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June 13th, 2008

‘The Office’ Spinoff Chatter: Aziz Ansari and Rashida Jones

There are two breaking developments on the Office spinoff front, one confirmed, another still basically grist for the rumor mill.
This week, the first official cast member was hired for the new sitcom, and he is Human Giant star and Flight of the Conchords guest star Aziz Ansari. Says spinoff co-executive producer Greg Daniels, “We […]

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March 30th, 2008

Comedy Talk: Rashida Jones Visits Craig Ferguson

Former Office worker Rashida Jones stopped by the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last week to help promote her new Fox sitcom Unhitched.
As viewers know, tonight’s episode “Pole-Dancing Toddler” is the show’s first-season finale. If you check out the video of the interview after the jump, you can get a sneak peek at […]

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March 29th, 2008

Unhitched: Season Finale ‘Pole-Dancing Toddler’ (3-30-08)

It’s a finale for Fox’s latest sitcom, Unhitched. And, the Farrelly Brothers show has at least a little to celebrate since it made it this far despite all the early negative reviews.
On “Pole-Dancing Toddler,” both Gator and Kate become involved with people who work around other species: Gator an animal-rights proponent and Kate an […]

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March 23rd, 2008

Unhitched: ‘Mardi Gras Croc Attack’ and ‘Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet’ Spoilers (3-23-08)

Unhitched is starting the spring television season with two episodes on one night, “Mardi Gras Croc Attack” at the special time of 8:30pm EST and “Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet” in the regular 9:30pm time slot.
On the first episode, Gator and Kate get into all kinds of trouble at her boxing gym, and on […]

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March 16th, 2008

Comedy Talk: Rashida Jones Charms Conan

…and a shorts-wearing Will Ferrell — get a look at those legs!
Former Office worker Rashida Jones took some time out of her busy schedule a few weeks ago to promote her new Farrelly Brothers sitcom Unhitched on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
After O’Brien got over his pleasant surprise that Jones is one quarter Irish — […]

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March 16th, 2008

Unhitched: ‘Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter’ Spoilers (3-16-08)

The next episode of Unhitched, “Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter,” goes international — sort of — when Gator and Freddy hook up with two women from Iceland. One of the ladies is played by actress Valerie Azlynn, who had/has a regular role on CBS’ recent, ill-conceived new sitcom Welcome to the Captain.
Elsewhere, cowardly Kate persuades […]

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March 9th, 2008

Unhitched: ‘Woman Marries Horse’ Spoilers (3-9-08)

On the “Woman Marries Horse” episode of Unhitched, the ill-fated hookups range from a not-so-perfect potential partner for one of the singles to a musician with a unique talent for another. I’m guessing true love will continue to elude them both, as well.
Unhitched airs Sundays on Fox at 9:30pm EST.

Photo: Scott Schafer/FOX

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March 5th, 2008

Unhitched: 1.1 ‘Pilot’ Recap

Original Air Date: March 2, 2008
Finally we get the new series that everyone’s been dumping on so much lately. Is all of the flak justified? Kinda.
I expected the premiere episode to be stupid in an offensive and/or repulsive way, Farrelly Brothers-style. That wasn’t the problem for me, though. Instead, I felt […]

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March 2nd, 2008

A Trio of Previews for ‘Unhitched’

Fox has been doing everything possible to counteract the tide of negative reviews for the network’s latest new sitcom, Unhitched, including releasing three Sneak Peeks on YouTube. I’ve embedded all three in this post so interested readers can take a look at them in one place.
The first clip features the series’ central character Gator […]

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March 2nd, 2008

Series Premiere: ‘Unhitched’ on Fox Tonight

Tonight at 9:30pm EST, Fox will debut its latest sitcom, the Farrelly Brothers concoction Unhitched. Siblings Bobby and Peter are the creative production team behind the series, and they’re also the same comedic minds that brought the world such feature films as Dumb & Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, There’s Something About […]

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