Since nobody is going to own up to watching this, I guess I'll have to start the thread. ;)

Meet Jules, a single mom in her 40s who’s not too happy with what she sees in the mirror. If we looked like the fabulous Courteney Cox, we probably wouldn’t complain, but haven’t we all had similar showdowns with our bathroom mirrors? It’s one of those funny, totally “been there” moments that leave us wondering why it’s taken so long for Courteney to return to her own comedy series. Welcome to Cougar Town.
http://abc.go.com/shows/cougar-town/index


Since I'm giving most new shows a first chance, I recorded this too. I was kind of surprised that I actually thought this was pretty funny. Predictable plot-scenario jokes but well delivered by Courtney Cox and nicely paced. Much better than her role on Dirt.

The only thing that kept coming to mind watching this show ... was that it seemed to be The New Adventures of Old Christine without the traditional sitcom feel.

Psst:

Is it wrong that I actually laughed more at this show than I did at "Modern Family?"

Psst:

Is it wrong that I actually laughed more at this show than I did at "Modern Family?"

No there were more laughs.

As much as I like the creative forces behind Scrubs, this show had very few funny moments. There were a few, to be sure, mostly thanks to Cox's ex-husband -- he's really good. Cox still has great comic timing, and I loved when she offered her date a snack, but the good moments were too few and way too far in between. Cox's co-worker is a waste, and her best friend (Scrubs veteran and addicted lip injector) grew tiresome almost immediately. The womanizing neighbor holds some promise, and Cox's son is very good. It's not a total loss and I'll give it a few more episodes before I leave it to die a quick death, but it did not live up to my expectations. Modern Family was the superior show last night.

I never liked Courtney Cox, and this show is no exception. She was the 'friend' I always wanted to see get written off the show and replaced with somebody less shrill. The same goes with this show. The supporting cast is good, and they deserve a better lead actor and a better premise for a show.

No there were more laughs.

Agreed.

It's funny. Kinda stupid, but still somehow funny. I loved the characters.

Enjoyed the show...but need more laugh....in between long dialogs....which were spoken very fast also. But there were some laugh & will give it a try....

I enjoyed it too. "These peanut butter crackers are good!"

I had a DVR pause moment when Courtney flashed the kid on the bike. YOWZA!

Will keep watching.

I dvr'd this and Accidentally on Purpose (sic) and watched them back to back. Is it my imagination or have the network censors loosened up considerably as far as sexual humor goes? Not a complaint, just an observation of what I consider a welcome trend back to the pre-"wardrobe malfunction" years as far as tv censorship goes.

I definitely found it funnier than Modern Family - disturbing in parts but funny.

You know if there were more Real Estate signs like that around, home sales would be way up.

I enjoyed the show and will continue to watch every week, a lot funnier than Modern Family.

I dvr'd this and Accidentally on Purpose (sic) and watched them back to back. Is it my imagination or have the network censors loosened up considerably as far as sexual humor goes? Not a complaint, just an observation of what I consider a welcome trend back to the pre-"wardrobe malfunction" years as far as tv censorship goes.

I think they need to ease up a little. I'm in no way a prude, but CC giving a BJ on broadcast TV during primetime is a little much. I thought the entire premise of the show was stupid, not much originality.

Just watched on the DVR. Am I the only one driven to distraction by the amount of large visibile moles on the blonde that works for CC? I mean damn get some of those frozen off they are very distracting in HD.

The BJ scene was really borderline for over the air tv. As an adult I don't mind it, and it is a 9:30 show but it's close. Otherwise I enjoyed the show. Not sure how far they can take it, it seems pretty limited plot wise etc

Loved it. :)

In contrast with most Americans, I don't mind the sexual references and/or adult situations at all. I'd much rather have my 12 year-old son "seeing" (read as: vaguely imagining) Courtney performing fallatio than seeing (read as: actually witnessing in graphic detail) yet another act of completely unnecessary violence on TV. :(

In short, I say it's better to have someone blown than blown-to-bits. ;)

=CC giving a BJ on broadcast TV during primetime is a little much. I thought the entire premise of the show was stupid, not much originality.

I agree with you about the show in general, but as far as the specific act goes, we really didn't see anything. It was just implied. It's not like we saw CC's head bobbing up and down or anything.

They "implied" the same thing on the first episode of the new 90210.

My wife thought this was funny so I watched it.

Found it mostly boring, with a couple made-me-smile (but not LOL) moments. And unrealistic. Women actually wanting sex? And liking "that".....yeah, right ;) Who is Hollywood trying to fool?

Not a bad followup episode....but once again...there was too many long....fast statements...that dont make for funny show. Well keep watching for some more time

Yeah I agree. I like the show but they really need to dial it back a notch or 2. Up the likability a little more and tone down the sex humor a tad.

I enjoyed it too. "These peanut butter crackers are good!"

I had a DVR pause moment when Courtney flashed the kid on the bike. YOWZA!

Will keep watching.

