In news many on the Internet are calling “OMGZOMG YOU GUYS EPIC LOL,” CBS has ordered a pilot from Louis C.K. and former “Seinfeld” and “Space Ghost” writer Spike Ferensten. Deadline has the details:
CBS’s has greenlighted to pilot an untitled multi-camera comedy written by Louis CK and Spike Feresten, about an ensemble of young people trying to achieve their creative dreams in these tough financial times. The pickup caps a remarkable comeback for the project 13 years ago after it was first written. At the time, Louie was a standup comedian and Feresten was a writer on Seinfeld.
CBS gets a lot of crap for their formulaic, laugh track heavy “Hey look some schlub married a pretty lady and/or let’s just list some stereotypes for a while” half-hour comedies, but given what we know about Louis C.K., I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume this show will escape that mold. Between his deal with FX granting him full control over “Louie,” and his middle-man free distribution model for his latest stand-up special, he’s clearly someone who values autonomy and a quality product more than he does just cashing checks. I fully support the proliferation of entertainment created by him, regardless of the network it airs on. He’s earned the benefit of the doubt in that regard.
With that in mind, if CBS screws this up, I will scream.
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Working title: 2 1/2 Friends.
It’s just a remake of “Falcon Crest” with Nancy Reagan taking over the Jane Wyman character (yes, AGAIN). Louis C.K. gets the Chao Li role, since CBS execs assume Louis C.K. was an “Oriental” name. Lorenzo Lamas gets a first-episode cameo as “Grape-crushing local news anchor #2″.
To be fair, the first five seasons or so of “How I Met Your Mother” are pretty good. That and…and…and..
Hmm, nope, that’s the only positive thing I can say about CBS and it’s comedic programing in the last 15, nay, 20 years.
How the hell did the station that brought us M*A*S*H* and All in the Family turn into this?
You mean you don’t have fond memories of Welcome to the Captain, My Big Fat Greek Life, Meego, or Listen Up!?
Hard to say. They’ve maintained their philosophy of “Appealing to People Born in 1938″ all those years.
No Becker?!?
And I agree on HIMYM. The problem there is that the last few seasons have been like watching my friends make poor decisions without my ability for them to hear my drunken yelling.
If it’s in the same mold as Lucky Louie this might have potential, but yes it’s CBS and they will botch it up. On the bright side it will be great fodder for Louie to use in his stand up.
Well, if it doesn’t work, they’ll just replace it with another NCIS spinoff: NCIS Bayside High
Any chance they’ll treat the entire thing like a goof? I’m thinking along the lines of Norm MacDonald’s roast performance for Bob Saget.
It’s CBS, so they’ll add a quirky friend with either a weird attitude or funny accent. Then they’ll have at least one manwhore type character who hates marriage (on 2 broke girls the quirky friend is the man whore). A sassy fat lady/ sassy skinny divorcee/ sassy hot girl. If Whitney Cummings is involved there will be one girl with either big tits or a nice ass but you won’t give a shit because the writing will suck.
Your welcome CBS, I just scheduled your fucking summer.
The minute that took you was probably more time than they’ve ever spent.
“CBS: Derpity Herpity Doo!”
You forgot to add “CSI: Derpity Herpity Doo”
In all serious, I will forgive the entire CBS network if they create a show called CSI Cleveland and then show a bunch of crime scene investigators struggling with bitter cold and slashed budgets.
CBS Exec: Louie,love the show but have just a couple minor tweeks. The three ‘young people,’ lets make one of them an aplha-dad who just doesn’t fit in with the metro-sexual males around him. Lets make the other guy a sassy but wise obese black woman, and change the love interest to an offensively flamboyant gay stereotype. Other than that the show is fine.
Also, add a dog.
“For casting, we’re thinking Tim Allen, Tyler Perry and Jm J. Bullock.”
“I’m going to throw a name out there, you ready? David Allan Grier.
Don’t say anything yet. Just let that sink in.”
Honestly, if David Alan Grier played all three roles, Norbit-style, I’d watch the hell out of that show.
Agreed, that would be insanely watchable.
We’ll get there someday, cursor. Someday.
Well, it is CBS, so maybe Louis can get CBS to have Salma Hayek be his love interest and then pair it with Rob!. That would be one of the more bizarre hours on TV.
Asian is the new Mexican so make it Lucy Liu instead.
I can totally see CBS screwing this up. Hopefully they’ll just let Louis do his thing. And for the love of cheese, no laughtrack.
And before you ask…yes, I dropped three comments in less than ten minutes because I want GiF Privileges.
You should totally act like you don’t care; hey, whatever, Warming Leather or whatever your name is…I could take or leave you…oh, NOW you want to hook up? Yeah, maybe when I’m done with Jezebel.
I can’t help it, I’ve tried other websites, I’ve played the field. The Chive, WWTDD, Jezabel, the weird celebrity porno site that owns WWTDD now, not Uproxx but the opposite of uproxx, even Guaxin (god do I regret that). I think my lowest point was posting on FilmDrunk again with their fart jokes and talking Klingons.
But *sniff* I know I’m smothering you baby but WG…you complete me.
Shit, what do I know? Maybe honest and vulnerable works these days. As for me…
/beats off on Warming Glow without making eye contact
//drops mike, walks off stage
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“The pickup caps a remarkable comeback for the project 13 years ago after it was first written. At the time, Louie was a standup comedian and Feresten was a writer on Seinfeld.”
Something 13 years old. Way to be relevant CBS. I hope Louis continues to write it as if it was written in 1999.
OH NO, Y2K!
So its going to be NCIS starring Detective Tad Ghostal. Follow him as he makes high brow poop jokes and interviews a weekly celebrity who just happens to be at the crime scene. Also, his neighbor is an gosh darn old lady whose daughter is Bjork . Tad and Bjork will have a will they/won’t they get together realationship.
“He’s clearly someone who values autonomy and a quality product more than he does just cashing checks” Oh! that motherfucker will automatically cash those checks, if you stopped slobbing his knob long enough, you would see that your boy has sold out.
In the immortal words of Xander Cage from Frisky Dingo:
You’re a bitch.
Why would this man want even more work? He’s gonna explode if he’s not careful.