Posts Tagged ‘sitcom’
 

 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Smothered”

>   See A Word About Busted Pilots SMOTHERED, which was produced for ABC by Warner Bros Television, falls into the category of “not as bad as you’d think.”  The concept is Predictable Sitcom 101:&nbs...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Homegrown”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The pilot for HOMEGROWN, produced for CBS by Warner Bros Television, seems determined to hit as many dysfunctional-but-loving-family cliches as it can.  We have one grouchy alpha male in a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Up All Night” 2.0

> UP ALL NIGHT is a crucially important piece of new programming for NBC this fall, as you can tell from Mitch Metcalf’s Fall Promo Analysis, where it’s the network’s most-promoted new show.  Not only doe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea” Update

> Reports are that NBC’s midseason sitcom based on Chelsea Handler’s bestselling book has unceremoniously dumped much of its supporting cast:  out are Natalie Morales and Angel Laketa Moore, the actresses who p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Little In Common”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots  The double meaning of “little” in the title of Fox’s busted sitcom pilot LITTLE IN COMMON is that the 3 couples at its center are brought together only because their resp...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Vince Uncensored”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Not even the presence of Michael Chiklis and Elizabeth Perkins could make VINCE UNCENSORED endurable.   Deservedly consigned by CBS to its trash-bin, this isn’t one of those pilots yo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Family Album”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots FAMILY ALBUM was one of the more buzzed-about FOX pilots of this past development season, and although it’s not on the network’s announced schedule, Deadline reports that it’s ...
by Mitch Salem