Yessir ;) But CC was less revealing this ep ... darnit! :(

the only thing that will save this one is more T&A. another one I've pulled from my playlist.

the only thing that will save this one is more T&A. another one I've pulled from my playlist.

Well I guess once ANickelshort pulls a show from his playlist a network cancellation must surely follow!

Do you really think that just because you don't like the show that others don't? It had terrific ratings again this week and looks to be a keeper for ABC....regardless of whether you pulled it from your playlist.

the only thing that will save this one is more T&A. another one I've pulled from my playlist.

Please tell us what has survived your cuts and remains on your playlist.

I got a bad feeling that they are going to have a hard time finding material soon. Unless they can really expand the plot somehow. I still think CC and the divorced guy across the street will/should end up together.

...I still think CC and the divorced guy across the street will/should end up together.

Agreed. That's probably waaaaayyyy down the line.

Watched first two episodes back to back. Funny stuff, some cringe worthy.

Yet another hilarious episode. While Cox is engaging enough, it's the rest of the cast that truly makes the show for me. The ex-husband is a real riot. Love the "newspaper buddy" neighbor. And the husband next door has a nice, subtle wit. I'll keep this on the DVR for certain, although I'm sure it will get nixed and replaced with yet another dreadful reality TV show or non-funny (yet, surprizingly popular) sitcom...as if we don't have enough of those. :(

ABC already picked it up for season 2 this week

I thought this week's episode with the father son interaction and some of the sex stuff toned down was better. It helps to make the show more likeable. If they keep tweeking the show like this it could really end up being good. As it is, it is still funny.

ABC already picked it up for season 2 this week

More like the back 9 of season one.

As much as I like the creative forces behind Scrubs, this show had very few funny moments. There were a few, to be sure, mostly thanks to Cox's ex-husband -- he's really good. Cox still has great comic timing, and I loved when she offered her date a snack, but the good moments were too few and way too far in between. Cox's co-worker is a waste, and her best friend (Scrubs veteran and addicted lip injector) grew tiresome almost immediately. The womanizing neighbor holds some promise, and Cox's son is very good. It's not a total loss and I'll give it a few more episodes before I leave it to die a quick death, but it did not live up to my expectations. Modern Family was the superior show last night.I watched for the first time last night and it certainly felt Scrubs-like. This is from the same producers, is it? Not terribly fond of CC, but it looks as though this show will make the cut at ABC.

This is a show I started watching at the request of my wife, and I have to say, I'm really enjoying it. I heard it was renewed for another season, which is good news in my opinion. If you're DVR isn't already overworked, I'd suggest giving this show a shot!

I agree it's a cute show. Some may object the overly saturated colors (or I believe some call it push?) but for the location I think it works good, very good picture quality.

This show has not progressed in the way I expected. It actually has continuing storylines and characters that have depth beyond their surface comedy persona.

This almost reminds me of a thirty minute, more comedy driven version of Desperate Housewives instead of a sitcom. I was expecting Cox and her girlfriends to be the lead in every episode too, but even the guys get equal focus now.

Was that a homage to the photo story from The Hangover this week?

Was that a homage to the photo story from The Hangover this week?

That's the second time they've done that. They did it in an episode when all the girls went out, I think the background music for it was "All the Single Ladies". Funny stuff!

This show is falling fast. It lost viewers last night while all other shows on ABC picked up viewers. I think they are trying to make this into "Friends" and it's not working.

Honestly I think it is working. I started watching it at the debut for total curiosity to how quickly it would get canceled, but I have to admit I really like the show. Having story lines that carry from episode to episode keeps you into what is going on.

Honestly I think Courtney Cox is the weakest one on there, her delivery at times does wear on you. Ellie and her husband crack me up.

I'm still watching this show also. Not nearly as good as Modern Family, but it does have a solid cast.

We were watching this show until the past two weeks. Either a new show started up at 10 pm that we record, or they just recently started adding a minute to the end and we no longer get it. I'll set up a manual record from 9:30 to 10pm if I think about it, but otherwise we'll probably just scratch it off our list.

Agree with taz - if this happened to Modern Family, I'd be heading to Hulu to catch any missed episodes.

This week had a lot of 'Did they just say what I think they said' moments? Then I rewind it, listen again and laugh again.

Good show - good cast.

I think they need to ease up a little. I'm in no way a prude, but CC giving a BJ on broadcast TV during primetime is a little much. I thought the entire premise of the show was stupid, not much originality.

That seems like an oxymoron. :)
No interest in the show, previews were enough to turn me off.

No interest in the show, previews were enough to turn me off.

Wow. Too bad you're missing out on one of the most insanely hilarious shows on TV. I guess ignorance really is bliss to some people. :confused:

Have to agree. Wife hate's sitcoms but I find her watching this from behind me.

This has improved from their earlier shows, and I watch it if I am watching Modern Family live, but I count it as a rather mild experience. Still, the ensemble is improving.

