https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFm3W_Gzfy8 Rob Lowe Tweeted the sad news that his show The Grinder will not be back for a second season on Fox. He said, “#TheGrinder was not renewed by @FOXTV It was unapologetically original, smart, funny and had a murder’s row of talent. #GrinderRests.” But he followed it up with a great Tweet, “And there is still Grindr. So there’s that. #NotAllBadNews.”
It is that type of humor that will make me miss this show even more. It had a slow start, but it picked up and by the end of the season it was brilliant.
The only reason why I can assume people didn’t watch it is because it was on the wrong network. It would’ve done better on FX or USA. Maybe someone else will pick it. Especially if it gets and Emmy nom or two.
UPDATE: Fox also cancelled Grandfathered. I am not surprised because the show never found its identity. I wanted to like it, but I just never did. I will miss having John Stamos on TV every week, but this was just not the best project for Josh Peck and him.
Oh and the animated Bordertown and Cooper Barrett Guide to Surviving Life were cancelled, but don’t worry no one else heard of them either.
As we know, Fox gave both ’80s teenage heartthrobs John Stamos and Rob Lowe TV sitcoms this year on Tuesdays that begin with Gr’s, so you could understand, kind of, if someone confused them. I mean both of them got better with age, even though they don’t age. They both have luxurious dark hair and light eyes. The 2 men still look amazingly hot with or without a shirt. There is a just a lot about them that is so alike. Right?
Well today, while the Grandfathered is on a vacation, a couple confused him for The Grinder. How did he react? As cute as you would expect him to. That’s why we still love both of them for over 30 years and counting.
Now I wonder how Lowe would handle if he were mistaken for Stamos? Probably, just as sweetly!
Fred Savage was on Conan tonight and he admitted that he is a big sweater. Not that he wears an oversized one in the winter, but that he sweats a lot naturally. So much so, that one time when he went to the Emmys people were concerned for his well being. One of those people was Eric Stonestreet and the Modern Family star shared his secret to being cool on the carpet with Kevin Arnold. What is it this very cool secret? He wears a cumberbund of ice packets under his tux. Seeing how bad Savage was doing, Cam was willing to part with one of his ice packs to help out his new grateful friend. And grateful he was when he put it down his pants. Actually, he told the TBS late night host, “I was fantastic. Because I looked great and I felt excited.” And now I need an ice pack!
BTW Conan O’Brien revealed how Savage’s The Grinder co-star Rob Lowe manages to look so young and never ages. That secret is moisturizer and creams. In fact, the actor keeps them in pants to have them readily available.
Basically Lowe’s pants are filled with moisturizers and Savage’s are filled with ice, gives new meaning to what The Grinder is all about.
Rob Lowe and John Travolta are hoping to get Emmy nominations for their television roles and both of them attended Variety’s Actors on Actors discussion over the weekend. While they were on a break, the two of them took a photo together. I couldn’t get over how much they looked alike because both of them have black hair, slanted down green eyes and are ruggedly handsome. So much so, I think that they could play brothers. One could be the good guy and the other one could be the bad one. Do you see the resemblance too?
Now when it comes to the possible Emmy noms, thankfully they won’t be nominated in the same category. Lowe will be going up for comedy for Grinder while Travolta is trying to get one for his work on the mini-series American Crime Story: People v OJ Simpson. I think they have a good chance of being there on Emmy night.
