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'Cougar Town' and 'Modern Family': Hallelujah! People watched 'em!
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Thu, Sep 24
Beyond Cox's winning performance, Cougar Town features a deep, appealing ensemble cast including Dan Byrd (of the late, lamented Aliens in America), ... Cougar Town' or 'Eastwick'? Go with the catUSA Today Other Shows : Season 1 : Episode 1 Cougar Town: "Pilot"A.V. Club
Can comedy stars strike gold on small screen?
Original at Belleville News-Democrat
• Tue, Sep 22
shows," said CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff, who previously championed the critically acclaimed but low-rated sitcoms "Aliens in America" and ...
Are you ready for Fall Premiere Week?
Original at From Inside the Box
• Mon, Sep 21
Dan Byrd (who we all loved in "Aliens in America") is great as Jules's teenage son. I'm most worried about Christa Miller, who plays Jules's best friend ... and more »
Some familiar faces on the small screen
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Sat, Sep 12
shows," said CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff, who previously championed the critically acclaimed but low-rated sitcoms "Aliens in America" and ... and more »
ABC Family and the CW are chasing women
Original at Kansas City Star
• Wed, Sep 9
up for (like “Reaper” and “Aliens in America”). Insofar as it has an audience, the CW seems to know what it likes. Speaking of ratings, if the CW did as ... and more »
Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
Original at University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications
• Tue, Aug 18
For example, while programs such as "NASCAR in Primetime," "Jericho" and "Aliens in America" drew smaller audiences than other programs with shared ... and more »
Episode Title: (#107) "Light My Fire"
Original at the futon critic
• Tue, Aug 18
a feminist with a razor-sharp tongue, portrayed by Lindsey Shaw ("Aliens In America"), and Bianca, a girl with a plan to climb the social ladder at her ...
So long and farewell to "Monk"
Original at From Inside the Box
• Wed, Aug 5
Amy Pietz was one of the adoptive mothers. I still miss seeing her as the mom on "Aliens in America" and, of course, she was Annie on "Caroline in the City. ...
Pilot Watch: Cougar Town
Original at BuzzSugar
• Wed, Jun 17
CA Byrd (Heroes, Aliens in America) does a great job of convincing us that having Jules for a mother would be embarrassing. The bad: The show's language is surprisingly raunchy — I'd give an example, but I don't think I can print it here — and Jules can ...
CW targets programs appealing to women
Original at NewsOK.com
• Tue, May 26
OK The network has also stopped developing comedies after a couple — "Everybody Hates Chris” and "Aliens in America” — couldn't match critical buzz with commercial success. "In all honesty, we had a lot of disappointment with comedies,” said Dawn Ostroff, ...
CW network banks on models, vampires
Original at Worcester Telegram
• Sat, May 23
MA The network has also stopped developing comedies after a couple — “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Aliens in America” — couldn't match critical buzz with commercial success. “In all honesty, we had a lot of disappointment with comedies,” Dawn Ostroff, ...
Adhir Kalyan Interview - Paul Blart: Mall CopOriginal at it.truveo.com
• Sun, May 10
Adhir Kalyan, the star of one of my favorite too-soon-cancelled TV shows ('Aliens in America'), makes his feature film debut in the comedy 'Paul ... it.truveo.com
Top 55 TV Programs for May 3-9, 2009
Original at NewsOK.com
• Thu, Apr 30
OK ◊“Rules of Engagement” (8:31 pm on CBS): Confirmed bachelor Russell challenges his engaged buddy Adam and the married Jeff to a contest to see which of them has an easier time ‘‘sealing the deal” with women. Adhir Kalyan (‘‘Aliens in America”) guest ...
ProSieben: «Aliens in America» stark, «90210» und «GG» gut
Original at serienjunkies.de
• Sun, Apr 26
Um 14:20 Uhr schickte ProSieben die erste Folge der ehemaligen und moralisch umstrittenen The CW-Comedy „Aliens in America“ mit bärenstarkem Erfolg auf Sendung. Insgesamt sahen sich 0,69 Mio. Menschen den Piloten zur Serie an, was für eine deutlich ...
