Flavor Flav stars in MyNetworkTV's first sitcom Under One Roof - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-06-2008, 09:12 AM

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MyNetworkTV is returning to the scripted arena with a new half-hour comedy series starring rap artist and reality-TV star Flavor Flav.

The network has ordered 13 episodes of "Under One Roof," a show that network president Greg Meidel describes as "a classic fish-out-of-water story."

Flav plays Calvester Hill, a former convict who moves in with his wealthy, conservative brother, Walter (Kelly Perine). Calvester turns the Hill family's life upside down, parading his old prison cronies through the house, teaching his nephew to be a gangsta rapper and butting heads with Walter's snooty wife.

"Roof" is directed by Brian Roberts and written by Danielle Quarles and Gelila Asres, non-Writers Guild of America writers. The show is in production in Toronto for a spring debut.

Flav, who was a founding member of hip-hop group Public Enemy, has starred in the reality series "The Surreal Life," "Strange Love" and "Flavor of Love."

MyNetworkTV launched in September 2006 with a lineup comprising only scripted drama strips but abandoned that format last year in favor of reality shows and theatrical acquisitions. "Roof" marks the network's first scripted sitcom.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

ThomasE · 03-25-2008, 06:35 PM

I wonder how plans for this show will pan out? I think that I will check it out.

Ireneparalegal · 03-25-2008, 06:38 PM

So basically it is FRESH PRINCE 2008.

ThomasE · 03-26-2008, 09:23 PM

Only Flav is not that fresh. LOL. He's been around too long.

Ireneparalegal · 03-26-2008, 09:31 PM

WASTED PRINCE 2008.

TVFactFan · 04-01-2008, 02:53 PM

copying is never a good idea

Ireneparalegal · 06-08-2008, 07:21 PM

Has anyone bothered to watch this show? I haven't.

Du Mont · 06-09-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Has anyone bothered to watch this show? I haven't.

I've watched it, and I find it amusing enough to keep coming back. I think its differs from Fresh Prince by being more focused on adult situations than teen ones.

I'm also enjoying The Best of In Living Color which follows at 8:30 pm.

MyNetworkTV has done a good job bringing the sitcom back to broadcast network television on Wednesday nights.

02-06-2008, 09:12 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Flavor Flav stars in MyNetworkTV's first sitcom Under One Roof LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MyNetworkTV is returning to the scripted arena with a new half-hour comedy series starring rap artist and reality-TV star Flavor Flav. The network has ordered 13 episodes of "Under One Roof," a show that network president Greg Meidel describes as "a classic fish-out-of-water story." Flav plays Calvester Hill, a former convict who moves in with his wealthy, conservative brother, Walter (Kelly Perine). Calvester turns the Hill family's life upside down, parading his old prison cronies through the house, teaching his nephew to be a gangsta rapper and butting heads with Walter's snooty wife. "Roof" is directed by Brian Roberts and written by Danielle Quarles and Gelila Asres, non-Writers Guild of America writers. The show is in production in Toronto for a spring debut. Flav, who was a founding member of hip-hop group Public Enemy, has starred in the reality series "The Surreal Life," "Strange Love" and "Flavor of Love." MyNetworkTV launched in September 2006 with a lineup comprising only scripted drama strips but abandoned that format last year in favor of reality shows and theatrical acquisitions. "Roof" marks the network's first scripted sitcom. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	So basically it is FRESH PRINCE 2008.
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03-26-2008, 09:23 PM	#4
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Only Flav is not that fresh. LOL. He's been around too long.

03-26-2008, 09:31 PM	#5
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	WASTED PRINCE 2008.

04-01-2008, 02:53 PM	#6
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06-08-2008, 07:21 PM	#7
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Has anyone bothered to watch this show? I haven't.