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Is the TV sitcom dying? USA Today printed an interesting story recently pointing out that there are only half as many half-hour sitcoms on TV today as there were five years ago. I know I've certainly turned more to dramas and hour-long "dramedies" such as "Ugly Betty" than to the traditional half-hour sitcom. All of this makes me wonder: When you turn on the TV, would you rather watch a sitcom or Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I'll ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. This week, I've decided to tackle a sitcom that many of us grew up watching obsessively: "The Cosby Show." This series, which debuted in 1984, introduced a multitude of characters over its 8-year run: Cockroach, baby Olivia, cousin Pam, and on and on. But let's just Read more
Kristin Cavallari shows her barely there baby belly on the red carpet — People Pregnant Lily Aldridge steps out with husband Caleb Followill — Lainey Gossip Chelsea Handler breaks from her funny routine for a serious interview — HuffPost Entertainment Halle Berry wants to move overseas with Nahla — D-Listed Katie Holmes is fresh-faced after dance class — JustJared Five things you Read more
Daniel Radcliffe is really miffed about Harry Potter's Oscars snub — HuffPost Entertainment Which of Beyoncé's night-out looks did you prefer? — People What happened when Rooney Mara met Meryl Streep — Lainey Gossip How did Kim Kardashian do on her sitcom appearance? — TooFab Russell Brand isn't seeking any of Katy Perry's money — Us Weekly The most fashionable, or sexiest, shows to Read more
The women of Cougar Town were decked out to film a big scene for their season finale in LA yesterday. It's rumored that the next 15-episode run of the show will begin with an engagement and end with a wedding and Busy Philipps, Courteney Cox, and Christa Miller were all in gowns for the afternoon. Courteney's white dress in particular may imply she'll be walking down the aisle with her onscreen Read more
Saturday Night Live alum and frequent Adam Sandler collaborator Rob Schneider is coming to TV with his own series, Rob. The CBS show's title isn't the only thing that's inspired by Schneider: the premise of the midseason show, about the newlywed relationship between Rob and his Mexican-American spouse (played by Claudia Bassols) and her family, is based on Schneider's own relationship with his Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Since when is being broke funny? Since CBS released its new sitcom 2 Broke Girls, in which actress Beth Behrs plays a recently humbled heiress, Caroline, who moves to Brooklyn to hide out after her father loses their family fortune in a Ponzi scheme. Caroline winds up living with her perpetually poor fellow waitress, Max, played Read more
NBC shelved Community from its midseason schedule to make room for other comedies on the network, and one of those newbies is Are You There, Chelsea?. Based on Chelsea Handler's book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, the show stars Laura Prepon as Chelsea (loosely based on Handler) as she waitresses in a bar and parties at all hours. Handler has a supporting role as Chelsea's sister on the Read more
Geroge Clooney is getting back behind the camera for Monuments Men — NextMovie 17 new shows premiering in 2012 — The Hollywood Reporter Get a peek at Blair's bachelorette party on Gossip Girl — BuddyTV Ryan Gosling and other celebs who starred in 90s shows — HuffPost TV See Taylor Kitsch looking hot in Battleship — Rotten Tomatoes Get the details on Charlie Sheen's new sitcom — Read more
Need some reading material? Stock up on these 20 books before they're adapted into 2012 movies. The cast for the upcoming musical Les Misérables is coming together. See who's in so far. New show alert: find out what we think of NBC's new drama The Firm, new sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?, and Alcatraz, Fox's new sci-fi mystery. What are we stoked for this January? Take a look at our must Read more
