Category Archives: NBC

NBC To Air ‘SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas’

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Sebastian Suchecki

In news that shouldn’t really be happening, it looks like NBC is taking one of it’s less popular Saturday Night Live skits and producing a 30-minute Christmas special around the character. “Gilly” is a Kristin Wiig character that started a … Continue reading →

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Anthony Michael Hall Guest Stars As “Mike The Bully” In a New ‘Community’ Clip

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Matt Raub

Yesterday, we brought you a brand new clip from this week’s episode of Community entitled “Comparative Religion.” In this week’s episode, the A-story is about Shirley’s (Yvette Nicole Brown) Christmas party, while the B-story is about Mike the Bully (guest … Continue reading →

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Religion Discussed In Clip From This Week’s ‘Community’

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Matt Raub

Religion is sometimes a touchy subject to discuss in social situations, let alone in something as widely viewed as network TV. This is why most comedy programming vows to stay away from the taboo subject, in order to play nice … Continue reading →

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Cortney’s TV Digest: What To Watch In December

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Chestnuts are roasting and Jack Frost is nibbling. It’s December already, and here at The Flickcast we’ve got another TV digest for you, ready to keep you entertained in between all your caroling, pigging out, and gift exchanges this holiday … Continue reading →

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Comcast Buys NBCU for $13.75 Billion

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Comcast and General Electric announced early today they have made an agreement to combine GE’s NBC Universal with Comcast’s entertainment assets. The new company will be 51% owned, and managed, by Comcast. GE will have 49%. Jeff Zucker, president of … Continue reading →

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Donald Faison Takes You Backstage for ‘Scrubs’ Season 9

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Matt Raub

Most of us around The Flickcast offices are big fans of NBC (and later, ABC’s) Scrubs. We recently got the opportunity to chat with stars Donald Faison and Dave Franco about the upcoming season on December 1st, but before that, … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Bratt Talks ‘Law and Order’ Return

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Sometimes when actors leave a popular television show they go on to careers in the movies and become even more successful. George Clooney, who got his start on TV would be a good example of that. Of course, sometimes the … Continue reading →

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New ‘Chuck Season’ 3 Preview Video Features Epic Kung-Fu Fighting!

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Earlier this week we showed you some new promos for Chuck, which will be starting its third season in early 2010. As Turkey Day is now here we also bring you a brand new behind the scenes look at the … Continue reading →

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