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TV Highlights for Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept., 13, 2009
Original at Washington Post
• Fri, Sep 11
Fox has a busy Saturday night, as "Cops" (at 8) and "America's Most Wanted" (at 9) air season premieres; at 12:30 a.m., the network offers new episodes of animated show "Sit Down, Shut Up," pulled off the air this spring.
Will Arnett- Geared up like always
Original at Thaindian.com
• Tue, Jun 16
Thailand Will Arnett is finishing all his current projects starting from Disney romantic comedy, When in Rome, he voiced over the English teacher in Sit Down, Shut Up on the Fox network. Will Arnett and Amy Poehler became parents to a son, recently, ...
FOX Shuts Up Sit Down
Original at Animation World Network
• Thu, May 14
CA Entertainment News International is reporting that FOX has given up on the new animated series SIT DOWN, SHUT UP! After a weak debut, the show was moved from the SIMPSONS follow-up spot at 8:30 pm to the 7:00 pm slot on Sundays. ...
Sit Down, Shut Up: "Back in Time" Review
Original at IGN TV
• Mon, May 11
CA Apparently the writers of Sit Down, Shut Up also have a soft spot in their hearts for those films because this episode was a condensed and perverted version of all of them. Essentially, it was an animated Not Another Teen Movie with a better cast and ...
Opinion: It's Miracle Versus Larry in New “Sit Down, Shut Up” Episode
Original at TheCelebrityCafe.com
• Mon, May 4
Ironically, on the Sit Down, Shut Up Fan Site page, there are mixed reviews; such as “appalled,” “loved,” “horrible,” and “awesome,” to describe the animated program created by Mitchell Hurwitz (Arrested Development, executive producer). ... Sit Down, Shut Up HitFix
Sit Down, Shut Up: "Miracle's Are Real" Review
Original at IGN TV
• Mon, Apr 27
CA When the voices of Jason Bateman and Will Arnett are fighting over the same woman, you can't help but think of the love triangle story on Arrested Development between the Bluth brothers and Marta, the gorgeous Spanish soap opera star. ... Sit Down, Shut Up: Miracle's Are Real TV Squad
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Original at New York Times
• Wed, Apr 22
United States A television review on Friday about “Sit Down, Shut Up,” a new animated comedy on Fox, referred incorrectly to the roles of two alumni of the show “Two and a Half Men” in the production of “Sit Down, Shut Up.” While the two, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim ...
Sit Down, Shut Up
Original at PSU Daily Vanguard
• Mon, Apr 20
Granted, I'd much rather have this over King of the Hill, which FOX announced (last October) that it intended to cancel in favor of newer animated programming (Sit Down, Shut Up and the forthcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show) on their ...
Sit Down, Shut up: Review zur neuen Fox-Comedy
Original at serienjunkies.de
• Mon, Apr 20
Als Sprecher angeworben wurden die ehemaligen „Arrested Development“-Hauptdarsteller Jason Bateman und Will Arnett sowie der Darsteller eines der Familienanwälte der Bluth, Henry Winkler (Der Fonz in „Happy Days“, „Out Of Practice“). ...
Review: 'Sit Down, Shut Up' should have been better
Original at San Jose Mercury News
• Sat, Apr 18
USA Along with Bateman and Kroll, the undeniably impressive cast includes Will Arnett (preening English teacher Ennis Hofftard), Henry Winkler (pathetic German teacher Willard Deutschebog), Cheri Oteri (mannish school librarian Helen Klench), Will Forte ...
'Sit Down, Shut Up' review - Sepinwall on TV - The Star-Ledger
Original at NJ.com
• Fri, Apr 17
Bateman is one of the voice actors on "Sit Down," as are "Arrested" alums Will Arnett and Henry Winkler. But there's only so much any of them -- or co-stars Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Cheri Oteri and Kenan Thompson -- can do with their voices alone ...
TV: Will Forte expands weekend presence with 'Sit Down, Shut Up'
Original at Scripps News
• Thu, Apr 16
DC By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In his seventh season on "Saturday Night Live," comic-writer-actor Will Forte is branching out once again in the new Fox animated comedy about teachers and students called "Sit Down, Shut Up." He does the ...
New Fox animated show reunites 'Arrested' cast
Original at Philadelphia Inquirer
• Thu, Apr 16
PA By Ellen Gray "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT" creator Mitchell Hurwitz did everything he could to bring about the mini-reunion in the Fox Sunday premiere of his animated series, "Sit Down, Shut Up." Including leaving one "Arrested" veteran's character out of ...
