SPRUNG’s Greg Garcia on the Balance of Finding Humor in the Show’s Unconventional Premise: ‘It’s a Balance’

In the new Freevee series SPRUNG, a group of convicted criminals are stunned to learn they’ve been released early from prison…thanks to COVID-19.

Unsure what to make of the pandemic, and with the order to shelter-in-place, Rooster (Phillip Garcia) offers up the home of his mother, Barb (Martha Plimpton), to his fellow former inmates. With no place to go, Rooster’s former prison roommate Jack (Garret Dillahunt) and Jack’s (quasi-)prison girlfriend Gloria (Shakira Barrera) bunk with the family. (And, naturally, Barb convinces the group to help her pull off a few heists as “rent.”)

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SPRUNG: Garret Dillahunt, Martha Plimpton, and Greg Garcia on the Joy of Their Unexpected RAISING HOPE Reunion

When Greg Garcia was developing SPRUNG—his first streaming series after creating network and cable comedies like MY NAME IS EARL, RAISING HOPE, THE GUEST BOOK, and YES, DEAR—he knew he wanted the series to stand apart from his previous work.

“I wanted the show to look different,” he explains in the video below. “We kind of shot it different than my other shows.”

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SPRUNG: RAISING HOPE’s Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton Reunite in the First Trailer for Upcoming Greg Garcia Freevee Comedy

RAISING HOPE’s Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton are reuniting for the new Freevee series SPRUNG—which was created by RAISING HOPE boss Greg Garcia—as part of “an unlikely group of formerly incarcerated people who band together to use their criminal expertise for good.”

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SPRUNG: RAISING HOPE’s Greg Garcia and Garret Dillahunt Re-Team for New IMDb TV Series

RAISING HOPE creator Greg Garcia is re-teaming with Garret Dillahunt on the new IMDb TV original comedy SPRUNG, the streaming service announced.

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RAISING HOPE Series Finale: Mike Mariano on the Ending, Kenny Loggins, and More

RAISING HOPE’s Mike Mariano opted to give the underrated Fox comedy proper closure in its season 4 finale in case the show wasn’t renewed for a fifth season (he bet correctly), and so the Chances ended on a quiet note…with the exception of Virginia’s father, Arnold, moving into Jimmy’s old room.

I spoke with Mariano about the ending, what season 5 ideas they had, getting Kenny Loggins, and more…

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RAISING HOPE Series Finale: Mike Mariano on Reaching the End, the Episode That Never Was, Favorite Memories, and More

RAISING HOPE — always a quirky, underrated gem — will air its final episodes on Friday, April 4th, and fittingly, the hour is full of heart, laughs, and moments that will remind viewers why they fell in love with the Chances (and the show) to begin with.

In honor of the show’s end, I spoke with showrunner Mike Mariano about crafting a series finale (without knowing if the show was canceled), his favorite memories of the show, the episode they never got to, and more…

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CBS Makes Its Rupert Grint and Stephen Fry Pilot, SUPER CLYDE, Available to Stream

Last pilot season Greg Garcia was involved with two comedy pilot: THE MILLERS, a multi-cam show starring Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, and Beau Bridges that ended up getting picked up, and SUPER CLYDE, a single-cam comedy about a wannabe super hero starring Rupert Grint and Stephen Fry that ultimately was passed on. And while Garcia was thrilled THE MILLERS got picked up, when he and I spoke over the summer about his new comedy, he told me at the time he had hopes that one day the pilot for SUPER CLYDE would be made available for people to see.

“I still love it, I’m so proud of it,” Garcia told me at the time. “But the other one got picked. And I love this one. So there’s no losing, but it is a bummer. I was asking if we can try to get [the pilot] on somewhere. It’s got Stephen Fry who’s amazing. It’s got Rupert Grint. It’s got a built-in fanbase for these people. Let’s put it on Netflix, let’s put it on iTunes, I just want some people to see it, because I’m proud of it.”

And now, people can: CBS has made the pilot available on their website to stream.

I’m very curious, will you be giving it a shot, even with knowing it wasn’t picked up and that will almost certainly be it? Or are you going to pass on watching it?

