September 2, 2008
ABC is cooking up another comedy project, this time with veterans Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, who are creating a single-camera series that follows a Dutch documentary filmmaker dealing with three very animated American families. The yet untitled series has already received a pilot commitment with a significant penalty, and will be produced by 20th Century FOX TV, with whom Levitan and Lloyd are tied up in a deal.
The series will be focusing on three families, two of which are very untraditional. Levitan revealed that the idea for the show came about while he was having conversations with Lloyd about “small things that were happening in our houses and lives” with their families. Both are married and have children, with Levitan having three kids aged 10-15 and Lloyd with two boys, aged 9 and 13.
May 27, 2008
Barely two weeks after FOX canceled the sitcom Back to You, lead star Kelsey Grammer has already landed yet another comedy series. This time however, the Emmy-winning comedy vet has signed on to ABC's upcoming pilot called Roman's Empire.
The single-camera comedy revolves around Leo, portrayed by Nick Thune (Knocked Up, Unaccompanied Minors), a lovable young guy who, after getting dumped by his girlfriend, played by Christine Woods (Welcome to the Captain, CSI: Miami, How I Met Your Mother), tries but cannot seem to disentangle himself from her wealthy family. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Back to You star's quick return to primetime TV puts him in an outrageous and overbearing role as Woods' father Roman Pretty.
May 12, 2008
It's network upfront week, everybody! Over the next few days, all of the major networks will unveil their Fall schedules, which shows have made the cut, which have been canceled, and which new shows will be invading network TV next season. FOX is a network whose 2008-2009 TV slate is looking mighty interesting. On the docket for next season: a new J.J. Abrams series, a new Joss Whedon series, and a new Mitchell Hurwitz (creator of Arrested Development) series. In advance of their upfronts this Thursday, a number of reports from Variety and TVGuide have surfaced relating to the fates of both new and old FOX shows, including Fringe, Dollhouse, Back to You, Til Death, and New Amsterdam.
December 5, 2007
After receiving complaints from a national Polish-American organization for airing an offensive comment made by a character on its sitcom Back to You, FOX apologized and vowed never to broadcast the clip again.
Last month, the network aired an episode of Back to You entitled “Something's Up There,” which contained a historically inaccurate Polish slur. It involved Marsh (Fred Willard), the dim-witted reporter, trying to convince Gary (Ty Burrell) to go bowling after work by saying: "Bowling is in your Polish blood, like kielbasa and collaborating with the Nazis."
October 25, 2007
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Kelsey Grammer's Back to You is the first of FOX's new scripted line up to receive a full season order from the network. Known for their quick axe, the move is a bit surprising considering Back to You has not been a ratings power house. The smart money is on the apt prediction that Grammer's sitcom-royalty status will be a continuous, albeit slow, draw for the show.
October 24, 2007
Back to You star, Kelsey Grammer, was among the many prominent celebrities forced out of their homes by raging California wildfires yesterday.
The spreading inferno had been blazing a trail of death and destruction across the California landscape since the weekend. The mindless scorching monster had been devouring people and property from the horse country north of Los Angeles all the way to the Mexican border.
October 17, 2007
Kelsey Grammer is getting a second shot at weekly television sitcom stardom via his new vehicle, Back to You, where he co-stars with another sitcom veteran, Patricia Heaton. Back to You has just completed its first month airing, with the fifth episode of this maiden season on tonight.
Now that he's back to what he does best, providing weekly doses of humor to TV audiences, Grammer is also hoping to get a second chance with something else – being a father.
October 10, 2007
When young Laura Marano tells her school friends she's starring on a FOX TV show, they'd probably assume it was as one of the kids on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Instead, this already accomplished actress stars on the new sitcom Back to You as the daughter of two contentious local news anchors played by Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton.
BuddyTV sat down with Laura to discuss this impressive accomplishment. In addition, the young actress spoke about working with those two sitcom legends, he dedication to the craft, and the fact that she's finally appearing in a show her friends can actually watch. Below you'll find the mp3 audio file of the interview, as well as a summary of the highlights.