Posts with tag Ben Stiller
Posted Jun 9th 2008 1:02PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Arrested Development, Retro Squad, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
The list of qualities that made Arrested Development such a great show is quite long, but somewhere near the top, right after the cast, is the list of recurring characters who were so hilarious. Here my ten favorite acquaintances of the Bluth family.
1. Barry Zuckercorn (Henry Winkler)
It is a credit to the brilliance of Arrested Development that an actor like Henry Winkler, who will forever be identified with the role of Fonzie, can be identified with a character who could not be more different. The hilarity that comes from Barry's sexual deviancy and complete legal ineptitude is reason enough to watch.
Continue reading Top ten recurring characters on Arrested Development
Posted Feb 27th 2008 11:02AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Watercooler Talk, TV Squad Lists
Now that the
Arrested Development movie is
pretty much a done deal, fans are dreaming of what the big screen event should include. FilmSchoolRejects listed eight
things the Arested Development movie must include, such as the stair car, Lucille 2, and the banana stand. Being the
AD fan that I am (I've seen every episode at least 5 times if not more), I've decided to come up with my own list. A girl can dream, no?
Continue reading Twenty-sevenish things the Arrested Development movie must have
Posted Nov 29th 2007 2:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities
I'm disappointed by
this list (I'm disappointed by most lists these days) because they're aren't many TV people on it. Oh, there are some TV execs and producers (J.J. Abrams) and plenty of former TV stars (George Clooney, Will Smith, Will Ferrell), but there's no Tina Fey? She's the first name that popped into my head, TV-wise. I know there are others (readers, that's your cue to comment!).
Freaks and Geeks creator Judd Apatow is on the list, as is Tyler Perry. Sacha Baron Cohen is there too.
Continue reading Entertainment Weekly picks the 50 smartest people in Hollywood
Posted Apr 15th 2007 12:02PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Web
Welcome to TV Squad Lists (formerly 'The Five'), a feature where each blogger has a chance to list his or her own rundown of things in television that stand out from the rest, both good and bad.It seems like we're experiencing a renaissance of decent sketch comedy programming or maybe we're just reaching an Upright Citizens Brigade alumni saturation point in popular media. (Seriously, move over Second City, and
SNL, your days are numbered.) It could be the internet's doing - between the amateurs on YouTube, Super Deluxe and VBS, there's no shortage of comedy gold out there in accessible, bite-sized nuggets. Rather than try to pin down how and why our airwaves are awash in sketch-length comedy goodness, I'd like to draw your attention to MTV's most recent offering -
Human Giant.
Continue reading Ten easy steps to sketch comedy greatness
Posted Apr 9th 2007 10:01AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, The Five, Cancellations, TV Squad Lists
Welcome to TV Squad Lists (formerly 'The Five'), a feature where each blogger has a chance to list his or her own rundown of things in television that stand out from the rest, both good and bad.
No matter how much TV I watch, I can't seem to get over the first rule of television programming; if it doesn't get the numbers, it doesn't get renewed. I have watched many a beloved show get yanked from the schedule due to low ratings, even though critics and fans alike all raved about it.
Here are some examples of shows that were too good for the small screen.
Pasadena
The potential for greatness was here, sadly Fox didn't promote the show and nobody watched. I was lucky enough to watch the entire season on and finally get answers to some really nagging questions.I also got see favorites like Mark Valley & Dana Delaney really chew the scenery.
The Bob Newhart Show (the variety show on NBC)
This show won a Peabody award, but was clearly ahead of its time. It's pretty hard to find these days, but Tv icons like Ken Berry and Joe Flynn were regulars and the comedy was superb.
Continue reading Ten great shows that were canceled in their first seasons
Posted Mar 26th 2007 9:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Family Guy, Animation
(S05E14) The up and down season of
Family Guy continues, and I thought this one was a bit of a valley, rather than a peak. It had its moments, to be sure, but as a whole, it was somewhat lacking. Peter summed up my feelings for this episode pretty well with his quote after seeing the opening to
Maude, "That was an ordeal."
That bit is a good example of what was wrong with this installment. Aside from the fact that it was a reference to a show that you have to be 40 years old, or a tv nutter, to get, it just wasn't funny. And no matter how long the song went on, it was never going to be funny. I found myself in much the same situation while watching tonight. I was just sitting and watching, waiting for it to get funny.
Continue reading Family Guy: No Meals On Wheels
Posted Jan 7th 2007 11:31AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, HBO, TV on DVD, OpEd, BBC
As I may have mentioned here once or twice, I was a huge fan of the British version of
The Office. No matter what the US version accomplishes or how good it gets, I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the vision Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant had of the average dead-boring workplace and the relationships that are developed there.