I don't remember Courtney's mouth being so doggone wide. I suspect surgery.

Oh she's definitely had a face lift. There's not a crease on that thing anywhere. She looks younger now then she did on Friends at the end of their run.

Have to agree. Wife hate's sitcoms but I find her watching this from behind me.Shouldn't that be the other way around?;)

This has improved from their earlier shows, and I watch it if I am watching Modern Family live, but I count it as a rather mild experience. Still, the ensemble is improving..

I'd rate Modern Family and Cougar Town as equal. MF can be quite entertaining at times, but the obligatory and waaaaayyyyy overdone "precious moment/moral of the episode" at the end of every show is pretty hard to choke down week after week after week. :(

Last week's moral: Don't get on an escalator wearing nothing but a trenchcoat? :D

CT was gaining momentum with me, but then I thought this week was too preachy with the girl's mom. Didn't like this weeks, but the past 3-4 have been very good.

Interesting Q&A with "Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18622172#post18622172.

That's funny dad, I was just mentioning to our GM yesterday about how CT has changed a lot from the first few episodes. She didn't care for the first few, but loves Modern Family. I told her to tune back in, it's gotta whole different feel to it.

I just read that Q and A in the hot off the press thread. Very interesting but I wonder if a name change would work or not. Has any other show done that before? I can't think of one.

But the show definitely has changed through the season, and the title does not fit the show now.

I considered the guys to be the weak link in the show. But they got better. Still, the bonding of the women is what has really blossomed.

I think some of the characters, especially Andy, where an after thought, and now he's getting more and more lines and he's hilarious.

You could see Grayson and CC's character hooking up within the first 2-3 episodes they always had a built in sexual tension with them.

I just read that Q and A in the hot off the press thread. Very interesting but I wonder if a name change would work or not. Has any other show done that before? I can't think of one.

But the show definitely has changed through the season, and the title does not fit the show now.
The comedy "Valerie" changed its name to start the third season after Valerie Harper was canned. It then was called Valerie's Family: The Hogans, and then later "The Hogan Family". It also changed networks for its last season too!

That's right Sandy Duncan replaced her. But it is an odd move to make on a show that is doing reasonably well. However, if the testing all shows more people would watch with a different title, then maybe they take that chance.

I like the title, it reminds me how hot Courtney is even though shes +40;)
I agree the title has little to do with the current show but at the time its the title they chose and I say leave it.

Nice use of the still photo from the 'Dancing in the Dark' video. :)

Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller were on Howard Stern's radio show this morning. After the interview was over Howard said they are changing the name of the show. He was at a party with those 2 over the weekend.

Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller were on Howard Stern's radio show this morning. After the interview was over Howard said they are changing the name of the show. He was at a party with those 2 over the weekend.

This is beyond absurd. :mad: The show is absolutely fine as-is, yet tight-asses that don't even watch the show are bitching and moaning like it's the catalyst of Armageddon. Change absolutely nothing, but name it something "family friendly" like Single and Forty, With Child and viewers will eat it up. :rolleyes: Only in America.

This is beyond absurd. :mad: The show is absolutely fine as-is, yet tight-asses that don't even watch the show are bitching and moaning like it's the catalyst of Armageddon. Change absolutely nothing, but name it something "family friendly" like Single and Forty, With Child and viewers will eat it up. :rolleyes: Only in America.

Agree - stupid move if they indeed change the name ...

What'll it be? Single Hot Mama?

They could change it to "C Town" - Courtney Cox

Added the entire first season to my Hulu queue and I'm halfway through and already know I'll be adding it to my watch list tis upcoming season. Its kind of like a milder female version of Californication. I'm sorry but I had to laugh at the comments in tis thread from people whining about too much sex related material. Yeesh. Lighten up. Not every show can be boring and star James Belushi. Sex is good.

Any word on what the new title will be this fall? There was a lot of discussion about changing it last spring, but I've heard nothing since.

I just started watching this over July 4th weekend - and have now seen about 7 episodes or so. TOTALLY in love with it - great characters - totally fantastic blending between the actors' talents.

It may be one of my favorite shows of all time (yep - in just this short time).

If you have only watched the first 7, it got better as the season went along.

Just completed every episode. Watching them all over the span of a week really illustrates how the show grew quickly, and again I'm amazed that people have an issue with the amount of sex in the show. It's handled tastefully, it's infinitely more interesting than violence, and it's almost always handled in an amusing fashion. I hope the producers never give in to the prudes. The least believable or interesting parts of the show were when CC was with far younger men. They came off as bores, and the writers did absolutely nothing to convince me those two people would ever be together. When it morphed into CC being the matriarch of this great cast of characters, I started enjoying all of each episode.

The stuff about changing the name is kinda surprising. Has that ever worked out well? The name Cougar Town no longer fit the show after about six episodes anyway. I dumped The Office last season from the DVR, I guess I'll be adding this. Just need to find out the name. On hulu before you watch an episode it still says Cougar Town Returning September 22nd.

