Ed
O'Neill ("Married... with Children") and Julie Bowen
("Boston Legal") Star Alongside a Talented Ensemble
Cast "Modern Family," a new half-hour comedy that
takes an honest and often hilarious look at the complexities
of modern day families.
Today's families come in all shapes and sizes, and that is
very evident in Jay Pritchett's very full and very blended
family. Jay and his new gorgeous and much younger wife, Gloria,
are happily married and getting accustomed to their new life
together. But when her pre-teen son develops a crush on a
16-year-old girl, it becomes apparent that Jay and Gloria
may have some generational and cultural gaps to bridge. Jay's
grown daughter, Claire, has a family of her own -- three kids
and a husband, Phil, who is practically a giant kid himself.
Things get a little tense when their teenage daughter, Haley,
brings a boy home and Phil tries to adopt the cool, hip dad
approach. Then son Luke misuses of his BB gun, which results
in Phil and Claire turning it right back on to him. Jay's
other grown son, Mitchell, is in a committed relationship
and has just adopted a baby girl from Vietnam with his life
partner, Cameron. They're going through the joys and anxieties
of bringing a baby home for the first time, but Mitchell still
has the daunting task of introducing their new addition to
the whole family.
"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett,
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof'a
Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah
Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel
Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.
Shark
Tank is a new reality show that gives budding entrepreneurs
a chance to make their dreams a reality and become sucessful
business people in these tough economic times. But the entrepreneurs
must first try to convince five tough, multi-millionaire tycoons
to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding
they need to jumpstart their business ideas.
The Sharks of "Shark Tank" have worked hard to
make their own entrepreneurial dreams come true and make their
ideas into empires. The five Sharks of this ruthless panel
are real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, "infomercial"
industry pioneer Kevin Harrington, technology innovator Robert
Herjavec, fashion icon Daymond John and financial expert Kevin
O'Leary.
In the premiere episode, several ambitious entrepreneurs
try to convince these merciless moguls to invest their own
hard earned cash in their breakthrough business concepts.
Although not all of the entrepreneurs will be fortunate enough
to convince the panel of their proposal, by the end of the
hour the Sharks will have given away more than half a million
dollars of their own money. The entrepreneurs include a chef
who believes his family's pie recipe has all the ingredients
to become a profitable culinary treat, an inventor with a
technological gadget he hopes will take the world by storm,
and a nanny who is confident that she has come up with a fun,
easy way for children to take their medicine.
The Shark's ultimate goal is to own a piece of the next big
idea. Entrepreneurs will be asked to give up a percentage
of their companies' equity to the Sharks in order to get the
money they need.
If successful, the once-desperate individual can rejoice
when the Sharks reveal their true interest in the product
and bid up the price of the investment. A really top-notch
idea will drive more than one of the Sharks to want to sink
his or her teeth into it, and a war between them will erupt.
But if the idea is poor, the Sharks will move on to the next
big idea. The Sharks will tear into any ill-prepared presenters
and pass on the idea with a simple, "I'm out!,"
sending the contestants running for the exit.
Castle
Well-known mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion)
is bored with his own success until he learns that a real-life
killer has started copying murder scenes from his novels.
NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a smart detective
who keeps a close watch on her cases begins to question
Castle. Though they instantly clash, sparks of another sort
also begin to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of
romance as Castle steps in to help find the killer. And
once that case is solved, he and Beckett build on their
new relationship as they look to solve more strange homicides
in New York - as much fun as one can have with death and
murder.
Castle is kept grounded by his Broadway diva mother, Martha
Rodgers (Susan Sullivan), and quick-witted teenage daughter
Alexis (Molly Quinn). Also starring in the series are Ruben
Santiago-Hudson as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery, Tamala Jones
as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective
Javier Esposito and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin
Ryan.
Cupid
Trevor
Pierce is a larger than life character who thinks that he
is Cupid and claims that he has been sent to New York City
by Zeus to bring 100 romantically challenged couples together
before he will be allowed to return to Mt. Olympus. His
mission quickly lands him in a mental institution.
After Trevor is found to be harmless to himself and others
and he is released and placed under the care of psychiatrist
and self-help author Dr. Claire McCrae. Trevor is also required
to attend her singles group therapy sessions on a regular
basis so that she can monitor his progress.
Trevor returns to his rented room upstairs from the struggling
Tres Equis Cantina, owned by Felix Arroyo and his sister,
Lita. In exchange for rent, Trevor becomes a bartender and
creates an atmosphere for singles looking for lasting love.
His ideas, such as half-price margarita nights and mariachi
karaoke duets, could help him bring couples together and
ultimately take him closer to the day that he gets to return
to Mt. Olympus.
No one believes Trevor's, but everyone finds charming.
