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Debuting today (March 17) on Vimeo on Demand, Play It Safe is the the debut feature from Melbourne filmmaker Chris Pahlow..

The indie features Nicholas Kato (Gallipoli, The Fear), Clayton Jacobson (Kenny, Animal Kingdom), Maya Aleksandra (Neighbours, Winners and Losers, Wilfred), and is the story of Jamie (Kato), a 26-year-old musician who is out of work and down on his luck..

According to the logline: "After his band breaks up, Jamie.s left with no music, no career and no girlfriend. Stuck teaching piano at a soul-destroying music school, Jamie must decide whether to take a risk and follow his dreams, or surrender to his unhappiness and play it safe"..

Pahlow cites Andrew Bujalski.s pioneering mumblecore feature, 2005's Mutual Appreciation, as a watershed moment.

.I left the screening irrevocably changed. I got outside and asked my friend why nobody had made a film like it in Melbourne, where characters just...

Ditch Davey has joined the cast of the Us network series The Black Box, which stars Sherlock Holmes' Kelly Reilly as Elizabeth Black, a neuroscientist who struggles to hide her mental illness from her fiancé and family.

Vanessa Redgrave will play Dr. Hartramph, Elizabeth's psychiatrist. Davey is cast as Dr. Marc Bickman, a brilliant neurosurgeon.

Davey played Nemetes in Spartacus: War of the Damned, the New Zealand-produced 'sword and sandal' show which recently wrapped its third and final season.

He was a regular in Sea Patrol, All Saints and Blue Heelers and appeared in Justin Dix.s thriller Crawlspace. His other credits include Underbelly. Files, Satisfaction and Wilfred.

The Us network ABC commissioned The Black Box. Shooting of the 13 episodes starts in New York later this month, produced by Bold Films.

The show was created by Amy Holden Jones, whose screenwriting credits include Mystic Pizza, The Relic and Indecent Proposal.

Every so often an Australian actor makes the leap into directing (with various degrees of success) by joining the overpopulated Australian short film circuit. Some recent examples that spring to mind are Damien Walshe-Howling, Damon Gameau, Angus Sampson and Matilda Brown. Now we have the awesome short film debut of Anya Beyersdorf, who has previously been on screen in lots of shorts and a couple of features, including the just-selected-for-Rotterdam art film Black & White & Sex and another ampersand gem, Rats & Cats - playing opposite the guy who dresses in a dog suit on FX series Wilfred. For whatever reason Anya decided to eschew the festival route, instead sending it around to a few acquaintances -- including me -- to premiere it online. I'm totally biased but it's excellent. The short, Headroom, is part...

Last night, FX debuted Wilfred and either we're high, or this is the most audacious comedy on TV right now.

Based on an Australian hit, this weirdly entertaining head-trip stars recovering Hobbit Elijah Wood as Ryan, a suicidal ex-lawyer who begins to see his neighbor's pet — the titular pooch, played by the Aussie original's Jason Gann — as a foul-mouthed pothead in a dollar-store dog costume. Hazy hilarity ensued...

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The first thing you need to know if you plan on watching FX’s new comedy, Wilfred, is that it is bizarre. Not bizarre in a bad way, but in a hilarious way. You can’t help but laugh at seeing a grown man talking to an Australian man in a dog suit.

There’s this guy Ryan (Elijah Wood), and the first thing I noticed about him is he’s kind of anal. And what’s funny is I noticed this quirk while he was attempting suicide. That’s how the show opens. It’s dark, but it breezes past it by using Ryan’s need for everything to be absolutely perfect to make it seem lighter than the subject should be. You see him typing a third draft of his suicide note and then a fourth draft; he mixes the pills he plans to overdose on into a...

Wilfred is the kind of show you really want to like.

It's as unique as a sitcom can get, it features a strong lead in Elijah Wood and it aims for interesting, profound themes. Two and a Half Men this is not.

All that said, I didn't love the series premiere, "Happiness." It was cute and different, but not especially funny, and I can't help but wonder how long such a premise can last.

