Celebrity birthdays: Nov. 8 Nov 9, 2009
Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith ( According to Jim, Ally McBeal ) is 42. Actress Parker Posey is 41. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
I Like to Watch Nov 8, 2009
" It's tough to do justice to just how ridiculous this scene becomes when Phil pulls a muscle in his back, falls down the stairs, and ends up being carried like a baby to the couch by the kid he's trying to intimidate. But the real stars of "Modern Family" are Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), Phil's brother-in-law and his partner, who've just adopted a daughter from Vietnam. Like the best actors in a Christopher Guest film, these two are at once absurd enough and... (Salon)
Belushi, TV vets plot courtroom drama Nov 3, 2009
Belushi is coming off a long run in the ABC sitcom According to Jim. . (Variety)
Celebrate the autumnal equinox at 2:18 p.m. today Sep 24, 2009
Only twice a year, with the arrival of spring and fall, does the sun intersect celestially to create equal parts day and night, according to Jim Todd, an astronomer at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. The equinoxes are moments in time rather than whole days. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Best new TV: "Modern Family" Sep 23, 2009
But isn't it about time that family comedies started ripping off something a little more current than "According to Jim". Instead of the usual family sitcom curse of clich. (Salon)
‘Modern Family’ presents domestic bliss with a twist Sep 23, 2009
Modern Family finds its humor in the variety and eccentricity of the characters, in the fact that Anytown, USA, doesn t really look like According to Jim. Matthew Gilbert can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Chubby Stars We Love Sep 14, 2009
For a really long time, Jim Belushi was just a poor man's John Belushi: "We need a pudgy, funny guy; get the other Belushi!" But after an incredibly hard-to-believe 27 years, Jim has fought his way out of his legendary brother's shadow, from his own stint on "SNL" to the eight-season run of "According to Jim.". Luke Conley. (Fox News)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 13-19 Sep 10, 2009
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley ("According to Jim") is 38. Rapper Nas is 36. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Poehler doesn't blossom in 'Parks' Sep 6, 2009
Still, you have to wonder who's going to look at 22 episodes of "According to Jim" when they avoided them the first time around. Also this week: "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Bailouts could top $23 trillion yes, trillion. Jul 22, 2009
Even the Moon landings and the New Deal didnt come close to $23 trillion: the Moon shot in 1969 cost an estimated $237 billion in current dollars, and the entire Depression-era Roosevelt relief program came in at $500 billion, according to Jim Bianco of Bianco Research. The annual gross domestic product of the United States is just over $14 trillion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Other Emmy nominations: Best hairstyling? Choreography? Title sequence? Jul 17, 2009
According To Jim Heaven Opposed To Hell ABC ABC StudiosGeorge Mooradian, Director of Photography. Californication In Utero Showtime Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity And ThenMichael Weaver, Director of Photography. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19-25 Jul 16, 2009
Actress Beverly Archer ("Major Dad, "Mama's Family") is 61. Actor Peter Barton ("Sunset Boulevard,""Burke's Law") is 53. Drummer Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) is 49. Actor Campbell Scott is 48. Actor Anthony Edwards ("ER") is 47. Singer Country singer Kelly Shiver (Thrasher Shiver) is 46. Actress Clea Lewis ("Ellen") is 44. Singer Urs Buhler of Il Divo is 38. Drummer Jason McGerr of Death Cab For Cutie is 35. Actor Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural,""Gilmore Girls") is 27. July 20:... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
UPDATE: Baby locked in car case being looked at by County Attorney's Office Jun 28, 2009
" SPURSNSADDLES wrote on Jun 23, 2009 3:16 PM:" According to Jim OConnor, spokesman for UNI, campus police were alerted to a baby locked in a hot car about 8:20 p.m. OConnor said the car wasnt parked at a place where they could make a general announcement to find the parents. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
For June, TV outlook is a mixed bag at best Jun 2, 2009
of "According to Jim." Are those tear drops on your newspaper. At 9 p.m. on NBC, Brian Williams has a special called "Inside the Obama White House." Not to be outdone, at 9:30 p.m. the Sundance Channel has "Is Your House Killing You?" And at 10 p.m., Discovery Channel has a "Man vs. Wild" special featuring Will Ferrell. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Twitter proposes TV competition series May 27, 2009
Brillstein Entertainment's credits include Real Time with Bill Maher(HBO), The Sopranos(HBO), According to Jim (ABC) and NewsRadio (NBC). The San Francisco-based Twitter, which was founded in 2007, is one of the Internet's fastest-growing sites. (USA Today -- Life)
ABC Goes Nuts! May 21, 2009
The network canceled "Samantha Who?," "In the Motherhood," "Cupid," "The Unusuals" and officially announced that "According to Jim" would never haunt this country again. Left at the curb were comedy pilots featuring Lauren Graham, Eric McCormack, Anita Renfroe, Alyssa Milano and Leah Rimini. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
ABC, NBC roll out new fall lineups May 20, 2009
To make way for the new shows, ABC has canceled "Samantha Who?," "Opportunity Knocks," "Motherhood," "Eli Stone," "Pushing Daisies," "Cupid," "Dirty Sexy Money," "Life on Mars," "The Unusuals" and "According to Jim.". "Surving Suburbia" will air this summer. (Fresno Bee)
The First Album of The Doors May 18, 2009
A Brief Review of the Songs Released in the Debut Album. The debut self-titled album of The Doors is usually considered as the best album of the band, as it contains some legendary rock songs. (Suite101.com)
ABC has pilots, but will it stick with them? May 14, 2009