Henry Winkler Goes From 'The Fonz' to Teacher In 'Sit Down, Shut Up'
Original at Starpulse.com
• Mon, Apr 13
Henry Winkler was the ultimate cool kid on Happy Days. Now he's playing a teacher who's not so cool. Sit Down, Shut Up casts Winkler as the voice of an animated schoolteacher. Henry Winkler was the ultimate cool kid on Happy Days. Now he's playing a teacher who's not so cool. Sit Down, Shut Up casts...
Mitchell Hurwitz talks Sit Down, Shut Up and Arrested Development
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Apr 10
By Nick Zaino With Arrested Development, Mitchell Hurwitz went through the ringer with critical support, winning awards, and grassroots campaigns to convince Fox to keep the show on the air that ultimately failed. So what does Hurwitz do for a follow-up? He takes some of the same cast (Will Arnett, Ja...
‘Arrested’ Folk Join ‘SNL’ Talent to Voice ‘Sit Down Shut Up’
Original at Television Week
• Thu, Apr 9
By TVWeek Blinkers “Sit Down Shut Up” is bringing back some “Arrested Development” flair to Fox Sundays, as the animated comedy reunites creator Mitch Hurwitz with cast members Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Henry Winkler. Set in a high school, the animated series... “Sit Down Shut Up” is bringing back some “A...
Hollywood Outbreak » Blog Archive » DAMIEN LEWIS: LOOKING AT LIFE
Original at Hollywood Outbreak
• Wed, Apr 8
SIT DOWN, SHUT UP is the latest addition to FOX-TV’s ‘animation domination’ line-up. It’s an interesting hybrid of animated characters set against live-action backgrounds that gives the show a fresh look and original style. ... We spoke with series star WILL ARNETT recently and he told us th...
Arrested Development Friends Reunite For New Fox Comedy
Original at Cinema Blend
• Wed, Apr 1
Later this month, Fox’s new animated series Sit Down, Shut Up is set to premiere. Fans of Arrested Development will be pleased to know that some of the brilliant-but-cancelled series’ cast will be reuniting to lend their voices to this new ... We’ve got some videos featuring Will Arnett, Jaso...
Creator Teases About Arnett's 'Arrested Development' Movie Role ...
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, Mar 29
Days after Will Arnett publicly begged his Arrested Development writer/director Mitch Hurwitz for mercy, we got Hurwitz to respond exclusively. It looks like Arnett can expect things to get worse. ... "We're probably going to find new and exotic ways of humiliating Will Arnett, and coincid...
Q&A With 'Monsters vs. Aliens' Star Will Arnett -- New York Magazine
Original at New York Magazine
• Sun, Mar 29
To his fans, Will Arnett will always be Gob, the heedlessly idiotic brother on the dearly departed sitcom Arrested Development. ... You’ve got another project with Hurwitz, the animated show Sit Down, Shut Up (April 19 on Fox), which co- stars Jason Bateman. It’s about teachers as students in...
Will Arnett: Just call him the king of voiceovers | Showbiz News ...
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Fri, Mar 27
By Lynette Rice Arnett will lend his vocal cords to the role of an English teacher named Ennis Hofftard in Fox's animated TV comedy Sit Down, Shut Up (premiering April 19) from Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development). He has also accepted an uncredited ...
'Arrested Development' Actors Will 'Sit Down' with FOX in April
Original at BuddyTV
• Thu, Mar 26
By editor@buddytv.com Will the Arrested Development movie ever see the light of day? That's a question that only time will tell as producers Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard are still trying to close deals for their much-awaited project. But there's a way to catch Arrested Development actors Jason Bateman, Will A...
Review -- King of the Hill: "Nancy Does Dallas"
Original at Firefox News
• Mon, Mar 23
AZ NEXT EPISODE: King of the Hill remains on hiatus until April while Fox tries out the new animated program “Sit Down, Shut Up” in its timeslot. The next episode to air will be entitled “Reborn Again on the Fourth of July”, and will bow on April ...
Arnett vs. Bateman Sit Down and Shut Up | Scathing Reviews for ...
Original at Pajiba
• Fri, Mar 20
Will Arnett vs. Jason Bateman. COME ON! / Dustin Rowles. We haven’t heard a ton about Mitch Hurwitz’s follow-up to the brilliant “Arrested Development,” a show called “Sit Down, Shut Up.” It’s animated. It’s set in a high school. And the voice work is done by three “AD” alums, Jason Bateman, Will...
Sit down, shut up, and watch Will Arnett and Jason Bateman totally ...
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Wed, Mar 11
By Annie Barrett Sit Down, Shut Up premieres April 19 -- it's an animated series about the dysfunctional faculty of Knob Haven High, created by Arrested Development overlord Mitch Hurwitz. Along with Arnett (who teaches Health) and Bateman (ha -- P.E.! ... SNL peeps Will Forte, Kenan Thompson (who plays a lady...
