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Trade News | July 20, 2009 | Comments (18)

Twelve years after “Roseanne” went off the air, John Goodman is finally returning to TV sitcomdom. He’s signed on to Fox’s “The Station,” a show about CIA operatives in South America working to install a new dictator. Goodman will play the head of the station, and joins Justin Bartha (Doug in The Hangover) and a few other who-dats (Whitney Cummings, Rob Huebel and Julio Oscar Mechoso).

Sounds like a kinda kooky idea which could be great, or could be suck. And the IMDB resume for the writer, Kevin Napeier, doesn’t help shed any light on which way the show will tip, as the only other writing credit to his name is a 12-minute video short. In fact, the best info we have to go on is that the show comes from Ben Stiller’s production company, and that’s not really a good thing for me as I pretty much don’t trust anything that gets near the formerly-funny-now-eternally-douchey little man.

But it doesn’t matter. Suck or swim, I’m stoked anyway because Goodman is awesome, and if he doesn’t have a heart attack before the show is canceled (seriously John, you’ve got to trim down a little), it will be a pleasure to see him regularly on my TV again, even if it’s in a suck fest.


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Comments

that was cruel. you really got my hopes up for something coen related. when both quotes you use are from them, its reasonable to expect related news...

Posted by: dg at July 20, 2009 9:14 AM

I love John Goodman. I really do. I want nothing but the best for him, and this show is probably the best. Because the last two things I saw him in were Bee Movie and Evan Almighty, and the self loathing was depressingly evident.

Um... am I the only one who loves with a passion the The Flinstones movie? I feel like I would be.

Posted by: Ling at July 20, 2009 9:21 AM

He was great in Gigantic (with Paul Dano and Zooey Dechanel).

Posted by: Kevin Longrie at July 20, 2009 9:26 AM

I wish John Goodman was my dad, he's brilliant and should be in more stuff. I even loved him in the West Wing when he was all gruff and mean.

Posted by: Carrie at July 20, 2009 9:49 AM

You never know but I have higher hopes knowing that the writer is a nobody and most of the cast are Who-dats. Maybe this production is getting a chance because it is good rather than just meeting some damn suit's focus group wet dream.

Stiller hasn't ruined anything TV related that I know of, so I'm not yet concerned about that either.

Posted by: ed newman at July 20, 2009 9:58 AM

No love for Matinee?

Posted by: alone in the dark at July 20, 2009 10:11 AM

No love for Matinee?

Seconded! There's a little movie that really needs an Underappreciated Gem review.

And if you like John Goodman and you haven't seen Matinee, get your hands on the DVD and call in sick to work today. Yes, today.

Posted by: Jerce at July 20, 2009 10:46 AM

Rob Huebel's pretty funny. He's one of the UCB guys and was with Paul Scheer & Aziz Ansari on Human Giant.

I agree with 'ed newman' that the fact that most of the people involved are no-names might mean it's a great show and they just needed the muscle of a Ben Stiller production company and what will probably amount to a weekly John Goodman cameo to get it on the air.

Producer Ben Stiller may still have an appreciation for good comedy (the same way Will Ferrell's production comedy brought us the hilarious Eastbound & Down) even though actor Ben Stiller (like actor Will Ferrell) is shittier now than a truck-stop bathroom.

Posted by: Groovekiller at July 20, 2009 11:23 AM

Frylocke, you're out of your element!

Posted by: TK at July 20, 2009 11:57 AM

Um... am I the only one who loves with a passion the The Flinstones movie? I feel like I would be.

Heeheeheeheeheee...heeeeee....

Posted by: figgy at July 20, 2009 12:44 PM

DAMMIT TK, you beat me to it!

Either way, I'll be tuning in on this one, writers with little-to-no-resume usually have a great idea that they want to see through and the idea is impressive enough for the TV hacks to leave their comfort zone. So long as this thing lacks a laugh track, it shows great potential.

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Ah fuck it: "Is this your homework, Larry?"

Posted by: Darcy M. at July 20, 2009 1:02 PM

Figgy must review this, for obvious reasons.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at July 20, 2009 1:05 PM

Also, the words "junta" and "jefe" don't get used nearly often enough, and here's a great opportunity.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at July 20, 2009 1:06 PM

My reservoir of good will for John Goodman will never -NEVER, I say - run dry, even if he made another three or four Flintstones sequels... I just love the guy that much.
I will be waiting for this show and despite the Stiller taint (which looks worse in print than I thought) have high hopes for it's success.

Posted by: Spender at July 20, 2009 1:10 PM

Yay! Spender's back!

Posted by: figgy at July 20, 2009 1:13 PM

Thank you as well for the conversational haitus. I generally refrain from speech during gustation. There are those who attempt both at the same time. I find it coarse and vulgar.

Posted by: henchman for hire at July 20, 2009 2:54 PM

Posted by: Mick J at July 20, 2009 3:55 PM

Um, nobody's pointed out yet that the pilot is to be directed by David Wain? That alone puts this in the 'encouraging' pile.

Posted by: Leff at July 20, 2009 6:21 PM





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