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Changes coming to Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 7th 2009 1:04PM

Jerry O'ConnellJust a week or so ago we told you about Heroes' Sendhil Ramamurthy being cast in the new NBC comedy Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, which stars David Tennant, Jane Curtin and Jeffrey Tambor. Now comes word that maybe Ramamurthy shouldn't give up his gig on Heroes just yet.

Jerry O'Connell has replaced Ramamurthy in the role of a lawyer who is a close friend of Tennant's (the plot of the show has Tennant as a lawyer who suddenly gets nervous and can't appear in court so he trains his clients to represent themselves - can't wait to see how they keep that plot fresh).

Of course, we should have seen this coming. I believe O'Connell has a contract with the universe that he has to appear in a new quirky sitcom every single year. In 2008 he starred in the short-lived Do Not Disturb, and in 2007 he starred in the short-lived Carpoolers.

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PJ

Rex isn't a sitcom, it's a one hour drama or "dramedy" as many are today. Dramas are what NBC needs badly so I'm hoping they put full executive support behind this show. I don't know O'Connell but I hope he's not as bad as all that. I'm excited for this to be Tennant's US debut and hope the show is a success. And a quirky premise doesn't mean anything if the writing is strong. The original Life on Mars sounded absurd when it was pitched but boy did it work.

December 09 2009 at 7:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim

Buh-bye. Jerry is a show-killer.

December 07 2009 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nancy Martin

I don't understand the network's obsession with Jerry O'Connell. He's not funny, he's not as hot as they promote him to be and I still can't figure out what Rebecca Romijn sees in him. I'll go out on a limb and say he's probably the reason these other sitcoms have failed. If I was this new show, I would feel doomed already.

December 07 2009 at 4:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
EbonyDad

Don't mention Carpoolers, I am still ticked it was canceled!

December 07 2009 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Axel Harris

I hope this one isn't short-lived, unless Tennant gets an american accent.

December 07 2009 at 2:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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