shapeshifter January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 Official trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xNvdptsXY And mildly spoilery to some from The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/january-jones-joins-fox-comedy-752937 Link to comment
Trini February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 This looks funny... in a 30-second promo; I'm not sure how well this concept can last and be interesting/funny for a series. Link to comment
MarkHB February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Slate has a good-sized article on this show. It gives something away major: there IS a "last woman" on the show... . Link to comment
mtlchick March 2, 2015 Share March 2, 2015 For the weirdness of it all and against a lot of returning and new shows last night...it got the best demo numbers last night. It's a strange but pleasant surprise! http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/02/tv-ratings-sunday-strong-start-for-last-man-on-earth-once-upon-a-time-returns-up-secrets-lies-premieres-mediocrebattle-creek-debuts-low/368951/ Link to comment
Lawgiver March 5, 2015 Share March 5, 2015 Here's an interview with Miller and Lord on io9. http://io9.com/chris-miller-and-phil-lord-discuss-last-man-on-earths-i-1689612309?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow Link to comment
Lawgiver March 30, 2015 Share March 30, 2015 Will Forte did an interview with Vulture. http://www.vulture.com/2015/03/forte-on-his-unlikable-character-on-last-man.html Not a surprise that he's fully aware of Phil's dickishness. 2 Link to comment
Irlandesa March 31, 2015 Share March 31, 2015 Kristen Schaal was on Late Night With Seth Meyers last night and told a story about filming the sex scene. It was pretty funny. http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/kristen-schaal-on-her-gassy-love-scene-with-will-forte/2856104?onid=147636#vc147636=1 1 Link to comment
WickedTuna April 5, 2015 Share April 5, 2015 I caught the very end of the show last week and was glad to see Phil was all cleaned up. Forte is not a bad looking guy. I saw an article on MSNBC that said Forte and January Jones are dating. Not sure how true it is. Link to comment
dusang April 6, 2015 Share April 6, 2015 I saw an article on MSNBC that said Forte and January Jones are dating. Not sure how true it is. Huh, I wonder. Not to be cruel but, based on a Mad Men DVD commentary, January Jones seems... not bright. Like... challenging to converse with, if you know what I mean. 1 Link to comment
Irlandesa April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 She's surprisingly charming on Instagram. And I've seen interviews with her where she's charming as well. And I've also seen her stilted. She may not be Mensa material or even interview consistently well. But I don't think she's a dumb blonde either. Link to comment
DittyDotDot April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 I always felt like she was nervous on the Mad Men commentaries, more like she didn't want to say anything wrong. I definitely didn't get the impression she wasn't bright. I really don't know her from anything else, though, so maybe I just read it all wrong. Link to comment
mtlchick April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I'll be damned. It got renewed! http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/08/fox-renews-last-man-earth-season-2?hootPostID=9d7b119b18b4e5cfc673a2ec083b2196 2 Link to comment
editorgrrl April 9, 2015 Share April 9, 2015 I'll be damned. It got renewed! http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/08/fox-renews-last-man-earth-season-2 It says "Last Man ranks as this season’s No. 1 new comedy among adults 18–34 and men 18–49." Who'd a thunk it? Link to comment
LaChavalina April 9, 2015 Share April 9, 2015 It says "Last Man ranks as this season’s No. 1 new comedy among adults 18–34 and men 18–49." Who'd a thunk it? Yeah, I find that a stretch. Considering the number of double-broadcasts they've done, the show has only been on five times and with a 40% decline in viewers between the premiere and the most recent episode. Also interesting to me that the last two broadcasts where they showed two episodes back-to-back, viewership seems to have dropped off between the first and second episodes. Maybe that's typical, though. 1 Link to comment
editorgrrl April 9, 2015 Share April 9, 2015 TBH, I can't think of another new comedy, though. 2 Link to comment
