Day: October 9, 2012

Whatever Louis wants he should get because he rocks!!!

Post author By Dan
Post date October 9, 2012

FX, Louis C.K. Delay ‘Louie’ Season 4 to Spring 2014

FX is delaying the return of critical darling Louie from summer 2013 to spring 2014.

During a conference call with reporters Tuesday, FX president and GM John Landgraf announced that Louis C.K. requested and received an extended hiatus between the recently completed third season and the upcoming fourth frame.

“Louie has continued to raise the bar and recharge his batteries. I don’t think there’s anyone else in business who’s produced, starred, directed and edited all but seven episodes … I’m not surprised he needs a bit of a break,” Landgraf said.

The stand-up comic will continue on tour this year and will shift his focus to penning the upcoming season in the first-quarter of 2013.

“I want season four to go somewhere new … I’m looking back to when I did the first season and the time I took to do the show and decide which directions to go in and I want that back again,” Louis C.K. told reporters. “I want a little breathing room.”

In the meantime, the Emmy winner said his current 22-city tour would “probably” be turned into a stand-up special. The Louis C.K. bypassed the traditional approach to the tour and brought it directly to the people, bypassing ticket brokers and selling seats for a flat $45 fee. “That’s the way I’m going to do it from now on,” he said.

“The last three seasons have been a surge of fun stories and it’s been great to share all the stuff and I want the show to keep getting better,” Louis C.K. said. “I want it to keep being something that comes from somewhere fun and important.”

The increased lead time will allow the FX funnyman to focus mostly on writing. “I usually start shooting in March for a June launch and we’ll start September or October for a May launch,” he said. “I used to shoot, promote and edit all at the same time in June and I think I can do better work if I spread things out.”

FX renewed Louie for a fourth season in July. Louis C.K. took home the Emmy this year for writing in a comedy series for his work on the series. As for the show’s lead-in once it does return, Landgraf noted Louie’s two-season companion wouldn’t be joining it.

“I have trust that we will find something amazing, but it won’t be Wilfred,” Landgraf said, touting the network’s Jim Jeffries comedy Legit — which is due in January.

Television

Sorry fans!!

Post author By Dan
Post date October 9, 2012

‘Community’ and ‘Whitney’ not premiering on Oct. 19 anymore

Human Beings, which timeline is this? NBC has decided not to debut “Community” Season 4 on Friday, Oct. 19 after all — and “Whitney” Season 2 won’t premiere then either. Why? Well, don’t completely freak out — this could be a good thing.

Citing a need to give “Community” and fellow new Friday night comedy “Whitney” more promotional support, NBC will not air them on the 19th as planned, confirms Vulture.

This could mean exactly what NBC says it means — that the network wants more time to promote the veteran sitcoms before they air in their new Friday time slots — or it could mean that NBC realized it’s totally Britta’d its Wednesday and Thursday comedy lineups and will bring both shows to different nights to take the place of struggling shows.

New comedies “Animal Practice” and “Guys With Kids” haven’t been performing very well, so don’t be completely shocked if they get replaced.

Magazines

I don’t think I can argue with their choice right now.

Post author By Dan
Post date October 9, 2012

‘Esquire’ names its 2012 Sexiest Woman Alive

Mila Kunis has snagged the title as Sexiest Woman Alive, according to Esquire.

Why Mila? The mag describes her as “the most beautiful, opinionated, talkative, and funny movie star that we’ve all known since she was nine.”

The Ukrainian-born actress, 29, is known from a variety of roles including Jackie from That ’70s Show, her supporting role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, her manipulative diva part in Black Swan, the voice of Meg on Family Guy, and her starring role alongside Justin Timberlake in Friends with Benefits.

Soon, we’ll see her in the spring release of Oz: The Great and Powerful.

In her interview with Esquire’s Ross McCammon, Mila doesn’t talk about dating — Ashton Kutcher’s name doesn’t come up.

But she doesn’t shy away from getting political. “The way that Republicans attack women is so offensive to me. And the way they talk about religion is offensive. I may not be a practicing Jew, but why we gotta talk about Jesus all the time? And it’s baffling to me how a poor person in Georgia can say, ‘I’m a Republican.’ Why?”

She adds, “Some people don’t like to hear celebrities talk about politics.I don’t think I’m a celebrity. I’m a working actress. I think there’s a difference.”

Kunis follows in the footsteps of starlets including Rihanna, last year’s Sexiest Woman Alive. The November issue hits newsstands Oct. 16.

People

This is sad news…I am sure we wish them both well.

Post author By Dan
Post date October 9, 2012

Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman split

LOS ANGELES – Actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are separating after 30 years of marriage, DeVito’s spokesman said on Monday.

Stan Rosenfeld said the pair had split but gave no details.

DeVito and Perlman married in 1982 and have three adult children. The duo, both known for playing characters with sharp tongues, acted alongside each other in the 1978-82 TV comedy “Taxi,” in which she had a recurring role as his character’s girlfriend, and in the 1996 children’s film “Matilda.”

Perlman is best known for her role as sarcastic waitress Carla Tortelli in the 1980s hit comedy “Cheers,” for which she won four Emmy Awards.

DeVito, who won an Emmy for his turn as the despotic dispatcher in “Taxi,” currently stars in the FX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

The pair also founded TV and movie production company Jersey Films, whose titles include “Pulp Fiction” and “Erin Brockovich.”