SitcomsOnline Digest: Potential ABC Sitcoms for Craig Ferguson and Ving Rhames; New Remakes of Inspector Gadget and DuckTales

Saturday, February 28, 2015

SitcomsOnline Digest: Potential ABC Sitcoms for Craig Ferguson and Ving Rhames; New Remakes of Inspector Gadget and DuckTales

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we've got news of possible sitcom pilots with Craig Ferguson and Ving Rhames, new remakes of popular 80s cartoons are making a comeback, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It seems that Craig Ferguson's exit from The Late Late Show is actually turning him into the busiest man out there, as he hosts a game show, has another early evening talk show on the way, and now is possibly looking at a sitcom on ABC. (Hollywood Reporter)
Ving Rhames is not exactly a name that people would associate with comedy, but a potential NBA-themed buddy sitcom for ABC could change that. (Deadline)
Cartoons of the 80s are the latest "fashion" in remakes of series, it seems, as remakes of both DuckTales and Inspector Gadget have been announced; the new Inspector Gadget will be coming to Netflix in March, while the new DuckTales is still about two years away for Disney XD. (SitcomsOnline)
Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role of Spock in Star Trek, died Friday morning at the age of 83. (New York Times)
ABC Family has announced that the series Baby Daddy will be returning for a fifth season. (Variety)
CBS is looking to break a world record on March 4 with CSI, by simulcasting the 2014 episode of the series that is to serve as the pilot for the upcoming CSI: Cyber in 150 countries simultaneously. (Zap2it)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

It should be no surprise that Two and a Half Men would be finishing up on DVD soon, and this week, CBS announced that the final season will be arriving on June 16.

MARCH 3 HOME MEDIA RELEASES

CHiPs - The Complete Third Season (DVD, $29.98): Warner Home Video brings the third season of the classic series to DVD, several years after the second season.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Jim O'Heir (Twitter), "Actor. Presently starring as Gary/Jerry/Larry/Terry Gengurch Gergich in Parks and Recreation."

Claim to Fame: We've just wrapped up the "February Finales" season with Two and a Half Men and Parks and Recreation both ending, and this week, we're bringing you one of the stars of those series, Jim O'Heir from Parks and Recreation. O'Heir played Gary/Jerry/Larry/Terry (nobody really knew, or cared, what his name really was, so he just accepted any name as his own) Gergich in the series. O'Heir is a Chicago native and he spent much of his career doing improv comedy in his hometown, all throughout the 80s and 90s. It wasn't until the early 2000s that he began to move toward TV roles, and he mostly went for guest roles in series such as Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, and Just Shoot Me, although he did have a role on the Comedy Central series Strip Mall. Of course, he was most recently on the series Parks and Recreation, though for that role, he had originally tried out for the role of Ron Swanson.
Pick of the Tweets: "This explains the kiss. lol How That Ridiculous 'Parks & Rec' Makeout Session Came Together http://huff.to/1wphlWQ via @HuffPostEnt" (February 25, 2015)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Wednesday, July 17

grown-ish - "Nice for What" (Freeform, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Zoey, Ana and Nomi each take a small stand for their own happiness.

Florida Girls - "Sunday Chunky Sunday" (Pop, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Jayla ditches the girls to attend a fancy business luncheon; Kaitlin, Shelby and Erica's insecurities begin to cause problems at a neighborhood barbecue.

Florida Girls - "Are We on a Church Trip?!" (Pop, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Shelby launches a plan to get the girls to turn their lives around by tricking them into attending a church trip before they blow their newly won scratcher money.

Just Roll with It - "Karate Wars IV: Dawn of the Karate Wars" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Owen and Blair compete against each other in a karate tournament, Byron and Rachel face the awkward situation of supporting both kids without choosing sides in their new family dynamic.

Younger - "Stiff Competition" (TV Land, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Liza and Charles use competiton to spice up their relationship. Kelsey and Diana question Liza’s loyalty. Josh reaps the perks of going viral.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 15)

Wednesday, July 17

Lenny Clarke (Are You There, Chelsea?/The Winner/It's All Relative/The John Larroquette Show/Lenny) - Watch Lenny on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Joel McHale (Community/The Great Indoors) - Joel visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
Marc Maron (GLOW/Maron) - Marc stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - Sofia appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
David Cross (Arrested Development/Running Wilde/Oliver Beene) - David drops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Jemima Kirke (Girls) - Jemima appears on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Avan Jogia (Victorious) - Avan is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Bill Hader (Conan) - Bill stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin chats on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
The Cast of The Big Bang Theory - Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik are guests on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Gabriel Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias/Cristela) - Gabriel appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) - Rob talks about ABC's Holey Moley! on Access Live, so check your local listings.