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  • Kirstie Alley: TV Land Cancels Her Sitcom

    Kirstie Alley: TV Land Cancels Her Sitcom

    Kirstie Alley was hoping for a huge comeback with her TV Land sitcom, Kirstie. Now it seems as though that comeback simply wasn’t meant to be. The network has officially cancelled the show after just one season.

    Alley played the role of Madison Banks, a woman who gave up her son at birth twenty-six years ago. When that son (played by Eric Peterson) wants to reconnect, things change. That reconnection wreaks all sorts of havoc in her life as a Broadway star. Kirstie Alley actually had a pretty impressive cast on Kirstie that included Rhea Perlman (Cheers) and Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame.

    Alley took to Twitter to express her momentary disappointment.

    Shortly thereafter she turned her attention to philanthropy instead of wallowing in her sorrow.

    Kirstie Alley hasn’t been part of a huge hit show on TV since she played her long-running role as Rebecca Howe on the critically acclaimed sitcom Cheers. Her most recent successful TV appearance came on Dancing With the Stars. She was a contestant on the show during its twelfth season, and even though she didn’t win, she and pro dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were the runners up.

    In addition to her acting career, Kirstie Alley launched a weight loss company called Organic Liaison. She claims the products from her line helped facilitate her successful weight loss back in 2011. Alley is also a devout Scientologist and was very outspoken when actress Leah Remini (King of Queens) recently defected from the organization.

    Kirstie likely had more glitches during its first (and ultimately final) season than most sitcoms experience. The show’s creator and showrunner exited the series at the end of season one.

    Were you a fan of Kirstie Alley’s TV Land show Kirstie? Are you disappointed to learn that the network isn’t renewing it for a second season?

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  • Kirstie Alley’s Show Cancelled After One Season

    Kirstie Alley’s attempt to make a comeback to the small screen was apparently unsuccessful.

    According to Deadline, Alley’s new sitcom Kirstie has been cancelled by TV Land after only one season.

    Everyone expected the show to be an instant hit with its lineup of actors. However, the ratings did not meet up with expectations and TV Land made the decision not to renew Kirstie for a second season. “It’s pretty much the dream team,” Alley previously said of her cast, which included Michael Richards and her former Cheers costar Rhea Perlman. “When we got who we wanted, it was sort of shocking. It shocked even me.”

    The sitcom starred Alley as Maddie Banks, a Broadway star that gave up her son for adoption 26 years ago. The show followed Banks as her life was turned upside down by her son returning to reconnect with her. Perlman played the part of Banks’ personal assistant and best friend, Thelma Katz.

    Alley and Perlman have remained friends since their days on Cheers and Perlman said she was excited when Alley asked her to co-star on her new show. “We did a lot of physical stuff this year, we got a little bit of the Lucy-Ethel thing going on as well, which is very wacky — that’s quite different from Cheers and a lot of fun to play,” Perlman said.

    The pilot episode aired in December, and the final episode wrapped up in February.

    Will you miss Kirstie? Leave your comments below.

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  • Kirstie Alley Is Back With New Show

    Kirstie Alley is back with a new television sitcom on TV Land! Kirstie stars not only Alley herself, but Michael Richards and her former Cheers costar, Rhea Perlman, as well.

    “It’s pretty much the dream team,” Alley said of her cast. “When we got who we wanted, it was sort of shocking. It shocked even me.”

    Alley says she and Perlman have been close friends since they co-starred alongside each other on Cheers, and they always wanted to do another television show together. So, when they got the opportunity to do so, they jumped on it.

    The new sitcom stars Alley as Broadway star, Maddie Banks. Banks’ gave up a son for adoption 26 years ago, and her life is turned upside down when he shows up at her door hoping to reconnect with his birth mother. Perlman plays Banks’ personal assistant and best friend, Thelma Katz.

    Below is a sneak peek of the pilot episode:

    Perlman says that it is a lot of fun to act with Alley again. “We did a lot of physical stuff this year, we got a little bit of the Lucy-Ethel thing going on as well, which is very wacky — that’s quite different from ‘Cheers’ and a lot of fun to play,” Perlman said.

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    Several other high-profile stars will be making appearances on the new sitcom as well. Another Cheers co-star, George Wendt, will be on the February 5th episode and will play Katz’ ex-husband. John Travolta will also be stopping by on one of the 12 episodes scheduled for this season.

    The sitcom will premiere tonight on TV Land at 10 p.m. EST.

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