Obviously, FX is still interested in trying out this comedy model started up by Tyler Perry and Charlie Sheen. Why else would they be pushing forward with a new comedy starring George Lopez at this point? The network confirmed this week that “Saint George,” which stars Lopez as an working-class entrepreneur who finds himself caught […]
Over the past couple of years, cable television has clearly fallen in love with the partnership between Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury. This model is pretty simple: You get the show signed to a channel, allow it to air 10 episodes, and then renew it for 90 more if it meets a certain threshold. The shows are […]
While we love the mad circus known as Fox’s “Take Me Out,” we may have been one of the only people who did — after all, the network has opted to send George Lopez and his collection of single women to the night where TV shows go to die. Following Thursday night’s new episode (which […]
Who is the bigger star of “Take Me Out” at this point? We posed the question in the title, but from our standpoint we are starting to think that Mindy — the most over-the-top contestant in the history of TV dating — could be just as interesting as the often out-of-place George Lopez. Of course, […]
The moment George Lopez was introduced as the “Lord of the Wedding Rings,” we knew that there would be some trouble with “Take Me Out.” It’s more scripted than an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” and you can feel the audience studying the teleprompter every time they scream something in unison. Before we even get to […]
As someone who takes television rather seriously, it’s almost hard to admit this — but we had a blast watching the premiere of “Take Me Out” Thursday night. Do we wish that George Lopez had fewer canned lines that he was required to say? Sure — but this was actually the sort of fun, breezy […]