They are not changing the name of the show now.

From the Hot Off the Press sticky thread in this forum, which you should all read religiously:

TCA Summer Notes 2010
'Cougar Town' name change not happening
By Alan Sepinwall, HitFlix.com - August 2nd, 2010

Back in the spring, I interviewed "Cougar Town" co-creator Bill Lawrence about the creative turnaround that show made over the course of the season. In that interview, Bill said that they had done research showing that the title was a severe turn-off - that some viewers (mostly women) had no interest in watching anything called "Cougar Town," even though the show had long since stopped being about Courteney Cox trolling for young men. He said he hoped to petition the studio and ABC into agreeing to a title change before season two.

Last Friday, though, Lawrence told Michael Ausiello that the name change wasn't happening, so when I saw Bill at ABC's party last night, I had to get him to elaborate on the subject...

So what's this I hear about you keeping the terrible title of your show?

Oh, dude. The only title I could think of that was any better was "Stay tuned for more 'Modern Family,'" which would've crushed. "After this commercial break. We would've had to nail it to change it. And we didn't come up with anything. We couldn't use anything with the word "friends," because it would seem like we were pandering. They made some good points, which is that branding of a show matters. Eventually you can overcome a ****** title. It may be the worst-titled show of all time, but it's a fun burden to overcome. DVRs, you'd have to reprogram with a new title. That's like 30, 40 people we'd lose right there with their season passes. I'd have to call them all personally.

The truth is, we never nailed anything we really dug that would make that wholesale change worthwhile. So now we're wearing it like a badge of courage.

You couldn't have even just gone with "The Courteney Cox Show"? It's more than that now, but it wouldn't be a turn-off.

It's not good enough. It would have had to blow those guys away - because they researched all our suggestions - to make it worth changing. Here's the double-edged sword, which I find interesting. Classic network television story, when they wanted to put a laugh track on "M*A*S*H." Larry Gelbart did a test where he tested it with laughs and he tested it without, and he went to those guys and said, "Look, people responded the same way whether there were fake laughs in it or not." And the network said, "Well, great. Then we'll keep the laughs."

In the same vein, the network and studio are actively considering it. The story is out there that I ****ed up the title, and we were actively searching for a change. I just care if it remains exclusionary. Who gives a ****? We'll call it "C-Town," but that actually sounds worse.

Yeah, that's almost dirtier.

Someone was suggesting "The Family Jules," and I'm like, "Why not just call the show 'Balls'? 'Nutsack'? There's no win." But if I could go back in time, it would be "The Courteney Cox Show."

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-al...-not-happening

I just started watching this over July 4th weekend - and have now seen about 7 episodes or so. TOTALLY in love with it - great characters - totally fantastic blending between the actors' talents.

It may be one of my favorite shows of all time (yep - in just this short time).

Please tell me you are joking!

Well not a good sign as it lost 1/3 of the lead in audience from Modern Family last night even with Aniston on there.

They are not changing the name of the show now.

I smilled at the "(still)" that they put in front of "Cougar Town" in the show's titles in yesterday's episode.

A good episode, too. Nice to see the show back.

Also loved the "Still" in front of Cougar Town title. :D America needs to lighten up.

Good episode, not great. Anniston did nothing for the episode whatsoever. I actually miss the good ol' days when they didn't see the need to push the tender, touching moment at the end, ala Modern Family. Once in a while, fine. Every episode, not necessary. :(

What was the "still" - I guess I missed it....

They had talked about changing the name of the title since it's not really about "cougars" anymore but for a lack of a better title they decided to keep it the same, hence the inside joke about still Cougar Town.
Pretty good episode, but I agree about Aniston not really adding anything, sounds like they had a good time in production though.

Also loved the "Still" in front of Cougar Town title. :D America needs to lighten up.

Good episode, not great.
I agree, it was good but not a great start for a new season.

The guys and Busy Philips are the best thing on the show. They could easily spin them off.

I've never heard that movie game before, but I liked it. I was playing along.

Finally watched it this weekend. Anniston was terrible and really brought nothing to the episode. She was not funny in 1 bit.

Lori and Travis are going to hook up. They've had an odd sexual tension for a while. Now he's out of high school and going into college it's coming.

ABC is firming up its midseason plans, scheduling Matthew Perry's new comedy Mr. Sunshine and Elisha Cuthbert's sitcom Happy Endings.

Sunshine will get the network's best comedy slot, taking over for Cougar Town with a Modern Family lead-in on Wednesdays for nine weeks starting Feb. 9. Cougar will return April 13 and air through the rest of the season.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=19612673&postcount=62096

The pilot will be re run tonight at 10:30.

I'll be hoenst I quit watching 2 or 3 episodes ago. Just didnt' find it all that funny anymore and they continue to lose a lot of the lead in that Modern Family provides

ABC is firming up its midseason plans, scheduling Matthew Perry's new comedy Mr. Sunshine and Elisha Cuthbert's sitcom Happy Endings.

