Courteney Cox, Dirt
Everybody's favorite Friend, Courteney Cox, is switching gears to play a hard-charging tabloid editrix in FX's Dirt (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET). Here, she shares with TV Guide how she does it. Plus: The latest likelihood of a reunion for Monica, Chandler, Rachel, et al.
TV Guide: You're panting! What's going on?
Courteney Cox: I'm on an elliptical trainer. I have to knock it out when I can — I have no time!
TV Guide: Mostly because of your new show?
Cox: It's extremely challenging to star and produce — it takes a toll. I'm having a ball, but I'm glad it's only 13 episodes. I now understand how hard it is on Patricia [Arquette, her sister-in-law, who stars on Medium].
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Enjoy the holiday break while it lasts, because the moment the clock strikes 2007, TV is back in business, wasting little time in introducing new and returning shows and specials on network, cable and public TV. The first week of the new year is unusually full, with the premieres of shows that hope to get noticed before juggernauts like American Idol and 24 arrive mid-month, commanding everyone's attention. I'd like to report that this first wave portends a happy new TV year, but as usual, it's a mixed bag of winners and losers in a variety of genres. Here's my first scorecard of 2007.
The Knights of ProsperityWednesdays, 9 pm/ET, ABCThe Scoop: There's plenty of scruffy whimsy in this quirky caper comedy about a gang of social misfits (two janitors, a cab driver, a waitress, a security guard and a geeky intern) who decide their path to the American Dream lies in robbing Mick
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