The pilot Maron made for a TV show based on his podcast has been picked up for ten episodes by IFC.
I listen the selected podcasts weeks and sometimes months after they are posted, so I don't know if he announced this already this week, it may be old news. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/17/wtf-with-marc-maron-coming-to-ifc_n_1355493.html?ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment ************************** Last June, Marc Maron announced<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/marc-maron-pilot_n_875961.html>that he shot a pilot for a TV semi-adaptation of his podcast "WTF." On Saturday, Laughspin<http://www.laughspin.com/2012/03/17/ifc-greenlights-marc-maron-show-straight-to-series-exclusive/>cites insiders that IFC plans to officially announce soon that the cable channel has picked up a full ten-episode season of the show. Maron's show (currently untitled, but possibly also called "WTF") will join another podcast-turned-TV show on IFC's lineup, "Comedy Bang! Bang!", an off-kilter talk show with Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts. The game show "Bunk," hosted by Kurt Braunohler, will also see its premiere next summer, and IFC's breakout comedy hit "Portlandia" will return sometime this year as well. In the pilot for Maron's show, which IFC did not ask to be reshot, Maron plays himself -- a grizzled comedian who hosts a podcast called "WTF," where he interviews his comedy colleagues from his garage (the pilot was even shot in his actual house). Although Laughspin<http://www.laughspin.com/2012/03/17/ifc-greenlights-marc-maron-show-straight-to-series-exclusive/>reports that no casting has been confirmed, Ed Asner played Maron's father and Ken Jeong played himself as a podcast guest in the pilot episode. The episode was directed by Academy Award winner Luke Matheny and cowritten by Duncan Birmingham. (SNIP) IFC will make a formal announcement of the series during their upfronts on Tuesday, according to Laughspin's sources. We will report more information at that time. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
