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Lisa Kudrow joins Courtney Cox on Cougar Town

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Lisa Kudrow has reportedly signed on to guest star alongside pal Courteney Cox on ABC’s Cougar Town..

“She’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though [she's] mean to me,” Cox told tvguidemagazine.com.

The mini Friends reunion episode will shoot next month and air in early 2010.

MODERN FAMILY – EPISODE 3 – COME FLY WITH ME

The smart but soft-centred sitcom hits the spot in an all-new episode. Hilarity ensues during bonding sessions between unlikely pairings.

Phil insists that he’s “total buds” with his father-in-law, but realises that they could be closer: “He’s not a talker or a hugger… He once ran over my foot with his car.” After comparing their camaraderie to silverbacks in the jungle, Phil clears some space in his diary to spend quality time with Jay. In a trip that involves a model airplane and “threading the needle”, their relationship doesn’t exactly take flight…

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Being Erica: Interview With Erin Karpluk

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She’s got the chance to go back and do it all over again…

Back in high school, Erica thought she’d grow up, meet ‘the’ guy, get ‘the’ career, have a couple of beautiful, talented children and ride off into the sunset. But somehow, it never happened. Now she has the chance of a lifetime. After a series of mishaps, she finds herself in hospital where she meets the mysterious Dr Tom – a therapist who seems to know a lot about her.

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NBC orders full season of Mercy, Community & Parks and Recreation

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NBC has handed a full-season order to medical drama Mercy, Community and returning show Parks & Recreation.

“We are very pleased with the critical and audience reaction to our wonderful new comedy Community,” said NBC entertainment president Angela Bromstad. “The cast and producers are delivering a first-rate, quality show that is very promising as the newest of NBC’s first-rate Thursday night comedies.”

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Weekend TV – The Thick of It

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I don’t know how I’ve managed to miss the previous series of The Thick of It, but I’ve employed someone to kick me up the backside for it. Just twice a day – it’s a part time position – but enough to remind me that TV critics need to be more on the ball.

However, having now watched the opener of the new series on Saturday night, the DVDs of episodes gone will be on my Christmas list.

And perhaps it’s not the worst thing in the world that I came at it with ‘new’ eyes because of course that way, I can’t mourn the passing of some of the characters but can celebrate the introduction of Nicola Murray – giftedly played by Rebecca Front. Read more & comment »

Modern Family Episode Two: Sneak Peek!

This week’s fix focuses on the troubles and travails of fatherhood: what makes a good dad? Phil, who comes with a cringe caution, teaches his son to take responsibility by buying him a new bike. When his son appears to disappoint, Phil’s decision to teach him a lesson backfires spectacularly. Meanwhile, Jay’s bonding session with Manny isn’t successful. The naive youngster butts heads with his curmudgeonly stepdad and compares his real father to Superman. But Jay can only find one similarity: “They both landed in this country illegally”. When Manny is stood up on a trip to Disneyland, Jay proves that “ninety percent of being a dad is just showing up…”

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Joss Whedon to direct episode of Glee

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No Dollhouse hasn’t been cancelled (yet) but Joss Whedon has admitted that he will be directing an episode of Glee in the upcoming season.

Glee boss Ryan Murphy gushed:

“Joss directed one of the great musical episodes in the history of television on Buffy,” gushes Murphy, “so this is a great, if unexpected, fit. I’m thrilled he’ll be loaning us his fantastic groundbreaking talent.”

The following is an excerpt from Whedon’s post on the fan site Whedonesque:

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Primetime Picks of next week’s TV

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This coming week we’ve got lots of new series starting as well as some fascinating documentaries and the return of Most Haunted! Read more & comment »

Last Night’s TV – Modern Family

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I was expecting great things from this new US sitcom on Sky1, particularly given that it’s from the stable that produced long running and genuinely funny horse Frasier, and while I wasn’t terribly disappointed, I wasn’t terribly amused either.

It’s filmed documentary/mockumentary style – as per The Office – and it worked on many levels, as did the chemistry between the cast, but if I was pressed to summarise the show in one word, that word would be ‘mediocre’.

It was however good to see Ed O’Neill again who I did used to laugh out loud to when he was in Married With Children, and he still had some good comedic lines, but none that were uproarious. Read more & comment »

The Beckhams voted the best ‘Modern Family’

To celebrate the launch of of the new US sitcom Modern Family, Sky1 commission a survey about what a modern family really looks like.

The poll garnered some fascinating observations on today’s nuclear family with 29% of all those polled voting The Beckhams the best representation of today’s ‘Modern Family’, beating Homer, Bart and the dysfunctional Simpsons family by just 1% of the vote.

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Zach Braff calls prankster a douchebag!

You might have missed it, but someone told the interweb that Zach Braff was dead. You might have missed it but his Mum didn’t and she was worried by the news that her son had died from an overdose of prescription pills.

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3 New Clips For Sky 1’s Modern Family – Episode One

Modern Family, a brand new US series celebrating the freaky, frenetic and funny side of family life has arrived.

Teamed with The Simpsons, this skewed sitcom provides giggles and guffaws as part of Sky1 HD’s comedy hour on Thursday nights.

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Primetime Picks of Next Week’s TV

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It’s a great week on TV again this coming week, with loads of classic films, new series and the return of some old favourites, so here are our recommendations for the next seven days viewing… Read more & comment »

Courtney Cox LOVES Cougar Town

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Courteney Cox has admitted that the character she plays on new show, Cougar Town is her favourite yet.

The former Friends star plays recently divorced ‘cougar’ Jules Cobb on the show. She told Mercury News that she likes “playing this character more than any character I’ve ever played.”

She stated: “I don’t think I’ve ever starred in something where I really am in every scene. I hope this show is a huge hit and that people love it.

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Sky 1’s Modern Family: Trailer

Award winning comedy, Modern Family, launches on Sky 1 next week, October 15th at 8PM

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