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Dear 'Gossip Girl', What Happened To You?

5 November 2009 5:42 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

While I was debating on whether or not to write a Dear John letter to Gossip Girl and the Gossip Girl writing staff, someone beat me to it and now I have to say my piece.

Out of Touch

Let's face it. Gossip Girl is not what it was during its first season. Blair is a complete cartoon, there are way too many guest stars in the show that already has nine people in the cast and there is little to any group activity among the core cast. With the latter, I don't mean that they have to get buddy buddy ala the Saved By The Bell gang, but if everyone is off dealing with their guest star lover of the moment then how can the characters ever interact with each other?

The same thing happened with The O.C. during it's second and third seasons. In an attempt to keep Marissa and Ryan together, »

- Mark O. Estes

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Writer Found For ‘Men In Black 3′

30 October 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Back in April we reported on news from the Sony ShoWest presentation that the studio was developing a script for a third Men in Black movie, something which built on the rumors from over a year ago that franchise stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were interested in suiting up for some alien escapades once more. Fast forward to now and an update has come out that Men In Black 3 has found its writer in the form of Tropic Thunder screenwriter, Etan Cohen (not to be confused with one half of the famous Coen brothers, Ethan).

Variety is reporting that Columbia Pictures (which Sony owns) has tapped Cohen to pen the script, but beyond that no deals have been made for either Smith or Jones to reprise their roles. Although I’d be very surprised if the studio didn’t have talks going on with the two stars »

- Ross Miller

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Men in Black 3 Gets the Other Tropic Thunder Writer

30 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

As we've previously discussed, Justin Theroux's career has taken [1] off [2] after writing Tropic Thunder, and the film's other screenwriter Etan Cohen also seems to be similarly in demand. We heard earlier this year that Men in Black 3 was definitely in development [3], but now according to Variety [4], Columbia Pictures have taken the first step toward making it a reality by hiring Cohen to pen the script. Etan Cohen is a former Mike Judge collaborator, having written for Beavis & Butthead and King of the Hill, in addition to co-writing the screenplay for Judge's Idiocracy. He was also working on the currently shelved Will Ferrell/Sacha Baron Cohen Sherlock Holmes comedy, and the upcoming Candy Land board game movie. So, is this a good thing? And will Cohen be able to come up with a script that is strong enough to convince Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to sign on for Mib 3? Let's hope so, »

- Sean

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Columbia Pictures Greenlights 'Men In Black 3' With 'Tropic Thunder' Writer

30 October 2009 6:41 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

It's been more than seven years since the last time the Men in Black donned their plastic Ray-Bans to take on extraterrestrial threats. Now, Columbia Pictures is moving forward with a sequel in the hopes that those years hasn't acted as a Neuralyzer to fans of the property, greenlighting "Men In Black III" for development just in time for nostalgia to kick in.

Variety reports that Etan Cohen, the screenwriter behind "Tropic Thunder," has been hired to handle scripting chores for the franchise's pending third installment.

So far, the studio hasn't commented on the project's pending plot, cast or general tone, but given Cohen's comedy background, the perceived "dark" trend in comic book adaptations doesn't seem to be suspect in this instance despite the source material's intensity.

There's been no confirmation of Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones' official involvement in the threequel, but as Variety points out, it's »

- Caleb Goellner

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Men In Black 3 Finds Screenwriter In Etan Cohen

30 October 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

It seems things are coming along nicely for the planned sequel to 1997's massively popular Men In Black. The threequel was announced in April, and now it appears that screenwriter Etan Cohen is attached to the project.

Cohen is hot property now, having scripted last summer's comedy Tropic Thunder, which saw Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and co messing about in a war-torn jungle. He also worked alongside Mike Judge on Beavis And Butthead and King of the Hill, so it's a good bet that he'll be able to handle the Men In Black style of comedy.

