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By Cassie Dresch TV Media
Hello? Hi? Anybody out there? Of course there is, otherwise life would be very, very, very lonely. Fox is taking a stab at the ultimate life of loneliness in the new half-hour comedy “The Last Man on Earth,” premiering Sunday, March 1.
The premise around “Last Man” is a simple one, albeit a little strange. An average, unassuming man is on the hunt for any signs of other living people after a virus takes out all of Earth’s population. His family is gone, his coworkers are gone, the president is gone. Everyone. Gone.
So what does he do? He travels the United States doing things he never would have been able to do otherwise — sing the national anthem at Dodger Stadium, smear gooey peanut butter all over a priceless piece of art ... then walk away with it, break things. The show, according to creator and star Will Forte (“Saturday Night Live,” “Nebraska,” 2013), sees him get into a lot of really silly shenanigans.
“It’s all just kind of stupid stuff that I go around and do,” he said in an interview with “Entertainment Weekly.” “That’s been one of the most fun parts of the job. About once a week I get to do something that seems like it’d be amazingly fun to do: shoot a flame thrower at a bunch of wigs, have a steamroller steamroll over a case of beer. Just dumb stuff like that, which pretty much is all it takes to make me happy.”
Flame throwers and steamrollers? Again, it’s a strange concept, but Fox is really behind the show. As if engaging in a multi-network bidding war for the rights to the show’s pilot wasn’t dedication enough to the idea, a few months after it won the bid, Fox completely skipped the pilot episode process and ordered a full season without airing a single episode.
“It’s been really fun and exciting because it’s such a weird concept and Fox has really embraced it, giving us their full support,” Forte
in ‘The Last Man on Earth’
said. “Trying to figure out how to tell a story with one person has been an incredible challenge, but also a really exciting challenge. Figuring out how to do it all has been really, really fun. We’re really proud of what has come out of it so far.”
Of course, you have to wonder with the show title worded the way it is: is Forte’s character, Phil Miller, the last man on
While Forte hasn’t really opened up about that — there are a lot of aspects of this show being kept under wraps — the answer to that question was let out of the bag at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January. Kristen Schaal (“Bob’s Burgers,” “Toy Story 3,” 2010), whose casting announcement was made in December, joined the Q&A sessions with Forte and executive producers Phil Lord and Chris
Miller, lending credence to the idea that maybe she’s the last woman on Earth.
There are still some well-kept secrets among the crew, however. Mel Rodriguez (“Enlisted”), Cleopatra Coleman (“Wicked Science”), two-time Golden Globe nominee January Jones (“Mad Men”) and Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen (“Joan of Arcadia”) have all been announced as players in the freshman comedy, but Miller, Lord and Forte have all kept mum on the specifics of each character.
It may be kind of confusing, though, how a show that is billed as focusing on one single remaining man could have so many cast members. Miller explained the move at the TCA winter press tour.
“There are other actors in the show — and it’s kind of surprising how they fit into it, whether by flashbacks, dreams or in the present-day,” he said. “It’s not just Will [Forte] going around and smashing things for 13 episodes. TV shows
are built on relationships, and it seemed kind of odd to make a show without any relationships.”
One problem with trying to film a TV show about the only man left on the planet is the fact that, logistically, it’s difficult to get rid of all the noise from all the humans that currently live on Earth. We make a ton of sound, even indirectly!
“Avoiding noise is incredibly hard,” Forte said at the TCA press tour. “Obviously, any time you’re shooting anything, the sound of an airplane, the sound of a train is really hard [to filter out].”
Whatever it is they’re doing seems to be working, at least for Fox execs. “The Last Man on Earth” may be a strange concept for a 13episode TV show, but the straightto-series order and growing list of cast members lends itself to the possibility that maybe — just maybe — this show is a diamond in the rough. Catch the series premiere of “The Last Man on Earth” when it airs Sunday, March 1, on Fox.
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It has to be hard being one of the world’s top culinary masters. Maybe that’s why Gordon Ramsay is so angry all of the time.
Love him or hate him, Ramsay is undoubtedly one of the best chefs in the world, and he has the Michelin stars to prove it. The tiny little twinklers are only awarded to the best of the best restaurants, and the British chef has earned more than a dozen throughout his career.
