goode family-related stories
Posted Oct 29th 2009 8:02AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
The Goode Family -- the Mike Judge show ABC did everything it could to kill -- has a new home at Comedy Central.
According to Daily Variety, the
cable network will air all 13 episodes of
the animated comedy that ABC canceled last summer. That's good news for fans of a show ABC buried in its line-up -- moving it around like a pea under a nutshell until it finally put the Goodes out of their misery.
At the time, the show was embraced by fans of
Beavis & Butthead and
King of the Hill as a worthy sardonic successor to Judge's animated quiver. But, critics often attacked its mockery of political correctness and progressive politics. Some pundits went so far as claiming such a show was inappropriate in the era of Obama.
In other words, it's only censorship when your side is the one being silenced.
Continue reading Comedy Central is 'Goode' to Mike Judge with new deal
Posted Aug 7th 2009 4:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new episode of The Goode Family.- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 9, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8, followed by a new Suite Life on Deck.
- Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
- At 9, FOX has a new Mental.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 9.
- USA has the season premiere of Monk at 9, followed by the season premiere of Psych.
- Syfy has a new Eureka at 9.
- At 9:30, ABC has another new episode of The Goode Family, then a new 20/20.
- At 10, Food Network has the series premiere of Chefs vs. City.
- There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.
- HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Jonathan Ross, Goode Family, The Soup, Psych
Posted Jul 10th 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
HBO2 has an Entourage marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, then a new Goode Family.
- NBC has a new Chopping Block at 8, followed by a new Dateline.
- FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8, then a new Mental.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
- There's more Tour de France coverage on Versus at 8.
- TCM has three Karl Malden movies starting at 8: On The Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Birdman of Alcatraz.
- Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
- At 9, Syfy has the season premiere of Eureka.
- Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars.
- Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures at 9.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Surviving Suburbia, Mental, Ghost Adventures
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