Pilot Scoop: Work It


Updated 01/03/12 12:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Work It Pilot Review

Good news for those who love traditional sitcoms and seeing men dressed up as women: ABC is introducing midseason comedy Work It tonight, about two men (Ben Koldyke and Amaury Nolasco) who can't find good jobs because of the poor economy. When they hear that pharmaceutical sales are hiring, they jump at the chance — but there's just one catch: they prefer to hire women, so obviously, they just Read more

Pilot Scoop: I Hate My Teenage Daughter


Updated 11/23/11 10:10 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 1 comment

I Hate My Teenage Daughter Pilot Review

Most of the new shows of Fall have already aired, but there are still a few left waiting in the wings, like new new Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter, which premieres tonight. What it's about: Two friends and single moms (Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran) bond over the fact that their respective teen daughters have become mean girls after years of being spoiled. Not only are they Read more

Pilot Scoop: Grimm


Updated 10/28/11 1:40 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Grimm Pilot Review

Most of Fall TV's new shows have already bowed, but tonight brings some more fresh meat with the spooky NBC drama Grimm. It's one of two Fall shows that has a heavy fairy-tale theme (the other is ABC's Once Upon a Time). What it's about: The life of a soon-to-be engaged homicide detective turns upside down when he starts seeing horrific visions. Nick (David Giuntoli) learns that his Read more

Pilot Scoop: Once Upon a Time


Updated 10/24/11 7:29 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Once Upon a Time Pilot Review

Believe it or not, NBC's Grimm isn't the only upcoming TV show inspired by a fairy tale. Tonight, ABC will unveil Once Upon a Time, a new drama that explores the idea that fairy tale characters are real — they've just forgotten who they are. What it's about: Jennifer Morrison stars as Emma Swan, a woman who gets an unexpected visit from a 10-year-old boy on her 28th birthday. When she takes Read more

Pilot Scoop: Man Up!


Updated 10/18/11 4:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Man Up! Pilot Review

There are ton of new shows fighting for your attention this Fall, and Man Up! enters the mix tonight as one of ABC's comedy contenders. Mather Zickel plays Will, one third of a group of lifelong guy friends, which also includes Dan Fogler and Christopher Moynihan (who is also the series' writer and exec. producer). The guys struggle to define their masculinity in the face of their romantic Read more

Pilot Scoop: Last Man Standing


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Last Man Standing Pilot Review

It's been over a decade since Tim Allen was a staple sitcom dad on Home Improvement, but he's giving it another shot with tonight's premiere of ABC's new comedy Last Man Standing. Once again, Allen is playing an alpha male, only this time he's living in a house filled with ladies instead of raising three sons (he's a little less accident prone this time around, too). What it's about: Allen Read more

Pilot Scoop: How to Be a Gentleman


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Be a Gentleman Pilot Review

Tonight, CBS brings us a new odd couple in How to Be a Gentleman, a comedy that pairs an exceedingly polite, buttoned-up guy named Andrew (David Hornsby) with macho trainer Bert (Kevin Dillon). When the former classmates reconnect for the first time since high school, they agree to form a friendship that can help Andrew loosen up and Bert tidy up. Where it works: I was happy to see Flight of Read more

Pilot Scoop: Suburgatory


Updated 11/30/11 12:37 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Suburgatory Pilot Review

ABC is adding another family comedy to its Wednesday night lineup this Fall, but this time the family unit is only two: father and daughter pair George and Tessa (Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy). In Suburgatory, George decides it's time to leave Manhattan when he finds a box of condoms in high schooler Tessa's room. He moves them into a big house in the suburbs, where Tessa feels like an outsider Read more

Pilot Scoop: Hart of Dixie


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 15 comments

Rachel Bilson's Hart of Dixie Review

Rachel Bilson hasn't starred on a TV series since her breakout role on The O.C., but she's heading back to the small screen tonight for the premiere of The CW's Hart of Dixie. This time around, she plays Zoe Hart, a confident doctor with dreams of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. Her plans change when she's informed that she's in need of a serious bedside-manner adjustment before she can get a Read more

Pilot Scoop: Pan Am


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Pan Am Pilot Preview

The success of Mad Men has inspired TV to go back to the '60s, and the new Fall slate has a couple of contenders set in the same era as AMC's hit. ABC has the drama Pan Am, set in the friendly skies and the city the legendary airline was based out of: New York. The series, which premieres tonight, follows a group of stewardesses (they weren't yet flight attendants, you see) and pilots as they Read more