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'The New Adventures of Old Christine' - 'A Family Unfair' Recap
by Jason Hughes, posted Feb 11th 2010 3:15AM
(S05E14) Christine went into full crazy mode this week, after virtually the entire extended family showed up for New Christine's ultrasound. There was a lot of fun to be had with everyone trying to explain to the doctor, guest star Tim Meadows, how they were all connected to one another, and it made me realize that sitcoms -- or at least this one -- are more like soap operas than we may realize.The marriages and relationships and romantic entanglements of this particular cast go beyond the unusual and into the realm of disturbing. And yet, it all seemed to progress so naturally over the last four-and-a-half seasons. That must be why it's so easy for soap fans to accept the crazy things that happen on their shows. And their crazy characters can't be nearly as crazy as Old Christine.
Wanda Sykes Slams NBC's Black History Month Menu (VIDEO)
by Jane Boursaw, posted Feb 5th 2010 2:30AM
Fried chicken, collard greens, jalapeno cornbread, black-eyed peas ... let's face it, if you're talking Black History Month, these foods seem like good choices.Not according to Wanda Sykes, who riffed on 'The Jay Leno Show' (weeknights, 10PM ET on NBC) about the cuisine being served in the NBC cafeteria. "Jay, what is happening at NBC? Is the whole damn network on medical marijuana? What the hell is going on over here?"
Ok, maybe she's got a point. But really, it's sort of cool that the cafeteria served groovy Old South food. We'd like to know, what's the matter with that?
Watch the video after the jump.
What's On Tonight: Miss America, Suze Orman, Saturday Night Live
by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 30th 2010 12:27PM
Here's the TV lineup for tonight (all times Eastern).
- Bravo has a House marathon all night.
- At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
- TLC has The Miss America Pageant at 8.
- HGTV has a new Divine Design at 8.
- TCM has Wuthering Heights at 8.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Troop at 9.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays at 9.
- Lifetime has Lying To Be Perfect at 9.
- Syfy has Meteor Storm at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC America has a new Demons.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- At 11, FOX has a new Wanda Sykes Show.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Jon Hamm and Michael Buble´.
- At 3:30AM, ESPN2 has the men's final of The Australian Open.
Check your local TV listings for more.
In the Late Night Wars, Where Are the Women?
by Gary Susman, posted Jan 21st 2010 2:00PM
In 2004, NBC took a look at the aging Jay Leno and decided that late night's future was... another middle-aged white guy from Boston.What if NBC had done something truly groundbreaking and given 'The Tonight Show' to a woman -- perhaps turning the proud Peacock logo into a female Peahen (as seen to the right)? Would the Great Late Night War of 2010 even happened?
The late-night field has been a notorious boys' club for decades (a situation underlined in recent months by the David Letterman scandal and the battle between Leno and Conan O'Brien over 'Tonight'). Now that women late-night hosts such as Wanda Sykes, Chelsea Handler and Mo'Nique are flourishing off the network weeknight grid, doesn't it seem like NBC could have avoided its current late-night disaster if it had decided, back in the day, to groom a woman for the job?
Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - Truth or Dare
by Jason Hughes, posted Jan 21st 2010 9:29AM
(S05E13) It's always nice to see that the men Christine falls for are as damaged as she is. Well, one of her suitors tonight is anyway. Things continue developing intimately between Christine and Max (Eric McCormack), until she gets a text from Mr. Harris. You remember Mr. Harris, don't you? Ritchie's former teacher who was so gorgeous that Matthew and Richard developed weird fixations on him as well.
That's right. Blair Underwood is back, reprising his role as Mr. Harris. And while he remains as handsome as ever, things couldn't be more complicated between him and Christine as they were tonight.
