missguided-related stories
Posted Oct 21st 2009 4:27PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Casting, Reality-Free
Judy Greer blew me away during the incredibly short run of her 2008 ABC series
Miss/Guided. She brought the perfect blend of earnest geekiness, slapstick and petty jealousy to the role of former nerd turned high school guidance counselor. The show was way better than the treatment it got from ABC, which aired all seven episodes in four weeks, but that was so long ago.
In 2008, ABC didn't care about comedy. But now, ABC has this Wednesday night lineup that is doing great (except for
Hank). All the shows are critical darlings (except for
Hank), and they've already been renewed for the full season (except for
Hank). So now's the perfect time to bring Greer back into the fold.
The new
ABC project for Judy Greer is I'm With Stupid. The premise is that Greer has a fling with a "perfect" park ranger while on safari, only to have him show up on her doorstep after she gets home. And the only "perfect" he is, is a perfect idiot. I already like it more than
Hank.
Posted Aug 5th 2008 3:23PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Cancellations, TV Squad Lists, Moonlight, Reality-Free
There will always be
Buffy,
Angel,
Quantum Leap and
Magnum, P.I. on my "Oh Man I Want New Episodes of These Shows" list, but what about the more recently canceled shows of the past few years? Are there any worth mourning?
Maybe not in the same way I mourn my culty loves and classic '80s shows, but there are a few worth mentioning....
Moonlight Yep, I know, I am one of Those People -- a fan of
Moonlight. Though I agree it was weak when it returned after the writer's strike, there were lots of things to love about this show: the vampire lore, the episodic mysteries, the way they could have taken the love story (had they not muffed it up in the last four episodes), the actors (
Jason Dohring and
Alex O'Laughlin; not Sophia Myles). I can't believe that I won't find out more of the back story with Joseph's family and Coraline.
Continue reading Recently canceled shows I mourn
Posted Jul 10th 2008 2:00PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Game Show, Casting
Hole in the Wall, this summer's
latest Japanese game show ripoff, has announced its hosts. Actress Brooke Burns and L.A. weather anchor Mark Thompson will be presiding over Fox's version of human Tetris. Both have game show experience, with Burns having served as the host of
Dog Eat Dog and Thompson providing the voiceover for
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?Hole is being brought to America by
American Idol producers FremantleMedia North America and came to be after clips of the Japanese version became hugely popular on YouTube. Ellen DeGeneres also got a kick out of the Japanese competition, not only featuring several clips on her talk show, but even going so far as having audience members participate in her own version.
Continue reading Hole in the Wall finds its hosts
Posted May 29th 2008 10:41AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Cancellations, Awards, Upfronts, Journeyman, Moonlight, New Amsterdam, Reality-Free, TV Squad Awards
Did your favorite show get canceled? Yeah, mine too. It makes you think twice about investing time into a new show, because you never know how long it'll last. Sometimes even shows with fairly good ratings are sent to the chopping block.
Here at TV Squad, we're doing our part to bring attention to cool shows that were axed in the recent
upfront announcements. Last week, I put out a call for considerations for
The Arrested Development Award, a.k.a. The Show Least Deserving of Cancellation Award.
You made your opinions known - thank you! - and now we're into Phase 2: The Nominees. The Squad will pick our own winner, but we're giving you the chance to pick a Reader's Choice winner. Here are the nominees, and be sure to vote in the poll at the bottom.
Continue reading The Arrested Development Award Nominees
Posted May 21st 2008 1:28PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Cable/Satellite, Casting, Reality-Free
If Judy Greer was in tears about
Miss Guided not being picked up by ABC for the fall schedule, she can wipe her eyes and blow her nose because something else -- maybe better -- has come along.
Greer has been cast as the lead in HBO's Suburban Shootout. This is the same comedy that has already been announced with
Kelly Preston, Rachael Harris (
Notes from the Underbelly) and Kerri Kenney (
Reno 911).
The comedy pilot is being directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, best known for features like
Men in Black and
Addams Family (I'll be kind and not harp on
The Wild, Wild West), but on TV is one of the prime players behind ABC's
Pushing Daisies (as well as
Notes from the Underbelly which is the connection to Rachael). So, you see, Judy may have landed in a project that's bound for glory. Well, we'll see, but it does sound interesting.
Continue reading Miss Guided's Judy Greer gets a new gig
Posted Apr 9th 2008 11:03AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, TV Squad Polls, Watercooler Talk, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
TV Squadder
Paul Goebel reviewed the
series premiere of the ABC comedy
Miss Guided. He wasn't sure what to make of the show after the first airing and I must admit that I also had my doubts about this new comedy. Judy Greer is a joy to watch as guidance counselor Becky Freeley but the comedy was predictable and the cast way too beautiful to portray a real high school. However, I decided to stick with it and ended up enjoying the show's storylines and characters as well as the interview-like tidbits.
The series aired its season finale last week and is now awaiting ABC's upfronts to know if it'll come back next season or have to close the books. To help ABC make its decision, here are some reasons why
Miss Guided should be renewed.
Continue reading Reasons why I think ABC should renew Miss Guided
Posted Mar 19th 2008 9:22AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Episode Reviews
(S01E01) I'm not quite sure what to make of this show. It's hard to decide what I like and don't like considering that the show is really not that unique. For example, I've always been a fan of Chris Parnell but his work on Miss Guided pales in comparison to the stuff he does on 30 Rock. The same goes for Brooke Burns but if I had to choose, I'd rather see her in those jeans she wore on Dog Eat Dog.
Judy Greer is super funny. Her guest spot on Two and a half Men was brilliant in my opinion. So when she got her own show, I was interested to say the least.
Continue reading Miss Guided: Homecoming (series permiere)
Posted Jun 22nd 2007 10:01AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Early Looks, Upfronts
If we've learned anything about ABC over the last couple of seasons, it's that they like to introduce a buttload of pilots at their upfronts every year. But the problem with that is, that leaves critics like us with a ton of DVDs to go through, and not all at once.
We got the first batch of ABC pilots pretty quickly, but we decided to hold off on this post until we got them all in. And since there are so many, we recruited a gaggle of Squadders to tackle them all. So after the jump, Jonathan, Brett, JJ, Jen, Kevin and I weigh in on every ABC pilot except for
Private Practice (
Grey's fans already saw that pilot in May, remember). Remember that these are early cuts of each pilot; we'll reevaluate when the final cuts of these shows come in later this summer.
Continue reading TV Squad previews ABC's new shows
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