Sam & Max Episode 102 : Situation : Comedy
The Mayor of Television (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
I spend a lot of time dumping on just about everything but myself. Today, I'll change that and review my reviews that appeared in today's paper. First up: FX's "Testees:" "Testees" may be the most sadistic situation comedy in history....
Stereohyped (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
From the New York Times: "The Writers Guild of America West said Thursday that it had filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against Tyler Perry's production studio after it fired four writers for the popular TBS situation comedy, House of Payne who were seeking union representation. Jeff Hermanson, an [...]
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
"The Writers Guild of America West said Thursday that it had filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against Tyler Perry's production studio after it fired four writers for the popular TBS situation comedy, 'House of Payne' who were seeking union representation."...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Parties to celebrate the start of the new season of the situation comedy The Office are being planned in 26 U.S. cities, NBC.com announced Tuesday. Season 5 of the show is to premiere Thursday. The parties originated and were organized through Dunder Mifflin Infinity --www.dundermifflininfinity.com -- the social network site for The Office fans on NBC.com. The announcement...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. situation comedy 30 Rock Sunday night tied the single-season Emmy record for a comedy series set by All in the Family in 1972. Both shows won seven Emmys in a single season, NBC said. On behalf of everyone at NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, we would like to congratulate all our Emmy winners, and especially Tina Fey, who picked up three Emmys for...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Former co-stars Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White have agreed to present together at the upcoming 60th Primetime Emmy Awards show in Los Angeles, ABC said. The actresses previously collaborated on the classic situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Also slated to present together on Sunday's awards show, which is to air on ABC, are former The Daily Show co-stars Stephen...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
LOS ANGELES—Once upon a time—say, around 1995—one of the most coveted occupations in all the land was that of situation comedy writer. Ivy League grads traded in their Heidegger and Foucault for jobs staying up all night, cracking jokes and devouring Twizzlers. Work, if you could call it that, was abundant. Money flowed, in the form of exclusive network deals. “It was like Berlin before the war,”...
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Comedy has always been one of the most popular elements in the television show industry, which is why it’s no surprise why so many people watch TV sitcoms line Hanna Montana. The word sitcom is derived from the actual phrase situation comedy, where the first syllables of the two words are combined to make that [...]
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Recommended Everybody Hates Chris: The Third Season came out recently and having never seen a full episode of the series until I reviewed the second season about a year ago, I was hoping it would be more than a generic family based situation comedy (sit-com). Luckily, it was thanks in large part to the way the show was inspired by the brilliant comedian, Chris Rock. For those of you living underneath...
TexasLiberal (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Here is the most recent Texas Progressive Alliance weekly blog round-up— Is John McCain’s vice presidential pick some kind of joke? McBlogger’s Mayor McSleaze thinks it’s more like a situation comedy. CouldBeTrue is happy for Webb County! Finally, the long sheriff’s primary is over and Martin Cuellar is the official sheriff-to-be. And, yeah, the AG is looking into [...]
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Those Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft advertisements started today. CrunchGear's Doug Aamoth recorded the first ad during the Giants/Redskins game and put it up on the site. This is reportedly a $300 million ad spend. Seinfeld gets $10 million. It's a cute and cuddly situation comedy and about shoes. Has a couple of moments. No mention of Microsoft or Windows other than "are they ever going to come out with...
DosCentavos.net (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
It's Labor Day and it's time for another weekly roundup of the Texas Progressive Alliance . Click on for the week's highlights. Is John McCain's vice presidential pick some kind of joke? McBlogger's Mayor McSleaze thinks it's more like a situation comedy. CouldBeTrue is happy for Webb County! Finally, the long sheriff's primary is over and Martin Cuellar is the official sheriff-to-be. And, yeah, the...
Idolator (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Do you believe in: a) the sheer animal magnetism of John Larroquette in a three-piece suit, b) situation comedy, c) the power of a tribute video to make you feel complete, d) love? If you answered "all of the above," join me after the jump. Audio : "Do You Believe in Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Visual : Clips from Night Court While so many tribute videos shine by virtue of their incongruities,...
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
He lost all his goats.Since I first saw Saakashvili on CNN, and many times after, I felt he reminds me of someone, but I wasn't sure who. Then I remembered watching a few episodes of the situation comedy Taxi and the character Latka Gravas played by Andy Kaufman.Saakashvili sure reminds me of Latka Gravas â the way his character talks and behaves. Saakashvili is a comedian, but a very dangerous one....
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
By David Lambert - The small farming community of Hooterville provided the setting for this highly successful rural situation comedy. Kate Bradley was the widowed owner of the only transient housing in... (more)