Although he possesses a great knowledge of Greek mythology,
Claire finds that Trevor constantly interferes and contradicts
her when it comes to her pragmatic style of helping lonely
hearts find their soul mates. In true love, Claire believes
it's all about friendship and mutual respect; for Trevor,
heat and passion conquer all. Only time will tell who will
win this battle for love.
Better
Off Ted
Better
Off Ted takes place at the morally questionable office
of Veridian Dynamics where a sucessful good guy Ted (Jay
Harrington) runs research and development. No achievement
or invention is off the table for Veridian. Want cow-fee
meat grown in a test tube? Done. Want pumpkins to double
as weapons of mass destruction? Veridian will do it. Ted's
a single dad that loves his job, but he is starting to notice
the company's immoral pracices.
Ted is also struggling with a crush on a co-worker who
enjoys stealing from Veridian. He already had an office
affair with überboss Veronica (Portia de Rossi) and
does not want to repeat this mistake. Veronica is beautiful,
conscience free and lets nothing get in her way when it
comes to serving Veridian's needs. The employee research
scientist Phil (Jonathan Salvin) and his best friend, fellow
research scientist Lem (Malcolm Barret), are the geniuses
responsible for most of Veridian's weird science.
The
Goode Family
The Goode Family is a new animated series created
by Mike Judge ("King of the Hill," "Beavis
and Butt-head," "Office Space"), John Altschuler
& Dave Krinsky ("King of the Hill," "Blades
of Glory").
No matter how hard they try the Goode family can never
seem to keep up with the standards of right and wrong.
Gerald and Helen Goode live by the motto "What Would
Al Gore Do?. Gerald, a college administrator, and Helen,
a community activist work to eliminate their carbon foot
print through veganism, a hybrid car, and recyclying everything
possible. No matter how hard they try to be politically
correct or save the environment, something always goes wrong.
Gerald and Helen tried to do the right thing by adopting
an African child, Ubuntu, only to find out that he was South
African and white. As a teenager, Ubuntu eagerly tries to
embrace the Goodes' love of crafts and all things natural,
even though he leans towards more blue collar pursuits like
driving fast, using tools and violent sports. Teenage daughter
Bliss is always embarassed by her parents. Even Che, the
family dog, is rebelling against his owners by getting rid
of every stray animal in the area. Even the Goode's family
and friends find them hard to understand.
The Goode Family's voices are done by Mike Judge as Gerald,
Nancy Carell as Helen, Dave Herman as Ubuntu, Linda Cardellini
as Bliss and Brian Doyle Murray as Charlie. John Altschuler,
Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally
are executive producers of the series, which is produced
by MRC and 3 Arts Entertainment.
The
Motherhood
The
Motherhood is based on a similar web series and will
tell stories inspired by viewer's life experiences shared
through the show's website. Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) star in the comedy
that juggles motherhood, work and friends in the modern
world.
The show focuses on mothers Rosemary (Mullally), Jane (Hines)
and Emily (Jessica St. Clair). Rosemary is a fast-paced,
free-wheeling type of mom who has a loose parenting style
with her teenaged son. She has had several failed marriages,
but is currently single and lives by her own rules. Even
though her parenting style is very loose and nontraditional,
her son is more responsible than she is. Jane is Rosemary's
best friend and a recently divorced working mother of a
pre-teen and baby. She struggles to keep up with her home
life and her work after recently returning to work after
the birth of her baby. Thankfully Jane had a "manny"
Horatio (Horatio Sanz) to help her out. Jane's younger sister,
Emily, is the model stay-at-home mom of two young children.
Married to Jason (RonReaco Lee) her home is spotless and
her kids are nearly perfect.
Jane's "manny" Horatio commnicates with Jane's
baby through sign language and believes they have a special
connection. He is a kind soul who is more than just a babysitter
to the ladies of the house. Emily's husband Jason is a typical
breadwinner who would do anything for his family, but wants
everything to be in its place.
Surviving
Suburbia
Surviving Suburbia is a family centered sitcom that
follows Steve (Bob Saget) and Anne Patterson(Cynthia Stevenson),
a couple who have been married for 20 years and have two
children and a house in the suburbs. Steve tries to survive
suburbian life with his negative view of everyone and everything.
The comedy looks at family life and questions the system.
Why does exchanging keys with a neighbor for emergencies
always seem to result in house sitting? How come parents
always become respinsible for kid's school projects? Why
do adults now need mediators to handle disputes? There is
no such thing as a typical day in the suburbs.
Also starring in Surviving Suburbia are Jared Kusnitz (Otis,
Dance of the Dead) and G Hannelius (Interrogation) as the
Patterson kids, Henry and Courtney, plus Jere Burns (Good
Morning Miami, Something So Right) as Dr. Jim. Dan Cortese
(What I Like About You) and Lorna Scott (Criminal Minds,
The OC) are recurring guest stars as Onno and Monica, respectively.
