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TV reunions try to recapture that old magic

August 3, 2011 StayTuned Staff

Tonight’s episode of Happily Divorced will reunite Fran Drescher with her Nanny costar Renee Taylor, and it was recently announced that the show’s first-season finale will feature a guest spot from another Nanny alum, Charles Shaughnessy. It got us thinking about other TV reunions that have come and gone, and how getting old costars together in a new setting is often just used for a quick sight gag — and, of course, a nice ratings bump. But then there are other times when it’s a full-fledged new venture. Take Drescher and Shaughnessy, for instance, who also reunited full-time for the comedienne’s […]

“Hot in Cleveland” preview: “Arch Enemies”

August 3, 2011 StayTuned Staff

Hot in Cleveland Get More: Hot in Cleveland Video,Photos on the set of Hot in Cleveland,Betty White,Hot in Cleveland Official TV Show Website Victoria and Joy devise a scheme to get back at Victoria’s prankster colleague at Channel 7, while Melanie finds out the man she’s dating (returning guest star George Newbern) has a thing for feet. Hot in Cleveland airs tonight at 10 on TV Land.

“Happily Divorced” preview: “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss”

August 3, 2011 StayTuned Staff

When both Fran and Judi meet a man (Lou Diamond Phillips) at a concert, he ends up calling Judi for a date. Fran tries to be a good sport about it, but hiding her jealousy doesn’t produce the outcome she hoped for. Meanwhile, Fran Drescher’s old Nanny costar Renee Taylor stops by to play a friend of Dori’s. When Dori patches things up with her friend after a longstanding conflict, it inspires Fran to make amends with Judi. Happily Divorced airs tonight at 10:30 on TV Land.

TCA Summer Press Tour: What’s wrong with being sexy?

August 1, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Monday was the first of two days of NBC Universal networks panels at the TCA Press Tour. The day started with Community star and The Soup host Joel McHale delivering a standup act (somewhat awkwardly reading from a teleprompter) that playfully ribbed NBC, its shows and the journalists in attendance. He called TCA “summer camp for shut-ins” and said that NBC’s strategy is to simply wait for CBS and ABC viewers to die. Not far from the truth on both points. Then followed an executive session with new NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt laying out his programming strategy and hopes […]

Simon Bird Drops In For “Friday Night Dinner.”

August 1, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Some comedy aficionados in America may recognize actor Simon Bird as awkward teen Will McKenzie on The Inbetweeners, which just finished a third season on BBC America. Bird earned two British Comedy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for that series. But recognition comes with the price of people shouting “briefcase wanker!” at him on the street. “I still get that. I got it earlier today,” Bird tells us. Fans of Inbetweeners definitely need to see Bird in BBC America‘s new comedy, Friday Night Dinner, which premieres July 30. The series is centered around a Jewish family […]

Dice Shakes Up The Final Season Of “Entourage”

July 31, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Hard to believe the show that gave us “hug it out” and made us forget Aquaman and Medellin weren’t real movies is coming to an end. During its seven seasons, HBO‘s Entourage effectively blurred Hollywood and reality. So it’s fitting that a crazy “real Hollywood story” would lead to legendary comedian Andrew Dice Clay landing a regular role in the eighth and final season, premiering July 24. Long story short, a lien that an ex-wife put on a house Clay was trying to sell led to a gambling binge in Vegas (“I lived the movie The Hangover for like four […]

Simon Bird drops in for BBC America’s “Friday Night Dinner”

July 27, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Follow @ChannelGuideRAB Some comedy aficionados in America may recognize actor Simon Bird as awkward teen Will McKenzie on The Inbetweeners, which just finished a third season on BBC America. Bird earned two British Comedy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for that series. But recognition comes with the price of people shouting “briefcase wanker!” at him on the street. “I still get that. I got it earlier today,” Bird tells us. Fans of Inbetweeners definitely need to see Bird in BBC America’s new comedy, Friday Night Dinner, premiering Saturday, July 30, at 11:30pm ET/PT, […]

“Entourage” breaks up after eight great years

July 22, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide Sometimes it’s really tough to say farewell to one of your favorite shows, and other times you come to grips with the fact that the end is near. I’m in the latter category regarding the HBO hit Entourage. That’s not intended as a jab at the show or the actors, mind you. I’d gladly watch another five years if it ran that long, but I also appreciate what a luxury it is to last eight seasons in today’s schizophrenic TV climate. So when I tune in Sunday night (10:30pm ET) for the season premiere, it […]

Lisa Kudrow’s “Web Therapy” takes a ludicrous idea to hilarious extremes

July 20, 2011 StayTuned Staff

If you’re looking for proof that Lisa Kudrow is nowhere near as dopey as her character Phoebe was on Friends, look no further than her latest project, Web Therapy, which premiered on Showtime last night and airs Tuesdays at 11pm ET/PT. The improv-heavy series features Kudrow along with a rotating cast including Jane Lynch, Bob Balaban, Victor Garber, Lily Tomlin, Alan Cumming, former Friends costar Courteney Cox and others, and presents an insightful, witty sendup of the unregulated world of online business. In the series, Kudrow plays Fiona Wallice, a clever, attractive woman whose brilliant new idea is to administer […]

The kids these days: MTV gets “Awkward.” in new comedy series

July 19, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Get More: MTV Shows On Tuesday, July 19, at 11pm ET/PT, MTV premieres the new scripted comedy Awkward., which follows 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards) and her life on the social fringes in high school. It’s an irreverent teen comedy targeted for more mature audiences: The series opens with Jenna losing her V-card in a closet at summer camp, then having a clumsy accident mistaken for a suicide attempt. You can watch the entire first episode is available above. As someone who was in the bull’s-eye of MTV’s target audience 20 years ago, I still enjoyed Awkward. The show’s creator […]