Posts with tag mitch hurwitz
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:02AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Arrested Development, Casting, Reality-Free
Aside from a couple of TV shows in the 1990s (
Drexell's Class and
Total Security -- ever heard of them?), most of
Jason Biggs' career has been in the film industry -- most notably as Jim Levenstein in the
American Pie series.
Now it looks like he might be headed back to TV with a
CBS comedy about a family that "loves too much." He's in final negotiations to
headline the as-yet-untitled project, which has received a pilot commitment and an order for six additional scripts.
The show revolves around adult siblings and their parents, all of whom are over-involved in each others' lives.
Continue reading Jason Biggs heading to CBS?
Posted Jun 13th 2008 12:19PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Arrested Development, Video, Retro Squad, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
This week TV Squad has been paying tribute to
Arrested Development with special
Retro Squad pieces. I decided that I would highlight my favorite character from the show, GOB. After watching several episodes of
Arrested Development, I realized that I couldn't just narrow it down to the five greatest moments. I would have to do a list for each season.
You've already seen
Five greatest GOB moments (season one) and
Five greatest GOB moments (season two). After the jump, I have my favorite moments from season three.
Continue reading Five greatest GOB moments (season three) - VIDEOS
Posted May 1st 2008 3:05PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Casting, Reality-Free
As Bob reported earlier this week, FOX is considering a number of new animated series for its schedule. Most likely due to the fact that their new live-action series tend to, um, stink. One of those being considered is Sit Down, Shut Up, which may have an upper hand over its competitor The Pitts due to the creative talent behind the show.
I'm talking about Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. Fans of The Simpsons would know these two as writers and executive producers of the show during its so-called golden years. Others may know them from their WB animated series Mission Hill and their sort-lived UPN live-action comedy The Mullets. Now they have been named executive producers on Sit Down, Shut Up. They will be taking the creative reigns from Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, who wrote the first script and now wants to be in a more supervisory role.
Continue reading Former Simpsons producers are asked to Sit Down, Shut Up
Posted Jun 20th 2007 11:02AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Celebrities
Most folks probably know comedian Patton Oswalt as Spence on the recently-departed King of Queens, but us comedy fans have known him for even longer as a very funny man who stands up and does comedy. He was the mastermind behind the Comedians of Comedy tour, and he's done voice work for a few Adult Swim series, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Also, he plays the lead role in the upcoming Pixar flick, Ratatouille.
Continue reading A series from Hurwitz and Oswalt? Perhaps.
Posted Jun 4th 2007 1:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry
The Hollywood Reporter reports that The Thick of It, a new pilot from Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz that was rejected by ABC, may still have a fighting chance.
The Thick of It is based on a British series about folks working for a low-level congressman. The series boasts some amazing comedic talent, including John Michael Higgins, Oliver Platt, Alex Borstein, and Michael McKean. The pilot was also directed by Christopher Guest.
Continue reading NBC's Silverman has his eye on Hurwitz's rejected pilot
Posted Feb 26th 2007 7:41PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Celebrities
Christopher Guest has agreed to direct the pilot for
The Thick of It, a comedy being created for ABC by
Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz.
The show is being adapted for an American audience from the popular British comedy by the same name. In Britain, it was about a member of Parliament who had to deal with inept politicians, a prime minister and other silly minions. I can only guess that the American version will take place in Congress?
According to his
IMDB bio, Guest hasn't done much directing for television lately. He seems to stick to the "mockumentary" (he hates that word) movie genre that's heavy on improv, such as
Best in Show and
Waiting for Guffman.
Posted Sep 14th 2006 1:05PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Showtime, Talent, Industry, Interviews, NYTVF
After he participated in a
hilarious NYTVF panel discussion with fellow showrunners Mike Scully and Phil Rosenthal, Mitchell Hurwitz, who was the executive producer of
Arrested Development, was nice enough to give me a couple of minutes after he came off stage. Of course, the conversation had to do with his decision to end
AD, even though Showtime was going to pick up the show for a fourth season. His responses were interesting.
JK: I interviewed Will Arnett about a month ago, and he told me a lot of the same stuff you mentioned during the panel, that Arrested kept getting renewed because it kept getting awards and it would make FOX look bad to ax it.
Hurwitz: You know, I shouldn't be talking about this, because it really sounds like sour grapes. But it was a privilege. It was a privileged experience, and I know it was a privileged experience. But nonetheless, it's such a high-stakes thing, that when you're cancelled very late, and all that work, that it feels like it didn't turn into a profit, you know. But the more I get away from it, the more I realize that, no, they... they put it on the air.
Continue reading A fast Q&A with Mitchell Hurwitz of Arrested Development
Posted Aug 2nd 2006 11:43AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Talent, Interviews, Celebrities, The Daily Best
Arrested Development might be gone -- for now -- but Will Arnett is still basking in the show's afterglow. Last month, Arnett, who played illusionist and ne'er-do-well "Gob" Bluth, was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the defunct cult classic. In addition, the 36-year-old actor has been extremely busy shooting a number of different movies, from the Will Ferrell-starring comedy
Blades of Glory to two projects being directed by Bob Odenkirk of
Mr. Show.
The man was so busy, that I only had about twenty minutes to talk to him. But we were able to cover a lot of territory when we spoke, from his Emmy nod, to why he thought
Arrested didn't make it, to the prospect of an
AD movie. And, of course, he was very funny, even rolling with my lame jokes when I dared utter them.
The interview was conducted by phone on July 24.
Continue reading Will Arnett: The TV Squad Interview
Posted Jul 10th 2006 8:43PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, TV on the Bigscreen
There's a small glimmer of hope that we'll all see the Bluths again, and not just in reruns on DVDs. In an interview with TVGuide, actress Alia Shawkat ("Maeby") confirmed that there is talk of doing an
Arrested Development movie. She didn't say a lot--probably because the interview was actually about her role in an upcoming Lifetime movie--but she did say that creator Mitch Hurwitz is in talks with Ron Howard about moving to the big screen. That was all hinted at in the series finale when Shawkat's character tried to sell the rights to the Bluth's story to Howard.
Would you like to see an Arrested Development movie... or is it just plain over?
Posted Mar 28th 2006 10:07AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Showtime, Industry, Arrested Development
Well this just
sucks. I wake up, drink some coffee with a smile on my face, and then I read this. Variety is reporting that Mitch
Hurwitz, the creator of Arrested Development, has decided to cut ties and walk away as showrunner should
the program return for a fourth season. Unfortunately, that seems highly unlikely now because Hurwitz's involvement was
apparently key to Showtime (the most interested party) reviving the series.
However, should the show return Hurwitz reportedly told executive producer (and narrator) Ron Howard that he would
be willing to assist as a consultant. That's not so bad... but the show still needs to be picked up. So once again,
it's all up in the air. It makes me wonder though. Would the show be as good without Hurwitz running it all?
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