Burbank, CA (February 25, 2003)
— The partially scripted/partially improvised half-hour comedy series ON THE SPOT starring legendary comedian
Tim Conway debuts on The WB Television Network on Thursday, March 20, 9:30-10:00 p.m. ET. The series is created and executive produced
by Emmy Award-winning writer Rob Cohen (“The Ben Stiller Show,” “The
Simpsons”).
ON
THE SPOT may look like a sit-com and sound like a sit-com,
but it’s really a high-wire comedy act without a net. Each fast-paced episode has a storyline, but instead of the usual
scripted jokes, rehearsed performances and laugh tracks, ON THE SPOT is largely improvised.
The clever ensemble cast is kept on its toes by audience suggestions
that can turn each week’s plot upside-down in a heartbeat.
The series also stars comedians
Jeff B. Davis, Arden Myrin, Jordan Black, Erinn Carter, Mindy Sterling, Michael
Hitchcock, Dweezil Zappa, Lance Barber and Lindsey Stoddart. ON
THE SPOT is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
Spin-kicking its way on to the
screen, BLACK SASH makes its debut
on Sunday, March 30, 9:00 – 10:00
p.m. ET. From the writers and
executive producers of “The Karate Kid” and “Martial Law” and the executive
producers of “Smallville,” BLACK SASH
features a multigenerational cast, dazzling martial arts and stories of hope
and redemption.
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As an undercover narcotics cop,
Tom Chang (Russell Wong, “Romeo Must Die”) paid a high price for staying true
to his values. Framed and wrongly
incarcerated in Hong Kong for allegedly smuggling heroine, he lost everything. Now, after five years in a Hong Kong prison,
Tom has come home to San Francisco, intent on restoring his life and a
relationship with his estranged daughter.
Once back in San Francisco, Tom’s mentor, Master Li (Mako, “Pearl
Harbor”), gives Tom his martial arts school and Tom finds a new family in the
young men and women he trains. Lost and
searching for answers, they will find hope in a man with the wisdom and insight
they need.
Russell Wong made his theatrical
debut in the United States in the feature film adaptation of James Clavell’s
“Taipan.” He went on to star in “New
Jack City,” “Romeo Must Die” and “The Joy Luck Club.” Wong recently wrapped production on the feature film “Blackout”
with Ashley Judd and Samuel L. Jackson, scheduled for release in Fall 2003.
BLACK
SASH also stars Corey
Sevier, Sarah Carter, Missy Peregrym, Drew Fuller and Ray J.
BLACK
SASH is produced by
Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive
producers Carlton Cuse (“Martial Law,” “Nash Bridges”), Robert Mark Kamen (“The
Karate Kid,” “Kiss of the Dragon”), Dylan Sellers (“The Replacements”), Mike
Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola (“Smallville”).
Photography
is available online at http://www.TheWBpr.com,
as well as the latest releases, biographies and other relevant press
information for all of The WB’s programming.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Andrea
Gruber (ON THE SPOT), The WB
Publicity, (818) 977-2417
Suzanne Gomez (BLACK SASH), The WB Publicity, (818) 977-4115