'Baby Bob' Returns to CBS -- No, Really
05-28-03, 09:46 AM
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'Baby Bob' Returns to CBS -- No, Really
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?31694
Tue, May 27, 2003 04:27 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - At CBS' upfront presentation earlier this month, network CEO Les Moonves made a joke about "Baby Bob" coming back.
Or so people thought.
The critically spit up-upon show, which revolves around a couple whose infant child can converse like an adult, is scheduled to return to CBS at 8 p.m. ET Friday, June 6. It's scheduled for an eight-episode run.
Despite the negative reviews, "Baby Bob" performed fairly well in a short run last spring, averaging more that 12.5 million viewers in a cushy timeslot between "The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
The grown-up cast -- Adam Arkin, Joely Fisher, Elliott Gould, Holland Taylor and Marissa Tait -- returns, as does Ken Campbell as the voice of Bob, who began as a character in a series of ads for an Internet service that no longer is in business.
CBS also has finally given a premiere date to "Charlie Lawrence," which stars Nathan Lane as a former TV star newly elected to Congress. The show, originally slated for midseason, will make its debut at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday, June 15. Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne") and Ted McGinley ("Married ... with Children" ) also star.
Never watched it, never will!
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Tue, May 27, 2003 04:27 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - At CBS' upfront presentation earlier this month, network CEO Les Moonves made a joke about "Baby Bob" coming back.
Or so people thought.
The critically spit up-upon show, which revolves around a couple whose infant child can converse like an adult, is scheduled to return to CBS at 8 p.m. ET Friday, June 6. It's scheduled for an eight-episode run.
Despite the negative reviews, "Baby Bob" performed fairly well in a short run last spring, averaging more that 12.5 million viewers in a cushy timeslot between "The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
The grown-up cast -- Adam Arkin, Joely Fisher, Elliott Gould, Holland Taylor and Marissa Tait -- returns, as does Ken Campbell as the voice of Bob, who began as a character in a series of ads for an Internet service that no longer is in business.
CBS also has finally given a premiere date to "Charlie Lawrence," which stars Nathan Lane as a former TV star newly elected to Congress. The show, originally slated for midseason, will make its debut at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday, June 15. Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne") and Ted McGinley ("Married ... with Children" ) also star.
Never watched it, never will!
Chris
05-28-03, 11:53 AM
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Re: 'Baby Bob' Returns to CBS -- No, Really
Originally posted by mrpayroll
Despite the negative reviews, "Baby Bob" performed fairly well in a short run last spring, averaging more that 12.5 million viewers in a cushy timeslot between "The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Despite the negative reviews, "Baby Bob" performed fairly well in a short run last spring, averaging more that 12.5 million viewers in a cushy timeslot between "The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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What was the internet service? Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring the Pets.com sock. Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring ANY damn sock.
05-29-03, 01:49 AM
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I've never watched, but if this thing is at all funny I commend the writers for pulling laughs out of such a idiotic concept. Maybe they should be given a chance on something less stupid. Reagrdless, the idea makes this unwatchable for me, and I liked Herman's Head, for chrissakes. 
Reminder that it comes on tonight. Better than reruns!
06-06-03, 02:54 PM
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Originally posted by Darren Garrison
What was the internet service? Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring the Pets.com sock. Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring ANY damn sock.
What was the internet service? Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring the Pets.com sock. Personally, I'd rather watch a show starring ANY damn sock.
I couldn't find a link to the commercials (they're probably on Kazaa somewhere), but I did find this interesting story.
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seatt...30/story8.html
A custody battle for a CGI talking baby.
06-06-03, 03:28 PM
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The mother is Joely Fisher, you can see a ton of pictures here:
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Fisher,+Joely(click on "more pictures" under her photo)
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Fisher,+Joely(click on "more pictures" under her photo)
06-06-03, 05:42 PM
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The first scene in the first episode had Joley's tits practically falling out of her shirt. At that moment I knew CBS had their best show in years...
