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Do You Prefer TV Sitcoms or Dramas?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:30:00 PDT

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 a drama?

Recast "The Cosby Show"!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:02:25 PST

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 recast the original core members of the Huxtable family, from Bill Cosby's classic grumpy Cliff all the way down to spunky (and slightly annoying) Rudy.

Leave your entry us in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature next Tuesday, March 7, complete with a "new" cast photo.

Characters to recast:
Dr. Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby)
Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad)
Sondra (Sabrina Le Beauf)
Denise (Lisa Bonet)
Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe)
Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam)

Kristin Cavallari Shows Off Her Tiny Baby Bump in a Red Dress

Lauren Turner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:55:10 PST

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 don't know about Gisele Bundchen - The Insider
What do you think of Lindsay Lohan's new look? - Zap2it
Minka Kelly continues her string of gorgeous appearances - Hollywood Tuna
Watch Kanye and Jay-Z's crazy new video - Pink Is the New Blog
Kris Jenner has an interesting new brand to promote - The Superficial
The hottest new models of NY Fashion Week - The Daily Beast
Kim Kardashian makes a sitcom cameo - TooFab
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams have a shot at the top of this weekend's box office - Hollywood Reporter
Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z file to trademark Blue Ivy's name - I'm Not Obsessed

Why Daniel Radcliffe Is "Miffed" About Harry Potter and the Oscars

Allie Merriam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:59:18 PST

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 watch out for during NYFW - The Daily Beast
Kristen Wiig has a radical new character on Portlandia - BuzzFeed
Breaking Dawn Part One is out on DVD - will you watch again? - Rotten Tomatoes
Zac Efron fields questions about Demi Moore - Wonderwall
Has M.I.A. split from her baby's father, Ben Bronfman? - Lifeline Live
Kid Rock takes issue to defend Detroit - Zap2It
Looks like Charlize Theron and Chelsea Handler are BFF now, too - Celebitchy

Busy Gets Back to Business With Courteney and the Cougar Town Cast

Katie Henry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:12:57 PST

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 love Josh Hopkins. Both Josh and Busy had an exciting weekend escorting good friends - winner Octavia Spencer for him and Michelle Williams for her - to Sunday's SAG Awards, but yesterday they were back to work on Cougar Town. The third season kicks off on Valentine's Day; get a sneak peek at the Cougar Town premiere before it airs!

In addition, David Arquette is scheduled to make a cameo on at least one episode and Couteney stepped behind the camera to direct. The fate of the sitcom is still up in the air, and Courteney confessed on her newly created Twitter account "she sure hopes" there will be more to come from the cul-de-sac crew. As for Busy, we could see her on at least one more red carpet this month since Michelle is also nominated for an Oscar.

Rob Schneider Talks About His Wife as the Real-Life Inspiration For New Sitcom Rob

Shannon Vestal — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:00:46 PST

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 wife. Schneider hit the Winter TCA along with showrunners and other stars like Cheech Marin to talk about the love story behind the show.

Schneider, whose wife Patricia is from Mexico City, said their home life has inspired the show. "It's like a sitcom at our house," he said, because his wife is so funny, and since her first language is Spanish, there's often humor found in that. She's prone to saying things like "in Spanish I'm much funnier, you have no idea," and "translator off!" meaning she's not going to listen to him anymore at certain times of night.
Schneider recounted his love story with Patricia, highlighting their mutual ethnicities as a factor. "My dad's German," he explained, "they're not touchy feely," but "Mexicans kiss you when you see them and when you leave." He called it a beautiful thing, and when he first met his wife (he was a guest on a show in Mexico that she was producing), and she kissed him to greet him. He said he then begged her to go out with him for weeks, and finally she accepted, flying from Mexico to LA with her mother to meet.
Costar Bassols, who plays Rob's wife on the show, said that she has met Schneider's wife Patricia, but has not taken notes for her performance. "She has that something special that's impossible to imitate," Bassols said, and gushed about how sweet Schneider's relationship with his wife is. "Every time Rob talks about his wife, his face lights up," she said, adding that "their love story inspires this whole story." When she was done, Schneider softly said thank you to her. All together now: Awww.

Real Talk With TV Broke Girl Beth Behrs

LearnVest — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:59:07 PST

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 by Kat Dennings, and the two hatch a plan to save their wages and start a cupcake business.

Recession-era cupcake businesses have been all the rage lately (see: Bridesmaids), but shows addressing personal finances - or lack thereof - with humor and honesty is something we don’t see very often. Caroline and Max manage to plan for their future while hustling for their present - and survive on a shoestring with admirable grace. We love that these characters live richly, even on a tight salary: After all, that's what LearnVest is all about.

And, of course, any show where the leading ladies discuss interest rates is right up our alley.

Check out our exclusive talk with Behrs on her penny-pinching past, her first pair of Louboutins - and why she still chooses to live with a roommate in real life. It turns out that we can learn something from celebs about money.

LearnVest: As a 26-year-old in Hollywood, how much of Caroline and Max’s financial struggle can you relate to?

Beth Behrs: Literally up until we shot the pilot, I was working as a nanny five days a week and then as a bartender and concierge at The Geffen Playhouse on the weekends. So, I can definitely relate to being broke, right out of college and working tons of odd jobs to just pay the rent.

Real-life waitress stories and more from Behrs.

Pilot Scoop: Are You There, Chelsea?

Shannon Vestal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:42:54 PST

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 series, which premieres tonight.

Where it works: The series mines Chelsea's bad-girl behavior for humor (Chelsea is a heavy drinker and kicks off the pilot episode by getting arrested for a DUI), and with Handler's influence, it feels like the series has potential to be an irreverent comedy. It's also funny to see Handler as Chelsea's disapproving, pregnant sister Sloane.
Where it doesn't: I like seeing Prepon heading up a sitcom, but her character is pretty unsympathetic, with none of the sass needed to pull off Chelsea's pithy one-liners. Her voice-over comes off as joyless monotone, and many of the jokes are stale, because of their content and delivery (like the fact that the cat's name is "*ssface").
You might like this show if: You love Chelsea Handler's brand of snarky humor.
When it's on: Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.

To see a video preview and some photos from Are You There, Chelsea?, just keep reading.

Link Time - George Clooney Picks His Next Project

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:37 PST

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 - Zap2it
Check out the Directors Guild of America nominees - Moviefone
How to get your boyfriend to watch The Bachelor - TrèsSugar

Rewind: Books to Read Before They're 2012 Movies

BuzzSugar — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:05:00 PST

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 haves for the month.
Get pumped for even more Batman stills from The Dark Knight Rises.
Back by popular demand: 10 Hollywood faces we'd love to see more of in 2012.
Missing Middle-earth? Take a peek at the latest pictures from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
We were puzzled by these new pics of Blair in a wedding dress in a Gossip Girl sneak peek.
We revealed the highly anticipated 10 movies we can't wait to see in 2012.