In order to have staying power, Wilfred has to be more than a one-note series. How many times can a man in a dog suit hump a woman's leg? Or aim to shock viewers with the image of the same canine/human smoking? But let's not critique episodes that haven't aired yet.

Focusing just on the pilot, I can safely say I like Wood and I like Jason Gann, who originated the role of Wilfred in Australia.

There are some perks to being a dog, and clearly there are some perks to playing a dog on television. Series co-creator Jason Gann, who plays the dog 'Wilfred' (Thu., 10Pm Et on FX) in both the current Us series and the former Australian series, certainly seemed to be enjoying the perks in the series premiere.

The central conceit of the show is that Elijah Wood's character Ryan sees his neighbor's dog Wilfred as a man in a dog costume. Everyone else sees a dog.

We also see Gann in his costume, which is why we get to enjoy bizarre visuals of Wilfred nuzzling his nose between a waitress' breasts and even starting to hump her.

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Michael Becker/FX Elijah Wood and Jason Gann in “Wilfred”

There’s got to be some kind of promise with a comedy series that begins with a Mark Twain quote.

F/X’s new dark comedy “Wilfred” brought the lights up with a flash of a quote from America’s finest humorist: “The show opens with Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.”

Our anti-hero, Ryan (Elijah Wood), is trying to kill himself. We know he won’t succeed, but this is a new series,...

I gave my thoughts on FX's strange, funny new buddy comedy "Wilfred" in today's review. Now it's your turn. What did everybody think of Elijah Wood being suicidally depressed, Jason Gann as an Aussie man/dog hybrid, and all the rest? Is Fiona Gubelmann, as Dan suggests, the greatest name in human history? And for those of you familiar with the Australian original (also starring Gann as Wilfred), how would you compare the tones and effectiveness of the two series?  Still pondering how much I have to write about the series going forward, but I imagine I'll at least do brief posts on the next two episodes, which...

In the new FX comedy, Wilfred, Elijah Wood stars as Ryan, a depressed ex-lawyer who meets a dog named Wilfred. The only problem is, when the world sees a dog, Ryan sees a guy in a dog suit.

An Australian, pot smoking, hole-digging, horny man in a dog suit.

In his first TV show, this may seem like a gamble for Wood but it may just pay off. The show is funny, dark and totally unique.

I talked Elijah and co-creator and co-star Jason Gann in a conference call where Wood talks about why he decided to do a TV series, what good comedy is and what he looks for in a script.

Wilfred airs on Thursdays on FX. Tonight is the premiere.

Elijah, I imagine that you get offered a lot of TV roles. Why you chose this one?

Elijah Wood: I actually don’t get offered a lot of TV roles.

Elijah Wood has confessed that he signed up to his new sitcom Wilfred on the strength of the show's "unique and difficult to describe" content. Wilfred sees Wood playing a depressed man named Ryan who begins to see his neighbor's pet Wilfred (Jason Gann) as a man in a dog costume. Wood told AOL TV that he did not consider the seriousness of switching his focus from film to television, revealing that he was immediately taken in by the "extremely funny" nature of the material. "I was sent the script for this incarnation, and attached to the script there was a reference to the fact that it was an adaptation of an Australian show. So I kind of immediately went onto YouTube to look up clips, which I thought were brilliant," Wood recalled. "I thought, 'Man, if we do anything close to that, then this is going to be (more...

There's a certain amount of genius to the way Jason Gann plays Wilfred, a man in a dog suit -- who's actually a real dog. It's no surprise he's been riding the character for nearly a decade.

First an award-winning 2002 short film, then a two-season Australian series, "Wilfred" arrives in its third iteration as a U.S. series on FX this summer. Little is lost in translation.

Deviating from the original, "Wilfred" follows Ryan (Elijah Wood), a loner who finds salvation in his attractive neighbor's dog just hours after a failed suicide attempt. That dog is just a dog to everyone else, but for Ryan, it's an antagonistic, pot-smoking man in a dog suit who gets him to come out of his shell.

The relationship between Ryan and Wilfred obviously anchors the series, leaving little room for the secondary characters... namely Wilfred's owner, Jenna (Fiona Gubelmann). And though there...

