Tv Bits Jorge Garcia Joins J J Abrams Pilot Alcatraz Community Animated Christmas Episode Fringe To Friday Episodes Trailer

TV Bits: Jorge Garcia Joins J.J. Abrams’ Pilot ‘Alcatraz,’ ‘Community’ Animated Christmas Episode, ‘Fringe’ To Friday, ‘Episodes’ Trailer

By Germain Lussier/Nov. 22, 2010 7:40 am EST

Deadline was the first to report that Garcia had been cast on Alcatraz, a show which until now had only been described as being about the “mysteries” and “secrets” in the “most famous prison of all time.” Well, we now know the show will be about a group of Alcatraz prisoners who disappeared 30 years ago and reappear in modern times. The show will focus on FBI agents tasked with hunting them down to find out exactly what happened. Garcia plays Dr. Diego Soto, a “hippy geek” who also happens to be an Alcatraz expert and historian. Elizabeth Sarnoff wrote the pilot script and will serve as showrunner, with Abrams and Bryan Burk serving as executive producers.

If you love pop culture and comedy, chances are you are watching Community. Well, the hilarious story of a lawyer (Joel McCale) who goes back to community college is doing a stop-motion animation Christmas episode on December 9 and we’ve got your first look, thanks to Collider.

Looks pretty damn cool. And here’s the synopsis.

Again, the episode airs Dec. 9. Visit Collider for more.

When Abed (Danny Pudi) wakes up in stop-motion animation, he takes it as a sign that he and the group must re-discover the meaning of Christmas. Meanwhile, Jeff (Joel McHale) and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) become growingly concerned about Abed’s mental health and enlist the help of Professor Duncan (John Oliver). The group undergoes hypnosis to explore Abed’s winter wonderland and soon unravel the truth behind Abed’s madness.

Finally, on January 9, Showtime is launching a new comedy series starring Matt LeBlanc. Wait! Wait! Before you click away from the page, just hear me out. LeBlanc is playing himself, a has-been TV star being asked to come back and star on the American remake of a British show. So, it’s obviously a pretty tongue-in-cheek performance with a bunch of Hollywood insider humor. It looks pretty damn funny. The show is called Episodes and here’s the trailer, thanks to Deadline.

So which of these pieces of news are you most excited about? Garcia joining Alcatraz, the Community animated Christmas special, Showtime’s Episodes or Fringe moving to Friday? And if you choose the last one, you really hate Fringe.