Fox’s Fall 2012 Schedule: GLEE Moves to Thursdays Mindy Kaling’s New Series Joins NEW GIRL and RAISING HOPE on Tuesdays for Comedy Block

Yesterday we got a look at what NBC will be offering by way of scheduling and new series this fall, and now Fox has announced their upcoming 2012 schedule.  As far as shifts for returning series go, the Kiefer Sutherland drama Touch has been moved to Fridays, while Ryan Murphy’s Glee (which has been on a ratings downslide as of late) has been put in the post-X Factor/American Idol slot on Thursday nights.  Moreover, the network announced that Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson will be doing guest star arcs on Glee for the show’s upcoming fourth season. As far as new shows go, The Office star Mindy Kaling’s new show, currently titled The Mindy Project (hopefully a temporary title), and the new ensemble comedy Ben and Kate will join Raising Hope and the hit Zooey Deschanel series New Girl on Tuesdays for an all-comedy night.  I’m a huge fan of New Girl and I’m hoping The Mindy Project (Read More)

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TV: Interview: Max Greenfield on his current role on New Girl and his Veronica Mars history

After spending the better part of a decade bouncing between one-off guest appearances and recurring-character roles, Max Greenfield is understandably thrilled to be a regular on Fox’s New Girl , which was just picked up for a second season. In addition, getting the opportunity to play one of Zooey Deschanel ’s roommates—the ostensibly studly Schmidt—has resulted in Greenfield receiving countless compliments about how he’s playing one of the funniest TV characters in recent memory. With the New Girl season finale on the horizon, Greenfield chatted with The A.V. Club about when he first got a handle ...

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‘New Girl’ roommate back in town

New Trier grad Jake Johnson spent years in the improv circuit before landing on “New Girl,” Fox’s breakout hit that wraps its first season May 8. Johnson plays Nick, one of the roommates of Zooey Deschanel (left), along with Max Greenfield and fellow Chicago native Lamorne Morris. “I’m probably the biggest improviser in the group,” said Johnson, 33, who plans to squeeze some improv while in town this weekend. “I think on Saturday I’m going to jump up and improvise with the Mainstage guys at Second City,” he said. One of his best friends from childhood, Billy Bungeroth, is a &hellip

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New Girl: Max Greenfield on Life as Schmidt

If The Terminator and The Matrix have taught us anything, it would be to beware of technology. Max Greenfield, who so memorably plays Schmidt on one of this past season's biggest new hits, New Girl, came into our office today to record Channel Surfing, the IGN TV podcast, with myself and Matt Fowler...

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