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Nov 4, 2010 10:53 AM CDT

Coming Soon: Chelsea Handler Sitcom

NBC snags pilot based on her autobiographical books

(Newser) - Chelsea Handler is going from late night to primetime … sort of. The host of Chelsea Lately has written several autobiographical books about her twenties, and NBC has picked up a pilot based on them. The project is titled after one of the books, Deadline reports: Are You There Vodka? ...

Twitter Gets Another Sitcom

Sep 28, 2010 10:19 AM CDT

Twitter Gets Another Sitcom

It's sort of like the roommate version of $#*! My Dad Says

(Newser) - Fresh off the premiere of its first Twitter-based comedy, CBS is developing another. The network acquired a script deal for Shh … Don’t Tell Steve, based on a Twitter feed about a guy secretly tweeting everything his slob of a roommate does (sample: “Steve, just now, yelling from...

5 Picks to Be
New Boss
at The Office

Aug 3, 2010 4:56 PM CDT

5 Picks to Be New Boss at The Office

How about Ricky Gervais to replace Steve Carell?

(Newser) - The Office without Steve Carell as boss might be unthinkable, but think we must. Who could possibly replace him? The Week rounds up five possibilities:

Ricky Gervais: He's the boss from the original British version, and he's "inherently meaner" as an actor, which could be fun, writes Christopher Rosen

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Amy Ryan Returning
to The Office

Jul 15, 2010 3:29 PM CDT

Amy Ryan Returning to The Office

Could this mean a love reunion for Michael Scott, aka Steve Carell?

(Newser) - Could this mean happily-ever-after for Michael Scott? With Steve Carell leaving The Office after next season, his character's soulmate—Holly, played by Amy Ryan—is returning to the show and "will be playing a sizable role" throughout the season, reports Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly . “We set her...

Steve Carell:
Yes, I'm
Leaving
The Office

Jun 28, 2010 6:21 PM CDT

Steve Carell: Yes, I'm Leaving The Office

Sitcom star will depart after upcoming season

(Newser) - Ending weeks of speculation , Steve Carell has confirmed that he'll leave The Office when his contract expires at the end of the 2010-2011 season. "I just think it's time," the sitcom star tells E! "When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and...

10 Fall Shows You Must Watch

tv preview

Jun 1, 2010 9:34 AM CDT

10 Fall Shows You Must Watch

Matthew Perry and Hawaii Five-O are both back

(Newser) - It’s never too early to start scheduling your DVR for fall’s new TV. Entertainment Weekly critic Ken Tucker lists the 10 shows he’s most eagerly anticipating:

Mr. Sunshine: Matthew Perry is the owner of a sports arena and has Allison Janney for a boss. Tucker calls the

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Carell 'Probably'
Leaving Office

Apr 29, 2010 8:08 AM CDT

Carell 'Probably' Leaving Office

Contract is up—is he bluffing or for real?

(Newser) - Who would run The Office without Michael Scott around? We may find out after next season: Steve Carell recently told BBC Radio that his contract expires at that point, and “that will probably be my last year.” Darren Franich points out this could just be the starting point...

Designing Women Star
Dixie Carter Dies at 70

OBITUARY

Apr 11, 2010 6:41 AM CDT

Designing Women Star Dixie Carter Dies at 70

Actress had role ranging from 'Diff'rent Strokes' to 'Desperate Housewives'

(Newser) - Designing Women star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her a host of television roles, died yesterday at age 70. "This has been a terrible blow to our family," husband and actor Hal Holbrook said in a written statement that did not disclose cause of...

David Cross: Arrested Development Movie Is Dead

Apr 8, 2010 1:22 PM CDT

David Cross: Arrested Development Movie Is Dead

Comedian says it'd be too hard to reunite cast

(Newser) - Sorry, Arrested Development fans, David Cross has some bad news. Asked about the much-hoped-for movie version of the cult sitcom, Cross, who played Tobias Finke, tells TV Squad , “It’s not going to happen. Way too much time it’s been. I mean, there’s so many people involved....

Betty White Back in a Sitcom

Mar 16, 2010 5:12 PM CDT

Betty White Back in a Sitcom

Golden Girls star to be in TV Land show

(Newser) - Betty White is joining the cast of Hot in Cleveland, a sitcom coming to TV Land. The 88-year-old Golden Girls star has surged back to popularity (she'll host SNL in May) after appearing in a Snickers Super Bowl commercial and gaining a Facebook fan club. Hot in Cleveland, TV Land's...