Lawgiver May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 There are two articles on Vulture about LMoE. One with the producers, http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/last-man-on-earths-producers-on-whats-next.html, and one with Will Forte (who I once saw in the lobby of a hotel in Dublin, using his laptop because he couldn't get internet in his room. He looked exactly like Phil Miller, although not as sunburnt.) http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/will-forte-last-man-on-earth.html 1 Link to comment
editorgrrl May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 From Time magazine: How Last Man on Earth Reversed Its Male Gaze As it approaches its season finale (May 3), maybe the most interesting thing about Last Man on Earth is the level of faith it’s asked of the viewer: it invited us to watch without knowing exactly what kind of show it was, then changed itself week by week without warning. I loved the show, then I hated it for a while, and for all I know, I may hate it again a half hour from now. And I have no idea what it will be next season. Link to comment
Lawgiver May 5, 2015 Share May 5, 2015 Yet another article about Will Forte on Vulture. http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/25-factoids-about-will-forte.html Link to comment
editorgrrl May 5, 2015 Share May 5, 2015 Yet another article about Will Forte on Vulture. http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/25-factoids-about-will-forte.html It's titled "25 Things You Learn About Will Forte From Hanging Out With Him," and #3 is: He’s a gentleman, sort of. Kristen Schaal had to eat beans in one scene on Last Man and then lie on top of Forte for a sex scene right afterwards. “I farted on him,” she says. “And he very gallantly told the crew that it was his.” 1 Link to comment
MarkHB May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 The show is getting a new showrunner next season: Dan Sterling, from The Interview and The Office. 1 Link to comment
editorgrrl May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 The show is getting a new showrunner next season: Dan Sterling, from The Interview and The Office. Hey, I see what 20th TV president of creative affairs Jonnie Davis did there! He's also quite possibly Last Man on Earth's biggest fan—so having him set up shop here and run that show has us all over the moon. At the end of the article, it says TPTB don't want to do a full 22 episodes next season. Link to comment
Irlandesa May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 Who was the showrunner this season? Forte? Lord & Miller? If it's in the article, I must have missed it. Link to comment
MarkHB May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 I'm not sure, but it definitely seemed to me that Forte was the guiding light of the operation. And I've seen in other articles that he really doesn't think a full 22-episode season is a good idea. Link to comment
editorgrrl May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 Who was the showrunner this season? Forte? Lord & Miller? If it's in the article, I must have missed it. According to Entertainment Weekly, it was Will Forte: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/06/last-man-earth-gets-new-showrunner 1 Link to comment
Irlandesa May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 Well the change makes sense then. On the Nerdist podcast he just did, he sounded so drained by how much work he had to do. Writing, running the show and acting would be a ridiculous amount of work. 1 Link to comment
MarkHB June 17, 2015 Share June 17, 2015 Forte, Lord & Miller and Schaal did a panel. And as Miller pointed out, indicating Forte's facial hair, "I’m not in the spoiler business, but you can see that the beard is back." Variety has a story on the production designer: ...Carol, whose spotless home looks like a living Pinterest board. Also, since we don't have a Scheduling topic, for those in the UK Season 1 will be premiering in August on something called Dave. 2 Link to comment
MarkHB June 30, 2015 Share June 30, 2015 Speaking of panels, there will be a Last Man on Earth panel at San Diego Comic-Con. What would you do if you were the last person on Earth? Star and creator Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live), Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers, Flight of the Conchords), January Jones (Mad Men), and director/executive producer Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) discuss the surprising twists and turns of the first season as well as tease the upcoming second season. It may be worth noting that this panel is scheduled against the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in Hall H, which may inadvertently reflect the same degree of respect that Phil was getting at the end of last season. 1 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 Will Forte picked up an Emmy nomination for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series -- How ? Why ? Link to comment
