I don't even care what the show's about, I'm just stoked that John Goodman is coming back to television. In the late '80s and '90s Goodman was all over my TV screen. He was every bit as essential to the success of Roseanne as the titular star. His constant impromptu appearances on Saturday Night Live ranked among some of its most memorable moments through the '90s. Plus, if he's back on television in a major way, maybe he can come back and host the show a lucky thirteenth time.His new project is The Station, a CIA-based FOX comedy produced by Ben Stiller. It's about a group of covert operatives in South America who are there to install a new dictator. Sounds weird. I don't care. John Goodman's in it.
Goodman is one of those actors who has natural comic timing, but also possesses a dramatic capability absent from many of his comedic brethren, thus allowing him to put depth into his roles. Plus, he's one of those actors who makes everything better and more anticipated just by being tied to it. Who doesn't love John Goodman?
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7-17-2009 @ 11:54AM
Matthew Hood said...
I recently saw Goodman in Waiting for Godot in NYC. He was excellent. It will be nice to get a dose of him every week.
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7-17-2009 @ 12:42PM
Willmore2000 said...
Love the premise of the show.
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7-17-2009 @ 1:07PM
Dave said...
Goodman has a lot of talent, both comedic and non-. He had a short role on The West Wing and it was fantastic.
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7-17-2009 @ 2:02PM
eddie said...
also David Wain is directing the pilot
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7-17-2009 @ 7:27PM
RobynM said...
Count me another of the "If John Goodman's there, so am I" brigade. Not only can he play anything from a teddy bear to a complete d-bag, but the man can sing too.
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7-17-2009 @ 10:38PM
wulfn1 said...
Woohoo!!! bout time he got back on tv! I can't wait, and it's a fox show so there's a chance I will get to see it!!!!! YAY!!
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