ABC already has signed ten new pilots to premiere in the Fall 2010 TV season. Which ones look promising? And which ones look doubtful? Mr. Sunshine Starring Matthew Perry, it's the story of a second-rate sports arena manager who thinks only of himself and is forced to reevaluate his life on his 40th birthday. This is his first TV series since Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (The End Of Steve was never picked up). It'll be fun to watch him on the small screen again. He was always my favorite in Friends, and I've always tried to keep up with his...

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TV executives are preparing for the summer and fall TV seasons and signing new TV shows. Here's a list of upcoming shows to watch for. ABC From the same creator of Friends comes a comedy about sisters. Scoundrels, from Shana Goldberg-Meehan, is about two sisters in different kinds of romantic relationships. Jennifer Finnigan plays the sister in a long-term but unmarried relationship and Joanna Garcia plays the other sister, who gets pregnant and marries the baby-daddy. CBS An untitled Criminal Minds spinoff is set to be introduced during an episode of Criminal Minds this spring. Starring Michael Kelly and Forest Whitaker, the series...

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This marks the final part in the Golden Globe winners series. Best Mini-Series Grey Gardens Best Actress, Mini-Series Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens Grey Gardens premiered on HBO last April 2009 with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange in the title roles as Edith Bouvier Beale. Drew Barrymore played Little Edie and Jessica Lange played Big Edie, Little Edie's mom. Little Edie is Jacqueline Onassis' real-life cousin. The film follows the isolated lifestyle of both mother and daughter, who were raised as Park Avenue debutantes but withdrew from the New York elite society. They retreated to their Long Island summer home, Grey Gardens. This mini-series continues...

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Last time, we talked about the Golden Globe winners for Drama TV programs. This week, let's talk about the comedy TV winners. Best TV Series - Comedy Glee I've always included Glee in my previous Couch Tuber articles as one of the best shows that came out in 2009. However, this time, I'm not totally sure about the Best TV series win. I was rooting for The Office or Modern Family to win. I still think The Office has one of the best comedy writing in TV today. And Modern Family just gets funnier and funnier as it gets more...

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On January 17th, the winners of the Golden Globes were awarded in a star-studded ceremony in LA. Did your favorite TV stars and shows win the big awards? Best TV - Drama Mad Men Since its premiere on AMC in 2007, Mad Men has garnered several awards, including the Emmys and Golden Globes for Best TV Drama Series, Writers Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards and the AFI Awards for 10 Most Outstanding TV Programs for 2007 and 2008. Mad Men stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, the biggest ad man and ladies' man in the world of advertising. He struggles to keep...

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