Much was made abundantly clear after the runaway smash success of "Bridemaids" last summer, perhaps the central two points being that audiences of all shapes and sizes will flock in droves to female-led comedies if they're genuinely funny (not always the case), and that Kristen Wiig&nb...
Read More »One of this writer's annual traditions is to take some time out to watch the first, and sadly only, season of "Freaks & Geeks." As fans of the short-lived program know, it was an early stomping ground for the talents of Judd Apatow and Paul Feig, a place where their innate talent t...
Read More »Some of you may remember Disney's "Wish List" project. It was reported last August that Reese Witherspoon had signed on to star in the gig; a comedy about an overly imaginative little girl who makes ten wishes at a wishing well. None of the wishes come true because the coins never...
Read More »While the show only lasted a season (although ratings were enough that, were it on today, it would be a big hit), so much of what's proved successful in the comedy world in the last decade can be traced back to " Freaks & Geeks." Executive produced by Judd Apatow, who's been behind many of the most ...
Read More »Well, that was fast. Just this morning as it was announced that Paul Feig was returning to the small screen, backing "Ronna & Beverly" for Brit TV, it was said he was still eyeball his next feature project. Well, looks like it got packaged up faster than we thought.
Read More »Paul Feig, the director of "Bridesmaids" and creator of the great "Freaks and Geeks," is headed across the pond for his latest TV venture. "Ronna & Beverly" is a six-part mock talk show for Sky Atlantic HD based on Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo's comedic&...
Read More »It's called turning lemons into lemonade, and while "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig is still lining up his next feature outing, he's got a new comedy project that brings the "Freak & Geeks" co-creator and producer back to television.
Read More »According to Deadline, Hawn has dropped out of "The Viagra Diaries," the HBO comedy pilot in which she was set to star.
Read More »"Freaks & Geeks" is one of the greatest television shows of all time. There we said it, and we'll also add, that it's lone single sense presents adolescence with more heart, humanity and humor than many shows try to achieve in multiple season runs. While it's always heartbreaking to get to the end o...
Read More »While many continue to speculate whether or not this past summer’s breakout comedy “Bridesmaids” deserves a sequel, stars like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are lining up far more interesting projects than a rehash of that great comedy, and so is their director Paul Feig.
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