EverybodyHatesChris-related stories
Posted Aug 25th 2009 4:42PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Smallville, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
The CW certainly seems to have embraced their new goal of pushing the entire network in a very "female" direction. They've scheduled their new fall preview special on Sunday, August 30 at 6:30 PM, smack between a special spotlighting the top ten moments from
The Tyra Banks Show and their red carpet coverage of the night's Daytime Emmy Awards.
That's nestled in a huge bed of estrogen from where I'm sitting. No wonder a show like
Reaper didn't make it if this is the new demographic The CW is seeking. The manliest shows on the network are
Supernatural and
Smallville, and both of those do well with the ladies, certainly better than Sock did. Other than that, it's
Gossip Girl,
90210,
The Vampire Diaries, America's Next Top Model -- how did this happen?
It's almost all teen dramas now, and it's definitely skewing female. They managed to abandon comedies and African-American featured shows in one fell swoop by canceling
Everybody Hates Chris and
The Game, and they dumped the hellishly fun
Reaper. All that's left is pretty people pouting. Is this what America wanted out of our fifth network?
Posted Jul 15th 2009 5:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Casting
TBS started the 100-episode order with the Tyler Perry family of sitcoms. And now they're at it again with a similar offer on the table for a
television adaptation of Ice Cube's film Are We There Yet? Even better, they've nabbed
Everybody Hates Chris' Terry Crews to play Nick, the role Ice Cube played in the film and its sequel.
Crews was always the funniest character on
Everybody Hates Chris, and seeing him as the fish out of water marrying into an instant family should give him plenty of opportunity for laughs. It's nice to see that shows featuring predominantly African American casts are still being developed somewhere since they've left network television completely now with the cancellation of The CW's comedies.
Continue reading Are We There Yet? coming to TBS, and bringing Terry Crews with it
Posted Nov 26th 2008 10:03AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free
To the programming monkeys over at The CW: Do you really believe that you are an honest-to-goodness competitor in the market right now? Because, if you were, then you would probably be doing something more than just relying on the teen angst shows that populate your weekday schedule.You would probably be trying again to get original programming up and running on the weekends, as well. Particularly on Sunday nights.
Sadly, you're not doing this. In fact, according to the most recent press release you sent out, you're pretty much caving in on Sundays. Instead of giving viewers some new shows to try out, or even reruns (or, as you say, encores) of your more popular programs, from 5-8 pm you're giving us first season episodes of Everybody Hates Chris and The Game, second season episodes of The Drew Carey Show and first season episodes of Jericho. The only people I can see being even remotely happy about this schedule are Jericho fans.
Continue reading The CW's new Sunday lineup...complete with pooper scooper
Posted Jul 19th 2008 8:35PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, Smallville, Supernatural, America's Next Top Model, Pickups and Renewals, Reaper, Gossip Girl
When you're a ratings-challenged fledgling network like the
CW, you're going to do anything you can to get a leg up on the competition. Releasing
sex-filled advertisements for your most high-profile show is a good start, but that alone won't get the job done. To that end, the CW has just announced that it's moving its fall premiere dates up to September 1st, well ahead of the beginning of the traditional broadcast season.
The idea behind the move is that you're already going to be hooked on
Gossip Girl and
Top Model by the time the other networks get around to premiering their fall shows, sometime around mid-to-late September. The season isn't the only thing the CW is starting early, however. Starting in November, they're also extending prime time, with original programming beginning at 6:30 on Sunday nights.
Check out CW's full premiere schedule after the jump.
Continue reading CW announces an early Fall premiere schedule
Posted Jun 27th 2008 9:44AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Emmys, Reality-Free
The Emmy nominations won't be announced until July 17, but we can tell you right now without a doubt that
Ugly Betty's Rebecca Romijn
will not be among the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy category at the Emmys. No, we're not psychic. It's just that her spokesman has confirmed that her name was never actually submitted. DOH! And why was that, you wonder. No good reason, said her rep, "It was an oversight."
