Exclusive: Cheers was once a staple on TV Land. Now the cable network, which has shifted its focus from classic sitcom reruns to original comedy series, is reuniting two of the stars of iconic the NBC series. Rhea Perlman is set to co-star opposite Kirstie Alley in the TV Land pilot Giant Baby. Created by Marco Pennette, the project revolves around Madison “Maddie” Banks (Alley), a Broadway star who finds her life turned upside down when Arlo, her long-lost son, turns up looking to connect after his adopted mother has died. Perlman will play Thelma, Maddie’s long-suffering assistant and best friend, who encourages her boss to form a relationship with her son. “We’ve hit the jackpot getting Kirstie and Rhea back together,” said Keith Cox, TV Land’s Evp Development and Original Programming. “It’s a dream to work with such talented comedic actors like these ladies and...
- 10/25/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
TV Land has given a cast-contingent presentation order to Giant Baby, a multi-camera comedy written by Marco Pennette starring Cheers alumna Kirstie Alley. The project centers on Madison “Maddie” Banks (Alley), a Broadway star who finds her life turned upside down when Owen, the son she gave up for adoption 26 years ago, turns up looking to connect after his adopted mother dies. “We’ve had our eye on Kirstie Alley for a long time, and we finally got her!” said TV Land president Larry W. Jones. TV Land brass took a look at Pennette’s ABC pilot The Manzanis after the network passed on it in May. The multi-camera comedy also starred Alley, as well as her former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman. Ultimately, TV Land opted to develop a new project with Pennette and Alley. It resulted in Giant Baby, which the two executive produce with Alley’s manager Jason Weinberg.
- 9/27/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Talk about thinking ahead. With most pilots of this development cycle still gearing up for production, ABC has already bought a project that will be in consideration for the next one. Drama Infection was written on spec by Soo Hugh (The River). It was developed by Aaron Kaplan who will serve as an executive producer, with ABC Studios coming on board to produce. In the vein of Contagion, Infection chronicles a deadly pandemic ravaging the nation. A desperate President orders a border that divides the nation to halt the spread of the virus. Now, five years later, survivors on both sides fight to bring the country back together. Indie producer Kaplan has successfully taken the spec route for three of his four broadcast pilot orders this season — comedies Isabel and Daddy’s Girls at NBC and the Dan Fogelman half-hour at ABC. The deal for Infection expands Kaplan’s relationship...
- 3/15/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Emmy award-winning actress Kirstie Alley has been a hot ticket since she cha-cha-cha'd her way into viewers' hearts on "Dancing With The Stars" last year. Alley, 61, shot a pilot for a new sitcom for ABC called "The Manzanis", a fish-out-of-water story of an Italian American family from Brooklyn who moves to a country-club town in the suburbs only to clash with their new neighbors. She strutted the catwalk covered in Swarovski crystals at Mercedes-Benz fashion week in New York for designer Zang Toi last September. Most recently, she signed on to play the "Poise Fairy" in a sponsorship for Poise, which makes pads for light bladder leakage, a condition experienced by one in three women.
Alley, who reportedly lost 100 pounds and had shrunk to a size 6 by the end of "DWTS" has kept the weight off by dancing at least two hours a day. She launched a grassroots campaign on...
Alley, who reportedly lost 100 pounds and had shrunk to a size 6 by the end of "DWTS" has kept the weight off by dancing at least two hours a day. She launched a grassroots campaign on...
- 3/5/2012
- by Huff/Post50
- Huffington Post
Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Kirstie Alley has some sage advice for new "DWTS" dancer Maria Menounos.
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"Either go for the gusto and go for the whole thing... or get out early," laughed Alley with "Extra's" Aj Calloway at the Poise event in NYC.
Having danced with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the slimmed-down actress also told her friend and fellow "DWTS" contestant Melissa Gilbert she's in for a ride now that Melissa,...
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"Either go for the gusto and go for the whole thing... or get out early," laughed Alley with "Extra's" Aj Calloway at the Poise event in NYC.
Having danced with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the slimmed-down actress also told her friend and fellow "DWTS" contestant Melissa Gilbert she's in for a ride now that Melissa,...
- 3/1/2012
- Extra
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