Sunshine will get the network's best comedy slot, taking over for Cougar Town with a Modern Family lead-in on Wednesdays for nine weeks starting Feb. 9. Cougar will return April 13 and air through the rest of the season.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=19612673&postcount=62096

LOL. What's next? Modern Family followed by Lisa Kudrow's Bright and Shiny? Followed by Jennifer Anniston's I'm not Ready? Followed by David Schwimmer's The Lovable Geek? Followed by Matt LeBlanc's Joey?

Why not just put Friends on after Modern Family? :D

The pilot will be re run tonight at 10:30.

Good. Maybe those that complain about this show can rethink its evolution. One of the funniest shows on TV, then or now. Period.

LOL. What's next? Modern Family followed by Lisa Kudrow's Bright and Shiny? Followed by Jennifer Anniston's I'm not Ready? Followed by David Schwimmer's The Lovable Geek? Followed by Matt LeBlanc's Joey?

Why not just put Friends on after Modern Family? :D

They already have, since that what Cougar Town has become.

If people haven't checked out this show in awhile they should. Over last season and this one it has really changed and is now one of my favorite shows each week. The ensemble cast is great and they do a good job of mixing in comedy with heartfelt moments. It reminds me of scrubs at it's best.

Bummer it won't be back until April:(
It was nice to see Busy Philipps on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night:) No mention of the very delayed return date though.
Tivo shows a new Cougar town tonight:confused:

Bummer it won't be back until April:(
Tivo shows a new Cougar town tonight:confused:

You need to go back and read the post again. It said "starting Feb. 9"

Gotcha:)
Cougar town will be gone Feb 9- April 13

This is still one of my favorite shows to watch. Yeah, it's evolved a little bit, but still funny as hell. It's basically a "neighborhood" version of Scrubs.

I really enjoyed tonight's ep - very funny and somewhat poignant at the same time.

2 Repeats next week at 10, nothing on the 22nd, then 2 more repeats on the 29th. They resume the normal schedule on Jan 5.

I really enjoyed tonight's ep - very funny and somewhat poignant at the same time.

Just like all eps.

I like the idea that they're finally giving Bobby a little something.

Was there an episode on January 12th? When I sat down tonight to watch my TiVo'ed recording, I got what looked like the back half of Modern Family.

Was there an episode on January 12th? When I sat down tonight to watch my TiVo'ed recording, I got what looked like the back half of Modern Family.

No .. Obama messed up the TV schedule that night. A lot of shows rescheduled the eps set to run that night. Human Target ran its ep Friday for instance...

Was there an episode on January 12th? When I sat down tonight to watch my TiVo'ed recording, I got what looked like the back half of Modern Family.

:mad: me too!
It's the first time my Tivo has let me down but I guess I can't really blame Tivo since the show was preempted:(

OK this is odd, my Tivo shows the Cougar Town ep that was supposed to record last week "A thing about you" will be on this Wed:confused:
It shows as a new program and original air date of 1-19-11, so maybe it never aired last week??? I went back to my recording last week(which was a Modern Family ep) and that last week ep showed a original air date of 1-19-11:eek:

OK this is odd, my Tivo shows the Cougar Town ep that was supposed to record last week "A thing about you" will be on this Wed:confused:
It shows as a new program and original air date of 1-19-11, so maybe it never aired last week??? I went back to my recording last week(which was a Modern Family ep) and that last week ep showed a original air date of 1-19-11:eek:

Ummm ... you may want to look at the post above your two most recent posts for the answer. Reading can be informative.... ;)

OK this is odd, my Tivo shows the Cougar Town ep that was supposed to record last week "A thing about you" will be on this Wed:confused:
It shows as a new program and original air date of 1-19-11, so maybe it never aired last week??? I went back to my recording last week(which was a Modern Family ep) and that last week ep showed a original air date of 1-19-11:eek:

It didn't air last week. They aired a re-run, since the Obama speech ran over. What was supposed to run last week, will run this week.

Modern Family did have a new episode last week.

It didn't air last week. They aired a re-run, since the Obama speech ran over. What was supposed to run last week, will run this week.

Modern Family did have a new episode last week.

Did this actually air last night? It is not on my DVR.

Yes, it was on. Mine recorded it.

Yes, it was on. Mine recorded it.

Lame on my end then. Thanks for the answer.

Lame on my end then. Thanks for the answer.

You're not alone. I'm on DirecTV and had the same thing happen: my DVR history says that Cougar Town didn't record because of a "programming update." A real bummer.

Didn't think to check that. Mine is Comcast and says didn't record due to previously being recorded which would be from when it was supposed to be on last week.

