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So Help Me Todd
Cinemablend with a nice piece on a new upcoming series from the creator of So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd’s Cancellation Still Stings, But Its Creator Has Another New TV Show In The Works
More than a few TV viewers spent the middle of the 2024 TV schedule mourning the plethora of shows canceled this year, with one of the most debatable decisions being CBS’ move to end So Help Me Todd and its quirky legal dramedy. Even all these months later, fans are still missing Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin’s mother-son duo. While we can’t expect the network to suddenly reverse that decision, we can celebrate creator Scott Prendergrast landing a new small-screen project. ...
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Prendergrast isn’t linking back up with CBS this time around, and it’s Fox that came out on top, landing Pennies in a competitive bidding with others. Though the network didn’t put in a full series order, the project was given a script commitment plus penalty, which pretty much guarantees that the creator will get paid no matter what, with Fox having to pay out if execs choose not to move forward with it. ...
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Hard to blame Fox for jumping at the chance to work with Prendergrast, who previously showed off his acting skills on Silicon Valley. After all, So Help Me Todd wasn't canceled due to poor ratings, and instead of excised alongside NCIS: Hawai'i due to its schedule being overly stuffed post-strikes. So if Pennies has the same kind of impact on audiences, it could end up being a huge hit.
https://www.cinemablend.com/television/so-help-me-todds-cancellation-still-stings-creator-another-new-tv-show-pennies
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More than a few TV viewers spent the middle of the 2024 TV schedule mourning the plethora of shows canceled this year, with one of the most debatable decisions being CBS’ move to end So Help Me Todd and its quirky legal dramedy. Even all these months later, fans are still missing Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin’s mother-son duo. While we can’t expect the network to suddenly reverse that decision, we can celebrate creator Scott Prendergrast landing a new small-screen project. ...
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Prendergrast isn’t linking back up with CBS this time around, and it’s Fox that came out on top, landing Pennies in a competitive bidding with others. Though the network didn’t put in a full series order, the project was given a script commitment plus penalty, which pretty much guarantees that the creator will get paid no matter what, with Fox having to pay out if execs choose not to move forward with it. ...
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Hard to blame Fox for jumping at the chance to work with Prendergrast, who previously showed off his acting skills on Silicon Valley. After all, So Help Me Todd wasn't canceled due to poor ratings, and instead of excised alongside NCIS: Hawai'i due to its schedule being overly stuffed post-strikes. So if Pennies has the same kind of impact on audiences, it could end up being a huge hit.
https://www.cinemablend.com/television/so-help-me-todds-cancellation-still-stings-creator-another-new-tv-show-pennies
What Were The CBS Execs Thinking When They Canceled 'So Help Me Todd'?...
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Recently watched season 1 again and during the dvd commentary Skylar Astin does a 5 minute Q&A
Q: are there any roles you regret turning down?
Skylar Astin: I turned down a role in Wicked since I was busy with 'Todd' but I don't regret it since I'm so happy playing Todd.
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