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Bee and Puppycat made its long-awaited return on Netflix in the form of Bee and Puppycat: Lost in Space. It’s a pseudo-second season that reconfigures the plots of the original series and uses them as the basis for the first few before departing into completely unknown territory. The show follows Bee (Allyn Rachel) and Puppycat (Vocaloid Oliver) as they do odd temp jobs and generally just live their day-to-day lives. The show doesn’t have much in terms of an overarching plot, instead, it spends its time firmly entrenched in the happenings of each episode taking us from one surreal job to the next. Bee and Puppcat has a beautiful pastel aesthetic and at times a rather juvenile sense of humor that could easily lead to one thinking this show is similar to the likes of Steven Universe. But in truth Bee and Puppycat is much more mature and...

Instant Family has a whole lot of heart. Director Sean Anders crafts a touching story about the difficulties and profound happiness adopting children. The film uses comedy to highlight the issues of the foster care system. Most prospective parents are looking for infants. They don't want the burden of raising "troubled" older children, especially teens. Instant Family is a testament to the people who care for abandoned children. It takes true compassion and love to embark on this journey.

Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) are a successful couple in suburban California. Their business flipping houses has finally taken hold. They are able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Ellie argues with her competitive sister (Allyn Rachel) about having children. She was so busy working, the thought of a baby seemed ridiculous. Ellie goes online to research fostering children. She is deeply moved.

They decide to get certified as foster parents.

With just under five months until it's previously-planned release, MGM has yanked its upcoming Valley Girl remake from its release schedule. While the studio didn't comment on the move, nor did it issue a new release date, it likely has to do with the involvement of embattled YouTube star Logan Paul, who has a supporting role. The studio has moved The Hustle, a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, into the June 29 release date, where it will go up against Lionsgate's Uncle Drew and Sony's Sicario 2: Soldado.

Production had wrapped last year on MGM's Valley Girl remake, which stars Jessica Rothe as Julie Richman, a sweet young girl from the San Fernando Valley, who falls for a Hollywood rocker named Randy (Josh Whitehouse), roles originated by Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage in the original 1983 classic. As for Logan Paul, he plays a supporting character named Mickey,...

Some creative professions are harder than others, and then there’s magic, which requires a leap of faith as much as genuine talent. Conor and Tyler Byrne’s new comedic short film “Loudini” examines the life of a magician and its unique struggle. Commission by Ray Ban, the film follows a down-on-his luck magician (Henry Zebrowski) who loses his rabbit and struggles to keep his act together. “Loudini” also stars Allyn Rachel (“Million Dollar Arm”), Robert Michael Lee (“The Astronaut Farmer”), and Jakob Verweij in his screen debut. It also features an exclusive musical performance by the band Car Seat Headrest, performing their original song “Does It Feel Good?” Watch the short below.

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Conor Byrne has written and directed six previous short films. Some of these films include “Foureyes,” about a ten-year-old boy who receives eye glasses and is thrust into the world of puberty,...

Thanks to low ratings, ABC cancelled Selfie and then pulled the new sitcom off the schedule. There are six episodes left unaired.

While the network hasn't made an official announcement, Selfie creator Emily Kapnek tweeted, "Unofficially? All remaining episodes of #SelfieABC will soon be on Hulu, Hulu Plus & http://ABC.com Hugs to Peter Roth @warnerbrostv"

On the Selfie TV show, social media superstar Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) realizes that she's disconnected from the real parts of her life and enlists her company's marketing guru, Henry Higgs (John Cho), for help. The rest of the cast includes Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel, Tim Peper, Natasha Henstridge, and David Harewood.

What do you think? Do you plan on watching the rest of the Selfie episodes? Would you rather see them on TV?

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Sadly, a few days ago, the news broke that Selfie wouldn't last a full season. While it's going to be a hard goodbye, to a show that had a lot of promise, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the episodes we have left, which is unclear at this point. This week's episode not only brought budding relationships, but also the return of the loveably quirky, Bryn, played by Allyn Rachel...