We had to manually record it since the season pass didn't pick it up. Good episode if you missed it. :)

We had to manually record it since the season pass didn't pick it up. Good episode if you missed it. :)

The problem with the DirecTV DVR is that it said it would record! There appeared to be no need to do anything special. It wasn't until afterward that you discovered the problem :P

Recording didn't work with Comcast for me either...despite showing that is was going to record. :(

Still loving this show. Everything last night was spot-on. Amusing that the opening title shot showing, "Do We Have To Do This Joke Forever Now?" above the Cougar Town is still digging at those that cried their eyes out at the title. Even better, was the way they offset that obvious dig with a simple, yet elegant conversation where Jules tell sBarb that she's not only moved beyond being just a "cougar," she's apalled by ever being labeled as such.

If this had a mind-numbingly trite title like "40-Something and Single" it would be killing the ratings. Alas, some will never, ever get past the title; content to glut at the trough of self-rightousness, lost in the feeding-frenzy of far right-wing zealotry, blind to all but two words that mean absolutely nothing. :(

I also look forward to what preface they will have for the title of any given show, I wonder how many other people actually know they change?
This show is probably our favorite 1/2 hour comedy, you can't think about things too deeply but on that note it's a hoot. It's also nice seeing how well Courtney is holding up, she's sure a fox;) Busy Philips is also great, as is Bobby, great cast all around:)

One more episode before it gets replace by 'Mr. Sunshine' for 9 weeks. It's starting to bore me so I'm looking forward to the break.

One more episode before it gets replace by 'Mr. Sunshine' for 9 weeks. It's starting to bore me so I'm looking forward to the break.
Good for you.

New epsiodes return next week. There will be one Monday at 9:31 and then back to the regular Wednesday 9:31 time slot.

Christa Miller was on Stern yesterday...she said they have been renewed for season 3

Wow, we waited over 2 months for that:( probably my least favorite C.T. since it started. Hope the one in a few days is far better, don't see how it could be much worse:rolleyes:

I agree that these first two episodes after the break have not been very good. Hopefully they'll improve.

FWIW I thought this episode was better than the one earlier in the week, one out of two isn't bad I guess...I liked Busy's walk of shame, she finally got her grove back;) and I like Jewels wine glass Carl?? or should it be called a mug:eek:

I'd call it a magnum on a stem base.

Interesting that it got held bas as a mid season for next fall. Lost it's spot in the fall.

Probably means season 3 will be it for it. They just lost too many viewers from the Modern Family lead in.

It had a long stretch of pretty funny writing, but of late only the good will for the appealing ensemble has kept it going.

Can't believe this is paritally canned. Might as well let them change the name now.

Hey, we gotta make room for "quality family programming" like; The Ozbornes: Re-Re-Loaded, USA's Next Screech Star, Horny Homebodies of Iowa, Geriatric Jigglers, and The Palin Family Squirrel Massacre/Preggy Morality Hour!

Cougar Town doesn't stand a chance against such "greatness," ala Better Off Ted. :(

No should it.
Really have we seen a Cougar on Cougar town?

No should it.
Really have we seen a Cougar on Cougar town?

If Barb isn't a cougar, I dont' know what one is.

No should it.
Really have we seen a Cougar on Cougar town?

Considering the added words on the title splash last night, that was somewhat prophetic, Wytchone. :D

No should it.
Really have we seen a Cougar on Cougar town?
At the beginning of the series.

Considering the added words on the title splash last night, that was somewhat prophetic, Wytchone. :D
Yes it was. I guess I shoulda paid attention to his post time.

If Barb isn't a cougar, I dont' know what one is.

I agree. They should do much more with Barb. I would be ok with that.

TV Notes
'Cougar Town' casts infiltrates other TV shows
By Bill Keveney, USA Today - October 13th, 2011

Cougar Town won't be back until midseason, but its stars will be everywhere this fall.

In an unusual spectacle of stunt casting, Courteney Cox and her co-stars on the third-season ABC comedy will pop up in background roles on more than a dozen shows across several networks before its season premiere early next year.

Ian Gomez is scheduled to kick things off as a doctor on tonight's Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 9 ET/PT), followed by Cox and Christa Miller as a lesbian couple at a fertility clinic on Private Practice (ABC, 10 ET/PT).

With so many entertainment choices these days and network promotional budgets often focused on just a few programs, shows have to find ways to market themselves, executive producer Bill Lawrence says. Since Cougar Town isn't on the air now, "we decided it might be funny to say our cast is going to be on in the fall more than any other cast."

Cox is game for the gimmick: "I thought it was hysterical. Bill and the writers have always been great about figuring out ways to keep people aware of our show even when we're not on TV."

Almost all the roles are designed to be uncredited, non-speaking appearances for a cast that also includes Dan Byrd, Josh Hopkins, Busy Philipps and Brian Van Holt. To date, 13 shows are on board, says Lawrence, who hopes eventually to have more than 20. Series include:

•ABC: Body of Proof, Castle, Dancing With the Stars, Man Up! and The Middle

•CBS: How I Met Your Mother

•Nick Jr.: Yo Gabba Gabba!

NBC's Parenthood and CBS' 2 Broke Girls are also likely.

