IceCube-related stories
Posted Jul 29th 2009 6:32PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Sports, Celebrities, Documentary, TCA Press Tour
It becomes extraordinarily tough to do reports during the cable sessions, mainly because the various networks give you one session after another without much time to breathe. You're also shuttling back and forth between two ballrooms. Finally, if you happen to be lucky enough to get some one-on-one time with a few people (as I did with Joan Rivers and the guys behind the new BBC America show
The InBetweeners)... well, it leads to posts that don't go live until nighttime on the East Coast.
Heck, I haven't even written about last night's AMC cocktail party and the comic stylings of Jon Hamm yet. That'll come when I get a chance. The latest info and quips will always be on our
Twitter feed if you're curious.
For now, though, some highlights of the day:
Continue reading Cable day two: they keep you runnin' - TCA Report
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 Mar 15th 2007 11:01AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable
Ice Cube is producing a new reality series pilot for A&E called Good in the Hood. The plan is for each episode to be introduced by Ice Cube and then focus on a former gang member, drug dealer or robber as they try to help somebody in a similar situation turn their life around.
I've expressed my distaste for reality programming in the past, but this is a good example of how many sub-genres existed within the reality show genre, and not all of them are that bad. I really like the idea of people who once took from society do what they can to give something back, and to understand that it is possible to change. It's a great idea, and if done well, I think A&E may have another hit on its hands.
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