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10 articles from 2009

Andy Richter: The TV Squad Interview

23 November 2009 8:08 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

If you never managed to catch Andy Barker, P.I. when it originally aired two years ago, try not to beat yourself up. Though the show had an impressive cast, led by Andy Richter as a Cpa-turned-private-investigator, and including Harve Presnell, Tony Hale, Marshall Manesh, and Clea Lewis. It was also created by Conan O'Brien and Jonathan Groff. But it only lasted six episodes, and didn't seem to get much push from NBC. Watching it on the newly released DVD, Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series, it's hard not to feel the show could have had legs if given the chance.

All's well that ends well, though, and Richter is happier than ever, paired again with Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show, getting to do what he calls a "silly little comedy show" without dealing with the backwards world of the sitcom. I spoke with Richter earlier this week »

- Nick Zaino

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Shows You Should Be Watching: Red Eye

23 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

There used to be a lot of TV shows on overnight that were worth watching. I don't mean repeats of sitcoms or dramas that usually air earlier, but original programming geared towards the night owl. There aren't many shows like that anymore, but there's one on Fox News (yes, Fox News) at 3 Am and it's well worth catching (if you're worried about staying up that late, well, that's why God put DVRs on this Earth).

If I had to describe Red Eye it would be like this: it's a mix of Politically Incorrect and The McLaughlin Group, only for people who are up late at night drinking or eating too much junk food, with a host who comes at things from a conservative viewpoint but it's not really a political show. They go more for the jokes than they stress any ideology, and it's actually really funny. Like The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, »

- Bob Sassone

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Laugh-In's Henry Gibson dead at 73

17 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

For some reason I thought that Henry Gibson was a lot older than 73, but the character actor with the huge resume passed away from cancer at that age yesterday in Malibu.

One of the more famous TV credits on that resume was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, the influential 60s comedy show that no one under 30 has ever seen. He also appeared in shows like Bewitched, The Beverly Hillbillies, Deep Space Nine, Coach, MacGyver, Evening Shade, Sisters, Newhart, Magnum, P.I., and Simon and Simon.

More recently, TV fans know him from his many appearances as a judge on Boston Legal and his voice work on King of the Hill (he played Bob Jenkins). He was also in several movies, including Magnolia (he played Thurston Howell???), The Nutty Professor, Nashville, The Blues Brothers, Wedding Crashers, and a ton of others.Continue reading Laugh-In's Henry Gibson dead at 73

 

Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries, »

- Bob Sassone

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DVD cover art and release date for Andy Barker, P.I.

30 August 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

I love Andy Richter, but he seems awfully stiff every time I watch him on The Tonight Show. I prefer to remember the guy from his early days on Late Night, his short-lived show Andy Richter Controls the Universe, and his other short-lived show, the hilarious Andy Barker, P.I.

Like Danny reported back in May, Andy Barker, P.I. is finally coming to DVD. Shout! Factory will release the entire series on Nov. 17. The two-disc set will include all six episodes, some with commentary by Richter and producer Conan O'Brien, plus a retrospective feature and a doc about the show's amazing writers, including Jonathan Groff (How I Met Your Mother), Josh Bycel (Psych), and Jane Espenson (Buffy, BSG). Click through for a better look at the DVD cover art.Continue reading DVD cover art and release date for Andy Barker, P.I.

 

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free »

- Mike Moody

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Weblink Wednesday: PigTones.com – Custom Voices For Your Gps

24 June 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

With the number of Gps owners in the country growing at a substantial rate, more and more people are trying to do cool things with their navigational devices, from downloading custom avatars to now custom turn-by-turn voices and points of interest.

P.I.G.Tones, The Politically Incorrect Gps, is, according to their website, “a software company that offers Garmin and Tom Tom users the ability to download cool, funny, and irreverent new voices to their devices, replacing the boring standard voices that come with the units.”

Voices range from Stewie and Peter from Family Guy, to “The Governator”, Sean Connery, Homer, Cartman, and a slew of hilarious others. Granted, these aren’t licensed, which means you won’t get Seth McFarlane doing the official voices of Stewie or Peter, but the impression is pretty spot-on.

