New 2008-2009 TV Shows

A sneak peek at the new TV comedy shows coming in the 2008-2009 season

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The major networks are hoping you'll laugh -- or at least tune in -- for the new 2008-2009 TV shows.

NBC's New TV Comedies:

• The Office Spinoff (Winter/Spring)
  The Office will have new characters and locations, but with the same level of comedy.

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Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest,...

• Kath & Kim (Fall)
  Sitcom about a mother and daughter in middle class suburbia. SNL veteran Molly Shannon stars.
• SNL Elections (Midseason)
  A Thursday night extension of SNL's Weekend Update that should lighten up the fall election.

ABC's New TV Comedies:

• The Goode Family (Fall)
  A family devoted to good deeds is the newest animated comedy.
• Scrubs (Fall)
  Not new to us, but new to ABC.

CBS's New TV Comedies:

• Worst Week (Fall)
  A man struggles to impress his future in-laws, with comedic results.
• Project Gary (Fall)
  Newly-divorced man deals with children, a demanding ex and beautiful new love interest.

Fox's New Comedies:

• Do Not Disturb (Fall)
  A hot, hip hotel in New York provides the backdrop for the newest work-place comedy.
• The Cleveland Show (Fall)
  An animated show featuring Cleveland Brown, who moves to a small town in Virginia because of a promise made to his high school sweetheart.
• Class Dismissed (Fall)
  An animated show formally known as Sit Down and Shut Up, about high school teachers and their unfortunate students.

Showtime's New Comedies:

• Tracy Ullman's State of the Union (Spring)
  A satirical look at life today through the many characters of Tracy Ullman.

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