Saturday, April 02, 2016
SitcomsOnline Digest: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Renewed for 13th and 14th Seasons; Encore to Rebrand Networks
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia just wrapped up its 11th season, but it has been already been renewed for thirteenth and fourteenth season in 2018 and 2019, which will also allow it to tie with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the longest running live action comedy. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Encore announced this week that they will soon be rebranding their networks to Starz Encore, and by soon, they mean by Tuesday. (Variety)
- TV Land is developing a sitcom that is set in purgatory (literally). (Deadline)
- It seems like O.J. Simpson documentaries are all the rage these days, and now Investigation Discovery is getting into the game with a documentary series that looks at another hypothesis. (Deadline)
- A few weeks ago, Shout! Factory posted an article online to tell you how you would know if you received a bootleg version of a legitimate DVD set, and if you have purchased DVD sets from third party sellers online, you may be surprised to find that some of your seemingly legitimate DVD sets are actually bootlegs. (Shout!)
- Sitcom stars Patty Duke and James Noble both died this week. (SitcomsOnline)
TUESDAY (APRIL 5) HOME MEDIA RELEASES
- 10 Items or Less - The Complete Series (DVD, $14.98): All three seasons of the TBS original series from several years ago arrives in this three disc release from Mill Creek.
- The Odd Couple (2015) - Season One (DVD, $36.98): The first season of the CBS reboot of the classic series arrives on DVD in this set.
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Tuesday, October 14
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Tuesday, October 14
- Bette Midler (Bette) - Catch Bette on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tim Meadows (DMV/Schooled/No Activity/Son of Zorn/Mr. Box Office/The Bill Engvall Show) - Tim appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Mary Lynn Rajskub (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/How to Be a Gentleman/Veronica's Closet/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) - Jeremy talks about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison talks about The Diplomat on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings..
- Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Son of Zorn/Suburgatory) - Cheryl talks about Unscripted with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony joins Drew and Valerie Bertinelli in the kitchen to whip up something delicious on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) - David tells Drew about the latest season of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and working with Selena Gomez on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (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)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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