Linkdown: 3/11/09
Original at twoguns (WordPress)
• Wed, Mar 11
By twoguns Must see for “Arrested Development fans:” Jason Bateman and Will Poehler talk ish about each other; both lend their voices to Mitch Hurwitz’s upcoming animated series “Sit Down, Shut Up”
Jason Bateman: Will Arnett Isn't The Father Of Amy Poehler's Baby, Wears A Toupee (VIDEO)
Original at Huffington Post
• Wed, Mar 11
By The Huffington Post News Editors Despite the fact that this promo doesn't really mention the show, it is designed to advertise the upcoming Fox comedy "Sit Down, Shut Up," an animated series created by "Arrested Development" founder Mitchell Hurwitz that three members of the AD cast as voices.
the comic's comic: "Sit Down, Shut Up" Promo Battle Comparison
Original at the comic's comic
• Wed, Mar 11
By Sean L. McCarthy The promos play up the reunion of Arrested Development cast members Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, which is good for all of the people who loved that sitcom but also odd because FOX didn't really stand by that award-winning show, did it now ? Also odd, the promos don't even ... Here is a promotio...
Amy Poehler is "surprisingly promiscuous" - VIDEO
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Mar 10
By Kona Gallagher The fact that Will Arnett may not actually be the father of wife Amy Poehler's baby is just one of the shocking tidbits you learn from Jason Bateman on the soundstage for Sit Down, Shut Up, Mitch Hurwitz's upcoming animated comedy in which he and Arnett both lend their voices. We heard about t...
"Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz and actor Will Arnett interviewed on the TV Talk Machine podcast.
Original at sfgate.com
• Tue, Mar 3
By tgoodman@sfchronicle.com (Tim Goodman) Here's the promised podcast interview with Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett. Hurwitz is the creator of "Arrested Development" and Fox's upcoming animated series "Sit Down, Shut Up" airing in April. Hurwitz also has a plethora of pilots that could be picked up this season including a remake o...
Easily the funniest thing I've seen all week
Original at Reel Fanatic
• Sat, Feb 28
Tags: amy poehler, nathan fillion, mitch hurwitz, Ian McShane, "The Office", "South Park", "Arrested Development", "Watchmen", "Castle", "Parks and Recreation", "Sit Down, Shut Up", "Kings" via Blogdigger blog search for "Sit Down Shut Up" ("Cheri Oteri" OR "Arrested Developmen...
"Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz and actor Will Arnett stopped by for a podcast.
Original at sfgate.com
• Fri, Feb 27
By tgoodman@sfchronicle.com (Tim Goodman) It was great end to a crazy week having Hurwitz and Arnett spice things up in the now much-ridiculed Podcave. Hurwitz, whose new animated series "Sit Down, Shut Up" starts on Fox in April, and Arnett, who provides the voice for one of the characters, were in San Francisco for WonderCon . I......Read...
Sit Down, Shut Up (2009) *english*
Original at EPisodeWorld
• Thu, Feb 12
FOX heads back to school when SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, a new animated comedy joining the Sunday Animation Domination lineup, premieres Sunday, April 19 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. From Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of "Arrested Development," SIT DOWN, SHUT UP focuses on the dysfunctional facul...
2009 WonderCon Movie Event Schedule
Original at /FILM
• Wed, Feb 11
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Comic Con has announced the complete programing schedule for the 2009 WonderCon in San Francisco. I’ve included the tv/movie-related highlights after the jump. Friday, February 27th 2009 1:00-2:00 Sony Pictures Television, 20th Century Fox, and FOX: Sit Down, Shut Up —Get ready to S...
Arrested Development creator returns to the network that killed him, possibly for vengeance?
Original at TV Squad
• Sun, Jan 18
By Danny Gallagher Fox announced that Hurwitz's new show, Sit Down, Shut Up, will air sometime next fall. Critics also got an advance screening at the Television Critics Association conference last week. Continue reading Arrested Development creator returns to the network that killed him, possibly for v...
Arrested Development in Development Say De Rossi, Hurwitz
Original at TV Feeds My Family
• Fri, Jan 16
By Bill Brioux(tvfeedsmyfamily@rogers.com) Of course, critics knew that already. Hurwitz himself told us that a few days ago when he was at the Fox portion of press tour promoting his new animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up (which co-stars A.D.'s battling Bluth brothers Jason Bateman and Will Arnett). “We have a deal more or less in place fr...
TCA: ‘Sit Down, Shut Up’...Now, Let’s Talk About ‘Arrested ...
Original at Broadcasting & Cable
• Thu, Jan 15
Now, Let’s Talk About ‘Arrested Development’. January 13, 2009. Fox offered its luncheon panel at the TCA press tour Tuesday on behalf new animated sitcom Sit Down, Shut Up, about a high school faculty in a small Florida fishing town. TCA members lunched on mac ... But the conversation turned co...
