* Joanna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan moonlight as talent agents. Garcia says she “stalked” Finnigan until she signed on to play her sister on their uproarious new sitcom Better For You. Finnigan, meanwhile, recruited her ex-Committed costar Josh Cooke to play her longtime boyfriend.
* There’s no such thing as an APB in Detroit. “It’s called a Citywide Search,” explained David Zabel, exec producer of ABC’s new cop drama Detroit 1-8-7.
* The panel for the new Matthew Perry-Allison Janney-Andrea Anders comedy Mr. Sunshine was 10 times funnier than the show itself.
* Perry wants to wait until the, ahem, third season of Mr. Sunshine before doing any Friends stunt casting. Funny stuff, right?
*David Schwimmer’s ears were burning during the Mr. Sunshine panel. After a reporter suggested that all of his former Friends had gone on to enjoy successful careers except Schwimmer, Perry said, “I haven’t seen David in a while, but I would assume he’s doing exactly what he wants to be doing… He loves directing. He loves the theater. So he’s probably doing a lot of that lame stuff.” That last part was a joke.
* Anders has serious Friends envy. After working with Matt LeBlanc (on Joey), Schwimmer (also on Joey) and now Perry, Anders confessed, “I just really want to be a Friend.”
* The key to healthy living can be found at your friendly neighborhood morgue. During the Q&A for her new procedural Body of Proof, desperate housewife-turned-medical examiner Dana Delany urged “everyone to see an autopsy. It’s fantastic. It will make you take care of your body.”
* When making a left turn in an intersection, a yellow light means stop and a red light means go. I think. Recounting a nasty run-in she recently had with a bus in Santa Monica, Delany explained, “When the light is yellow, it’s a free-for-all and it was my fault. If I had turned on a red light, it would not have been my fault. So don’t turn unless you have to.” Funny story: This is why I live in New York.
* Pretty people have it rough too. Ex-model and current My Generation star Jaime King revealed that she did not attend her high school prom.
* No Ordinary Family is not Heroes. Nor is it The Incredibles. “This is No Ordinary Family,” maintained star Michael Chiklis. Added exec producer Greg Berlanti: “It’s a fun throwback to some of the action-adventure shows I used to watch and love as a kid blended with a family show.” So basically it’s a cross between Heroes and The Incredibles. But more importantly, it’s really good!
* Maura Tierney is back! After taking nearly a year off to undergo treatment for breast cancer, Tierney—sporting a chic, shorter ‘do—confirmed during the session for her courtroom drama The Whole Truth that, “I’m good. I’m healthy.” And she looks it!
* Sight gags—like the one ABC’s PR guru brought up on stage at the start of the day—aren’t cheap! (Additional reporting by Vlada Gelman)
Did you get to talk to Matthew Perry, Michael? I still remember when you interviewed him before Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and he was a jerk to you.
Aushole is lame. I would be a jerk to him too.
FIRST?!?!?
Pam, you fail at life!
Crap, no of course not….
Ontopic now, I really hope the Matthew Perry show makes it. He’s so talented and deserves it.
He may be talented, but not at picking shows or movies in which to appear. That said, I’d like Mr Sunshine to succeed, we need more lightweight comedies to counteract the plague of reality shows.
Yeah, because his decission to appear in friends was so bad…
No Ordinary Family has Julie Benz, so I’m in.
If a Perry/Janney/Anders show can’t make it in this world, what hope do we have as a society?
didn’t andrea anders date matt le blanc? like didn’t he leave his wife for her?
That’s what I was just about to say. So the fact that she said that is very interesting and that no one else commented is even crazier.
Aren’t they still together?
I’m not sure. I thought they had broken up a while ago but I just checked and couldn’t find any stories about their break-up. Also, both of their wikipedias say they “Have been dating since January 2006″ which suggests they’re still together.
So good that Maura is back! I’m so happy for it!!
As much as I love Janney and Perry, Mr. Sunshine doesn’t appeal to me at all. Judging by the preview on the ABC website, it looks kind of boring. I’ll still watch though.
Yeah, I was really disappointed by the preview for Mr.Sunshine. Not a single joke was funny in my opinion. It doesn’t interest me.
There’s too much high-quality talent involved in “Mr. Sunshine” not to give it a chance. I would watch Matthew Perry and Alison Janney in nearly anything.
So much love for Maura Tierney.
Mr Sunshine is probably my most anticipated show I’m peeved I have to wait until Mid-Season for it to air; it looks great.
Well I saw a preview of that Better for You during breaks at Lillith Fair. In one word – awful.
Agree! It was HORRID! The first time they showed it, the video wasn’t working so we could only hear it. Awful! The second time they ran it with video..just as bad.
so you really didn’t learn a lot, huh? glad that Maura’s back and healthy.
I’m not a fan, but I don’t know what that reporter was talking about. David Schwimmer has done more than Matt LeBlanc. According to IMDb, Matt LeBlanc hasn’t done anything since Joey, which I wouldn’t exactly consider a successful career after Friends…
I agree that David Schwimmer has done a lot of stuff, directing films and theatre work.
But I disagree that Matt LeBlanc not working should be considered not being successful. He took time off work to spend time with his daughter. Being rich enough to do what he feels like is success!
Hey, I’m not saying he’s not successful. I’m saying he hasn’t done a lot as far as his career is concerned. They were talking about their careers after Friends, and I wouldn’t consider “Joey” a success in the context the original critic was talking about. I absolutely agree that being rich enough to basically retire is successful, and I admire him for doing that.
Not excited about any of the new shows ABC is offering. “No Ordinary Family” looks good, but I learned my lesson. Invest in an ABC show…it gets cancelled.