Posts with tag frank tv
Posted Feb 22nd 2008 1:01PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Pickups and Renewals

Considering that Frank Calliendo's inaugural season on his show (cleverly titled
Frank TV) hit excellent ratings numbers for TBS, it comes as no real shocker that
it's been picked up for a second run. The first season was cut to only five episodes due to the
writers strike, so rather than go back to finish the rest of the initial order, TBS has gone this route.
Calliendo's show is a streaming barrage of fast impressions and skits, featuring Calliendo in virtually every role. Made famous by his dead-on impressions of the likes of George W. Bush, Al Pacino and John Madden, the show has received mixed reviews. Personally, I find Frank to be an incredibly likable guy, which comes across well on the show, and as with most sketch shows, if something isn't working for you, go make a sandwich. It'll be something else by the time you come back.
Posted Jan 5th 2008 12:02PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Festivus, TV Squad Lists, WGA Strike

To call 2007 a stellar year of TV would be a mistake, because it was a very
bleh year in many respects. Shows that had previously riveted us to our seats made missteps and mistakes. New shows were either mediocre or just unmemorable. A writers' strike made people anxious and depressed all at once. And the aspects of the TV world that have generated low expectations continued on their merry lowbrow way (I mean, who expected Tila Tequila's search for love to be anything but a skankfest)?
But in a year of abject mediocrity, some highlights and lowlights poked through. Like last year, I'm going to make up categories instead of doing traditional "Bests" and "Worsts." It hurts my brain less...
Continue reading The Best and Worst of 2007: Joel's list
Posted Oct 13th 2007 9:30AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
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