Posts with tag Brad Garrett
Posted Jul 19th 2008 8:00AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Monk, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E01) It seems like only yesterday when Monk, the ultimate obsessive compulsive Sherlock Holmes, began on USA Network, and now here it is the start of its seventh season. In all that time, for a man who doesn't like change at all, Adrian Monk has had to endure quite a bit of upheaval. The untimely
death last April of actor Stanley Kamel, who played Monk's security blanket/therapist Dr. Kroger, was written into this premiere episode, in -- what I believe -- was a very subtle, graceful way.
Monk's sudden displeasure with his home is rooted in his discomfort in his life now that Dr. Kroger is gone. The ultimate egotist, in that Monk cares most for himself, Adrian is desperate to throw himself into work to avoid the irritating piano-playing coming from the little girl across the street and disturbing the sanctuary of his home. Kudos to the new therapist, Dr. Bell, for connecting the dots and quickly sizing up why Monk finds the music so displeasing.
Continue reading Monk: Mr. Monk Buys A House (season premiere)
Posted Jul 17th 2008 11:01AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Monk, Early Looks, Reality-Free
On Friday, July 18th, the seventh season of Monk will premiere on the USA network. For some this is incredibly good news, particularly since the show will be celebrating its 100th episode come September. For others, season seven is three or four seasons too many. It's these people who think Adrian Monk should retire to a Feung Shui-styled, completely dust-free room to live out his remaining days lamenting about his lost love Trudy.
Fortunately, Tony Shalhoub doesn't want Monk to retire. In a recent interview the actor who plays the obsessive-compulsive Mr. Monk said that there is plenty more to explore about the character and the people around him. This is especially true thanks to the revelations of the season six finale, which opened up a whole new avenue for Monk to find the killer of his wife. That, and the introduction of a new therapist into Monk's life (due to the sudden death of Stanley Kamel), have the seventh season looking interesting.
Continue reading Monk season seven -- an early look
Posted Jun 12th 2008 2:37PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Ladies, your dreams have come true. It looks like you will have a chance to date television star Brad Garrett. He's executive-producing and starring in an online dating reality show called, duh, Dating Brad Garrett.
Garrett is best known for his nine-year stint as Ray Romano's brother in the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. He is currently entering his third season as one of the stars of the Fox sitcom Til Death.
"An online dating show seemed like a logical choice given that I'm in the midst of a midlife crisis and averse to pain, which makes getting my ear pierced out of the question," Garrett said. "And since I'm not picky about my choices, I hope women of all sizes, shapes and colors will be compelled to submit their videos."
Women can submit videos to the Crackle.com site at Crackle.com/DateBrad. I wonder if he'll be more popular than Tila Tequila?
Posted May 10th 2008 12:36PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Fox has made the call, and it's a big "see ya later" for Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. But their loss is someone else's gain. The pilot for
the Jason Bateman directed comedy series The Inn has been picked up for a 13-week commitment, while Back to You has been axed. The Brad Garrett-Joely Fisher sitcom,
Til Death, meanwhile, has been given another year.
Bateman, who starred in
Arrested Development -- the Emmy-award winning comedy that the network dumped unceremoniously because of low ratings -- was behind the camera for
The Inn pilot. The show, which is about the haves and have-nots in a fancy, five-star New York City hotel, has a promising cast of funny folks including Niecy Nash (
Reno 911!), Jerry O'Connell (who looks like Jason's twin), and the really hilarious Jesse Tyler Ferguson (remember him on
The Class -- he was so funny!).
Continue reading The Inn is in, but Kelsey & Patty are dumped
Posted Jul 24th 2007 10:02AM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: House, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Prison Break, Bones, TCA Press Tour
Two days of presentations from FOX wrapped up with yet another outdoor "all-stars" party. FOX held its gala at the Santa Monica Pier just in time for out-of-town TCA members to see the sunset and the Pacific Ocean.
While there was plenty of swag in sight (mostly various sizes of dolls from The Simpsons), you had to earn it!
Party attendees played carnival games (ring toss, shooting baskets, knocking down bottles with baseballs, popping balloons with darts) in order to take home prizes.
Continue reading FOX's press tour gala - Simpsons, swag, Santa Monica - TCA report
Posted Jan 22nd 2007 5:00PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, Programming, American Idol, Music and Variety, Ratings, News and Gossip
American Idol appears to be the "show-that-can't-be-stopped." At last week's Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, executives referred to it as the "Death Star" because it consistently destroys the competiton. And few expected that
Amercan Idol, now in its six season, would not only maintain its monstrous ratings -- but continue to grow.
It's no wonder then that Fox executives are planning on
scheduling at least 45 hours of
Idol -- and possibly more -- to take full advantage of their ratings powerhouse.
Continue reading Will Fox add more 'Idol' hours to line-up?
