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When Scrubs first premiered in 2001, it was instantly praised for being different. While other sitcoms of this time were discussing the frustrations of domestic life, this medical comedy highlighted the ups and downs of working in such a stressful line of work. From Jd's fantasy sequences to the friendships seen throughout Sacred Heart Hospital, Scrubs captivated audiences with its blend of slapstick and situational comedy.

But, when this show isn't trying to make the audience laugh, it's usually making them cry. "My Screw Up" is a prime example of how Scrubs carefully blends comedy and tragedy, helping to create one of the most upsetting episodes in TV history. But why is this episode so sad, and why does the cast regard it as one of their favorites?...

Tom Young’s Lucid Dreaming, a feature film completed in just 100 days, is now on YouTube. The non-linear story follows Macy, played by Franca Lafosse, as she comes to terms with her trauma through self-reflection and dream journaling, only to discover the ability to lucid dream. The cast also includes Chris Koch, Connor Pullinger, Farhad Farooque, Mariah Gates, Lucia Franks, Trung Le, Nick Buckland, Clare Mansfield, Blake Taylor, Katherine Sortini, and Stephen Schofield. Young wrote, directed, produced and edited the...

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Only Murders in the Building recently released its third season. Although it begins slower than the past two seasons, the tension built up by the end makes the slow pace well worth it. This season's star-studded cast and theatrical premise also offered a new spin on the Only Murders premise. Since most fans have seen the latest season by now, IMDb has released its official rankings for each episode.

Overall, Omitb Season 3 received positive reviews, but there were definite favorites. The incorporation of music in this season had a lot to do with the rankings and showcases how fans feel about its inclusion moving forward.

"Ghost Light" Blends Theater With Superstition Episode 6

Only Murders in the Building Creator Teases Main Trio's Season 4 Storyline

IMDb Score: 7.3 Directed by Chris Koch

"Ghost Light" takes on a supernatural twist to Only Murder in the Building. When Howard Morris forgets to pay homage to the stage's ghost,...

Lulu Wilson (The Haunting of Hill House) has been cast as the young lead opposite Jason Lee in Valley Trash, ABC’s single-camera La private school comedy from Speechless writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright, Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan, Universal TV and 20th Century Fox TV.

Written by Schwartz-Wright and directed by Chris Koch, Valley Trash revolves around the Harmans, a scrappy, blue-collar family living in the deep Valley who suddenly experience a major culture clash when their 14-year-old daughter, Abby (Wilson), gets accepted to a prestigious La private high school filled with students and parents who want nothing to do with her, her family or their 818 area code.

Wilson’s Abby Harman is a smart, confident tomboy who doesn’t suffer fools and finds herself in a bit of a predicament when she starts getting bullied by a popular mean girl at her fancy new school. She...

Nearly three years since suffering a massive stroke that nearly took his life, beloved TV vet Timothy Omundson (Psych, Judging Amy) returned to the small screen last week via a recurring role on NBC’s This Is Us. In a direct parallel to the actor’s own life, his character, a curmudgeon named Gregory who befriends new mom Kate (Chrissy Metz), is also recovering from a stroke.

And early next year, Omundson’s odds-defying comeback will continue when he reprises his role as Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton “Lassie” Lassiter in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home. In another instance of art imitating life,...

In a nod to Paul Verhoeven’s cult 1969 series, Floris star Rutger Hauer in 2014 was tapped for a recurring role on Dan Fogelman’s ABC musical fairytale comedy series Galavant. It was an inspired casting, and Fogelman today remembered fondly the beloved genre actor who died July 19 at age 75 after a long illness.

“I was so saddened to hear the news about Rutger’s passing,” Fogelman told Deadline. “He joined us in the UK during our run on Galavant. He was playful and fun and we never quite knew what he was going to do from moment to moment… which was terrifying and thrilling all at once. Much like him. He will be missed.”

