View Full Version : Amanda Bynes Returns to TV
Old Guy
03-23-2009, 02:22 PM
Her last movie was Hairspray, so I can see why she's returning to TV. The girl has to pay the bills.
Amanda Bynes ("WhatI Like About You") is set to star in the ABC pilot "Canned."
"Canned" revolves around a group of friends who are all fired on the same day. Kevin Etten created the show and exec produces, while David Rosenthal and Peter Traugott are also EPs.
She joins a cast that also includes Tim Peper, Stephanie Lemelin and Baron Vaughn.
RonDrakenfan17
03-23-2009, 02:28 PM
Yah I'm excited for this. I've loved every show she's done in the past :D
Marvin Tikvah
03-23-2009, 02:30 PM
Canned is exactly what is going to happen to this pilot once ABC throws at at some random slot and it bombs in the ratings.
Considering they were going after shows that take the worries off the public's mind, I don't see how making unemployment the main plot point of the show will do that.
Shawn Hopkins
03-23-2009, 02:34 PM
I've been hearing about this pilot for a while now. With Bynes on board it has a much better chance of getting picked up, but I don't know if it'll be successful. Do people really want to watch a show that will remind them that because of a bad economy the life they've spent decades trying to make for themselves can be derailed at any moment with a layoff or firing?
I believe it was posted before that the networks are planning quite a few shows featuring the bad economy. There are doubtless many more where this came from.
Mesousa
03-23-2009, 03:54 PM
Hm, the plot sounds like something out of a movie...
Chris Sanders MSX
03-23-2009, 04:24 PM
They could totally take the limited nature of the plot and have all the friends get jobs in a local canning factory.
Master Moron
03-23-2009, 08:39 PM
I've been hearing about this pilot for a while now. With Bynes on board it has a much better chance of getting picked up, but I don't know if it'll be successful. Do people really want to watch a show that will remind them that because of a bad economy the life they've spent decades trying to make for themselves can be derailed at any moment with a layoff or firing?
Yes, they do. I can't stand watching shows where all the main characters are rich and successful when I'm unemployed. I would much rather watch a show where the main characters are in a similar situation as I am.
Anyway, is Amanda Bynes of legal age now? If so, she's hot.
Manhunter
03-23-2009, 08:47 PM
Anyway, is Amanda Bynes of legal age now? If so, she's hot.
From IMDB.com:
Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California.
She's legal.
Old Guy
03-23-2009, 09:42 PM
Do I have to remind everyone of the Norman Lear sitcoms of the `70s? It's possible for recession-centered sitcoms to work.
Light Lucario
03-23-2009, 10:20 PM
It's nice to hear that Amanda Bynes is coming back to TV. The pilot sounds interesting. As for the fact that it would remind people of the bad economy, I've actually never felt like that for any of the shows that I've watched where people are much more well-off than I am. It's mostly because when I watch a show or a movie, I try to not to focus on myself and my problems, but more on the show itself. That doesn't always work, of course, but that's just what happens with me.
Shawn Hopkins
03-23-2009, 10:33 PM
Do I have to remind everyone of the Norman Lear sitcoms of the `70s? It's possible for recession-centered sitcoms to work.
Yeah, okay. I agree. Roseanne too, to some extent.
But this is a show expressly about getting fired at a time when lots of people are in danger of getting fired. That's not watching people you can relate to if you've still got a job no matter how bad, that's watching a scenario that scares the crap out of you. I think it would make anyone except those already laid off uneasy. Unfortunately, enough people are losing their jobs that it might have a rather big audience.
Old Guy
03-23-2009, 10:46 PM
But this is a show expressly about getting fired at a time when lots of people are in danger of getting fired.
How is that any different from a Black person watching Good Times in the `70s? Or a white person of racist parents watching All in the Family? A show that hits close to home can be successful if it's good.
Shawn Hopkins
03-23-2009, 10:50 PM
How is that any different from a Black person watching Good Times in the `70s? Or a white person of racist parents watching All in the Family? A show that hits close to home can be successful if it's good.
I don't understand what you mean. They're making a show about a thing that is, right now, something that people fear the most. It's like releasing a funny comedy about the post-nuclear apocalypse during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's more scary than funny.
Old Guy
03-23-2009, 10:55 PM
I don't understand what you mean. They're making a show about a thing that is, right now, something that people fear the most. It's like releasing a funny comedy about the post-nuclear apocalypse during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's more scary than funny.
The Norman Lear sitcoms of the `70s (shows like All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Sanford and Son) were EXTREMELY current and relevant yet they managed to be the most successful of the decade. So, like I said, a show that hits close to home can be successful if audiences find it good. And I think that's what TV executives, writers, and producers are trying to re-capture.
Shawn Hopkins
03-23-2009, 10:57 PM
The Norman Lear sitcoms of the `70s (shows like All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Sanford and Son) were EXTREMELY current and relevant yet they managed to be the most successful of the decade. So, like I said, a show that hits close to home can be successful if audiences find it good. And I think that's what TV executives, writers, and producers are trying to re-capture.
I'm not arguing. I'm just saying that, from a personal perspective, I have no idea what I would do if I lost my job. I don't want to watch a show that reminds me each week that that's a possibility. I'm confident I'm not the only person who feels this way.
Old Guy
03-23-2009, 10:59 PM
I'm not arguing. I'm just saying that, from a personal perspective, I have no idea what I would do if I lost my job. I don't want to watch a show that reminds me each week that that's a possibility. I'm confident I'm not the only person who feels this way.
I'm sure that there's people who feel that way. Those people existed in the `70s as well. Hence the successful of Happy Days and other Gary Marshall produced sitcoms. However, you can't deny that there's a market for current event sitcoms. If this Amanda Bynes sitcom is actually good then it has potential to be very successful.
Shawn Hopkins
03-23-2009, 11:02 PM
I'm sure that there's people who feel that way. Those people existed in the `70s as well. Hence the successful of Happy Days and other Gary Marshall produced sitcoms. However, you can't deny that there's a market for current event sitcoms. If this Amanda Bynes sitcom is actually good then it has potential to be very successful.
Good point. Give me Gary Marshall over Norman Lear any day.
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