Cast Member Accidentally Reveals That Jason Sudeikis Is Leaving 'Saturday Night Live'
Looks like Bill Hader and Fred Armisen aren't the only guys that made this past week's show their last. According to cast member Jay Pharoah, Jason Sudeikis has hung up his impersonations and has said goodbye to Saturday Night Live too.
"Hader, Armisen & Sudekis the talent of those three and just them as people in general will be missed but we will be strong and carry on..." Pharoah tweeted and then quickly deleted at the end of the show.
Though Sudeikis didn't actually announce his departure like Hader and Armisen during the show, it wouldn't be all that surprising. The Horrible Bosses just got engaged to Olivia Wilde, and would probably want to take some time off before getting married and moving on to film full-time.
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With a strong stable of returning shows, FOX hasn’t been looking to set its schedule on fire. Instead, they’ve opted to order new series that fit in with the network’s established hits: dysfunctional family sitcoms like Ben & Kate and The Goodwin Games make perfect companions for Raising Hope, The Mindy Project seeks to be next season’s New Girl, and dramas The Mob Doctor and The Following seek to immediately fill House’s absence. For the skinny on FOX’s complete plans for next year, check out our Full Guide to Fox’s 2012-2013 Schedule, and then read what we think of their batch of freshmen below.
The Mob Doctor
In one word: Whacked.
In ten words: Sopranos meets House we hope, but we have our doubts.
Other thoughts: We’re surprised it’s taken this long for someone to use the profession of “mob doctor” as the premise for a TV show, because it’s the perfect marriage between crime drama and medical drama. But The Mob Doctor looks like it’ll lack the edge it could have on a network like AMC or HBO. Yes, Jordana Spiro’s Chicago surgeon is a suitable badass who doesn’t think twice about yanking a screwdriver out of a dude’s head, but we fear the show’s grittier elements could get lost in bland family drama and mafia clichés.
Ben & Kate
In one word: Promising!
In ten words: So long as we don’t learn a lesson every episode.
Other thoughts: Thankfully this show is no longer called Ned Fox is My Manny, which could have been a title disaster of Cougar Town proportions. It would have also driven people away from what looks like a sweet, funny sitcom about a single mother (Dakota Johnson) and her man child brother (Descendants co-writer and Ed Helms-lite, Nat Faxon). The trailer delivers a few solid laughs, and if they don’t repeatedly end every episode with Ben and Kate learning to love each other despite their differences, the show could see itself on equal footing with New Girl and Raising Hope.
The Mindy Project
In one word: Adorbs.
In ten words: Promising, but can’t skate by on Kaling’s loveable charm alone.
Other thoughts: We’ve already offered up our underwhelmed thoughts on Mindy Project, but to reiterate, we expected more from one of the most likeable women in entertainment. But a sitcom pilot is like one of the many first dates Mindy finds herself on in the show – hardly indicative of how an actual relationship is going to go. So we're unsure, but Kaling could be funny enough to make it work, and if Bill Hader and Ed Helms become recurring stars, the show might just put itself together as its titular character’s messy single life falls apart.
The Following
In one word: Bacon!
In ten words: Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon’s inescapable reach spreads ever wider.
Other thoughts: FOX unleashes Kevin Bacon on an unsuspecting television audience, and the result is an atmospheric, creepy thriller about a serial killer amassing a following of likeminded murderers. Bacon plays FBI agent Ryan Hardy, a variation on the grizzled alcoholic detective who’s elevated from mere archetype by the simple fact that he’s played by Kevin Bacon. We know we just keep talking about star Kevin Bacon but, come on, it’s Kevin Bacon! We’ll be watching for the sheer spectacle. That The Following actually looks darkly entertaining is just a bonus.
The Goodwin Games
In one word: Puzzling.
In ten words: Fox overloads on dysfunctional siblings who really love each other.
Other thoughts: Whereas Ben & Kate had a few strong moments to make up for its schmaltzy premise, The Goodwin Games doesn’t look nearly as... good (sorry!). Three estranged siblings find themselves reunited when their father dies and challenges them to compete in a personalized game of Trivial Pursuit for their $23 million inheritance. Maybe that premise sounded clever on paper, but we just typed it out and it still sounds stupid. The Goodwin Games isn’t outright terrible, but mediocrity could spell its doom all the same.
What do you think of the new shows? Which are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.
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