Cougar Letter

"I know some TV shows work like that" -- i.e., they change showrunners ... the cast and crew were deep into production on Season 3 when they found out their episode order had been cut from 22 to 15, which led to some abbreviated story lines.  

Bill Lawrence, the creative force behind "Cougar Town," announced via Twitter that the show has added a new writer to their staff. On his Twitter feed, @VDOOZER, Lawrence posted this: “@justin_halpern: Incredibly excited to join staff of ...  

When Grayson complains that he's living the movie "Groundhog Day" because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules' house, Jules asks for a "Groundhog Day"-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her.  

Grayson had to shack up with Jules because of hurricane damage, but Bobby’s boat was so wrecked he’s living in Grayson’s hovel of a house. It’s in no way out of character for Bobby to squat in another man’s nest. But it’s a little ...  

Today’s TV Bits looks ahead to this fall or later, when we’ll get new episodes of Community, Dexter, Cougar Town, and Fringe. After the jump: Dexter‘s seventh season gets a 15-second teaser Weeds unveils five new posters for Season 8 Where — or rather when — will Fringe go for Season 5? Community writer Megan [...]  

The season finale of "Cougar Town" would work pretty well as a series finale -- but fortunately for fans of the show, it's not.Tuesday's (May 29) one-hour finale is the last we'll see of the series on ABC, but with a move to TBS next year, it's not the end for Jules (Courteney Cox), Grayson (Josh Hopkins) and the rest of the cul-de-sac crew. The two episodes, "My Life" and "Your World," air at 8 p.m. ET, but while you get your wine to the...  

"30 ROCK" creator/star Tina Fey is encouraging friends to sign an online petition against cuts in arts and music programs in the Upper Darby School District. The district votes Wednesday night on a budget plan that would cut all arts programs in elementary schools in the district, a savings the budget purports to be $3 million.  

Ratings: Cougar Town Finale Up; America's Got Talent Hits Season High Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:43 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Cougar Town closed out its third season - and final one on ABC - Tuesday with a small bump. The TBS-bound comedy averaged 3.5...  

"Cougar Town" is getting a new showrunner as it changes networks for its fourth season, reports EW.com's Inside TV.Ric Swartzlander is joining as executive producer and showrunner, as the show moves to TBS after airing for three seasons on ABC. Swartzlander's credits include "Gary Unmarried," "Samantha Who?" and "8 Simple Rules."The appointment comes after "Cougar Town" co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence confirmed that he and co...  

For years now, Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence has been saying that his show was poorly named. Now he seems to be putting an exclamation mark on that statement. Lawrence recently confirmed to TV Guide that his central character, Jules (Courteney Cox), is about to become a married woman!   

The third season of Cougar Town has come full circle. Spoiler Alert: Stop reading if you haven’t seen the finale yet. We started out with a tear-inducing proposal and finished off with a tear-inducing marriage. It wasn’t an easy road, but ...  

But what will stand out will be Travis and Laurie silently apologizing to each other ... What you do is less important than with whom you do it. Drinking wine? Fine. Drinking wine at Jules’ kitchen island? Infinitely better. There are only a certain ...  

Cougar Town is known for its fun TV and movie tributes (see: Braveheart). In tonight’s episode, they take on Bill Murray’s cult-classic Groundhog Day. Grayson complains that he’s reliving the same problems over and over again, and that his ...  

Comedy veteran Ric Swartzlander (Garry Unmarried) has been tapped as executive producer/showrunner of Cougar Town as the comedy is moving from ABC to TBS with a 15-episode fourth-season order. He succeeds Cougar Town co-creator/executive producer Bill Lawrence who is stepping down to focus on development under his Warner Bros. TV overall deal but will remain involved and is keeping his executive producer title. (Lawrence has extra connection...  

“Cougar Town,” which is ending its run on ABC and moving to cable, will undergo changes behind the camera, New York Magazine's Vulture blog reports.Show creator Bill Lawrence will step down from his role as day-to-day showrunner after the series moves to TBS, the story reports. “Cougar Town” is wrapping up its third season.Lawrence and co-creator Kevin Biegel will remain actively involved in the show's creative direction, but they and star...