Chicago – FX has developed a nice comedy niche, taking greater risks than most other networks and seeing them pay off with hits like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The League,” and “Archer.” The network is still relatively new to the comedy game and so their young track record is even more impressive. Naturally, there’s going to be a few speed bumps. One such bump premieres tonight in the uneven “Wilfred,” but it’s paired with the hysterical “Louie,” one of the best shows on TV this season.

Television Rating: 4.5/5.0

“Louie”

Let’s start with the positive. “Louie” is one of those rare programs that seems to be getting funnier by the episode. The first season started a little rocky but eventually developed a comedic consistency and the new season seems even more promising. The first two episodes of the second season are great, perfectly distilling what works so...

Michael Becker/FX Elijah Wood and Jason Gann in ‘Wilfred’

Who can resist a well-told story about a boy and his dog? Just look at “My Dog Skip,” that sentimental tale where love and companionship know no bounds. Tonight, FX Networks will tap into that wonderful concept – only this time, it’s a little different: it’s a story of a boy, and his hot neighbor’s dog – who actually turns out to be a dude in a dog suit.

Elijah Wood shares the response to 'Wilfred'

By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net

Photo of Elijah Wood by Frank Ockenfels/FXElijah Wood is one of those elite Hollywood actors who almost seems blissfully unaware of his own stature. His illustrious movie career, which includes "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy is also peppered with projects designed to keep him from being type-cast in the industry. And yet an actor like Wood, who has captured the attention of audiences for hours on end in one of the most powerful ensemble casts in recent motion picture history, needs to be worried about anything but being type-cast. Still it seems, he's continuing to take on roles that are original and unexpectedly entertaining.

His latest project is the critically acclaimed FX television series "Wilfred." Based on a short film that appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, and was later developed into...

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It's safe to say you probably haven't seen another sitcom like 'Wilfred' ... and I mean that in the best way possible.

Elijah Wood stars as a severely depressed guy named Ryan who has very vivid conversations and insane adventures with a dog named Wilfred. The catch: he's the only one who sees the pup as a man in a dog suit. A man in a dog suit who's often smoking massive amounts of pot when he's not digging holes in the backyard, fetching things and trying everything to get Ryan to live a little.

That shaggy fetching man is none other than co-creator Jason Gann, who helmed the short film and Aussie series of the same name and concept before reimagining it for American audiences.

I caught up with Wood and Gann to talk about the show (premieres Thurs., June 23, 10Pm...

Photoby Michael Becker/FX

Tonight a very unusual show calledWilfred premiers on FX. But perhaps even more surprising than the premise of aguy who talks to a dude in a dog suit, is that the series stars movie starElijah Wood. In a recent conference all interview we spoke with the actor fromthe Lord of the Rings trilogy and Wilfred creator Jason Gann.

Wilfred is based on a short film andAustralian TV series that Gann had created, but he explained that people whoknow those sources shouldn’t expect the same old concept. “Despite the factthat the show is called Wilfred, and there’s a dog called Wilfred in it, andI’m in the suit playing Wilfred, it’s a really different show.”

He believes revamping the show forAmerican sensibilities will give it a better chance of survival in the U.S.market. Of other adaptations he said, “Maybe the reason why...

Television often requires a certain suspension of disbelief, but the new FX comedy Wilfred (Thursdays at 10pm) takes it to a new level. The show's premise is so outrageously preposterous that viewers have two choices: accept it or don't watch. If you choose the latter, you'll be missing out on one of the most hilarious and surreal comedies of all-time.

Wilfred centers on Ryan (Elijah Wood), a depressed law school graduate who tries to kill himself at the start of the series, but fails. The next morning his hot neighbor asks him to watch her dog, and while everyone else in the world sees an actual dog, Ryan sees Wilfred (Jason Gann) as a surly Australian man in a dog suit.

Television often requires a certain suspension of disbelief, but the new FX comedy Wilfred (Thursdays at 10pm) takes it to a new level. The show's premise is so outrageously preposterous that viewers have two choices: accept it or don't watch. If you choose the latter, you'll be missing out on one of the most hilarious and surreal comedies of all-time.

