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Party Down’s Season 3 Trailer Is Here
January 26, 2023
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One of the most beloved cult comedies of all time, Party Down, is, after all these years, actually coming back. On Feb. 24th, Adam Scott will have to deal with folks annoyingly saying “ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?” while managing the misguided anxiety of Ken Marino and Party Down Catering. Also, the likes of Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao, and James Marsden will be in the mix for this long awaited season (in addition to a great cavalcade of cameos).

Hopefully, the existence of this trailer means that is indeed true and it won’t get un-renewed or something like other shows these days.

Season 3 of Party Down premieres on Starz on Fri. Feb. 24th.

Oh, you can catch up/rewatch the other two seasons of Party Down on Hulu right now.

Party Down Revival Happening at Starz, Though Without Casey
November 16, 2021
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For the Party Down loyal that carefully kept asking “Are we having fun yet?”, secretly hoping that the series would make a triumphant return (if networks are going to keep coming back to IP, might as well make it something that people were actually asking for), your wishes have been granted.

There indeed will be an actual revival of the cult comedy classic focused in on disillusioned catering service employees and their infamous pink bow ties. Starz was able to wrangle back the creators and the overwhelming majority of the cast, but, unfortunately, Lizzy Caplan, who played Casey (often played against Adam Scott for a will they/won’t they relationship), won’t be joining in due to prior commitments to other projects at Paramount+ and FX.

Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Ryan Hansen, Megan Mullally, and Martin Starr are all set to come back and that’s definitely something to be relished, but, until the season premiere, it’ll be a mystery of how they’re going to deal with Casey’s absence.

Considering the new Sex and the City is going forward without a Samantha, are series revivals are just going to push forward any way they can whether that includes principal cast or not? We’re sure there will be plenty more such revivals to find out if that’s true.

we're back in business. #PartyDown pic.twitter.com/iKPaW2OIYG

— Party Down (@partydownstarz) November 16, 2021

 

A Revival of Party Down Is In The Works at Starz
March 4, 2021
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(via THR)

Henry’s torturous catch phrase “Are we having fun yet?” has been a sentiment that has been ringing in our head as capturing the spirit of remaining in lockdown because of the pandemic.

So, the idea of Party Down potentially returning is very much good news to us and, as far as revivals/reboots go via nostalgia bait, we’re fine with this one. If you haven’t watched Party Down yet, please stop singing the praises of Ted Lasso and go watch all of Party Down right now. There are only two seasons (and there indeed should have been more), so it ought to be a very satisfying binge.

Thus far, the original producing team of Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Paul Rudd and Dan Etheridge are committed to developing this possible revival at Starz and they’ve indicated that a good portion of the cast is likely to return (Adam Scott seems to be on board).

Perhaps, if this returns, we’ll have a better answer for the question, “Are we having fun yet?”

A Bunch of Seeso Series and Special Just Found a Home at Starz
April 16, 2018
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A Bunch of Seeso Series and Special Just Found a Home at Starz

Take My Wife, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, The UCB Show, Andy Richter’s Home for the Holidays, Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts, Lachlan Patterson Live From Venice Beach, The Pistol Shrimps, Brian Posehn: Criminally Posehn and New York’s Funniest all just landed over at Starz and will be available on Starz’s own app and on-demand on May 1st.

Just in case you didn’t get around to watching anything on Seeso, there was a lot of innovative and fun stuff that was made and licensed over there. Hopefully, more people will come to realize that as they see Seeso shows and specials at other, more established networks and streaming platforms over the next year or so.

Just in Time for Halloween, Here’s a Teaser for Season 3 of Ash vs. Evil Dead
November 1, 2017
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From the looks of it, there’s a whole new batch of fun deadites, fun one-liners, and a whole new part of Ash’s family for the new season of Ash vs. Evil Dead.

See for yourself in the season 3 teaser here.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is set to return Sunday, February 25th, 2018.

Starz Renews Ash Vs. Evil Dead for a Third Season
October 10, 2016
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Starz Renews Ash Vs. Evil Dead for a Third Season

If you were just looking for a sequel to Army of Darkness/Evil Dead, looks you got something way better.

Not that we’re surprised, but Starz seems to like having the horror-action-comedy Ash vs. Evil Dead around. Announced at NY Comic-Con this past weekend, a third season of the series has just been ordered up, which means that several hours of blood, guts, and Ash one-liners have been made and more are coming. A single sequel would only be two hours and change at best and who’s to say that a movie wouldn’t sprout of the newly revived franchise. 

