Not only did Brian Austin Green marry one of the most beautiful women in the world this year but he has been keeping quite busy in his professional life as well. So for everyone who has been loving them some David Silver, you will be elated to know he has just landed a role alongside Lost star Harold Perrineau in the new TBS pilot, “The Wedding Band.”
Here are the deets according to a press release from TBS:
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After the dust has settled, it looks like comedian Conan O’Brien is headed for TBS! He will host a late-night talk show that is expected to debut in November. The Emmy®-winning comedian’s new program will be followed by Lopez Tonight, which will shift to a midnight time slot.
George Lopez called up Conan himself to encourage him to seal the deal!
“I can’t think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in,” Lopez said. “It’s the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy.”
O’Brien’s move to the cable network is solidifying their presence in late night television.
“For decades, late-night TV has been dominated by broadcast television,” said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. “Now, with a young audience and a growing late-night lineup, TBS is set to be the choice of comedy fans for years to come.”
His hour-long, yet-to-be-titled show Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. (ET/PT).
I was surprised to hear so many people didn’t like NBC show My Name is Earl! I’ve been watching it since it first started four years ago and I was hooked. NBC canceled the show but TBS is in preliminary talks to bring it back for 13 episodes.
Its not certain though if talks will go further due to budget constraints.
The four-year-old “Earl” would make a good fit on TBS, which will start running repeats of the series starting in the fall as part of a deal with Twentieth inked in 2007.
Still, sources stressed that a deal for new episodes of “Earl” is still far from a lock as the two sides have to figure out if an expensive network single-camera series can be produced under a basic cable network’s economic model.
Also, while they’re still under a hold at 20th TV, the show’s cast has yet to be lined up for a lower-budget reincarnation of the series at TBS.
While it has been considered several times, a cable afterlife for canceled broadcast series has rarely panned out.
For instance, Showtime flirted with the idea of picking up Fox’s Emmy-winning single-camera comedy “Arrested Development” after it was canceled, but a deal couldn’t be reached.
I will keep my fingers crossed!
Comedian George Lopez is getting his own late night tv show on TBS! Lopez hopes to appeal to a younger audience and have not-so-typical guests. The former sitcom star created a pilot with Eva Longoria Parker, Dane Cook and Samuel L. Jackson. Lopez sat audience members near the stage, and let them ask questions.
“I’m a pretty visible Mexican-American guy who has managed to cross over,” said Lopez, who had a six-year run with his own self-titled ABC sitcom. “I’m not a singer. I’m not Antonio Banderas. I’m a guy who came up the hard way on the street, and I speak to people who have the same life story.”
The not-yet-titled show will be produced by George and Jim Paratore who has worked on The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Bonnie Hunt Show. The show will air Monday through Thursday at 11 pm/ET on TBS, beginning in November 2009.
Congrats hermano!
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