At the Upfronts: ABC 2008-2009 Comedy Slate

May 15, 2008 by Chandra  

At the Upfronts: ABC 2008-2009 Comedy Slate

NOTE: Pictures indicate series currently covered at Comedy Centric

Good to Go

According to Jim — 18 Episodes

Eli Stone — 13 Episodes

Pushing Daisies — Full Order

Samantha Who? — Full Order

Boston Legal — 13 Episodes, Final Season
Desperate Housewives — Full Order
Dirty Sexy Money — Full Order
Ugly Betty — Full Order

On the Way

Scrubs — 18 Episodes, Final Season, Relocating from NBC

The Goode Family — Half-Hour Animated Series, 13 Episodes

Given the Ax

Big Shots
Carpoolers
Cashmere Mafia
Cavemen
Men in Trees
Miss/Guided
Notes from the Underbelly

Photos: Newscom, except Scrubs (Richard Cartwright/NBC)

Miss/Guided: ‘High School Musical’ & ‘Frenemies’ Spoilers (4-3-08)

April 2, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: ‘High School Musical’ & ‘Frenemies’ Spoilers (4-3-08)

I swear, these six- and seven-episode midseason show seasons are killing me because they’re just too disruptive. As soon as you start to get into a show, it’s over. Even worse, you then have to wait what seems like forever to learn if networks plan to bring the shows back. In the case of Miss/Guided, I hope the answer is yes.
The usual two episodes are coming up on April 3, but the second one only comes once per season. In other words, it’s the season finale.
First up is “High School Musical” (yes — like the movie), …read more

Notable Comedy TV Thru 4-6-08

March 31, 2008 by Chandra  

Notable Comedy TV Thru 4-6-08

Monday | March 31

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Julia Louis-Dreyfus‘ old Seinfeld buddy Jason Alexander helps spiff up her show’s early third-season finale One and a Half Men. [9:30pm EST/CBS]

Thursday | April 3

My Name Is Earl: The first sitcom from NBC’s Thursday-night lineup to come back to the tube post-strike opens its midseason with the two-part, hourlong episode I Won’t Die with a Little Help from My Friends. Recurring guest star Alyssa Milano and publicity op Paris Hilton both add extra dashes of appeal to the return. [8pm EST/NBC]
Miss/Guided: Frenemies is more than just this engaging …read more

Miss/Guided: ‘Rebel Yell’ & ‘Pool Party’ Spoilers (3-27-08)

March 27, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: ‘Rebel Yell’ & ‘Pool Party’ Spoilers (3-27-08)

Two servings of Becky Freeley coming up!
On the first new episode, “Rebel Yell,” our beloved guidance counselor goes a bit too far to fit in with some of the students at her school. But, wait — isn’t she supposed to be leading the younger people, not following? Anyway, I hope the show makes ample use of the Billy Idol tune with the same name. Love him.
Then, on “Pool Party,” the episode that sound’s most interesting based on the description alone, Becky gets into hot water trying to be a do-gooder on account of her school’s oldest and …read more

Miss/Guided: 1.3 ‘The List’ Recap

March 21, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: 1.3 ‘The List’ Recap

Original Air Date: March 20, 2008
During a counseling session with student MEREDITH RITTER (Guest Star Daniella Monet), who’s just had a nose job in hopes that it will decrease the amount of teasing she suffers for having a big nose, BECKY FREELEY learns about lindsaylopez.net. The website is an anonymous gossip blog about things relevant to Glen Ellen High School. Among the posts Meredith mentions is The Most Doable Teachers List.
Becky is immediately incensed, and after Vice Principal BRUCE TERRY finishes spouting off about plastic surgery being chicken soup for the face when he cringes upon seeing Meredith’s …read more

Miss/Guided: 1.2 ‘Hot Sub’ Recap

March 21, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: 1.2 ‘Hot Sub’ Recap

Original Air Date: March 20, 2008
Glen Ellen High School student MANDY FERNER (Guest Star Jamie Lynn Spears) apparently needed a lot of help from guidance counselor BECKY FREELEY to help her get her act together. After three years, Becky succeeds, too, and in the opening scene we learn Mandy has been accepted to the state college. She plans to attend with her boyfriend Michael, the guy she’s making out in a car with when Becky approaches to break up the session.
Later at lunch, Principal PHIL HUFFY and Vice Principal BRUCE TERRY make a few faculty announcements. Huffy …read more

Miss/Guided: ‘Hot Sub’ and ‘The List’ Spoilers (3-20-08)

March 20, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: ‘Hot Sub’ and ‘The List’ Spoilers (3-20-08)

Two more episodes of ABC’s very nice new sitcom Miss/Guided are coming up.
Executive producer Ashton Kutcher guest stars on “Hot Sub,” the first installment, as just what the title states, a hot substitute teacher who — shocker! — takes an interest in pretty, upbeat guidance counselor Becky Freeley.
While more mature watchers will probably be psyched about Kutcher, younger tweens might be more eager to see the episode’s other guest star, Britney’s pregnant 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn Spears. Cast entirely within her type, the actress plays a student who contemplates ditching college in order to maintain her romantic lifestyle. …read more

Miss/Guided: 1.1 ‘Homecoming’ Recap

March 20, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: 1.1 ‘Homecoming’ Recap

Original Air Date: March 18, 2008
BECKY FREELEY was an undeniable dork when she attended Glen Ellen High School. Now, many years later, Principal PHIL HUFFY has hired her to be a guidance counselor there because she’s prettier than he remembers her, although she thinks it’s because he recognizes her maturity.
In the opening scenes, we learn Becky is perpetually perky and optimistic, putting a positive spin on even the most negative behavior and situations. When Vice Principal BRUCE TERRY — who turned the pain of getting his butt kicked three or four times a day as a student into …read more

Comedy Talk: Judy Greer Is Terrific

March 18, 2008 by Chandra  

Comedy Talk: Judy Greer Is Terrific

Did you catch Judy Greer of ABC’s Miss/Guided on The View this morning? She came across as so genuinely nice, I’m looking forward to her new show even more than I was previously.
The actress — who has been in over 35 films and television shows, according to one co-host — discussed several interesting subjects. For anyone who’s familiar with her career, there’s the obvious fact that she often plays a supporting character, such as a best friend of the star in both 13 Going on 30 and 27 Dresses. Greer was also a ballet dancer for a …read more

Miss/Guided: New Sitcom Sneak Preview Tonight

March 18, 2008 by Chandra  

Miss/Guided: New Sitcom Sneak Preview Tonight

That Ashton Kutcher sure has turned out to be way more talented than anyone probably ever suspected back during his pretty-boy modeling days.
Following the actor’s mega success producing first Punk’d on MTV and then Beauty and the Geek on The CW (let’s just call last year’s NBC failure The Real Wedding Crashers a minor, forgivable glitch — everyone’s allowed to have one or two in their career), Kutcher returns to the tube tonight with his latest project, the ABC/Caroline Williams sitcom Miss/Guided, or Miss Guided, as the network is now spelling it.
The series stars Love Monkey and Arrested Development’s Judy …read more

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