Friend Me Explained

Genre:Sitcom
Creator:
Director:Pamela Fryman
Country:United States
Language:English
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:
  • Ordinary Films
  • Cherry Tree Entertainment
  • The Tannenbaum Company
  • CBS Productions
Channel:CBS

Friend Me is an unaired American television comedy series about the real-life deal-of-the-day website coupon service company Groupon. The series, created by writers Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, was to have been produced by CBS Television Studios but subsequently never aired after Kirschenbaum's suicide.[1] It was confirmed as canceled on July 29, 2013, and remains unaired .[2] [3] The pilot was uploaded to YouTube in 2023.

Plot

The series follows two men in their 20s who move to Los Angeles to start their new lives working at Google. While one is determined to recreate himself in the new city, the other clings to their old group of friends in Bloomington, Indiana.

Cast

Production

CBS placed a series order in May 2012.[10] The series was expected to premiere as a midseason entry during the 2012–13 television season.[11] However, on December 6, 2012, CBS revealed that its midseason schedule did not include the series.[12] The series would be the last project for co-creator Alan Kirschenbaum, who died of suicide on October 26, 2012.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBS at TCA: We Want an 11th Season of "Two and a Half Men". The Futon Critic. January 12, 2013.
  2. Web site: Shows A-Z - friend me on cbs. The Futon Critic. July 30, 2013.
  3. Web site: CBS at TCA: Old Broadcast Model Still Works But Open to New Ones. Brian . Sullivan . The Futon Critic. July 29, 2013. July 30, 2013.
  4. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Chris Mintz-Plasse To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot 'Friend Me'. Deadline Hollywood. June 22, 2013. April 3, 2012.
  5. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Fox's 'In Living Color', CBS' 'Friend Me' & Martin Lawrence Project Add To Casts. Deadline Hollywood. June 22, 2013. April 2, 2012.
  6. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Amanda Lund To Co-Star In Midseason CBS Comedy 'Friend Me'. Deadline Hollywood. June 22, 2013. September 18, 2012.
  7. Web site: Weisman. Jon. Network pilots land Edwards, Barrowman. Variety. June 22, 2013. March 8, 2012.
  8. Web site: Haysha Deitsch - Trakt.tv. Trakt.tv. 15 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Tsering. Lisa. Parvesh Cheena in 'Friend Me' Comedy Pilot. India West. June 22, 2013. March 6, 2012.
  10. News: Nellie . Andreeva . . CBS Picks Up Four New Drama Series & Two Comedies: Is A 'CSI' Spinoff Going Away? . May 13, 2012 . May 13, 2012.
  11. Web site: Owen . Rob . . 'Two and a Half Men' on the move in CBS fall schedule . May 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520061054/http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in-journal/32989-two-and-a-half-men-on-the-move-in-cbs-fall-schedule . May 20, 2012 . dead .
  12. News: O'Connell . Michael . December 6, 2012 . CBS Midseason Schedule Samples 'Golden Boy' in 'Vegas' Spot Before Friday Move . . December 6, 2012.
  13. News: Alan Kirschenbaum, Co-Creator of Yes, Dear and Friend Me, Dead at 51 . . October 28, 2012.