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TBS Orders Alien Abduction Comedy Pilot “The Group” From Conan O’Brien and Greg Daniels

May 14, 2015
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(via Deadline)

TBS is really stepping up their game this year.

Shows from Samantha Bee and Jason Jones as well as Angie Tribeca already has raised anticipation of the new of programming coming to TBS.

TBS/TNT President Kevin Reilly is trying to keep that anticipation up on the TBS end with a pilot from the minds of Conan O’Brien and The Office’s Greg Daniels. 

Their project, “The Group”, is centered on a support group for folks that think they’ve been through an alien abduction as they’re profiled by a very skeptical journalist. Of course, he becomes unsure of what’s going on the further he explores their stories.

We’d definitely hope this goes to series just so we can see the pilot of this. 

If this goes well, maybe all those fake shows that Conan makes faux promos for might get reconsidered?

TBS, Adult Swim, and truTV Get a New Chairman in Kevin Reilly

November 5, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Turner Broadcasting has officially hired the new president of TBS and TNT as well as the Chief Creative Officer in Kevin Reilly formerly a head of Fox and NBC.

In addition to being put as head honcho at TBS and TNT, he’ll be the chair of the Turner Entertainment Programming Council that will specifically overseeing senior executives at TBS, Adult Swim, and truTV, which are three comedy focused networks.

We’re not sure what Reilly will do, but given his disgust with the same day ratings and the concept of pilot season, we’re excited to see what direction he’ll take everything mentioned above.

Fox Adds Funny or Die Exec Conor Welch as VP of Comedy

June 3, 2014
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Fox Adds Funny or Die Exec Conor Welch as VP of Comedy

With Kevin Reilly out, Fox is having to switching up their ranks quite a bit. Namely, Conor Welch will be joining Fox as their VP of Comedy after serving as an executive at Funny or Die and working at Ben Stiller‘s Red Hour.

Given how Fox tried to bring an Adult Swim/Funny or Die sensibility with Fox ADHD, we hope that Welch will continue to be in that ball park.

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