Martin Lawrence returning to TV, teams up with Fred Savage

[RajWatts]

Hot Martin Lawrence CBS Comedy Lands Fred Savage to Direct (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter

The former "Wonder Years" star, who recently inked an overall deal with CBS TV Studios to produce and direct projects, has been tapped to helm the CBS pilot.

With pilot season under way, Fred Savage’s status as one of TV’s “it” comedy directors remains intact.

The former Wonder Years star been tapped to direct Martin Lawrence’s untitled CBS comedy pilot, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The multicamera project, set up at CBS TV Studios, centers on a widowed father (Lawrence) of two teenagers who, after losing his construction job, goes to the police academy to become a cop at age 46.

Savage's hire comes some four months after he inked a two-year overall deal with the CBS studio to produce, direct and create his own projects. He has spent recent months helming all six episodes of NBC’s upcoming comedy Best Friends Forever, for which he also serves as an executive producer.

The Lawrence project will join an impressive collection of comedies on Savage’s résumé, including ABC’s Happy Endings, CBS’ 2 Broke Girls, FX'sIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Starz's onetime critical darling Party Down. The former actor, whose childhood dream was to step behind the camera, was nominated for a DGA Award in January for directing work on Modern Family.

 

[jwinfield]

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

I guess its good to see Martin back on tv, but how good will a black comedy do on cbs?

Cbs dont cancel shows though, so if its not terrible itll get a good run

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

i'll give him a trial run, it's fukking Martin. All of us nikkas grew up on this nikka in some way.

 

[b_low_brown]

Martin back

 

[STAN JONES]

man i hope this doesnt turn out to be the typical corny cbs sitcom

 

[Strapped]

Marty mart is flabbynsick

 

[Silkk]

Give him two fine ass lightskin daughters = Ratings

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

I'll check it out but I have no expectations for this whatsoever.

 

[cornercommission2k12]

my hopes is that martin hits this shyt out the park and it sparks a whole night of great black television on cbs

 

[Methodical]

Hopefully, he didn't do some corny sh!t like Typer Perry shows or Ice Cube's show, etc. So better be on Beanie Mac's Show and Everybody Hates Chris level.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Marty mart is flabbynsick

grow up nikka...martin is almost 50...you not gonna be in your 20s forever either

 

[Stone Cold]

this nikka martin stay playin a pig

he just need to be one of guys from around the way again..

 

[Mic-Nificent]

When the last time a black person had a sitcom that lasted for more than two seasons on CBS?