Project Greenlight Meets Will and Grace? You Make the Call - 
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[by Guest Columnist Erica; you can read her blog at ihearttv.blogspot.com]
It fascinates me that Sean Hayes, star of Will & Grace, is out there promoting his new show Situation: Comedy just as W & G is facing scorn and criticism over its 15 Emmy nominations. Nearly every article I read about the Emmys sees W & G as a show past its prime and undeserving of such accolades, yet we now have poor Sean Hayes holding himself up as an arbiter of television taste. Situation: Comedy.
Sit:Com features Sean Hayes (an Emmy Award-winner for his portrayal of Jack) and his producing partner Todd Milliner in a show that's exactly like Project: Greenlight, but with a sitcom instead of a movie. In a TV Guide interview, Hayes claims that "the execution is different," but I don't know if I believe him. Ultimately, viewers will see pilot episodes from the two finalists and vote on a winner that will have a chance of being picked up by NBC.
Will the contestants on Sit:Com take the (boring) high road of the first two seasons of Project: Greenlight? Will they come up with the next Everybody Loves Raymond? (Let's hope not.) I was pretty down on this show until I dug around on the website and discovered that the two finalists will have their pilots directed by Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) and Amanda Bearse (Married with Children). I might have to watch just to see Kevin Arnold and Marcy Rhodes duke it out - clothing optional, of course.
Comments
You must always refer to her as Marcy Darcy.
Posted by: protegefox | July 27, 2005 9:02 AM(#1 of 8)
Please read the 6FU entry for an example of what constitutes witty writing.
Posted by: Webster | July 27, 2005 9:52 AM(#2 of 8)
Agreed. This is a lame entry. TVGasm - the newest people you have brought on are not only covering lame shows but the postings are sub-par to say the least.
Posted by: penners | July 27, 2005 12:10 PM(#3 of 8)
Well, as we try to expand to more shows, there are going to be bumps in the road. The new posters are going to get a chance to cover shows that we need. I invite everybody who complains how some poster sucks to recap their own show in the Forums section I created for that reason.
In other words, I don't give a shit about Brat Camp, so stop complaining!
Posted by: J-Unit | July 27, 2005 12:21 PM(#4 of 8)
smart entry. i like the ihearttv site too. this show doesn't look too great though. but isn't that the point of tv? so bad it's good?
Posted by: mary | July 27, 2005 12:40 PM(#5 of 8)
i've been wondering about sit:com, i've just seen the promos. thanks.
Posted by: lara | July 27, 2005 1:06 PM(#6 of 8)
Did anyone notice in teh picture of Sean hayes above, in the background is a guy taking a picture of the back of his head. That made me laugh.
I hope this show has Gulager like excitement. If it was me, I'd pitch a show about a sassy robot nanny.
Posted by: Eddiebosox | July 28, 2005 6:26 AM(#7 of 8)
And Sean may think hes all that but hes no Alan Cumming...
http://www.cummingthefragrance.com/commercial.html
Posted by: Eddiebosox | July 28, 2005 6:31 AM(#8 of 8)