So when I was sent a preview copy of the first season of the pair's follow-up effort,
Extras (out Tuesday), I was intrigued but wary: after such a successful debut, the sophomore effort more often than not disappoints. Also, all the reviews of the show I had read during its BBC and HBO runs (I have neither channel) were of the mixed-to-positive variety. So... is it worth buying, renting, or neither? I'll let you know after the jump.
Continue reading DVD Review: Extras: The Complete First Season
Posted Dec 21st 2006 5:45PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Luton First
recently surveyed a couple thousand ten year-olds to find out what they considered to be the best things in the world. God took the tenth spot, surprisingly enough. However, He topped the list of most famous people. I don't think I've ever heard God called "the Paris Hilton of deities" before... That's... one way to put it, I guess.
"
More is Hell": Bush has been getting snippy. Jeez. That's no way to behave if you want to send more men to Iraq. And the president suddenly doesn't seem so quick to answer that we're winning in Iraq, anymore. And what's up with Tony Snow's
sudden interest in grammar? Gerunds... Hm.
Continue reading The Daily Show: December 20, 2006
Posted Dec 15th 2006 3:46PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.
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Posted Nov 15th 2006 7:04PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Web, Celebrities, VH1, Pickups and Renewals
Welcome to the post-YouTube world of television programming.
Brookers got a development deal with Carson Daly. One half of
Ask a Ninja signed with United Talent Agency, and now, Jack Black and friends are
bringing viewer-produced comedy shorts along with their own original material to VH1.
Called
The Department of Acceptable Media, the program is based on a live event that Jack Black, along with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, have hosted in Hollywood since 2003. At the live event, five-minute "pilots" by aspiring filmmakers are screened and the audience votes on their favorites. The televised program will work in the same way - viewers will vote online at www.acceptable.tv - for their favorite shorts. The winning "pilots" will get to produce a second episode. The losers will be canceled.
Continue reading Jack Black teams up with VH1
Posted Sep 22nd 2006 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, Comedy Central
On October 15 at 8:00 pm, Jon Stewart will host Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education on Comedy Central. The live event will also be simulcast on ComedyCentral.com along with additional footage. A ton of comedians and performers will be featured, including Bob Odenkirk, Jack Black, David Cross, Elvis Costello, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Will Ferrell, Norm MacDonald, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd. Musician Moby will direct the house band for the evening.
Proceeds from the event will go to several autism educational and advocacy groups, including money from any downloads of the event purchased from the iTunes music store, which will be made available for thirty days starting on October 16. Tickets are currently on sale through Ticketmaster.
Posted Jul 5th 2006 10:16AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
Ben Stiller is coming back to television. Well sort of.
The actor/director is prepping a new comedy for CBS that will star his wife, actress Christine Taylor. Stiller and Taylor both starred in Dodgeball, and Stiller guest starred on several episodes of Arrested Development, where his wife also had a role.
Stiller will not only direct the pilot and executive produce the new sitcom, which will be partly based on Taylor's small-town-goes-to-Hollywood life, but he will also have a recurring role on the show, playing her husband.
Posted Jun 9th 2006 4:40PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has a repeat America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by two repeats of Hope & Faith and a new 20/20 (at least I think it's new, maybe some repeat segments).- CBS has a repeat Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by repeats of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Dateline, a repeat of the Windfall premiere (already??), and a repeat Law and Order: SVU.
- Over on FOX at 8, The Animal, with Rob Schneider.
- The WB has repeats of What I Like About You, Twins, Reba, and Living With Fran, while UPN has a new Smackdown!
- Nickelodeon has a new Danny Phantom at 8.
- USA has Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in Along Came Polly at 8 and 10.
- At 9, STARZ has Hostage, with Bruce Willis and Kevin Pollak.
- Also at 9: Bravo has Giovanni Ribisi and Vin Diesel in a good one, 2000's Boiler Room.
Posted May 5th 2006 4:10PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, HBO, TV Royalty, Talent, BBC, Celebrities
Ricky Gervais is already hard at work on the upcoming second season of
Extras. The 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (or BAFTAs) will be presented on Sunday and Gervais plans to attend the ceremony as his
Extras character Andy Millman. He and co-creator Stephen Merchant (who plays Andy's agent) will be armed with cameras in case any A-list celebrity does something stupid enough to be worthy to go on the show. So, all the stars will have to be on guard if they don't want to show up on
Extras adjusting their bra or making an off-color remark. I'm lookin' at you, Dench!
Posted Apr 23rd 2006 2:26PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Web, Celebrities
I've always found Andy Dick to be a very
talented, guy. I know, I know, a lot of people don't seem to like him, but, well, screw them.
I was checking
out his offical web site, and besides finding out about the new film he has,
Danny Roane: First Time Director
(with an impressive cast: Ben Stiller, Maura Tierney, Jack Black, James Van Der Beek, and more), I also came across an
entire page of free mp3s of songs he's written. Very entertaining. Check out
"A. Dick Theme," about all the jokes that have been made about his last name (note: some songs are rather
explicit).
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