Wanda Sykes Is Thankful for Tiger Woods Scandal (VIDEO)
by Donald Deane, posted Dec 17th 2009 11:20AM
Wanda Sykes pointed out on 'The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien' that comedians everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to Tiger Woods, because his recent scandal involving charges of infidelity has served as a never-ending source of jokes."Did you send him a fruit basket? Because, I mean, he's just given us so much. Send him a fruit basket," Sykes said to Conan O'Brien.
Watch the video after the jump.
Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - Old Christine Meets Young Frankenstein
by Jason Hughes, posted Dec 10th 2009 11:47AM
(S05E10) When a bully is revealed at the school Little Ritchie attends, Christine is clearly worried that her son is being victimized. But while Old Christine followed the traditional sitcom formula for a bit at the beginning, by the time we reached the end of the episode, it had gone somewhere only Christine Campbell can take it.Even better we got a surprise return, though it's something I've kind of been waiting for all season, and a hilarious guest appearance by Amy Sedaris. I can't understand why Sedaris hasn't blown up even bigger than she has. If Michael Strahan can get a big network comedy built around him, why they hell can't Amy Sedaris?
She took what could have been a pretty ordinary guest appearance, and turned it into a powerhouse performance all on its own through sheer force of will and talent.
Wanda Sykes on Bill O'Reilly's "Honest Mistake" (VIDEO)
by Elizabeth Chan, posted Dec 7th 2009 3:10PM
Bill O'Reilly usually pre-tapes his show, 'The O'Reilly Factor,' and therefore must often take advantage of the ability to fix his on-air errors. However, during one of his few live broadcasts last week, O'Reilly made the unfortunate mistake referring to President Obama as "Osama," before quickly catching himself.
As we all know, there are no "do-overs" on live TV. Wanda Sykes said it was an honest mistake and shares a similar mistake she's made in the past on 'The Wanda Sykes Show.'
Watch this video from Daily Drama after the jump!
Tiger Woods Accident Rumors on 'The Wanda Sykes Show' (VIDEO)
by Elizabeth Chan, posted Nov 30th 2009 11:20AM
Is a car crash in the middle of the night a big deal? If it involves Tiger Woods, yes. The top golfer's car accident last Friday caught the attention of national news media and the resulting frenzy had Wanda Sykes asking some questions about the accident rumors. She offers some not-so-serious explanations about how Tiger ended up crashing his Escalade.Watch the video clip of what she says on 'The Wanda Sykes Show' after the jump.
Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - I Love Woo, I Hate Woo
by Jason Hughes, posted Nov 26th 2009 1:32PM
(S05E09) I'm so glad Hank sucked, because it allowed me to establish a new two-hour block of comedy on Wednesday nights. Just substitute Christine for Hank, and then flip over to The Middle and ABC for the rest of the night. What a satisfying night of laughs.There was no Thanksgiving trimmings for Christine this year; instead it was date night. And while the episode did fall victim to some predictable set-ups, it was still a lot of fun to watch. I particularly liked the twists and turns of Barb's date with Dave. She dragged Christine along to make sure Dave didn't propose to her.
Meanwhile, now that New Christine is pregnant, Richard is ready to woo her as well. But he needn't worry about cleaning up or even trying. Just get her into bed: that's where he really shines.
Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - Nuts
by Jason Hughes, posted Nov 12th 2009 12:35PM
(S05E07) I guess the fate of Marion Ross was handled off-screen, because Matthew and Richard are settling into her old digs, and she was nowhere to be seen this episode. Now that I think about it, though, she could be shacking up in Matthew's old digs out in the backyard. It would make for a pretty funny callback to have her character pop back up. Maybe even act as if Christine didn't even know she'd moved in back there.I wasn't as impressed with the forced obligatory "we're different but now we're roommates" storyline for Matthew and Richard. Hopefully, now that it's out of the way, the writers have some ideas of some fun things they can do with the mismatched pair. In five seasons, we've not seen a great deal of interaction between them, but their differences could make for some good comedy.