Network: ABC

Episodes: 13 (half-hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: September 30, 2014 -- Tbd

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Karen Gillan, John Cho, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel, and David Harewood.

TV show description:

This comedy series is based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. It follows Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) -- a "social media superstar." She has 263,000 followers who hang on to her every post, tweet, and selfie. However, after a mishap on a worktrip goes viral, she realizes that being "instafamous" isn't all it's cracked up to be. Being friended is not the same as having real friends.

Frantic, Eliza enlists her co-worker, marketing guru Henry Higgs (John Cho), to help 'rebrand' her self-obsessed reputation and teach her how to connect with people in the real world. At first, Henry wants nothing to...

Trends in social media come and go -- and so do sitcoms about them. ABC has decided against ordering any additional episodes of their low-rated Selfie sitcom, effectively cancelling it.

On the Selfie TV show, social media superstar Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) realizes that she's disconnected from the real parts of her life and enlists her company's marketing guru, Henry Higgs (John Cho), for help. The rest of the cast includes Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel, Tim Peper, Natasha Henstridge, and David Harewood.

The sitcom got off to a mediocre start on September 30th, registering a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.31 million viewers. The ratings took a big dive in week two, falling to a 1.1 in the demo and 3.77 million. The numbers dipped lower as the weeks progressed. This week's registered a 0.9 rating with 3.23 million.

ABC hasn't had much success with sitcoms on Tuesday nights but they're going to try again. Will Selfie be a hit in the ratings or a flop? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.

On the Selfie TV show, social media superstar Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) realizes that she's disconnected from the real parts of her life and enlists her company's marketing guru, Henry Higgs (John Cho), for help. The rest of the cast includes Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel, Tim Peper, Natasha Henstridge, and David Harewood.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- typically around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.

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Despite having zero Hollywood clout, no major awards, and little risk of ever being described as a household name, Natasha Allegri recently made filmmaking history. She raised $872,133 for her surreal animated web series, Bee and PuppyCat. Not only does that make her the sixth-most successful filmmaker on Kickstarter (bested only by Spike Lee, Zach Braff, the Veronica Mars movie, and other big names), it also makes her its most successful woman filmmaker. It’s safe to say Allegri and her series are cult phenomena.Bee and PuppyCat is difficult to describe, which is part of its charm. It debuted in July of 2013 on Cartoon Hangover, a YouTube network of animated series run by a company called Frederator. Allegri, who was at the time working on the hit cartoon Adventure Time, crafted a two-part saga about an unemployed woman named Bee (voiced by actress Allyn Rachel) and a strange half-dog/half-cat...

Karen Gillan stars in Selfie, a modern sitcom take on Pygmalion. Here's what Patrick made of the first episode...

Eliza Dooley is the colleague from hell. She’s the smug, gaudy co-worker who lives in a symbiotic relationship with her phone and spends more time commenting on Instagram or Tweeting her feelings than interacting with the world. When Eliza struts into her workplace, a pharmaceuticals company, she dribbles out a line of text-speak to the baffled receptionist. Into Eliza’s work enters Henry Higgs, a sniffy, uptight technophobe who managed to amend and enhance the reputation of the company much to the delight of its boss. After a particularly embarrassing moment in which two bulging bags of vomit explode onto Eliza’s trendy skirt in front of all her colleagues, she resolves to improve her own image, enlisting a surprisingly willing Henry to help her (“I can transform this vapid,...

Don’t let the title fool you! 'Selfie' is equal parts endearing and charming, with an extra dash of lighthearted fun.

Every TV fan knows that Fall is the most overwhelming season of the year. Why? One very simple reason: Too many shows and too little time. So we at ETonline are reviewing each and every one of the new fall TV shows to bring you our reviews on the good, the bad, the adorable and the just plain horrible.