Not only does the site contain politically incorrect voices, but some great Poi (Points »

- Matt Raub

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Monk: Season 7 Gets Obsessive-Compulsive on DVD on July 21st

28 April 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can bring home the latest adventures of your favorite neurotic detective on DVD this July. Monk: Season Seven will be released on DVD on July 21. This four-disc set will be priced at $59.98 Srp and you can take a look at the cover art and the special features below. The series stars Tony Shaloub as the title character.

Tony Shalhoub returns to his acclaimed three-time Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning role for a stellar seventh season in the quirky and irreverent detective show, Monk. Join him and phenomenal guest stars Brad Garrett, David Strathairn, Eric McCormack, Sarah Silverman, Hector Elizando, John Turturro and more in 16 hilarious, unforgettable episodes - including the all-star 100th episode, "Mr. Monk's 100th Case!" Despite his overwhelming fear of germs, crowds, small places and almost everything else, Monk proves once again why he's "a TV treasure" (Chicago Tribune) and the only man for the case! »

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Planetzman- An On-line Playground For The Politically Incorrect

5 April 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

By Lee Pfeiffer

Last week, I was invited to join the members of the Metropolitan Society for their monthly gala dinner in Fairfield, New Jersey. The Metropolitan Society is the premiere private cigar club in New Jersey, formed to allow free-thinking adults to smoke their stogies without bothering with any "pain in the ass innocent bystanders" (as The Godfather's Clemenza might say). During the festivities I was introduced to Tommy Z, a dyed-in-the-wool Cinema Retro reader who recently started his own web site, PlanetZMan. He gave me a brief tour and I was greatly impressed. In an age of political correctness, Tommy Z is fighting back against the forces of do-gooders who are determined to save us from ourselves. You know, the kind of people who are terrified that somewhere, somehow, somebody might be having a good time. Tommy's web site is an addictive blend of every politically incorrect angle »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Action/Adventure Edition

13 March 2009 2:12 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

When referring to a movie that nabbed a second life, typically home video is the savior. There are countless movies that didn’t fare well in their original theatrical runs but have earned a so-called second life thanks to profitable video sales and rentals that make them much stronger than they ever were when they first arrived. Examples of this trend vary greatly, whether you’re referring to genre, era, proliferation (or magnitude of the “second life”) and, of course, how deserving it is. Most that get a boost long after its premiere got where it is now slowly, spread wide by word of mouth and critical re-analysis. Most of them were not well received during the initial run, and many are re-evaluated, and mistakes are mended. Among them: 2001, The Princess Bride, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Office Space and Dazed and Confused. These »

- Matt Medlock

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Bill Maher Comes To The Fox Theater 4/16

11 March 2009 7:24 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Bill Maher is coming to the Fox Theater 4/16. $68, $48, $28 Tickets are on sale Saturday March 14th at 10am For the last fifteen years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993 - 2002), and for the last six years on HBO's Real Time, Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-one Emmy nominations. »

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DVD Round Up, Feb. 22, 2009: ‘Alien Raiders,’ ‘Dead Like Me,’ ‘Religulous’

22 February 2009 3:44 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Oscar madness has left the Round Up a little weary of high profile, award-bait movies. We need a break from the Oscars and what better way to do that than with a few titles that might have slipped through the cracks while everyone was singing “Jai Ho”.

Catch up with some of your favorite characters from the cult hit “Dead Like Me,” watch the latest in Warner Brothers’ direct-to-dvd horror series known as “Raw Feed,” and check out a documentary that I think everyone thought would make bigger waves than it did, Bill Maher’s “Religulous”.

All three of these titles were released on February 17th, 2009.

“Alien Raiders”

Photo credit: Warner Bros. The “Raw Feed” series of Warner Bros. horror releases has been relatively disappointing. There hasn’t been a single real gem, although you’ll find some hardcore fans of “Rest Stop” and “Otis”. To this critic, they’re almost all near-misses, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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