An archive of articles about US television programmes and production.
A clip from Rex is Not Your Lawyer with David Tennant
I’m assuming everyone’s already seen this, right?
Hark at the accent.
US TV
Tuesday’s Lost in the Community news
US TV
- Jaime Pressly joins I Hate My Teenage Daughter plus other pilot casting
- Leven Rambin joins Hung
- Hot in Cleveland gets a third season
- Shameless and Episodes get second seasons
- Josh Holloway to guest on Community [minor spoilers]
- Marg Helgenberger to only do a few episodes of CSI next season
- Trailer for Thundercats remake
- Marlee Matlin joins Switched at Birth
Third-episode verdict: Traffic Light
In the US: Tuesdays, 9.30c/8.30c, Fox
I guess, in the scheme of things, a rom-com aimed at men is novel. Three male friends hang out, talk about their relationships (or lack thereof) and try to get the upper hand with their wives and girlfriends – sometimes actually winning – without being complete dicks and occasionally being smart.
Novel.
Yet, the problem with Traffic Light is it’s not very funny. It’s surprisingly smart, but it’s very rare that its jokes hit home. The men aren’t that relatable. The women are a little bit too much the voice of responsibility and lack of fun, and things are rarely from their point of view.
So unfortunately, despite a brave attempt and a second episode that did at least raise a couple of titters, Traffic Light‘s going down in the books as a bit of a failure.
Carusometer rating: 4
Rob’s prediction: Cancelled by the end of the season
Monday’s oscar news
Doctor Who
- BBCW commissions free online multi-player Doctor Who game [subscription required]
- A returning character [minor spoilers]
Awards
- Winners of the Independent Spirit Awards
- The Oscar winners
Film
- Teaser trailer for The Hangover 2
- Joel McHale joins Ted
Books
- Tolkien estate trying to block fictional use of author’s name
British TV
- STV revenues up 16%
US TV
- Rest of Two and a Half Men‘s season cancelled after Sheen outburst
- TJ Miller joins The Assistants
- Fringe steady in Friday’s ratings
- FX orders pilot of Powers
- Tony Goldwyn joins Damage Control
- Don Johnson to star as a hairdresser in Mann’s World
- TBS cancels Glory Daze
- IFC picks up a second season of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
- Eamonn Walker to star in 17th Precinct, Dan Fogler to Man Up
- David Krumholtz joins Playboy
- Chelsea Handler to play her own big sister
- More pilot casting
- Susan Sarandon to guest on 30 Rock
Thursday’s “IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love youuuuuuu-uuuuuu-uuuuuuuuu” news
The Daily News will return on Monday 28 Feb 2011
Film
- Warner Bros to remake The Bodyguard
- Trailer for Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in Bad Teacher
- Chris Columbus to remake Hello Ghost
- New trailer for Duncan Jones’ Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal
- New trailer for Sucker Punch
British TV
- Benidorm creator to leave show
US TV
- Jenna Elfman to star in Bad Mom?
- FX wants fewer shows like Damages
- NCIS beats Glee in the 18-49s for the first time
- MTV picks up comedy pilot from Dirty Sexy Money creator
- A returning character for CSI [minor spoilers]
- Adam Goldberg joins Rookies
- Explanatory trailer for Game of Thrones
- Everyone Loves Raymond creator adapting Random Family for HBO