Network TV winners and losers Nov 17, 2009
MODERN FAMILY': Ed O'Neill (with Sofia Vergara and Rico Rodriguez) stars in ABC's new Wednesday sitcom hit. (Patrick Wymore / ABC). (FOX59, IN)
Modern Family reinvents the family comedy Nov 9, 2009
People used to come up to me when I was on other programs to tell me they liked the show,'' says Ed O'Neill, the actor who spent 11 seasons jamming his hand down his pants as Al Bundy on "Married...With Children," but who now plays Jay Pritchett, "Modern Family's" cranky but loving grandpa. I'd be like, 'Really. (MSNBC -- News)
I Like to Watch Nov 8, 2009
" It's tough to do justice to just how ridiculous this scene becomes when Phil pulls a muscle in his back, falls down the stairs, and ends up being carried like a baby to the couch by the kid he's trying to intimidate. But the real stars of "Modern Family" are Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), Phil's brother-in-law and his partner, who've just adopted a daughter from Vietnam. Like the best actors in a Christopher Guest film, these two are at once absurd enough and... (Salon)
Anchorage task force tackling homelessness Oct 17, 2009
The tour was led by Ed O'Neill, the head of the Anchorage Responsible Beverage Retailers Association. O'Neill also is part of the homeless team that includes leaders from social services, Native and church groups and government agencies. (Juneau Empire)
Task force gets a dose of homelessness reality Oct 15, 2009
The expedition Wednesday was organized by Ed O'Neill, a former owner of Brown Jug liquor stores and head of the Anchorage Responsible Beverage Retailers Association, an industry group that works to clean up the mess left at illegal camps and party spots. He said Anchorage's biggest concentration of homeless camps is along the Chester Creek greenbelt. (Anchorage Daily News)
Fall TV New Series Oct 9, 2009
Cast: Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter. Hank. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Starr report Sep 25, 2009
More numbers: ABC's Wednesday night comedy premieres started strongly, with "Modern Family" (Ed O'Neill, 12. 6 million viewers) becoming the first ABC sit com to increase in adults 18-49 from a "Dancing With the Stars" lead-in. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Finally, ABC gives us a 'Modern Family' we can relate to Sep 24, 2009
Ed O'Neill stars as patriarch Jay Pritchett in the new ABC comedy Modern Family ... But Mom has an extended family, and they're the "modern" part of the title: Her father (Ed O'Neill) has just married a hot young single mother from Colombia (), and her brother (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner (Eric Stonestreet) have just adopted a Vietnamese baby girl. (USA Today -- Life)
Modern Family Sep 24, 2009
Married With Children meets Curb Your Enthusiasm. - By Troy Patterson - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Modern Family,' premiering Wednesday on ABC Sep 23, 2009
The ABC comedy features a superb ensemble cast -- including Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen and Sof ... The ABC comedy features a superb ensemble cast -- including Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara -- that plays a family as weird as it is sweet ... Then there's Jay (Ed O'Neill), an older guy who's married to much-younger Gloria (Sofia Vergara), who has a son from her previous marriage. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Best new TV: "Modern Family" Sep 23, 2009
Along with Stonestreet and Ferguson, "Modern Family" has plenty of comedic talent behind it, from Ed O'Neill as the family patriarch to Sofia Vergara as his hot, much-younger Latina wife, Gloria, to Julie Bowen as Phil's wife, Claire. Between the snappy writing, great comedic directing, and remarkable timing of all of the actors involved, "Modern Family" is one of those rare comedies that never feels awkward or corny as it's winding up to a punch line. (Salon)
One big yappy family Sep 23, 2009
Ed O'Neill at mercy of three crazy clans ... A May-December couple (Ed O'Neill and Sophia Vergara) and her 11-year-old chubby, clueless Latin-lover-wannabe son (Rico Rodriguez) ... FAINT HOPE: Ty Burrell (on couch), Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara star. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dry spell for sitcom hits has format on critical list Sep 22, 2009
" Jay Leno has the buzz, but will viewers respond? Jay Leno has shed more than a dozen pounds and the weighty traditions of the "Tonight Show" that would tie his prime-time future to his late-night past. The desk that's central to any talk show will go mostly unused. There will also be fewer stars hawking their latest movies, TV shows and albums, and instead more comedy when NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" debuts at 10 p.m. EDT Monday. But can the newly trim, 59-year-old Leno bring major change to... (Fresno Bee)
ABC sharpens satire Sep 22, 2009
Ed O'Neill plays Jay, an older man who marries a much younger Colombian woman named Gloria (Sofia Vergara), who comes with an 11-year-old son, Manny (Rico Rodriguez), who's a little too emotional and poetic for Jay's taste. Then there's Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet), a gay couple who have just adopted a baby girl from Vietnam. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dear old dad Sep 21, 2009
