Previews of new series to come
By fred | May 15, 2008
We are right in the middle of the upfronts, and it’s a time when we have to see series go, sadly, but also when we get to be all excited about the new ones to come. Or, hopefully, we can find a few things to be really excited about, because it’s not always good. As new series are being announced, we also start to have promo clips, so let’s take a look at what we got so far.
I have to say that the two shows I’m most excited about so far are still the sci-fi shows coming on Fox, Fringe from JJ Abrams and Dollhouse from Joss Whedon. Those two look pretty cool, I can’t wait for them to show up. Sadly not much for those, but I’m not really sure I’d want to watch anything before I can watch the entire thing anyway…
Still, a few clips are here, so let’s have a look, shall we?
Worst Week
Will air on Mondays at 9.30 on CBS
Worst Week is a new comedy for CBS, trying to become the network for comedy. I won’t repeat what I said about how seriously this should be taken into consideration given how they treat How I Met Your Mother, so moving on…
Worst Week is a comedy about Sam Briggs, an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his girlfriend’s parents … but instead becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he’s around them. Sam (Kyle Bornheimer, Jericho) and his girlfriend, Melanie Clayton (Erinn Hayes, Kitchen Confidential), have only one hurdle left to clear as they start their life together: breaking the news to Mel’s conservative parents that they have a wedding in the works and a baby on the way. Dick (Kurtwood Smith, That 70’s Show), a stern Judge, and his wife Angela (Nancy Lenehan, My Name Is Earl), are protective of their daughter, and are really trying to let go of the anger they feel toward Sam … after all, disaster follows whenever he visits their house. But despite his best efforts, every time Sam takes one positive step forward in winning over his future in-laws, he inevitably takes two crushing steps back. But with support and love from Melanie who stands up for him despite his knack for making himself look bad, Sam will hopefully charm his way into her family. Emmy Award winner Adam Bernstein (30 Rock) directed the pilot. Matt Tarses (Scrubs) and Jimmy Mulville (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) are the executive producers for Universal Media Studios and CBS Paramount Network Television.
You know, after reading this summary I felt like this was going to be really bad. I know there’s some names and shows well-known in there, but it still looked bad to to. Then, I heard that NBC Universal owns this one, NBC had first shot at it and decided to pass. They can be really stupid at NBC, but that doesn’t mean they always are. On this one, I think they might be right…
After watching the clip, I’m even more convinced that, yes, this will not be funny.
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Shows: Dollhouse, Eleventh Hour, Gary Unmarried, Life On Mars, Surviving The Filthy Rich, The Ex List, The Mentalist, Worst Week
