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EMMYS: Comedy Series Writers Handicap

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday September 18, 2011 @ 9:06am PDTTags: 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Rock, David Crane, Episodes, Greg Daniels, Jeffrey Klarik, Jeffrey Richman, Louie, Louis C.K., Modern Family, Steven Levitan, The Office

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s 2011 Emmy coverage. Here’s his scorecard assessing the Outstanding Comedy Series Writer race.

Greg Daniels, The Office (NBC)
“Goodbye Michael”
Why He Was Nominated: Being nominated for Emmys is simply what Daniels does. He’s reeled in 19 Emmy nominations all told, including three in this category and three noms this year alone. He’s won here once before, in 2007 for the celebrated “Gay Witch Hunt” episode of The Office. And Daniels has five Emmy trophies to his credit all told, also including previous wins for King of the Hill, The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live.
Why He Has To Win: In earning a nomination for star Steve Carell’s final episode, Daniels becomes something of a prohibitive favorite to win for writing, particularly since he’s already taken one home here previously. The super-sized episode, “Goodbye, Michael,” was heavily hyped by NBC and exceptionally well-received by viewers and the industry. “Greg did a terrific job of walking the line between comedy and sentiment,” one producer told me, “which was quite a feat.”
Why He Can’t Possibly Win: Sentiment doesn’t always go over so big with the TV academy crowd, whether talking about shows or individuals. Voters could well also figure that giving an overdue Emmy to Carell for acting is plenty and need not adorn the farewell with coattails. Plus, there are a couple of other exceedingly worthy contenders here, like a particularly buzzed episode of Modern Family. READ MORE »

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TV TEASER: Showtime’s ‘Episodes’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 16, 2010 @ 1:17pm PSTTags: Cable TV, David Crane, Episodes, Jeffrey Klarik, Matt LeBlanc Episodes, Showtime, TV, Video
Nellie Andreeva

This is a trailer for Showtime’s upcoming showbiz comedy series Episodes created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring Matt LeBlanc. The series, about the Hollywood adaptation of a critically praised British series, premieres on January 9.

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TCA: Why Matt LeBlanc Is On ‘Episodes’…

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 29, 2010 @ 2:18pm PDTTags: Cable TV, David Crane, Episodes, Matt LeBlanc, Matt LeBlanc Episodes, Showtime, TCA, TV

Diane Haithman contributes to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

The cast and producers of Showtime’s upcoming comedy series Episodes, about a hit British show’s adaptation in the U.S., met the press today. And Matt LeBlanc discussed how he was cast on Episodes. Not just because it reunites with his Friends co-creator/executive producer David Crane. But because “Schwimmer said … Read More »

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TCA: When TV Development Is “Torture”

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 29, 2010 @ 1:58pm PDTTags: Cable TV, David Crane, Episodes, Jeffrey Klarik, Showtime, TCA, TV

Here is a colorful description of the network development and production process by comedy veteran Jeffrey Klarik, co-creator with David Crane of Showtime’s new comedy series Episodes. The two previously created and executive produced the short-lived CBS comedy The Class: When Crane told him he wanted to go back to … Read More »

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January Premiere Dates For Showtime’s ‘Shameless’, ‘Episodes’ & ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday July 12, 2010 @ 11:30am PDTTags: Bob Greenblatt, Californication, David Crane, David Duchovny, Emmy Rossum, Episodes, Jeffrey Klarik, John Wells, Matt LeBlanc, Paul Abbott, Shameless Showtime, Showtime, The Borgias, William H. Macy
Nellie Andreeva

showtime_logoShowtime has announced January premiere dates for new drama series Shameless, new comedy series Episodes and the fourth season of Californication. Shameless, John Wells and Paul Abbott’s adaptation of Abbott’s British series, will debut on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10 PM. It … Read More »

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