Want to Write Your Own Sitcom? You Can For FX!

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Want to Write Your Own Sitcom? You Can For FX!

Think you can write a better sitcom than FX’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia? You have your chance says Multichannel News.
In collaboration with social Web site Myspace.com, FX is proffering $50,000 and a future slot on its schedule to the user who posts the best idea for an original series, according to president of entertainment John Landgraf, who touts the sitcom contest in a comedic promo currently airing on the service.
FX joins cable outlets like Food Network and Travel Channel, which are affording viewers a voice in shaping on-air content. FX executive vice president of marketing Stephanie Gibbons said the move is also a nod to the popularity of viewer-generated content on Web sites like myspace.com, which like FX is owned by News Corp., and youtube.com.
The winning pilot will air during the final episode of the sophomore series It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, whose producer, Rob McElhenny, made his show’s pilot for $200.
After narrowing down the field, the network, which is running the promotion through June 19, will air the top five user-generated clips between breaks during Sunny’s second-season premiere on June 29. The following week, FX will choose the winner. Pilot segments are slated to air during Sunny’s season finale.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, February 9

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 9)

Monday, February 9

Katherine LaNasa (Three Sisters) - Watch Katherine on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Tony Rock (Living Biblically/Mann & Wife/All of Us) - Tony is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Andy Cohen interviews Alan on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Constance Zimmer (Entourage/Good Morning, Miami) - Constance talks about The Lincoln Lawyer on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Method Man (Method & Red) - Method Man talks about Relationship Goals on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Lela Rochon (The Wayans Bros.) - Lela tells Sherri about her new Lifetime movie The Dating App Killer on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules/Ladies Man) - Kaley talks about her new miniseries Vanished on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.