Best known for his role in another cult project, the 1982 movie Blade Runner, Dutch actor Hauer got his break in his native country when he landed the title role in Floris, also about a wronged knight...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2019, including "Batwoman", "Siren", "Supergirl" and a whole lot more:

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A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting

Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp

Aug 06/19 - Oct 16/19

The Main Event

Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.

Director: Jay Karas

Producer: Ian Hay

Jun 19/19 - Aug 12/19

TV Movie

Christmas Harmony

Local Production Company: Chp Productions Ltd.

Director: Catherine Cyran

Producer: Greg Malcolm, Vicki Sotheran

Jun 17/19 - Jul 08/19

Killer In The Guest House

Local Production Company: Thriller Productions Inc.

Director: Tony Dean Smith

Producer: Navid Soofi

Jun 17/19 - Jul 03/19

Random Acts Of Christmas

Local Production Company: Jolly Productions Inc.

Director: Marita Grabiak

Producer: Navid Soofi

Jun 17/19 - Jul 08/19

Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen

Local Production Company: Ss&s Productions Inc.

Director: David Winning

Producer: Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm

Jul 08/19 - Jul 25/19

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From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for November 2018, including "Child's Play", "Siren", "The Terror" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Antlers

Local Production Company: Antlers Productions Inc.

Director: Scott Cooper

Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale

Oct 01/18 - Nov 20/18

"Child's Play" (aka "The Kaslan Project") 

Local Production Company: Kaslan Productions Canada Ltd.

Director: Lars Klevberg

Sep 17/18 - Nov 08/18

TV Pilot

Surveillance

Local Production Company: Surveillance Productions Inc.

Director: Patricia Riggen

Producer: Kathy Gilroy

Nov 27/18 - Dec 14/18

TV Series

A Million Little Things - Season 1

Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd

Director: Nina Corrado, Chris Koch

Producer: Michael Lohmann

Jul 24/18 - Dec 12/18

Arrow - Season 7

Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.

Director: James Bamford, Andi Armaganian

Producer: Todd Pittson

Jul 06/18 - Apr 18/19

Charmed - Season 1

Local Production Company: First Cut Productions Inc.

Director: Brad Siberling, Vanessa Parise

Aug 13/18 - Dec 21/18

Chilling Adventures...

Scream alum Tom Maden is set as a lead opposite Matt Shively and Emily Osment in CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot 25. Written by Hilary Winston and directed by Chris Koch, 25 centers on twentysomething Kyle (Shively), who comes to Austin to finally convince his old best friend from camp, Kate (Osment), that they are perfect for each other. Unfortunately, she just got engaged. A lot of guys would give up; Kyle is not one of those guys. But to Kyle's surprise, even though he came…...

The Real O’Neals alum Matt Shively and Young & Hungry star Emily Osment will lead the cast of CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot 25. Denée Benton (Lifetime’s UnReal) and Jessie Ennis (HBO’s Veep) will co-star in the pilot, which Chris Koch has come on board to direct. Osment is coming off a starring turn as Gabi Diamond on Freeform’s Young & Hungry, which is expected to end after five seasons. She is done with the series, and the CBS pilot has her in first position. Written by…...

Chris Koch has been tapped to direct ABC’s single camera comedy pilot Chunk & Bean. Written by Ed Herro and Brian Donovan, Chunk & Bean is a dual-family comedy centered on the unlikely friendship of two misfits, Chunk and Bean, who benefit from having two very different sets of parents living next door to each other. Koch’s numerous TV directing credits include ABC’s Galavant and Fox’s Grandfathered. Marc Buckland is set to direct ABC’s Dream Team, a single camera comedy…...

Timothy Omundson is singing a most happy tune.

Even though ABC’s Galavant is wrapping its sophomore staging this Sunday at 8/7c, the veteran actor cannot say enough about the ambitious musical-comedy, which this season pumped in a lot of heart on top of hummable tunes and anachronistic humor.