Show: Selfie

When It Airs: Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

The Biggest Stars: From Emily Kapnek, aka the witty woman who brought you Suburgatory, Selfie stars Guardians of the Galaxy's Karen Gillan as Eliza Dooley. You'll also find John Cho, the man who introduced us to the term "Milf" in all those American Pie movies, and Allyn Rachel, the girl from literally every single commercial ever, in this laugh-out-loud...

Selfie ABC Premieres: Sept. 30 Airs: Tuesdays at 8pm Et/Pt Who’s In It? Karen Gillan, John Cho, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel, David Harewood What’s It All About? Eliza Dooley (Gillan) is a superficial social-media superstar pharmaceutical sales rep who spends lots of time making sure her lipstick matches her thong. Henry (Cho) is a workaholic marketing whiz who bemoans the kids these days with their Facebooks and such. Also, Henry has a wisecracking bearded best friend. After a major embarrassment on an airplane makes Eliza a laughingstock, she enlists Henry to help her repackage her image into “a respected … Continue reading →

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The broadcast networks have more than two dozen shows debuting this fall, including Katherine Heigl‘s TV comeback, a trip to Gotham, a third NCIS and a Flash-y Arrow offshoot. To help you prep for it all, TVLine is offering First Impressions of the not-for-review pilots.

Next up on our list….

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The Show | ABC’s Selfie (Tuesdays at 8/7c, premiering Sept. 30)

The Competition | CBS’ NCIS, NBC’s The Voice, The CW’s The Flash, Fox’s Utopia

The Cast | Karen Gillan (Doctor Who), John Cho (Star Trek), Da’Vine Joy Randolph...

Stars: Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Pitobash, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Lake Bell, Bill Paxton, Gregory Alan Williams, Allyn Rachel | Written by Thomas McCarthy | Directed by Craig Gillespie

Walt Disney Pictures has found great success in past years with based on true story sport films. Movies like The Rookie, Miracle, and Invincible took accounts of people overcoming insurmountable odds and added the classic Disney methodology. Million Dollar Arm shares many similar inherit qualities with those past Disney properties—human drama with a universal charm, broad comedic moments to lighten the mood, and a family friendly appeal that makes it easier to forgive the strong addiction to cliché storytelling. Million Dollar Arm is not much more than an enhanced TV movie, nevertheless its likeable personality makes it worth your time.

Much of that personality comes from Jon Hamm, who plays sports agent Jb Burstein. He comes off as a lighter...

Million Dollar Arm (2014) Film Review, a movie directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Jon Hamm, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Aasif Mandvi, Darshan Jariwala, Lake Bell, Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Gregory Alan Williams, Allyn Rachel, Tzi Ma, Bar Paly. Before I address the merits of the film, let’s just get one thing out of the way: you’ve already seen this movie. You’ve seen it dozens of times. Yep, you guessed [...]

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Now that it is just barely summer, it’s time for the networks to try their best to get you excited for fall television. ABC wants you to get excited for their schedule, and their new shows, and I’ve got some previews for you, as well as some initial thoughts.

I have to tell you, ABC is looking more and more strange as time goes on, and the overall efforts of the network really have to make you wonder. While there are some hints of interesting shows, and one or two that might turn into worthwhile vehicles, in the Eddie and the Cruisers world of television, ABC is Joe Pantoliano, clutching his tapes, and furiously blathering about the lunacy of not giving the idiotic public what they want, especially since they keep demanding it.

To that end, ABC has declared Thursday, Shonda Rhimes night, largely because someone apparently had...

Stars of current hits like Scandal and Nashville mingled with the stars of ABC’s next crop of shows Tuesday night at ABC and EW’s upfronts party in New York. More importantly, we spotted Scandal’s Tony Goldwyn giving showrunner Shonda Rhimes a loving kiss on the top of her head. Typical Fitz; make us swoon, why don’t you?

