ABC’s ‘Joe’ Brings Up Baby Alone
(Hollywood Reporter) -- ABC may have struck gold with its matchmaker reality series “The Bachelor II,” but it has not been successful in finding a mate for Daniel Stern in its midseason comedy series “Regular Joe.” In the original concept, Touchstone TV’s “Joe” was to center on a soon-to-be empty nester (Stern) and his wife, who wind up raising their 18-year-old daughter’s baby. When the pilot was picked up in July, network brass decided to recast the role of the wife, originally played by Lisa Ann Walter. After an extensive search for Mrs. Right, ABC’s casting gurus came up empty-handed, so the producers decided to change the concept and make Stern a widower.
(Hollywood Reporter) -- ABC may have struck gold with its matchmaker reality series “The Bachelor II,” but it has not been successful in finding a mate for Daniel Stern in its midseason comedy series “Regular Joe.” In the original concept, Touchstone TV’s “Joe” was to center on a soon-to-be empty nester (Stern) and his wife, who wind up raising their 18-year-old daughter’s baby. When the pilot was picked up in July, network brass decided to recast the role of the wife, originally played by Lisa Ann Walter. After an extensive search for Mrs. Right, ABC’s casting gurus came up empty-handed, so the producers decided to change the concept and make Stern a widower.