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‘Til Death — Full Order

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Do Not Disturb (working title, formerly The Inn) — Half-Hour Sitcom, Fall, 13 Episodes
Sit Down, Shut Up — Half-Hour Animated Series, Spring, 13 Episodes
The Cleveland Show — Half-Hour Animated Series (Family Guy spinoff), Spring, 13 Episodes

Given the Ax

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Oh, thank you for putting me out of my misery!
Fox has wisely and quickly axed the mind-bogglingly bad new sitcom The Return of Jezebel James, brought to the television-watching world by much-loved Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
This development, which is effective immediately, will have two consequences. First, four of the seven produced episodes of the series will mercifully not air. Second, the same pretty much goes for the repeats of ‘Til Death that began coming on before the series at 8pm EST.
Actually, both outcomes are good news for fans of the excellent forensic procedural Bones, though, since that …read more

Original Air Date: March 21, 2008
Well, I tried to be patient and give Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino one more chance to get her new sitcom right, and she didn’t do it. Simply put, The Return of Jezebel James stinks. The show isn’t funny at all. Worse, the characters have zero personality and even less rapport with one another.
It’s hard to believe that an entertainment figure who enjoys so much adoration from so many fans could create something so unbelievably bad. Yet, the proof is in the dud Fox is currently was airing. At least …read more

I’m looking forward to the next episode of The Return of Jezebel James only because I genuinely want the show to redeem itself after the dreadful first two installments. No TV series should be that bad all the time.
On “Needles & Schlag,” children’s book editor Sarah goes out of her way to woo a teenaged author who proves more difficult than expected to please.
The sisters also visit the gynecologist — always a fun time, especially for female bonding — where Coco reveals some of the surrogacy issues that have been bothering her. I’m sure Sarah will react in …read more

Original Air Date: March 14, 2008
On the second episode of this unfunny sitcom from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, the main character, SARAH TOMPKINS, lives in an entirely different place than in the preceding pilot episode — and there’s zero explanation why. Before, she lived in a brownstone or house, a fact that was apparent in the pilot’s very first scene, when she opened the front door next to her living room for a neighborhood boy who lived across the street. The street and nearby homes were even partially visible through the door.
Now, Sarah lives in a huge …read more

Original Air Date: March 14, 2008
SARAH TOMPKINS, a successful children’s book editor in her late 30s, just broke up with her boyfriend of ten years named Matt. Although they were together for a decade, they never got married or had children. As a result, Sarah’s father is gravely concerned that if she waits much longer, she’ll never have kids because she’ll be too old.
Despite her anal-retentiveness and dedication to her career, Sarah is ready to have a child, and she pursues getting pregnant with a sperm donor. Her doctor informs her that she won’t be able to …read more

Monday | March 17

The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men: All three CBS Monday-night comedies return to the tube with brand-new episodes. It’s about time! [8pm EST/CBS]

Tuesday | March 18

The Riches: The second season begins with The Last Temptation of Wayne [10pm EST/FX]
The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals: First up on this titillating new exposé series: MASH and The Love Boat. [10pm EST/Biography Channel]
Miss/Guided: The Alphabet Network presents its latest sitcom with the opening episode Homecoming. Note that this is a special broadcast and the series normally airs …read more

Monday | March 10

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Two new episodes premiere: The New Adventures of Old Christine and House [8:30pm & 9:30pm EST/CBS]

Tuesday | March 11

According to Jim: First up is the premature seventh-season finale Pregnancy Brain due to the writers strike, followed by a repeat of the seventh-season premiere Jim Almighty, featuring Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors as God. [9pm & 9:30pm EST/ABC]

Wednesday | March 12

South Park: The 12th season opens. [10pm EST/Comedy Central]
Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil: New talk show. [10:30pm EST/Comedy Central]

Thursday | March 13

Reaper: Fresh deviled stuff in a …read more

…and not earlier either.
First, Fox announced last October that it planned to shorten the already traditionally short freshman season of the Parker Posey-Lauren Ambrose midseason series The Return of Jezebel James from an original thirteen episodes to a mere seven.
Now comes word that the network has rescheduled the premiere later than the previously announced date, moving it from Wednesday, March 12, following the coveted lead-in American Idol to Friday, March 14, at 8pm EST.
The bad news is tempered with mild good news, however — on premiere night, viewers will get a double serving of the sitcom created by Gilmore Girls‘ …read more

Well, here’s a series and star that we haven’t been seeing on any of the talk shows lately, former Six Feet Under cast member Lauren Ambrose, who stops by to chat with the outspoken ladies on The View tomorrow.
Comedy fans are probably aware that Ambrose plays Parker Posey’s younger sister on the forthcoming Fox sitcom The Return of Jezebel James, which premieres on March 7 with a shortened season. But, the famously red-headed and talented actress will likely be devoting most of her talk time on The View to Starting Out in the Evening, the independent feature film co-starring …read more