ABC’s new series include Rhimes’ college-set How to Get Away With Murder and Oscar winner John Ridley’s American Crime. The new shows aren’t all crime dramas though – Cristela, a sitcom that follows a law student and her Mexican-American family,...

The cast for "Selfie," the pilot starring "Doctor Who's" Karen Gillan is rounding out rather well. Already, she will be joined by David Harewood, Allyn Rachel and Tim Peper. Now, "Harold and Kumar" star John Cho is joining the mix.

According to TV Line, Cho plays a marketing expert trying to help Gillan's Eliza Dooley repair her image after a breakup video goes viral. The pilot script, from "Suburgatory" creator Emily Kapnek, is inspired by "My Fair Lady."

Cho has most recently been seen on "Sleepy Hollow." though half-hour comedy is nothing new to him. In addition to starring in "Go On," he's appeared on "30 Rock," "Ntsf:sd:suv::" and "How I Met Your Mother," among other shows.

John Cho (Star Trek Into Darkness, Harold & Kumar franchise) has been cast as the male lead in ABC’s half-hour comedy pilot Selfie.

Cho will play Henry, a self-assured, successful marketing expert who is “a different breed from today’s social media–addicted society.” As a challenge, he decides to “re-market” his coworker Eliza (Karen Gillan), a social media star with a bad reputation.

Selfie is from executive producer/writer Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory). The comedy, inspired by My Fair Lady, is described as “the story of a self-obsessed 20-something woman who is more concerned with ‘likes’ than being liked. After...

John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings franchise) has been cast as a regular in Fox‘s 13-episode series Hieroglyph, from 20th TV and Chernin Entertainment. Set in ancient Egypt, where fantasy and reality intertwined, it follows Ambrose, a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharoah (Reece Ritchie), navigating palace intrigue, seductive concubines, criminal underbellies and even a few divine sorcerers. Rhys-Davies, repped by Jeff Goldberg Management and Louisa Spring Management, will play Vocifer, Ambrose’s one-time mentor who was a dashing thief back in his day. Related: 2014 Fox Pilots Allyn Rachel has been cast in ABC/Warner Bros TV single-camera comedy pilot Selfie, written by Emily Kapnek and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. It centers on Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan), a self-obsessed, twentysomething who is more concerned with “likes” than being liked. Rachel will play Eliza’s adorable neighbor, who is her opposite: a hipster girl...

Walt Disney Pictures has started cameras rolling on Million Dollar Arm . which stars Jon Hamm and is directed by Craig Gillespie. The film is expected to shoot in India, Georgia and Los Angeles. Million Dollar Arm is produced by Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray, through their Mayhem Pictures, and Joe Roth, under his Roth Films banner, with Palak Patel and Kevin Halloran serving as executive producers. Tom McCarthy (.Win Win,. .The Visitor.) wrote the screenplay. Hamm is joined by Allyn Rachel (Couple Time) who plays his assistant, Bill Paxton (.Haywire,. .Hatfields & McCoys.), Lake Bell (.What Happens in Vegas,. .It.s Complicated.), Suraj Sharma (.Life of Pi.), Aasif Mandvi (.The Daily Show,. .Margin Call.), Madhur Mittal (.Slumdog...

• In case you chose to forget about Equus and Kill Your Darlings, we’re just here to remind you that Daniel Radcliffe is really never going back to his Harry Potter days. He’s just lined up a new project: an adaptation of Jake Adelstein’s Tokyo Vice, a non-fiction account of Adelstein’s work as an American crime journalist in Japan. Music video director Anthony Mandler (Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” and Rihanna’s “Diamonds”) will helm the feature, and playwright J.T. Rogers will write the script. [Deadline]

• Natalie Portman knows a thing or two about playing characters blinded by ambition.

