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Title: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: SamJ93 on March 18, 2016, 02:30:23 PM
Posted on golden-road.net a few days ago, didn't see it here...

http://deadline.com/2015/10/delia-ephron-debra-martin-chase-36-24-36-showtime-comedy-1990s-game-show-models-1201591545/

Kathleen Bradley is serving as a consultant.  Not clear if it's just a pilot or if the show has already been greenlighted.

/Please, please, please cast Fred Willard as Not Bob Barker
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: Thunder on March 18, 2016, 11:35:46 PM
Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara, Episodes, Californication, Weeds, Happyish, The Big C. One day Showtime will make a comedy that's actually funny.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: TLEberle on March 18, 2016, 11:38:04 PM
Weeds was moderately funny at points, but for unintentional reasons.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: Thunder on March 19, 2016, 12:01:57 AM
The last three seasons were dreadful and we actually began to hate Nancy.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: TLEberle on March 19, 2016, 12:07:21 AM
Yup, that's about right from this office too.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: clemon79 on March 19, 2016, 01:57:18 AM
Quote from: Thunder on March 19, 2016, 12:01:57 AM
The last three seasons were dreadful and we actually began to hate Nancy.

So I lost interest in the show about five (six? seven?) seasons in, about the time they went on the run (after they offed Mexican Kingpin) and they were processing weed in laundromats. Are you suggesting I not bother picking it back up?

/remember that It's Garry Shandling's Show was originally Showtime
//so between that and Brothers, that's two winners
///throw in Fat Actress...and that's still two winners
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: TLEberle on March 19, 2016, 03:01:09 AM
I watched it to conclusion mainly on the strength of Justin Kirk, so make of that what you like.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: tidefan12 on March 19, 2016, 04:21:36 PM
Count me in agreement on Weeds.  First two or three seasons were strong, but as soon as the change of scenery occurred and the best thing about that show, Kevin Nealon, became an every few episodes character, I lost interest. 

Californication, on the other hand, was/is a classic even if it was painfully clear from the beginning how it would end. 
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: Thunder on March 19, 2016, 07:41:13 PM
Quote from: clemon79 on March 19, 2016, 01:57:18 AM
... Are you suggesting I not bother picking it back up?

It's not even barely amusing while under the influence of the title subject. Shane was quite justified in whacking Pilar with the croquet mallet, however.

/From what I've heard about that stuff.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: CoreyArcher on March 21, 2016, 07:58:48 PM
Quote from: Thunder on March 18, 2016, 11:35:46 PM
Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara, Episodes, Californication, Weeds, Happyish, The Big C. One day Showtime will make a comedy that's actually funny.

And YMMV, of course. Nurse Jackie is an all-time favorite here, and Weeds was great fun for the first few seasons.
Title: Re: Showtime developing comedy series about game show models
Post by: Thunder on March 22, 2016, 02:56:58 PM
Nurse Jackie was indeed enjoyable to watch. It just wasn't funny.