TV Bits: Dwight Schrute-Centered ‘Office’ Spinoff in the Works, Plus: ‘Indie Game’, Paul Feig, Alan Ball, Rebel Wilson

Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by Angie Han

With the exception of True Blood creator Alan Ball’s very serious-sounding Banshee, today’s TV Bits is all about the funny. After the jump:

Dwight Schrute could leave Dunder Mifflin for Schrute Farms
Paul Feig will direct Goldie Hawn in HBO’s The Viagra Diaries
CBS orders a pilot written by and starring Bridesmaids‘ Rebel Wilson
Alan Ball sells an Amish country-set action drama to Cinemax
HBO decides to turn Indie Game: The Movie into a half-hour comedy

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TV Bits: ‘Community’ Cast Asks You to “Save Greendale,” Plus: WGA and PGA Award Noms, J.J. Abrams, Goldie Hawn, Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels

Posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011 by Angie Han

Community‘s hiatus starts now, but Greendale’s coolest study group isn’t about to go quietly. Also, people who’ve previously created things we like are creating other things we also hope to like. After the jump:

The Community gang makes a “Save Greendale” PSA, crashes The Soup
The WGA and PGA announce their award nominations
J.J. Abrams and One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn sell a drama to The CW
HBO is about to start production on The Viagra Diaries with Goldie Hawn
Parks & Recreation co-creator Greg Daniels develops two animated projects for NBC