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Nooz - When It Rains, It Pours
Mar. 14th, 2008 10:22 amComedy Central has several pilots/presentations in the works (all titles are working titles):
There's a lot of animated crap coming out of Comedy Central and I can't figure out if it's because they're trying to find another South Park or if they're trying to compete with Adult Swim. Whatever it is, they seem to be forgetting that while "funny" and "vulgar" often coexist, the latter does not equal the former.
Search and Destroy - scavenger hunt consisting of two teams of comedians in New York City running through a series of challenges hosted by radio duo Opie & Anthony.
Oh good. I was hoping those two crazy kids would get more media exposure. Whee.
The CW has a new project in development - one that may sound a little familiar to most viewers - a remake of the 1990s drama serial Beverly Hills 90210. CBS Paramount Network TV is producing the project, which was originally produced by Spelling TV. According to THR, on board to write the updated version is Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas.
Call me cynical, but isn't a remake of 90210 called "Every other drama about teenagers already on television"?
LGBT-themed here! Networks has recruited HIV/AIDS activist Sherri Beachfront to host a podcast about her perspective being an "HIV + Straight Girl in a Queer World."
ABC ordered a pilot from Rob Thomas for Cupid, a revamped version of his short-lived 1998 ABC comedy series of the same name about a man who thinks he's been sent by Zeus to unite 100 romantically-challenged couples. The project is from ABC Studios and Sony Pictures TV. This is the second project picked up this week for Rob Thomas, the other being the new Beverly Hills, 90210 for The CW.
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- Untitled Snoop Dogg Animated Project - 30m animated comedy depicting Snoop Dogg as a 15-year old growing up during the 1980s in Long Beach, CA.
- America's Biggest Idiot - weekly series hosted by Daniel Tosh where three guys compete against each other in a series of zany physical challenges to see who will take the most punishment.
- David Alan Grier's Chocolate News - fake magazine show hosted by David Alan Grier focused on urban pop culture topics.
- Gay Robot - animated, scripted series with two 11-minute stories per episode about a gay robot voiced by Nick Swardson and his three friends living together after college. Produced by Happy Madison and Sony TV.
There's a lot of animated crap coming out of Comedy Central and I can't figure out if it's because they're trying to find another South Park or if they're trying to compete with Adult Swim. Whatever it is, they seem to be forgetting that while "funny" and "vulgar" often coexist, the latter does not equal the former.
Oh good. I was hoping those two crazy kids would get more media exposure. Whee.
The CW has a new project in development - one that may sound a little familiar to most viewers - a remake of the 1990s drama serial Beverly Hills 90210. CBS Paramount Network TV is producing the project, which was originally produced by Spelling TV. According to THR, on board to write the updated version is Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas.
Call me cynical, but isn't a remake of 90210 called "Every other drama about teenagers already on television"?
LGBT-themed here! Networks has recruited HIV/AIDS activist Sherri Beachfront to host a podcast about her perspective being an "HIV + Straight Girl in a Queer World."
ABC ordered a pilot from Rob Thomas for Cupid, a revamped version of his short-lived 1998 ABC comedy series of the same name about a man who thinks he's been sent by Zeus to unite 100 romantically-challenged couples. The project is from ABC Studios and Sony Pictures TV. This is the second project picked up this week for Rob Thomas, the other being the new Beverly Hills, 90210 for The CW.
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