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SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Preparing for Beauty and the Beast Live Musical; F Troop Actor Dies

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It hasn't been an eventful week, but we're hearing about a new live musical (but not from the network we've come to expect them from!), the death of a classic sitcom actor, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• ABC isn't letting NBC be the only network with live musicals, as they'll be doing a live version of Beauty and the Beast. (Hollywood Reporter)
• The production crews for the Fox animated lineup are now unionized. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Dunder Mifflin, the fictitious paper company from The Office, is now involved in a trademark dispute. (Deadline)
• Anson Williams has announced that he is running for mayor in a town in California. (People)
• Larry Storch, known for his role on F Troop, has died at age 99. (CNN)
• It's still not clear what the future holds for The CW in regards to their ownership, but they have announced premiere dates for their fall lineup. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 9 - JULY 15)

• South Park: The Streaming Wars 2 comes to Paramount+ on Wednesday.
• Antenna TV's Sunday Special features I Dream of Jeannie tomorrow.
• Remington Steele is this week's binge on Decades.
• Season 3 of Tuca and Bertie arrives Sunday on Adult Swim.
• TBS has a new season of Chad on Monday.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 1:00 PM

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Labels: Chad, F Troop, I Dream of Jeannie, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Office, Tuca and Bertie

SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Fall Lineup Looking to Include Fewer Sitcoms; Head of the Class Arrives on DVD

• ABC hasn't quite released their fall lineup just yet, but one thing is certain: there will be a lot less space for sitcoms. (Deadline) 
• Deadline has a look back at all of the series we've "lost" this season. (Deadline)
• In case you're wondering, here are the renewals and cancelations of the current season, so far anyway. (Deadline)
• The Lori Loughlin saga is over as she has pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal. (CNN)
• It used to be that streaming media saved series from other networks, but now we're seeing cable networks save streaming media series, as Adult Swim is doing for the former Netflix series Tuca and Bertie. (The Verge)
• MeTV has announced their summer lineup. (SitcomsOnline)

• We haven't had a whole lot of home media news in a while (because not much has been released), but Warner Archive pulled a big surprise on us this week announcing a series that is completely new to DVD: Head of the Class - The Complete First Season. It is to be released on June 9.

• Next week is the big week for streaming media, as the much anticipated HBO Max launches on Wednesday.
• Comedy Central has a day of The Office for Monday, while FXX has a day of The Simpsons.
• The Simpsons is "relaunching" on Disney+ on Thursday with the correct aspect ratio, if you want to start binge watching 30 seasons worth of episodes the right way.
• If you haven't already watched it, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend is available on Netflix.
• Decades has a weekend of T.J. Hooker this weekend.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 1:00 PM

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Labels: Adult Swim, HBO Max, Head of the Class, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Simpsons, Tuca and Bertie