut date has yet to be set—and heck, does anybody watch MTV2?
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The Office Webisodes Now Online
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, The Office, Internet,
NBC.com now has the first two of many summer webisodes of The Office: The Accountants available on their web site. The first, titled “The Books Don’t Balance,” sets the mystery in motion as the accounting team discovers that $3,000 is missing. Webisode 2, titled “Phyllis,” follows the accountants as they question Phyllis about the missing money. While the episodes only feature the accountants, it does give these secondary players a chance to take the spotlight. Boss Michael (played by Steve Carell), and Jim and Pam’s blossoming romance are noticeably absent, but the accountants do a great comedic job with the storyline. Overall, this provides some fresh Office episodes while we await the series premiere in the fall. New episodes are posted every Thursday, so check it out and see if you can find the person responsible for the missing funds.
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British Office Cast Visit Dunder Mifflin
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, BBC, NBC, The Office,
Hollywood.com reports that the stars of the British version of The Office are planning to appear in cameo roles on the American version. The executive producer of the American version, Ben Silverman, said that employees from the Brit Office could “find themselves sharing an office with Scranton, Pennsylvania company Dunder Mifflin.” Silverman told the New York Post “There’s a lot of love between (the casts and crews) of the two versions of the show. Expect some cameos from the U.K. paper company.” No word yet on who will be appearing or even when, but apparently Ricky Gervais is not scheduled to appear anytime soon – according to Silverman, “We’re going to save the big man for now.” I’m sure any of the phenomenal British ensemble will be a welcome addition to the employees at Dunder Mifflin.
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Fake Entourage Ad Taken a Bit Too Seriously
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Video,
Thanks to an ad for HBO’s hit show Entourage that ran in the June 16 issue of Daily Variety, some people are starting to think that James Cameron really did direct a big screen version of Aquaman.
Last season on the show, Cameron cameoed as the director of Aquaman, a big budget vehicle for the show’s fictional budding movie star, Vince Chase. In an episode this season, the fictional movie fictionally Read More | Variety
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