Well I'm Watching - Kings, Better Off Ted, Lost, and More
Original at Tapeworthy
• Thu, Mar 19
By thehues@gmail.com (Vance) Spencer Breslin (now grown up as a teenager and looking a bit like Michael Cera), Monique Coleman (High School Musical) and Amy Pietz (who should have WON an Emmy for Aliens in America) all guest this week! Kudos to the casting agent!
Aliens in America: Ab Ende April bei ProSieben
Original at serienjunkies.de
• Thu, Mar 19
Single-Kamera Comedy „Aliens in America“ ausstrahlen. Trotz hoher Qualität kam die Serie nicht gut bei den amerikanischen Zuschauern an und wurde nach nur einer Staffel mit 18 Episoden abgesetzt. In der Serie geht es um die Familie Tolchuk, ...
CW Stars Fired Up by New FlickOriginal at blogs.trb.com
• Wed, Mar 11
Then we get into juicy CW scoop! Anna Lynn talks about a blast from the past who could wreak havoc in the season finale, Adhir talks about the experience of working on Aliens in America and what he's been working on since, and Daneel talks about what she hopes she'll get to do on One Tree Hill, p...
TODAY’S PICKS: Friday
Original at Dispatch Online
• Thu, Feb 26
South Africa 1. SABC3, 7.30pm: Aliens In America – Raja encourages Anita, the hottest girl in school, to dress modestly and act intelligently. Claire suddenly becomes the head of the A-list crowd and Franny decides to focus on Gary’s wardrobe. ...
Wednesday Potpourri - your questions, familiar faces, and more!
Original at From Inside the Box
• Wed, Feb 18
She also was on How I Met Your Mother as the crazy ex-girlfriend whose name Ted couldn’t remember. Candace recognized Dan Byrd as Luke on Heroes. Byrd was Justin last season on the still missed Aliens in America and Candace and I both remember when he ...
TODAY’S PICKS: Friday
Original at Dispatch Online
• Thu, Feb 5
South Africa 1. SABC3, 7.30pm: Aliens in America – Raja explains to his class how close he and Justin are. This leads to rumours about the two being a couple being spread throughout the school. Claire advises Justin to completely ignore Raja. 2. ...
Top 80 TV Programs for Feb. 8-14
Original at NewsOK.com
• Wed, Feb 4
OK Dan Byrd (“Aliens in America”) and Zeljko Ivanek (“Damages”) guest star. ◊“Lagerfeld Confidential” (6 pm on Sundance): Shot over the course of three years, this new documentary offers an entertaining visit with German-born fashion designer Karl ...
Will They? Won't They? Now we know.
Original at From Inside the Box
• Wed, Jan 28
Will They? Won't They? Now we know. She’s the real Mrs. Draper on Mad Men and was Sister Mary Bernard on Desperate Housewives. Amy Pietz was the victim’s bitter ex-wife. She was Franny last season on Aliens in America (please pause for a moment of silence) and Annie many years ago on ...
Where Are They Now? Some Greenroom Chatter for December 17, 2008
Original at TV Series Finale
• Wed, Dec 17
One of the most frustrating realities of series television is that sooner or later, our favorite TV shows will likely be cancelled. Fortunately, many of the actors go on to films and other TV shows like Samantha Who?, Nip/Tuck, Fringe, and CSI: NY. Here's where you'll be able to find Brittan...
CW Adds 90210, Two Other Fall Shows
Original at frontier.cincinnati.com
• Thu, Nov 13
By John Kiesewetter(noreply@blogger.com) The CW has announced its fall schedule -- two new dramas, including the "90210" spin-off, and a reality show. Gone are "Aliens in America," "Life Is Wild" and "Girlfriends." No word on "Beauty and the Geek," which isn't on the season announcement. The "Reaper" will come back at midseason. Two...
Aliens in America < TV | PopMatters
Original at PopMatters
• Sat, Nov 8
By Todd R. Ramlow Aliens in America - Review -- Aliens in America critiques US disciplining of differences of all sorts, despite the usual trumpeting of a dedication to multiculturalism and diversity.
Rock on! The season premiere of '30 Rock' - TV Gal - Zap2it
Original at From Inside the Box
• Mon, Oct 27
I still miss Aliens In America. It was so under rated and overlooked. It deserved another chance with more of a push from the network. Chris | Oct 28, 2008 7:23:56 AM | #. Maureen, you are wise, wise, wise! Point well made! ...
