Now They’re Buying Britcoms That Haven’t Even Had a Chance to Become Hits

When is a risk not a risk? Maybe…this?:

Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith Comedy Lands At NBC With Production Commitment – by Nellie Andreeva read article

The Doctor Puppet is on a Roll

Yep, he’s traveling through space, time, and the interwebs, inundating us in universe-expanding posts:

August 26th:

I may be extremely clever but I’m still figuring Tumblr out. I just found this fantastic old post. read article

“Who are we to make these decisions? We’re the media elite.” (News from The Newsroom)

I have yet to read a single review of The Newsroom  that doesn’t reveal as much or more about the character of the reviewer as it does about the show itself. Although there are many (many) sins of television making of which I could accuse Aaron Sorkin, uncomplicated is not one of them.

What the hullabaloo reveals is a cultural conversation many of us are having right now, yearning for intelligence in news. Sorkin takes that conversation (not a new revelation by any means) and runs with it – and apparently (despite mixed reviews) popularly enough to garner a second season. read article

Hulu Brings Us the Best in Canadian TV (?!)

We want to say that’s an oxymoron but aren’t in the mood for the flak. Fingers to lips then as we read:

Why you should be watching Hulu’s creepy deal-with-the-devil series The Booth at the End – by Lauren Davis read article

“The Fien Print” on ABC’s NASHVILLE

Even we can enjoy a good soap. (Hey, can’t always be supercool, y’know?) And wouldn’t it be wonderful if this turned out to be just that? Gotta love the smell of betrayal in the morning! Yeah!

Take Me To The Pilots ’12: ABC’s ‘Nashville’ – by Daniel Fienberg read article