Wilfred centers on Ryan (Elijah Wood), a depressed law school graduate who tries to kill himself at the start of the series, but fails. The next morning his hot neighbor asks him to watch her dog, and while everyone else in the world sees an actual dog, Ryan sees Wilfred (Jason Gann) as a surly Australian man in a dog suit.

How can a TV show seem incredibly fresh and original, even as it's based on one of the oldest, most classic characters in human history?

When it's the new FX show Wilfred, about a hapless man and the neighbor's dog, which only he sees as a man in a ridiculous dog costume.

One night, a man named Ryan (Elijah Wood) decides to kill himself by overdosing on pills. But weirdly, he doesn't die. The next day, a neighbor asks him to watch her dog Wilfred for the day. But while everyone else sees Wilfred as a dog, Ryan sees the dog as a man in a dog costume (Jason Gann).

In the pilot and two other episodes (provided to AfterElton.com for review), Wilfred proceeds to wreak complete havoc on Ryan's already miserable life: goading the bully of a neighbor (played by Ethan Suplee, Randy on My Name is Earl) into harassing him,...

See new Wilfred clips. Elijah Wood’s dog makes amazing Frisbee catch and a Pelican Clip FX Original Comedy, Wilfred has its series premiere this Thursday, June 23rd at 10Pm Et/Pt only on FX. Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann and Dorian Brown star. Wilfred is based on the critically acclaimed Australian series of the same title and was adapted for FX by David Zuckerman (Family Guy, American Dad, King of the Hill). Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about "Ryan," a young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with "Wilfred," his neighbor's canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred...

Wilfred isn't just a series that premieres this Thursday night on FX.

It's also the name of a dog on the show, one described by actor Jason Gann in the following trailer as "part labrador. Part Russell Crowe on a bender."

Indeed, Wilfred thinks he's a human being - and Ryan (a suicidal young man going through a nervous breakdown, played by Elijah Wood) sees his neighbor's canine as just that. It's safe to say this won't be your average sitcom.

Get an in-depth look at the characters and the premise below and then return to TV Fanatic soon after Wilfred premiere for a detailed review...

Wilfred Preview...

Wilfred is set to air on FX this Thursday at 10 pm. The cast incldues Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gublemann and a host of other cameos from actors like Chris Klein, Ethan Suplee and Rashida Jones. show is based on Gann's Australian hit show. Wood will play a regular guy named Ryan to Gann’s Wilfred, a mixed breed dog who is part Labrador retriever and “part Russell Crowe on a bender,” said David Zuckerman, who wrote the adapted pilot script and serves as executive producer.

I recently had the chance to interview Wood and Gann about the series. Wilfred is the first TV role for Wood. Here is what he had to say when asked how he chose the role:

I actually don’t get offered a lot of TV roles. I read a few scripts, mainly dramas. I was just interested in taking a look at television because...

Australian talent is popping up all over television this season, with Jason Gann on FX's 'Wilfred,' and now Aussie popular bad boy TV personality Darren McMullen cast as the sexy host of the upcoming NBC adventure-dating reality TV series, .Love in the Wild.. The series is a mash up of .Survivor. and .The Bachelor., with a little .Temptation Island. sprinkled on top. .Love in the Wild. premieres Wednesday, June 29 at 10pm on NBC. McMullen is also the host of the Australian version of .Minute to Win It. on the Seven Network and he is one of MTV International.s most infamous VJ.s over recent years and works as a comedian, writer, producer, actor and radio...

Coming to your TV this week: A much-needed infusion of True Blood, 14 other premieres, and five finales — including what is likely Goren and Eames’ very last case. As but a supplement to the original features and reporting TVLine has coming your way, here are 38 programs to keep on your radar.

Monday, June 20

8 pm Countdown With Keith Olbermann (Current TV) | Premiere: Same opinionator, same show name, new channel. First guests include Michael Moore and Markos Moulitsa. What, myself and Meg Masters don’t merit mention? (Apologies, I popped in on Popper’s Penguins this weekend.)

9 pm Hoarders (A&E) | The Season...

