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Newsgasm: TBS hangs a sitcom sign on Engvall - TVgasm

by Tabloid Baby

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It's good to know that the cable networks are breaking new ground when it comes to putting their twist on traditional programming. TBS is giving a sitcom to a stand-up comedian in which he plays the dad at the center of a smart aleck family. The latest golden ticket winner is redneck... uh, "Blue Collar" comedian Bill Engvall, but it sure sounds like it could have been anyone who's stood with a microphone in front of the fake brick wall.

Or at least Jeff Foxworthy.

TBS is rushing forward with a pilot for the multicamera comedy (think soundstage and sweetened laughter) starring the comic who's most famous for his routine about hanging signs on stupid people. They're hoping to team it with reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond, the multicamera sitcom starring a stand-up comedian as the dad at the center... etc. etc.

Engvall, who at least has some sitcom and movie acting experience, has already made millions with comedy albums and The Blue Collar Comedy Tour. This is first multicamera comedy pilot for TBS, and it sounds pretty typical (at least Louis C.K. gave us full-frontal male nudity), described by a TBS exec as " very clever and witty but not mean-spirited." Just like us.

--Tabloid Baby


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I'm making it a new goal in life to banish Tabloid Baby from TVgasm.

His/Her pointless posts are ruining my tvgasm expeience. I come here for the snarky re-caps, but the majority of what's posted on this site now is equivelant to a giant bowl of shit. I dont wanna see it, smell it, or even think about it.

B-Side, J-Unit, whoever else is in charge over there...PLEASE stop with the Tabloid Baby posts. They are distracting, irrelevant, and just annoying.

I may be the only one who feels this way, but judging by comments posted on other TB 'reports', I think it's safe to say I'm not alone here.

Why do you think anyone here cares about this "news"?

Stop making me nostalgic. Go away!

Tabloid Baby was asked by the creators of TVgasm to come in and post on television news. It's something that we've always wanted to explore, but we waited to find somebody who knows television and has inside sources. That person is Tabloid Baby. I will be working in the next couple of weeks to make navigation easier based on many e-mails I have received.

Keep your comment posts on topic, ie about the content contained within. You know where to send complaints, so I will ban people if they cannot stay on topic.

Thanks,

-J

Yay censorship.

You tell 'em, J-Unit. I'm tired of seeing the bullies picking on the new kid.

Anyone venture a guess on who'll be cast as the wacky neighbor?

I'm tired of these seemingly endless "newsgasms" from whats-his-name. The last thing I think of as newsworthy is anything about a comedian(nne) getting the starring role in a sitcom.

To the complainers: I don't watch every single show TvGasm recaps, so do you know what I do when I come to the site? I click on or scroll to the things that interest me. I don't click on things that don't. It's pretty easy.
That said, I've always had a wee crush on Bill Engvall and will probably check out this show just to see him.

Let's leave websites to do what they do absolutley the best:

1. Tvgasm - snarky recaps
2. realityblurred - reality tv "newsgasms"(yes, i know, narrow scope)

The tabloid baby posts are moreso news articles for tvguide.com.

Sorry to be a debbie downer, but I don't see anything remotely related to the "blue collar comedy" guys being newsworthy on tvgasm. Nor do we need 20 stories about the Grey's anatomy incident.

The new season of tvgasm is disappointing, and reminding me of the red-headed stepchild that got introduced to Different Strokes since Arnold was losing his appeal.

If you think this is news, you're a loser.

So I was saying to the comedian Bill Engvall, I hope your new show doesn't suck as bad as Tabloid Baby's posts.

hb

I wish TB had her own website so that if people wanted to read her "news" then they could go there and do that. Oh wait.

Oh hb- you're so funny! Almost as funny as Bill Engvall. :)

Since I don't get TBS- I can't watch it.

The only fucking thing distracting and annoying is people like you who come in just to bitch and moan.

This place has gone down the shitter because of numerous people who go in comments just to say "TB IS RUINING TVGASM!"

If anything, the person is making it more active. Without TB, this site would have 1-2 posts every 2 days. I'm not blaming B-Side and J-Unit simply because they may be too busy. It's understandable, since they're 2 kool 4 skool now. XD

Anyway, it's really sad to see people type out a response NUMEROUS times telling TB they don't like them.

Long story short, please, if you don't like a post made by Tabloid Baby, please:

SHUT THE FUCK UP AND MOVE ALONG!

Thanks. :)

"The only fucking thing distracting and annoying is people like you who come in just to bitch and moan."-Scram Jones

As my good friend Bill Engvall says "um, pot meet kettle"

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