Michael Ausiello is joined by Matt Mitovich (TVLine.com) to talk “House,” “Smash,” and the Grammys. Plus, an exclusive “House” clip, a visit from Michael Weatherly (“NCIS”), and a special “Smash” preview, performed by special guests Dan Byrd and Busy Philipps (“Cougar Town”).
Michael Ausiello (TVLine.com) visits the “Cougar Town” set to interview Courteney Cox and the cast, shoot a cameo appearance, and get the scoop on David Arquette’s guest spot. Plus, an exclusive clip from the season premiere airing Feb. 14 on ABC. And a special preview of “House” (Mondays on Fox).
Last week, Cougar Town returned with an engagement as Grayson (Josh Hopkins) popped the question to Jules (Courteney Cox). So why put the former will-they-or-won’t-they couple on the fast track to wedded bliss rather than play up the drama?
“I thought it was an interesting choice to have them together as quick as they did just because I’m so used to the Ross and Rachel push-pull, back-and-forth. It took years and years,” star and executive producer Cox tells TVGuide.com. “But I love what they’ve done because I think it’s really smart to deal with real adult issues.”
Now that they are officially engaged, when — and where — is the wedding? “This season kind of spins around their upcoming marriage and ends in Napa, because that’s where wine is made,” co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence says. “There’s a huge twist as to how their wedding actually goes down that we really like.”
Jules and Grayson’s impending nuptials will have the rest of the Cul-de-Sac crew feeling the love too. This season, viewers will see both Laurie (Busy Philipps) and Bobby (Brian Van Holt) enter new relationships. “Bobby meets and falls in love with the beautiful and wonderful Sarah Chalke, who plays my son’s professor,” Van Holt says. “Bobby wants a relationship. I think he’s starting to feel a little lonely and he wants to grow up. He sees Jules and Grayson’s relationship as an example, and I think he wants that.”
So what else is coming up this season? Watch the video below to get the dirt on Laurie’s new man, Travis’ odd accessory, Andy and Ellie’s devil baby and Cox’s directing debut.
Cougar Town airs Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.
“Cougar Town” fans hoping for movement on the Travis-and-Laurie front this season might have to wait a while.
“It’s still sort of being drawn out,” Dan Byrd, who plays Travis, said when Zap2it visited the show’s set — the interview above took place inside Travis’ rather unkempt new apartment.
“We deal with it a little bit early on this season,” Busy Philipps (Laurie) says. “We have a nice storyline in one episode where you say it’s not easy for Travis to be constantly put in this position by Laurie.”
Season 3 of “Cougar Town” will also, apparently, be the season of Travis wearing things on his head. Byrd spends most of the first seven episodes wearing a helmet — as he explains, it’s the result of a hair-based dispute between Byrd and creators Kevin Biegel and Bill Lawrence — and toward the end of the season … we’ll let him tell it.
“Spoiler alert: I have an iPad taped to my face for a couple scenes,” he says. (He doesn’t exactly explain why, but we’re sure looking forward to it now.)
The reason that Travis and Laurie is even potentially a thing is because of how well Philipps and Byrd get along — which is evident throughout the video. Philipps says it’s the tightest-knit set she’s worked on since “Freaks and Geeks,” and Byrd adds that Lawrence purposely hires people he thinks will get along.
“He does pretty thorough background checks on people,” Byrd says, talking to other producers to make sure he’s not casting a difficult actor. And sometimes wedding planners, apparently
“My wedding planner is friends with Courteney [Cox],” Philipps says. “… My wedding planner called me — this was before I had the part — and she’s like, ‘I just got a call from Courteney asking if I liked working with you and how you are as a person. I think you’re gonna get the job!’”
“Cougar Town” premieres at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday (Feb. 14) on ABC. You can go here to see more interviews with the cast.
“Ain’t Love Strange” — Jules is miffed when Grayson (who has an ulterior motive) calls her “predictable”; Ellie frets that little Stan is turning into a “devil child,” or even worse, could grow up to be like Laurie; and Travis likes his new off campus housing, until Bobby tries to convince him to take dog Travis in, on the Third-Season premiere of “Cougar Town,” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Busy Philipps was featured on the Arizona show “Sonoran Living Live” where they talked to her at the “Cougar Town” viewing party in Scottsdale.
The Sizzle Reel for the upcoming third season of Cougar Town!
Watch the premiere on Tuesday February 14th on ABC at 8:30pm.
May contain spoilers!
