ChrisElliott-related stories
Posted Nov 17th 2009 11:06AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Chris Elliott is quite possibly the most famous person few people have heard of. His early '90s sitcom
Get A Life is a classic and he's had runs on TV shows like
Late Night With David Letterman and
Everybody Loves Raymond as well as some memorable movie cameos. And now he's in
a new TV show.
It's called
Eagleheart and it's about an over-the-hill action star who uses his television show of the same name "as a soapbox for his right-wing politics and conservative paranoia". He'll likely be more carictaure than character. Is the character based on Chuck Norris, I wonder?
It is produced by Conan O'Brien's production company. Conan actually co-created a pilot with similar themes (an over-the-hill star trying to remain relevant) in the early 90's called
Lookwell starring Adam West.
It's got the right star and the concept certainly sounds amusing. But did it have to be Cartoon Network? Isn't the word "cartoon" in the network's title? Yet another example of
channel drift.
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 1:02PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Celebrities
What happened to David Letterman?
I don't mean the endlessly publicized sex scandal or the Sarah Palin controversy. I don't mean the ham-fisted and unfunny political commentary -- or even the strange tales of stalkers around every corner. I mean what happened to the guy from the mid-late 1980s who seemed so above and beyond any such tired showbiz cliches?
When Letterman followed Carson during the Golden Age of NBC late night TV, his show was admittedly quirky. But it was one of the best examples of post-modern comedy in the medium's history.
Late Night with David Letterman not only mocked TV entertainment while being a part of it, but the show made fun of the very idea that people get paid to gab or act silly in front of millions of people.
Continue reading Letterman tragedy fouls grand memories of Late Nights past
Posted Oct 16th 2009 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
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Posted Oct 10th 2009 9:38AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, How I Met Your Mother, Casting, Reality-Free
It'll be how I met Lily's dad on
How I Met Your Mother.
Chris Elliott has been cast as Lily's father on the CBS sitcom, a character who is supposedly something of a good-for-nothing parent. Elliott is hilarious and specializes in playing these kind of goofy roles. On
Everybody Loves Raymond, for instance, his was Robert's overly familiar brother-in-law, Peter, who liked Ray just a little too much.
On
HIMYM, Lily's dad will appear for the upcoming Thanksgiving episode on November 23. According to Michael Ausiello of EW.com, there will be series of flashbacks to illustrate exactly what's what with Lily and her father, why their relationship is "troubled." I'm hoping for more from this casting than
Eric Braeden as Robin's dad; they never really used him right.
Continue reading Chris Elliott cast as Lily's pop on How I Met Your Mother
Posted Jul 17th 2008 8:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Law and Order, Casting, Reality-Free
Of all the
Law & Orders -- and I watch all three --
Special Victims Unit is the one that indulges in more character-oriented storytelling. That's all for the better, as far as I'm concern, whether that means going inside Olivia's mind as she's struggled with knowing she was a child of rape, or suffering when Elliot's marriage was on the rocks.
When the new season of
SVU returns on Tuesday, September 23, we'll be getting some more character development with a special appearance by Emmy winner James Brolin.
Richard Belzer, who plays Detective Munch,
mentioned Brolin's guest appearance to
TV Guide, saying, "He's a great guy; he's got a big fight scene with Stabler, so that should be fun."
Brolin is playing a former military man who shares a past connection with Elliot. Hmm...was Christopher Meloni ever on
Pensacola: Wings of Gold? Brolin, by the way, turns 68 this Friday, July 18. Remember when he was the hot, young motorcycle-riding Dr. Steve Kiley on
Marcus Welby, M.D.?Continue reading Law & Order: SVU snags James Brolin for season premiere
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