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TV #TBT: “Joey” and the horrible new fall comedies of 2004!

September 18, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Wow. Has it really been 10 years since Joey? While we’re in full-on 2014 fall TV preview mode around here, we’re taking a Throwback Thursday look at some of our reviews of shows from past seasons. ALSO SEE: Fall TV shows 2014: New comedy series premiere dates, times and previews While 2004 was an exceptional year for new drama series (among them are Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: NY, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal), the new crop of comedies from 2004 were generally ill-conceived and poorly executed. The highest hopes were for Friends spinoff Joey, which did get a second-season renewal […]

“The Mindy Project” Season 3: The misadventures of Mindy and Danny

September 15, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Season 3 of FOX’s romantic comedy series The Mindy Project will focus on Mindy (Mindy Kaling) and Danny (Chris Messina) and their misadventures as a couple. After a short-lived run in a sitcom with her former Cheers costar, Rhea Perlman joins the cast playing Danny’s mom, who will likely have some confrontations with Mindy. Season 3 of The Mindy Project premieres Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9:30pm ET/PT. ALSO SEE: New Fall TV shows 2014: Comedies The Mindy Project Season Finale Preview: “Danny and Mindy” Fall TV Preview 2014: Returning series premiere dates and times New season, new guest stars for […]

New season, new guest stars for FOX’s “New Girl”

September 15, 2014 Ryan Berenz

With Jess (Zoey Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) back to being just friends, they’ll both be readjusting to single life in the new season. In Season 4, Jessica Biel will guest-star as a rival competing with Jess for the affection of Ted (Reid Scott), Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will play an old high-school nemesis who is engaged to Jess’ father (Rob Reiner), and Damon Wayans Jr. returns full time as a series regular. New Girl Season 4 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9pm ET/PT on FOX. ALSO SEE: New Fall TV shows 2014: Comedies Zooey Deschanel on […]

My “Playing House”-Related Plea to USA Network

September 15, 2014 Kellie Freeze

I am not known for my patience, but I have been a stoically patient lady waiting for the announcement of a Season 2 pickup for USA Network’s comedy, Playing House. I have gotten to a point of impatience where I can no longer stay quiet. TV hates me. It must. For the first time in years, a network presents a show that perfectly encapsulates my life, my desires and my TV wants and then after dangling a few episodes of perfection in front of me and likeminded viewers, it withholds the very TV manna that I have come to crave. […]

Survivor’s Remorse — LeBron James and “Glee’s” Mike O’Malley team up on Starz

September 11, 2014 Lori Acken

Survivor’s Remorse Starz Premieres: Oct. 4 Airs: Saturdays at 9pm Who’s In It? Jessie T. Usher, RonReaco Lee, Erica Ash, Teyonah Parris Starz’ new six-episode laugher about the personal and professional travails of young Boston basketball standout Cam Calloway (Usher) — whose multimillion-dollar pro contract is his family’s ticket out of poverty and into a fresh set of problems — is executive produced by the sports-meets-entertainment dream team of LeBron James, his business partner Maverick Carter, sitcom guru and Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner (The Cosby Show, Roseanne) and Glee’s Mike O’Malley, himself a Boston native. “Ever since I […]

Fall TV shows 2014: ABC’s “black-ish” is kinda funny-ish

September 11, 2014 Ryan Berenz

ABC’s new comedy black-ish is about a wealthy black family in Los Angeles dealing with cultural and racial identities in America. Dre (Anthony Anderson) is an ad executive who gets a surprise when he’s promoted at the office. Meanwhile, Dre has a crisis when his 13-year-old son Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner) wants a bar mitzvah. Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne also star. ALSO SEE: New fall 2014 TV shows by genre black-ish ABC Premieres: Sept. 24 Airs: Wednesdays at 9:30pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Laurence Fishburne What’s It All About? […]

FXX airing The Simpsons music-themed marathon

September 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s not up to its epic, 12-day marathon of the entire series that aired a few weeks back, but FXX’s latest stunt related to The Simpsons prizes quality over quantity, when it comes to episodes. A four-hour, eight-episode marathon devoted to standout music-themed episodes of the classic series will air Sept. 11 from 8pm-12am ET/PT on FXX. This marathon is airing in conjunction with the world premiere of the concert “The Simpsons Take the Bowl” that runs at the famed Hollywood Bowl Sept. 12-14. The episodes feature some of the music showcased in that concert. Episodes airing during the Sept. […]

Jane The Virgin: New dramedy from The CW takes a fresh look at family

September 9, 2014 StayTuned Staff

Jane the Virgin The CW Premieres: Oct. 13 Airs: Mondays at 9pm Who’s In It? Gina Rodriguez, Justin Baldoni, Brett Dier The CW is straying from its familiar supernatural and superhero shows by bringing the new dramedy Jane the Virgin into the mix. Jane centers on an ambitious, virginal young woman (Gina Rodriguez) who gets accidentally artificially inseminated with what turns out to be her boss’ child while at the doctor for a regular checkup. Based on a Venezuelan telenovela, The CW’s version puts its own spin on the original to make it more adaptable to an American audience. Explains […]

FXX announces post-marathon schedule for “The Simpsons”

August 28, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 12-day marathon of every episode of The Simpsons ever made (plus The Simpsons Movie) has done well for FXX, and it still has five days to go as of this writing, continuing through Sept. 1. FXX says that through its first six days, the marathon grew in viewership each day, and FXX has ranked as a Top 5 Basic Cable Network on each night. Tuesday night’s primetime portion (8-11pm) drove the network to a No. 1 rank among all basic cable networks in Adults 18-49 (1.07 million) and Adults 18-34 (764,000). It ranked No. 1 outright, inclusive of broadcast […]

NBC’s “A to Z,” or how we fell in love with Cristin Milioti

August 21, 2014 Ryan Berenz

A to Z NBC Premieres: Oct. 2 Airs: Thursdays at 9:30pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Ben Feldman, Cristin Milioti, Henry Zebrowski, Lenora Crichlow, Christina Kirk ALSO SEE: Fall TV shows 2014: New comedy series dates, times, previews and more! Andrew (Feldman) and Zelda (Milioti) date for eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour. “This television program is the comprehensive account of their relationship from A to Z,” says the narrator (Katey Sagal), setting up the show’s framework. Romantic Andrew works for an online dating company that’s more interested in keeping its customers single, desperate and paying for its […]