Irlandesa July 17, 2015 Share July 17, 2015 Why not? The character is repulsive but is he bad at the character? He also got nominated for writing the pilot which also got nominations for directing. I do wish Kristen Schaal had been nominated. I thought she stood out. 2 Link to comment
MarkHB November 11, 2015 Share November 11, 2015 Fox released its winter schedule; Last Man on Earth is not on it. However, it's likely being held as a replacement further into the winter. Link to comment
AZZURRI06 November 13, 2015 Share November 13, 2015 (edited) I knew January Jones had been in Mad Men, obviously, but watching the very first episode of that show I spotted our very own Carol, aka Kristen Schaal playing the part of a telephone operator. Edited November 13, 2015 by AZZURRI06 Link to comment
BoogieBurns November 13, 2015 Share November 13, 2015 They had a ten episode season last year. Maybe they are doing the same thing this year. Link to comment
Trini January 19, 2016 Share January 19, 2016 This picture is from the Critics Choice Awards: Um, what?? 2 Link to comment
peeayebee January 19, 2016 Share January 19, 2016 I watched the Critics Choice Awards and saw a brief glimpse of him but wasn't sure it was him. Thanks for the confirmation. Pretty hilarious that he can walk around in public looking like that. Link to comment
Lawgiver January 20, 2016 Share January 20, 2016 That picture of him reminds me of Gary Oldman's character in the Fifth Element. I'll just say that it's not my favorite look. (And another Fugger! I love when words collide.) Link to comment
MarkHB February 6, 2016 Share February 6, 2016 The show returns Sunday, March 6 at 9:30. 1 Link to comment
AnnieBeez March 1, 2016 Share March 1, 2016 The show returns Sunday, March 6 at 9:30. From the link above: "The show will return at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, March 6, picking up where its fall finale left off — with Phil/Tandy’s (Will Arnett) astronaut brother Mike (Jason Sudeikis) plunging toward Earth from space. The show has been off the air since Dec. 13." hahaha. Will Arnett?! Link to comment
MarkHB March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 From the link above: "The show will return at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, March 6, picking up where its fall finale left off — with Phil/Tandy’s (Will Arnett) astronaut brother Mike (Jason Sudeikis) plunging toward Earth from space. The show has been off the air since Dec. 13." hahaha. Will Arnett?! Yes, he's been seen off and on as Phil's brother, stranded alone on the ISS. Link to comment
AnnieBeez March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 (edited) Yes, he's been seen off and on as Phil's brother, stranded alone on the ISS. Are we watching the same show? Jason Sudeikis is Phil's (Will Forte's) brother. Edited March 3, 2016 by MischaMouse Link to comment
MarkHB March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 No, I was just posting at 11:30 at night when I should have gone to bed :) . 1 Link to comment
MarkHB May 17, 2016 Share May 17, 2016 Season 2 Post-Mortem Interview with Will Forte. It includes his feelings on Mike's arc, as well as this non-bit about Season 3. Well, I’ll be honest. We usually only have a couple tiny little traces of what are going to happen. I remember going into season 2, we said Gail [Mary Steenburgen] is going to start becoming a doctor, and Phil [Other Phil, played by Boris Kodjoe] is going to get appendicitis. We said Mike is going to come down at some point. We were thinking maybe his arc was going to happen in the beginning of the season, but then for schedule stuff, it turned into the situation that it became. And thank God, because I can’t imagine it happening any other way now. So I can very honestly tell you I don’t know because we don’t know yet. Everyone’s off on vacation. We get back in the writers’ room June 1. We have a bunch of ideas here and there, but we’re interested in pushing into new territories, looking ahead. Link to comment
editorgrrl July 14, 2016 Share July 14, 2016 1 hour ago, amaranta said: It's a shame that Jason Sudeikis was disqualified for a nomination; I would have liked to see him get one as supporting for Last Man on Earth. But a lesson learned for show runners—read the rules! http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jason-sudeikis-emmy-the-last-man-on-earth-1201796424/ Just saw this in the primetime Emmys thread: Jason Sudeikis was submitted as a guest actor despite appearing in 11 of the season's 18 episodes. Link to comment
peeayebee July 14, 2016 Share July 14, 2016 Woooo-HOOOO for Will Forte! He's so great in this (and everything else). Link to comment