Elijah Wood has claimed that Wilfred's motives in his new FX sitcom are "ambiguous". Wilfred stars Wood as Ryan, a depressed man who begins to see his neighbour's pet Wilfred as a man in a dog costume. Wilfred (Jason Gann) begins to offer Ryan advice but Wood explained that he may not have good intentions. "There are motives, seemingly dark motives, underneath Wilfred's directions occasionally," Wood told Entertainment Weekly. "And then something will take a twist and pan out in a very different way than we expect or Ryan expects. "Or perhaps he'll take that path knowing that it's not the right thing and then something positive will come out of it, which is always keeping it in question with whether or not the motives are genuinely pure or for Wilfred's own interests. And (more)...

The dog days of FX are coming. You won't have to wait until August either. On June 23, FX will unveil Wilfred, a comedy about a suicidal attorney (Elijah Wood) named Ryan, who sees his neighbor.s dog as a man in a dog suit. That speaks, smokes, fornicates with human legs and marks territory. The dog, Jason Gann, co-created the original Australian version of the show. Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about "Ryan," a young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with "Wilfred," his neighbor.s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly...

The dog days of summer are coming sooner than you think. On June 23, FX will unveil Wilfred, a surreal series about a suicidal former attorney (Elijah Wood) named Ryan, who sees his neighbor’s pooch not as a furry creature but rather as a rude dude in a dog suit (Jason Gann, who co-created the original Australian version of the show). To learn a little more about one of the more unusual shows to hit primetime in recent years, fetch a new issue of EW — and chew on these bonus quotes from Wood and Gann.

On Wilfred, Ryan’s questionable mentor

Wood: There are motives,...

For the second consecutive year, Encore has chosen a select group of screen professionals who have achieved new heights in 2010/2011, whose decisions influence and shape Australia’s audiovisual industry, and whose work has stood out from the crowd. These are our Power 50.

1. Emile Sherman – Producer

Last February, Sherman became the first Australian producer to receive an Academy Award for Best Picture, alongside his See-Saw Films partner Iain Canning, and Bedlam Productions’ Gareth Unwin. It also won at the BAFTAs and the Producers Guild of America, in addition to the many other honours for its cast and crew.

While technically a UK production, the Australianness of the film is undeniable – and so is its success; with a modest U$15m budget, The King’s Speech has grossed more than $405m worldwide – one of the most successful independent films of all time. Read Emile Sherman interview

2. Baz Luhrmann – Director, writer, producer

There...

Some tidbits from FX for "Wilfred," premiering June 23 on Thursdays at 10pm The world sees Wilfred as a dog; Ryan sees Wilfred as a man dressed in a dog suit. Elijah Woods is Ryan, a depressed introvert who struggles to find social and professional happiness, until he meets .Wilfred. (played by Jason Gann). The world sees Wilfred as a dog; Ryan sees Wilfred as a man dressed in a dog suit. Wilfred is Ryan.s alter-ego intent on pushing Ryan out of his shell. Fiona Gublemann (Californication) co-stars as .Jenna,. Ryan.s attractive next door neighbor and owner of Wilfred. "Wifred" marks Wood.s first starring role in regular series television. Gann co-created and played the title character in the...

Jason Gann’s American version of Wilfred has been picked up by BBC3 before its launch on channel FX on 23 June.

The show stars Elijah Wood as Ryan, replacing Adam Zwar’s introverted Adam, with Gann still in the dog costume.

Gann is also Co-Executive Producer for the American series alongside Executive Producers Joe Connor and Ken Connor, producers of the Australian version and David Zuckerman (The Family Guy, American Dad, King of the Hill).

Gann and Zwar expanded the storyline of their 2002 Best Comedy Tropfest short film, for an Sbs series.

Of the BBC3 pick up Steve Cornish, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution said “We are delighted to be expanding our comedy line up with BBC3 and feel confident that Wilfred will prove a big hit with the UK”

Will American audiences ‘get’ Wilfred’s humour? Will it go the way of the American Kath and Kim?...

