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Christina Keeps Samantha Fashionably Warm

PopSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:37:54 -0700

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Christina Applegate Is Good Girl/Bad Girl, Who?

Molly — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:55:47 -0700

Christina Applegate got herself a fancy updo to head into Regis and Kelly to promote her new TV show Samantha Who. Considering she is often the best part of whatever project she works on, I have high hopes that she'll add some awesome female-lead funny into primetime TV. On the show Christina plays a girl who wakes up after a car crash not remembering anything, only to learn that she was a pretty nasty person beforehand. Christina talked to Access Hollywood about her show, and playing the good girl/bad girl role. She said:

Via the flashbacks on the show, you get to play both good and bad.
She was pretty awful but I love getting to play bad Sam, it is a lot of fun. It is a different hair, different voice, different walk, it’s a different behavior. It’s a lot of fun in the middle of the week to be able to switch gears and do something different.

You may have yourself a winner with this series.
It would be nice (knocks on wood). I really do like this show. I get to watch the cuts before they go off and I’m really proud of what everyone is doing. [Pilots are so hard]. You try to get all this information into 22 minutes, but the rest of them? Now we get these characters and you get to see them flourish and live. It’s quite good if I say so myself.

Hopefully the world will feel the same when they meet Miss Samantha tonight. Check out Buzz to see some previews of the show, tonight at 9:30 on ABC. I've got a (pathetically) full TV schedule these days, but I may have to make room for one more.

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Christina Who?

PopSugar — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:45:00 -0700

Most recently Christina Applegate has been seen on Broadway but the veteran TV actress is returning to primetime this fall in an ABC comedy called Samantha Who?. We got a sneak peek of the cast's chemistry at the TCAs earlier this summer and of all of ABC's comedies, this was the most promising. The show looks fun, witty and co-stars the adorable Barry Watson (from What About Brian but with the haircut!). We've been a fan of their shows in the past so we're definitely planning on checking it out when it airs. Buzz has already watched the pilot and has a review along with a clip so click here to check it out.

Lots more of Christina and Barry on set so read more

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Pilot Watch: "Samantha Who?"

BuzzSugar — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:50:00 -0700

The networks have announced their fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? Throughout the summer, as I watch the pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air, so these aren't comprehensive reviews, just quick thoughts on how the shows look now. Today's installment: The show of many name changes, ABC's "Samantha Who?"

What's it about? Samantha Newly wakes up her coma after a hit-and-run accident with no personal memories - which means she has no idea what a horrid person she's always been.

Who's in it? Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Melissa McCarthy, Barry Watson

The good: Somewhere between "Married with Children" and here, Applegate has grown up into a funny, appealing leading lady who knows how to sell the show's little moments. The interplay between Samantha and her mother, played by the always-awesome Jean Smart, got a few chuckles out of me. It's a single camera comedy with no laugh track, which automatically makes it less annoying than three-quarters of the comedies on TV.

The bad: The rest of the supporting characters were weak and fairly uninteresting. If the show just has Samantha discovering a new horrible thing about herself every week, it's going to get old very quickly.

Will I watch? I'm not setting a season pass just yet, but I'm planning to check out a few more episodes.

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ABC Comedies: Cavemen, Carpoolers and Christina

PopSugar — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:46:55 -0700

Including Cashmere Mafia, ABC clearly has a theme for things beginning with C this season. Christina Applegate returns to the small screen in Samantha Who? as an alcoholic bitch who gets into an accident and awakens from a coma with retrograde amnesia which means she can function normally but can't remember her past. The cast also includes the cute Barry Watson (What About Brian) and the spicy Jennifer Esposito. The funniest part of the panel was when someone asked if in real life any of the characters wished they could forget and redo something they'd done in real life. Jennifer Esposito seemed to think that question was hilarious. Perhaps she was thinking of this.

Carpoolers is about a bunch of boys who - you guessed it - spend a lot of time in the car together. Jerry O'Connell and Faith Ford are the two biggest names and I am happy to say this show was surprisingly funny. Maybe it's because I had low expectations but watching this group interact on the panel was pretty hilarious. Jerry plays the womanizing bachelor that comes across as slightly cheesy. He admitted to practicing his lines at home with his brand new wife. He said she gets a real kick out of it. Also hilarious - T.J. Miller, the guy in his red track suit. As for Cavemen, the show based on a Geico ad - well, I'll let you decide that one for yourselves.

Lots more pics of all the ABC stars from upcoming comedies so just read more

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Images include Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Marsh McCall, Bruce McCulloch, Fred Goss, Faith Ford, Jerry O'Connell, Jerry Minor, Tim Peper, Allison Munn, T.J. Miller, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Dunn, Jean Smart, Donald Todd, Christina Applegate, Peter Traugott, Jennifer Esposito, Barry Watson, Tim Russ, Mike Schiff, Josh Gordon, Joe Lawson, Will Speck, and Bill Martin.