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.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)

Friday, November 7

Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Watch Kristen on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) - Janelle dishes on ABC's Abbott Elementary on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn chats about Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere/Nightcap) - Jeff talks about Lost and Found in Cleveland and Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Taran Killam (Stumble/Single Parents) and Jenn Lyon (Stumble/Saint George) - Taran and Jenn talk about Stumble on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Lil Rel, Tabitha Brown and the cast of the new holiday movie Unexpected Christmas stop by Sherri, so check your local listings.
Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - Drew Drew sits down and chats with Laura on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney talks about her new movie Christy on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Rachel Sennott (I Love LA/Call Your Mother) - Rachel tells Drew about her upcoming show I Love LA on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listirngs.