MarkHB August 29, 2016 Share August 29, 2016 Here's a look at Season 3, including the new cast photo. The show returns September 25. 3 Link to comment
legaleagle53 September 17, 2016 Share September 17, 2016 I have to say, Will Forte looks a hell of a lot better now that he's finally gotten rid of that caveman-on-crack look. 2 Link to comment
GRChereck February 14, 2017 Share February 14, 2017 Den Of Geek's Writers'-Room Walk-Throughs for LMOE season 2: Part 1 -- "Is There Anybody Out There?" (2x1) and "The Boo" (2x2) Topics include why the rest of the cast was brought back so soon after Tandy and Carol struck out on their own, the aircraft carrier, the train, the decision to make Tandy a more empathetic character, the burned house, etc. Part 2 -- "Dead Man Walking" (2x3) and "C to the T" (2x4) Topics include the time-jump between seasons, Tandy's "gunpoint apology" and redemption arc, the stocks, the beginning of Phil 2's downward spiral, expiration dates, Forte's physical comedy, the Todd cliffhanger, etc. Part 3 -- "Crickets" (2x5) and "A Real Live Wire" (2x6) Topics include Gail's drinking / grief and "doctor" arc, the idea of a working freezer, disagreements among the characters over repopulation and society-building, shifting dynamics, etc. Part 4 -- "Baby Steps" (2x7) and "No Bull" (2x8) Topics include Erica's pregnancy, humanizing Phil 2, working with cows, Tandy's family talk and Mike's space story, Forte's fascination with male rivalry, Todd's relationships with Melissa and Gail, music cues, etc. Part 5 -- "Secret Santa" (2x9) and "Silent Night (aka Christmas)" (2x10) Topics include Phil 2's sudden illness, Carol's Christmas decorations, Mike's job in space, Melissa's proposal, the use of cliffhangers, the Body Lockers scene, exhuming Gordon, naming Erica's baby, etc. Part 6 -- "Pitch Black" (2x11) and "Valhalla" (2x12) Topics include other ideas for where Mike could've landed, filming around Sudeikis' schedule, Pat's personality, the body-bags and answering the "where are the bodies?" question, "Tubthumping" (and "Informer"), making a funny funeral, Phil 2's middle name, Tandy's "closure" song, Phil 2/Mike parallels, etc. Part 7 -- "Fish in the Dish" (2x13) and "Skidmark" (2x14) Topics include Jared Hess, Tandy and Carol's fertility issues, the Todd-Gail-Melissa love triangle, the quick return of Mike, Mike's effect on the rest of the group, Tandy's nickname / having to face his past / regression, etc. Part 8 -- "Fourth Finger" (2x15) and "Falling Slowly" (2x16) Topics include Tandy and Todd's half-shaved heads, brotherly rivalry and bonding, Forte's real mom as Tandy and Mike's mom, the drone, more relationship talk (Tandy/Carol/Mike, Todd/Melissa/Gail), etc. Part 9 -- "Smart and Stupid" (2x17) and "30 Years of Science Down the Tubes" (2x18) Topics include Erica's backstory and her relationship with Mike, Carol's pregnancy, Mike's sudden illness and departure, Gail's attempt to quit drinking, the DeLorean, the return of Pat, etc. Link to comment
GRChereck February 14, 2017 Share February 14, 2017 Den Of Geek's Writers'-Room Walk-Throughs for the first half of LMOE season 3: Part 1 -- "General Breast Theme with Cobras" (3x1) and "The Wild Guess Express" (3x2) Topics include Jon Hamm's cameo (RIP Darrell), planning the premiere, creating/casting Lewis, the fake eyebrows, taking the show in a different direction, Cher, Todd and Melissa's different coping mechanisms, Pat's disappearance, etc. Part 2 -- "You're All Going to Diet" (3x3) and "Five Hoda Kotbs" (3x4) Topics include bombs and singing fish, altered death threats, Melissa's downward spiral, the decision to have the survivors leave Malibu, the flashback, creating an empty world with budget constraints, what's funny / emotional for the writers vs. society-rebuilding stuff, Gail's breaking point, etc. Part 3 -- "The Power of Power" (3x5) and "The Open-Ended Nature of Unwitnessed Deaths" (3x6) Topics include the survivors' new location, revisiting the Todd/Melissa/Gail relationship, Todd and Melissa's Shawshank roleplay, Gail's backstory, Tandy's return to Tucson/reunion with Gary, etc. Part 4 -- "Mama's Hideaway" (3x7), "Whitney Houston, We Have a Problem" (3x8) and "If You're Happy and You Know It" (3x9) Topics include the family theme, cut Erica-and-Lewis material, Lewis learning to fly, Gail and Melissa's disappearances, the dinosaur suit, Todd and Carol's conflict, Forte's idea for the elevator storyline, the honeymoon/fish plot, figuring out the mid-season cliffhanger/climax, etc. Link to comment
sarahthenerd February 15, 2017 Share February 15, 2017 I really wish they'd kept the Erica stuff in. I want to see her and Lewis develop a kinda surrogate father-daughter relationship... Link to comment
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