Party Down fans will love this! Adam Scott and Lizzy Caplan have been cast in an indie feature from Sanchez Productions called The Bachelorette. It will focus on a group of old high school friends who get together for the wedding of a friend. Will Farrell and Adam McKay will produce. Kirsten Dunst and Casey Wilson are also attached to the project.
I am still traumatized by the cancellation of Party Down. It got to the point that when I recently moved and ordered cable, I refused to include the Starz channel on my package. The joke's on them: Cult status on the show is growing, and the idea of a Party Downmovie has been mentioned by various cast members.
Until that elusive and mythical feature is created, we can enjoy Caplan and Scott's cool chemistry under the hands of McKay and Farrell. Since Adam will be playing Lizzy's former high school crush, perhaps those hilarious sparks will fly.
Last week there were shouts of horror and despair in the comedy geek community when Party Down was unceremoniously taken off Netflix's Instant Play service. It was a low blow to fans who were still mourning its cancellation. The disappearance of the streaming episodes from Netflix was likely due to the preparation of season two's DVD release on September 28th. However, if you're jonesing for Party Down now, co-star Martin Starr tweeted a link to all episodes to tie you over until the DVD plops in stores. http://www.casttv.com/shows/party-down
Starz gave it a good try with Party Down, but it pulled the plug. It's a shame that no one really knew where to get Starz in the first place. RIP Party Down. Maybe Facebook's "Save Party Down" group will revive you. It helped Betty White.
There's no doubt about Party Down's buzz among comedy television nerds. This show is pretty sensational. Season two has already passed by in a flash, and here we are - on the cusp of the season finale. The beauty of this is that Constance is back! She was the kooky, crazy actress whose time with the Party Down catering crew was cut way too short when the marvelous actress Jane Lynch took up with the cast of Glee. Seeing her is a sight for sore eyes - sore, happy eyes because despite her leaving, she was replaced by Jennifer Coolidge and Megan Mullally who proved that the transient nature of the members of a catering crew can continue on in fictional way and still be hilarious. Nevertheless, seeing Lynch return is a lovely site.
Watch Party Down on Friday night on Starz at 10am or view it on Netflix.
If comedy is your bag, and Paul is your favorite male name, it's your lucky night. Two Pauls - one Scheer and one Tompkins are lighting up the small screen tonight.
Have you been watching Party Down on Starz on Fridays at 10pm or any other time it repeats on the channel? No? Try Netflix, because tonight the hilarious Mr. Paul Scheer will be guesting in a role of supreme douchebaggery. You won't want to miss it.
Check out Paul F. Tompkins' comedy special You Should Have Told Me on Comedy Central tonight at 11pm. He's hilarious and the fact we are lucky to see him on television tonight makes us all lucky bastards.
If you don't have Starz, you can watch season two of Party Down on Netflix. If you are like me and do have Starz but can't find it on your line up of thousands of channels, put down the Friday night martini, pick up your guide and look for it. It's on tonight at 10pm. (Or also watch it on Netflix). If this show hasn't crossed your eyeballs you're missing a great comedy with a stellar cast filled with the likes of Megan Mullally, Adam Scott, Martin Starr, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan, and Ryan Hansen.
Tonight's episode, "'Not on Your Wife' Opening Night" was directed by David Wain and guest stars Rachael Harris and Rob Huebel.
It also will warm you up to see Huebel (and Party Down's Megan Mullally who also stars) on Children's Hospital...on Adult Swim starting on July 11th with season one, followed by the brand new season two in August.
Party Down Season two is up on the Starz website for immediate viewing. The show premieres tomorrow on the Starz network and will air on Fridays at 10pm. Watch it anyway you can! (More to come on Party Down. Stay tuned).
Here's even better news:Party Down season two premieres April 23rd at 10pm ET/PT on the Starz Network. Starring Adam Scott, Ken Marino, and Martin Starr it made some waves among comedy lovers in TV land. New to the cast this season is Megan Mullally who replaces Jane Lynch who left the show to join the cast of Glee last season. Happily, Lynch will return in a guest role. Also showing up this season will be Thomas Lennon and Kristin Bell.
Due to the weekend haze that came upon me this past Memorial Day, the season finale of Party Down temporarily washed clean from my memory like the Naval whites of our NYC Fleet Week visitors. But it happened, and I watched. And I loved.