In return, Cougar Town's writers and actors, some of whom have thousands of Twitter followers, will tweet to promote their appearances.

Lining up appearances on other programs, especially on competing networks, can be tricky, but relationships forged by Lawrence, Cox and others over their years in the business reaped rewards. The Mother role is reciprocation of sorts for when Scrubs creator Lawrence allowed star Sarah Chalke to appear on the CBS show, he says.

"The fun thing is that if you can get to this point, the idea behind it, as writers and creators, is that we can help each other out," Lawrence says.

Lawrence is no stranger to guerrilla marketing. Cougar and Scrubs cast and writers produced videos and interactive promo material; Cougar and NBC's Community have traded shoutouts. "Hopefully, it will be kind of a game for our fans and remind people we're still around and coming back soon enough," he says.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2011-10-12/cougar-town-cast-background/50747408/1

Damn; I was hoping it had been canceled.

Damn; I was hoping it had been canceled.
Still gonna watch when it returns?

This is all a stunt to save a show they know is going to get canned after this season.

Damn; I was hoping it had been canceled.

Afraid something that's actually good like this might interfere with your hopes and dreams of "quality shows" like The Ozbornes: Re-Re-Reloaded or Horny Housewives of Jersey Shore 2: A Sticky Situation a "reality?" Maybe you're craving the all new Convenient Science Investigators: Winnamucca or perhaps another long-lasting mega-drama like The Event: Someone, Somewhere Does Their Dishes? :rolleyes:

Given your comment, one can only assume you also cheered when Better Off Ted was cancelled! :eek:

afraid something that's actually good like this might interfere with your hopes and dreams of "quality shows" like the ozbornes: Re-re-reloaded or horny housewives of jersey shore 2: A sticky situation a "reality?" maybe you're craving the all new convenient science investigators: Winnamucca or perhaps another long-lasting mega-drama like the event: Someone, somewhere does their dishes? :rolleyes:

Given your comment, one can only assume you also cheered when better off ted was cancelled! :eek:

lmao! :d

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/modern_family_suburgatory_reve.html

More talk of a name change. Also bringing it back on Tuesday night instead of the strong lead in from Modern Family.

According to this article, it looks like a short season this year.

I wasn't that into the show when it first started, but it grew on me. I find the character Andy the funniest.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-cuts-cougar-town-episode-263796

The way they screw with the dates of this show it's a wonder people even know about it:mad: Reminds me of FOX's Lie To Me, and we know how that turned out:(
I'm looking forward to CT, if/when it comes back.

I thought season 1 was really good. And as good as I thought season 1 was, I thought season 2 was equally bad. I quite frankly haven't missed it, or longed for its return.

Poor Couger Town, they get about as much network love as Rules of Engagement.

i thought season 1 was really good. And as good as i thought season 1 was, i thought season 2 was equally bad. I quite frankly haven't missed it, or longed for its return.

+1

Winter TCA Tour Notes
'Cougar Town' crashes the tour to spread the message
ABC comedy's stars and writers came on their own dime to keep the show in the public eye
By Alan Sepinwall, HitFix.com - Jan. 10, 2012

PASADENA -- It's 9 p.m., and Bill Lawrence turns to me and asks, "Should we keep the tab running another half hour?" I look around at a hotel bar full of reporters, "Cougar Town" actors and "Cougar Town" writers," all of them having a good time and talking about how the show they love is in limbo, and I say, "Sure." Lawrence nods to his longtime producing partner Randall Winston, the man who has kept the trains running ontime on all his shows going back to "Spin City," and tells him to keep the tab going. Lots more to talk about, and it never hurts to have the booze flowing, does it?

Welcome to the very unofficial, very liquid, very uplifting "Cougar Town" invasion of press tour, the latest bit of seat-of-the-pants, grass-roots marketing that Lawrence has organized during his show's 10 months and counting off the air.

Just as "Cougar Town" has no place on ABC's mid-season schedule at the moment, "Cougar Town" had no place on ABC's press tour schedule. But when Lawrence - who has been sending his actors and writers to cities around the country to host fan screenings of upcoming episodes - saw that there was no evening event scheduled at the end of the first of two ABC days at the tour, he stepped into the breach and decided to host an event that would keep his show's name in the press even as the show itself is in limbo.

"When we got shafted," he says, recalling the moment when ABC put out a mid-season schedule that didn't feature "Cougar Town" on it, "we came up with our own marketing."

As with the screenings, he paid for the press tour event out of his own pocket.

"First time in my life I have ever kept receipts, diligently," he explains. "And if the show succeeds and goes forward, I'll be like, 'Hey! A little help with all the viewing parties and TCA parties!'"

I ask Lawrence's wife Christa Miller, who plays Ellie on the show, what she said when he told her he wanted to pay for all this guerilla marketing.

"'No,'" is what she recalls telling him. "I say, 'No, think of a better way.' And then he lies about it, but I write the checks, so I see what he's doing."

