Raising Hope

Raising Hope schedule change

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garret dillahunt,raising hope,modern weddingBad news for Ben and Kate fans – the show has been yanked from schedule. Not sure what this means for Hope in the long run (especially with this happening), but for the next two weeks, we’ll be getting a double dose of the show at 8 and 8:30. The one-hour season finale will air on March 28.

Here is what the current schedule looks like (based on the press release below):

Jan. 29 – 2 episodes – 3×14 Modern Wedding, 3×15 Yo Zappa Do, Part 1
Feb. 5 – 2 episodes – 3×16 Yo Zappa Do, Part 2, 3×17 Sex, Clown, and Videotape
Feb. 12 – encore
Feb. 19 – 1 episode – 3×18
Feb. 26 – 2 episodes – 3×19, 3×20
??? – 3×21, 3×22
Thursday, Mar. 28 – 3×23, 3×24 (after American Idol)

Here are some spoilers from E!Online:

In the comedy’s Feb. 26 episode “The Old Girl,” [Hilary] Duff will play Rachel, Jimmy’s ex who comes back into his life when Sabrina unknowingly befriends her. Awkward alert! But don’t worry too much, Jimmy and Sabrina fans: Duff is only set to appear in one episode and your favorite couple’s marriage (which takes place in the Jan. 29 episode) will not be shaken by Rachel’s reappearance. Phew!

And from Ausiello:

Question: Got any scoop on Raising Hope, one of the most underrated shows on TV? —Rebecca
Ausiello: Get ready for Raising Hope: The Musical… er, Musicals! In not one but two (consecutive) episodes, the show is gonna go all Glee on us. First up is “The Old Girl,” in which Virginia, undercover as a co-ed (don’t ask!), accidentally wins the affections of a member of the Cliff Notes, a college acapella group. The following week, in “Burtmitzvah,” the owner of Natesville’s deli tries to explain to Burt – via song, of course! – what it means to be Jewish. Mazeltov!

Also, Luke Perry will show up in an episode called “The Ghost of Arbor Day.” Air date was “spring” before this latest announcement.

Press release from Fox:

FOX ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO TUESDAY NIGHT LINEUP

HELL’S KITCHEN Starts Cooking Tuesday, March 12

Special One-Hour Episodes of RAISING HOPE Air Tuesdays
Including January 29, February 5 and February 26

All-New Episodes of NEW GIRL Continue at 9:00 PM ET/PT,
Followed by All-New Installments of THE MINDY PROJECT at 9:30 PM ET/PT

FOX announces revisions to its Tuesday night lineup, as well as the season premiere of HELL’S KITCHEN on Tuesday, March 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

On Tuesday, Jan. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Tuesday, Feb. 5 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, Feb. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), FOX will air all-new one-hour episodes of RAISING HOPE, followed by all-new episodes of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) in their regularly scheduled time periods. On Tuesday, Feb. 12, as previously announced, encore episodes of RAISING HOPE (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) and NEW GIRL (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) will air, followed by the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS (9:00-10:30 PM ET/live in all time zones). On Tuesday, Feb. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), an all-new episode of RAISING HOPE leads off the night, followed by an encore of NEW GIRL (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), and all-new installments of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

In the special one-hour episode of RAISING HOPE airing Tuesday, Jan. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Jimmy (Lucas Neff) and Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) tie the knot. Then, as a wedding gift from Barney (Gregg Binkley), the Chance family heads off to Los Angeles to watch the taping of Hope’s (Baylie and Rylie Cregut) favorite TV show. On an all-new episode of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) falls for a beautiful woman (guest star Brooklyn Decker), while Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick’s (Jake Johnson) relationship takes a surprising turn. On a brand-new episode of THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), Mindy (Mindy Kaling) finally thinks she’s met the perfect guy (guest star BJ Novak).

Tuesday nights heat up this spring when Chef Gordon Ramsay returns for the Season 11 premiere of HELL’S KITCHEN on Tuesday, March 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by all-new episodes of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT)…

Here is the promo for next week’s wedding episode:

Raising Hope previews

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Clips from tonight’s Raising Hope, “What Happens at Howdy’s Doesn’t Stay at Howdy’s” – 8 pm, Fox:

Frank wants to throw Jimmy a memorable bachelor party, but Jimmy resists the idea, citing the crazy things that tend to happen when he goes wild (such as impregnating serial killers). But, when Sabrina convinces him to cut loose, things get a little out of control and Frank reveals an ulterior motive for encouraging Jimmy’s outlandish behavior.


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Talhotblond released on DVD, new Raising Hope tonight

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garret dillahunt,talhotblondJust a heads-up for anyone who hasn’t seen the film yet: Talhotblond is out on DVD today. You can get it on Amazon.

Looper was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.S. on Dec. 31, and will be out in the UK on January 28: Region 2 DVD, Region 2 Blu-ray.

Here are a few previews of tonight’s Raising Hope, “Lord of the Ring:”

Burt tells Jimmy that he needs to buy Sabrina a nice engagement ring, even if she claims she doesn’t need one, so Jimmy starts volunteering for a series of exotic medical experiments to come up with the cash. Meanwhile Virginia has been pawning her engagement ring for years behind Burt’s back to pay for odds and ends. But when Jimmy visits the pawnshop and falls in love with his own mom’s ring, her secret may be out.


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Raising Hope is back tonight – previews (and new interview)

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raising hope,back to the future episodeRaising Hope returns in a DeLorean tonight with episode 3×11, “Credit Where Credit Is Due.”

Men’s Health has a really good interview with Garret. You can listen to it here.

And tonight at 8 pm:

When Jimmy and Sabrina decide to buy a new car that will be safer for Hope, they discover that Jimmy has a rock-bottom credit score that dates back to when he was a child. Burt and Virginia confess that they had maxed out a credit card in Jimmy’s name, and plead with their bank representative Dennis (guest star Christopher Lloyd) to clear his debt, even if it means giving up their new DeLorean.


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New interview and Raising Hope previews

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garret dillahunt,last christmasSF Gate has a new interview with Garret. Hit the link for the full article.

Actor Garret Dillahunt became known as a sitcom guy when he was starting out. He acted in so many pilots that he had trouble getting work in dramas. Then he became the drama guy, breaking through in such things as “Deadwood” (playing two very different dark characters in successive seasons), “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and “Winter’s Bone.” Then he won the role of ditzy patriarch Burt Chance on the sitcom “Raising Hope” – and he’s back to being that comedy guy again.
“People’s memories are so short,” Dillahunt, 48, says during a phone call. “I went in for a meeting recently and the director was like, ‘I like him very much. Can he do anything besides comedy?’ And you’re like, ‘… OK, send him the tape.’ It’s just pointless to worry about it almost, and I sort of enjoy the challenge of it. ‘Yeah, yeah, tell him I can do it.'” — SF Gate

Looper got nominated for five Critics’ Choice Awards, for Best Original Screenplay, Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, Best Action Movie, Best Actor in an Action Movie (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Best Actress in an Action Movie (Emily Blunt). A few days ago, the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association also gave it the WAFCA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Congrats to all!

And here are the previews of tonight’s ep of Raising Hope, “Last Christmas:”

Virginia is convinced that the world is going to end on Dec. 21, 2012. So she uses her extreme couponing skills to stock up on supplies and she forces the family to train for the apocalypse. Meanwhile, Jimmy is determined to give Hope the best Christmas he can, since it likely will be the first one she remembers, and Maw Maw tries to knock a few more items off her bucket list before the world ends.


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