NBCWe can get sucked into those Vh1 and Bravo reality shows as much as the next person, but we sure wouldn’t mind some new quality programs entering the fall TV lineup. It’s pilot season, and yes, there will be new incarnations of “CSI” and another hospital drama or two, but you know what else there will be? Sitcoms!
And they sound good!Before you groan, think back to a happier, more carefree time when “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Mad About You,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Married… With Children,” “Roseanne” and “News Radio” made us laugh on a regular basis. We still seek these shows out in syndication and if any of these shows actually aired now, they’d probably still be a hit. Sitcoms might stink now, but the trusty format goes back generations, and we couldn’t mind a revival.This fall, a few new sitcoms—and a few familiar stars—may pave the way for for this resurgence. “Cougartown” may have a cringe-worthy title, but we have faith that “Friends” alum Courteney Cox can rock this comedy. She stars as a recently divorced 40-year-old mom with a 17-year-old son and the show comes from the creator of “Scrubs.”
Next up is an untitled project staring Kelsey Grammer. This time he won’t be Dr. Frasier Crane but “a hotshot Wall Street executive who loses his job and is forced to reconnect with his small-town family.” Sounds like a funny story and a premise that should hit home. Though perhaps not as much as “Canned,” an "ensemble comedy about a group of friends who all get fired on the same day.” It’s certainly timely!Do you think any of these show could help revive the TV sitcom? What were some of your all-time favorites? [The Hollywood Reporter]
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