Neil Simon’s classic The Odd Couple is returning to television, with Matthew Perry as the star, co-writer and executive producer of a multi-camera comedy project for CBS, which has received a script commitment plus penalty. The new take on two mismatched roommates — the messy Oscar Madison (Perry) and the neat freak Felix Ungar — will be co-written by Perry and comedy veteran Danny Jacobson, who previously co-wrote another multi-camera couple comedy with the series’ co-lead: NBC’s Paul Reiser vehicle Mad About You. Perry, Matthew The Odd Couple hails from CBS TV Studios and two of its top pods, Timberman-Beverly and The Tannenbaum Co.
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If it gets picked up to series, please last more than one season. Forever bitter about Go On's cancellation.
ReplyDeleteDitto! Still bitter about that!
ReplyDeleteI really, really want him to succeed this time!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can make this work it will be MP, I don't think anyone else could do the simultaneous snark and charm of Oscar like him.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I'm signing on for the pilot if this gets picked up to series!
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, he succeeded with Friends. I want nothing but happiness for him, so it would be awesome for him to get a new show, but there are other people out there who didn't star in one of the world's biggest sitcoms that have tried for like 19 auditions and still not gotten anything.
ReplyDeleteWhen will the remakes stop, this remake will tank big time. The original will always be better
ReplyDeleteThis remake will just get cancelled,
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing the play with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick some time ago on Broadway I really can't picture anyone but them now, they were PERFECT. Lane is a comic timing GENUIS.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this is on cbs at least it has some remnant of possible success unlike if it were to have landed on NBC or abc
ReplyDeleteApparently we have a psychic here! What makes you so sure?
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