Saturday, November 01, 2014
SitcomsOnline Digest: Cancellations at NBC; Nash Bridges and Becker DVDs
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Now that Halloween is over and everybody is in the holiday mood now (if you don't believe it, check your local radio dial, because there is a good chance you'll find at least one station playing non-stop Christmas music), things are also slowing down as far as news developments, but we're here with all that we have, including a pair of recent cancellations at NBC. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- NBC has started their cancellation rounds this week with Thursday night comedies A to Z and Bad Judge being let go. The network is planning to allow them to finish their 13 episode order in their current time slot, at least as of right now. (Hollywood Reporter)
- The episode order for Fox's Mulaney, a series that was one of the most talked about for the season, has been cut from 16 to 13, but it isn't cancelled... yet. (Zap2It)
- It's the first week of November sweeps, and if you don't know what to watch, USA Today can give you a little help. (USA Today)
- Antenna TV is preparing a Thanksgiving feast for their viewers, with a 27 hour Dennis the Menace marathon. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- VEI has made it official: Nash Bridges - The Complete Series will arrive on DVD on November 18.
- Becker - The Final Season is arriving soon from CBS as a MOD title, but no date is given yet.
NOVEMBER 4 HOME MEDIA RELEASES
- Hot in Cleveland - Season Five (DVD, $29.98): The TV Land original sitcom returns to DVD in this release.
- Sgt. Bilko (The Phil Silvers Show) - The Complete Series (DVD, $129.99): The classic sitcom, which seemed to be abandoned after a 50th anniversary release of a handful of episodes and a season 1 release, is finally completed on DVD, with many of the special features from the previous releases and a few new ones.
FOLLOW ME
Who to Follow: Danny Cooksey (Twitter), "Actor/musician known for such memorable roles as the little white kid on Diff'rent Strokes. The guy with the sweet mullet in Terminator 2 and yes Budnick"
Claim to Fame: Danny Cooksey was born in Oklahoma and on track to be a country music star when he and his mother moved to Los Angeles. Instead, he ended up on Diff'rent Strokes, where he played Sam, or as he refers to it, "the little white kid." He later went on to play Bobby Budnick on the Nickelodeon series Salute Your Shorts. Today, he does more work as a voice actor.
Pick of the Tweets: "This is great My son said mommy? Ha ha"@halfshort: @DannyCooksey this is a pic I drew of you a waaaay long time ago. pic.twitter.com/y39zeQVt5Z"" (April 20, 2014)
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Saturday, October 19
Bob Hearts Abishola - "Nigerians Don't Do Useless Things" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
While Bob waits for Abishola to make the next move, her Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde make it hard for her by stalking him.
Bob Hearts Abishola - "A Bird May Love a Fish" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob attempts to learn more about Nigerian customs while Abishola has to contend with gossip spreading about her relationship with Bob.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 14)
Friday, October 18
- Chris O'Dowd (Family Tree/The IT Crowd) - Watch Chris on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Kal Penn (Sunnyside/Deadbeat/We Are Men) - Kal appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- America Ferrera (Superstore) - America is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
- Regina King (227) - Regina visits The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Julie Andrews (Julie) - Julie speaks about her book Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean guest hosts The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Pam Grier (Bless This Mess) - Pam drops by The Real, so check your local listings.
- Sara Gilbert (The Conners/Roseanne/Living Biblically/Bad Teacher) - Sara appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Angela Kinsey (The Office/Haters Back Off/Your Family or Mine) and Jenna Fischer (Splitting Up Together/The Office) - Angela and Jenna talk about the Office Ladies Podcast on ABC's GMA 3: Strahan, Sara & Keke at 1pm.
- Kal Penn (Sunnyside/Deadbeat/We Are Men) - Kal visits Access Live, so check your local listings.
- Marcus Scribner (black-ish) - Marcus appears on Access Live, so check your local listings.
- William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) - William can be heard on The Morning Mashup on SiriusXM.
- Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob talks about Goliath on Couch Surfing at 8am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (August/September/October)
08/06 - Caroline in the City - The Third Season
08/06 - Caroline in the City - The Fourth Season
08/13 - I Love Lucy - Colorized Collection
08/13 - Leave it to Beaver - Seasons One and Two
08/20 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Six
08/27 - Baskets - The Complete Season Four
08/27 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - The Complete Thirteenth Season
09/03 - Bob's Burgers - The Complete 9th Season
09/03 - Fresh Off the Boat - The Complete Fifth Season
09/03 - The Goldbergs - The Complete Sixth Season
09/03 - Single Parents - The Complete Season One
09/03 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Second Season
09/04 - What We Do in the Shadows - The Complete First Season
09/10 - American Dad! - Volume 14
09/10 - The Jetsons - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray) (WBShop.com)
09/11 - My Three Sons - The Fourth Season - Volume One
09/11 - My Three Sons - The Fourth Season - Volume Two
09/17 - Friends - The Complete Series (25th Anniversary)
09/17 - Modern Family - The Complete Tenth Season
09/19 - Angel from Hell - The DVD Edition
10/08 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series
10/08 - Life with Lucy - The Complete Series
10/16 - Our Miss Brooks - Season 1 - Volume 1
10/16 - Our Miss Brooks - Season 1 - Volume 2
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