crumbs-related stories
Posted May 6th 2008 11:40AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Early last month I posted a
casting call sheet for the upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel show, Caprica. In that list was a call for Amanda Graystone, a "surgeon with a volatile streak to her" who is "something of a double agent." Well, you can scratch that one off the list of openings, as
Paula Malcomson (Trixie of
Deadwood and Jerri of
John From Cincinnati) has been cast in the role.
My interest in
Caprica hinges on how
Battlestar Galactica concludes; will I really want to know more about how it all began? I could see them putting us in a place that has us craving for more, though it's likely
Caprica is meant to stand on its own and without having to follow too many rules set by the
BSG events. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Continue reading Some Caprica and Warehouse 13 casting news
Posted Mar 22nd 2006 8:07PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Celebrities
Ah, I love happy news.
Fred Savage, formerly of the
short-lived show Crumbs and the classic
The Wonder Years, is going to be a father. His wife, Jennifer Stone Savage, is pregnant and due in August.
Savage is 29 years old. This is the first child for the couple.
Posted Mar 10th 2006 9:28AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, Programming
The upfronts are right around the corner, where network
executives let advertisers know what shows will be making the cut for next fall. Early word
from MediaLife is that NBC has the longest list
of shows might not be returning. Probably the most surprising show on the list is
Law and Order: Criminal
Intent. With the rotating cast and drooping ratings, media watchers say this one is likely on the chopping block
(the other two are safe, though). Things aren't looking good for
Commander in Chief, either. And, of course,
we already knew that there is a good chance
Scrubs will be... scrubbed (but possibly get
new life on ABC).
Here are the shows (on
all networks) that media buyers think are in danger of cancellation:
Continue reading The long list of shows that may not return in the fall
Posted Feb 18th 2006 11:17AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Programming
Crumbs' two week hiatus just got
extended indefinitely by ABC. The new Fred Savage comedy was off the schedule during the Olympics but now it doesn't
appear to be returning anytime soon. Instead, ABC will stretch next week's episode of
Dancing with the Stars
to two hours. The network has scheduled movies,
Sweet Home Alabama and
Bringing Down the House, on
the following Thursdays, March 2 and 9. Then, ABC launches the Simon Cowell competition
American Inventor and,
starting March 23,
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition comes to Thursdays.
It's actually a bit of a
surprise that
Crumbs is shelved. It's the highest-rated comedy on ABC these days, even ahead of
The George
Lopez Show. There are eight episodes of
Crumbs that are left to air so maybe we'll see it back on the
schedule this summer. Or on iTunes.
[
The Futon Critic]
Posted Jan 15th 2006 3:02PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Industry, Web
Those of you who saw
Crumbs on Thursday know that the family depicted in
the show is "based on a true story." But, given some of the
"adjustments" that have
been made to true stories these days, how close was the show to the actual story? Pretty close, if
this article in the New York
Daily News is any indication. In it, series creator Marco Pennette tells writer Richard Huff about some of the
incidents that were either depicted or alluded to in the pilot (like his mother running over his father after he left
her), and how the pilot script came to fruition. Even if you think, like I did,
Crumbs is an intriguing
premise that's hancuffed by generic sitcom writing, you'll find this article an interesting read.
Posted Jan 13th 2006 8:58AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Programming, OpEd
Crumbs is a show that is trying
really hard to be something different than your standard sitcom. The problem is, it's probably trying a little
too hard.
Here's the gist: Suzanne Crumb (Jane Curtin) is just getting out of a mental health care
facility after having a nervous breakdown. She's not quite all the way back but has decided to leave. Her son Mitch
(Fred Savage), a famous "movie writer" who is in the closet -- he's even sleeping with his therapist -- comes
home to Connecticut to help her ease back into everyday life. He's also returned to mend fences with his brother Jody
(Eddie McClintock), who hasn't forgiven him for running away after their brother Patrick died in a boating accident,
the basis for Mitch's hit movie. Why did Suzanne lose her marbles? Because her husband Billy (William Devane) left her
for a younger woman -- a restaurant reviewer who is now having their baby -- and abandoned the restaurant he ran
with Jody, who is the chef.
