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MacGruber Show Coming to NBC’s Peacock

AlexGherzo | Jan 19, 2020 | 0

America’s favorite MacGyver spoof (by default) just defused a bomb with a paper clip, as NBC’s Peacock streaming service will resurrect MacGruber as a TV show. MacGruber began as a sketch on Saturday Night Live back when it was a comedy show, in which Will Forte portrayed an incompetent adventur...

Fresh Prince Spinoff in the Works

brettstevens | Oct 19, 2019 | 0

Get really to chill out and relax all cool once again. Entertainment Weekly has announced that the digital arm of Will Smith’s production company Overbrook Digital Media is developing a spinoff of the hit 90s sitcom that catapulted Smith to superstardom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. No other detai...

Jimmy Smits to Star in Bluff City Law for NBC

brettstevens | Feb 28, 2019 | 0

Jimmy Smits is taking another shot at the legal drama, as Deadline reports that the actor has been cast as the male lead in NBC’s pilot Bluff City Law, about a father/daughter duo taking on civil rights cases. This is exciting to me. I’ve been following Smits since his first appearance as Bail O...

Vin Diesel to Produce Crime Drama Conway for NBC

brettstevens | Dec 13, 2018 | 0

Vin Diesel is about to rev a very different engine. Deadline has announced that Diesel will produce Conway for NBC, about a police officer named – you guessed it – Conway who wakes from a coma with cognitive abilities that may hurt more than they help. I love Vin Diesel, and I’m glad he is &he...

The Master of His Domain

AlexGherzo | Jul 7, 2015 | 0

The straight man is the unsung hero of comedy, the guy who forgoes getting the best laughs in order to set up his co-stars for the show-stopping gags, elevating the scene or sketch while seeming to be background noise. This is true, at least, at the best of times; when performed improperly, the stra...