MUSLIMS ON AMERICAN TV: CW NET ANNOUNCES "ALIENS IN AMERICA" SITCOM FEATURING MUSLIM CHARACTER/PREMISE
Original at Framing Conflict
• Thu, Oct 9
By E.C. Nisbet(noreply@blogger.com) The CW Network announced today that it was picking-up Aliens in America, a 1/2 hour sitcom about a Pakistani Muslim teen living in Middle America. I would not be surprised if one reason that such a show was developed was the success of Little Mosque on the Prairie on the CBC. That show was picke...
Aliens in America: FOX mit neuem Comedy-Projekt vom AiA-Team
Original at serienjunkies.de
• Fri, Sep 26
Germany - Sep 26, 2008 Hinter dem Projekt stehen die Schöpfer der kurzlebigen The CW-Comedy „Aliens in America“. Nur ein kurzes Fernseh-Leben war der Serie „Aliens in America“ ...
NBC and me and the art of procrastination . . . the season ...
Original at From Inside the Box
• Wed, Sep 17
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What Is The CW Good For?
Original at http
• Mon, Sep 15
By Michelle Both Jezebel and I would love the answer to this question. Since the merger of UPN and WB, the new CW has become a reincarnation of the WB as shows with minority protagonists were removed from the line-up. Only Everybody Hates Chris and America’s Next Top Model remain. Aliens in America, a show...
'Privileged': The CW scores again
Original at Season Pass
• Wed, Sep 10
By Variety.com * The CW has done it again. Last season our group of 30- and 40-somethings surprised even ourselves by giving high ratings to both of the CW’s new offerings — “Aliens in America,” which lasted just one strike-shortened season and “Reaper,”...
Tonight on the Tube: TV Marathons, Skins & Mad Men
Original at TVaholic.com
• Sun, Aug 31
By Jason the TVaholic The Simpsons (FOX): Repeat. Bart has a prank backfire and starts to believe that he was ratted out, but by whom, in “The Debarted” from this past season. Aliens in America (The CW): Repeat. Justin and Raja come up with a brilliant school prank, in “Junior Prank.”
Fall TV Preview: Sunday
Original at TheDay
• Thu, Aug 28
CT - The only network launching new shows on this night is the CW. And since I will never forgive them for canceling Aliens in America, I’m not going there. ...
<b>Aliens in America</b> - Sun, 8:30 PM ET, <b>CW</b>
Original at MSN TV
• Thu, Aug 21
When Justin (Dan Byrd) balks at donning the costume of Musky the Fish, the school mascot, Raja (Adhir Kalyan) steps up and takes the job, and he's good at it. So good, in fact, that he gets into a scuffle with a spectator at a game, ...
'Aliens in America' Actor Lands Role in 'Rules of Engagement'
Original at BuddyTV
• Wed, Aug 20
Adhir Kalyan has performed a number of productions in South Africa, including theatrical adaptations of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and the ...
Alienated/ It's Too Late Now - Aliens in America, Men In Trees
Original at Tapeworthy
• Tue, May 27
By noreply@blogger.com (Vance) Still, it was no less hilarious since Franny does her scheming to get these two together in the first place, AND THEN goes out of her way to clear some alone time for Raja and Sadika (and by extension, Claire and the hot blond foreign exchange student which was equally hilarious, especially...
Tonight on the Tube: Aliens in America, Desperate Housewives, The Tudors & This American Life
Original at TVaholic.com
• Sun, May 18
By Jason the TVaholic The Simpsons (FOX): Spring Season Finale. Lisa gets a TV show of her own. Aliens in America (The CW): Series Finale. All the kids begin dating someone new. It really is too bad that more people didn’t find this charming and often very funny show.
BROADCAST/CABLE
Original at dailymarauder (WordPress)
• Tue, May 13
By Marauder The CW, has renewed Reaper for a second season with 13 episodes for midseason. It is expected the network will place Reaper on Thursday nights with Supernatural after Smallville finishes its run. Other new projects expected on the CW fall schedule are Surviving the Filthy Rich and Stylist...
