Rosie O’Donnell Announces Development Of Simply Sketch Comedy Series
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Cable, Talent,
Fantastic news for Rosie O’Donnell fans! The recent announcement from the Logo channel cheered fans who have been hoping for Rosie’s return to television ever since the cancellation of her popular daytime talk show. This is a real boon for the newly established Logo channel, and great news for many TV lovers.
MTV Networks’ gay-oriented Logo channel said Monday it partnered with Rosie O’Donnell to develop a sketch-comedy series.
The tentatively titled Simply Sketch, which will feature a cast of up-and-comers, will be filmed in front of a studio audience with taped segments of musical numbers as well as commercial and movie parodies incorporating political satire.
Logo—which targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender viewers—also said that episodes will feature guest appearances by celebrities and “friends of the LGBT community.” The show is slated to premiere later this year.
O’Donnell, who will serve as an executive producer, called the show “fresh and hilariously creative.”
Welcome back, Rosie!
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Paul Reiser Returns To Network Television
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, CBS, Talent,
Reiser, star of the wildly popular series Mad About You (1992-1999)delighted fans when he announced he would be returning to series television.
CBS has picked up a sitcom pilot from Mad About You star Paul Reiser, which centers on an ambitious young man who takes over the family car dealership in Queens, New York.
Only time will tell if viewers are still Mad About Paul.
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Internet access, pictures, celebrity gossip updates…all are accessible from your cell phone. But CBS is taking this a step further by introducing mobile soap operas. The three to five minute episodes will feature briefer story arcs than traditional soaps, geared towards the viewer on the go. Finally…TV is taking over the world!
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A Look At The Best of TV 2005
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Reality, Commercials, Talent, Editorial, Features,
Now that the worst is over, we move on to the best. We take a look at the various events and situations that made us turn our heads this year.
And be sure to stay tuned for our Golden Globes picks! Full article after the jump.
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The WB Breaks New Ground With Beauty And The Geek 2
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Prime Time, Reality, WB,
In perhaps a first in television history, the WB network has hired actors to portray the real-life beauties and geeks from its hit show, The Beauty and the Geek.Conceived as a “walking billboard,” the show’s producers are hoping the stunt will increase ratings for both the show, and for the struggling WB network overall.
The WB Network, which has had a dismal season so far, is taking to the streets to promote the upcoming second season of its reality hit “Beauty and the Geek.”
It has hired teams of eight actors and eight actresses in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago to portray “over-the-top” babes and nerds in some of those cities’ hottest night spots.
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Ethiopian Idols Causing A Sensation
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Reality, American Idol,
The pervasive power of television never fails to amaze me. Where is the absolute last place you might expect to find a new version of American Idol? How about Ethiopia?
“Ethiopian Idols” is a far cry from the glamour and glitz of its U.S. and British inspirations.
Yellowed satin sheets and signs taped to the walls provide the backdrop for a set hastily constructed each week in a shabby hotel restaurant while waiters peer in. Performers have to contend with frequent power cuts, feedback from poor sound equipment and ringing cell phones.
But “Ethiopian Idols” has its own answer to Simon Cowell the acerbic judge on the American and British versions. Feleke Hailu disses contestants by telling them they “sing like donkeys.”
The show has fast won the highest ratings on otherwise dull state-run TV.
While “Ethiopian Idols” cannot promise the riches or fame enjoyed by American and British winners, it does offer hope in an impoverished country where most of the 77 million people cannot afford a TV set.
The show also has broken new cultural ground in the Horn of Africa nation.
Feleke’s catch phrase “alta fakedem,” or “you didn’t make it” in Amharic may seem positively meek compared to Cowell’s biting reviews. But it has caused a sensation in this tradition-bound culture.
Truly amazing.
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Goodbye, Dear Alias
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Alias,
The groundbreaking, thrilling series boasting uber-talent Jennifer Garner and uber-hottie Michael Vartan will soon depart, with its series finale scheduled for this season. How would you end the show? TV.com has some ideas:
Let’s hope that ABC gives the Alias folks the budget and freedom to send the show off in style. TV.com has done a lot of thinking about this, so we’ve decided to help out the writers and give them some ideas about what they could do in the finale.
For one, TV.com thinks that Vaughan should definitely come back and prove to everyone that he wasn’t a turncoat. Sydney and Vaughan should live happily ever after in Sydney’s cool modern design house.
Sloan should tell those blackmailers to stuff it, even though that means risking the life of his daughter Nadie, but then Nadia should wake up anyway, perfectly fine and ready to kick bad guys in the face. At that point, Nadia, Sydney, the French chick, and that new girl should get together and run down various alleyways shooting people and doing a lot of kicks and stuff.
As a personal favor, we’d like to see more of the fake Sloan, in the form of Joel Gray. Something about that whole thing just made TV.com laugh. It was hilarious!
Whatever you do, don’t kill Sydney’s dad.
How would you direct the series’ finale? Leave your suggestions in the comments.
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A Look At The Worst of TV 2005
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, Drama, Reality, Commercials, Talent, Editorial, Features,
This time of the year is the perfect time for ‘Best and Worst’ lists, so we present our Best and Worst of TV 2005. Worst first, because we all know that’s the most fun. We take a look at the various events and situations that made us turn our heads this year. Full article after the jump.
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Did you know the word “television” was first used in 1900? And that the planning stages for the medium began in the 1880s? Or that “Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” was the number one show in 1951? You’ll learn all this and more when you take a fascinating tour through Television History - The First 75 Years.
The site is a blend of everything television: the development of technology, information about favorite shows and many you’ve never heard of, even a list of people who possess the world’s largest collections of television sets! Go check it out and become the foremost expert on television. That’ll give your friends TV Envy.
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Bravo To Launch Real-Life Desperate Housewives
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Reality, Cable, Desperate Housewives,
Five wealthy, beautiful housewives get together to gossip among million-dollar homes and picture-perfect lawns. Does this sound familiar? It’s not Desperate Housewives; it’s ‘The Real Housewives,’ which will debut on Bravo this March. Reality TV fans have been anxiously awaiting its arrival since Bravo first announced plans for the show in May 2005.
Bravo has announced a new reality TV series called the “The Real Housewives” that is planned for first quarter of 2006. Bravo says “The Real Housewives” is a wildly entertaining, larger-than-life look within one of the most affluent gated communities in America. All aspects of the “richer than thou” OC life that prevails among the families of the community will be exposed.
The Real Housewives” will follow a mix of families and personalities within this extraordinary, picture perfect contained “set.”
With its mix of Desperate Housewives and The O.C.—both extremely successful television shows—The Real Housewives seem like a sure thing. I wonder if there are any cute gardeners around for the wives to get cozy with?
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