Season 2 of Both Ash vs. Evil Dead and Blunt Talk Premiere Tonight
October 2, 2016
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8PM on Starz.

Starz’s comedy line-up has had a good resurgence with this duo of Ash vs. Evil Dead and Blunt Talk.

Now, they’re going to play back-to-back in their second season premieres with Ash vs. Evil Dead kicking off the evening at 8PM and Blunt Talk right after at 8:30PM.

Blunt Talk Season 2 Gets Its First Teaser
July 22, 2016
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The most outlandish Sir Patrick Stewart that you’ve probably seen returns to television as season 2 of Starz’s Blunt Talk is set to premiere in October.

It’s awhile, but it just might be worth the wait. 

For now, you’ll have to just see what they’ve got in store for Stewart as Walter Blunt with this teaser.

Ash vs. Evil Dead Season 2 Teaser Has Arrived with Plenty of Blood and Guts
July 7, 2016
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The TV adaptation Ash vs Evil Dead might be one of the more successful film franchise-to-TV series adaptation that’s ever been seen. 

So far, the first season was a great start and the teaser for season 2 looks like it’ll be headed further into the blood, guts, firepower, and one liners that fans, both old and new, have come to love.

Look for the premiere of season 2 of Ash vs. Evil Dead on Starz in October.

The Season Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” Is Tonight
January 3, 2016
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Season one of #AshvsEvilDead ends tonight. Think of it like the best first date ever. We gave you a hand and you saw a lot of action.

9PM on Starz.

The end of this first season of Starz’s excellent revival/adaptation of the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness series is tonight. 

If you’re already getting forlorn that you’ll not have any new Ash kicking deadite ass and dishing out one liners, remember that Ash vs. Evil Dead is already renewed for a second season.

Series Premiere of “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” Is Tonight
October 31, 2015
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9PM on Starz.

If you’ve been the type of person that’s just been quoting “Shop smart. Shop S-Mart!” and like carrying a boomstick around, tonight might be your night as Bruce Campbell returns to his legendary role as badass, Ash in Starz’s new series Ash vs. Evil Dead, appropriately on Halloween night.

If you don’t have Starz, now might be a good time to get it.

“Ash Vs. Evil Dead” Gets a Second Season Order Before Series Premiere
October 28, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Don’t you just wish more series renewals were this quick?

Apparently, Ash vs. Evil Dead is tracking well enough before its series premiere this Saturday on Halloween that Starz felt it necessary to keep Bruce Campbell, his posse, and his boomstick alive beyond 10 episodes. 

We hope such a sign of faith in the series should bode well for how great this first season of Ash vs. Evil Dead very well may be.

Here’s a New Trailer for “Ash vs. Evil Dead”
August 24, 2015
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Ash vs. Evil Dead doesn’t premiere on Starz until Halloween, which is pretty much the perfect day for it’s premiere by the way. 

Fortunately, there’s a new trailer with more one-liners and gore to tide you over until then. Watch it here.

The Series Premiere of “Blunt Talk” Is Tonight
August 22, 2015
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Make sure you have Starz tonight.

With the forces of Jonathan Ames, Seth MacFarlane, and Sir Patrick Stewart combined, we will all get the darkly comedic cable news show Blunt Talk starting tonight at 9PM on Starz.

One of the best parts of this is that it doesn’t interfere with any of the four comedy specials also premiering tonight.

Starz Has Put Up The First Two Episodes of “Blunt Talk”
August 16, 2015
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If you’ve really been pining to see more of the comedic Sir Patrick Stewart, you won’t have to wait around until next weekend.

The Jonathan Ames created, Seth MacFarlane produced Blunt Talk starring Stewart isn’t set to premiere until Sat. Aug. 22nd 9PM on Starz.

However, Starz was nice enough to let us all preview two episodes a week before.

You can watch both of them right here.

Patrick Stewart Gets Even More Unhinged in New “Blunt Talk” Trailer
August 1, 2015
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Jonathan Ames and Seth MacFarlane’s Blunt Talk looks more and more like a much more fun version of The Newsroom that seems to have less rants and more of Sir Patrick Stewart really, really living it up. 

He might even be overdoing it. 

