David Cross Cast as Dead Boss on Fox’s ‘Dead Boss’ Pilot
As David Cross has played Todd Margaret in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret that was set in the UK, he’ll almost do the flip of that as he will play a horrible boss that’s mysteriously dead in the U.S. (based off a series in the UK of the same name).
Still, the prospect of seeing David Cross back on network TV is one were excited for.
Amy Sedaris to Co-Star in Fox’s Jane Krakowski Comedy
Glad to see that Amy Sedaris is joining in this series alongside Jane Krakowski in yet another solid cast in a Fox comedy pilot.
In addition to Fox’s new direction away from the pilot season model, we’re excited to see what’s to come of this and several other Fox comedy projects.
Fox Renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine For Second Season
Very few shows get to say that they’re an award winning show and that they’ve just got picked up for a second season, but that’s the case for Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
You got to be pretty damn good for that happen, so maybe you should give it a watch.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ To Come Out With Music Compilation Album
For all the songs they’ve done on the show, Fox’s Bob’s Burgers is making a smart move by putting an album together featuring all those said songs.
We can only hope that this St. Vincent cameo/song will be on there.
One of the longest running shows in television history, most certainly when it comes to animated series, The Simpsons is reaching its 25th year on the air and Fox is definitely commemorating the milestone with plenty of merchandise collaborations like Mr. Potato Head, LEGO.
Speaking of which, a whole episode will be done in LEGO as well. It’ll be quite the 25th year for The Simpsons.
Will Forte’s “Last Man on Earth” Ordered to Series at Fox
Fox is moving forward with it’s abandonment of the pilot season model and giving the series greenlight to Will Forte’s series Last Man on Earth, a possibly post apocalyptic comedy.
Chris Miller and Phil Lord (the guys you should now know from The Lego Movie) are producing and even directing the first episode, so, basically, we’re excited for this happen soon.
Margaret Cho to Co-Star in Tina Fey/Matt Hubbard Comedy at Fox
Fox Gives The Lonely Island Development Deal
The Lonely Island will be developing projects/content to be distributed through various Fox media properties over the next few years.
Both The Lonely Island and John Mulaney have now gone from being on SNL at NBC to their own projects at Fox. Perhaps, it’s just a coincidence?
The Lucas Brothers Moving Co. Premieres Tonight on Fox
The animated series from great comedy brother duo The Lucas Brothers is making its premiere tonight on Fox ADHD.
Tune into Fox at 11PM and see what an animated show with a mix of rapper Danny Brown and Natasha Leggero as well as those bizarrely chill Lucas Brothers will be like.
ABC, Fox, and More On Board For Comcast/Twitter “SEEiT” Initiative
The newly developed Twitter function that will take people to watching certain TV shows when tweeting about them has gotten more partners like ABC and Fox.
As Nielsen now, somehow, figures tweeting into ratings, SEEiT, if it catches on, might be a way to inflate ratings for a show. Then, maybe tweeting about a show could, in theory, save shows from getting cancelled like Enlightened?
Definitely, @midnight will benefit from this if Comedy Central/Viacom joins in.
Watch/Catch Up on Episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine at Fox.com
Until they bring new episodes of one the best new comedies this season, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, back in Jan., you’ll have to do with being able to rewatch or catch up on past episodes at Fox.com for the next few days.
You can and should watch that is if you have a bunch of free time on your hands because of some sort holiday break or something.
Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Comedy Gets Pilot Order From Fox
Well, a pilot order is nice as a Christmas gift, but how about most, if not all, of Tina Fey/Robert Carlock’s projects in development at various networks go to series (they already have one at NBC)?
Elliott Gould, Nasim Pedrad, and Seaton Smith Stay On Board ‘Mulaney’
John Mulaney’s “Mulaney” has taken a circuitous road to get where it is now, but, it would appear, that it has managed to stay intact while doing so. Elliot Gould, Nasim Pedrad, and Seaton Smith that were cast in the original pilot over at NBC.
