Tuesday, June 24, 2014
TBS Celebrates Seinfeld's 25th Anniversary; Showtime Orders Comedy Pilot with Music Elements
Yada, yada, yada. TBS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Seinfeld - considered by many television critics to be the funniest sitcom ever created - with an entire week featuring the 25 most popular and acclaimed episodes. The celebration will take place Monday, June 30 - Saturday, July 5, with four episodes each weeknight, beginning at 6pm (ET/PT). TBS's Seinfeld anniversary celebration will climax on July 5, the 25th anniversary of Seinfeld's first telecast, with five episodes widely considered to be the most memorable, including "The Contest," "The Outing," "The Junior Mint," "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Yada Yada." The Saturday lineup is set to begin at 5:30pm (ET/PT).
TBS's weeklong Seinfeld collection includes such episodes as "Shower Head" on Monday; "The Chinese Restaurant" and "The Serenity Now" on Tuesday; "The Bubble Boy" on Wednesday; "The Strike," "The Soup Nazi" and "The Merv Griffin Show" on Thursday; and the two-part episode "The Boyfriend" on Friday. Throughout the week, TBS encourages Seinfeld fans to chat about their favorite Seinfeld moments and episodes on social media using #Seinfeld25.
Showtime has given a pilot order to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a half-hour comedy with musical elements co-created, executive produced and written by feature writer Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Annie) and writer/actress/comedian Rachel Bloom (Robot Chicken). The project centers around Rebecca (Bloom), a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: West Covina, Calif. Produced by CBS Television Studios, the pilot will be directed and executive produced by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man films) and will be shot in California this fall. As of now, it is just a pilot order. Should Showtime move forward with this project, we will let you know. Stay with us.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, April 22
Abbott Elementary - "Ava & Fest" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
It’s Ava Fest, and Ava’s determined to make it her biggest yet.
Abbott Elementary - "Miami" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Rumors begin to swirl when the Abbott crew is in Miami for PECSA weekend.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 20)
Wednesday, April 22
- Adam Scott (Ghosted/Veep/Parks and Recreation/Party Down) - Watch Adam on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons) - Colman is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Michael on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Scott MacArthur (Running Point/Killing It/The Righteous Gemstones/The Mick) - Scott appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Nia Long (Uncle Buck/The Cleveland Show/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Nia talks about Michael on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - NBC's Today catches up with Ana in the 9am hour.
- Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) and Hayes MacArthur (Mr. Mom/Angie Tribeca/Perfect Couples) - Emmanuelle and Hayes discuss their A Love Like This film on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary/Emeril) - Lisa stops by to help Sherri celebrate her birthday on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- John Early (The Afterparty/Search Party) and Kate Berlant (Ghosted/Search Party) - John and Kate tell Drew about doing comedy together and their new film Maddie's Secret on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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