Posts with tag SpikeFeresten
Posted May 15th 2008 11:33AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, 24, American Idol, House, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Prison Break, Bones, King of the Hill, Upfronts, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, New Amsterdam, Reality-Free
FOX announced its plans for the 2008-2009 season today. Here are the highlights:
Returning: The Moment of Truth, So You Think You Can Dance, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, American Idol, America's Most Wanted, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Bones, Cops, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Hell's Kitchen, House, King of the Hill, Kitchen Nightmares, MADtv, The Moment of Truth, Prison Break, Talkshow with Spike Feresten, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 'Til Death
Out: Back To You, Canterbury's Law, K-Ville, Nashville, New Amsterdam, Next Great American Band, Return of Jezebel James, UnhitchedNew: Sit Down, Shut Up; The Cleveland Show; Dollhouse (Midseason)
; Fringe; Do Not Disturb (formerly
The Inn)
; Secret Millionaire (Midseason)
Schedule and detailed descriptions of the new shows after the jump.
Continue reading The Upfronts: FOX
Posted Oct 6th 2007 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, FOX has a new Cops. - CBS has college football at 8, Florida State vs. LSU.
- ABC has college football too, Ohio State vs. Purdue
- TV Land has a Leave It To Beaver marathon starting at 8, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary, starting with the rarely seen pilot with Harry Shearer.
- Nick has a new TV movie at 8, The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands.
- Also at 8: TCM has the original version of The Producers.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- Cartoon Network has a new Naruto at 9, then new episodes of Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo and One Piece.
- At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests Seth Rogan and Spoon.
- At midnight, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten, with guest Louis C.K.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Feb 4th 2007 3:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show
This has probably been available for awhile, but I just found out that full episodes of
Talk Show with Spike Feresten are available on MySpace. Feresten was a writer for
Seinfeld and his new Saturday late night talk show on FOX is quite entertaining, and also the perfect length: it's only half an hour. The problem is, it's on Saturday nights so most people probably don't get a chance to see it, or they're already immersed in
Saturday Night Live. If you're curious, you can watch the episodes
here. I'll admit the show isn't flawless, but Feresten is a likable host, and I think the series has potential given some time to figure out what works and what doesn't. Most late night talk shows go through a kind of trial period when they first start out, and this one is no different. Also, the "Comedy for Stoners" bit at the end of every episode is pretty damn funny.
Posted Jan 1st 2007 12:32PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, Animation, Adult Swim, Talk Show
You want a my personal picks for the best TV stuff of 2006? Sure, no problem. You also want my personal picks for the worst TV offered in 2006? Well, that's somewhat of a challenge. If I don't like something, I don't watch it, but I agreed to list my favorite and least favorite things about TV, so let's get the negative stuff out of the way first.
Continue reading Best and Worst of 2006: Adam's list
Posted Nov 11th 2006 5:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has college football, Wake Forest vs. Florida State.- NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
- FOX has a new Cops at 8, followed by a repeat, then a new episode of America's Most Wanted.
- TLC has two new eps of Little People, Big World at 8, then two new eps of Flip That House, then a new Trading Spaces.
- AMC has Tora, Tora, Tora at 8.
- At 9, Lifetime has two new episodes of Monarch Cove.
- Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Thanksgiving airs on Food Network at 9, followed by the All-American Pie Championship.
- Also at 9: Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, with guests Seth MacFarlane and Los Lonely Boys. It's followed by a new Talk Show With Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests Alec Baldwin and Christina Aguilara.
Posted Oct 28th 2006 5:51PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, FOX has four episodes of Cops.- ABC has Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at 8.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 8, followed by new episodes of Kidnapped and Law and Order: SVU.
- TLC has two new eps of Little People, Big World at 8, followed by two new eps of Flip That House.
- AMC's Monsterfest continues at 8 with The Exorcist.
- HGTV has a new reDesign at 8.
- Nick has two Halloween themed episodes of SpongeBob at 8.
- Sci-Fi has Pumpkinhead II at 8, followed by Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes.
- At 9, Food Network has the special Candy Convention.
- Comedy Central has Shaun of the Dead at 9.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Hugh Laurie and Beck.
- At midnight, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed!
Posted Oct 2nd 2006 9:12AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Celebrities
Somebody forgot to poke me with a sharp stick and remind me about Spike Feresten's late night show, TalkShow with Spike Feresten is currently airing Saturday evenings on FOX. Criminy, I've been looking forward to this show since April, and Joel even interviewed the man recently, for the love of God. Seriously, where was my head at? Okay, don't answer that, I know exactly where my head was. Anyway, College Humor recently interviewed Feresten, and the interview contains a lot of stuff we already know: he wrote the Seinfeld "Soup Nazi" episode, he penned a script for The Simpsons, he was a writer for Letterman, etc. What I didn't know, however, is that he and some writers from The Simpsons were asked to do a script rewrite of the movie Jury Duty. The rewritten script was then thrown out by Pauly Shore. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around that one.
[Thanks to Katie S. for the tip.]
Posted Sep 25th 2006 11:24AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Interviews, Celebrities, Seinfeld, Talk Show, NYTVF
If you've never heard of Spike Feresten, you've at least heard some of his funny words. As a writer on
Seinfeld, he penned "The Soup Nazi" episode, which many consider one of the best on the classic series. He also wrote for
SNL, Late Show with David Letterman and
The Dana Carvey Show.Now he's in front of the camera with
TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten (Saturdays at midnight on FOX), his twisted take on the tried-and-true late-night talk show format. How twisted? Well, in the last episdoe, he scoured a crummy neighborhood in L.A. looking for a sidekick, had Mary Lynn Rajskub operate heavy machinery after downing half a bottle of Nyquil, and presented a barbershop quartet that sung homo-erotic songs.
I caught up with Spike right before he
conducted a Q&A with the cast of fellow FOX show
Standoff at last week's
New York Television Festival. We talked a little about his new show, but mostly just dicussed
Seinfeld. The interview is after the jump.
Continue reading A fast Q&A with Spike Feresten
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