SitcomsOnline Digest: Television Academy Hall of Fame Inductees Announced; Roswell Ready for Reboot

Saturday, October 14, 2017

SitcomsOnline Digest: Television Academy Hall of Fame Inductees Announced; Roswell Ready for Reboot

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning about new inductees to the Television Academy Hall of Fame, a reboot for a cult favorite that aired on The WB and UPN, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

New inductees for the Television Academy Hall of Fame have been announced, and they include Shonda Rhimes as well as the original cast of Saturday Night Live. (Hollywood Reporter)
NBC has canceled The Night Shift, after four seasons and 5 episodes. (Variety)
It has been a decade since The WB and UPN merged to become The CW, and now it seems they may be having their first reboot baby, as Roswell (which originally aired on The WB before being canceled and moving to UPN) is being considered for a reboot on The CW. (Variety)
It didn't go unnoticed a few years ago when allegations against Bill Cosby were first revealed that 30 Rock had a scene a few years earlier that made those allegations in their fictional universe, and now, it seems the same series predicted the current events involving Harvey Weinstein on two separate occasions. (US Weekly)
Futurama (which was recently announced as heading to Syfy) is headed to Hulu on Monday. (SitcomsOnline)

TUESDAY (OCTOBER 17) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - The Complete Second Season (DVD, $29.99): The CW series continues on DVD with this Warner Archive release.
The Good Place - The Complete First Season (DVD, $19.97): The first season of the current NBC series arrives on DVD in this set from Shout! Factory.
Green Acres - The Complete Series (DVD, $139.99): It seemed to be abandoned for a long time, but finally, the last three seasons of the classic sitcom arrive on DVD in this release.
Rhoda - The Final Season (DVD, $22.97): Yet another series that took a long time to finish on DVD, the final season of this classic arrives in this release from Shout! Factory.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Marsha Warfield (Twitter), "Actress/Comedienne"

Claim to Fame: Marsha Warfield began her career as a writer and performer for The Richard Pryor Show, but she is best known for her role of Roz on the series Night Court. After Night Court, she moved on to Empty Nest, where she was a regular as Dr. Maxine Douglas in the final two seasons. Then, after Emtpy Nest, she seemed to have disappeared. She hasn't appeared in any TV series or movies since 1999 and has officially retired as a screen actress. But don't take that to mean that she is done with being a comedienne. If you happen to be in Las Vegas, you can see her, and quite often, as she does standup comedy every Wednesday and Thursday night, which her own website appropriately describes using the tagline "I've been here for years but yeah... call it a comeback." Occasionally, she takes the show on the road, and has one upcoming appearance in Washington D.C.
Pick of the Tweets: "Does this me at 13 HS freshman yearbook photo qualify? @StephenAtHome @nickkroll #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief (pic)" (September 30, 2017)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Monday, October 22

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Housewarming" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Dave and Gemma decide to invite the Butlers to their housewarming party. However, when everyone but Calvin accepts, Dave decides he’s finally had enough of Calvin’s refusal to welcome him to town.

Happy Together - "About Your Parents" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Claire gets sick, Jake is determined to prove that he can take care of her without relying on her parents, Bonnie and Gerald.

Andi Mack - "It's a Dilemma" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Andi's plans for a group outing with Buffy, Cyrus and Jonah are interrupted by Walker; Bowie's new guitar student proves to be a challenge; Cyrus seeks an alternative to P.E. and ends up in a dance class.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 22)

Monday, October 22

Juliette Lewis (Camping/A Family for Joe/I Married Dora) - Watch Juliette on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She will also be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Scott Bakula (Murphy Brown/Eisenhower and Lutz/Gung Ho) - Scott drops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.
Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) - Ike is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Dakota visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Craig Robinson (Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office) - Craig stops by Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey appears on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Mary McCormack (The Kids Are Alright/Welcome to the Family) - Mary drops by Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada talks about the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Finesse Mitchell (A.N.T. Farm) - Finesse visits The Real, so check your local listings.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show/Here and Now/Malcolm and Eddie/Listen Up!/Reed Between the Lines) - Malcolm-Jamal appears on ABC's GMA Day at 1pm.
Cedric Yarbrough (Speechless/Reno 911!) - Cedric is a guest on People Now at 12pm.
Nico Tortorella (Younger) - Nico is a guest on the BUILD Series at 12pm.