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5 lessons from the fall 2013 TV family sitcoms

September 16, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Fall In The Family: 5 Lessons From the Fall 2013 TV Family Sitcoms Family sitcoms are back in full force in the fall of 2013, with unflinching subject matter and unconventional domestic dynamics that would’ve melted Ward Cleaver’s face off back in the ’50s. So cue up the “Awww” on the laugh track for A Very Special Episode of valuable life lessons from this season’s family sitcoms. ALSO SEE: Complete list of fall 2013 new shows Fall TV 2013 new comedies Lesson 1: Families Yell. Family members tend to wipe civility, courtesy and restraint on the welcome mat before stepping […]

“The Middle” coming to ABC Family

September 16, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

ABC Family will begin airing episodes of its mothership ABC’s hit family comedy The Middle starting Sept. 17. The show will air on ABC Family weekdays at 5pm ET/PT. To kick off The Middle‘s arrival on ABC Family, a marathon of the sitcom will air on ABC Family Sept. 16 from 11am-7pm ET/PT. The Middle revolves around frazzled mother Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton), her calming husband Mike (Neil Flynn) and their three crazy kids: oldest son Axl (Charlie McDermott), an underachiever; socially awkward middle daughter Sue (Eden Sher); and quirky youngest son Brick (Atticus Shaffer). The sitcom is told from […]

New Girl Season 3: Zooey Deschanel on the Nick, Jess romance and bein’ quirky

September 12, 2013 StayTuned Staff

For the millions who enjoy watching Zooey Deschanel play Jess on New Girl every week, you have lazy screenwriters to thank. Deschanel, who had a healthy film career going in both the indie world ((500) Days of Summer) and the mainstream (Elf, Yes Man), one day decided she just didn’t care for any of the movie roles out there. They were “one-dimensional” and “all sort of the same,” she says, echoing an oft-repeated chorus for women in showbiz. But then came Jess and New Girl. The affable sitcom arrived on FOX to much hype back in 2011, and begins its […]

“Community” re-airing on Comedy Central starting Sept. 20

September 12, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Before it returns for its fifth season on NBC sometime during 2013-14 (as with much about this show historically, the network is not forthcoming at this point about exactly when, but likely in 2014), fans of Community can watch previous episodes when the cult comedy series begins its cable run on Comedy Central. Starting Sept. 20, Community will air in a four-episode block weekly on Fridays from 9pm-11pm ET, starting with Season 1. During Friday premieres on Comedy Central, the network says that fans can use the Twitter hashtag #CommunityCentral for a chance to see their tweets on-air. Before the first Friday block, though, […]

Animation Domination FOX guest voice lineup Fall 2013

September 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

FOX recently announced the all-star lineup of guest voices that will be appearing on its Sunday night Animation Domination lineup of shows — The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and American Dad. All four series return for their season premieres Sunday, Sept. 29. Here are the guest voices that will be gracing the Animation Domination series in their upcoming seasons, according to FOX. The Simpsons (Sundays at 8pm ET/PT beginning Sept. 29). Kristen Wiig guest-voices in the Season 25 premiere episode as an intense, high-strung FBI agent whom Lisa enlists for help when she suspects that something sinister has happened to Homer. Also, Elisabeth Moss plays […]

7 Questions With Georgia Engel of TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland”

September 5, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Georgia Engel may always be best remembered for her turn as Georgette Franklin on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but the vivacious, sweet-natured actress has had a long and varied career. Yes, there’s been television — a medium she has kept up with over the years with memorable stints on Coach, Everybody Loves Raymond and Two and a Half Men — but she’s also a fixture onstage, lending her singing and dancing talents to productions like The Drowsy Chaperone. And in films, she recently turned up in the summer hit Grown Ups 2, showing a new generation of comic actors […]

FXX launches new seasons of It’s Always Sunny, The League, Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell

September 4, 2013 StayTuned Staff

FXX gets its game face on tonight with the launch of new seasons of three hit shows: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League and late-night talker Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell, which is going from weekly to nightly. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10pm) Whether the average viewer knows it or not, Season 9 can be quite problematic for a TV show. Roseanne’s lottery fever dream. The Facts of Life without Mrs. Garrett. Scrubs: Med School. Even the best ideas just eventually run out of steam. That’s why it’s so fun to report that It’s Always Sunny Season […]

James Franco roast Monday on Comedy Central

August 30, 2013 Ryan Berenz

James Franco roast Monday on Comedy Central: Roastmaster Seth Rogen and other celebrity roasters go to work when Franco is the guest of honor for Comedy Central’s annual roast, airing Monday, Sept. 2. Viewers can join in the fun on Twitter using the hashtag #FrancoRoast. He bombed as cohost of the Oscars. He sawed off his arm in 127 Hours. And he had nothing better to do so he guest-starred on General Hospital. “If only James Franco was a more successful, multi-hyphenated, incessant creative risk taker in different media, he’d be the perfect person to roast. Oh well … I […]

Bill Murray returns for David Letterman’s 20th anniversary on CBS tonight

August 29, 2013 Tom Comi

Bill Murray returns for David Letterman’s 20th anniversary on CBS tonight, a mark that will make the late night host’s fans feel both nostalgic and, quite frankly, a little old. Murray was the first guest when Late Show With David Letterman made its highly publicized move to CBS on August 30, 1993, and the two will reunite tonight at 11:35pm ET to mark the 20th anniversary. It will be the comedian’s 26th appearance on Letterman’s show, which doesn’t include his visits to the host’s previous stint at NBC (where Murray was also his first guest). Tonight’s milestone is one that […]

“Hot in Cleveland” features epic “Mary Tyler Moore Show” reunion

August 28, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Reunions and special guest stars are nothing new to the set of Hot in Cleveland. The TV Land sitcom is known for celebrating stars of the past and letting them do what they do best in front of an audience rabid to see them in action again. Yet there was something above and beyond this spring when five women from the landmark The Mary Tyler Moore Show got together to share the screen for the first time since 1977. Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman joined Hot in Cleveland regular Betty White and recurring guest star Georgia Engel […]