Continue reading Crumbs: Pilot
Posted Jan 12th 2006 2:37PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
NBC has another live episode of Will and Grace at 8pm. It's followed by
new eps of Four Kings, My Name Is Earl, The Office, and ER.- ABC has a 90 minute Dancing With The Stars at 8, followed by the debut of Fred Savage's new sitcom
Crumbs, and then a new Primetime.
- CBS, for some reason, has all repeats tonight: CSI: Miami, CSI, and Without A
Trace.
- FOX has a new That 70s Show at 8, followed by a repeat That 70s Show and a new The
O.C.
- The WB has a new Smallville, followed by a new Beauty and the Geek.
- UPN has all repeats too: Everybody Hates Chris at 8, and then Love, Inc, Eve,
and Cuts.
- AMC has Timothy Dalton as 007 in The Living Daylights. It's on at 8.
- Also at 8: a repeat Emeril Live has the chef cooking old-fashioned fruit desserts. On the Food
Network.
- I've never seen the game show MXC, but there's a new ep on Spike at 9 (followed by a
repeat).
- HBO has The Grudge at 9, while HBO2 has Million Dollar Baby.
- At 10, A&E has a new episode of Dallas SWAT, while HGTV has a new House Hunters.
- MTV has a new episode of True Life titled "I'm on Steroids."
- Also at 10: some westerns on American Life: Sugarfoot, Kung Fu, and then
Maverick.
- Some 10pm movies: WE has Janeane Garofalo in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, while TCM has
Castle in the Sky.
- At 11, some goodies for cartoon fans on Cartoon Network: repeats of Family Guy, Aqua Teen
Hunger Force, and Futurama.
- Some people love him, some don't, but you can catch two repeat eps of The Andy Milonakis
Show on MTV2 at 11.
- On the Sundance Channel at 11, Brian Grazer interviews Sumner Redstone on Iconoclasts.
- At midnight, ESPN2 has the State Farm U.S. Championships figure skating.
Posted Jan 12th 2006 9:31AM by Kim Voynar
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Talent
Bob talked last month about Fred Savage's new show, Crumbs, which
debuts tomorrow night at 9:30EST on ABC. Bob didn't have a lot of info on the show at that time, but thanks to a
great interview with Savage over
on CNN, we now have more Fredtabulous scoop for you. Crumbs is a show about a dysfunctional family (I know,
shocking to have a dysfunctional family in a sitcom, but bear with me). Jane Curtin plays the mom, who just got
released from the mental hospital. Dad (William Devane) is expecting a baby with his girlfriend. One son is dead, one
(Eddie McClintock) stuck around to run the family restaurant, and the third (Savage) is a gay prodigal son returning
home from a failed Hollywood career.
Continue reading Fred Savage talks about his new show
Posted Jan 1st 2006 8:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, Cable, Programming, UPN
Now that 2005 is behind us, we can look forward to new and returning favorite shows all this month on television.
What will you be watching?
South
Beach (Wednesdays, UPN) Two hot, New York City working-class bachelors leave the big city behind to
follow one of their girlfriends to South Beach, FL, only to discover that she has a new boyfriend. They get mixed up
with the rich and famous in the club scene. After viewing a sneak preview on UPN's website, it looks like a guilty
pleasure like
The O.C., except with more sex and no high school. Jennifer Lopez is the executive producer and
it co-stars Vanessa Williams as a club owner and mother to one of the main characters.
South Beach premieres
on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 8 pm.
Continue reading Mid-season television preview
Posted May 17th 2005 1:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, ABC, Industry, Programming
Out: Eyes, Blind Justice, 8 Simple Rules, My Wife and Kids, Complete Savages.- New: The Night Stalker, Invasion, Freddie, Commander-In-Chief, Hot Properties, What About Brian (debuts in January), Emily's Reasons Why Not (January), Crumbs (January), The Evidence (January), In Justice (January), and The Miracle Workers (January), Sons and Daugthers (January).
- Returning: Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, America's Funniest Home Videos, Rodney, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Primetime Live, 20/20, The Bachelor (January), Jake In Progress (January), and Hope and Faith (January)
- Moving: Alias (Thursdays, 8 p.m., EST), Lost (Wednesdays, 9 p.m.), Boston Legal (Tuesdays, 10-11 p.m.), According To Jim (Tuesdays, 8 p.m.), George Lopez (Wednesday, 8 p.m), Supernanny (Friday, 8 p.m.)
Read on for show descriptions.
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