NBC Greenlights New Sitcom ‘Temps’ From The Creators of ‘Party Down’
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It was really disappointing when Party Down got canceled last month, leaving viewers with an unsatisfying two total seasons. But now that the tears have dried, it’s time to move on, and what better way than with the next sitcom from the guys who created Party Down? Variety is reporting (via MovieWeb) that Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and John Enbom have been given the thumbs up by NBC to make a pilot for their new show Temps, which centers around “group of recent college graduates who are forced to work a variety of temp jobs.” Can’t wait for this.
It seems reasonable to infer that NBC is hoping Temps can achieve the combined strength of Party Down meets The Office, but Thomas explained how his new show would be a little different:
“The show is similar to Party Down in the sense that there’s a new job each week, but unlike Party Down, we actually see the home life of our main characters. It has more of a Mary Tyler Moore home life/work life dynamic, except the job changes from week to week.”
As I am a victim of this economy and was laid-off from the PR job my recent college degree helped me obtain, I currently work for a temp agency to help pay the bills while I Movie Mash. My current placement has been steady, so I’m not going all over town to different offices and getting into crazy shenanigans, but I do have some exposure to the temp world, and I feel that I will have a deeper appreciation for the great satire and stories that Thomas & Co. cook up. No word on when production/casting will get going, but stay tuned to The Movie Mash for updates.
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