As deposed King Richard and his bestie Galavant ready to lead a zombie army into war with Madalena and Gareth’s kingdom of Valencia, the Psych alum shared with TVLine the story of the months-long journey that led him to revisit his love of musical-theater. (Now if only Omundson’s missus...

Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, today unveiled the Fox primetime slate for the 2015-2016 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre. Here's what the CEO's had to say in a joint statement.

"Building on the phenomenal momentum created by Gotham, The Last Man on Earth and, of course, Empire, we're infusing next season's schedule with new ambitious dramas, smart comedies, aspirational unscripted series and big live events and specials - all from the best creators in the business. And our strategy with these bold creative swings is simple: schedule them strategically, market them relentlessly and create events that break through and captivate viewers across every platform."

Tuesdays are all-new this fall on Fox, with new comedies Grandfathered and The Grinder, followed by killer comedy-horror series Scream Queens. The new comedies kicking off an all-new Tuesday are Grandfathered and The Grinder.

The joys of piecemeal pre-upfronts pilot ordering!  One hour after announcing pickups for the comedy "The Grinder" and the drama "Rosewood," Fox added a pair of comedies to its 2015-2016 slate. Earning series orders for Fox are "Grandfathered," starring John Stamos, and the ensemble "The Guide to Surviving Life." While specifics on scheduling won't be revealed until Fox announces its whole schedule on Monday (May 11) morning, the network notes that the "Guide to Surviving Life" order is for six episode.  Both comedies are single-cams. Let's get to the details... "Grandfathered" is John Stamos' return to primetime -- Sorry, "Fuller House" -- and comes from ABC Studios and 20th Century Fox TV. Stamos plays a bachelor whose life changes rather dramatically when he discovers that he's a father and a grandfather at the same time.  The pilot was written by Danny Chun and directed by Chris Koch. Stamos will serve...

Galavant, Season 1, Episode 3, “Two Balls” Written by Dan Fogelman Directed by Chris Koch

Galavant, Season 1, Episode 4, “Comedy Gold” Written by Kat Likkel & John Hoberg Directed by John Fortenberry Airs Sundays at 8pm Est on ABC

The third and fourth episodes of Galavant wisely focus on strengthening the bonds between the main trio on their journey to do… something. On a quest. There’s singing?

Probably the biggest fault with Galavant right now is its marriage between humor and plot. This isn’t a show where one tunes in to watch what happens next and the show’s go-with-it tone makes for quite a forgetful voyage. Why are our “heroes”—Galavant, Isabella and Sid—traveling to King Richard’s kingdom? The episodes remind viewers that Isabella is definitely double crossing Galavant, our egotistical hero, and that there is a very important Macguffin crystal, but besides that, is anyone really watching for the plot?...

Arrive to ABC’s event series “Galavant” with all the skepticism you can muster. I surely did. A musical comedy that will be instantly compared to the iconic Monty Python productions? I prepared myself for the worst.

To tell you the truth, I didn’t believe that we had the talent today to pull off the delicate balance of a comedic musical fairy tale series set in medieval times. Then, throw in the challenge of a hardened audience and the feat becomes even more difficult.

“Galavant” arrives as the networks are trying to provide year-round programming between the hiatuses of...

Miles Fisher (Final Destination 5) and Mike Castle will topline the Comedy Central pilot Bad Advice From My Brother, lifting the contingency on the project. Reggie Watts co-stars in the project, based on Jordan Pope Roush’s blog of the same name, which follows the adventures of two brothers — Jason (Fisher), the older, not necessarily wiser brother who has spent most of his post-college life chasing women and the almighty dollar on Wall Street, and Ben (Castle), his younger brother who wants to follow in his footsteps — and their neighbor Reggie (Watts). When Ben moves in, Jason sees this as an opportunity to reflect on his mistakes and steer Ben onto an opposite path. Unfortunately for Ben, Jason’s advice is usually bad and creates more problems than solutions. Roush wrote the script and is executive producing with showrunner Brad Copeland, Chris Koch, who will direct, and Trevor Engelson. Tony Hernandez co-exec produces,...

