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Thursday, Feb 23, 2012
‘Cougar Town’: Courteney Cox, Josh Hopkins Surprised by Onscreen Engagement
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012
Now that Jules and Grayson are taking the plunge during the comedy’s third season, the actors tell THR about the show’s unconventional romantic timeline — and whether a pregnancy might be next.
Co-creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel had been discussing the marital plot for months. But when the script originally came through, series stars Courteney Cox and Josh Hopkins were caught off guard by how quickly it all happened.
“When we got together as quickly as we did,” Hopkins told The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s recent Paley Center for Media panel, “I thought, ‘Here we go. How long till they break up?’ But I’m not as smart as Bill and the writers.”
The move has afforded them a different way to play the TV romance. The duo got together before the end of the freshman season, where most comedies, arguably, would have stretched out the tension for some time. (Cox’s Monica didn’t pair up with Matthew Perry’s Chandler until the end of Friends’ fourth season.)
“I think it’s refreshing to not do the cliche ‘will they, won’t they,'” Hopkins said. “We’ve explored a relationship from the beginning pretty deeply — an adult relationship. And I think that’s been a lot more comedic.”
Cox, also impressed with the speed of the engagement, was less surprised when the writers didn’t throw too many obstacles in Jules and Grayson’s way.
“I didn’t know I’d be marrying him,” she told THR, “but you could tell from [the pilot] where they were going. But I loved that they did it in a way that was pretty quick. Because now we are dealing with the issues of relationships, opposed to ‘Will they? Won’t they? Are they going to be together?’ It’s a different take on it.”
One issue to expect them dealing with ahead of the previously disclosed season-ending wedding is whether or not the couple might have kids.
The Season 2 finale found Jules giving into Grayson’s need a be a dad, despite her previous assertion that she wouldn’t have another child after Travis (Dan Byrd).
“Grayson [has] full-on baby fever,” said Hopkins, “and that is fully addressed, in an odd way consistent with [the series], this season.”
Cox also spoke of a possible pregnancy, saying that the potential parenthood storyline isn’t dealt with in a “traditional” manner.
And if a baby isn’t in the cards this season, the cast certainly hopes there is time for that and more down the line.
“I want it to go on and on and on.” Cox told THR of her slightly ratings-challenged series. “And I hope all the fans that love the show just scream it out, because we need more.”
Cougar Town Season Three Pictures Update
Sunday, Feb 19, 2012
hi Chanel here:) Aniek had to step down due to personal reasons and she asked me if I wanted the site back which was a big yes so I will be updating the site again. I want to thank Aniek from the bottom of my hard for her amazing job. For my first update I’ve added pictures of Cougar Town Season 3 in the gallery.
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‘Cougar Town’ cut down: ABC wants fewer episodes
Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011
Cougar Town might not get a happy ending.
Earlier today ABC announced its midseason premiere dates with the Courteney Cox series notably absent from the list. Now comes word that the comedy’s episode order has been reduced from 22 to 15 half hours this season.
ABC has been fortunate enough to have launched a couple successful new comedies in the fall, with Suburgatory doing really well and Last Man Standing performing okay. The bigger surprise has been last season’s midseason effort Happy Endings, which grew into a solid partner for Modern Family — in Cougar Town‘s 9:30 p.m. slot.Insiders say the reduction is all about managing their inventory needs, and not a slight against the show, and it’s true enough that if Cougar Town performs strong for its 15 episode order when it finally does return sometime this season, ABC wouldn’t be shy about ordering more. So, a bummer for fans, but not a death sentence.
‘Cougar Town’ cast infiltrates other TV shows
Friday, Oct 14, 2011
Cougar Town won’t be back until midseason, but its stars will be everywhere this fall.
In an unusual spectacle of stunt casting, Courteney Cox and her co-stars on the third-season ABC comedy will pop up in background roles on more than a dozen shows across several networks before its season premiere early next year.
Ian Gomez is scheduled to kick things off as a doctor on tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9 ET/PT), followed by Cox and Christa Miller as a lesbian couple at a fertility clinic on Private Practice (ABC, 10 ET/PT).
With so many entertainment choices these days and network promotional budgets often focused on just a few programs, shows have to find ways to market themselves, executive producer Bill Lawrence says. Since Cougar Town isn’t on the air now, “we decided it might be funny to say our cast is going to be on in the fall more than any other cast.”
Cox is game for the gimmick: “I thought it was hysterical. Bill and the writers have always been great about figuring out ways to keep people aware of our show even when we’re not on TV.”
Almost all the roles are designed to be uncredited, non-speaking appearances for a cast that also includes Dan Byrd, Josh Hopkins, Busy Philipps and Brian Van Holt. To date, 13 shows are on board, says Lawrence, who hopes eventually to have more than 20. Series include:
•ABC:Body of Proof,Castle,Dancing With the Stars,Man Up! and The Middle
•CBS:How I Met Your Mother
•Nick Jr.:Yo Gabba Gabba!
NBC’s Parenthood and CBS’ 2 Broke Girls are also likely.
In return, Cougar Town’s writers and actors, some of whom have thousands of Twitter followers, will tweet to promote their appearances.
Lining up appearances on other programs, especially on competing networks, can be tricky, but relationships forged by Lawrence, Cox and others over their years in the business reaped rewards. The Mother role is reciprocation of sorts for when Scrubs creator Lawrence allowed star Sarah Chalke to appear on the CBS show, he says.
“The fun thing is that if you can get to this point, the idea behind it, as writers and creators, is that we can help each other out,” Lawrence says.
Lawrence is no stranger to guerrilla marketing. Cougar and Scrubs cast and writers produced videos and interactive promo material; Cougar and NBC’s Community have traded shoutouts. “Hopefully, it will be kind of a game for our fans and remind people we’re still around and coming back soon enough,” he says.
‘Cougar Town’s’ Courteney Cox Gets New Show Credit: Director
Friday, Aug 26, 2011
Courteney Cox plays a woman in her forties who’s taking on new life challenges on ABC’s Cougar Town and now the actress is taking a page out of her character’s book.
An ABC spokesperson confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that the actress “is currently scheduled to direct an upcoming episode” of the sitcom during Season 3, as first reported by TVGuide.com.
This would be the 47 year old’s first time directing for television. Previously, Cox directed a short film called The Monday Before Thanksgiving in 2008, which she also appeared in, starring Laura Dern.
Cox plays Jules on the ABC sitcom and she serves as an executive producer. The series is set to return in the midseason. In the meantime, she’ll be guest starring on former Friends cast mate Lisa Kudrow’s Showtime series, Web Therapy, next month.
