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Coming Soon: NBC Clears Improv Hour for Rip-off
Perhaps never having tried to sit through any 10 minutes of ABC's Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, NBC has ordered six episodes of Thank God You're Here, an improv-comedy series from the producers of American Idol (which is, in its own way, an improv-comedy series). In Living Color alum David Alan Grier will host each hour, with grown-up Kid in the Hall Dave Foley deciding which guest celebrity performs best under a variety of wacky conditions.
In other Peacock news, the network has also picked up Identity as a regular series, which means I cannot watch it more frequently.
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Jan 18, 2007 9:47 AM
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I hope NBC has a new host for Identity.
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Jan 18, 2007 9:57 AM
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Identity was horrible. I cant believe they would renew it. Whats up with NBC these days.
I honestly dont think a new host will help. The whole concept is just so boring.
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Jan 18, 2007 10:08 AM
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It looks like the Peacrap network is going to really follow through on their promise/threat to schedule nothing but non-scripted poo in the first hour of prime time after all. This does not bode well for Friday Night Lights, does it?
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Jan 18, 2007 10:49 AM
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I really like Who's Line Is It, Anyway? And although it had many of the same people I actually liked the British version best.
I admit that I did watch the four episodes of Identity, but I won't be watching anymore of them. That show cannot possibly pull off a full time gig.
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Jan 18, 2007 11:32 AM
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nbc just my mind. i watch idenity for 10 minutes when it first came out and after that i had enough of it. first they expand the today show for 4 hours, then they cancel passions, and now they are renewing idenity. good grief. what are they smoking over there? whats next giving paris hilton her own sitcom?
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Jan 18, 2007 12:52 PM
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I thought Identity got voted the worst show on TV not long ago? It was horrendous! Keep it off - put Passions in that spot N-B-C. (Imagine me saying that like Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock).
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Jan 18, 2007 4:39 PM
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My whole family really liked Who's Line and we continue to watch the episodes on ABC Family occasionally. The actors were very clever and it was a much more amusing way to spend our time than endless hours of crappy singers.
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Jan 18, 2007 4:39 PM
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Except for the Thursday night line-up, and Friday Night Lights and Heroes, NBC seems to be the network for the lowest common denominator.
Deal or No Deal, 1 vs. 100 and Identity are the dumbest things I've ever seen. And I used to watch The Tom Green Show.
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Jan 18, 2007 5:52 PM
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