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Watercooler: A Very Special Whitney?

Maulik Pancholy

Oh Whitney, you're better than this. A few months ago, we couldn't say that, but back then you weren't better than a lot of things.

However, over the course of the coarse comedienne's first season, she has totally grown on us. We love the chemistry between Whitney Cummings and co-star Chris D'Elia, and the writing ...
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Josh Duhamel, Sharon Osbourne and More Lend Their Voices to Jake and the Never Land Pirates

Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Dead men tell no tales — but cartoon pirates sure do! Disney Junior's smash morning hit Jake and the Never Land Pirates kicks off its second season February 20 (8:30am/7:30c) with a slew of new swashbucklers voiced by well-known names.

Look for movie star Josh Duhamel as landlubber Captain Flynn, who "ends up shipwrecked in the middle of the desert with a first mate who's a camel named Camille," says exec producer Rob LaDuca. read more

Guide to Thursday TV: An Ode to Community, Person Gets Interest-ing, and More!

Jim Rash

Let us sing the praises of Community while we can — an apt sentiment as the NBC cult comedy, and recent TV Guide Magazine "Fan Favorite," airs its last original episode (8/7c) before taking an unwelcome and ...
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Jane Kaczmarek Returning to TV as Whitney's New Mom

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek has joined the cast of the upcoming NBC sitcom Whitney, Deadline reports.

The former Malcolm in the Middle star, 55, replaces Beverly D'Angelo as the... read more

Exclusive: Sharon Osbourne Gets Animated for Next TV Gig

Jake and the Never Ending Pirates

She's taking a break from CBS' The Talk, but Sharon Osbourne has already lined up a new TV role.

Well, sort of. Ozzy's better half has signed on to guest star on the Disney Junior pre-school hit Jake and the Never Land Pirates as it returns for a second season. Osbourne will voice Captain Hook's genteel mother, Mama Hook, who scolds him after learning that her son is stealing treasure from Jake. She'll pop up from time to time in a recurring role.

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Kaczmarek, Arkin Playing ABC's Parents

Jane Kaczmarek

Meet ABC's new Parents: Jane Kaczmarek and Adam Arkin.

The actors have joined the network's comedy pilot Who Gets the Parents?, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Bradley Whitford, Jane Kaczmarek file for divorce after nearly 17 years

The series revolves around a couple (Kaczmarek and Arkin) who divorce after ...
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Bradley Whitford, Jane Kaczmarek File for Divorce After Nearly 17 Years

Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford

TV vets Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek filed divorce papers on Friday in Los Angeles, People reports. The couple married in August 1992.

"[Bradley] hopes the media will respect their wish for privacy as they focus on their children," Whitford's rep tells People.

Whitford and Kaczmarek have ... read more

Jane Kaczmarek Holds Court in Raising the Bar

Jane Kaczmarek, Raising the Bar

Steven Bochco, the mastermind behind NYPD Blue and L.A. Law, assembles another top-notch cast for Raising the Bar (Mondays at 10 pm/ET, TNT), a new legal drama about New York prosecutors, defense lawyers and one no-nonsense judge played by Jane Kaczmarek. We caught up with former Malcolm in the Middle mom to discuss her new show, working with Zack Morris and her duties as a real-life mom. TV Guide: It's good to see you back on television again!Jane Kaczmarek: [Laughs] It's been long enough that I was able to travel and spend some time with my children — I waited really long to have kids. You wait that long and you want to be there. I did not want to put in the kind of time I had to put into Malcolm in the Middle. I passed on a lot of stuff until something came along read more

Can Steven Bochco Raise the Bar for Legal Dramas?

Mark Paul Gosselaar and Jay August Richards by Karen Neal/TNT, Steven Bochco by Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com

The man who gave TV such memorable dramas as Hill Street Blues and LA Law has a new story to tell It involves a group of stalwart public defenders led by Mark-Paul Gosselaar Saved By the Bell and Gloria Rueben ER and the other legal types including Malcolm mom Jane Kaczmarek as a judge to be reckoned with who inhabit their world Does TNTs Raising the Bar premiering tonight at 10 pmET fill a need that TV viewers may not realize they have TVGuidecom invited Steven Bochco to preview his new drama Matt MitovichTVGuidecom Whenever the idea for a new legal drama pops into your head and I have to imagine that happens every now and again do you ever think Does TV really need another one Is there anything new we can do here stillSteven Bochco Absolutely First of all I dont think that there are a lot of legal dramas on television A lot of what passes these days for legal drama and historically what has passed for le read more

So, Steven Bochco and TNT Walk into a Bar....

TNT has given a 10-episode order to Raising the Bar, a new legal drama from Steven Bochco and starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar as a public defender. Gloria Reuben (ER) plays Zack's boss, Jane Kaczmarek (the Malcolm parent currently not cooking up crystal meth) is an erratic judge (what I like to call "The Holland Taylor Role"), and all the while Mr. Belding wags his finger at that reckless young lawyer. read more

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