If the Idoldome were a Magic 8 Ball, and you asked it whether Scotty McCreery would be this year’s winner, the Idoldome would have responded, “It is decidedly so.” Last night’s performance show felt like a coronation at times, particularly after Scotty finished crooning Kenny Rogers’ “She Believes in Me.” After that song, one guy in the audience screamed, “Welcome to the finale, Scotty!” Other folks settled on less imaginative chants, such as “We love you, Scotty” and “You’re awesome, Scotty!” I mention this because the Idoldome is my only window into what a sizable group of people thinks about these contestants.

FX’s quirky down-under import Wilfred is fleshing out its guest cast in preparation for a June debut. Among the players: Lost‘s Nestor Carbonell, Parks and Recreations regular Rashida Jones, and many others.

If you haven’t heard by now, Wilfred is a half-hour comedy about a man who sees his neighbor’s dog in a different light. Ryan (Elijah Wood) perceives Wilfred (original co-creator Jason Gann) as an uninhibited guy in a dog suit, while everyone else sees, well, a dog.

Carbonell gained the public eye by playing Richard Alpert on Lost. Keen readers will also recognize him as Gotham City’s mayor in The Dark Knight and a gun for hire in Smokin’ Aces. He’s been making the rounds since the early 90s, guest starring on shows like Scrubs, Psych and Cold Case. In Wilfred, ...

Click to continue reading ‘Wilfred’ Casts ‘Lost’ Alum Nestor Carbonell & Guest...

Nestor Carbonell has signed up for a guest role in forthcoming FX comedy Wilfred. The sitcom, a remake of an Australian series, will follow a man (Elijah Wood) who discovers that his new girlfriend's dog Wilfred can appear to him in human form (Jason Gann). Entertainment Weekly reports that former Lost star Carbonell will play a doctor in one episode. The actor recently joined the cast of CBS drama pilot Ringer and will also reportedly reprise his role as the mayor of Gotham City in new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. His past television credits include (more)...

FX.s newest original comedy series, Wilfred, unleashed the new clip, Do you like dogs? "Wilfred," based on the Australian series of the same title, is about a man (Elijah Wood), a depressed introvert who sleepwalks through life until he meets his neighbor's dog, "Wilfred" (Jason Gann, co-creator of the Australian series). While everyone else sees Wilfred as a real dog, Wood's Ryan sees him as a man in a dog suit. A pretty sassy man dog at that. The show debuts June 23 at 10 p.m., and will be followed at 10:30 by the second season of "Louie."...

More details are coming out about Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s pilot for FX, American Horror Story. The co-creators of Glee and Nip/Tuck found their lead actor in Dylan McDermott (The Practice) who will play Ben Harmon, a therapist who is said to love his family but has hurt his wife, Vivien played by Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights). Jessica Lange (Big Fish) will play their nosy neighbor. The role was originally supposed to be a small one, but Lange’s casting has prompted the writers to add more importance. Denis O’Hare (Milk) has also been casted but his role is not yet known. Once Glee wraps for the current season, production for American Horror Story will begin and is targeting the fall season launch of the show. Deadline first reported the news.

FX is getting some extra mileage out of McDermott and Britton. McDermott is working...

FX will have something old, something new and something "Louie" on its schedule this summer.

The cable channel has set its summer schedule, which includes a comedy block pairing the second season of "Louie" and the new series "Wilfred" on Thursday nights starting in late June and the final season of "Rescue Me" beginning in July.

The last nine episodes of "Rescue Me" will debut on Tuesday, July 12 and focus on Tommy's (Denis Leary) realization that he doesn't have a whole lot of time left to redeem a life of bad choices.

"Wilfred" and "Louie" will both premiere on Thursday, June 23, at 10 and 10:30 p.m. Et. The former is about a guy named Ryan (Elijah Wood in his first regular series role) who sees his pretty neighbor's (Fiona Gubelmann) dog (Jason Gann) as a guy dressed up in a dog suit. The two strike up an oddball relationship. Dorian Brown...

Chicago – FX Networks just announced the highly-anticipated dates for the premiere of the final season of “Rescue Me,” the second installment of “Louie,” and the new program “Wilfred.” It looks like a promising summer for the hit network.

