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Exec Producer Betsy Thomas: There's Room Among NBC's Snobby Sitcoms for Whitney's Comedy

NBC's Thursday night lineup was once dubbed Must-See TV — and with shows like The Office, Community and Parks and Recreation leading the comedy block, it's hard to say things have really changed from the days when Friends and Seinfeld once held court. This makes it even more challenging for new comedy Whitney to gain its footing at 9:30/8:30c, a spot previously held by the likes of 30 Rock, which returns midseason, and the short-lived Outsourced.

Whitney: How different is Whitney Cummings from her TV persona, really?

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Season 4, Episode 3
As they are waiting for a bus together, Jamie spots a magazine's quiz, 'Bliss or Blunder: Perfect Mate or Big Mistake?' And while Paul would rather not, Jamie encourages him to answer the questions and rate their relationship. After an inquiry about love at first sight prompts a look back at how they met, the Buchmans proceed to review their history together, including a controversial experiment with virtual reality, a look at each other's families and how much power Murray holds over their household. But a debate over scoring themselves before the test is through causes Paul and Jamie to miss the bus they have been waiting for so patiently.
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Length: 23:00
Aired: 10/8/1995
Season 3, Episode 23
Upon finding that the newsstand where they first met has burned down, Paul and Jamie realize they've been transported back in time. Agreeing to meet up in an hour, Paul sets off for the address on his driver's license and finds that he's living with Ira. Meanwhile, Jamie discovers that she's a partner in her own P.R. firm with an overweight and neurotic Fran as her assistant. And when she expresses a good deal of surprise at his arrival, Jamie's old boyfriend Alan decides she must be seeing someone else and breaks up with her on the spot. Realizing there isn't anyone else, Jamie settles into her job and her new persona as she moves in with Lisa. Meanwhile, with Paul staying at home with Murray, Ira heads off for his date for the evening a new woman he just met .... Jamie! As Ira is getting to know more about her, Paul has second thoughts and shows up at the club where Susannah approaches him. And it's when Ira comes to the bar to get Jamie a drink that things get interesting. After accidentally bumping into Susannah, Ira learns that her band is in need of a new keyboard player. And seeing that she's with Paul, Ira asks him to keep Jamie busy for a few minutes. But when Paul says he's going back home, Ira placates Jamie before joining Susannah's band on stage. After sending Jamie on her way, Ira then sets off to meet Susannah for breakfast. Meanwhile, unable to sleep, Jamie goes out for a newspaper, as does Paul. And, after wandering from newsstand to newsstand in search of something to satisfy them, they finally run into each other before being transported back into their real lives once and for all.
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Length: 19:55:34
Aired: 5/18/1995
Season 3, Episode 22
With Paul spending his nights filming a milkman for his latest film and Jamie committed to endless meetings, the Buchmans are finding it harder than ever to spend time together. However, Jamie is in for a real shock when she discovers that a new client has teamed her and Fran with ex-boyfriend and artist Alan Tofsky. Despite a warning from Fran, Jamie insists that working with Alan won't pose any problems. Yet their behavior suggests otherwise, and it isn't long before they're disagreeing about everything, including their new client's ad campaign.
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Length: 23:00
Aired: 5/11/1995
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Season 3, Episode 21
Though Paul is getting ready to celebrate, he can't help but think that this birthday will be like so many others -- a disaster. Jamie suggests thinking positively and not dwell on the past, but Paul senses his worst fears are being confirmed when Ira offers to kill himself to make up for the fact that his cat ate his date's pet bird. This incident prompts Paul to recall his last birthday when Lisa gave him a powerful sleeping pill just before a big surprise party Jamie arranged for him.
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Length: 23:00
Aired: 5/4/1995
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Exec Producer Betsy Thomas: There's Room Among NBC's Snobby Sitcoms for Whitney's Comedy

NBC's Thursday night lineup was once dubbed Must-See TV — and with shows like The Office, Community and Parks and Recreation leading the comedy block, it's hard to say things have really changed from the days when Friends and Seinfeld once held court. This makes it even more challenging for new comedy Whitney to gain its footing at 9:30/8:30c, a spot previously held by the likes of 30 Rock, which returns midseason, and the short-lived Outsourced.

Whitney: How different is Whitney Cummings from her TV persona, really?

"Of course we're... read more

Andrew Gold, Songwriter Behind Golden Girls Theme, Dies at 59

Andrew Gold the singer-songwriter behind The Golden Girls theme song "Thank You for Being a Friend," has died. He was 59.

Gold died in his sleep Friday from an heart attack, his sister, Melani Gold Friedman, told the Los Angeles Times. She said he had been responding well to... read more

Is The Paul Reiser Show Dead After Two Episodes?

Has NBC pulled the plug on The Paul Reiser Show after airing only two episodes?

According to The Futon Critic, NBC axed the freshman comedy Friday and will be replacing it with repeat episodes of The Office beginning April 28 at 8:30/7:30c.

NBC announces Paul Reiser Show; replacing Perfect Couples

The report comes a day after the sitcom, from former... read more

Roush Review: Not Happy With New Network Comedies

It probably didn't help that I got an advance copy of this week's hilarious episode of Modern Family. But after laughing fairly continuously for an entire half-hour of farcical mayhem (involving Cam staging a middle-school musical), inspired innuendo (involving an ad Phil plasters on the sides of the family mini-van) and snark-tinged sentiment (involving a visit from Jay's brother), it was especially hard to muster much enthusiasm for the latest sitcom ...
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NBC Announces The Paul Reiser Show; Replacing Perfect Couples

Paul Reiser is returning to television with The Paul Reiser Show, NBC announced Tuesday.

The single-camera comedy will star Reiser as himself debating his next career move after years of being off the air. His hit series Mad About You ended in 1999.

NBC renews Office, Parks and Rec and Community

Rounding out the cast: Amy Landecker (A Serious Man) as his wife, Claire, and Ben Shenkman (Angels in America), Omid Djalili (The Infidel), Duane Martin (All of Us) and Andrew Daly (MADtv) as his unlikely group of friends.

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Premiered: September 23, 1992, on NBC
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Premise: Marital angst fuels this urbane comedy about Manhattan newlyweds adjusting to life together. He's a restive documentary filmmaker; she's an impetuous public-relations executive. Cocreated by star Paul Reiser, who describes the show as 'what the world is like behind closed doors.' Further, it's 'like a couple's ride home after a party, when you can finally say what you've been thinking all night.'

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