'Sons of Tucson' - 'Pilot' Recap

(S01E01) "All right, boys. Let's play house." - Ron to the Gunderson boys It's hard to dislike 'Sons of Tucson,' and believe me, I've tried. It stands on Fox's Sunday comedy pedestal as a mix of borrowed plots and styles. It's got the attitude of 'M

New Jon Heder Pilot Getting 'SNL'-Heavy

Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast members Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz have joined a new sitcom starring Jon Heder (of 'Napoleon Dynamite'), which is to start shooting at the end of the month for Comedy Central. The show, in which Heder plays a los

Three Join Matt LeBlanc Showtime Comedy

You gotta hand it to Matt LeBlanc. The guy must have a pretty good sense of humor to star as himself in a show where he's essentially nothing but a punchline. The former 'Friends' cast member is the joke (or at least one of the jokes) in the new Sho

'Parenthood' - 'Pilot' Recap (Series Premiere)

(S01E01) There are moments in 'Parenthood' that are so uncomfortably realistic that you might think it's a re-telling of the PBS series 'The Loud Family.' Yes, it's that real in some ways, but is it entertaining and inviting? Would you want to keep u

Laurie Metcalf Cast in New Sitcom Pilot

Do you get the same feeling that I do when you hear about a new sitcom pilot on FOX? Maybe it's because of years of conditioning, but there's a cringe factor whenever a new sitcom is announced. Is it going to be a crapfest? Is it going to be great bu

Two Join 'Matadors' Pilot

It looks like we're going to have another legal drama on TV, but at least this one looks like it might have a twist to it. ABC has cast the two lead roles for 'Matadors,' about two battling families who also happen to be filled with attorneys. One fa

Review: Life Unexpected - Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01) If you've been waiting for something to fill the family drama void left by the end ofGilmore Girls on the CW, Life Unexpected will do nicely. The mid-season drama is a well-paced, funny and, yes, freaking heartwarming story about high school

Review: Human Target - Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01) Chris Chance is The Mentalist's Patrick Jane, Lie to Me's Cal Lightman and Die Hard's John McClane rolled into one phenomenal package. It's ridiculous, but it works. The same can be said for this show. Simply put, Human Target rocks. It's a

Review: Men of a Certain Age - Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01) I'm not even sure what I just watched. Here was a show about guys being guys, and yet there were no sexual exploits, and no drinking, watching sports or tinkering with cars. It's as if someone took all the stereotypes about men and threw the

Nicole Richie Lands Her Own Comedy Pilot

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Mom-to-Be Gisele Bundchen Passes Written Pilot Test

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Fox Orders Pilot Based on Cartoonist Peter Bagge’s Characters; Alt-Comics Fans From 1995 Express Amazement, Joy

The me that is fifteen years younger is so thrilled right now. Fox has ordered a pilot for a potential animated series based on The Bradleys, which were some of the characters created by cartoonist Peter Bagge in the comics Neat Stuff,  Hate and lat

Trauma: Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01) The first question I had after watching the new NBC medical dramaTrauma was this: can the show keep this up every week? You can tell a lot of money was spent on the pilot, because the first 20 minutes is like Irwin Allen: The Movie. Helicopt

The Cleveland Show: Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01)The Cleveland Show begins with the Family Guy crew in Quahog. After his divorce papers with Loretta are finalized and the prerequisite destruction of his house by Peter occurs, Cleveland decides to abandon his deli (you know, the one he never

Cougar Town: Pilot (series premiere)

(S01E01) I have faith in Bill Lawrence. I know that he's a guy who doesn't want to put out shows that are crap, and that if something he produces is crap (hello, sixth season of Scrubs), he cops to it and vows to improve. That being said, I really, r