Brothers
and Sisters
Brothers
& Sisters executive producers Ken Olin, Greg Berlanti,
Monica Owusu-Breen and Alison Schapker continue to follow
the California-based Walker family through the complicated
maze of modern American life. The compelling drama is about
five adult siblings and their strong but overly devoted
mother, Nora Walker (Oscar and Emmy Award winner Sally Field).
The Walkers' lives have been Challenged by romance, parenting,
divorce, infidelity, addiction, war and even death, but
they continue to work on their individual lives, while loving
each other unconditionally and trying to maintain some normalcy
after the loss and lies of their family patriarch, William
Walker.
Eldest sibling Sarah (Emmy Award nominee Rachel Griffiths)
is a recently divorced mother of two who finds herself in
a power struggle now that she has to help run the family
business, Ojai Foods, with her father's lifelong mistress,
Holly Harper (Patricia Wettig).Loyal brother Tommy Walker
(Balthazar Getty) helps run the business, but finds himself
torn between family loyalty and the desire to make a profit.
He also struggles with his marriage by trying to provide
the emotional support needed by his beautiful wife, Julia
(Sarah Jane Morris), and baby daughter Elizabeth. Kevin
(Matthew Rhys) is an openly gay lawyer who has a new spouse
, chef-in-training Scotty Wandell (Luke Macfarlane). He'll
question his career within the law firm when he encounters
prejudice about his sexuality.
The youngest in the family, Justin (Dave Annable), has
struggled with war trauma, injury and addiction while struggling
to resist his attraction to Rebecca (Emily VanCamp), who
he once thought to be his illegitimate half sister. Kitty
(Calista Flockhart) and Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) make
plans to adopt a child after a miscarriage and an unsuccessful
Presidential run. Saul Holden (Ron Rifkin) serves as the
emotional pillar of the Walker family who has finally chosen
to live his own life, exploring his feelings as an openly
gay man. And Nora Walker holds them all together as the
family matriarch.
Desperate
Housewives
Desperate
Housewives is a primetime soap with a different look
at the contemporary life of suburbia.
The series started with Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong)
leaving her perfect house in the suburbs. Commenting from
her brand new point of view, she took us into the lives
of her family, friends and neighbors. The series resumes
five years later on Wisteria Lane with new changes and secrets
in store for her circle of girlfriends. Susan Mayer (Teri
Hatcher) has a new man; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman)
is now dealing with troublesome teenaged boys who are constantly
breaking the law; Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross) is the owner
of a thriving catering business and on the verge of publishing
her first cookbook; and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Parker)
finds herself chasing after two daughters while her looks
begin to fade. The ladies have welcomed a new friend, Katherine
Mayfair (Dana Delany), into their group, but their disdain
for their prodigal neighbor, Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan),
remains.
Then there are the men: Mike Delfino (James Denton), the
father of Susan's son; Lynette's adorable husband, Tom (Doug
Savant), who always stays by his wife's side despite many
challenges; Gabrielle's ex-husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio
Chavira), who was left blind in the storm that ravaged Fairview;
and Bree's husband, Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan), who is
committed to doing anything for her.
Two new men have also moved into the neighborhood - Jackson
(Gale Harold), the new man in Susan's life, and Dave (Neal
McDonough).
Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did when she was
alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets
that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly
perfect American suburb.
The
Unusuals
The
Unusuals takes on both the drama and the comic insanity
of New York City police detectives. Every cop seems to have
a secret and many have a twisted sense of humor since each
day at work could be their last.
Detective Casey Shrager (Amber Tamblyn) was recently moved
from the Homocide unit to the bullets and bodies in Vice.
She has her share of secrets and finds that she is not alone
because the force is full of secrets. On her first case
she investigates the death of a former department member
with her new partener Jason Walsh (Jeremy Renner).
Secrets within the department are exposed as they seek
to solve the case. Detective Eddie Alvarez (Kai Lennox)
is prank-magnet that never hesitates to steal cases and
make them into front-page stories. The rest of the department
is made up of polar opposites Eric Delahoy (Adam Goldberg),
a risk taker, and Leo Banks (Harold Perrineau), a cautious
officer,the religious Henry Cole (Josh Close) and his partner
Allison Beaumount (Monique Gabriela Curnen) and Sgt. Brown
(Terry Kinney) who is trying to get rid of corruption in
the precint.
According
To Jim
Jim Belushi stars as the macho "everyman"
who loves his family. He's is a devoted husband to his wife,
Cheryl (Courtney Thorne- Smith), and a great father to his
five kids, including tweens Ruby (Taylor Atelian), Gracie
(Billi Bruno) and Kyle (Conner Rayburn), as well as twin baby
boys Gordon and Jonathan. He constantly tests his wife's patience
with his manly antics. His brother-in-law and best friend,
Andy (Larry Joe Campbell) is taken for granted as the one
who tries to cover for Jim's constant scheming while continuing
his search for his ideal woman.
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