'Boner' From Growing Pains Missing

Feb 21, 2010 2:25 PM CST

'Boner' From Growing Pains Missing

Andrew Koenig, 41, last seen in Vancouver 1 week ago

(Newser) - The actor who played "Boner" on the '80s family sitcom Growing Pains has been reported missing in Vancouver. Andrew Koenig, 41, the son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, was last seen a week ago and missed a flight to the US on Feb. 16, reports USA Today . Koenig's...

'Papa Joe' Simpson
Scores Sitcom Deal

watch out, jessica and ashlee

Feb 5, 2010 1:30 PM CST

'Papa Joe' Simpson Scores Sitcom Deal

Jessica Simpson's dad will star in Nickelodeon show

(Newser) - Joe Simpson, father of Jessica and Ashlee, will star in a Nickelodeon comedy loosely based on his experience raising his singer/actress daughters. Joe, who is a psychologist in addition to being his daughters’ manager and a TV producer, and will portray a Texas psychologist raising two daughters. The twist? One...

Arrested Development
Reigns as Top Sitcom

best of the decade

Dec 18, 2009 2:27 PM CST

Arrested Development Reigns as Top Sitcom

Arrested Development tops 11 Points' list

(Newser) - Cable dramas and non-sitcom comedies—think Stephen Colbert and Dave Chappelle—grabbed the limelight this decade, but it was still a rich time for sitcoms. 11 Points lists the 11 best.

Arrested Development. Needs no explanation—might be the best sitcom in history.
30 Rock. Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and

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The Office Is
Downright Depressing

blame jim

Dec 4, 2009 1:41 PM CST

The Office Is Downright Depressing

Jim Halpert illustrates 'the worst purgatory of 30-something life'

(Newser) - The Office has turned from funny and charming to the most depressing show on television, and it’s all thanks to once-beloved character Jim Halpert. “The show has taken the story of a man with a promising future and given him an interminable present,” writes Meghan Keane for...

Poehler's Parks Show
Has Gotten Good

TV review

Dec 2, 2009 12:46 PM CST

Poehler's Parks Show Has Gotten Good

NBC sitcom is refreshed in second season, but lacks viewers

(Newser) - Television critics far and wide, including Jonah Weiner, are coaxing viewers to tune in to Parks and Recreation, the underdog of NBC’s Thursday night comedy block. It “has gone from an erratically funny nonevent to astonishingly good,” Weiner writes in Slate , and if you watched during the...

'Shit My
Dad Says'
Heads to TV

TWITTER TAKEOVER

Nov 10, 2009 11:21 AM CST

'Shit My Dad Says' Heads to TV

Son's lucrative exploitation also includes book deal

(Newser) - Move over, Al Bundy: A project based @shitmydadsays, the Twitter feed engineered by the son of a cantankerous father, has been picked up by CBS. The creators of Will and Grace are on board as executive producers, with that selfsame transcriber of a son taking writing duties. The microblog’s...

30 Rock in Danger
of Growing Stale

tv review

Oct 15, 2009 4:51 PM CDT

30 Rock in Danger of Growing Stale

Tina Fey's show starts new season tonight

(Newser) - Tina Fey and crew return tonight with the season premiere of 30 Rock, and critics are worried that the show is losing its edge:

Todd VanDerWerff, AV Club: "30 Rock is still nowhere near a bad show, but it risks turning into a show where one-dimensional people spend a

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Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success

around the dial

Oct 5, 2009 4:23 PM CDT

Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success

New comedies borrow from drama, reality TV

(Newser) - Once, sitcoms ruled the television landscape. Their stellar ratings and cheap production costs made them unstoppable in the ‘90s, but their success was also their undoing: With so many options, viewers tired of the format. TV moved on to serious dramas and trashy reality programming. Now, the sitcom,...

'Pathetic' Seinfeld
Reunion Invades Curb

tv preview

Oct 4, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb

HBO show resuscitates Larry David's other brainchild 10 years later

(Newser) - Tonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic,"...

Fie on the Office Wedding

tv rant

Sep 24, 2009 3:48 PM CDT

Fie on the Office Wedding

Jim and Pam are the height of bland

(Newser) - After 5 years of the will-they-or-won't-they dance, Jim and Pam of The Office will tie the knot in the Oct. 8 episode, and the prenuptial PR blitz has sent one blogger around the bend. "We're already sick of these two insufferable lovebirds," enemy of drawn-out romance Brian Moylan...