SitcomsOnline Digest: How I Met Your Mother Spinoff Still Being Considered; Reboots for King of the Hill and The Munsters?

Saturday, August 12, 2017

SitcomsOnline Digest: How I Met Your Mother Spinoff Still Being Considered; Reboots for King of the Hill and The Munsters?

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's been a busy week with even more news of reboots (including possibly King of the Hill now), news of a spinoff pilot that seems to have been in the works forever, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It has been more than three years since How I Met Your Mother left the air, and it sounds like the How I Met Your Father spinoff idea that has been kicked around before the series even went off the air is still not quite dead yet. (Hollywood Reporter)
It seems that Fox may be ready to bring back King of the Hill for new episodes, although Brittany Murphy's character of Luanne would certainly need to be recast. (CNN)
Remember that reboot of The Munsters that NBC kicked around for several years before throwing in the towel and just airing the pilot as a primetime special in 2012? It seems the network is looking to reboot the series yet again, this time with Seth Meyers producing. (Variety)
Even though his role on The Big Bang Theory keeps him busy enough, Johnny Galecki is in talks to reprise his role at least in some fashion in the reboot of Roseanne. (Variety)
NBCUniversal is ending their online comedy streaming service, Seeso, which probably isn't all that surprising given that a lot of people have never even heard of it. (Variety)
Nothing is set in stone, but the creator of Modern Family is saying that it is likely that the series will come to a "graceful" end at the completion of the tenth season, which won't even air until the 2018-2019 season. (Deadline)
It's always a positive thing when the producers of a series have an entire season to prepare for a final episode, and the executive producer of The Middle says that the one hour series finale for that series (which won't even air until the end of the 2017-2018 season) will be something that fans are sure to love. (Deadline)
MeTV is adding some new programs to their lineup in just a little over a week, including The Facts of Life and TJ Hooker. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Shout! Factory is releasing Green Acres season sets in addition to the previously announced complete series release, with Green Acres - The Complete Fourth Season set for a November 28 release date.

TUESDAY (AUGUST 15) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

The Middle - The Complete Eighth Season (DVD, $34.99): The most recent season of the ABC sitcom arrives on DVD in this Warner Archive release.
Police Story - Season Two (DVD, $34.99): The second season of the classic anthology series arrives on DVD in this release.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Sherri Shepherd (Twitter)

Claim to Fame: We're featuring another Trial & Error cast member this week, with Sherri Shepherd. Perhaps one of the highlights of her career is her tenure as one of the contributors to the ABC talk show The View, but she has also had many other credits in sitcoms, including before she was ever part of The View. She appeared in several episodes of Suddenly Susan, Everybody Loves Raymond, and The Jamie Foxx Show, but she got her first regular role on the series Less Than Perfect, which lasted for four seasons. She had her own Lifetime sitcom Sherri in 2009 (it didn't last long) and also played the recurring ole of Angie, Tracy Jordan's wife, on 30 Rock. Of course, most recently, she played Anne Flatch on Trial & Error, and although we don't know how the series will materialize for the second season, it seems likely that she will return in that role.

Pick of the Tweets: "I always dreamt of seeing my name in lights🙌🏾. Ever since I was four years old I use to always… (pic)" (July 30, 2017)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, June 5

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A House Divided" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Audrey and Mary go to war over CeeCee and Georgie, and Mandy can’t help but take sides.

Ghosts - "Thorapy 2: Abandonment Issues" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Thor returns to therapy to work through his angst over being abandoned by his Viking shipmates. Also, Jay’s sister, Bela (Punam Patel), attempts to help him with the restaurant.

Bob's Burgers - "Snackface" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Tina, Gene and Louise strike it rich in the illegal snack business at school, but the addition of a new member to their "cartel" threatens to destroy it.

Grimsburg - "The Undies" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
In order to win this year's Undies Award for best undercover operation, Flute infiltrates the Preggo crime family.

Family Guy - "Martian Meg" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Fed up with feeling like she doesn't belong, Meg enlists in a training program for a mission to Mars.

The Great North - "Reservoir Dad Adventure" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Beef discovers the thrills of stunt fishing.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)

Thursday, June 5

Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Catch Seth on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Nick and Andrew are guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Dakota stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo.
Nicole Ari Parker (And Just Like That.../Second Time Around) - Nicole talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie talks about The White Lotus on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Brianne Howey (Dollface) - Brianne talks about Ginny & Georgia on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew-crewer Valerie is joining Drew with chef Bobby Flay to whip up something amazing in the kitchen on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Kerri Kenney (The Four Seasons/Maggie/Superstore/Reno 911!/The Ellen Show) - Kerri is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.