Topic: Sitcoms

Please Don’t Let The Happy Endings Cast Be All Cliquey And Mean

Would you believe that the cast of Happy Endings excludes guest stars with their inside jokes and withering stares? More »

If Mindy Kaling And Chris Messina Don’t Kill Each Other, They’ll Make A Great TV Couple

Mindy Kaling and Chris Messina one-upping each other on last night’s The Mindy Project was a common sitcom trope, but the setting — her OB/GYN appointment, with him as her new doctor — wasn’t. More »

We Trust Diablo Cody To Do The ‘Older Woman/Younger Man’ Sitcom Right

Diablo Cody seems to be combating the recent “older guy/younger girl” romantic dramas with a sitcom about a 22-year-old guy and his 32-year-old girlfriend. That, or she wants to show the Cougar Town folks how it’s really done. Check out who we would cast on her new show Alex + Amy! More »

Extreme Cheapskates Has Become A Bad Sitcom, With The Woman Who Pees Into A Bottle And The Poor Guy Who Lives With Her

Victoria Hunt turns off the water while her boyfriend is in the shower. Abdul Mohammed scrimps on his wife’s anniversary party with its $25 budget. Are these reality TV stars or wacky sitcom characters? More »

Dane Cook’s NBC Sitcom Was So Bad It Got Super-Canceled (Yes, That’s A Real Thing)

When I first heard that NBC was giving Dane Cook his very own sitcom, I wondered how the world’s most hated comedian would fare against the network’s actually funny shows like 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and even latter day The Office. The answer: he didn’t. More »

Issa Rae Of The Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl Is Getting Her Own ABC Sitcom!

Dear everyone who wanted to see yourselves in Girls, but couldn’t: here is some encouraging news. More »

Video: Jimmy Fallon Reminds Us How Much We Miss TV Theme Songs By Singing This Nostalgic Medley

Jimmy Fallon brings on the cast of his new sitcom Guys with Kids to sing classics from The Golden Girls, Cheers, Friends, and more. More »

Chevy Chase Saying He Regrets Doing Community Will Have You Depressed About The State Of Television

Aaand Chevy Chase is back to biting the hand that fed him! When asked what inspired him to join the cast of Community, he said, “It was a big mistake!” More »

Mindy Kaling’s The Mindy Project Proves That ‘Smart’ And ‘Girly’ Are Not Mutually Exclusive

I had high hopes going into The Mindy Project‘s first episode, and I’m happy to report that I wasn’t disappointed. (Click through to watch the whole pilot for free so you can understand what I’m talking about!) More »

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Thank God The American Pilot For The IT Crowd Was Rubbish

Even with The Watch‘s Richard Ayoade reprising the role of oddball Moss, NBC’s attempt at recapturing The IT Crowd‘s absurd humor failed. I feel kinda sorry for Joel McHale for trying to make this work but never being able to live up to Chris O’Dowd‘s performance. Watch it now! More »

Dear Fox: Haven’t You Learned From SNL That Turning Sketches Into TV Pilots Doesn’t Always Work?

Feeling left out that it doesn’t have a How I Met Your Mother or The Big Bang Theory, Fox is introducing the Short-Com Comedy Hour, where “one-act sketches” could get turned into TV pilots. Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad plan? More »

Video: Mindy Kaling’s New TV Show Looks Like It Will Do Good Things With Rom-Com Tropes

The trailer for Mindy Kaling‘s much anticipated new show The Mindy Project came out yesterday, and I’m tentatively willing to say it looks promising. And I don’t even like romantic comedies that much! More »

How I Met Your Mother‘s Serious Moments Are Worth Wading Through The Subpar Plotlines

The most stirring moment of last night’s How I Met Your Mother episode was when we learned the real reason why Barney kept saying, “I’m dating a stripper.” Even though the jokes have worn thin, these moments of genuine emotion still ring true. More »

How Good Does Mindy Kaling’s New TV Pilot Look???

We here at Crushable are huge fans of The Office’s crazy talented writer/actress Mindy Kaling, so when we heard she was getting her own half-hour show on Fox (or at the very least, a pilot for one) we were excited. Now, a few more details have emerged about the show, and we are super excited. More »

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