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Fox picks up Grammer, Heaton comedy

by Anna Johns, posted Feb 12th 2007 8:03AM

patricia heaton; kelsey grammerOoooh. I'm so on the fence about this one. Fox has given a 13-episode order to a comedy called Action News, starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. It's about an old anchoring duo who reunite on local news in some unknown city. It's being shot as a multi-camera show, which most likely means an audience and/or a laugh track (arrrgh!). Fox, ABC, and CBS all bid on it. It's planned for next fall.

On one hand, I tend to enjoy shows that are set in newsrooms because of the never-ending supply of comedic situations. On the other hand, dear Patricia Heaton drives me batty! I wish I could say it was just her character on Raymond that I didn't like, but I also have to mute the television when her grocery store ads come on. Me aside, this will probably grab some decent ratings... at least initially. Heaton and Grammer are big names in the sitcom world and there are probably a lot of Americans who will be happy to see both of them back.

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Jackie Fleming

I LIKE Patricia Heaton and will be glad to see her back on TV. I actually like both of them and will be glad to give any show they are in a chance.

February 12 2007 at 12:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Jones

Grammer and the writers might just be enough to over power the horrible smell emmitted by Heaton and her "acting" ... she was lucky on Everybody Loves Raymond, she had the kids and Ray Romano to make sure she wasn't the worst actor of them all ... here, well ...

February 12 2007 at 9:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
erroneous_nick

I've enjoyed the work of both Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd so having their names attached to this show gives me hope that maybe it'll be one of the few new sitcoms I'll enjoy. Like Bill, I was not a regular viewer of ELR, in fact I've only seen bits of about three episodes so I really have no opinion of Patricia Heaton. Kelsey Grammar, on the other hand, I've liked since Cheers.

On my scorecard, this one wins at least a fighting chance for my viewership.

February 12 2007 at 8:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BillS

Steven Levitan (who's written episodes of the Critic, Larry Sanders, and Frasier, all winners in my book) and Christopher Lloyd (not Doc Brown, but the Frasier writer) wrote the pilot, so I'll give them enough credit to give it a shot.

I never watched Everybody Loves Raymond at all regularly, so I don't think I've been exposed to enough Patricia Heaton to be annoyed by her. I could see it happening in the future, though.

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February 12 2007 at 8:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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