There is still no news as to whether Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be returning to their roles as Agents Jay and Kay, but it would be very strange to revive the franchise without their involvement in some way.

Stay tuned to Screenrush for more updates on the Men In Black 3 project. »

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'Men in Black 3' Has Scribe

29 October 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Men in Black was pretty entertaining, as well as a big money-maker for Columbia Pictures. On the other hand, the sequel may have been profitable, but it was about as much fun as an alien rectal probe.

Here’s hoping the third 'Men in Black' installment falls somewhere between those two. According to Variety, Columbia has hired Etan Cohen to pen Men in Black 3, adding to the list of high-profile assignments currently sitting on the comedy writer’s desk.

Cohen has a Sherlock Holmes project with Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell in development at Columbia. His recent output includes Tropic Thunder, which was both critically acclaimed and a box office hit last year, as well as the animated Madagascar: Escape to Africa. Cohen also wrote Idiocracy and for the television show King of the Hill.

Men in Black II was released in 2002, but it appears Columbia »

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Comedy Central is 'Goode' to Mike Judge with new deal

29 October 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

The Goode Family -- the Mike Judge show ABC did everything it could to kill -- has a new home at Comedy Central.

According to Daily Variety, the cable network will air all 13 episodes of the animated comedy that ABC canceled last summer. That's good news for fans of a show ABC buried in its line-up -- moving it around like a pea under a nutshell until it finally put the Goodes out of their misery.

At the time, the show was embraced by fans of Beavis & Butthead and King of the Hill as a worthy sardonic successor to Judge's animated quiver. But, critics often attacked its mockery of political correctness and progressive politics. Some pundits went so far as claiming such a show was inappropriate in the era of Obama.

In other words, it's only censorship when your side is the one being silenced.

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- John Scott Lewinski

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'Til Death: The new According to Jim?

28 October 2009 5:01 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Every year, there's a show that's on the top of viewers' "You mean that's still on the air?" list. Whether the show was good or not, it was one that hung on in obscurity for years and years, getting just enough of an audience to keep it going. You know the shows I'm talking about: The Facts of Life. Wings. Yes, Dear. Matlock.Just Shoot Me. George Lopez. King of the Hill. Jag. Heck, even the great Scrubs was at the top of this list for many people for awhile (still might be for some).

But for the last five years or so, the reigning champ of that list was According to Jim, both because of its inexplicable longevity and its questionable quality. Now, with Jim Belushi's vanity project finally gone, it looks like another show has taken its place: Fox's 'Til Death.

The network just doesn't want to let the show die. »

- Joel Keller

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Animated Series From Jonah Hill Greenlit by Fox. William H. Macy Drama, Shameless, Set for Showtime.

15 October 2009 7:36 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Last week, we discussed the surprising, albeit less surreal in 2009, news that Fox had picked up an animated TV pilot based on the characters of subversive comic book legend Peter Bagge. Today, the network has greenlit another new animated series, this one from Jonah Hill, who will co-write, provide voice work, and executive produce. Details after the jump... A title for the series was not announced in the trades, but a logline was released. The lead character is "a 7-year-old socialite who acts and talks like an adult---and finds himself out of his element when forced to attend public school." Though in its own way, Mike Judge and Fox's King of the Hill (now concluded) was ahead of its time in this arena, you gotta love a new wave of depression-era shows referencing class and wealth in America, including the other series discussed below. It wasn't specified whether Hill would »

- Hunter Stephenson

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Marge Simpson in Playboy: What 'toon do You want to see naked next?!

