Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda to reunite, star in new Netflix sitcom, “Grace and Frankie”
by Netflix has announced a new 13-episode single-cam sitcom, Grace and Frankie, that reunites Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as “long-time rivals brought together by a …
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Adam Scott and Paul Rudd re-enact Bosom Buddies for final “Greatest Event in Television History” on Adult Swim, but which Bosom Buddies intro?
Adam Scott unveiled the billboard today for the fourth and final edition of his 1980s TV tribute series, “The Greatest Event in Television History,” which …
NBC’s Parks and Recreation celebrates 100 episodes
Tonight is the 100th episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, which seems entirely plausible and yet also miraculous, considering the state of network television programming …
Alan Alda rationalizes his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H in Q&A retrospective
Would you believe that Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce wasn’t the moral center of M*A*S*H, the hit CBS series for 11 seasons from 1972-1983? That’s what …
Take Me to the Pilot Season: Tracking a Year in Network TV Development
TV networks spend billions of dollars each year for ideas you’ll never see on television. That’s a bold statement. But it’s nevertheless true. Literally. And …
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Broken Lizard’s Jay Chandrasekhar on directing sitcoms, Freeloaders and the future of TV/movie distribution
Jay Chandrasekhar is best known as the ringleader of sketch comedy troupe Broken Lizard, but he’s also a stand-up comedian and an in-demand director, helming …
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Marc Maron on putting his life on camera (IFC’s Maron) and in memoir (“Attempting Normal”)
“Are you good?” Marc Maron asks the question sincerely after I enter his hotel room in Midtown Manhattan, catching the comedian amid a day full …
FX picks up “Saint George,” new George Lopez sitcom for 10/90 episode deal
George Lopez is back in primetime, scoring a new deal made official today by FX to bring at least 10 episodes and perhaps 100 of …
Watch the original and second unaired pilots for “Three’s Company”
“Come and knock on my door” wasn’t the original opening for Three’s Company, the 1970s hit sitcom adaptation for ABC. Nope. Try “doo-dee-doo-dee-doo-dooo” instead. The …
Title Card Tales: Mike Royce’s Snowpants Productions
by End cards or “vanity cards” as they are known derisively/accurately, are those logos and nonsense that flash at the end of TV shows for two …