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In Case You Missed It…ONCE UPON A TIME, GLEE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, and More

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that happened in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re catching you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• ONCE UPON A TIME: What You Missed on Your Summer Vacation
• REVENGE: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere
• THE GOOD WIFE: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere
• THE MENTALIST: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere
• BETRAYAL: What You Need to Know About the New ABC Series
• SLEEPY HOLLOW: Orlando Jones on Fan Theories and ‘For the Triumph of Evil’
• WE ARE MEN: Chris Smith Talks About His New CBS Comedy
• PERSON OF INTEREST: Amy Acker Teases What’s to Come for Root in Season 3
• ARROW: Andrew Kreisberg on Introducing Flash and Getting to Write the Part with Grant Gustin in Mind
• THE MINDY PROJECT: Ike Barinholtz Teases ‘Music Festival’
• IRONSIDE: Blair Underwood Previews His New Show
• SUPER FUN NIGHT: What You Need to Know About the New ABC Series
• IRONSIDE: What You Need to Know About the New NBC Series
• GLEE: Jane Lynch on Sue’s Family and Why She’s Okay with Being in the Dark About Upcoming Songs
• THE MILLERS: Greg Garcia on Making the Shift Back to Multi-Cam Comedy and What to Expect From the Show
• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: What You Missed on Your Summer Vacation
• ONCE UPON A TIME: Josh Dallas, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Morrison Preview Charming Family Drama in ‘Lost Girl’

This week in previews:

This week in pictures:

• CASTLE: ‘Number One Fan’ Photos
• ONCE UPON A TIME: ‘Lost Girl’ Photos
• BONES: ‘The Lady on the List’ Photos
• BONES, NEW GIRL, SLEEPY HOLLOW, and More: Check Out Some Behind-the-Scenes Pictures!

This week in videos:

• SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Aaron Paul Plays Jesse Pinkman in 3 BREAKING BAD Parodies
• SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Parodies GIRLS

This week in news:

• Fox Orders MULANEY to Series
• SLEEPY HOLLOW Renewed for Season 2 By Fox
• NIKITA To Kick Off Final Season on November 22
• ABC Pulls LUCKY 7 From the Schedule
• THE SIMPSONS Renewed For Season 26 By Fox
• NBC Orders a Full Season of THE BLACKLIST

This week in recaps and discussions:

• BONES Recap: ‘El Carnicero en el Coche’
• ‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk UNDER THE DOME’s First Season
• ‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk RAY DONOVAN’s First Season
• ‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk About the CASTLE, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, and NASHVILLE Season Premieres

THE MILLERS: HAPPY ENDINGS’ Eliza Coupe to Play Will Arnett’s Ex-Wife

Eliza Coupe has landed her first post-HAPPY ENDINGS TV gig: a rep for the show she’ll play the ex-wife of Will Arnett’s character, Nate, on the new CBS sitcom, THE MILLERS. EW.com was first to report the casting.

“[Coupe’s character is] an anchorwoman at the affiliate where [Nate] works,” THE MILLERS creator Greg Garcia shared. “So when we go to work, we’ll have that dynamic to play with.”

THE MILLERS follows Nate, a recently divorced man whose life is rocked when his parents split as well…and his mother moves in with him. The series also stars Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges.

THE MILLERS premieres Thursday, October 3rd at 8:30 PM on CBS.

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RAISING HOPE Video Exclusive: Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton Clean A Viewer’s Home — As Burt and Virginia

It’s increasingly hard to lure viewers to watch television — whether it’s in the traditional way (on TV) or via newer methods (DVR, online, iTunes, etc.)  — so networks have had to step up their game to get noticed.

Enter: Fox’s RAISING HOPE.

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RAISING HOPE: Creator Greg Garcia to Exit

RAISING HOPE may have just gotten a season 4 renewal, but they’ll be losing a key team member: a rep for the series has confirmed that creator/showrunner Greg Garcia will not be returning. RAISING HOPE executive producer Mike Mariano will take over as the show’s boss next year. (Deadline was first to report Garcia’s exit/Mariano’s promotion.)

While Garcia may be off RAISING HOPE next year, he may still have a presence on television in the 2013-2014 season — under his new deal with CBS TV Studios, Garcia is currently working on two comedy pilots for CBS.

Are you sad Garcia will be leaving RAISING HOPE? Or are you excited to see what he might come up with next?

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