9 October 2009 7:20 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Big news for fans of animated nudity (and there are more than you may think): America’s sweetheart Marge Simpson will be showing a whole lotta yellow in the new issue of Playboy to commemorate The Simpsons’ 20th anniversary. The issue on stands Oct. 16 has the blue-haired beauty gracing its cover as well as a three-page spread featuring “implied nudity.” New Playboy CEO Scott Flanders (Aha, Flanders...there's the connection) says he’s trying to appeal to readers younger than the mag’s 35-year-old average. Clearly, Flanders succeeded in getting his magazine on people’s minds – for a day or two, »

- Mike Bruno

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Showtime Orders Fourth Season of ‘Californication’

5 October 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Those who caught last week’s season premiere of Showtime’s original series Californication can give themselves a congratulatory pat on the back. Thanks to the astounding viewership, the show has already been picked up for another season. The episode had 821,000 viewers, which is more than twice as many as the first season initially got.

For those who aren’t on the bandwagon, the series stars David Duchovny as Hank Moody, an at-one-time successful writer, who has hit a bit of writer’s block and relies on vices like booze and women to help him cope. Being on Showtime, this becomes one of the bigger appeals to some watchers as an “adult show.”

The show has some great supporting characters to play alongside Duchovny as well, including Natasha McElhone (Ronin), Pamela Adlon (King of the Hill), Madeline Zima (The Nanny) and Evan Handler (Sex and the City). Also, there are »

- Matt Raub

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Kathy Najimy to Guest Star on Desperate Housewives

30 September 2009 4:09 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

Veteran actress Kathy Najimy has landed a role on Desperate Housewives.

The actress - who has appeared on a number of shows, including Privileged, King of the Hill and Numb3rs - will guest star in as a police officer with a surprising connection to Teri Hatcher’s Susan.

“Susan suspects Katherine was the one who attacked Julie, so she gets [a cop] to help her,”  creator Marc Cherry told Entertainment Weekly. “But then she finds out the policewoman went to high school with her — and Susan stole her boyfriend, too! So [Najimy] has been going around the past 30 years resenting her.”

In other Desperate Housewives casting news, Rebecca Staab and David Chisum are also coming to Wisteria Lane.

They'll debut on October 25; while Najimy's episode will also air in October. »

- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)

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Kathy Najimy to Guest on Desperate Housewives

30 September 2009 2:20 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

Kathy Najimy will play a police officer investigating an attack on Wisteria Lane on an upcoming episode of Desperate Housewives, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

You know Najimy from her breakout turn as Sister Mary Patrick in the nuns-who-sing comedy Sister Act and her co-starring run on the Kirstie Alley sitcom Veronica's Closet. More recently, she's guested on Numbers, Privileged, and Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva. She's also the voice of Peggy Hill on Mike Judge's animated show King of the Hill.

Desperate Housewives: Drea de Matteo on Wisteria Lane's new mystery

Executive producer Marc Cherry told EW's Michael Ausiello that Najimy's character and Teri Hatcher's Susan went to the same high school, where Susan stole her boyfriend.

Najimy's episode will air in October.

Watch full episodes of Desperate Housewives in our Online Video Guide and follow TVGuide.com on Twitter for more breaking news and scoop

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- Mickey O'Connor

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Fox Plans to Exert Greater Dominance in Animated TV Programming by Ordering a New Animated Show from the Robot Chicken Gang

29 September 2009 10:26 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Fox’s Sunday line-up of “Animation Domination” did very well for the network this past week with the season premiere of “Family Guy” and the series premiere of its spinoff, “The Cleveland Show”.  With Seth Green already set to write an episode of “The Simpsons”, Fox is hoping that Green can bring the magic from his Emmy-nominated “Robot Chicken” to the network’s primetime line-up.  Hit the jump to keep mourning the loss of “King of the Hill”.

Already a success on Cartoon Network’s [adult swim], Fox has asked Green and “Robot Chicken” co-creators Matthew Senreich and Tom Root for a presentation and a script for a new animated project.  THR says that the show “will have an aesthetic familiar to viewers of Fox’s popular animated comedies,” meaning no stop-motion.  But it will “have the comedic sensibilities of our other shows,” which I hope doesn’t mean forced irreverence fading into irrelevance. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Stephen Root Joins ‘24′

29 September 2009 9:17 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Stephen Root, (Eddie from True Blood, Pushing Daisies, King of the Hill) has joined the cast of Fox’s 24.

