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Celebrity Double-Take: Elaine Cassidy vs. Parker Posey

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, CBS, Features

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For today’s installment, we have Elaine Cassidy () on the left and Parker Posey (The Return of Jezebel James) on the right.

Maybe the killer on the CBS drama is really Abby Mills’ doppelganger?

(Make sure to check out more of our Celebrity Double-Takes here, here and here.)


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FOX Renews Prison Break, Cancels Jezebel James

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, Prison Break, Cancellations, Ratings, Renewals, Rumors

The Return of Jezebel JamesFOX to Jezebel:  “Three strikes, you’re out.”

After only two weeks on air, the new comedy starring Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose has just been given the boot.  The Return of Jezebel James - which averaged only 3.2 million viewers during its hour long debut - failed to give its network a reason to feel hopeful.  After a second dismal outing, FOX opted to pull the plug on the show….effective immediately.

This news comes shortly after Canterbury’s Law was shifted to the Friday 9pm time slot.  That move was prompted by the program’s lackluster returns in its original Monday position.  Now that Jezebel has been axed, it’s unclear which show and/or repeat will serve as Canterbury‘s lead-in during the interim.

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Friday Ratings: Jezebel James a Ratings Dud

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, House, Ratings

Although she may be loved in indie films, Parker Posey is apparently not a star on the small screen.  The premiere of her new show was a disappointment for FOX’s Friday.

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This Week on TV (3/10-3/16)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, The Bachelor, Top Chef

The Real Housewives of New York City

(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)

MONDAY (3/10)

  • The Bachelor: Where Are They Now? (ABC, 8pm):  “Highlights from past seasons include segments catching up with past bachelors (Andrew Firestone and Aaron Buerge) and former contestants.”  So the whole point of the show is to say there is no point to this show.  Look at how successful it’s been!
  • Canterbury’s Law (FOX, 8pm):  Series premiere.  “Julianna Margulies stars as a maverick defense lawyer who plays by her own rules to help the falsely accused.”  I’m guessing will still be on long after this program goes off the air.
  • New Amsterdam (FOX, 9pm):  Regular day and time.  If you didn’t watch last Tuesday or Thursday, I’m sure you won’t tonight either.
  • October Road (ABC, 9pm):  Special time.  In the season (series?) finale, “Eddie’s ex-girlfriend shows up to reconnect with him, causing problems in his relationship with Janet.”  Since we may never get a satisfactory resolution from this ratings-starved show, let’s just pretend Janet kicks her ass.

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Episode Order Cut for ‘Jezebel James’

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, FOX

Parker Posey It’s never a good sign when the number of episodes ordered for a series gets cut. I’d think it’s a bit of doom and gloom when the show hasn’t even aired yet, but hey, at least the network is still giving it a chance. Albeit a much smaller chance. I’m talking about The Return of Jezebel James, the new sitcom starring Parker Posey. I love Posey—if you’re not familiar with her, check her out in Waiting for Guffman or Best in Show. She’s quirky and adorable and shies away from the mainstream (mostly). So, when I heard she’d be starring in a sitcom I immediately thought she was selling out a bit. No? The Fox comedy was set to run 13 episodes, but the network has trimmed the order to just seven. Is that bad news for the new series? We’ll have to wait and see, I suppose. The premise—Posey is a book editor who asks her sister (played by Lauren Ambrose) to be a surrogate since she’s unable to conceive. According to Fox, “We have always planned to launch The Return of Jezebel James in midseason, and seven episodes are all we need to allow us to program the series through the current broadcast season.” There you have it. Midseason replacement equals a short order. The show was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created Gilmore Girls.

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Parker Posey Signs on for Comedy

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, My Name Is Earl

Parker PoseyOne of my favorites, Parker Posey, will be joining a Fox comedy pilot. Anyone familiar with this Indie queen knows that she’s a fantastic presence, and the pilot comes from Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls. Together, that makes a pretty solid pedigree. The show, titled The Return of Jezebel James, stars Parker as a children’s book editor. The comedy comes into play when this newly single character asks her estranged sister to carry the baby that she can’t conceive. Well, I guess it could be funny. Did you see My Name is Earl last week? Kinda the same premise going on. Sherman-Palladino and her husband sent Posey the script for The Return of Jezebel James, despite her history of turning down other pilots. “I can’t believe it’s happening,” Sherman-Palladino said. “Because it’s a comedy, the character runs the gamut of emotions from laughing to flipping out to breaking your heart in 22 minutes, and only one in a zillion people has enough skill and charm to pull that off. Parker Posey is that person.” Isn’t that the truth? Anyone who’s seen her roles in Waiting for Guffman or Best in Show is well aware of her talent.

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