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NBC Adds Two More Comedies: '1600 Penn,' 'Animal Practice'
latimes.com 3 weeks agoNBC added more comedy to its roster with pickups for "1600 Penn" and "Animal Practice," the network confirmed Monday. "1600 Penn" is a White House family comedy, with Bill Pullman making his return as president (this time, there are no aliens as there were in "Independence Day"). While HBO's "Veep" takes a satirical look at the life inside the vice president's office, "1600 Penn" is more in the vein of "Modern Family," looking at the dysfunctional first family. The series, which comes from "Modern Family" d
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Upfronts 2012: Watch Previews Of 4 NBC Mid-season Series
latimes.com 2 weeks agoIn addition to its fall lineup, NBC released trailers from its mid-season shows on Monday as well. Among the projects waiting in the wings are the White House comedy "1600 Penn" (giving us a chance to see Bill Pullman back in a presidential role for the first time since "Independence Day" in 1996), the Dane Cook talk-radio comedy "Next Caller," the Jekyll-and-Hyde doctor drama "Do No Harm" and the Anne Heche housewife-as-prophet comedy "Save Me." "Book of Mormon" star Josh Gad appears in and is one of the e


















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