Oh BFF, it wasn't meant to be like this. When I was assigned to recap your episodes I took the gig very seriously. I never meant to get so attached. But I did.
Molly Fosco | Posted 05.21.2012
The recently announced TV network fall line up seems to have some common themes this year. Did anyone order some revived sitcom actors? FOX, ABC, CBS, and NBC sure did, and these new shows will all have some very familiar faces.
Salon | Posted 05.16.2012
After an exhausting year of would-be TV manic dream girls trying to charm, seduce and pratfall their way into our hearts, this fall we get the woman w...
Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.16.2012
Marlo Thomas (That Girl) begat The Mary Tyler Moore Show which begat Murphy Brown which begat Friends/Ally McBeal which begat Sex & the City which indirectly begat 30 Rock, which begat Girls.
Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.21.2012
Television takes a lot of heat from its critics, but no one can deny that it is a true reflection of the ever-changing times we live in. So as part of our ongoing celebration of Women's History Month, we decided to take a look at the evolution of single women on TV.
Doug Lieblich | Posted 04.28.2012
Every year, hundreds of pilot scripts jockey for a coveted position on a network's primetime lineup. One such script, was the highly lauded pilot Leave it to Nietzsche.
Posted 02.08.2012
Actor and very funny comedian John Leguizamo has just landed a development deal with ABC and ABC Studios, according to Deadline.com. The versatile...
The Huffington Post | Seena Vali | Posted 01.23.2012
Miss the obnoxious theme songs, zany punchlines and obtrusive laugh tracks synonymous with 1990s sitcoms? Well, neither do we. But it is pretty fun...
TV Guide | Posted 03.20.2012
CBS is developing a pair of sitcoms for comedian Martin Lawrence, with an eye toward shooting one of them as a pilot. "Bernie Mac" creator and "The...
Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 03.13.2012
You might be saying, "You can't do a spin-off of Friends! Know why? Because they tried it! It was called Joey and it failed!" If you can do a spin-off of Cheers, All in the Family or Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, you can do a spin-off of anything.
Posted 01.05.2012
When you think of an introduction sequence from the '80s, a few things probably come to mind: a cheesy, saxophone-infused theme-song, italicized fonts...
Morgan Glennon | Posted 03.06.2012
Men With Brooms was a sweet little sitcom about a group of friends who hang out in a bar and form a curling team. You know curling, that sport we try to care about during the Winter Olympics.
Maureen Ryan | Posted 03.04.2012
You may have heard that Work It is one of the worst sitcoms of all time. You heard correctly. In fact, if the Metacritic rating for this new show isn't the lowest score ever for a television comedy, I'll be a little disappointed in my fellow TV scribes.
Jane Espenson | Posted 02.12.2012
TV writing (and web writing) is the best job ever. I feel lucky every day. I learn every day. And they pay for lunch every day. Score. Hang around and I'll tell you what I know.
Posted 12.11.2011
It looks like Rob Schneider will ring in the New Year trying to win over the hearts of Hispanics with his new CBS sitcom, "Rob!" "What is America? ...
The New York Times | NEIL GENZLINGER | Posted 11.27.2011
The other night while I was watching television, Zooey Deschanel said "penis," and I didn't laugh. I didn't even chuckle. "Doesn't this guy read th...
Kris LoPresto | Posted 12.26.2011
A featured extra is fun gag and all, but why not go full tilt and crossover the casts of your favorite shows for a one of a kind ratings grab?
Andy Plesser | Posted 12.03.2011
Jane Espenson, veteran television writer of "Buffy" and "Battleship Galactica," has a new online video series about gay marriage called "Husbands."
Michael Giltz | Posted 11.28.2011
This is the best reason to put out a new editions of a show that has already been on DVD -- great, low prices. None of these season sets have lavish extras and the packaging is no-nonsense. If you're like me, you won't care.
nytimes.com | BILL CARTER | Posted 11.26.2011
As dominant as "The X Factor" story was, it supplied only one of several plotlines that had television executives buzzing in the first week of the ne...
Marc Porter Zasada | Posted 11.12.2011
Like most people, the Urban Man often says, "if only life were more like media." If only we offered one another heartfelt looks at the tail ends of dramatic days, and never had to tie our shoes after moments of true love.
Posted 10.08.2011
Benny2700, the YouTuber who gave the classic sitcom treatment to 'The Office' earlier this summer, is back with a new re-imagination of America's favo...
Omri Marcus | Posted 09.11.2011
If there is one absolute truth in the world of television, it is that genres are immortal. Things may go missing for a while, but they will always make a spectacular comeback.
Ricky Gervais | Posted 09.11.2011
I don't know what happiness is but it's definitely NOT just going with the flow. Stop the flow, start the flow, but don't under any circumstance just go with the flow. It may ruffle a few feathers, but some people's feathers need a little ruffling.
Posted 08.17.2011
With Father's Day upon us, it's natural to take some time to appreciate all of the wonderful things our dads have done for us over the years; homework...
G.L.O.C. | Posted 05.30.2012