Fox Runs Counter to Industry Trends, Recommits to Live-Action Comedy
Original at Comedy Central Insider
• Wed, Jan 14
By dustin chinn In a shocking strategy that will no doubt warm the blackened spirits of WGA West members, Fox is ordering up more carbon-based comedy series. "We're doubling down our commitment to comedy, and we're rebuilding the live-action comedy brand," says Fox...
TV Newsround
Original at thecathoderaychoob (WordPress)
• Wed, Jan 14
By The Cathode Ray Choob Fox’s new animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up - produced by Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz and with voices provided by that show’s Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler, along with Pushing Daisies‘ Kristin Chenoweth - with debut on Sunday, April 19, according to V...
"Sit Down, Shut Up" and talk about "Arrested Development"
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Tue, Jan 13
Fox has a new animated comedy titled "Sit Down, Shut Up" coming up, so naturally a lot of the questions during its TV Press Tour session today were about ... "Arrested Development." Which is because "Sit Down, Shut Up" is executive produced by Mitchell Hurwitz, who created "AD," and features t...
'Arrested Development' cast voices animated 'Sit Down, Shut Up'
Original at blogs.pioneerlocal.com
• Tue, Jan 13
So, the "Arrested Development" movie has hit some snags, but Fox has given "Arrested" creator Mitch Horwitz's new animated show, "Sit Down, Shut Up" an April 19 premiere date. Among the group doing the voice talent will be Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Henry Winkler. Other characters wil...
Fox Cancels Prison Break + Schedules Sit Down, Shut Up
Original at entertainmentnow (WordPress)
• Tue, Jan 13
By Rosario T. Calabria In other Fox news, the network announced that Mitch Hurwitz’s animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up, will premiere on April 19, 2009, filling in for the King of the Hill slot on Sundays at 8:30pm after The Simpsons. ‘Sit Down’ will take over after the series finale of King of the Hill.
'Prison Break' Sent To Death Row By Fox [Cancellations]
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Jan 13
By Kyle Buchanan The show is just played out," he said today at TCA. Thus, the network plans to shunt the show's final episodes to Friday nights in April, where it can extend one clammy, tattooed hand and attempt to take down the beleaguered Dollhouse with it. But, there is some good news: the same month will se...
'Prison Break' Sent To Death Row By Fox
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Jan 13
By Kyle Buchanan The show is just played out," he said today at TCA. Thus, the network plans to shunt the show's final episodes to Friday nights in April, where it can extend one clammy, tattooed hand and attempt to take down the beleaguered Dollhouse with it. But, there is some good news: the same month will se...
The Rough Draft
Original at TAG Blog
• Mon, Jan 5
By noreply@blogger.com (Steve Hulett) But what's happening in the teevee sector of animation is, work has been up and down, putting it politely, for a long time. (People who've worked steadily for years have found themselves really scraping by in recent months ... and in many cases longer than months. Arggh.)
The end for King of the Hill
Original at snarkerati.com
• Fri, Nov 7
By Angela To blame for the axe coming down on the series seems to be the Fox network introducing a couple of new animated series into their schedule. First up will be the Family Guy spin-off series The Cleveland Show and another series titled Sit Down! Shut Up!
This headline about Fox's fall schedule isn't very good, either; the next one will be better, promise
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Thu, May 15
Other midseason series include the animated comedies, "The Cleveland Show," which spins off a character from "Family Guy," and "Sit Down, Shut Up," a comedy about burned-out schoolteachers based on a live-action Australian comedy. It was developed for Fox by "Arrested Development" c...
New J.J. Abrams Series 'Fringe' Billed By Fox As 'Felicity With Smoke-People'
Original at Gawker
• Thu, May 15
By Seth · Fox's fall schedule announcement introduces only two new shows: a comedy called Do Not Disturb (formerly The Inn), and J.J. Abrams's new series Fringe, which will air Tuesdays at 9 after House. Details on Fringe are being kept under close wraps, but based upon a slew of promotional images o...
How Do You Say 'Friendo' In Italian? [Trade Roundup]
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Apr 28
By Seth · The Simpsons writers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein will executive produce a new animated series for Fox, called Sit Down, Shut Up. Originally written by Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, it's based on a live-action Australian sitcom, and revolves around "the lives of seve...
Buzz News Roundup, 3/12
Original at BuzzSugar
• Wed, Mar 12
By BuzzSugar Two more have joined the cast of My Sister's Keeper: Jason Patric will play the girls' father and Thomas Dekker (formerly Zach on Heroes) will play "the older sister's boyfriend and a fellow cancer survivor," writes Hollywood Reporter.Online video service Hulu is now open to the public,...