According to L.A. Times' Tom O'Neil, this isn't really that far-fetched an occurrence. Tim Allen, at the height of his
Home Improvement success, missed a chance for an Emmy nomination when somebody fumbled the ball. The next year, his paperwork was hand-delivered, accompanied by the University of Southern California marching band.
Romijn's omission -- on the surface -- looks like a mistake. Yes, it's true that her status on the show is going from series regular to recurring, but I don't believe she purposely kept her name out of the running to in some way act out in protest against the show. It makes no sense? How is she hurting
Ugly Betty by not getting an Emmy nomination? No, this was a screw up, nothing more.
Continue reading No Emmy nomination for Rebecca Romijn and here's why
Posted Jun 15th 2008 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Video, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, The Dick Van Dyke Show
It's Father's Day. Dad's day of the year. Earlier this week, I took the
AOL TV Dad's Quiz, like
Debra, and I was reminded of the variety of fathers on the tube. I think I have a unique take on TV dads. My own died when I was just eight, so I tend to admire those characters that remind me of him. For that reason, the pipe-smoking, cardigan sweater wearing Jim Anderson on
Father Knows Best doesn't ring true; neither does the coarse Archie Bunker of
All in the Family.
So, here's my five favorite sitcom dads, the ones I related to the most. That means I've excluded single dads and animated dads. That means Hank Hill, Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin and Fred Flintstone are ineligible for my list. Also, this is strictly sitcom pops.
Continue reading Five memorable TV dads - VIDEOS
Posted May 1st 2008 12:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Casting, Reality-Free
ABC is turning back to an old favorite, hoping to rekindle some comic magic for the network. Funny, irreverent and -- two snaps and a swish -- occasionally brilliant comic
Damon Wayans has been tapped by ABC for a new single-camera sitcom pilot called
Never Better. Damon starred as a family man in the five-year hit
My Wife and Kids, doing a
Cosby-esque turn from 2001-2005.
The new show,
Never Better, is being directed by Marc Buckland (
My Name Is Earl, Ed) and centers on another family man, only in this incarnation, Damon is a guy who's struggling to be a good father and spouse despite his flaws and mistakes.
Continue reading Damon Wayans heading back to TV
Posted Apr 18th 2008 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
Edward Wyatt's
New York TImes piece questioned whether NBC crossed the line by broadcasting racy material in the "family hour." On both
30 Rock and
The Office, the writers let loose, basically presenting what you might call adult rated moments in what NBC asserts is family time. All I have to say to that is, "What? There's a family hour? Since when?" Apparently, I wasn't the only one caught off guard by the raunchiness of the family hour.
The Parents Television Council just today rescinded their praise for NBC's claim that programs in the 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. time period would target families. PTC is calling NBC's pledge "hypocritical."
Continue reading Did NBC go too far with MILF, and what is the family hour anyway?
Posted Mar 3rd 2008 5:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Smallville, Supernatural, America's Next Top Model, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings, Reaper, Gossip Girl
Early pickups are always happy news -- especially if your favorite TV shows are among those getting the renewal. So, today's announcement that
Smallville, Supernatural, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, America's Next Top Model and the sitcom
Everybody Hates Chris are all returning to the CW next season is a reason to smile.
Tyra Banks, star hostess of
America's Next Top Model, will be back for cycles 11 and 12.
One Tree Hill will be back for a sixth season; and
Gossip Girl will start season two. Women, that all important 18-34 demographic, are faithful viewers for these three shows.
Continue reading CW announces early pickups
Posted Jan 22nd 2007 10:01AM by Kelly Woo
Filed under: Programming, Prison Break, What To Watch Tonight
Prison Break (8PM, Fox)
Has 'Prison Break' become totally improbable? Far-fetched? Over-the-top? Yes, yes and yes. But its twists and turns really turn on the adrenaline (and are tame compared to Jack Bauer's life an hour later). Now that they've joined up with Kellerman and with an upcoming return by Patricia Wettig's President, the spring half of 'Break' promises to be one hell of a fun rollercoaster ride.
