In these days of Simpsons fatigue, Family Guy clones and lackluster Mike Judge comedies, the state of primetime animation is at an all-time low. (South Park has somehow managed to stay smart, timely and relevant.) So an injection of the late-night sensibilities of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim into the primetime world is a welcome change. FX's new spy parody Archer was created by Frisky Dingo and Sealab 2021 co-creator Adam Reed, and it brings an edgy intelligence to the 10:00 hour that thirteen "different" Seth MacFarlane shows just won't give you.

Tags: Archer, Frisky Dingo, FX, James Bond, Sealab 2021

Law & Order is taking on David Letterman, the days of Numbers may be numbered (see what I did there?) and Hollywood nepotism is alive and well.

Tags: David Letterman, FX, Law & Order, Numbers

Last night, FX held their NYC upfront event for advertisers and the press, and while it was star-studded (they impressively brought out almost all their talent for interviews, which I'll be posting later today), the content portion of the presentation was pretty light on new show information. I saw a 30-second trailer for the Elijah Wood comedy Wilfred, and then network president John Landgraf kind of ran down a few details of other shows they've got in the works for the next 12 months, most of which were reported on in the trades months ago. Here are my impressions of what I heard and saw, based on almost no new information whatsoever.

Tags: American Horror Story, FX, Outlaw Country, Powers, Townies, upfront, Wilfred

Why is Louis CK -- one of the finest stand-up comedians in the country and a fantastic television writer to boot -- so bad at putting together television shows for himself? Louie is his second stab at it, and though it's not as bad as the embarrassing Lucky Louie, it's still bafflingly awful. How can someone so brilliant, and someone who has been funny as an actor before (his stint on Parks and Recreation, for example) make a show this bad? And on famously liberating networks, too -- Lucky Louie was on HBO and Louie is on FX, so he can't really blame an oppressive, idiot network. I can't figure it out.

Tags: FX, Louis, Louis CK

Stop what you're doing and read this exciting Torchwood news!

Tags: America's Got Talent, Bachelor Pag, Cherry Jones, Emmys 2010, FX, Matthew McConaughey, NCIS, Pauley Perrette, Simon Cowell, Terry O'Quinn, Torchwood, World's Got Talent

Absolutely Fabulous will be making a comeback this summer with new episodes. Where else can you find women that make "Mommie Dearest look like Winnie-the-Bloody-Pooh"?

Tags: A Visit from the Goon Squad, Absolutely Fabulous, Chris Colfer, Disney Channel, E! True Hollywood Story, FX, HBO, Jennifer Lopez, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Marc Anthony, Real Housewives, Sarah Palin, Simon Fuller

Kristen Bell commands you to watch her new Showtime series, House of Lies!

Tags: 30 Rock, ABC Studios, Ashley Judd, Claire Danes, Collette Wolfe, FX, House of Lies, how I met your mother, James Pumphrey, Jersey Shore, Kristen Bell, Missing, real housewives of DC, Sean Bean, Showtime, Tina Fey

Another good show bites the dust.

Tags: Castle, Cheech Marin, Dexter, FX, Game of Thrones, Harry Hamlin, Raven, Terriers, The CW