ABC’s The Neighbors concerns a family that moves into a community…full of human-looking aliens…who communicate via something called a Pupar…and cry green goo from their ears. Yep, you’re thinking: Did TV time-travel back to 1996, when “wacky” sitcoms (see: 3rd Rock From the Sun) were all the rage?

How’d the season’s oddest new comedy come to be? Looking for answers, we grilled everyone who helped bring The Neighbors (which debuts tonight at 9:30 p.m., before moving to 8:30 p.m. starting Oct. 3) to life to discover how this wild concept — Pupar and all — landed on Earth.

Every new TV show is a gamble. That’s especially true in the crowded fall season, when the networks roll out an array of new shows. Many of them won’t make it to a second season – and even if they do, it takes years for a TV show to turn a profit. There are ways to mitigate the risk, of course. You cast a recognizable actor. You work with a successful producer – look, there’s Ryan Murphy doing his Ryan Murphy thing with The New Normal! And even in the modern era of DVR and downloading, a good timeslot is still essential.

Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran in "666 Park Avenue" (ABC/Andrew Eccles)

ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.

Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.

It’s tricky to get a solid feel...

Yesterday was ABC‘s turn for upfront presentations, which meant that yesterday morning the network released its fall schedule and more detailed information about its new 2012-2013 series. We’ve been watching the development of 666 Park Avenue starring Terry O’Quinn for some time now, and had been keeping an eye on the alien comedy The Neighbors, but we got a wonderful surprise today when we saw the full description of midseason (meaning 2013) series Zero Hour starring Anthony Edwards.

We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you.

Yesterday we brought you a bunch of trailers and clips for the shows coming to NBC soon. Today we bring you a ton of first look trailers for the new series' being developed over at ABC for 2012-2013 seasons. Watch all of the trailers, and let us know which ones look interesting to you! For me it's 666 Par Avenue and Last Resort. 

The Neighbors 

Marty Weaver buys a new home, only to discover, to his wife's horror that the neighbors are aliens masquerading as suburbanites.

From writer/executive producer Dan Fogelman and executive producers Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton and Chris Koch. Directed by Chris Koch (pilot)

666 Park Avenue

Welcome to The Drake, Park Avenue's most devilish address, where evil, obsession, and supernatural occurrences are all included in the rent.

From writer/executive producer David Wilcox and executive producers Matthew Miller, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo. Directed by Alex Graves (pilot)

Last Resort...

ABC’s The Neighbors - Comedy Produced by ABC Studios. From writer/executive producer Dan Fogelman and executive producers Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton and Chris Koch. Directed by Chris Koch (pilot): ABC’s 666 Park Avenue – Drama Produced by Bonanza Productions in association with Alloy Entertainment and Warner Bros Television. From writer/executive producer David Wilcox and executive producers Matthew Miller, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo. Directed by Alex Graves (pilot): ABC’s Last Resort – Drama Produced by Middkid Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television. From writer/executive producers Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek and executive producer Martin Campbell and Marney Hochman Nash. Directed by Martin Campbell (pilot): ABC’s Mistresses – Drama Produced by ABC Studios based on the UK series. From writer/executive producer K.J. Steinberg and executive producers Robert Sertner, Rina Mimoun and Douglas Rae. Directed by Cherie Nowlan (pilot): ABC’s Nashville – Drama Produced by Lionsgate,...

Exclusive: Jami Gertz and Simon Templeman are set to star in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot from feature writer Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love). The project, produced by ABC Studios, centers on a family that moves into a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to discover that the entire neighborhood is made up of aliens disguised as humans. Gertz will play Debbie Weaver, the matriarch of the human family. Video game voice actor Templeman will play Wilt Chamberlain, the leader of the aliens. Also cast in the pilot are Toks Olagundoye as Jackie Joyner Kersee, the matriarch of the lead alien family and Tim Jo (TBS’ Glory Daze) as Joe Montana, son of the alien family. Chris Koch (Modern Family) will direct the pilot, which is executive produced by Fogelman, Koch and Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. Still Standing alumna Gertz most recently recurred on HBO’s Entourage...