It's easy to see why the new Starz comedy, featuring a bunch of Hollywood dreamers surviving on minimum wage at the L.A. catering firm "Party Down", has become the coolest show to watch. The humor is not only sharp, but the cast is phenomenal. It enjoys the cool, effortless comedic timing of Jane Lynch, who due to her commitment with Fox to co-star in the new series Glee, was replaced late season by the flighty and fabulous Jennifer Coolidge. Adam Scott, with his slack eyed sexiness, maintains a vibe of hopelessness as Henry Pollard, the former actor who gives up on his dreams while dragging his past glory as a beer pitchman on his back like a cross. He leans on Casey Klein (played by cute Lizzy Caplan) with the hope that love will keep him going, but as a down on her luck comedian, her heart is focused on career success. Ryan Hansen as Kyle Bradway enlivens the archetype California blond guy bound to become famous in some surfer slacker reality show, and Martin Starr is perfect as the dry, sci-fi geek screenwriter hopeful Roman Debeers, who will most likely be bumming it out in a studio writers room, brainstorming sketches or breaking stories for an A-list comedic film star one day.
But I save my person favorite for last. Ken Marino as Ron Donald is a sweet, yet complicated character - in the same vein as Michael Scott. Once a hard living party animal nerd, we find Ron in a state of stoic redemption, passionately striving to be the consummate manager. He endeavors to please, but often fails. Ron stands apart from the rest of the Party Down staff. For them, the job is a time killer for a paycheck. They dwell in a lackluster haze, out doing each other in personal dramas and ambition, orbiting around Ron in a state of de-attachment. Yet, Party Down is Ron's life, his career. After all, there's that SoupR Restaurant franchise he wants to own one day. Marino harnesses sympathy much like Carell. It lives in his pores. He can make you laugh while laying in his own vomit, or crying in a closet, but you know there is something profound there.
No word on season two just yet, but it's due to happen. Co-creators/writers Rob Thomas and John Enbom (along with Paul Rudd and others) didn't anticipate how successful the show would be, so the cast ensemble needs to be confirmed, but all in good time.
When the minds behind Stella and their comedic associates meld together to bake up a television series, it's like a chocolate souffle - delicious and gooey - even if it collapses in the oven. Party Down, one of the new original comedy series on Starz, certainly does not cave . Amusing in bits, lovable in doses, the show isn't laugh out loud funny, but it's a tasty treat. Fred Savage directed the premiere episode (and credited for the next four). Paul Rudd and Rob Thomas headline a list of writers who have collaborated on the comedy. It stars Ken Marino, Adam Scott and Jane Lynch as out of work actors who work for "Party Down", caterers to Los Angeles' well-to-do, yet "ordinary people". They are a funny bunch of misfits - one is a surfer dude type who has just sold a script to a network, the other is a struggling comedian with husband issues. Marino plays Ron Donald, the head boss who really needs to give a good impression since his whole livelihood depends on it. His strive for perfect, cheerfulness and conscientious actually ends up creating chaos and confusion as he loses control of his staff, who are more interested in mingling with the guests and eating the food.
Lynch plays Constance Carmell, an actress who has been around the block. She gives advice like a hard bitten coach, yet seems amused by the fact she's working as a caterer, which is probably one of hundreds of jobs she's had in her life. Scott plays Henry Pollard, the guy running away from his failed acting career. Being known as "That Guy" from beer ads gone by, he's the steady pulse in the group of misfits, providing the anchor to Marino's neurotic Ron. Personally, I know a "That Guy" - an actor/comedian who appears in commercials and has guest appearances on television shows, but can't find luck in a successful project. There is something to be said about these actors who hang out in Hollywood for years, waiting for that elusive break. Henry portrays this well, maintaining the straight guy face as the bartender to a wait staff of acting star wanna-be's. He's in the same boat as the rest of his co-workers - dreaming of stardom while earning a paltry paycheck to get by. The only difference is - he's given up.
Party Down portrays the disillusionment of life and dreams squandered with laughs and a hint of pathos. This facet isn't limited only to the caterers, but their upper middle class employers as well, businessmen who live in the comfort of huge homes with families, yet still mourn that abandoned boyhood dream of playing guitar for a rock band and banging groupies.
First episode provided a good introduction to characters. Good solid comedy that's more subtle and blends into the action.
Party Down fans will love this! Adam Scott and Lizzy Caplan have been cast in an indie feature from Sanchez Productions called The Bachelorette. It will focus on a group of old high school friends who get together for the wedding of a friend. Will Farrell and Adam McKay will produce. Kirsten Dunst and Casey Wilson are also attached to the project.