Posted Nov 30th 2006 10:33AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: FOX, Music and Variety, Celebrities
If you are the one person who totally couldn't wait to see Paris Hilton and Britney Spears host the Fox Billboard Music Awards next week, I've got some bad news for you. After parading around Los Angeles as new best friends, Britney has ditched Paris and her hosting gig. Fox reps say they didn't get an explanation from Britney about why she decided against it. Maybe she decided to go back home and take care of her two small children after several nights of partying that led to some nasty photos of
Britney's hoochie all over the internet.
That's
twice this month that Britney has actually done something smart. The next thing you know, she's going to start wearing a bra and using a car seat to tote around her little boys.
By the way, Fox says Paris probably won't host alone. The network wants her new co-host to be Brad Garrett. If he does it, I think we can safely assume that he has, in fact, sold his soul to the devil.
Related:Rosie tells Britney to keep her panties onNow Ripa is fighting with RosiePosted Nov 16th 2006 7:05PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Standoff, Pickups and Renewals
Fox has picked up the back nine episodes of the new comedy,
'Til Death, starring Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher. Even though the show hasn't done much in its Thursday night timeslot, Fox thinks there is an audience out there for this sitcom. Fox thinks that
24 and
American Idol will draw in more viewers to the network when they begin in January.
The network has also ordered six more episodes of
Standoff, starring Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt (and Gina Torres for all you
Firefly fans). A rep for the network says it didn't order the full back nine (considered a full season) because there isn't going to be any room for a full season once
24 and
American Idol begin.
Posted Oct 3rd 2006 2:23PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Programming
'Til Death will stay off the air for an extra week after the World Series because star Brad Garrett is holding up production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Garrett was very unhappy with the latest script. That's actually a good reason to postpone a show... to make the script better. Unfortunately for Brad, it might not matter that much. The show is taking a beating on Thursday nights against
Survivor and
Ugly Betty. It'll be interesting to see that episode when it does get made, to see what Garrett considers a 'good' script.
Posted Sep 8th 2006 11:57AM by Tom Biro
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, OpEd
(S01E01) A lot of times when a big show, especially a sitcom, goes off the air, we see a series of spinoffs, or almost spinoffs, leading from it. When
Everybody Loves Raymond left the airwaves at CBS, you could have seen it coming that Brad Garrett's character would have been perfect to have on his own. Well, howabout the best of that world, plus a whole new gig. FOX's
'Til Death plays Eddie, a schoolteacher whose new neighbor is a newlywed (12 days in or so) who also happens to be the new vice principal at the school Eddie works at.
If you'd seen any of the advertisements for the show, then you have probably gotten a pretty good idea of the style of humor on the show. That isn't to say that you know all the jokes already at all, but it's fun to see the complete and total difference between Eddie, his wife Joy (such a happy name!), and newlyweds Jeff and Steph (oh so cute with the rhyming names!). Even with all the jaded comments that Eddie makes about marriage, he and Joy have a really great time together, even if it is while they are eating snack food on the couch and watching
Ellen together. You can actually see the money lines just flowing out of this show, with about halfway through the premiere being the moment when Jeff sees that all the things Eddie believes will happen to their marriage aren't just figments of his imagination. No pool table for you, young man!
Continue reading 'Til Death: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Sep 7th 2006 1:25PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, OpEd, Celebrities
Ah, Brad Garrett finally returns to television after playing Ray Romano's secret transsexual lover on Everybody Loves Raymond for nine seasons (I never watched the show, so I'm just assuming). At any rate, he's back starring in 'til Death, a series about a couple that have been married for almost 9,000 days who get new neighbors, a young newlywed couple who have yet to realize just how trying a marriage can be once that initial spark dies down and reality sets in. The series debuts this evening at 8, but before you tune in, let's take a gander at all the cool stuff FOX included in its press kit for the show.
Continue reading Press Kits Unwrapped: 'Til Death
Posted May 22nd 2006 3:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: FOX, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
TV critic Aaron Barnhart has a revealing (and funny)
behind the scenes look at the FOX upfront he attended. Now, this isn't a typical upfront. Most don't go on for three hours in a hot room filled with 3000 sweaty writers going crazy, but it's a good example on how not to do one, and it's worth the read.
24's Kiefer Sutherland and
House's Hugh Laurie make apperances, but still fail to make the crowd forget their discomfort. And speaking of discomfort, it increases when Brad Garrett comes out and makes nasty jokes about Paula Abdul and Pam Anderson. Actually, I thought his lines were pretty funny!
Posted Feb 27th 2006 8:33AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX
Since that
Everybody Loves
Raymond spin-off didn't pan out for Brad Garrett,
The Hollywood
Reporter is saying that he may be jumping networks to co-star in a new comedy called
'Til Death. It's
about a newlywed couple who move in next door to a couple that has been married for a long time. Garrett will play the
husband in the long-term marriage. It was written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, creators of CBS'
The King of
Queens.
Yep. A co-starring role seems like the right fit for him. Brad Garrett in a lead role would be
too much... Brad.
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