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NBC Orders Magical Comedy Pilot, Purchases Another Drama

By Adam Vitcavage at 11:52 AM on November 4, 2011

NBC continues its quest to find the perfect shows for next season by ordering a pilot for a comedy and buying a drama. This marks yet another set of shows on an already expanding list of potential shows ranging from comedians like Dane Cook and Sarah Silverman to shows taking place in the White House or the United Nations. read more

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NBC Picks Up Roseanne's Working Class Sitcom

By Adam Vitcavage at 12:52 PM on October 10, 2011

Roseanne Barr’s first crack at a sitcom back in 1988 became ratings gold and was praised for a realistic portrayal of a blue collar family during a recession. The comedian hasn’t acted on television since Roseanne went of the air in 1997, but once attempted a talk show and was recently the star of a docudrama entitled Roseanne’s Nuts. read more

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Coen Brothers Sell Detective Comedy To Fox

By Adam Vitcavage at 3:06 PM on October 5, 2011

Oscar-winning filmmakers Ethan and Joel Coen have decided to take their talents to television as executive producers. The Coens, along with writer Phil Johnston, have created an hour long single camera comedy titled HarveKarbo for Fox. read more

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How to Be a Gentleman Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)

By Adam Vitcavage at 3:00 PM on September 30, 2011

David Hornsby (Rickety Cricket from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) has adapted a non-fiction novel that outlines, well, exactly how to be a gentleman in an easy to read contemporary guide to common courtesy. CBS’How To Be a Gentleman centers on Hornsby as Andrew Carlson, an uptight magazine columnist and his friendship with Kevin Dillon’s (Entourage) Bert Lansing. Bert’s a man’s man who is an Iraq War veteran turned personal trainer. Their differences provide comical tension, but the question is whether or not their relationship will be able to provide enough comedy to back an entire sitcom. read more

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How I Met Your Mother Creators Land Pilot Deal With Fox

By Adam Vitcavage at 3:00 PM on September 27, 2011

How I Met Your Mother creators and producers, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have teamed with producer Chris Harris to produce a pilot for Fox. The trio sparked a bidding war among all of the major networks for the single camera comedy. read more

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Whitney Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)

By Adam Vitcavage at 9:27 AM on September 23, 2011

Whitney Cummings has big shoes to fill. Her show Whitney is fourth in a line-up that features the funny, but under appreciated Community, Emmy nominated Parks and Recreation and the long-loved The Office. If that weren’t enough the sitcom is holding place for 30 Rock which will return in January. read more

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NBC Wins Portia de Rossi's New Comedy After Bidding War

By Adam Vitcavage at 1:00 PM on September 12, 2011

Portia de Possi and wife Ellen DeGeneres have teamed up to produce a sitcom about sisters who don’t particularly get along. The show sparked a bidding war among the major networks, but sitcom king, NBC, won out in the end. read more

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ABC Hopeful for Jekyll and Hyde-Inspired Pilot

By Adam Vitcavage at 5:02 PM on August 23, 2011

The story of Dr. Jekyll and his alter-ego, Mr. Hyde, may be making its way to ABC. This time it will be as a contemporary drama entitled Hyde centering on an ER doctor named Grant Hyde. The catalyst for his alter-ego would be a side effect after an experimental treatment does not go as planned. read more

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