The Return Of Greg The Bunny?

[Fitzy]

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) In a huge victory for fabricated Americans everywhere, Greg the Bunny is returning to television. The star of FOX's short-lived comedy "Greg the Bunny" will do a half-hour special on IFC.

Fans will recall that Greg got his big break hosting a movie showcase on IFC in 2001 (after debuting on New York public access in 1999). The bunny's FOX series, which co-starred flesh-and-blood actors Seth Green, Sarah Silverman and Eugene Levy, was cancelled after only seven episodes, a decision that still rankles dozens of viewers.

The IFC special, which could evolve into a new series run, will feature appearances by Green and Silverman as well as Adam Goldberg, Lou Ferrigno and IFC regular Jon Favreau, host of the channel's "Dinner for Five." The special will pick up two years after the end of Greg's series, finding the bunny humiliated and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, seeking solace with fabricated friends Warren the Ape and Count Blah in Las Vegas.

"'Greg the Bunny' was this tiny thing on IFC that became this huge series on FOX," says Alison Palmer Bourke, IFC's vice president of development and production on original movies and specials. "We always kept up our relationship with the creators, so when the opportunity presented itself, we thought 'Why not?'"

Bourke will join "Greg the Bunny" co-creators Sean Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano in executive producing the special.

Edited September 9, 2004 by Fitzy

[GoGo Yubari]

I have IFC and I'm going to do my best to catch this as I enjoyed the series.

[Guest Bluesman]

still rankles dozens of viewers.

[Big Hydro]

I loved that show, so I'm going to have to catch that. Anyone know why it was cancelled?

[GoGo Yubari]

Fox hates new shows that are good, with Arrested Development being the exception that proves the rule.

[Hellfire]

I liked greg the bunny, and was kinda pissed off when it got cancelled. I wish that some other stations would buy the rights to some of the shows that Fox cancels, because alot of them were really good, or could have become very good, but Fox just cancels them and kills the chance.

[Guest Wrestling_Man]

Greg the Bunny rules.

I AM SINGING THE QUIET SONG THE QUIET SONG THE QUIET SONG I AM SINGING THE QUIET SONG! That kicked ass.

[ILoveNicole]

What was greg the bunny about again? I completely forgot about it.

[Lowerdeck]

A bunch of talking puppets being completely strange on the set of a children's TV program they appear on. With a few RL personalities supporting.

SENOR TRUCK!!!!!!!

[Fitzy]

Greg the Bunny rules.

I AM SINGING THE QUIET SONG THE QUIET SONG THE QUIET SONG I AM SINGING THE QUIET SONG!  That kicked ass.

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[ILoveNicole]

Oh, I remember that show now, it was awesome. I was thinking of a different show, where the one guy always went down into the basement and talked to a bunny or something like that.

[Guest Cereal Killer]

That was Unhappily Ever After and that was an awesome show too.

[cthemason]

That show was so much like Married with Children.

[Hellfire]

That show was so much like Married with Children.

[writeeagle]

It's a shame that Fox cancelled it and kept repeating American Idol, Joe Millionaire, and Simple Life. A damn shame.

If it's IFC tenure is half as good, I'd still watch it.

[Guest Cereal Killer]

That show was so much like Married with Children.

Is that really a bad thing? I liked that show as well. Was it on Fox though? I wouldn't be shocked, as its a good show, and Fox cancelled it.

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