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JamesG · 03-05-2012, 11:24 PM

Wendie Malick: "Hot in Cleveland" Saved Sitcoms (VIDEO)
3/5/12

Veteran sitcom star Wendie Malick said she had lost faith in TV comedies ... until "Hot in Cleveland" came around. While promoting the TV Land comedy on "Good Day LA", Malick said she thought sitcoms had hit a rough patch after her stints on "Dream On" and "Just Shoot Me".

"I think the basics are that these are four incredibly grounded human beings. We get to play outrageous women, but we all have real lives, you know family, friends... we love coming to work but we all have our own lives to go home to.

At one point I did think that sitcoms should go off into the desert and call it a day, cause there was a long, dry period when all of them were pretty juvenile, and silly and the writing wasn't very good. Now we have reality shows" (laughs)

However, Malick said TV Land helped reverse that course by pairing veteran writers with seasoned comics, like herself and the rest of the "Hot in Cleveland" cast, which includes Betty White, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli.

"In their wisdom TV Land realized that there still was an opportunity to put together good comedians and get great writing and people would tune in. There was something incredibly comforting and enjoyable about that."

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Schmoopie · 03-16-2012, 06:38 AM

I would have to agree, but it's a shame that HIC is on a station that not everyone can get! Of course there are DVDs and so forth. I'm glad that she, Jane Leeves, Betty White and Valerie Bertinelli have had so much success with HIC! And I had totally forgotten about Wendy being on "Just Shoot Me" and "Dream On"!

OH Nuts! · 04-02-2012, 09:36 PM

Well, how can anything with Betty White not be good? Answer: It can't.

I don't get TV Land, but I do have the first 2 seasons.

TV Land is nothing to write home about, with this show as the one of the few exceptions.

03-05-2012, 11:24 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,120	Wendie Malick Says "Hot in Cleveland" Saved the Sitcoms *Wendie Malick: "Hot in Cleveland" Saved Sitcoms (VIDEO)* 3/5/12 Veteran sitcom star Wendie Malick said she had lost faith in TV comedies ... until "Hot in Cleveland" came around. While promoting the TV Land comedy on "Good Day LA", Malick said she thought sitcoms had hit a rough patch after her stints on "Dream On" and "Just Shoot Me". "I think the basics are that these are four incredibly grounded human beings. We get to play outrageous women, but we all have real lives, you know family, friends... we love coming to work but we all have our own lives to go home to. At one point I did think that sitcoms should go off into the desert and call it a day, cause there was a long, dry period when all of them were pretty juvenile, and silly and the writing wasn't very good. Now we have reality shows" (laughs) However, Malick said TV Land helped reverse that course by pairing veteran writers with seasoned comics, like herself and the rest of the "Hot in Cleveland" cast, which includes Betty White, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli. "In their wisdom TV Land realized that there still was an opportunity to put together good comedians and get great writing and people would tune in. There was something incredibly comforting and enjoyable about that." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._1321866.html? Attached Images

03-16-2012, 06:38 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I would have to agree, but it's a shame that HIC is on a station that not everyone can get! Of course there are DVDs and so forth. I'm glad that she, Jane Leeves, Betty White and Valerie Bertinelli have had so much success with HIC! And I had totally forgotten about Wendy being on "Just Shoot Me" and "Dream On"!
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04-02-2012, 09:36 PM	#3
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Well, how can anything with Betty White not be good? Answer: It can't. I don't get TV Land, but I do have the first 2 seasons. TV Land is nothing to write home about, with this show as the one of the few exceptions.