Good move, Fox. Actually, great move.
Fox ADHD has its latest series coming from the very funny NYC comedy brother duo, The Lucas Brothers, in Lucas Bros. Moving Co. While the series would seem just about them being brothers in part of a moving company off the title, it’s, of course, more than that and looks promising from the trailer.
There’s a preview this Sat. Nov. 23rd at 11:15PM on Fox, but for now, check out the trailer for Lucas Bros. Moving Co. here.
Fox Buys Comedy From Amanda Lund, Matt Gourley, Jack Black & Diablo Cody
We’re not sure how many times we’re going to say “nice move” to Fox by picking up what sounds like an amazing comedy project, but here we go again as they have gotten their hands on something from the combined talents of Matt Gourley of Super Ego, Amanda Lund of Yahoo’s Ghost Ghirls, Jack Black, and Diablo Cody.
Nice move, Fox.
The Simpsons Will Be Available to Stream Through FXx
No longer will you need to have the stacks of DVD box sets around your house of The Simpsons as FXx has made a deal to stream them exclusively online.
That’s over 500 episodes to binge watch, so get ready.
Fox Picks Up Another Seth MacFarlane Animated Series, ‘Bordertown’
With all the animated series that he’s responsible for currently at Fox (Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show), Seth MacFarlane has his own department at Fox, right?
Fox Developing Comedy Written by Bruce McCullouch, Starring Molly Shannon
We’ve been saying over the last few weeks that Fox has been really killing it in terms of their comedy development slate, bringing in projects that already sound enticing to watch.
Well, this show that Molly Shannon will star in and produce, written by Kids in the Hall’s Bruce McCullouch who will also produce definitely falls into that category.
Fox Developing Buddy Comedy From Conan O’Brien
Fox continues to make the most intriguing comedy development slate this season with bringing a project Conan O’Brien aboard. Whether it’s intentional or not, it seems like Fox is taking great ideas that NBC didn’t ultimately want.
Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie Developing Animated Series for Fox
…and Fox is continuing to kill it with their comedy development slate, both animated and live action.
We really hope this makes it to series ASAP for both the sake of Fox and Bret McKenzie being back on American television.
Fox Buys Retirement Home Comedy From Kelly Oxford
This is yet another move for Fox’s comedy slate that is more and more enticing everyday.
With Mulaney going to series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine getting a full season, developing a game show with Steve Carell, and now a comedy project set in a retirement home from Kelly Oxford, Fox is definitely giving their comedy branding a nice new shine .
Dan St. Germain to Star in/Write/Produce Comedy at Fox
Dan St. Germain is getting set to star in a comedy at Fox that he will get to write and co-executive produce, which is definitely another great move by Fox.
Also, Dan will be playing a guy dealing with a break up, so we cannot wait to see a lot of Dan’s stand up work it’s way into a sitcom.
Fox Gives ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Full Season Pickup
So, there will be more .gifs of Chelsea Peretti dancing around the bull pen, but we hope, with this full season order that Joe Lo Truglio gets some .gif love too.
Also, congratulations to Brooklyn Nine-Nine for surviving the first network TV gauntlet.
Melissa McCarthy Producing Odd Couple Comedy For Fox
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have sold another comedy project in 2013 making for possibly an era of television comedy where you know the producers names are now recognizable instead of heard about interviews or in books about eras of television. In addition to McCarthy and Falcone, Amy Poehler, Bob Odenkirk, Rashida Jones, Ed Helms, Louis C.K., Will Ferrell, and more are all producing various TV projects at this very moment.
We think and hope that the creatives being in control of the shows will continue this latest golden era of TV, especially when it comes to comedy
Fox made quite the moves yesterday in regards to their comedy slate.
They nabbed both a reality competition series to be produced by Steve Carell as well as a sitcom set in a Fisherman’s Wharf by Family Guy’s own Kevin Biggins and Travis Bowe.
Hopefully, these will go to air instead of being shopped around to other networks like Murder Police.