The CW Cancels Aliens in America
Original at entertainmentnow (WordPress)
• Mon, May 12
By Russ T.C. Though it was never a ratings getter for the network, the move to Sunday nights compeletly killed it. It went from averaging 1.99 million viewers and a 0.8/2 rating/share among adults 18-49 in its original Monday timeslot to 1.04 million viewers (-950,000/-48%) and a 0.4/1 rating/share amo...
Tonight on the Tube: Aliens in America, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives & This American Life
Original at TVaholic.com
• Sun, May 11
By Jason the TVaholic Animal Planet has 14 episodes of Meerkat Manor. CMT has eight episodes of Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy. Discovery Channel has 11 episodes of Deadliest Catch. MTV has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Sci Fi has 10 episodes of Eureka. TLC has 12 episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8.
TV Podcast #15
Original at TV Talk Podcast with GMMR and Ducky
• Thu, Oct 11
By dan@duckyxdale.com (Duckyxdale & GiveMeMyRemote) TV Podcast 15 - Fall TV Has Begun: What's Hot, What's So Not New Shows We Talk About: Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, Journeyman, Big Bang Theory, Aliens In America, Reaper, Private Practice, Bionic Woman, Moonlight
TV Podcast #15
Original at TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky
• Thu, Oct 11
TV Podcast 15 - Fall TV Has Begun: What's Hot, What's So Not New Shows We Talk About: Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, Journeyman, Big Bang Theory, Aliens In America, Reaper, Private Practice, Bionic Woman, Moonlight
Aliens in America
Original at homepage.mac.com
• Tue, Oct 9
is a delightful new sitcom on the CW network about a middle class family in Wisconsin that decides to host an exchange student, in an effort to shore up the popularity of their awkward, socially misfit son. But instead of a boy like the tall, Nordic blond on the program's brochure, Raja shows...
Download Aliens in America from iTunesOriginal at ism.com
• Tue, Oct 9
By TimK The show airs Monday nights at 8:30 PM Eastern, and I’ve seen the first two episodes. My one-line review: A show about a teenage boy, his superficial family, and an exchange student from Pakistan. Addressing through caricature real issues many of us would rather ignore, it sometimes feels...
TV Review: Aliens in America - A Refreshing Tale for the Masses
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Sep 29
By Nazir Kutub American television needs a revolution - could this be it?
Aliens In America - New Show on CW
Original at ApnaSpace Desi
• Sat, Sep 29
This show is about a Pakistani foreign exchange student from Islamabad named Raja Musharaff. He comes to America to a family with a son who has trouble fitting in at school. The son finds himself relating to Raja, who not only is having trouble fitting in at school but in the country as well. Eve...
CW Video: Jared Padalecki, Aliens in AmericaOriginal at ism.com
• Wed, Sep 26
By TimK Two links: Jared Padalecki, Part One - A video exclusive from the Supernatural set in Vancouver: Jared Padalecki talks to Jason C. about how Sam will change in Season Three. Note for spoilerphobes: there are some minor spoilers in this clip.Amy Pietz of Aliens in America - Amy Pietz answers s...
SHE MADE ME WATCH THIS! Fall pilot review: "Aliens in America", "Reaper" and "Cane"
Original at AfterEllen.com
• Fri, Sep 7
By sarahwarn The short version? Cane is the Jimmy Smits-led Latino family drama, Reaper is the Buffy-esque dramedy of a young man who discovers on his 21st birthday that his parents sold his soul to the devil, and Aliens explores how a Wisconsin family reacts when a Pakistani Muslim exchange student c...
Fall TV's Five Toughest Tradeoffs
Original at BuzzSugar
• Tue, Sep 4
By BuzzSugar No. 5: "Chuck" vs. "How I Met Your Mother" & "Aliens in America" (Mondays, 8-9 p.m.) — "Chuck," one of my favorite new shows, is battling against the underappreciated comedy "How I Met Your Mother," which I've pledged to watch this season, and "Aliens in America," one of the most intriguin...
CW - executive session, fall season preview - TCA report
Original at TV Squad
• Sat, Jul 21
By Michael Maloney Filed under: Programming, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, TCA Press Tour, Hidden Palms, Casting The CW's got some funny sitcoms both old (Everybody Hates Chris) and new (Aliens in Amer...