CourtneyCox-related stories
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:03PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
We all knew this was gonna happen.
Along with Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox starred in one of the most popular ensemble TV comedies of all time. It's inevitable that at least one of her former
Friends co-stars will eventually show up on her new ABC comedy,
Cougar Town, for a guest spot. Even show creator Bill Lawrence knows that this is something the TV Gods demand.
"You and I both know that we'll do that eventually," Lawrence told
EW's Michael Ausiello about the possibility.
But don't expect to see any of Cox's old friends visiting
Cougar Town any time soon. ABC is set on selling the show's star and not potential guest actors this fall, Lawrence said.
Continue reading Which one of Courteney Cox's old Friends would you like to see on Cougar Town?
Posted Jul 13th 2009 12:05PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Reality-Free
ABC is banking big on comedy this fall, with a Wednesday night lineup featuring four new sitcoms starring some familiar faces. The network is also set to unveil more high-concept dramas, including
Flash Forward,
V,
The Forgotten and
Eastwick.
I caught the first act of the
Flash Forward pilot during the network's upfront presentation in May. It was good enough to become my most anticipated show of the upcoming fall season. My second most anticipated show is
V, the revamp of the '80 series/miniseries about an alien invasion. ABC hasn't released full screeners for
V or
Flash Forward yet, but we got advanced looks at some of the network's other new shows, including
Eastwick and
Cougar Town, the new comedy from
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. Look for previews of more new ABC shows here at TV Squad before the fall season kicks off in September.
Continue reading TV Squad previews ABC's new shows (Part 1)
Posted Jun 23rd 2009 1:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
The media never turns down a chance to advertise a "reunion" of the cast of NBC's
Friends, even when it's only two cast members appearing in the same show. Courtney Cox
will be guest-starring on Web Therapy, an online-only show produced by
L Studio starring Lisa Kudrow.
I recall when Jennifer Aniston guest-starred on the two-seasoned FX series
Dirt which starred Courteney Cox. That was subliminally billed as a
Friends reunion as well.
One could argue that this is a cheap marketing ploy, and that person would be correct. It could be one that works, though. I haven't watched
Web Therapy, but the premise seems interesting and it's certainly the sort of role Lisa Kudrow could pull off.
Continue reading Another Friends reunion ... sort of
Posted May 18th 2009 10:40AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Reality-Free
ABC will make official pick up announcements Tuesday, but the trades are already reporting that the network has
ordered a large number of new shows for the upcoming fall season.
Along with some dramas and mythology-laden shows, it looks like ABC is playing it safe by picking up four half-hour family comedies starring some well-known TV vets.
Joining the already renewed
Scrubs and
Better Off Ted will be
Hank, a multi-camera family show starring Frasier's Kelsey Grammer and
The Middle, a single-camera comedy with Grammer's former
Back to You co-star Patricia Heaton. Both shows seem to have pretty tired concepts. Hank is about a washed-up Wall Street deal maker who moves back to his home town, and
The Middle is about a middle-class mom who is approaching middle age. Hopefully the stars, and the jokes, will make these shows worth watching.
Continue reading ABC picks up new comedies starring TV vets
Posted Jul 10th 2008 8:22AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Scrubs, Dirt, Casting, Reality-Free
I'm a sucker for stunt casting. Sure, it can get annoying after a while, (hello
Will & Grace) but I still love seeing a Michelle Trachtenberg on
Gossip Girl or a Britney Spears on
How I Met Your Mother. So I was really excited to read that
Courteney Cox has signed up to guest star on Scrubs this season.
Cox, who was most recently seen on her FX drama,
Dirt, is returning to the small screen for a three-episode arc as Sacred Heart's newest Chief of Medicine. The position was left open after Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) retired at the end of last season. Since Cox is only going to be on the show for a handful of episodes, something tells me that she's not going to do well in her new position. Her character is said to "ruffle some feathers," and it sounds like she's ruffling the wrong ones right out the door.
Continue reading Courteney Cox goes straight to the top on Scrubs
Posted Jan 28th 2008 10:02AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways, Dirt
The giveaways continue today! Not only are we giving away
five copies Aqua Teen Hunger Force volume five on DVD, we've also got five copies of
Dirt season one for five lucky, random commenters. The set is available in stores now.
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, February 1, simply telling us why you'd like to own the set. As always, we'll randomly choose five winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own Dirt season one on DVD.
- The comment must be left before February 1, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Five winners will receive a copy of Dirt season one on DVD (valued at $39.99).
Click
here for complete Official Rules.
Posted Jan 4th 2007 7:38PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, FX, Dirt
Gossip columnist
Janet Charlton says Courtney Cox has missed the mark in portraying the world of celebrity gossip magazines in the new FX series,
Dirt. While
Dirt portrays the paparazzi lifestyle as both glamorous and trashy, Charlton says the people working in the world of celebrity gossip don't take themselves--or their jobs--so seriously. And, she says, the scenes where Cox's character is walking freely at parties is crap. Gossip magazine editors, she says, would never be invited to premiere parties and whatnot. Charlton says Cox's "fatal error was making the show a dreadful melodrama/soap opera" when, in reality, working in celebrity gossip is a laugh.
While I don't know anything about the gossip biz (although I consume more than the healthy amount), I agree that it was super dark. The editor and reporters at Dirt magazine seem vindictive about the rich and famous... so vindictive that they'll set people up with hookers just to destroy their public persona.
Posted Jun 5th 2006 8:40AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, FX
FX wants more Courtney Cox. The cable network has ordered up a full season (13 episodes) of her drama,
Dirt, about the world of tabloid magazines. There is one caveat: FX wants parts of the pilot to be re-shot to add more of Courtney Cox's character. She plays the editor of a tabloid and the powers-that-be at FX think she really shines in the role. Some of the supporting characters will also be re-cast. The show is about the world of celebrities, although most of the 'celebrities' on the program are fake, with the exception of David Fincher, director of
Fight Club, who makes an appearance as himself in the pilot. The drama is being produced by the company owned by Cox and her husband, David Arquette.
While FX is sure about
Dirt, it's still mulling over the drama,
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