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TV Tonight: Miss Guided

BuzzSugar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0700

These days, every network seems to be developing a comedy niche. NBC has its single-camera, deadpan workplace comedies like The Office and 30 Rock; CBS has its laugh-tracked, massively appealing Monday night lineup led by Two and a Half Men; Fox has its Sunday night animation block. ABC, though, has been largely left out of the game, gambling with shows like Cavemen and canceling other series that were wonderfully strange but little-watched (The Knights of Prosperity).

The network did score one bona fide comedy hit with Samantha Who? last Fall, though, and it's possible they have another in Miss Guided, which premieres tonight. The show stars Judy Greer (known best to me as Kitty from Arrested Development) as Becky Freely, a high school guidance counselor who returns to her alma mater for work. Sure, she may have lost the orthodontics and the terrible hair, but Becky is still a high schooler at heart - right down to the sophomoric way she talks to her crush (a Spanish teacher who's just "one language lab ahead" of his students) and cowers in the face of her high school rival, who - of course - has also gotten a job back home.

The show's had a bit of behind-the-scenes turmoil (Office writer Caroline Williams created the show; Rob Thomas of Veronica Mars was brought in to run it; he left just a short time later; now a producer from That '70s Show is in charge, which makes sense because Ashton Kutcher is one of the executive producers). But what's come out of it is a pretty funny sitcom, if you're into goofy, over-the-top, occasionally absurd humor in the style of Arrested Development or even Family Guy, so read more.

Greer completely sells her back-to-high-school role, and even though it's not always clear why Becky is doing some things (say, dancing in her office to show a student how to ask a girl out), I'm willing to go along for the ride. The flashbacks to Becky's high school days are also a highlight; one involving The Sound of Music made me laugh till I cried.

Miss Guided should get a boost from its special premiere tonight at 10:30 p.m. after Dancing with the Stars, but I'm afraid ABC is already planning to burn it off: Two episodes will air each Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. until they're all gone. It would be great if the show takes off, though; I could see it as a good companion for Samantha Who? - or for my beloved Knights, if only they were still around. Check out a couple of clips from tonight's premiere, and let me know: Will you give the show a try?

"Veronica" Creator Moves to ABC Sitcom

BuzzSugar — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:57:53 -0700

With "Veronica Mars" now officially dead - despite a last-ditch marshmallow and candy campaign by fans - series creator Rob Thomas is moving onto his next project: ABC's new sitcom "Miss Guided."

The sitcom, which ABC picked up for a mid-season premiere at May's Upfronts, stars Judy Greer as a guidance counselor who returns to work at her old high school, only to find that her high school nemesis has also joined the faculty. Thomas will run the show as executive producer.

Thomas also has said that DC Comics is interested in making the fourth season of "Veronica" into a comic series, and he's still mulling a "Veronica" screenplay, so even though the show is gone from TV, it's long from being forgotten. Meanwhile, you can check out a clip of "Miss Guided," and to see a gallery of photos from the show, read more

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What's Your Favorite Show to Watch in Reruns?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0800

Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming to cable: The TV Guide channel and TV Land have both just acquired the show in a joint effort to run old episodes. Larry David and the gang will first appear on TV Guide starting in February, and TV Land will pick up the show from them starting in 2013. Now, I can feed my rerun addiction and catch up on those seasons of Curb that I missed when I didn't have HBO! Not that I need yet another program to watch in syndication.

I don't know how it happens, but I always get sucked into back-to-back Scrubs marathons. I've seen most of the storylines at least twice - Sex and the City episodes at least three times - but I still watch them again and again.

I know I'm not alone here, so tell me: What's your favorite show to watch in reruns? Seinfeld? Everybody Loves Raymond? The Office?

Link Time! The Vampire Diaries Gets a Full Season

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:30:45 -0700

The CW gives The Vampire Diaries a full season and orders more episodes of Melrose Place - HitFix
28 TV castmates who click - PopWatch
Precious director Lee Daniels might be making a Miss Saigon movie - MTV Movies Blog
It's a good week for Adam Shankman: he'll be producing the 2010 Oscars - Moviefone
Director Cary Fukunaga has signed on for a Jane Eyre film adaptation - Coming Soon
The squeamish person's guide to Willem Defoe's Antichrist - Vulture
Longtime column Modern Love to be made into a romantic comedy - Defamer
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Law & Order: SVU - TV.com
Check out the latest trailer for The Wolf Man starring Benicio Del Toro - Movieline
How to do your makeup a la '80s film classic Teen Witch for Halloween - BellaSugar

Photo courtesy of The CW

Judy Greer Is Giving TV Another Go

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:30:41 -0700

Back in August, the overwhelming majority of you said that Judy Greer deserves more leading roles, and now she's getting one. The actress will be returning to the small screen in I'm With Stupid, a new comedy in development for ABC.

Based on the novel by Elaine Szewczyk, the show will focus on Manhattanite Kas Sienkiewicz (Greer), whose life takes an unexpected turn when she has a vacation fling with a park ranger in South Africa, and a few days later he shows up on her doorstep and moves in.

Greer seems to have a pretty loyal fan base out there, but it wasn't enough to save Miss Guided. I'm a bit skeptical about this project, but maybe it's just the title that's throwing me off. What do you make of this news? Will you welcome Greer back to TV with open arms?