TV Bits: ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Community,’ ‘Dracula,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘Modern Family’
By Germain Lussier/July 26, 2012 2:00 pm EST
Arrested Development is coming back and I couldn’t be more excited. Ron Howard feels the same way. The narrator/executive producer just got the first script of the season’s first episode and it confirms what we’d heard, each episode will be character centric and episode one will focus on Michael, played by Jason Bateman. Here’s his TwitPic. I hope next time he blurs out the phone numbers and stuff.Ghost World screenwriter and comic book writer Daniel Clowes is developing a half hour comedy series with HBO called The Landlord, via Variety. Here’s how they describe the show which is still very early:
Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour, the head of NBC Bob Greenblatt spoke about the future of Community and said that he feels it’ll still be the same show under new show runners Moses Port and David Gurascio. He also said that despite the move to Friday night, if Community’s fans return, it won’t necessarily be the series’ last season. Here’s his quote, read more on ScreenCrush:
NBC is also developing a new show centered on Dracula and they’ve reportedly cast Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the show, which is described as “Dangerous Liaisons meets The Tudors.” Thanks to Vulture.
I would love nothing more than for ‘Community’ to have a following on Friday and continue.
Deadline reports The CW is rebranding itself with a new ad campaign and logo, seen below.
The web series Tiny Apartment, by Jessie Cantrell, Mike O’Gorman and Pat Driscoll, got a pilot order by Comedy Central. Here’s one of the episodes below, thanks to Deadline.
Finally, production was underway on the final season of Fringe when star John Noble was diagnosed with a sleep disorder. To accommodate the actor, production has been placed on a two-week hiatus. It won’t effect the show’s premiere in September. Thanks to Deadline.
