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HERC's STRONG BOX: MYOB, REAL WORLD Casting Special & More!!

Published at:  Jun 06, 2000 6:16:44 AM CDT

Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here. HERCULES THE STRONG has been laying low recently, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been paying attention to the world of Coax. He managed to scratch out this missive to me earlier tonight. In the next few weeks, AICN is going to start reviewing the pilots for all the shows that the networks picked up for this fall. HERC's going to be one of the guys heading up that effort for us, so look for those reports soon. Until then, he's got some quickies to tide you over.



THE OPPOSITE OF NBC



Top five reasons to tune into tonight’s first episode
of NBC’s “no-confidence” sitcom “M.Y.O.B.” at 9:30
p.m.:

1) It was created by Don Roos, writer-director of “The
Opposite of Sex,” which may or may not be the most
entertaining comedy released in 1998.

2) It stars sitcom goddess Lauren Graham. Remember
her as Andrea, the bipolar management consultant who
promoted Lisa over Dave on “NewsRadio?” Or as the
“Townie” who was neither Jenna Elfman or Molly
Ringwald? In any case, she plays a high school
assistant principal who discovers she has a grown
niece (or perhaps a daughter?) she never knew about.

3) The Ricciesque smart-mouthed “niece” is played by
fast-rising blonde Katharine Towne, daughter of
world’s greatest screenwriter Robert Towne and actress
Julie Payne (the hot female scientist in Albert
Brooks’ feature directorial debut “Real Life”). Since
launching her feature career in 1998, Towne has
already completed work on “Without Limits,” “She’s All
That,” “Go,” “The Bachelor,” and the upcoming “What
Lies Beneath,” “In Crowd,” “But I’m A Cheerleader” and
“Town and Country.” So this may be her last TV series
for a while.

4) "M.Y.O.B." was not filmed before a live audience.

5) The second episode of “Survivor” isn’t on till
tomorrow.

CASTING GROUCH



Another good reason to stay home tonight is MTV’s new
hourlong “Real World/Road Rules” casting special,
airing at 10 p.m. These series launchers tend to be
even more entertaining that the shows they set up.
(Listen for a lot of “Whew, glad he didn’t get cast”
and “Dang, how come she didn’t get cast?” around the
water cooler Wednesday.) The New Orleans-set “Real
World 9” kicks off June 13. “Roal Rules 9” hits the
highway June 19.

THE FUTURE, CONAN?



See how NBC’s “Late Night” runs without Andy tonight,
as Conan and Co. mount their first Richterless episode
since the sidekick’s much-lamented departure.

Here’s what else is on the late-night radar:

Cool people on the chatshows TONIGHT: ex-Groundling
and superrich sitcom star LISA KUDROW (Letterman);
ex-Groundling and SNL newbie RACHEL DRATCH (Conan);
MTV movie guru CHRIS CONNELLY (Kilborn); and “Gone in
60 Seconds” love interest ANGELINA JOLIE (Leno).

Cool people on the chatshows WEDNESDAY: peacetime
consiglieri ROBERT DUVALL (Letterman); babe and faux
American CLAIRE FORLANI (Kilborn); terrorists of the
macabre PENN & TELLER and hit machine GOO GOO DOLLS
(Conan); and “Magnolia” muse AIMEE MANN (Leno).

Cool people on the chatshows THURSDAY: friend of
Knowles and Moriarty ROGER EBERT (Letterman);
everybody’s favorite “Buffy” nemesis JAMES MARSTERS
and "VIP" bookworm LEAH LAIL (Maher); brand-new
Shakespearian icon ALICIA SILVERSTONE, “Road Trip”
star ANDY DICK and “Daily Show” fixture LEWIS BLACK
(Conan); and -- again -- Til Tuesday vet AIMEE MANN
(Later).

Cool people on the chatshows FRIDAY: a real REAL WORLD
NEW ORLEANS CAST MEMBER (Kilborn); and blonde “Blair
Witch” survivor HEATHER DONAHUE (Leno).

I warn you not to defy me!

I am – Hercules!



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  • Jun 06, 2000 6:28:33 AM CDT

    TS

    by two-shay

    When you're not watching these shows, go rent Twin Sitters. You won't be disapointed!

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  • Jun 06, 2000 7:16:44 AM CDT

    real world

    by facefacely

    thank god they gave me a week off , that marathon nearly killed me.

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  • Jun 06, 2000 9:35:08 AM CDT

    I'm Third?

    by smapdi

    Okay, so I watched the Real World blitz this past weekend on MTV and honestly, are we really looking forward to another season of RW? I feel that every season is getting more contrived and far less "real". The only thing I really want to see is the house. It is the house that keeps me coming back for more. But otherwise...And I'm also not sure how I feel about M.Y.O.B. Now if it were called B.Y.O.B that would be another story.

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  • Jun 06, 2000 3:43:55 PM CDT

    BYOB to MYOB?

    by zeno

    Loved Opposite of Sex. Will check MYOB out.

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  • Jun 06, 2000 9:16:02 PM CDT

    M.Y.O.B

    by coop

    OK so I watched it but it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth like one of those commercials that try to be cool by having kids saying how they hate commercials that try to be cool. It seemed to be trying too hard to be hip. If the writing gets better I suppose it could be watchable but the main character isn't likable in the least. People said that about "Action" but at least Peter Dragon was a sympathetic asshole.

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