Project Greenlight Meets Will and Grace? You Make the Call

Miscellaneous TV

By Guest Columnist | | 1:14 pm | 8 Comments

sean_hayes_emmys.jpg[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.

8 Comments

  1. 1
    protegefox
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 9:02 am

    You must always refer to her as Marcy Darcy.

  2. 2
    Webster
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 9:52 am

    Please read the 6FU entry for an example of what constitutes witty writing.

  3. 3
    penners
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 12:10 pm

    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.

  4. 4
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 12:21 pm

    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!

  5. 5
    mary
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 12:40 pm

    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?

  6. 6
    lara
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 1:06 pm

    i’ve been wondering about sit:com, i’ve just seen the promos. thanks.

  7. 7
    Posted July 28, 2005 at 6:26 am

    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.

  8. 8
    Posted July 28, 2005 at 6:31 am

    And Sean may think hes all that but hes no Alan Cumming…

    http://www.cummingthefragrance.com/commercial.html

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