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Somehow, Rob Schneider is returning to TV
By Carlos CabreraSeptember 27th, 2011, 7:01 pmComments (9)
Former SNL cast member/ Adam Sandler entourage-filler Rob Schneider must have friends in high places. He originally wore out his welcome way back in the early 2000s with a string of movies like The Hot Chick, The Animal, Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo, and other films that shouldn't be screened near an open flame.
But despite his hard-earned reputation for making exclusively terrible things, the disheveled, permanently unshaven Schneider will be returning to primetime with a yet-to-be-titled sitcom. CBS has ordered eight episodes for a show about a white man who marries into a Mexican family (inspired by the real Schneider having done just that a few years back). Although I can only assume it'll be full of painful jokes about loudness, laziness, and babies with pierced ears, at least we'll get to see the venerable Cheech Marin as Schneider's father-in-law.
Despite the presence of Marin (as well as a number of other talented Latin folks), the word on this show is already less than promising. It didn't make it to the fall-season draft, due to a lackluster first pilot which was subsequently re-written, re-shot, and re-cast. As a mid-season replacement, it'll now have its chance, but we're hoping that even the mighty hand of Adam Sandler can't keep Schneider on the air this time.
Commentarium (9 Comments)
He's funnier than zooey deschanel.
yeah, I agree.
Yeah but at least we can fantasize about putting in Zooey's pooper.
Who care about the other crap you complained about, Rob Schnieder has a hard earned reputation for making... money. And that's what counts in the entertainment industry.
He's very good at showing up on screen out of nowhere and saying "you can do it!"
I always liked him better than Adam Sandler, and I was surprised when Sandler became the more bankable start. But I agree he's done nothing with it, and he looks like a perv on L&O:SVU than anything else.
Schneider is a comical genius. Dude?
Are they serious? WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY THINKING?!! A SHOW ABOUT A CLOSE KNIT-MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILY?. Yet NO REAL MEXICAN AMERICANS on the show?? OK. With exception of Euginio Dervez (Mexican) and Lupe and Cheech who are first generation Mexican American Latinos. Once again another so called “HISPANIC/Latino show” But NOT REALLY. I guarentee you it wont be on the air too long before its cancelled for the lack of Latino ratings. Sounds to me like another typical lame recipe for Hollywood to say…”See we gave Latino projects a chance and no one wants to watch them”. Ok so he marries a “SPANISH wife?!”(Claudia Bassols) NOT A MEXICAN AMERICAN?? umm different country folks! different accent! And to add: someone with minimal to no comedy background? how does that sound believable? how are WE MEXICAN AMERICANS GOING TO RELATE TO THAT? how are we going to BELIEVE THAT? “no senor”. I DONT THINK SO. We’ll go back to watching our telenovelas at UNIVISION instead. As always!. When is Hollywood going to get past the stereotypes? huh? When are they going to stop giving away our jobs to these ” so called ethnic anglo manufactured modelly type actors?” instead of, in this case, a REAL AUTHENTIC MEXICAN AMERICAN ACTOR. If its going to be an unknown, they should of given it to an up & coming REAL MEXICANA FROM EAST L.A. (for example) A true CHICANA from the heart. Im just sayin. And at least they could of matched up the family a little more so there is a resemblence, not even that! LOL! they do not look related at all!. All in all yes I’m afraid that CBS is mucking things up this time. “Hay Dios Mio! “QUE HORROR!!” A real good Mexican American show? add real Mexican American comedy writers to the mix and a “REAL MEXICAN American Cast” who can relate to spanglish slang, pinatas, sunday mass, carne asadas, posadas, mariachis, quincieneras, champurrado, serenatas, pan dulce, carnitas and so forth. helloo0oOoO!. Rob, no disrespect, your work is good & its a GREAT concept! but you got it ALLLL wrong “hermano”, sorry. Your real wife is MEXICAN. hmmm perhaps someone like her possibly?. And “porfavor”..an older mother in law please! Re: (Diana Maria Riva) I’m sure she’s great but GEE WIZ!! I’m just saying. This is coming from a 25 year old first generation Mexican American.