paul reiser-related stories
Posted Jun 24th 2008 11:02PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: OpEd, Documentary, Episode Reviews, 30 Days
(S03E04) Usually the teasers for 30 Days are pretty innocuous. They give an idea about what the topic is and show some reactions from both sides. This week, however, I had the feeling I was going to be pissed.
The part that stuck out the most was the sound byte of Kati saying, "It confirms the option of becoming gay." A person who would let that comment come out of their mouth is clearly uneducated on a great many things and I hoped that we'd get to see some redeeming qualities in her.
I had to laugh when Spurlock said Kati was going from Leave it to Beaver to My Two Dads. I've seen both of those shows many times and while the Beav can certainly be classified as a kid from a "typical American home," I never got the idea that Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan played gay lovers. I guess I need to rent that show on DVD.
Continue reading 30 Days: Same Sex Parenting
Posted Feb 12th 2007 7:30AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Family Guy, Animation
(S05E10) When I checked the schedule and saw the title of this episode was "Peter's Two Dads" I was a little torn. First, the Peter-centric episodes generally have a much higher chance of going off the rails. On the other hand, the possibility that it would be a play on the 80's sit-com
My Two Dads, which starred Greg Evigan, Paul Reiser, and Staci Keanan, was intriguing.
Unfortunately (probably only for me), that idea never materialized, and the episode that we did see still left me with something of a mixed reaction. On the good side, it was well constructed, and I give a lot of points to the writers for a well thought out plot. Chris got a bit of the short shrift, but using Meg's birthday as the setting for offing Francis was a good choice. It involved her in what was otherwise a mostly Peter affair.
Continue reading Family Guy: Peter's Two Dads
Posted Mar 20th 2006 8:07AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, ABC, FOX, CBS, Talent
Catherine Bell (
JAG) and Gary Cole (aka
'Lumbergh' on
Office Space)
have
joined the cast of the CBS pilot
Company Town, a drama about government agents who live in the same
neighborhood. Already on board for the pilot are Sherry Stringfield (
ER) and Blair Underwood (
LA
Law). You don't have to wait for next fall to see Cole on television, he'll reappear on some of the final episodes
of
The West Wing.
Mercedes Ruehl
has
joined the untitled Paul Reiser comedy pilot for CBS, about a man who takes over the family car dealership in
Queens, NY. In 1991, Ruehl won an Academy award for her supporting role in
The Fisher King. Ruehl joins
castmates Bobby Cannavale (
Will & Grace) and Hector Elizondo (
Chicago Hope).
Continue reading Bell, Cole, Ruehl latest to sign up for pilots
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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