ABC Picks Up Dan Fogelman Alien Comedy With Pilot Production Commitment ABC has formally ordered to pilot an untitled half-hour single-camera comedy from feature writer Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love; Cars). The network originally bought Fogelman’s spec script in October with a pilot production commitment. The project, which will be produced by ABC Studios, centers on a family that moves into a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to discover that the entire neighborhood is made up of aliens disguised as humans. Chris Koch (Modern Family) will direct the pilot, which is executive produced by Fogelman, Koch and Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. The Fogelman comedy joins another off-cycle ABC comedy pilot, the Kirstie Alley-starring The Manzanis, which is fully cast and is slated to film shortly. That pilot is also executive produced by Kaplan for ABC Studios.

Dan Fogelman, writer of Cars, Tangled, Bolt, gets green light for comedy by ABC ABC's ordered up a pilot for a yet-to-be-titled single-camera comedy from the writer of Crazy, Stupid, Love and Fred Clause. Deadline reports that the show being produced by ABC Studios, tells of a family that movies into a New Jersey upper crust gated community, only to find out that the whole community consists of aliens in human disguise. Most intriguing, right? A strong, original concept worthy of capturing audience attention spans, maybe at least briefly. Chris Koch (My Name is Earl, Traffic Light, Modern Family) is set to helm the pilot, while Fogelman executive produces...

Dan Fogelman, writer of Cars, Tangled, Bolt, gets green light for comedy by ABC ABC's ordered up a pilot for a yet-to-be-titled single-camera comedy from the writer of Crazy, Stupid, Love and Fred Clause. Deadline reports that the show being produced by ABC Studios, tells of a family that movies into a New Jersey upper crust gated community, only to find out that the whole community consists of aliens in human disguise. Most intriguing, right? A strong, original concept worthy of capturing audience attention spans, maybe at least briefly. Chris Koch (My Name is Earl, Traffic Light, Modern Family) is set to helm the pilot, while Fogelman executive produces...

Dan Fogelman, writer of Cars, Tangled, Bolt, gets green light for comedy by ABC ABC's ordered up a pilot for a yet-to-be-titled single-camera comedy from the writer of Crazy, Stupid, Love and Fred Clause. Deadline reports that the show being produced by ABC Studios, tells of a family that movies into a New Jersey upper crust gated community, only to find out that the whole community consists of aliens in human disguise. Most intriguing, right? A strong, original concept worthy of capturing audience attention spans, maybe at least briefly. Chris Koch (My Name is Earl, Traffic Light, Modern Family) is set to helm the pilot, while Fogelman executive produces...

Exclusive: ABC has handed a pilot production commitment to a comedy spec by feature writer Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love; Cars) The untitled single-camera project, originally developed at Warner Bros. TV, centers on a normal family who moves into a condominium complex to find out that everyone else living there are aliens. Helmer Chris Koch (Modern Family) is set to direct the pilot, which is executive produced by Fogelman, Koch and Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. ABC Studios is producing the pilot, which is expected to hire a casting director shortly. This is ABC’s second off-cycle pilot order this season, along with the Kirstie Alley-starring The Manzanis, also executive produced by Kaplan for ABC Studios. Additionally, Kaplan is executive producing the midseason ABC/ABC Studios dramedy Gcb (form. Good Christian Belles). Fogelman, repped by Wme and manager Eryn Brown, has close ties with ABC parent Disney Co. on the feature side.

Starring: Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, James Brolin, Shawn Hatosy

Director: Chris Koch

The Scoop: (2003) Lee ("My Name is Earl") does the whole wacky rom-com bit. On the plus side, the two women he is torn between are the super hot Stiles and the always cool Blair. On the down side, he's supposed to be marrying one of them, which makes the fact that he may or may not have slept with the other one at the bachelor party a bit of an issue.

