SitcomsOnline Digest: New Projects From Hazy Mills and John Stamos; Antenna TV Announces New 2017 Sitcoms

Saturday, September 17, 2016

SitcomsOnline Digest: New Projects From Hazy Mills and John Stamos; Antenna TV Announces New 2017 Sitcoms

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! As we're preparing for the new season of sitcoms (which will literally kick off on Monday), we're already hearing quite a bit about the new series we might see in the next round of sitcoms. Also, we're hearing about some new things coming to Antenna TV next year. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

NBC has bought a new family comedy from Suzanne Martin and Hazy Mills, the same studio that brought series such as Hot in Cleveland, Crowded, and others to television. (Deadline)
It wasn't that long ago that we were talking about James Burrows directing his 1000th episode of a TV series, and now Pam Fryman is approaching her 500th episode as a director. (Deadline)
John Stamos is on board as executive producer for a somewhat unusual drama about being a soap opera star in the 1980s. (People)
Antenna TV is adding nine new sitcoms to their lineup in 2017, including some that haven't been seen in syndication for several years. (SitcomsOnline)
In the much shorter term, Antenna TV will be airing a marathon of The Monkees tomorrow, in celebration of the 50th anniversary. (SitcomsOnline)

TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01E9P2KV8/ref=nosim/happydaysonline5-20

2 Broke Girls - The Complete Fifth Season (DVD, $24.98): The fifth season of the CBS sitcom arrives on DVD in this release.
Family Matters - The Complete Eighth Season (DVD, $29.99): Urkel and the rest return in this release, consisting of the final season of the ABC years (the series moved to CBS in the ninth season) of the series, from Warner Archive.
Modern Family - The Complete Season 7 (DVD, $39.98): The ABC sitcom returns to DVD with the most recent season in this release.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Erinn Hayes (Twitter), "I'm that person from TV. Kevin Can Wait on CBS Monday nights 8:30 starting September 19th!"

Claim to Fame: We're continuing with our theme of stars of the new fall sitcoms this week with Erinn Hayes, who plays Donna on Kevin Can Wait (debuting Monday night on CBS). Hayes got her start with some minor roles, as well as a somewhat odd role of playing Pam Dawber in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork and Mindy back in 2005 (when these "behind the scenes" of classic TV series specials were big), and found her first recurring role in the sitcom Kitchen Confidential, which only lasted half a season. Her first big taste of success has come from the series Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim. She had a brief time as a star of a broadcast network sitcom in 2012 with the NBC sitcom Guys with Kids, but now, she is hoping for success with a role in a sitcom that stars a proven sitcom star, Kevin James, in Kevin Can Wait.

Pick of the Tweets: "Do yourself a favor and watch @hwinkler4real on #BetterLateThanNever tonight! The man is a delight, that is common knowledge." (August 30, 2016)