Here in America, though, Ramsay is probably most recognizable for two things: his numerous TV shows and his notorious temper.
Bring those two together, crank them up to 11 and you get “Hell’s Kitchen,” Fox’s cooking-competition series headlined by the master chef himself.
With a whopping 13 seasons behind it, “Hell’s Kitchen” shows no signs of stopping. The 14th season premieres Tuesday, March 3, and the 15th and 16th seasons have already been confirmed by Fox. With Ramsay showing no signs of slowing down, it’s anyone’s guess how long the show will go on.
Similar to Bravo’s competing show “Top Chef,” “Hell’s Kitchen” brings together a group of up-andcoming chefs aiming to prove them-
selves as culinary masters. Unlike in Ramsay’s other show, “MasterChef,” these contestants aren’t amateurs or home cooks: they’re professionals, and Ramsay expects them to cook like it.
In each episode, the competing chefs are thrust into what should be their element: a restaurant kitchen during dinner service. With a packed-full dining room, they’re expected to serve up top quality meals for the picky diners — all in a day’s work for a chef, right?
Wrong. The catch here (and of course there has to be a catch) is that they’re not cooking their own menu: they’re cooking Ramsay’s,
and he’s put some of his most technically difficult, hard-to-pull-off items on there.
A full dining room? Orders coming fast and furious? A menu filled with technically tricky dishes? As if that weren’t stressful enough, these chefs also have Ramsay breathing down their necks, watching their every move and accepting nothing less than perfection. His standards are sky high, and with a temper like his, each dinner service is an explosive affair.
And this, perhaps, is the biggest reason for the show’s enduring appeal. Ramsay’s temper is legendary, but so is his appeal for perfection. He demands only the best, and when he gets it and cracks one of his rare smiles, it makes for one of those rare, satisfying TV moments.
Season 14 of Hell’s Kitchen premieres Tuesday, March 3, on Fox.
Sunday, March 1
1:00 p.m. (8) WDSE WDSE Cooks TRAV Bizarre Foods America
Andrew finds that Toronto is a melting pot of edgy eats.
3:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise The nation’s tastiest BBQ, featuring fall-off-the-bone beef ribs in Austin.
6:30 p.m. (2) KTCA (8) WDSE (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show Learn which of the three remaining bakers will be crowned the winner. (N)
Monday, March 2
4:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Adam goes to San Antonio where a 3 pound cinnamon roll awaits his arrival.
5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
Andrew discovers Arizona’s food traditions, where the spirit of the Wild West still lives.
8:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew Zimmern explores the classic dishes of the vibrant New Orleans. (N)
9:00 p.m. TRAV Booze Traveler Jack explores Tennessee, where moonshiners and George Washington are linked. (N)
Tuesday, March 3
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
4:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Adam visits Honolulu to have traditional eats and tackle a pancake challenge.
5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods In Vietnam Andrew tries Snake parts, pig’s ears, silk worms and cat coffee.
Wednesday, March 4
1:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise Unwrapping burritos across America.
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew
explores the multicultural melting pot that is London, England.
8:00 p.m. TRAV Booze Traveler Fish Pickle, a fortress of beer and Dutch Courage keep Jack afloat in the Netherlands.
9:00 p.m. BRAVO Best New Restaurant Two restaurants specializing in high-end cuisine in a casual atmosphere battle it out. (N)
Thursday, March 5
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
4:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Travel to Charleston South Carolina to try oysters by the shovel and fried chicken.
5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods Andrew goes to one of the most romantic cities in the world, Paris.
Friday, March 6
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, March 7
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Joanne Weir Gets Fresh Corn and crab chowder, crab tacos with fresh tortillas, also prepared, corn salsa.
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Use wine to boost the flavor in beef bourguignon, cioppino, and chicken marsala.
10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals (7) KCCO Recipe Rehab Chefs compete to revamp old family recipes into healthier alternatives.
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen Learn how to make Chinese-style glazed pork tenderloin; hear the top picks for grill pans.
Noon (2) KTCA Mexico: One Plate at a Time
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking
1:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Beatrice Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen (N)
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