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Post-college life is comedically dissected in "Wokaholics" for Comedy Central. The series was co-created by Mail Order Comedy's Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck and 5th Year.s Dominic Russo andConnor Pritchard, and the series stars Anderson, Devine and Holm and is directed by Newacheck and Chris Koch (.Modern Family.). Kevin Etten serves as the show runner. From Comedy Centrall: Just because you've left college doesn't mean you can't take the party with you.For three post-grad pals trying to make their way in the real world, the revelry continues all day and night, whether they're in their office cubicles grinding out a paycheck or back at their house partying it all away! Blake Anderson, Adam Devine and...

The Emmy-winning team of Anthony and Joe Russo have come on board to direct Fox's comedy pilot The Council of Dads, from writer-executive producer Peter Tolan and Sony Pictures TV. Last year, the Sony TV-based directors who won an Emmy for directing the pilot of Arrested Development, helmed 2 pilots, ABC's Happy Endings and Fox's Running Wilde, both of which got picked up to series. The Russos also directed the pilot for the NBC comedy series Community. Feature director David Slade (Eclipse) is in negotiations to direct REM, Kyle Killen's drama pilot for NBC and 20th described as an Inception-style thriller about a cop  living in two different realities. This is the second consecutive pilot for Killen, who last year had Lone Star. Both attracted feature directors, Marc Webb and Slade, respectively, with both helmers making their pilot debuts. Chris Koch, who directed the pilot for Fox's midseaosn series Traffic Light,...

New Fox clips have been added for shows including Traffic Light, Fringe, House and Kitchen Nightmares. First up, from Traffic Light, watch two new TV clips from the series premiere on Tuesday, February 8 at 9:30/8:30c. The show stars Alexandra Breckenridge, DAvid Denman, Nelson Franclin, Liza Lapira and Kris Marshall. Chris Koch directs the pilot. Bob Fisher writes, based on the original Israeli series by Miller. Next, from House, there are four new preview clips from House from the "Carrot of Stick" episode which airs on January 24th...

New Fox clips have been added for shows including Traffic Light, Fringe, House and Kitchen Nightmares. First up, from Traffic Light, watch two new TV clips from the series premiere on Tuesday, February 8 at 9:30/8:30c. The show stars Alexandra Breckenridge, DAvid Denman, Nelson Franclin, Liza Lapira and Kris Marshall. Chris Koch directs the pilot. Bob Fisher writes, based on the original Israeli series by Miller. Next, from House, there are four new preview clips from House from the "Carrot of Stick" episode which airs on January 24th...

New Fox clips have been added for shows including Traffic Light, Fringe, House and Kitchen Nightmares. First up, from Traffic Light, watch two new TV clips from the series premiere on Tuesday, February 8 at 9:30/8:30c. The show stars Alexandra Breckenridge, DAvid Denman, Nelson Franclin, Liza Lapira and Kris Marshall. Chris Koch directs the pilot. Bob Fisher writes, based on the original Israeli series by Miller. Next, from House, there are four new preview clips from House from the "Carrot of Stick" episode which airs on January 24th...

Chris Koch is going on a Ride Along for New Line Cinema. The director will helm the action comedy that's being produced by Larry Brezner through his MBST Entertainment shingle. Ride tells the story of a risk-averse teacher who plans to marry the girl of his dreams but first has to accompany his overprotective future brother-in-law, a tough cop, on a dangerous ride-along. Executives Richard Brener, Cale Boyter and Magnus Kim are overseeing the project at New Line. Koch is known for such television work as Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle. He also directed Nickelodeon/Paramount's 2000 sleeper hit Snow Day, which earned $60 million at the domestic boxoffice. Koch is repped by Endeavor, Industry Entertainment and attorney Warren Dern.