FOX Finding Comedy Inspiration From Both Fantasy Football And Weezer

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“Fantasy Life” stars Kevin Connolly (Entourage) in a sitcom where a sports fan gets the job of his dreams when he lands a gig hosting a fantasy football talk show and becomes an overnight sensation. Kevin Connolly will also serve as an executive producer on the pilot. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the series is based on ESPN’s Matthew Berry’s best-selling book “Fantasy Life”.

Also, FOX has ordered a pilot for “Detoured” based on the real life of Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. It features a fictionalized version of Cuomo and is about a 30 year old who leaves his successful rock band to go back to college. That’s what Rivers Cuomo did, including deciding to live in the on-campus dorms. “Detoured” will also have a cast of misfit characters to play the fellow students. Cuomo will have an executive producer title on his series as well.

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