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Jason Lee (Mallrats, My Name Is Earl) took one step closer towards coming back to network television with ABC greenlighting comedy pilot Valley Trash The single-camera Los Angeles private school comedy stars Lee, who will also produce with writer Niki Schwartz-Wright (Speechless) and Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat). Credit: Phil Stafford / Shutterstock.com "Valley Trash": What[...]

ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family has reached its own version of "The Final Four" – and we have a prediction about the finale While we don't pretend to have the show expertise that our own Alejandra Bodden's been demonstrating this season with her episode-per-episode reviews (check out her thoughts on "Paris" here), we[...]

Last Man Standing star Tim Allen has a soft spot for his former ABC sitcom, Home Improvement Since the series' end in 1999, Allen remained relevant in doing some films, especially in the animated Toy Story franchise as Buzz Lightyear He ultimately stayed on television The actor-comedian, who's in his eighth season on the FOX[...]

I was surprised how much fun this week's episode of ABC's Modern Family turned out to be It also hit on some feels a bit—but for the most part, it was just an enjoyable ride that hit some familar notes in new ways I have to say though, I have a pretty soft spot for[...]

Over the course of 11 seasons, ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family has taken the Pritchetts, Dunphys, and Tuckers across the country and around the world From Hawaii to Australia… Wyoming to Disneyland… Las Vegas to Lake Tahoe to New York… it's safe to say our on-screen family has definitely left its marks on[...]

Amazon signed a new deal with Disney that now makes IMDb TV the new exclusive streaming home for several past ABC and FOX television shows The terms of the deal creates monthly "blocks" of series that will be available on IMDb on certain dates. IMDb TV Existing IMDb TV Content Currently, IMDb TV viewers in the US already[...]

The second season of ABC's The Rookie started under a cloud, but showrunner Alexi Hawley is undaunted In addition to running the popular network dramedy starring Nathan Fillion, Hawley is now tackling the problem of homelessnes Inspired by CIA agent turned real-life cop Patrick Skinner, Hawley is encouraging The Rookie's cast and crew to distribute "tactical caring kits"[...]

Disney + is looking to throw its hat in the competition reality show genre with a revival of their 2014 fantasy competition show, The Quest. In the original ABC series, a scripted story was combined with live competition elements that relate directly to the show's narrative It was shot at a castle outside Austria and was[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family was much more light-hearted, perfect to follow the one from last week It truly got a few laughs off of me and I enjoyed all storylines They seriously keep tugging at my heart-strings and seemingly setting more groundwork for what is to come to finalize the show It[...]

Krista Vernoff (Grey's Anatomy, Station 19) is proving to be one the network's most valuable (creative) players, writing and executive producing a new pilot for ABC, Rebel Based on the personal and professional life of Erin Brockovich, Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy) stars as Annie "Rebel" Bello, a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "Legacy" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's just a[...]

Universal Pictures now trusts him with the film remake of the 1972 television series Kung Fu, according to Deadline Hollywood. Warner Bros "Kung Fu" 1972 Plot Created by Ed Spielman and Herman Miller, the Warner Bros television series for ABC starred David Carradine.  Kwai Chang Caine (Carradine) is a martial artist who flees China to the Old West[...]

Welcome to the results of Bleeding Cool's "Can't Miss" SAG Awards picks! Now for those of you who checked out our Golden Globes picks, you know that it

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "The Prescott" here and her thoughts on the issue of ethnic stereotyping here) Because let's face[...]

This week brought with it the second-half of the final season of ABC's Modern Family It was a very fun episode to start the year with – silly without diving into slapsticky With the season being very uneven so far, this outing was definitely one in the plus column It seems they are setting up[...]

That was seen as a potential problem for someone like Jeph Loeb, Marvel Television's resident mastermind (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Jessica Jones) – especially with a new slate of animated series set up at Hulu (Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler Show, and The Offenders). Many wondered how the two could/would work together,[...]

We can now add ABC to Aguirre-Sacasa and Berlanti's list of television conquests, with the network giving a pilot order for Bram Stoker's Dracula-based family drama-thriller The Brides. Created by Aguirre-Sacasa and originally developed in 2015 for NBC, The Brides is being described as a sexy contemporary reimagining of Dracula The drama revolves around a trio[...]

While the 77th Annual Golden Globes gets ready to wrap for the night, here's a look at tonight's winners: "Fleabag", "Succession", and more.

A new year means new episodes of ABC's Modern Family – except in this case, it's the series' final episodes Up to this point, the season has definitely run hot and cold – not sure how I will be feeling by the time it reaches its end I am looking for more of these moments[...]

The creative powerhouse that still owns a large chunk of ABC's Thursday nights is getting the chance to flex her creative muscles even further under her Netflix deal – I know she's swinging for the fences with this one Second reason is Bleeding Cool's very own Erin Wilhelm, who is a huge fan of the[...]

That was seen as a potential problem for someone like Jeph Loeb, Marvel Television's resident mastermind (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Jessica Jones) – especially with a new slate of animated series set up at Hulu. ABC/Marvel Studios Many wondered how the two could/would work together, and they got their answer in October – with reports that[...]

Film franchises "Mortal Kombat", "RoboCop", and "Starship Troopers" had TV adaptations - but too sanitized. Why not TV remakes more true to the originals?

It is no secret that I feel like they did not know what to do with some characters this season, but I was not expecting them to deep-dive into negative cliches. MODERN FAMILY  (ABC/Richard Cartwright) Before I launch into my problems with the episode, let us start off with a couple of things I did enjoy[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "Tree's a Crowd" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family was a bit weak It was a bit of a filler just to get us to the holidays It had a couple of good moments here and there, but not too much that really stood out even as I am thinking about it now. This season of Modern Family[...]

Then the trailer hit (more on that below), and suddenly fans found themselves anxiously counting the days down until The Witcher hits the streaming service, on December 20th. Netflix Cavill did his part to keep the excitement going when he visited ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, covering a wide range of topics – from his love of the[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "The Last Thanksgiving" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

In order to fill the emptiness left behind with the lack of ABC's Modern Family this week and in honor of Thanksgiving week, I decided to commemorate the things about the show that I am most thankful for Quite honestly, there were too many so I settled on three core topics that really impact me[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "A Game of Chicken" here). Because let face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

I am incredibly happy to report that ABC's Modern Family actually took me pleasantly by surprise this week Considering this season has run hot and cold so far, this was a strong outing It seems they are setting up some groundwork as the episodes go by that might seem to hint at the future –[...]