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Are You Interested in Seeing Ray Romano on TV Again?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:30:04 -0700

We were just talking about Seinfeld's upcoming reappearances on TV, and while most of you are looking forward to seeing Seinfeld again, some of you are over it. I was recently reading this piece about Penelope Ann Miller joining Ray Romano's new series, Men of a Certain Age on TNT, and it struck me that here we have another former comedian-turned-sitcom-star returning to the airwaves.

I wasn't as big a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond as I was of Seinfeld, so I'm personally feeling pretty neutral about seeing Romano on TV again, but I know he has plenty of fans out there who will be excited for his return.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to seeing Romano on the small screen once more?

Buzz News Roundup, 1/14

BuzzSugar — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:34:20 -0800

The Times Square Virgin Megastore, which is the highest volume music store in the U.S., will shut down come April. - Billboard
A Steve McQueen biopic is in the works and will be based on Marshall Terrill's biography Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. - Variety
Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. - AP
Fringe and True Blood are the first two shows to be honored with spots at this year's Paley Television Festival. - TV Week
The first performers for the Grammys have been announced, including Lil Wayne, the Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney and Katy Perry. - Billboard
TNT has officially ordered Ray Romano's new series, Men of a Certain Age. - The Hollywood Reporter
The young adult novel Spanking Shakespeare will be adapted for the big screen. - ComingSoon
Legendary British TV star Patrick McGoohan has died at age 80. - LA Times

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Ray Romano: Self-Appointed Fat, Neurotic Loser in TNT Drama

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:32:57 -0700

In case you've always wanted to see Ray Romano's more serious side, you're in luck: The formerly loved-by-everybody actor is trying his hand at drama for TNT.

The network has ordered a pilot for Men of a Certain Age, about three male friends approaching middle age together. Romano and Raymond producer Mike Royce wrote the pilot episode, and, as a surprisingly self-aware Romano said in a TNT statement:

"Mike and I have always had success writing what we know. What we know now is that we’re middle aged, neurotic and fat."

Romano's character, Joe, is a divorced father of two who wanted to be a professional golfer but runs a party supply store instead. One of his best friends, Owen, is a stressed-out dad who sells cars at a dealership owned by his own father; his other BFF, Terry, is offbeat, handsome, smart, and still incapable of making it as an actor. TNT is describing the show as a wry, character-based drama, and though it's just at the pilot stage, the gushing comments from network bosses ("Men of a Certain Age is a very special project for TNT," etc) make me think this is going to end up on our TVs before long.

Are you excited to see Romano in a dramatic role? After so many years of Raymond, are you interested in seeing Romano again, anywhere, ever?

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Great TV Wedding Moments: "Everybody Loves Raymond"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:30:51 -0700

As we've mentioned, it's wedding planning mania here on the Sugar Network, and throughout the next couple of weeks, I'll be sharing some of my favorite wedding moments from television.

"Everybody Loves Raymond" is not my favorite TV show. Sometimes it's worth a chuckle, but I find most of the jokes to be trite and I've gotten supremely sick of watching Ray's mother Marie be so mean to her daughter-in-law. I do, however, enjoy the character of Amy, Robert's virginal girlfriend-turned-wife.

The episode in which she and Robert get married is, of course, fraught with in-law fighting until Raymond saves the day with his best man speech. Then - and this is the part that makes me cry a little - Robert and Amy do their first dance (which is choreographed!) to "A Little Less Conversation." I don't know why this moment gets to me so much ... they just look so happy! Okay, enough blubbering, to watch the clip read more

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