Title: Dead Dad Director: Ken J. Adachi Starring: Kyle Arrington, Jenni Melear, Lucas K. Peterson, Allyn Rachel, Ben Hethcoat, Brett Erlich A fitful but engaging tale of familial drift and erratic reconnection, director Ken J. Adachi’s debut film, “Dead Dad,” exhibits a mature grasp beyond its years of the manner in which swallowed adolescent resentments pervert adult relationships. Shot over the course of a month and produced entirely from the funds of a successful Kickstarter campaign, “Dead Dad” is robustly emblematic of a certain slice of what I’ve coined “Silver Lake cinema,” ambling Los Angeles-set dramedies that — with a nod toward mumblecore and an indebted fist bump for Miranda [ Read More ]

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"Couple Time" stars Allyn Rachel and Patrick Carlyle have teamed up with Parker Posey in a funny Emmy spoof video where acceptance speeches are honed to a shine. Rachel and Carlyle are real-life partners who have inked a deal with Fox and Ellen DeGeneres to bring their clever webisodes to a series for the network. Posey portrays an over-the-top eccentric acting coach whose class solely focuses on training young out of work actors for their .upcoming. Emmy® acceptance speech in this latest video below. Parker is so convincing as J.A.N (more on that in the video) that come Emmy Sunday, you.ll be glad that the pros are the only ones delivering the acceptance speeches.

Upright Citizens' Brigade members (Ucb) and Nyu Tisch school graduates Allyn Rachel and her real-life partner Patrick Carlyle have struck paydirt with their clever webseries-turned-television series to be developed for Fox. Deadline reported that their digital series Couple Time caught the eye of Ellen DeGeneres, who brought the pitch to the network based on her love of the premise, real couples doing everyday things, and the quiet hilarity in these under-the-radar intimate moments. Fox snapped up Couple Time, the webseries that was created by Rachel and Carlyle to capture "silly stuff couples talk about, not the XXX stuff they sometimes do when alone!" Baltimore native Rachel and Oregon native Carlyle are a long-term couple who both went to...

Exclusive: Allyn Rachel & Patrick Carlyle’s digital series Couple Time is headed to television with Ellen DeGeneres executive producing. Fox has bought Couple Time, a single-camera comedy project based on Rachel and Carlyle’s series of vignettes (watch sample below) that the two say explore “weird stuff couples do when no one else is around!” (That is the PG/R-rated silly stuff couples talk about, not the XXX stuff they sometimes do when alone!) Upright Citizens Brigade sketch performers Rachel and Carlyle, creators and stars of the Web series and a long-term couple in real life, are set to write and star in the TV project, which explores the life and intimate moments of Patrick and Allyn, a young long-term couple living in Los Angeles who have long passed the bickering and insecurity of early coupledom and are now tackling becoming adults together. The project, said to be Mad About You in tone,...

Workaholics cordially invites you to the wedding of Karl Hevacheck (Kyle Newacheck) in the all-new Season 2 episode Karl's Wedding, which airs tonight, November 8th, at 10:30/9:30 central, only on Comedy Central. We have a clip from tonight's show, which finds Adam (Adam DeVine) showing up at the house of a girl who tutored him in math to remind her of their marriage pact and hopefully get a date for his drug dealer's wedding. "Is that buttered popcorn? Why, yes it is!" Click on the video below.

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Workaholics episode 2.8, "Karl's Wedding" stars Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Kyle Newacheck, Carla Gallo, Kyle Kinane, Allyn Rachel, Katee Sackhoff and is directed by Jay Karas.

Like egg nog, green beer and candy corn, the McDonald's McRib marks a fleeting moment in time, as the elusive sandwich is here only until November 14. McDonald.s announced the return of the McRib sandwich on Monday, sparking humor, joy and pure disgust for the machine made barbecue pork sandwich. The McRib pork patty, McRib sauce, pickle slices and slivered onions on a McRib bun is a less calorific treat - at 500 calories and 26 grams of total fat versus 540 calories and 39 grams of fat found in a Big Mac. The commercial features brunette actress Allyn Rachel, a member of the Los Angeles' comedy troupe Upright Citizen's Brigade, who has scored major commercials for...