Shows still "on the bubble" and yet to be renewed: "According to Jim," "Better Off Ted," "Castle," "Cupid," "In the Motherhood," "Samantha Who?," "Scrubs," "Surviving Suburbia," "The Unusuals.". Pilots in play for the 2009-10 season: ABC announced this week, ahead of its up-front appearance, that it has already picked up the drama "Flash Forward," based on the Robert J. Sawyer novel about how everyone in the world blacks out for two minutes and 17 seconds, each seeing his own future. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Mad Men' Season 3 won't show till August May 7, 2009
-- More proof that there are no TV gods and, if there are and we can't see them, then they're really spiteful: "According to Jim" is now on at 8 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays on ABC. See, it's like if you tune in for the first half hour and yell, "Hey honey, come quick, you're not going to believe what's on ABC right now," they've got you. Because you'll spend 20 minutes arguing if it's actually a show from 2009 or a rerun. (San Francisco Chronicle)
What kind of TV show is my life? May 4, 2009
I laugh with my husband all the time about being a cross between Kevin James in "King of Queens" and Jim Belushi in "According to Jim." He does crazy things sometimes but you have just gotta love him. I am more like Debra from "Everybody Loves Raymond" - a little intense sometimes, a messy housekeeper, and bad cook, but at the same time intelligent and loves her family dearly. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What's the future of network television? Apr 17, 2009
WTAE will pre-empt "According to Jim" on Tuesday with a "Severe Weather Guide" special. "Jim" will air at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Seth Rogen's makeover: Could a new look hurt his career? Apr 10, 2009
But where "According to Jim" and "The King of Queens" take their stars' mismatched relationships for granted, Rogen's movies have always taken great pains to explain why he gets the girl - and that's probably the key to his appeal. He has a demonstrable heart, a lovable vulnerability, and, beneath the marijuana haze, a sharply working brain. (Boston Globe)
Inside the actors studios Apr 7, 2009
Before you start seething with jealousy, keep two things in mind: One, I also have to watch "According to Jim." Two, you don't need a press credential to sample similar experiences. Anyone heading to the Left Coast for spring break should sacrifice a few hours of beach bumming to soak in the show-biz sights of Hollywood's studio tours, several of which are surprisingly accessible and unpredictable. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
'Surviving' the suburban blahs Apr 6, 2009
Why else would the network bother with such an empty effort, a show that threatens to replace "According to Jim" as the supreme symbol of sitcom banality and laugh-track hell. Domestic comedy doesn't get more generic, more insipid, or more pointless than "Surviving Suburbia," and no, I haven't forgotten about "Gary Unmarried" or "In the Motherhood.". (Boston Globe)
It would be nice if OnMedia's Catholic business clients would ask why Mediacom,... Mar 26, 2009
Charter Communications has also offered 10-second spots for years, according to Jim Heneghan, the MSO's senior vice president marketing and advertising sales. All the cable networks that offer local avails provide "tune-in taggables" - with 20-second spots promoting their shows, he said. (Multichannel News)
The President's prime-time pitch Mar 24, 2009
And why something such as According to Jim is still on the air. The U.S. is in crisis. (Globe and Mail)
Police: Fugitive ex-NFL QB killed in Greece crash Mar 21, 2009
The State Department used fingerprints to determine that the victim of Saturday's crash was William "Jeff" Komlo, according to Jim Vito, Chester County's acting chief detective. Vito said he was initially skeptical, concerned because of Komlo's history that he might have faked his own death. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Networks angry... Mar 19, 2009
ABC will cancel previously planned back-to-back episodes of "According to Jim.". Posted Mar 18, 2009 07:26 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Then & Now: Stars Who Left Their Hit Shows Too Soon Mar 15, 2009
She and her next costar, Jim Belushi, were much less competitive about their weight on "According to Jim.". Chevy Chase. (Fox News)
Linda Hamilton skirts The Line Mar 13, 2009
She's never stopped working, but to go from an international hit television show and two blockbuster films to guest spots on Frasier and, horror of horrors, According to Jim Well, that's just sacrilegious. Linda Hamilton in The Line, which makes its debut Monday on The Movie Network and Movie Central. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Interactive TV? How about focus on the plot? Mar 12, 2009
But first I wanted to check out what they'd be talking about in the sessions - a more efficient way to kill off "According to Jim," perhaps. As it turns out, much of the discussion planned was about targeted advertising - or how to use "multiplatforms" to get the word out. (San Francisco Chronicle)
One year later, police still searching for missing mom Heather Mallory Mar 7, 2009
According to Jim McCausland, Cole has not called a single time since moving to Idaho and has shown no outward interest in the investigation. "You know it's a year on Sunday. It's emotional to a lot of people. It's emotional to me and you know he's not there. So I guess that's how I answer that.". (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Scores survive plane crash Feb 26, 2009
Four Boeing employees traveling on business were aboard the plane, according to Jim Proulx, a spokesman for the company. All four are based in the Seattle area, he said, but he would not provide further details until their families had been notified. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Katrina jokes get Mencia pulled from parade Feb 7, 2009
Joining Rivers as a celebrity monarch will be ABCs According to Jim star Jim Belushi and AMCs Mad Men star Bryan Batt. Also riding are former American Idol contestant Josh Gracin, daytime TV stars Christian LeBlanc of The Young and the Restless and Ricky Paull Goldin of All My Children, and the cast of the TV comedy series Reno 911. (MSNBC -- News)
