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Winner, Linda Hart, Lenny Clarke, Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Keir Gilchrist
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The story of a late-blooming 32-year-old's coming-of-age and rise to respectability is recounted by his extremely successful 43-year-old self.
  • CBS Wants to Buy a Millionaire | Today's News: Our Take | 3/4/2008
    Don't fear, CBS hasn't decided to bring over Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from ABC, but instead has picked up a new comedy pilot called Single White Millionaire, from writer Ricky Blitt. This is Family Guy alum Blitt's second attempt at a comedy, the first being a short-lived sitcom called The Winner, which starred Rob Corddry and was developed with Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane. SWM is about a millionaire who is ready to get serious and settle down, which I'm sure will not go as well as he had... read more
  • I'm wondering if The Winner ... | Matt Roush | 4/16/2007
    Question: I'm wondering if The Winner will be returning to Fox any time soon. I enjoyed the show and felt it had the potential to be a decent hit. Answer: The earliest it would likely return would be in the fall, if it were renewed beyond the six-episode tryout in March. Given that the critical reception was mixed (I liked it, but that was hardly a universal opinion) and the ratings nothing much to celebrate, I wouldn't hold my breath. It's looking like The Winner and NBC's Andy Barker, P.I.... read more
  • March 18, 2007: "Hot for Teacher" | TV Show Recaps | 3/19/2007
    As the season finale, this was Glen’s very last time to get lucky with the ladies. And lo and behold, he did! Well… sort of. And with none other than Married with Children’s Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal, whose voice you may also recognize from Futurama. And who, for the record, is looking great these days). I was glad to see this date go better than Glen’s last date with the gay man from the video store, although I suppose when it comes to Glen, “better” is a relative... read more
  • March 18, 2007: "Glen's New Friend" | TV Show Recaps | 3/19/2007
    I don’t know what was sadder, when Alison told Glen that Josh’s new friend was the “first time he has ever had a ‘cool’ friend,” or when Glen actually followed Josh and his new friend Murray to the movies! And let’s not forget that Josh actually took his new friend’s side when Murray called the usher to get rid of Glen. Poor Glen! Is this guy ever going to catch a break? I know we already know he ends up a millionaire, but I wish there was some indication... read more
  • I have to say, Matt, in the ... | Matt Roush | 3/16/2007
    Question: I have to say, Matt, in the past, you've never led me astray. But your review of The Winner is a real puzzler to me. In this day and age of excellent comedies like Scrubs, The Office and the late, great Arrested Development, how could you possibly enjoy one of the lamest half hours on television? The laugh track is right out of the '50s: loud, intrusive and completely off base. (For instance, in the pilot, why would anyone laugh at his unfunny parents during the scene at the breakfast... read more
  • March 11, 2007: "What Happens In Albany, Stays in Albany" | TV Show Recaps | 3/12/2007
    My initial thought on tonight’s bonus episode is that Rob Corddry looks like an entirely different person with hair! And that I love Glen’s alter ego “Lance Manly.” From the moment Glen put on his wig, he took on a confident, adult persona that’s actually appropriate for a 32-year-old. It was a refreshing change from insecure Glen Abbott who lives at home, works in a video store and makes $208 per paycheck (even if it is 1994). My favorite Lance Manly moments were his... read more
  • March 11, 2007: "Broken Home" | TV Show Recaps | 3/12/2007
    Tonight's episode of The Winner made me feel sad for Glen, and not in a haha-look-what-a-loser-he-is kind of way. There were few moments when I laughed out loud and even fewer when I felt sure that this 32-year old could truly transform into the “Winner” that the show’s introduction promises. It’s sad enough that the only real structure Glen has is at home with his parents. Throw their trial separation into the mix and it’s just plain pathetic that Glen remains at home,... read more
  • I caught the first two ... | Matt Roush | 3/9/2007
    Question: I caught the first two episodes of The Winner on Fox Sunday night, and I have to say I am impressed so far. It had some really funny laughs, and I think the characters are pretty likable. I also appreciated a lot of the pop-culture references, especially about O.J. and Bill Clinton. I thought the sex jokes went overboard, but my opinion on that kind of humor appears to be in the minority these days. Do you see Fox giving this show a chance, or will it be the next Andy Richter Controls... read more
  • March 4, 2007: "The Single Dates" | TV Show Recaps | 3/5/2007
    I didn’t find this episode of The Winner to be quite as strong as the pilot. I think too much of the episode was focused on Glen and Josh preparing for their dates, but I do think it’s adorable the way they are bonding. It’s funny how Josh seems to be more mature than 32-year-old Glen, and I love how Josh was the one giving Glen advice at the end of the episode and not the other way around. I also think it’s so funny that Glen is working at the video store. What a perfect... read more
  • March 4, 2007: "The Pilot" | TV Show Recaps | 3/5/2007
    Being a fan of both The Daily Show and Family Guy, I’ve been looking forward to The Winner and tonight’s pilot did not disappoint me. Family Guy creators Seth MacFarlane and Ricky Blitt successfully bring their oddball humor to the show’s main character, Glen Abbott, and I think there is no one better to portray the 32-year old loser than Daily Show expatriate Rob Corddry.First off, I love how the show is set in 1994. The subtle (and not so subtle) 90’s references cracked me... read more
  • Is The Daily Show's Rob Corddry the Next Steve Carell? | Today's News: Our Take | 3/2/2007
    Glen Abbott, the title character of Fox's new sitcom The Winner (premiering Sunday at 8:30 pm/ET), is a 32-year-old schlub living with his parents. He can't cook for himself. He's never had sex. He's obsessed with Steven Weber's Wings. In short, this winner's a big loser. Rob Corddry plays this man-child, and it's not an insult to say that he makes as convincing a TV loser as anyone in recent memory. Narrated from the pres­ent by a successful Glen, The Winner is set in 1994, the... read more
  • Move Over, Leno: Stewie's Got a Killer New Gig | Today's News: Our Take | 2/22/2007
    This is why computers need parental controls: On Sunday (at 8 pm/ET), Family Guy's murderous moppet Stewie and martini-swilling pooch Brian will host Up Late with Stewie & Brian, a 10-minute talk-show parody on MySpace. Their guest will be Rob Corddry, the lead on Fox's new comedy, The Winner. Oh. So it's just, like, a commercial? read more
  • Matt Roush reviews The Winner with Rob Corddry | Matt Roush | 2/21/2007
    Fox, which does well with animated comedies, is overdue a live-action winner. The network may finally have found one in the unlikely form of a balding, bumbling, giggling, socially maladroit perpetual adolescent named Glen Abbott, who is also the season's most original comic hero. Like Glen, The Winner (premiering Mar. 4 at 8:30 pm/ET) is deeply silly, endearingly sweet, a little creepy and undeniably weird. Told in flashbacks to 1994, this is the story of how, at the overripe age of 32, Glen... read more

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Hot for Teacher
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Posted: 1/2/2008 Length: 21m 34s
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Broken Home
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What Happens In Albany, Stays In...
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Glen's New Friend
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The Single Dates
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Premiered: March 04, 2007, on FOX
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Premise: The story of a late-blooming 32-year-old's coming-of-age and rise to respectability is recounted by his extremely successful 43-year-old self.

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