IMDb (www.imdb.com) has announced its first-ever animated series: short-form “You’re Not a Monster” (www.imdb.com/monster). In the series, Kelsey Grammer (who also serves as executive producer) voices a former psychiatrist-turned-vampire, who mentors his great-great grandson “Max” (Eric Stonestreet), a therapist who has inherited his practice. In each four to five minute episode, Max treats classic monsters […]
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ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will present a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic Norman Lear sitcoms “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” Titled “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ the special will recreate an original episode from each from the two comedies. […]
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Netflix has announced that sitcom “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” starring Ellie Kemper, will conclude with its upcoming fourth season. This final season of will launch in two parts. The first, consisting of six episodes, will be available May 30, with the remaining seven episodes premiering at a later date. Netflix and producer Universal Television are reportedly in […]
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Following the successful return of “Will & Grace,” NBC is eyeing a revival of 2015-13 sitcom “The Office.” Steve Carell, who played Michael Scott (and who exited the original series in season seven) will not be returning and the potential new series will feature a mix of new and old cast members. The original series […]
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HBO drama “Westworld” and NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” led the “69th Annual Primetime Emmy Award” nominations with 22 nods apiece. Comparably, this is the most nominations that the long-running NBC late night sketch show has ever received in a single season. Next were “Stranger Things” on Netflix and “Feud: Better and Joan” with 18 nominations […]
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Netflix has greenlit sitcom “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” for a fourth season, with an expected 13 new episodes. Debuting on March 6, 2015, the series from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock follows Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in Indiana where she […]
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Netflix comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” which was originally supposed to air on NBC for 13-episodes in the spring of 2015, has been picked-up by Netflix for a third season. “Kimmy Schmidt,” starring Ellie Kemper from “The Office,” moved to Netflix with an immediate two season order and the season three pick-up comes ahead of the […]