Gosh dang it all. NBC isn't picking up the Tina Fey and Robert Carlock produced series The Sackett Sisters reports Deadline. The pilot -- which stars Casey Wilson and Busy Phillipps -- was ordered way back in January. Written by Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine Nine), The Sackett Sisters followed two sisters as their lies changed when they performed a harrowing act that sends them into C-list stardom. Fans of the two can watch Happy Endings and Cougar Town to console themselves.
Tracey Wigfield has 'Great News' for NBC
It's been a long time coming but another NBC show from one of the 30 Rock producers is on the way. Tracey Wigfield's Great News is about a mother and daughter relationship changing as the mother (Andrea Martin) starts an internship at the daughter's (Briga Heelan) cable news network. It's got the common "old generation vs young generation" jokes but the trailer above does give the show some promise. Plus, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock creators are producing so there's bound to be some great laughs. Nicole Richie, John Michael Higgins, Horatio Sanz, and Adam Campbell are also in the cast. Great News debuts on NBC Tuesday, April 25th at 9:00 PM.
Tina Fey goes to war in 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' trailer
Tina Fey has been hitting her stride over the past few years. After two successful series, a few produced pick ups, and the release of her new movie with Amy Poehler called Sisters, you'd think she'd want to rest. No way! Check out the trailer for her new movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot based on the book The Taliban Shuffle. The movie is written by Fey's writing partner Robert Carlock and costars Billy Bob Thorton, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie, and Alfred Molina. It releases on March 4.
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock keep the comedy train rolling at CBS
TIna Fey and Robert Carlock are staying busy with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt awards and new NBC shows but that won't stop them from creating new ventures. Deadline reported over the weekend that the duo and their Kimmy buddy Jack Burditt have landed their comedy writing plane over at CBS with a multi-camera project. The show is yet to be titled but does have a synopsis as it "centers on an oddball athlete who drives family, friends and strangers bonkers after he unexpectedly finds himself retired." Burditt will write and executive produce alongside Fey and Carlock. Like Amy Poehler, Fey has a production company, Little Stranger, that produces at least two projects a year.