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‘Wedding Crashers’ and ‘500 Days’ teams behind NBC’s ‘Friends with Benefits’

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

What do you get when you combine the director of Wedding Crashers, the writers of 500 Days of Summer, and the producers of Arrested Development? What sounds like a kick-ass show: Friends with Benefits, which NBC has just picked up…

Enough with the bed-hopping, ‘Private Practice’!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

That used to be the reason that my parents wouldn’t let me watch Friends when I was eight: “They’re hopping in and out of each others’ beds too much.” Thing is, that really only referred to the on-again-off-again Ross/Rachel ’ship,…

Team Building: Successful Partnerships

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Couples therapy is all about reestablishing those lasting bonds with your partner. And one thing that seems to strengthen Couples Retreat is the fact that many of the stars have worked together before on various projects.

Thanks to Amy, we’ve…

Matt LeBlanc Plays Himself To Spoof TV Business

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

This sounds like a cross between Extras crossed with Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story:

Matt LeBlanc is re-teaming with “Friends” co-creator David Crane along with “Mad About You” co-producer Jeffrey Klarik for a new Showtime comedy that spoofs…

Multicamera Comedy Staging A Comeback

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

As the Aughts began, television experienced a slew of single-camera sitcoms, like Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Office. But this year, THR reports, multicamera is creeping back into primetime comedy.
While there’s contention over…

Sci-Fi Sitcoms That Never Made It Out of the Stratosphere

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

This piece from Lauren Davis at io9, detailing a slew of sitcoms set in space that were gone far too quickly, is surprisingly in-depth, fun, and layered… like a sitcom! My favorites:

Babylon Fields: When the dead rise from the…

‘Greek’s Spencer Grammer Talks Sororities, Cliffhangers, and Pot

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The Post has a cute interview with Greek’s Spencer Grammer:

The last time Spencer Grammer and I got together, there were “Harry Potter” admissions, fly distractions and enough giggle fits to fill a third grade all-girls sleepover. Oh, and she…

Promos for ABC’s ‘Cougartown’

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Now, I would say that a sitcom with the title Cougartown would be just pushing the older-women craze far too far, destined for failure like Swingtown. But it marks Courtney Cox-Arquette’s return to TV after the somewhat-disappointing failure of gossip-drama…

The Arquettes Confirm Involvement in ‘Scream 4′

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

From Horror Squad:

Oh, good, as long as they have the most important cast members on board, I’m sure a new Scream sequel will become essential viewing. (Not!) Yup, Dewey and Gale, the cop and the reporter. David Arquette claims…

Hulu Coming to the UK

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Now, I hadn’t even realized that Hulu isn’t available to the United Kingdom, but this unfortunate situation will hopefully soon be remedied: TV Squad reports that Hulu is making a deal with broadcasters to be able to cater to UK…