Root will be playing Ben Prady.  Prady is an officer of the Department of Corrections who’s on the lookout for a missing parolee.  This will be a multi-episodic role for Root will in the upcoming season of 24.

Fyi:  On the big screen, he can be seen in the upcoming The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney.

Source:  Hollywood Reporter

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- Bruce Simmons

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You know his voice: Stephen Root to join ‘24′

28 September 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

You may not recognize his name but I bet you know his voice.

Stephen Root has joined Fox’s 24 for a multiepisode arc.

On the upcoming eighth season of the Fox real-time drama, Root will play Ben Prady, an officer of the Department of Corrections looking into a parolee gone missing.

Root has been a TV mainstay who has had leads in Newsradio and Pushing Daisies. He’s best known for his voice talents for King of the Hill, Tripping the Rift and American Dad.

His most recent work  involved a multiepisode run in True Blood and the upcoming George Clooney feature The Men Who Stare at Goats.

He has also appeared in No Country for Old Men and The Soloist.

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- Erik Buckman

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Seth MacFarlane Crowned King of Sunday Night Ratings

28 September 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

All three of Seth MacFarlane's Sunday night programs showed significant ratings increases for Fox yesterday, as The Cleveland Show debuted to over 9 million viewers, boasting a 44% increase from last season's time slot holder King of the Hill. Meanwhile, Family Guy jumped 16% from last season and American Dad grew its viewership by 13%. To see by how much MacFarlane's crudely drawn animated characters pummeled the Desperate Housewives premiere, join us after the jump. »

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Ron Howard Talks ‘The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft’

25 September 2009 12:37 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

There’s been some chatter on the airwaves about Ron Howard, the director of Willow, Splash and Backdraft (just to name the big ones), taking on the cult-hit comic-to-film-adaptation, The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft.

According to the website devoted to the comic, it tells the story of a generally pitiful and sad pulp-horror writer (name provided in the title) who suffers unrequited love, lack of professional esteem, etc… until he one day comes across a book that somehow brings the bad guys from his worst nightmares into the real world - and only he has the power to destroy them! If you don’t know, H.P. Lovecraft Was an actual fantasy and horror writer in the U.S. during the early part of the 20th century: he wrote deeply pessimistic tales in which his protagonists get a brief glimpse at the horror of reality.

Huh. Guess that (sort of) explains the header image… »

- Scott Miller

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Laugh-In's Henry Gibson dead at 73

17 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

For some reason I thought that Henry Gibson was a lot older than 73, but the character actor with the huge resume passed away from cancer at that age yesterday in Malibu.

One of the more famous TV credits on that resume was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, the influential 60s comedy show that no one under 30 has ever seen. He also appeared in shows like Bewitched, The Beverly Hillbillies, Deep Space Nine, Coach, MacGyver, Evening Shade, Sisters, Newhart, Magnum, P.I., and Simon and Simon.

More recently, TV fans know him from his many appearances as a judge on Boston Legal and his voice work on King of the Hill (he played Bob Jenkins). He was also in several movies, including Magnolia (he played Thurston Howell???), The Nutty Professor, Nashville, The Blues Brothers, Wedding Crashers, and a ton of others.Continue reading Laugh-In's Henry Gibson dead at 73

 

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- Bob Sassone

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Obit: 'Laugh-In's' Henry Gibson Dies at 73

16 September 2009 1:34 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Henry Gibson, who came to fame on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and went on to act in several Robert Altman films, has died at age 73.   The character actor had recurring roles on the TV series "Boston Legal" and "King of the Hill," and was a regular on "Love, American Style."   For Altman, Gibson had prominent roles in "Nashville" and "The Long Goodbye." He played an bumbling... »

- Glenn Abel

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