
A few months ago, CBS announced they planned to make yet another miserable sitcom, this one based on the Twitter account ShitMyDadSays. I naturally assumed Jerry Stiller would reprise his long-running crazy, screaming dad shtick in a third series, but no, the network has gone in a different direction: the stars!*
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting William Shatner will play the part of the shit-saying dad in the multi-camera series. Thus far only a pilot has been ordered, but I have a strong feeling CBS will be picking this one up. God knows we need something to fill the void once the network's star chubby Half-Man officially becomes just a third man.
*William Shatner starred in a popular television series set in space.
June 4, 2010
Over the last few years, as most of the major networks have at least attempted to correct the inherent problems in the archaic sitcom format, CBS has been the hold-out firmly digging its heels into the ground. As NBC, ABC and, god, even Fox push past the three-camera set-up tha...
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April 2, 2010
Say it isn't so, Sources!
According to People, this may be Charlie Sheen's last season on CBS's non-CSI flagship, Two and a Half Men.
After seven seasons, CBS’s hit sitcom Two and a Half Men will be down one man after the April 9 taping, sources tell PEOPLE. The reason? “Char...
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August 12, 2008
Here's something else we don't need: an updated version of Hawaii Five-O. The bad news starts with the executive producer describing it as "Hawaii Five-O 2.0" (so cool!) and it only goes downhill from there. From the Hollywood Reporter (particularly stupid parts marked in bold)...
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