helen hunt-related stories
Posted Oct 15th 2009 2:03PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free
Let me give you a quick inside look at how things operate here in online entertainment journalism land: ABC sent us an invite to talk to Kelsey Grammer (and his co-star Melinda McGraw) during the same whirlwind
"defending Hank" tour that Bob mentioned in his post yesterday. As much as I wanted to talk to Grammer, the conditions just didn't seem to be right.
For one, we would have had maybe ten minutes to talk to him. For another, he'd be defending a show that is a) terrible and b) on the verge of being cancelled. I want to talk to Grammer about comedy,
Frasier,
Cheers, his heart attack, and lots of other stuff. I wasn't particularly interested in him telling me how good he thinks
Hank is for the whole interview.
But, when he told The TV Addict that last night's episode
was going to be funny, it got me curious; maybe they had figured things out and made a leap in quality. So I tuned into last night's episode. I wish I hadn't.
Continue reading Hank is truly painful to watch
Posted Oct 9th 2009 11:11PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
It's official. As of today,
Lauren Graham will replace Maura Tierney in Parenthood, the NBC mid-season family drama. After the
talk of Helen Hunt getting the role of a divorce mom struggling to get by, the former star of
Gilmore Girls has landed the role... just like
Bob wrote.
Hip-hip-hooray! Don't get me wrong. My heart goes out to Maura Tierney who had to drop out because she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I wish her a speed recovery and a great role in another series after her treatments are successful. And Helen Hunt might have been a lovely choice, too. But I am a major
Gilmore Girls fan. I'm thrilled to pieces that Lauren is coming back to series TV.
Continue reading Lauren Graham officially cast on Parenthood
Posted Oct 7th 2009 10:27AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
When Maura Tierney had to leave the production of the new NBC comedy
Parenthood for cancer treatments, it was rumored that
Helen Hunt would take her place. Now comes word that Hunt is out and another beloved TV star might be slipping into the role.
Michael Ausiello is reporting that
Gilmore Girls star
Lauren Graham has met with Parenthood's producers after negotiations with Hunt broke down.
Continue reading Lauren Graham might horn in on Maura Tierney's turf again
Posted Sep 15th 2009 9:33AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
When
Maura Tierney had to leave Parenthood because she needs to undergo treatment for breast cancer, there was speculation about who might replace her since the NBC project would be resuming. Well, the name that's come to the fore as Maura's replacement is a good one. Oscar and Emmy-winner
Helen Hunt is in discussions for Parenthood, and usually if they're talking and it's in the trades, it's close to being a done deal.
If I were advising her and she cared about what I think, I'd tell Helen to take it. While Helen's TV experience was in a sitcom,
Mad About You, she's better in dramedy. That's what
As Good As It Gets was, and it got her an Oscar!
Continue reading Helen Hunt may take on Maura Tierney's Parenthood role
Posted Jan 11th 2006 11:21AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS, Talent, Programming
CBS has signed for the rights to a new sitcom pilot written and produced by Paul Reiser. The story focuses on
a man who inherits a family car dealership somewhere in Queens, New York. Reiser was most recently seen in
The Thing About My Folks which he co-starred in with
Peter Falk. Reiser has not been involved with a television sitcom since
Mad About You ended its seven year run
in 1999. No news on whether or not he will have a role in the upcoming show.
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