Continue reading What to Watch Mon., Jan. 22
Posted Dec 15th 2006 11:59AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Subtle Subtitles, Festivus, Contests and Giveaways
... three Subtle Subtitles.Welcome to Subtle Subtitles. For those of you who are uninitiated to the purpose of this feature, we're asking you to come up with your funniest quote or description for what's going on in the screen grab we choose for the week. Winners are announced in the following Friday's contest.Last week's winners:
3rd place to
Chris W: "Ya know.... It's really hard to kill you when you won't stop laughing."
2nd place to
Bus: "As the zombies moved in for the kill thinking only of their desire to feast on human flesh, Randy remembered his training. Zombies can't see you if you're happy. But, as they devoured his flesh, Randy remembered that rule only applied to Martha Stewart."
1st place to
Toby OB: "In a desperate bid to raise money for the beleaguered network, NBC hired undocumented workers to get enough 'Tickle Me Randy' life-size party dolls ready in time for Christmas."
This week, some scenes from Christmas episodes of
How I Met Your Mother, Everybody Hates Chris and, of course,
Letterman. Choose one or do all three! Two more after the jump.
From
How I Met Your Mother:
Continue reading On the 3rd day of Festivus, TV gave to me
Posted Nov 20th 2006 7:05PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Everybody Hates Chris, The CW
(S02E08) Chris, quite rightly I believe, points out that Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays ever, because all you do the entire day is eat and sleep. Of course, that's only if you're not the one waking up with the chickens to prepare a feast for the entire family.
When I was growing up, we always had Thanksgiving at my grandparents' house, and grandma pretty much ruled the kitchen, not because it was expected of her, but because she wanted it that way. The kitchen was her domain, and most Thanksgivings it was just her and the other women, and sometimes me because I would get bored easily and want to do something to kill time.
Continue reading Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Thanksgiving
Posted Nov 13th 2006 5:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of The Bachelor and What About Brian. - CBS has new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, The Class, Two and a Half Men, Old Christine, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by new eps of Heroes and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
- There's a new Prison Break on FOX at 8, then a repeat House.
- The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, then new eps of All Of Us, Girlfriends, and The Game.
- A new episode of Lisa Williams: Life Among The Dead airs on Lifetime at 8, followed by the new suspense film Last Chance Cafe.
- Also at 8: GSN has a marathon of High Stakes Poker.
- At 9, Food Network has Thanksgiving Unwrapped, followed by The Secret Life Of...Thanksgiving.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- BBC America has a new Vincent at 9.
- At 10, the debut of Murder By The Book on Court TV. First up: James Ellroy, who talks about the murder of his mother.
Posted Oct 8th 2006 5:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. - CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
- NBC has a new Football Night In America, followed by the Steelers vs. the Chargers.
- FOX's lineup is Nanny 911 at 7, then The Rundown, since the Yankees lost last night (ha!)
- The CW has all new eps tonight, starting at 7: Everybody Hates Chris, All Of Us, Girlfriends, and The Game. Oh, there is a repeat after that, America's Next Top Model.
- Jimmy Buffett guests on a new Emeril Live, on the Food Network at 8. It's followed by a new Iron Chef America.
- TBS has a King of Queens marathon all night.
- At 10, HBO has a new episode of The Wire.
- Also at 10: Showtime has a new Dexter.
Posted Oct 8th 2006 8:01AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Everybody Hates Chris, Celebrities, The CW
The first season of one of the only network sitcoms I actually watch,
Everybody Hates Chris, will be out on DVD this Tuesday. The CW series is loosely based on Chris Rock's life as a child growing up in Brooklyn. I say "loosely" because obviously some exaggeration must be used to make the show funny, and also there's no way Chris Rock was thirteen in 1983. The set, which is retailing for a hefty $49.99, will include commentaries from Chris Rock and the cast. The supplemental material is cleverly labeled the same as the episodes, with items such as "Everybody Hates the Making of
Everybody Hates Chris" and "Everybody Hates Bloopers."
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