Tyler Perry's House of Payne on TBS

[2007, TV Show]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne: TV Guide News

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A curmudgeonly firefighter serves as the patriarch of a multigenerational family in this sitcom set in Atlanta.

Ask Matt | 7/14/2008
Q: I have a sneaking suspicion that the jump into the future on Desperate Housewives will turn out to be very successful for the show, because it enables the writers to focus on a new "mystery arc" without bringing in a bunch of new characters we don't care about. I'd be willing to bet good money that one of the main stories of the upcoming season will be about why Susan and Mike are broken up, followed by their finding their way back to each other (which would mean Gale Harold's character will... read more
Upfronts: TBS Feels More Payne, More Less | Today's News: Our Take | 5/14/2008
TBS' half of Turner's Wednesday upfronts presentation kicked off with renewal news for Tyler Perry's House of Payne (returning in June) and 10 Items or Less. The laugh-centric cabler then announced a development slate featuring:• National Banana Already in Progress, a late-night sketch show exec-produced by Jerry Zucker (Airplane!).• A scripted comedy produced by Def Jam's Russell Simmons and starring Run DMC's "Run."• A half-hour laffer exec-produced by and starring William H.... read more
Justice League on Blu-ray and Other Announced Releases | DVD News and Reviews | 4/30/2008
New releases announced today, April 30:30 Days - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out July 1 House of Payne - Volume 2: Episodes 21-40 will be coming out July 1 Justice League - Season 1 on Blu-ray Disc will be coming out August 19 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
Ask Matt | 4/18/2008
Q: While watching reruns of Seinfeld on TBS, I caught a promo for Tyler Perry's House of Payne that called the show "the No. 1 comedy of all time." Obviously nothing is farther from the truth, and to run this commercial during, in my opinion, the actual No. 1 comedy of all time was even more insulting. What constitutues a valid promotion for a show? Are television stations allowed to say virtually whatever they want to attract an audience, no matter how false the information they present ... read more
Kardashians Are "Assked" Back, More News Briefs | Today's News: Our Take | 2/26/2008
E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians returns for a second season on March 9 at 10 pm/ET.... The cast of Tyler Perry's House of Payne will answer fans' questions in a live Web chat to be held March 5, from 9 to 11 pm, at TBS.com.... Today, on the Great One's birthday, JackieGleason.com has been relaunched. In addition, The Color Honeymooners Set No. 2 is being released on DVD.... Veteran TV writer Richard Baer (Leave It to Beaver, Bewitched and many more) on Feb. 22 died of a heart attack. He... read more
NAACP Awards: Grey's, Tyler Perry Are Big Winners | Today's News: Our Take | 2/15/2008
While The Great Debaters dominated the film categories at Thursday's NAACP Image Awards — it turned eight nods into a quartet of wins (including best motion picture and acting kudos for Denzel Washington and Jurnee Smollett) — Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Grey's Anatomy emerged as the most-lauded TV series. Grey's walked away with drama series and writing team honors, while Chandra Wilson scored best supporting actress. TBS' House of Payne, meanwhile, was named best comedy series,... read more
Preview: Tyler Perry's Madea Visits House of Payne | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/5/2007
Madea fans rejoice! Tyler Perry's buxom alter ego returns for a second appearance tonight on House of Payne (tonight at 10 pm/ET, TBS), giving "her" nemesis, Curtis "Pops" Payne, a less-than-silent night in this parody of A Christmas Carol. Pops taps into his inner Ebenezer Scrooge when Ella cancels their trip to Maui in order to stay home with CJ's kids, who are spending their first holiday without their mom. But leave it to Madea, as the attitudinal angel of Christmas past, present and ... read more
Ask Matt | 9/7/2007
I had to respond to Gregory's comment about the casting of minorities. Please, Gregory, take off your rose-colored glasses! We are still so far away from race-blind casting. While this was hardly a priority in my life, it really jumped to the front of my mind recently. My 9-year-old asked me why there aren't any brown-skinned people on most shows. Of course, I'm sitting there trying to figure that out for myself. In fact, one of TV Guide's magazine columnists (I can't think of her name) just... read more
Ask Matt | 9/3/2007
Recently, a few readers wrote in about Tyler Perry's House of Payne, debating whether or not there is merit in airing a show simply because it features minorities. I'm a black man who loves television, and as time passes, I've noticed I don't really care whether or not a show features minorities. If the show is good and the cast is talented, who cares what race they are? Do you think we've finally come to the point where there won't be "token" minorities on a show just for the sake of avoiding... read more
Ask Matt | 8/24/2007
I just read your response to L.C.'s question and would like to say thank you. I am an African-American woman and have never found humor in any of Tyler Perry's buffoonish material. You will probably get slammed for your response, but I want you to know I really appreciate what you said about overembracing this show just because it has a black cast. I remember great shows like Frank's Place and A Different World, which had great writing and realistic characters. And while Seinfeld and Friends... read more
Ask Matt | 8/20/2007
I am writing to you, but mostly to the African-American reader who wrote to you about Tyler Perry's House of Payne. I, for one, think it's a funny show. While I will agree that the first few episodes were rough, I find myself looking forward to it, and I TiVo it religiously. That reader kind of ticked me off, because maybe he doesn't personally go through the issues from the show, but they are definitely issues in a lot of families. I give thumbs up to Tyler Perry for doing the show he wanted... read more
Ask Matt | 7/16/2007
I read your review of Tyler Perry's House of Payne in the June 4 issue. I had not seen the show but had heard about it f read more
Ask Matt | 6/18/2007
What is your take on why sitcoms have disappeared from the television landscape? I get that they don't win awards and do read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/6/2007
The cardinal rule of Hollywood: never spend your own money. But playwright turned actor/director Tyler Perry has built a read more
Roush Review | 5/30/2007
On TV, it's the summer of the wife. Barely had Desperate Housewives wrapped its third season than a sudden blitz began: read more