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Season 4 Trailer of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tackles Robots, Sexual Harassment, and, of Course, Has Plenty of Smiles

May 17, 2018

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Now entering to its 4th season on Netflix, we can’t help but notice how much of a well-oiled machine Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is at this point, which, unfortunately, doesn’t get to be the case for similar high concepts sitcoms on linear TV.

Being a single camera scripted show and staying pretty topical (#MeToo, AI) and making that all work is impressive. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has kept up that standard for three seasons and, according to this trailer, will likely live up to it again in this upcoming season.

Season 4 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt begins streaming on Netflix on May 30th.

NBC Renews ‘Great News’ for Second Season

May 11, 2017

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NBC Renews ‘Great News’ for Second Season

Perhaps NBC has wised up and will not let another Tina Fey-Robert Carlock series get away from them.

Great News will get 13 more episodes for a second season despite ratings being a little rocky as of late.

On a day where a good majority of freshman comedies got the ax, we’re glad to see that Great News will get a chance to see if it can be worthy successor to 30 Rock and yet another great addition to the Tina Fey canon.

Tina Fey Goes an Embedded Reporter in Afghanistan in “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” Trailer

December 17, 2015

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The latest offering from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock is coming in the form of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a comedy following Fey as she volunteers to go to war torn Afghanistan as a reporter. A supporting cast including Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton makes this adaptation of “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days In Afghanistan And Pakistan” by Kim Barker, written by Carlock, very intriguing.

Get a look at for yourself in this very first trailer then look for its release in theater Fri. Mar. 4th, 2016.

By the way, the phrase “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” is the original WTF.

Jack Burditt/Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Retired Athlete Multicam Sitcom in Development at CBS

October 3, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Now, both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have shows being developed at multiple networks.

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Little Stranger not only have a project set up at NBC, but they have Jack Burditt’s project following a recently retired athlete who becomes difficult as a result of being retired.

Just imagine if all of Little Stranger and Paper Kite’s new projects to series and how much of television a Fey/Carlock/Poehler triumvirate would be running. It would be a lot and that just might be a good thing.

Watch THR’s Roundtable Discussion with Showrunners of Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Black-ish, Silicon Valley, Togetherness, and Modern Family

You can not only get into the headspace of many today’s top comedy showrunners, but what their headspace is like when they’re all in a room together.

Jill Soloway of Transparent, Robert Carlock of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kenya Barris of Black-ish, Alec Berg of Silicon Valley, Jay Duplass of Togetherness, and Steve Levitan of Modern Family all came together to sit and chat at The Hollywood Reporter’s fascinating roundtable discussions about their shows and how they fit into the booming and constantly evolving landscape of television.

As you’ll see, there are plenty of the reasons that each one of these shows with these folks at the helm are successful.

Watch the hour long discussion here.

NBC Orders New Comedies From Mike Schur, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock

August 13, 2015

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(via Deadline)

The prodigal network returns to its best comedy showrunners with ideas that are adjacent to Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. It’s about time that happened.

NBC has really focused in on dramas leaving comedies by the wayside as of late. With their new comedy slate announced today, they’re hoping to change that.

Mike Schur, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the minds behind the aforementioned, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock, some of NBC’s most decorated comedies in recent memory, have gotten new life at the network.

NBC ordered Schur’s The Good Place that will focus on a woman contending with what being good really entails and a pilot from Fey and Carlock that will follow a mother and her daughter as they work at a cable news network with the mother as an intern.

We sincerely hope that this is the shot in the arm that NBC comedy needs and that’ll play out even better than the series that Schur, Fey, and Carlock brought to the peacock.

Season 1 of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden” Now on Netflix

March 6, 2015

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Well, you have your binge watching for the weekend cut out for you.

The Tina Fey-Robert Carlock series starring Ellie Kemper that Netflix bought from NBC and then renewed for a second season, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has all 13 episodes of season one on Netflix.

Netflix now also has Aziz Ansari’s latest stand-up special, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden, available to watch.

With all of this to watch, we hope that you don’t have to find someone’s Netflix password right now.

Watch Trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, The Series That NBC Sold To Netflix and Netflix Already Ordered For a 2nd Season

January 22, 2015

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We all got a preview of what NBC will be missing out on today with the release of the very first trailer for The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt starring a radiantly smiling Ellie Kemper.

Keep in mind, Netflix already has two seasons of this ordered, something that networks almost wouldn’t think of doing these days. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is set for release on Mar. 6th.

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Moves From NBC to Netflix

November 22, 2014

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(via Deadline)

It shouldn’t be surprising that another network lets go of another sitcom on their programming schedule these days, but, in the case of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock starring Ellie Kemper, the show hadn’t even premiered yet.

Still, going with network trends towards drama, NBC is letting go of the series to Netflix where it has two seasons ordered as well as an expanded episode order for its first season. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt even admits, “While it was originally developed for NBC, we have a very drama-heavy midseason schedule, so we’re thrilled about this Netflix opportunity.”

So, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will be another thing to watch for on Netflix like a bunch of other series that you’re probably streaming right now while reading this sentence.

ABC Makes Script Commitment for Fortune Feimster Comedy From Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Matt Hubbard

October 23, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Fortune Feimster is not only getting to develop a series based on her life, but she is getting to do so with the likes of of Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Matt Hubbard.

ABC has made a script commitment to the project, which is currently untitled, and has added one of the more intriguing comedies to their development slate ahead of this upcoming pilot season in addition to their other semi-autobiographical comedian series with Jermaine Fowler.

Fortune Feimster Cast In Fox Comedy Pilot

January 20, 2014

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Fortune Feimster Cast In Fox Comedy Pilot

Fortune Feimster will be in a comedy pilot executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock about a women’s college accepting men for the first time in its history.

It’s safe to say that most of us want to see this.

Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Comedy Gets Pilot Order From Fox

December 26, 2013

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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)?

NBC Picks Up Tina Fey & Robert Carlock Starring Ellie Kemper Comedy Series

October 31, 2013

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NBC Picks Up Tina Fey & Robert Carlock Starring Ellie Kemper Comedy Series

Not only does this series have the Tina Fey/Robert Carlock stamp on it as well as Ellie Kemper starring, but the premise of a single camera sitcom of life after a cult is pretty intriguing.

So, this is pretty much a no-brainer on NBC’s part.

Fox Wins Bidding War for Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Comedy

August 17, 2013

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Fox Wins Bidding War for Tina Fey/Robert Carlock Comedy

With this buy over several other interested networks, Tina Fey/Robert Carlock could potentially have series both at NBC and Fox, which we don’t have any problem with.

NBC Buys Comedy Produced By Tina Fey & Robert Carlock

August 14, 2013

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NBC Buys Comedy Produced By Tina Fey & Robert Carlock

30 Rock’s Tina Fey & Robert Carlock being involved in another series at NBC was only a matter of time as it was the obvious move for NBC to keep them both on.

In fact, was anyone timing how long since all the way from when 30 Rock’s series finale ended to now? Whatever that comes out to, it was probably too long.