Saturday, August 04, 2018
SitcomsOnline Digest: Will ALF and Facts of Life Get Reboots?; Timeless to Get Holiday Sendoff
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Reboots are all over the place, and this week we're hearing of several new ones being floated out there. Also, we're hearing some more about reboots that likely won't be happening, despite what was suggested by the wording of a press release that Sony put out last week. And Tim Allen is talking about Last Man Standing and the new season coming up on Fox. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- With all of the talk about reboots, we aren't sure why talks of this one took so long to happen, but Warner Bros. TV is looking to reboot ALF as a new series where he would be living with a new family. (Variety)
- An even more bizarre and surprising reboot idea has been thrown out there from a production company run by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel, and it's not a reboot of Growing Pains or 7th Heaven, but rather a reboot of Facts of Life. (Deadline)
- Despite what all of the media outlets (including us) were proclaiming last week, it seems that the deal that Norman Lear signed with Sony is not so much about reboots of his classic series, but more about ideas that he has had for years that never made it to air. (Deadline)
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman isn't getting a reboot (at least not for now), but Jane Seymour went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night to make a commercial for a parody reboot, Dr. Quinn, Medicinal Marijuana Woman. (E! Online)
- The 2016-2017 TV season had lots of hits, many of which came back for a second season, but why did so many of them go into a slump for their second season? (Vox)
- Tim Allen is well aware of how polarizing sitcoms have become, especially his own, but he and the producers of Last Man Standing are trying to downplay the politics of his character and not be known as the show for those who love Donald Trump. (TVLine)
- Timeless will be getting a proper sendoff sometime in the upcoming holiday season. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10)
- Decades is airing The Lucy Show all this weekend.
- Wrecked returns to TBS on Tuesday.
- 25 Words or Less becomes a game show hosted by Meredith Vieira and will air on a few Fox owned and operated stations as a trial run for the next few weeks to potentially become a regular series in the 2019-2020 season, but you will only see it if you live in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando, and Charlotte.
- We try to include everything that we possibly can here, so for the sake of that, Keeping Up with the Kardashians for the 15th season tomorrow on E!.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, November 18
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)
Tuesday, November 18
- Rhea Seehorn (Whitney/I'm with Her) - Catch Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Josh Hutcherson (Future Man) - Josh is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside/Mr. Mayor/The Good Place/Bored to Death/Help Me Help You/Becker/Ink/Cheers) - Ted appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Greta Titelman (Fantasmas/Search Party/Los Espookys) - Greta is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel talks about Every Brilliant Thing on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Vivica A. Fox (Mr. Box Office/Getting Personal/Arsenio/Out All Night) - Vivica talks about The Christmas Campaign on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana drops by the studio to talk aboout her new album on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom talks about This World of Tomorrow on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Craig Robinson (Killing It/Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office/Lucky) - Craig tells Sherri about his new animated Netflix film In Your Dreams and his upcoming appearance on FOX's Celebrity Name That Tune on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Oliver and Drew are hitting the headlines at the news desk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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