ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" is more radical than you think
The ABC comedy "Fresh Off the Boat," premiering Feb. 4, the first Asian-American comedy since Margaret Cho's late, lamented "All-American Girl" two decades ago, packs a bigger wallop than the average...
View ArticleShout Factory launches streaming service, "MST3K" and more
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" fans, rejoice. Shout Factory is launching a digital streaming service that will include "MST3K" and other cult classics, for free. "Attack of the Giant Leeches" is a...
View ArticleNBC's "One Big Happy" is one big misfire
NBC's "One Big Happy," premiering tonight (at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9), is one big misfire. No matter that it bears Ellen DeGeneres' name as producer. No matter that Elisha Cuthbert ("24") tries so...
View ArticleHBO comedy "Silicon Valley" season 2 -- "datageddon"
Finding rich comedy in data/analytics, tech financing and coding can't be easy. But the team behind "Silicon Valley," Mike Judge ("King of the Hill") and Alec Berg ("Seinfeld"), cleverly tap into the...
View ArticleABC slots "Muppets," few other changes for fall
ABC announced its 2015-16 primetime schedule, keeping most of the lineup intact, notably the Shonda Rhimes Thursday dramas ("Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," "How to Get Away with Murder").
View ArticleNBC locks Fallon, bolsters comedy development
NBC boss Bob Greenblatt announced a number of deals intended to bolster the network's currently weak comedy lineup, along with an extension of Jimmy Fallon's contract. Fallon is locked in as host of...
View Article"You're the Worst" delves into depression
Television can be more than we were once trained to think, and comedy can be more serious than it likes to let on. Case in point: "You're the Worst," which moved to FXX for its sophomore season,...
View ArticleNetflix sets "Fuller House" debut, releases first trailer
Is that a Golden Gate Bridge scene-setter? Is it a Rice-a-Roni commercial? No, it's the trailer for a spinoff of a classic late-'80s sitcom "Full House" on the familiar (rebuilt) set, a tease for the...
View ArticleNetflix releases "Fuller House" first look
Nostalgia fix ahead: Netflix today released the first images of the "Fuller House" sequel, which debuts Feb. 26. "Full House" fans eagerly await this sitcom update from nearly three decades ago.
View ArticleA tribute to director James Burrows on NBC
The man who yelled "cut!" on some of TV's top comedies over the years will be saluted as he completes 1,000 episodes. James Burrows, the most celebrated, most prolific TV comedy director in history,...
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