Robin Williams

In the mid ‘90s, Robin Williams was starting to take some risks. He had just filmed two crowd-pleasers in a row – ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ and ‘Jumanji’ – and it was apparent that he was looking for something, let’s say, meatier. And Williams would lat…

All week long we’ve seen the axes fall and numerous series granted surprising renewals, and at long last CBS has chimed in with their major alterations for the year to come. Not only has Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams‘ ‘The Crazy Ones‘ suffered a surprising canc…

With so many comedy hits of the past getting supposed follow ups (‘Ghostbusters 3,’ the ‘Twins’ sequel ‘Triplets‘) it’s no surprise that ‘Mrs. Doubtfire 2′ is being prepped, with both star Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus set t…

Way back before they were household names, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon co-wrote and starred in ‘Good Will Hunting.’ Released in 1997, the film followed Will Hunting (Damon), a brilliant but troubled young man working as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who, along …

After suffering a humiliating defeat with freshman comedy ‘We Are Men,’ CBS has taken a big leap forward with its other fall 2013 efforts. The network has given full-season orders to the Robin Williams– and Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring ‘The Crazy Ones,’ as w…

Robin Williams in drag equals comedy gold. That could've been the elevator pitch for 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' in which Williams' character dresses up like a matronly British nanny so he can see his kids, whom he had lost in a custody battle.

As you may have noticed, this is the week of Upfront presentations and today it’s CBS who offered a peek at their fall 2013-2014 lineup. We’re certainly inclined to check out Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s single-camera ‘The Crazy Ones,’ as well as Chuc…

Just when you thought TV news might have stopped for the day, we’re back again! CBS has issued their full list of new series pickups, very few of them any real surprise, but exciting nonetheless. In addition to Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams’ TV return ‘Crazy Ones,…

CBS is going to have a tight window for new series this season given the 18 already renewed in the last few weeks. One of the pilots we hope to see more from is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s first post-‘Ringer’ series with Robin Williams, ‘The Crazy Ones,’ in production …

Did a CBS sitcom just become our new favorite comedy pick of pilot season? You betcha! Having previously cast comic legend Robin Williams, CBS pilot ‘Crazy Ones‘ has made yet another terrific addition: former ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘ star Sarah Michelle Gellar! Followin…