An Icon, a ‘Freak’ and a ‘Geek’–It’s Judd Apatow’s Time at Paley Fest
Mar12

An Icon, a ‘Freak’ and a ‘Geek’–It’s Judd Apatow’s Time at Paley Fest

Nearly every television producer working today has a sad story about the one that got away – the passion project that made it to air but after usually a very short period of time was axed, justifiably or not, by the network. This scenario is one that can rankle creators years, or even decades later. For Judd Apatow, that show was “Freaks and Geeks,” which ran on NBC in the 1999- 2000 season and was canceled after 18 episodes, but has...

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It’s Time for Another Session of Web Therapy with Lisa Kudrow
Jul23

It’s Time for Another Session of Web Therapy with Lisa Kudrow

Fans of the Showtime series got a special in-person treatment session at the Paley Center as Lisa Kudrow, Lily Tomlin, Don Roos, Dan Bucatinsky and Gary Levine were “grilled” by moderator Sarah Gilbert before a sold-out crowd.   The new season of the show, which started out as a web series, premieres July 23 on the pay cabler.   Kudrow plays Fiona Wallice, a therapist who espouses the idea that the traditional 50 minute talk...

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