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NBC’s “Whitney” and CBS’s “2 Broke Girls” : The New Yorker

www.newyorker.com
2011-11-22T01:24:26.000Z
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The problem is that “Whitney” is a terrible show, though in ways that resonate with our culture’s debates about women and humor. Like so many comedians on TV, Cummings plays an off-brand version of herself, an acerbic photographer with a live-in boyfriend. She resists pressure to marry; she and her dude bicker over household habits; they party with friends at a local night club. But, while Cummings is lacerating and deadpan, her fictional avatar reminds me less of Roseanne, or even of Silverman, than of someone much older: Lucille Ball.

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NBC Rebooting “The Munsters” — Slice of SciFi

www.sliceofscifi.com
2011-11-17T16:41:48.000Z
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NBC is desperate for a hit. And with vampires and werewolves being all the rage these days, they’re looking back to a staple of syndication, The Munsters.

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NBCs mid-season schedule benches Community, kills Prime Suspect, brings back 30 Rock - HitFix.com

www.hitfix.com
2011-11-15T15:46:45.000Z
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"Community" is a mess ratings-wise, but it's one of NBC's few shows that still draws largely unabashed love from critics (and from its shrinking but passionate group of fans). Pulling it off the schedule temporarily given the ratings is understandable; pulling it off the schedule while leaving "Whitney" on is not. Either show is going to do the same pathetic numbers on Wednesdays at 8 - away from its "Office" cocoon, "Whitney" could easily do worse than "Community" would - and one move at least buys continued goodwill from the press and viewers, whereas there's no one outside the immediate families of Whitney Cummings and Chris D'Elia who will be happy that show continues to air, week after week.

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Britta'd it | MetaFilter

www.metafilter.com
2011-11-15T15:41:55.000Z
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NBC's Community is being put on hiatus. Twitter is pissed.

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30 Rock MILF Island T-Shirt, NBC New Arrivals , NBC Universal Store

www.nbcuniversalstore.com
2008-04-16T13:53:27.000Z
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"The TGS staff is obsessing over the new ''reality'' hit 'MILF Island'. With 20 super-hot moms, 50 kids, and no rules... it's easy to see why."

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"The Office" Working Overtime - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com
2006-03-18T21:51:38.000Z
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"NBC has announced that 10 mini-episodes of The Office will premiere this summer not on the mothership network but only on NBC.com."

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Boing Boing: NBC nastygrams YouTube over "Lazy Sunday"

www.boingboing.net
2006-02-17T16:18:01.000Z
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"NBC issuing a C&D to YouTube makes about as much sense as NBC sending attorneys to the homes of every blogger or Livejournaler user who posted a link to a torrent somewhere -- not to mention the fan-made AIM icons and web banners."

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