After Lawrence complains that Miller is making him look bad by telling reporters that she handles the checkbook, she adds more sincerely, "I think it was a good idea. We had great response. I love this show, too, and I'm so happy to be working on this show with so many great people. It is no lie. I know the 'Desperate Housewives' say they love each other; they all hate each other. We really do all love each other. Let's be honest."

And that's the sense you get from everyone in the "Cougar Town" contingent, who arrived at the hotel on the same party bus, and who all seem closer for the strange experience of producing a show without having any idea when it will air.

"This group is special," says writer Gregg Mettler, a veteran of sitcoms like "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "That '70s Show." "Honestly, to work with Bill has been an amazing experience. To see him do stuff like this, I've just learned a lot. It's been a really cool gig for me."

Writer Kate Purdy went to the fan screening in Atlanta last month, and she recalls, "It's incredible. It makes you feel great. They laugh at all the right moments, and they 'ooh' and 'aah' at all the right moments. It makes you feel really good about yourself. I keep pitching to Bill that we should just forget having a fourth season and just tour the show around to different cities… Forget network TV! Bill TV!"

Writer Melody Derloshon was in Chicago with Busy Philipps, and calls it "a love fest. You could definitely tell that there's been a drought of 'Cougar Town' and our kind of comedy, which is different from a lot of shows. Every single joke, the people were loving. The characters were coming on to Kramer-type welcomes. People went nuts."

Writer Sanjay Shah got to see a couple of screenings, one in San Diego and one in Los Angeles, and he appreciated seeing the fans respond strongly to jokes he didn't like, or vice versa. Of writing and producing the show in a vacuum, he says, "There are pluses and minuses. When the show is on the air and we're still on production and you get the ratings, people can be affected by that. When we're in this bubble and just free to make something, I think it's actually creatively freeing. But we're not as worried about, not reacting to numbers as much. That's one of the reasons why we feel, universally, as a staff, that this is our best season."

(Before the event, I got to see the first five episodes of the season, and they feel very much up to the loose, silly, warm, happy standard the show set for itself last season.)

I spend the longest time talking to Kevin Biegel, who co-created the show with Lawrence, and who once upon a time was a fanboy himself as a writer for Ain't-It-Cool. He half-jokingly compares what they're doing to what Katniss does in "The Hunger Games" books (which he admits he's been obsessively reading lately), and not only talks about his expectations for when and where the show might come back, but delivers something of a manifesto for why activities like this may become essential for all shows in the future, including this thought:

"There are so many shows on TV right now. Why would you watch X show? Because they care about you! You want the feeling that the show you care about cares about you back. And I hope that people who like this show are getting that feeling. That's why we're doing this. Doing something like this is like a thank you to them. I think you have to do it."

(Click here for a full transcript of my conversation with Biegel (http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/interview-cougar-town-co-creator-kevin-biegel-on-fans-screenings-and-that-terrible-title), which is passionate and profane and defiant and very funny. If for no other reason, you will want to read his final thoughts on why the show's name hasn't been changed.)

Will this work? Nobody knows. Lawrence goes back and forth between believing their fans are devout enough to come back after all this time away and fearing that the show has been away too long and no one will remember. But they're trying something different, and they're getting love from their fans - or, on this night, friendly critics - while doing it.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/press-tour-cougar-town-crashes-the-tour-to-spread-the-message

Much ado about a pretty mediocre comedy.

I'm sure missing it. Two Broke Girls didn't give me a good 1/2 hr comedy and I dropped out of New Girl even before 2BG. Guess their is always P&R which should be back on soon and is better than all the for mentioned. Tim Allens show is also good:) I like my 1/2 hr comedies, easy to slip in between the 1hr dramas.

TV Notes
'Cougar Town' fans get a premiere date for Valentine's Day
Courteney Cox comedy to return Tuesdays at 8:30
By Alan Sepinwall, Hitfix.com - Jan. 17, 2012

When the gang from "Cougar Town" crashed press tour with their own unofficial TCA party to talk about the show and their responsibility to interact with fans, the unspoken assumption among everyone there was that the show would wind up on Tuesdays at 8:30 after "Last Man Standing," replacing "Work It." The only question was when. How long would it take ABC to pull the plug on "Work It," and how many weeks would they feel they needed to promote the "Cougar Town" season 3 premiere?

Well, ABC killed "Work It" last week, and today they announced (via Twitter) that "Cougar Town" will be back on Tuesday, February 14 at 8:30 p.m.

It's not an especially good timeslot, as I don't see a ton of audience crossover between this show and "Last Man," but it's going to be on the air. And at this point, the future of the show is going to have as much to do with ABC's ownership of it (it is, in fact, the only current ABC comedy owned by ABC/Disney).

As mentioned in one of the above-linked posts, I've seen the first five episodes of the season, and they're very good: silly and sweet and warm and drunk in that "Cougar Town" way. And now you get to see 'em. Enjoy.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/cougar-town-fans-get-a-premiere-date-for-valentines-day