andy richter controls the universe-related stories
Posted Sep 7th 2009 11:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Late Night, OpEd, Talk Show, Reality-Free, Gone Too Soon
When
Andy Richter left
Late Night With Conan O'Brien to establish his own career in acting, nobody knew that he'd come full circle and rejoin O'Brien years later. At the same time, nobody knew that creator
Victor Fresco would do much the same thing.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe was one of those quirky shows that most people, who enjoy a dash of nonsense in their comedy, really dug. It was a very playful show about a guy working in a massive company. It featured a small ensemble with great chemistry on-screen, and had a unique look at big corporations.
A few years later, Fresco tapped that well again, and we got
Better Off Ted, another comedy with absurdist tendencies set in a massive corporation with a small cast. Like
Andy, it eked out a second season based more on critical acclaim than ratings. As someone who enjoys both shows, I find myself worrying that
Ted will share
Andy's ultimate fate, cancellation after the second season.
Continue reading Gone Too Soon: Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Posted Mar 25th 2009 1:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Video, Web, Reality-Free
As we mentioned in the
New TV on DVD column this week,
Andy Richter Controls the Universe: The Complete Series has been released, so all of you folks who really miss this short-lived show can watch the episodes over and over and over and get mad at FOX all over again for cancelling it so quickly.
But there's another thing that fans can do too, go to the
web site that has been set up for the set.
The screen is scattered with office equipment (phone, stapler, pencils, etc) and each one moves or makes a noise. Roll your mouse over the phone and you'll hear a different clip from the show, and you can also get the code for a widget that you can put on your own web page. But the main part of the site is the "How Are You Feeling Today?" box. You pick your mood (angry, having some fun, sexy, in pain, etc), and click the "Give me a Richter moment" button and you get to see a scene from the show that illustrates that mood.
After the jump, a scene involving really small feet.
Continue reading Are you angry or happy today? Andy Richter wants to know - VIDEO
Posted Mar 23rd 2009 6:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Am I a terrible person for not wanting to get
Andy Richter Controls The Universe? Not that it was a bad show, it wasn't. It's just not one of those short-lived shows where I say to myself, "boy, I can't wait until that comes out on DVD." I can think of many other short-lived shows on DVD that I would buy before I bought this one. But it's good to see it being released.
I have
Room 222 on my shelf but haven't watched it yet.
- Andy Richter Controls The Universe - Complete Series
- Charles in Charge - Season 4 (Amazon.com only)
- The Dog Whisperer - Very Best Of
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Feb 24th 2009 2:46PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Late Night, Industry, Celebrities, Talk Show, Casting, Reality-Free
Here's some good news for people who have missed Andy Richter since he stopped being Conan O'Brien's sidekick nine years ago: NBC just announced that he's signed on to be
the announcer of The Tonight Show when Conan takes it over in June.
Now, this doesn't mean that we'll see Andy on the couch next to Conan, as he was in
Late Night's early years. He's the announcer; think of what John Melendez does for Leno and add the fact that, you know, Andy actually has comedic talent. Richter will announce the show and participate in both live and pre-taped comedy bits.
For fans of Andy Richter the actor, though, this isn't good news. After starring in two very funny failed sitcoms,
Andy Richter Controls the Universe and
Andy Barker, P.I., it seems like his returning to the daily Conan fold would preclude him from starring in another one anytime soon. But that also means he won't star in another
Quintuplets, either, so maybe this is a good idea.
Posted Mar 17th 2008 5:20PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries
A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.
- Malvin Wald: He is best known for writing the screenplay to The Naked City, which later became a TV series and pretty much spawned later police dramas such as NYPD Blue and Law and Order. He also wrote for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Daktari, Combat, Playhouse 90, and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He died at age 90 in California.
Continue reading TV Obits: Wald, Bliss, Huntsman, Dahlbeck, Rescher
Posted Oct 17th 2006 7:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, Celebrities
On TV, on TV!
Amy Farrington played his wife in the pilot of his NBC mid-season replacement show,
Andy Barker, P.I. But Farrington has now
left the show and her role will be played by Clea Lewis. You might remember the small, squeaky-voiced Lewis as one of bookstore workers on
Ellen.
I hope this show is good. I liked
Andy Richter Controls The Universe, though I didn't think it was as brilliant as everyone else seemed to, but it was certainly good and FOX should have stuck with it. I can understand why
Quintuplets was cancelled.
Now, where is NBC going to put this show? Thursday nights some place?
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