BenStiller-related stories
Posted Jul 17th 2009 11:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
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?
Posted Apr 3rd 2009 12:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Casting, Reality-Free
Actor Justin Bartha is taking a break from saving Nic Cage's ass in the
National Treasure movies to
star in the upcoming Fox comedy The Station. Judging by a network description of the show,
The Station was seemingly designed to repel network audiences and get canceled before the third episode airs.
It's a comedy about a CIA operative working with his crew to install a new dictator in a South American country.
I don't mean to sound so negative, but this concept doesn't exactly scream "network hit." I'm not saying it won't be funny. It better be. Zoolander himself, Ben Stiller, is directing the pilot. But this doesn't sound like the kind of thing that will make it on Fox, the network known for pulling the plug too early on some of its best and most original series. It might get a chance to grow on a cable network like FX or AMC. Maybe. But not on Fox.
Continue reading Stiller comedy lands Nic Cage's National Treasure co-star
Posted Feb 23rd 2009 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Vs., Awards, Reality-Free
It was the best of Oscar it was the worst of Oscar. It wasn't the best show I've ever seen, but was it the worst Oscars ever as one friend emailed me? I think there were features that worked and features that tanked. There could have been more star power -- where were Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Jim Carrey, Sandra Bullock, Christian Bale, Tyler Perry (he had the biggest box office opening last week!), etc.? Forget about stars from the '70s...
Anyway, I had predicted that
the Oscars would stink. Well, I was wrong, or half-wrong. Separate from whether you agreed with the winners -- I did by and large -- or you didn't, what about the broadcast? I think if you had seen all the nominees (or at least the Best Picture noms), you probably had a rooting interest and were amused by most of the show. However, the other half was pretty bad. After the jump, what worked versus what did not.
Continue reading Oscars 2009: What worked vs. what didn't
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 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 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
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