GREAT NEWS: CC pilot for Play Nice

[Platypus]

Originally Posted by Morrigan

Is Tori Spelling on that WB Sit-com with Bud Bundy, Natalie from Facts of Life and Antonio Sabato, jr? They all play servants for this rich family, except David Faustino who plays one of the rich, obnoxious, spolied kids. I only saw one episode and it had to be the worst acted thing I've ever seen, well next to Son of the Beach

Yep. I think it's called "The Help". I've never seen it, but I've heard it's awful. Then again, I think Tory Spelling is spectacularly non-talented - but when I read this article, it seemed to me that this might be a likely "pair-up" for UPN with CC's sitcom. Both are outside of the Monday night "urban" comedy bloc.

[Penny Century]

Originally Posted by Platypus

...when I read this article, it seemed to me that this might be a likely "pair-up" for UPN with CC's sitcom. Both are outside of the Monday night "urban" comedy bloc.

And then there's Nikki & Nora (they're lesbians! they're detectives! they're lesbian detectives!!! are you turned on yet?). Which sounds every bit as dire, but features at least one white actress and therefore falls outside the "urban" (read: African-American) bloc.

[jademaliburoad]

I am so excited by that!!
I really hope the best, and first thing that it got picked up!

Charisma is so good at comedy!!

[rousedower]

Originally Posted by Platypus

I think it depends. It's being co-written by one of the Friends writers - now, I haven't watched Friends for 5 or 6 years now, but in the early years Monica was allowed to be neurotic and zany every once in a while, and she was definitely intended to be the "straight man" for a lot of the series punchlines.

But you know what? I've never found Monica to be funny. But maybe that has more to do with Courtney Cox than the character because those kinds of characters can be funny. I'm sure that won't be a problem with Charisma though. It's good for CC to play something different. She's usually typecast as 'the bitch'.