Category Archives: Up Fronts

First Look: New FOX Comedy BORDERTOWN

WHAT IS IT? BORDERTOWN – From FAMILY GUY’s Mark Hentemann comes BORDERTOWN, a new animated comedy about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The series takes a satirical look at the cultural shifts occurring in America, where the U.S. Census forecasts that by 2017, ethnic minorities will become the majority. Set against this increasingly diverse backdrop, the comedy explores family, politics and everything in between with a cross-cultural wink. BORDERTOWN centers on two

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First Look: New FOX Comedy THE GRINDER

WHAT IS IT? THE GRINDER – How many TV lawyers does it take to try a real-life case in a real-life courtroom? One, and his name is THE GRINDER. Starring Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing”), THE GRINDER is a new comedy about a famous TV lawyer at a crossroads. When his legal series ends, he decides to move back home and join his family’s real law firm – despite having no formal education, no bar

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First Look: New FOX Comedy GRANDFATHERED

WHAT IS IT? GRANDFATHERED – What’s the fastest way to put the brakes on a cruise-controlled bachelor lifestyle? Fatherhood? Guess again. Television icon John Stamos (“Full House,” “ER”) stars in a new comedy about the ultimate bachelor who discovers he’s not only a father, but a grandfather. Successful restaurateur and man-about-town JIMMY MARTINO (Stamos) is used to being the most suave, most handsome and most single person in the room. All that changes with the surprise appearance of Jimmy’s adult son,

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First Look: New FOX Drama ROSEWOOD

WHAT IS IT? ROSEWOOD – Meet the Beethoven of private pathologists…From executive producer Todd Harthan (“Psych,” “Dominion”), ROSEWOOD is the story of DR. BEAUMONT ROSEWOOD, JR. (Morris Chestnut, “Nurse Jackie,” “The Best Man” franchise), the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami. Using his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, he performs for-hire autopsies to uncover clues that the Miami PD can’t see. His new partner-in-crime is Detective VILLA (Jaina Lee Ortiz, “The After”), a Miami PD detective with attitude and demons to spare.

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First Look: New FOX Drama MINORITY REPORT

WHAT IS IT? MINORITY REPORT – The future is coming. Based on the international blockbuster film by executive producer Steven Spielberg and the first of his films to be adapted for television, MINORITY REPORT follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a

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Upfronts 2015: FOX Announces their 2015 Fall Schedule

FOX released their 2015 Fall Schedule this morning – for me, the biggest surprise is that EMPIRE isn’t being used to launch a new series and that it looks like, even with them shooting early to give Zooey Deschanel some mommy time, NEW GIRL won’t premiere until mid season!  Where do your favorites fall (new shows in red; all times Eastern and Pacific)? MONDAYS: 8PM: GOTHAM 9PM: MINORITY REPORT TUESDAYS: 8PM: GRANDFATHERED 8:30PM: THE GRINDER 9PM: SCREAM QUEENS WEDNESDAYS: 8PM:

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First Look: New NBC Variety Series BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS

WHAT IS IT? BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – Five-time Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris is coming to NBC on a new primetime variety series based on the U.K.’s hugely popular “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.” The show will feature comedy sketches, musical numbers, mini game shows, hidden camera pranks on celebrities and appearances by A-list stars. Harris, who has served as an Emmy and Tony Award host and was recently announced as host of the 2015 Academy

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First Look: New NBC Comedy PEOPLE ARE TALKING

WHAT IS IT? PEOPLE ARE TALKING – If you can think it, they will say it. From producer Will Packer (“Ride Along”) and director Pam Fryman (“How I Met Your Mother”) comes this unabashed new comedy about two diverse couples who are both neighbors and best friends. As they go through life side-by-side, they can’t help but analyze and obsess about everything. From topics like sex and race, to the fact that the trusted new babysitter might just be a porn

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First Look: New NBC Drama THE PLAYER

WHAT IS IT? THE PLAYER – From the executive producers of “The Blacklist” and starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester (“Strike Back,” “Fringe”) comes an action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his

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First Look: New NBC Drama HEROES REBORN

WHAT IS IT? The saga behind the 2006 breakout series “Heroes” will continue this fall as creator Tim Kring returns to the fold and develops new layers to his original superhero concept. This highly anticipated 13-episode event series will reconnect with the basic elements of the show’s first season, where ordinary people were waking up to the fact that they had extraordinary abilities. Original cast member Jack Coleman will reprise his role as H.R.G., Jimmy Jean-Louis returns as The Haitian, and

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