Watch the latest trailer here, then watch the premiere on Aug. 22nd at 9PM on Starz.

The Trailer For “Ash vs. Evil Dead” Looks Like It Could As Much Fun as The Original Trilogy
July 11, 2015
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This week, Comic-Con got a whole dose of Bruce Campbell returning to his former glory as the boomstick carrying, one-liner-at-the-ready Ash from Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, and Evil Dead II. 

The new trailer for Ash vs. Evil Dead the Starz adaptation of the Sam Raimi-Campbell franchise was screened for those in attendance and is now online for all of us to enjoy with its badass, gory hilarity. It only stands to reason that Raimi and Campbell reuniting should conjure the same cult horror-comedy magic they did on the first go around.

Also, Lucy Lawless seems to be joining Campbell’s side, which is definitely a plus.

Watch the trailer here and then look for the series premiere on Starz on Halloween night, Oct. 31st at 9PM.

Ames and MacFarlane’s “Blunt Talk” Starring Patrick Stewart Gets First Teaser
January 25, 2015
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One of the more intriguing series to come down the pipeline from Starz has to be Blunt Talk, which has Sir Patrick Stewart take a comedic turn in a series created by Jonathan Ames and executive produced by Seth MacFarlane.

Startz has already ordered two seasons of the series last year, which makes it’s premiere more enticing than it already is. A teaser was just released to further tantalized us all.

Here’s the plot summary from IMDB:

British newscaster Walter Blunt [Patrick Stewart] comes to Los Angeles, intent on conquering the world of American cable TV. Through the platform of a nightly interview show, Blunt is on a mission to impart his wisdom and guidance on how Americans should live, think and behave. Unfortunately, Blunt is constantly harassed by interfering network bosses, a dysfunctional news staff, and his numerous ex-wives and children. Blunt must now deal with the fallout from his well-intended but misguided actions, both on and off the air, with only an alcoholic manservant at his side.

So, we’re thinking this falls somewhere in the realm of The Newsroom meets Veep and thus we’ll be looking excitedly for a full trailer, hopefully soon.

Starz to Have “Evil Dead” Series With Both Star Bruce Campbell and Director Sam Raimi Returning
December 24, 2014
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(via /Film)

So, it turns out that the Army of Darkness sequel that Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi were working on, is ending up as a series on Starz.

Bruce Campbell as Ash, Sam Raimi, and his boomstick are all set to return in 2015 to follow up after where Army of Darkness left off.

This series adaptation of Evil Dead franchise along with Jonathan Ames-Seth MacFarlane’s Blunt Talk starring Patrick Stewart will be two very good reasons to tune into Starz next year.

Starz Orders 2 Seasons of Jonathan Ames-Seth MacFarlane Comedy ‘Blunt Talk’ Starring Patrick Stewart
April 29, 2014
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Starz Orders 2 Seasons of Jonathan Ames-Seth MacFarlane Comedy ‘Blunt Talk’ Starring Patrick Stewart

Starz is slowly, but surely building up their comedy slate. Having two seasons of a live action comedy created by Jonathan Ames of Bored to Death fame and Seth MacFarlane executive producing is a good start.

An even better start is having that series star Patrick Stewart as an almost Ron Burgundy-esque character. With everything that this series, Blunt Talk, has going for it, it will be highly anticipated all the way until its 2015 premiere.

Starz Finally Developing an Offbeat Romantic Dramedy, Now with Doug Liman
November 5, 2013
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Starz Finally Developing an Offbeat Romantic Dramedy, Now with Doug Liman

It’s been quite some time since Party Down, but Starz might be getting back into the comedy game with Doug Liman who you might know, comedy wise, from Swingers and Go.

While Doug Liman is more action oriented, it’s good that offbeat romantic dramedy is where Starz is staying genre wise.

Starz Digital Launches YouTube Channel for Comedy Web Series with Union Pool
September 10, 2013
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Starz Digital Launches YouTube Channel for Comedy Web Series with Union Pool

Starz Digital joins the fray of comedy web series, which are getting more popular and numerous every week. Union Pool is their YouTube Channel, which will be home to comedy web series, of which they have 3 going right now. 

One of them is Hollywood Acting Studio featuring the always funny Drew Droege as one of the worst acting classes ever/a normal acting class in Hollywood. Watch it here and watch for more, as there surely will be more coming, Union Pool soon.

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