Jun 30, 2009 -
Greg Garcia's My Name Is Earl is done, but Garcia's already got a new comedy project going at Fox — and it sounds even more twisted than his last.
The show combines the spirit of Earl with the family situations Garcia wrote about on Yes, Dear, and the result is, well, unusual: The comedy centers around a 25-year-old who has a one-night stand with a woman who ends up on death row for murder — yeah — and then has to raise their infant child by himself, with only his quirky family around for support. The main character frequently clashes with his own parents, who themselves became parents as teenagers.
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Jun 12, 2009 -
- The next James Bond movie has gotten Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan to co-write the script, and Daniel Craig is confirmed to reprise his role as Bond. Variety
- SPIN magazine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain with a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing covers of the record's classic tracks. — Billboard
- Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours, has written a scary genre thriller titled Beautiful Girl.
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Jun 11, 2009 -
- Matthew Fox talks about Lost's final season. — TV.com
- Some more casting suggestions for the Full House movie (Jason Bateman as Danny Tanner?). — MTV Movies Blog
- Never mind, My Name Is Earl isn't going to TBS after all.
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Jun 09, 2009 -
NBC didn't order any more My Name Is Earl last month, but that may not be the end of the show after all: TBS is now in talks to revive the comedy.
The negotiations are still in the early stages, and none of the cast members have signed on. But word is TBS would consider picking up the show for 13 more episodes.
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Jul 08, 2008 -
Tonight, NBC is airing the one episode of Celebrity Family Feud that I've truly been waiting for. The casts of two great NBC comedies — plus a third show, which I suppose could be considered a comedy depending on how you feel about people in spandex racing against other people in spandex — will face off in an epic feud.
The episode will have several rounds, and of them, I'm most excited about the accountants of The Office taking on the American Gladiators (who are, naturally, in costume).
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Apr 10, 2008 -
After a long, dark Winter, it's time to laugh again. For the first time in months, NBC's whole Thursday comedy lineup is new. That's right: The Office, Scrubs, and 30 Rock all return tonight, and I'm looking forward to nothing more than popping some popcorn and settling in for a long night with my favorite funny folks.
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Apr 03, 2008 -
If I'm being honest, My Name Is Earl is probably my least-favorite show in NBC's Thursday night comedy lineup. And yet, its return tonight fills me with an absolute feeling of joy. Why?
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Sep 25, 2007 -
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Knocked Up
If you somehow missed one of this year's best comedies, now's your chance to laugh and cringe your way through Knocked Up, Judd Apatow's summer success.
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Sep 06, 2007 -
When Earl Hickey was sent to jail on the season finale of "My Name is Earl" last spring, what were the good people of Camden County to do? Why, they gathered to make a "We Are the World"-style music video pleading for Earl's release, that's what.
The video, which promotes the Sept.
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Jun 22, 2007 -
- Reruns of "The Office" and "My Name is Earl" will be broadcast on TBS, Variety reports.
- Woody Allen is set to direct a Puccini opera in September of 2008, the AP reports.
- Reuters notes that former Beatles are flourishing on the music charts right now.
- Billboard says The Donnas have started their own record label, and are finishing up their next album, due out in September.
- Uma Thurman is set to star in the HBO movie version of the dramatic play "The Zinc Bed," says Zap2It.
- If you live in Atlanta, Kansas City, or Philly, among other cities, you can attend a special screening of some of ABC's fall shows, and the Futon Critic has the details.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Amy Adams will join Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film version of the acclaimed play "Doubt."
- Hero of the superhero world, Stan Lee will get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame, says Zap2It.
- In '80s revival news, Billboard reports that The Cure are finishing a new album and touring again.
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