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It’s been less than a year since Ted Danson last graced an NBC comedy—The Good Place—where he played a charming yet…
Nov 5
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One of 30 Rock’s earliest and most enduring gifts to the world was undoubtedly “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” a 10-second…
May 11
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is making a triumphant return—offering not just a new episode, but also the first…
Mar 9
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If you follow the path that Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have charted since 30 Rock, you’ll see a gradual separation…
Jan 21 2019
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In the spring of 2015, the fact that Tina Fey and Robert Carlock had created a sitcom about a survivor of a doomsday…
Oct 27 2018
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Although Halloween music is a deeper and more diverse topic than one might initially expect—see, for instance, our…
Jan 26 2018
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With no renewal from NBC in sight, “Early Retirement” might just represent the last gasp of Great News. Thus, it…
Jan 19 2018
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With Great News’ season finale next week, and no news of a third season renewal, it’s time to take stock of the…
Jan 11 2018
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As Great News heads into the homestretch, Tracey Wigfield and company chose “Competing Offer” as the episode to…
Dec 28 2017
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“Love Is Dead” might be a fairly middling episode of Great News, but it has two things going for it. The first is a…
Dec 21 2017
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Though NBC previously said that “Pool Show” was the last Great News episode of the year, the network decided to fill…
Oct 26 2017
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Social media must be like catnip for sitcom writers because it creates new opportunities for tech-focused stories and…
May 23 2017
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Great News closes out its debut season by concluding the Biscuit Blitz arc and reexamining Katie and Carol’s…
May 16 2017
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Last week, NBC decided to renew Great News for a 13-episode second season, and it couldn’t have come at a more…
May 9 2017
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After four episodes of relying on Katie/Carol stories and John Michael Higgins’ performance, Great News starts…
May 2 2017
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Tracey Wigfield’s new sitcom Great News, about a news producer (Briga Heelan) who struggles with her sweet-hearted…
Apr 29 2017
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At the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s third season last night, creators Tina Fey and…
Jan 26 2017
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Not to be outdone by the pilots Fox ordered today, Variety is reporting that NBC has just ordered three pilots of…
Dec 8 2016
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NBC has laid out its 2017 midseason schedule, adding a couple of much-anticipated new shows to its regular roster.…
Nov 3 2016
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It’s not the America’s Next Top Pirate reboot we’ve been waiting for, but Tina Fey and Robert Carlock—the team…