ED O'Neill now has two mod ern families ... " email ED O'Neill now has two mod ern families. On ABC's new series "Modern Family," he plays the middle-aged husband of a feisty Latina wife, three decades his junior, and stepfather to her love-struck, pre-teen son. At home in Santa Monica, the 63 year-old actor -- who spent eleven seasons as Al Bundy on "Married with Children" -- is a semi-single dad, reinvigorated he says, by two young daughters -- ages 10 and 3. Jenna Elfman made news last week... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Time to set those TiVos: What were watching Sep 18, 2009
Time to set those TiVos: What were watching - Television- msnbc. Time to set those TiVos: What were watching. (MSNBC -- Television)
'MODERN FAMILY': Classic sitcom gets makeover Sep 1, 2009
The older man and younger woman: Jay (Ed O'Neill), his wife (Sofia Vergara) and her son (Rico Rodriguez). By Bob D'Amico, ABC. (USA Today -- Life)
Among fall's TV frosh, 10 new shows worth sampling Aug 28, 2009
A lively half-hour boasting interlocked tales of three disparate families and a full-to-bursting ensemble (including Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara). Can this ambitious comedy make the most of its rich resources, and stay as brisk and funny as the pilot. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Littleton on the Air Jul 5, 2009
Pros: Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Sofia Vergara, Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell ... I liked him in CBS' "Out of Practice," and in Fox's "Back to You" (from the same creative stewards as "Modern Family") and I'm now preparing to love Burrell (pictured top right) as the self-described "cool dad" in "Modern Family." Ed O'Neill is also very smartly deployed here. (Variety)
Viewers win some series renewals May 31, 2009
Comedies: "Cougar Town," with Courteney Cox as a recently divorced single mother; "Hank," with Kelsey Grammer as a business executive who finds himself out of work; "The Middle," a comedy with Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as husband and wife; and "Modern Family," starring Ed O'Neill. ABC also has the reality series "Shark Tank.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Start with Jay Leno in evaluating new season May 26, 2009
Each of the four new comedies that ABC will air on Wednesdays features an actor who has already found fame on a sitcom: Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and Courteney Cox. "Like clothing, there are really no new styles," said Shari Ann Brill, analyst for Carat USA. "It's a reinvention of something that was out previously.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
WHERE'S THE POTENTIAL? May 26, 2009
Modern Family: The mockumentary-style comedy follows three families, played by Ed O'Neill, left, Rico Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Nolan Gould, Julie Bowen, Ariel Winter, Ty Burrell, Sarah Hyland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eri Stonestreet ... The risk paid off: This comedy about three very different couples and their children is smart, funny and well-cast, with an ensemble that includes Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen. (USA Today -- Life)
Top Entertainment Stories ABC turns to familiar comic faces for new season May 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC plans to launch a comedy night on Wednesdays this fall with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton and Ed O'Neill in new series with roles suited to the times. The network said it will have 11 new series next season. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
NBC saves 'Chuck,' cancels 'Earl' May 20, 2009
"My Name Is Earl" was canceled, along with "Medium" and "Deal or No Deal." ABC, meanwhile, plans to launch a comedy night on Wednesdays with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, and Ed O'Neill in new series. The network will have 11 new series, including dramas "Eastwick," an adaptation of the movie "The Witches of Eastwick"; "The Deep End," which follows four young lawyers; "Flash Forward," a sci-fi series; "The Forgotten," about missing persons; "Happy Town,"... (Boston Globe)
ABC, NBC roll out new fall lineups May 20, 2009
The network has called on actors with proven track records to star in the new shows: Courteney Cox, Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton and Ed O'Neill. NBC is being less aggressive. (Fresno Bee)
The Seventh Annual TV Land Awards to Honor 'M*A*S*H,' 'Married with Children,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Magnum P.I.,' 'Knots Landing' and 'Two and a Half Men' Among Others Mar 25, 2009
This year's recipient is "Magnum P.I."Magnum, P.I." starred Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a detective living in Hawaii. Magnum guards the estate of a wealthy writer, Robin Master (who viewers never saw), and when he wasn't working, he was romancing the ladies or tooling around with the amenities of the estate. However, the one mystery that he never seemed to solve was whether or not Jonathan Higgins III (John Hillerman) was Robin Masters!THE INNOVATOR AWARDThis award is presented to a series... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