'Lopez Tonight' Premiere Earns 3.2 Million Viewers
by Rebecca Paiement, posted Nov 11th 2009 12:45PM
On Monday night, George Lopez's late-night talk show ('Lopez Tonight') made its cross-network debut on TNT, TBS and TruTv. Looking just at TBS' numbers, The Hollywood Reporter says that Lopez drew in 1.7 million viewers -- quite a respectable feet for an 11PM cable show. That represents a 70 percent increase in viewers from the networks' typical faves in that time slot (among them repeats of 'My Name is Earl'). In addition, it puts Lopez above current season averages from late-night heavyweights Craig Ferguson (CBS), Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) and Jon Stewart (Comedy Central).In the meantime, the face of late night is changing on other networks as well. Diversity seems to be the name of the game, with recent premieres by Wanda Sykes on Fox, and a new nightly show hosted by Mo'Nique sitting pretty on BET. Skyes' show is clearly aimed at her audience, and, admirably, she doesn't tone it down; her monologues, for example, sound exactly like her comedy routines. Her guests -- which have included Mary Lynn Rajskub, 'Brothers'' Daryl Mitchell and 'Amazing Race' host Phil Keoghan -- sip cocktails as they discuss current events.
'Wanda Sykes Show' Starts Off Strong -- Will Her Success Last?
by Bryan Enk, posted Nov 9th 2009 6:09PM
Variety reports that the much-hyped 'The Wanda Sykes Show' premiered on Saturday night on Fox with excellent ratings, averaging a 2.2 household/5 share in Nielsen's metered markets from 11PM to midnight. The show enjoyed success alongside the best-rated episode of 'Saturday Night Live' so far this season, which guest-starred Taylor Swift.
'The Wanda Sykes Show' has been heavily publicized as the first late-night talk show hosted by a gay black woman, and Ms. Sykes has certainly proved her comedy skills on shows such as 'The New Adventures of Old Christine.'
Leno Weekly: Paranormal Activity, 2012, Rachael Ray and more!
by Jason Hughes, posted Nov 6th 2009 3:02PM
Good news, everyone! The Jay Leno Show was funny this week. There were some funny guests, genuinely funny comedy correspondent moments, and another Real Housewives quiz show, this time with the ladies from Atlanta.Jay even managed to get a quick jab in to the bosses at NBC during an archery "Earn Your Plug" with Wanda Sykes. "This is NBC," he said to her. "I'm used to getting shot in the back." I've grown to respect Leno during his 10 o'clock experiment. He's a trouper doing what NBC is paying him to do, but you can tell he thinks the whole situation's about as screwed up as we do.
Even better, there were only two "10 @ 10" segments and no "Green Car Challenge" races, which allowed for more room to bring on Frank Calliendo and Sebastian Maniscalco to do stand-up routines. This is what I was expecting Leno to be doing, showcasing comedy rather than driving around a track trying not to hit Al Gore.
The Show Girl Talks 'Human Target,' Yo Gabba Gabba!' & 'The Wanda Sykes Show' - VIDEO
by Maggie Furlong, posted Nov 6th 2009 9:00AM
You've got questions? I've got answers. I'm The Show Girl!This week's episode feels like a full-blown party, kicking off with a rock 'n' roll theme song for Fox's midseason show 'Human Target,' performed live with serious attitude by the show's star, Chi McBride. Chi also talks about getting out from behind the desk and getting in on the action for this DC Comics adaptation.
I also stop by the 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' set to chat with DJ Lance Rock, watch a super-secret season 3 musical guest perform and, yes, play with some new toys. (What kid won't want a 'YGG!' boombox for the holidays?) Then I've got a sneak peek at 'The Wanda Sykes Show,' straight from Wanda herself. Bar's open, people!
Want more? Email me TV questions at TheTVShowGirl@aol.com -- who knows, I might just give you an answer on the show. Now watch, enjoy and come back next week for more. Until then, happy TV watching! -- By Maggie Furlong
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