
03/04/2007
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On Fox “The Wedding Bells” stars Teri Polo, Sarah Jones and KaDee Strickland, and it’s about three sisters who are wedding planners. Created and produced by David E. Kelley and Jason Katims it’s a good mix of comedy and drama.
“Everyone has a story about their wedding,” says Kelley, “and a lot of them are stranger than fiction. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, ‘You won’t believe what happened at my wedding.’ And we’re taking these stories and using them as sort of a backdrop into the lives of these sisters.”
While I wasn’t horribly impressed with the pilot, it did make me laugh. I’ll be checking out a few more episodes before making a final judgment. “The Wedding Bells” premieres in a sneak episode after “American Idol” on Wednesday.
The CW is premiering “Pussycat Dolls Presents: The Search for the Next Doll” on Tuesday. “Don’t ya wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. The Dolls are looking for a new singer, and they have a bevy of beauties from which to choose. Lil Kim is one of the judges, and I’m kind of scared of her so you won’t catch me saying anything bad about the show.
In case you were worried… executive producer, and the group’s founder Robin Antin, swears her show isn’t degrading to women. “We all like to dress up like dolls and be pretty,” Antin says. “Women enjoy this kind of thing. These girls are sexy and empowered. “
Well, I guess we’ve been told.
I can’t believe I forgot to talk about “The Winner,” which premiered on Sunday on Fox. It’s one of those comedies that would be kind of creepy if the characters weren’t so endearing. I mean, there’s this guy, Glen (Rob Corddry)’ in his 30s making friends with a 13-year-old boy, Josh (Keir Gilcrhist).
But it all works in a weird way because Josh is trying to get Glen to hook up with Josh’s mom. Since that’s Glen’s goal too, it’s all good. Glen’s been living a very sheltered life at home for the last 32 years so he has some learning to do before he can impress the ladies.
The show is loosely based on creator and executive producer Ricky Blitt real life, and he’s working with “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane. The show definitely has Seth’s tone. While I wasn’t that crazy about the pilot, subsequent episodes are pretty darn funny. Errin Hayes, Lenny Clark and Linda Hart also star.