Conan on Fox: A demotion from NBC?
"It’s a consolation prize," says Adam Buckman, "and a weak one (at) that since Fox has no history in late-night except for its failures with Joan Rivers and Chevy Chase back in the ancient ’80s and ’90s. And there’s no guarantee the Fox affiliates even want a late-night show. Moreover, even in fourth place, NBC is the classier of the two networks."
11 o'clock Conan could be an even bigger disaster than 10 o'clock Leno
Chevy Chase defends Conan // Patton Oswalt reacts
NBC should get rid of Conan: "He's fine for the fringes of cable"
NBC was patient with Jerry Seinfeld, so why isn't Seinfeld patient with Conan?
After criticizing Conan O'Brien for not getting big ratings, Seinfeld was reminded that "Seinfeld" also struggled in its first years on the air.
Fox edits out "Simpsons" joke targeting Seth MacFarlane
Last night's episode was supposed to end with the message: "Thanks for 20 wonderful years. Now stay tuned for three Seth MacFarlane shows."
"Parks and Rec's" mantra: "More Knope, less dope"
Co-creator Greg Daniels says of tweaking Leslie Knope: "I think what it is is we started off thinking she would be responsible for all the predicaments she got into and later we realized it was just as funny and just as irritating for her to unfairly be put into predicaments."
"Big Bang" initially wanted Johnny Galecki to play Sheldon
But Galecki says he didn't "get" Sheldon until he saw Jim Parsons play the character. In fact, Galecki doesn't mind being the straight man. "There's a very specific responsibility in it," he says. "It's like in hockey — you get a lot of credit for assists."
"Parenthood": Funnier with Lauren Graham?
The departure of Maura Tierney — who's doing fine, by the way — and the addition of Graham gave the show a chance to re-do the pilot. "I do think the newer version of the show does play lighter," says exec producer Jason Katims. "It was a rare opportunity to go back."
