Buzz News Roundup, 7/13


Updated 07/13/09 5:01 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 7/13

Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster in the upcoming comic-book film, Thor. The film is to be directed by Kenneth Branagh and is slated to be released May 20, 2011. — AP Director Morgan Spurlock will produce and direct the documentary special The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice, which will air on Fox on Jan. 14, 2010. — EW Lady GaGa joins Avril Lavigne and Ace of Base as Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 4/29


Updated 04/29/09 11:28 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 2 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 4/29

Chris Noth and the other men of Sex and the City — Evan Handler and David Eigenberg — are officially signed on for the Sex and the City sequel. — E! Amanda Peet has joined Jack Black in the modern-day Gulliver's Travels movie. — The Hollywood Reporter Sit Down, Shut Up is the latest show to be moved out of its time slot; it will now air Sundays at 7. — TV.com Two bits of animation Read more

Watch, Pass, TiVo, or Rent: Sit Down, Shut Up


Updated 04/19/09 11:51 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 11 comments

Watch, Pass, TiVo, or Rent: Sit Down, Shut Up

When I sat down with Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett at WonderCon a couple months back to talk about their new animated series Sit Down, Shut Up — which premieres tonight on Fox — I wanted to get some information about the show. But mostly, I just ended up trying to slip a question or two in between all their jokes. For example, when I tried to ask about the show's unique style of using Read more

Which New Spring Show Are You Looking Forward to Most?


Updated 03/12/09 7:29 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 25 comments

2009 Spring TV Shows

This Spring is filled with lots of good, new, intriguing TV! Castle already got underway this week, and tons of other premieres are in the lineup for the coming weeks. So, what show are you making room for on your schedule? Castle, Cupid, The Unusuals, Better Off Ted, and In the Motherhood photos copyright 2009 ABC, Inc.; Parks and Recreation photo courtesy of Flynet; Kings photo courtesy of Read more

Bateman and Arnett Throw Down to Promote Sit Down, Shut Up


Updated 03/11/09 12:59 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 8 comments

Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in New Video to Promote Sit Down, Shut Up on Fox

Jason Bateman and Will Arnett may be sitting down, but they are definitely not shutting up in this new video Fox released to promote the forthcoming Sit Down, Shut Up. The animated series, which premieres in April, reunites Bateman and Arnett with their Arrested Development director Mitch Hurwitz. But if this video's to be believed, they may not be so into the prospect of working together again. Read more

Bateman and Arnett Are Back, Animated and Still Developing


Updated 01/14/09 11:08 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

Bateman and Arnett Are Back, Animated and Still Developing

Jason Bateman and Will Arnett are back together on a new show, only we won't be seeing much of them at all. The animated show, Sit Down, Shut Up, based on an Australian program premieres this spring and reunites a whole lot of Arrested Development cast, writers and producers. Of course, talks at their TCA lunch immediately went to the AD movie — which is apparently Valkyrie meets Hotel for Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 6/16


Updated 06/17/08 9:25 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 6/16

M.I.A. announced her retirement from live shows at Bonnaroo, NME reports — while the Associated Press details how Kanye West angered the crowd by delaying his show till 4:25 a.m. Veteran screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan (Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill) will write the script for a film adaptation of the 1980s cartoon Robotech, with Tobey Maguire producing, writes Read more

The Fox Fall Schedule: My Take (With Video!)


Updated 05/16/08 12:45 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Fringe, Fox Fall Schedule, JJ Abrams New Show

Fox just revealed its Fall and mid-season schedules, including the addition of big new sci-fi dramas, the return of 24 (complete with that two-our prequel airing in November) and a new comedy. Now that I've had a chance to think about the schedule and watch some clips, here are my thoughts: In the Fall, Tuesday night will be pretty darn cool with the return of House followed by the new J.J. Read more

Fox Fall Schedule: Two New Shows This Fall


Updated 07/18/08 9:22 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 23 comments

Fox Fall TV Schedule, Fox Upfront

Fox revealed its Fall TV schedule at the 2008 upfronts this morning, announcing two new shows and the two-hour "telefilm" 24 prequel that will air in November before the regular (much delayed) new season of the show starts up again in January 2009. The Fox show getting the most buzz this upfront season (and the basket in which Fox is placing all its eggs) is the J.J. Abrams drama Fringe Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 3/12


Updated 03/12/08 8:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 3/12

Two more have joined the cast of My Sister's Keeper: Jason Patric will play the girls' father and Thomas Dekker (formerly Zach on Heroes) will play "the older sister's boyfriend and a fellow cancer survivor," writes Hollywood Reporter. Online video service Hulu is now open to the public, USA Today reports. ComingSoon has the news that five more actors have joined the cast of the Shopaholic Read more