Thursday, July 31, 2014
Antenna TV's Bewitched 50th Anniversary in September Hosted by Erin Murphy (Tabitha); Paramount Announces New Comedy for Web
Antenna TV is celebrating 50 years of Bewitched with 50 episodes of the classic series for a marathon airing on Saturday, September 20 beginning at 1pm ET. Antenna TV's "Bewitched For 50 Years" marathon will be hosted by Bewitched star, Erin Murphy, who co-starred as Tabitha Stephens, the magical daughter, during the show's original run from 1964-1972. Erin Murphy will host the 50 episode/25 hour marathon and provide insights and commentary in interstitial segments between the episodes. The marathon will feature a selection of the top episodes from the series, with some of Erin's favorite episodes. "I am so happy to be participating in Antenna TV's Bewitched anniversary marathon. The enduring popularity of Bewitched, and its loyal viewers, means so much to me. I'm honored to be part of the legacy," said Murphy. Her favorite episodes are: "Nobody's Perfect," "Moment of Truth," "Dangerous Diaper Dan," "Hoho the Clown," "Toys in Babeland," "A Safe and Sane Halloween," "Ancient Macedonian Dodo Birds," "A Prince of a Guy," "Playmates," "Sam's Secret Saucer," "Samantha on Keyboard," "Samantha Fights City Hall," "I Don't Want to be a Toad," "Tabitha's Weekend," "Samantha and the Beanstalk," "A Bunny for Tabatha," "Tabitha's Very Own Samantha," "Just a Kid Again," "TV or Not TV," "Hansel and Gretel in Samantha" and "Tabitha's First Day in School." These favorite episodes of her's will be featured in the marathon on Sept. 20-21!
Paramount Digital Entertainment announced their new comedy series Resident Advisors. Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and Max Handelman (Pitch Perfect) will executive produce through their Brownstone Productions banner, and Ira Ungerleider (Friends) has come aboard to shepherd the project as both executive producer and director along with Natalia Anderson who will produce the original comedy series based on a pilot script written by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Alex Reid. The series will star Ryan Hansen (Bad Teacher, 2 Broke Girls, Burning Love), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Alison Rich (College Humor Originals), Andrew Bachelor (House of Lies), Graham Rogers (Revolution) and features Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect). The series is a workplace comedy set in the most hormonally-overloaded, sexually active, out-of-control workplace in the world: a college dorm. The show follows a group of resident advisors as they navigate sex, drugs, and midterms. Paramount Digital Entertainment is the studio behind the recent comedy hit, The Hotwives of Orlando for Hulu and the Emmy-nominated series, Burning Love on Yahoo! Screen. No word on where and when Resident Advisors will debut, so stay tuned...
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June/July/August)
06/13 - The Andy Griffith Show - Return to Mayberry
06/13 - That's My Mama - The Complete Series
06/20 - Workaholics - The Final (Seventh) Season
06/20 - Workaholics - The Complete Series
06/27 - The Jamie Foxx Show - The Complete Third Season
07/04 - Superstore - Season Two
07/18 - Father Knows Best - Season Six
07/25 - Diff'ernt Strokes - The Complete Sixth Season
07/25 - Girls - The Final (Sixth) Season (Blu-ray)
08/01 - Alice - The Complete Fifth Season (WBShop.com)
08/01 - Crashing - The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)
08/15 - Rhoda - Season Four
08/22 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Four
08/29 - Will & Grace - Season One (Universal)
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Sunday, August 20
Family Guy - "Ain't Miss Debatin" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Tina is recruited by the debate team, she finds unexpected success and an even more unexpected relationship. Meanwhile, Louise and Gene convince their parents to help fund a stop-motion movie focusing on a surprising subject matter.
The Simpsons - "Havana Wild Weekend" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the Retirement Castle and the V.A. Hospital can’t solve Grampa’s health issues, the Simpsons decide to take a family trip to Cuba to get him cheap medical care.
Family Guy - "The Peter Principal" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Peter becomes the temporary principal at the high school, and Meg uses his new power to get even with her bullies. Meanwhile, Brian and Stewie open a bed & breakfast that quickly turns into a brothel.
The Simpsons - "Dad Behavior" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Homer finds a new app that makes his life much easier and outsources his father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Grampa finds that he is about to be a father again.
Family Guy - "Dearly Deported" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Chris’ Mexican girlfriend, Isabella, gets deported, he volunteers to take care of her twin babies. After learning that Isabella can’t come back to the U.S., the Griffins go to Mexico to return her children.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 14)
Friday, August 18
- T.J. Miller (Silicon Valley/The Goodwin Games/Carpoolers) - Watch T.J. on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Billy Eichner (Difficult People) - Billy is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Jane appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Jeff visits LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Jussie Smollett (On Our Own) - Jussie is a guest on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 2am on BET or on your local stations.
- Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) - Randall appears on a repeat of Harry, so check your local listings.
- Kristen Bell (The Good Place) - Kristen is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
- Jason Jones (The Detour) - Jason appears on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Brandy (Moesha/The Game/Thea) - Brandy talks about Broadway's Chicago on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
- Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi performs on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Nat Wolff (The Naked Brothers Band) - Nat talks about Leap and Home Again on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Geena Davis (Buffalo Bill/The Geena Davis Show) - Geena talks about Marjorie Prime on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
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