Posted on 05/18/2018 1:52:42 PM PDT by ethom
I don’t know whether the Murphy Brown reboot planned for fall will be funny, but I do know it’s going to be political. At Tuesday’s CBS “upfront” — the annual unveiling of new fall shows for the networks to sell to advertisers — Candice Bergen was on hand to introduce a peek at the first new season of Murphy Brown since the show went off the air in 1998 after 10 seasons. Bergen, looking impish and energetic at age 72, said that “we wanted to stay really topical, so we didn’t shoot a pilot because if we did we’d already be several news cycles and Stormys out of date.”
I wonder if Bergen and the network really comprehend the potential resistance they’re going to face with this new Murphy Brown. The network they’re satirizing — Fox News — is going to be out there full-force, stirring up animosity among their viewers for this liberal sitcom. This will be especially true if the network and its audience believe that Roseanne has been muzzled for its conservative views.
It’s not as though Murphy Brown has never been political before this, of course. That son she’ll soon be competing against is the same born-out-of-wedlock child that inspired real-life criticism from Vice President Dan Quayle back in 1992. Bergen — whose movie career is still active with the comedy Book Club opening this weekend — isn’t shying away from the Fox News comparisons: “Cable news is populated with all kinds, like the Hannitys of the world and actual journalists too,” she said. The new Murphy Brown will have a combination of old and new cast members, including Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, and Grant Shaud from the original cast. CBS has ordered 13 episodes for a fall premiere.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
I love it when the left throws money at problems it can’t win.
I love it when the left throws money at problems it can’t win.
Fixed that. Much funnier.
Gone by October.
Liberal laughs=Trump anger.
Is Moonlighting coming back too?
Join Murphy Brown in her madcap escapades as she hosts a cell of MS-13 gang members in her spare bedrooms. The laughs turn to tears of empathetic joy when she discovers that these brutal murderers, drug smugglers, and human traffickers are lost boys with hearts of gold.
Also the reboot of Will and Grace...
which has been a ratings disaster.
The season finale only pulled in 3.6 million.
Will her 36 year old child still be living at home?
Will she have advanced one chair in the newsroom because of Ratherbiased reporting and MeTooScoundrel dismissals?
Ugh. Make it stop.
Yeah, because SNL hasn’t hit at Trump hard enough....every week....(barf)
Same with every other station....
Since most liberals lack a real sense of humor, I am not sure what “liberal laughs” will be.....
Liberals will laugh at anything anti-American posing as “humor.”
Facts of Life, Magnum PI or Golden Girls were available for revivals?
Raising the dead back to life in order to survive.
Good grief!
Cancelled after four episodes.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.