The final season of Denis Leary and Peter Tolan’s hit drama “Rescue Me” stars on Tuesday, July 12th at 9pm Cst. A few weeks before that marks the start of a new comedy night on Thursdays with “Wilfred” at 9pm Cst followed by the acclaimed comedy “Louie” at 9:30pm Cst. The two programs start on June 23rd.

Wilfred

Photo credit: FX

“Wilfred” stars Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Jason Gann and was adapted from the hit Australian series of teh same name by David Zuckerman (“Family Guy”), who wrote the pilot and serves as showrunner.

From the press release:

“Elijah Wood stars as “Ryan,” an introvert struggling...

The next Aussie import to hit U.S. airwaves comes to us in June, when "Wilfred" begins airing on FX.

Fans of the hit Australian comedy can expect a toned down version of new series, but  co-creator and star Jason Gann promises a smarter version as well.

Zap2it spoke with Gann and Elijah Wood, who co-star in this off-beat comedy about a man, a man-dog and an unlikely friendship.

"The Aussie version had no rules," Gann explains. "We had nudity and obscenities and pretty much it was all about the dog. This series is more about -- it goes into the psychology of where Wilfred came from, and we see Wilfred through the eyes of this guy who's going through these personal problems.

"It's just a lot smarter of a show," he adds. "There's a lot more planning and developments gone into it."

The series follows a dog named...

After hits like the popular drama Justified starring Timothy Olyphant and the critically acclaimed comedy sitcom Louie starring comedian Louis C.K. the FX Network is in hopes of expanding the primetime lineup with the new comedy series Wilfred starring Elijah Wood. Recently FX posted an exclusive preview of the show on their website including exclusive clips from the show and a photo gallery capturing the absurdity!

Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about “Ryan,” a young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with “Wilfred,” his neighbor’s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears...

Jane Kaczmarek has landed a guest role in the new FX comedy Wilfred. The show stars Elijah Wood as Ryan, a man who meets Wilfred (Jason Gann). The rest of the world sees Wilfred as a dog, but Ryan believes that he is speaking to a man in a dog costume. Entertainment Weekly says that Kaczmarek has now signed up to play a woman who gets into a car accident with Ryan. Kaczmarek played Lois in Malcolm (more)...

Take a look at these clips from FX's upcoming dark comedy series "Wilfred," starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann.   Based on an Australian show of the same title, "Wilfred" features Wood as a depressed man who is asked by a sexy neighbor ("Californication's" Fiona Gublemann) to look after her dog, who Wood starts to imagine as an adult man in a cheap-looking dog suit (played by Gann, as he did in the Aussie original). The comedy was adapted by David Zuckerman ("Family Guy") and is being directed by Randall Einhorn ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia").   Clip 2: Clip 3: Clip...

Happy Friday from FX. Lucky for us we were sent the latest hilarious clips from a comedy we are very excited about, "Wilfred," starring Elijah Wood. Below are the new clips for FX.s latest original comedy series which is scheduled to hit this June. "Wilfred" is an Americanized comedy adaptation from the eponymous Australian show. Based on a 2002 short film by Adam Zwar and Jason Gann, the FX version sees Zwar's role snapped up by Elijah Wood, and Gann will reprise his role from the original series as Wilfred the dog. This is absurdist and wildly funny stuff. Ryan (Wood) is a suicidally depressed man whose comely neighbor, played by Fiona Gublemann, asks him to watch her...

Watch 4 new clips from Wilfred, starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann! FX Network's newest original comedy premieres in June! Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about "Ryan," a young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with "Wilfred," his neighbor's canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him. Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Happy Feet) stars as "Ryan" and Jason Gann, who co-created and starred in the Australian series, plays the title character Wilfred. Series regulars...

Rashida Jones has reportedly signed up for a guest role in FX's new comedy Wilfred. The show stars Elijah Wood as Ryan, a man who meets Wilfred (Jason Gann). The rest of the world sees Wilfred as a dog, but Ryan believes he is speaking to a man dressed in a dog outfit. According to TV Line, Jones will appear in the show's fifth episode. She is expected to play (more)...

FX’s latest original series is Wilfred, a half-hour comedy starring Elijah Wood as a suicidal manic-depressive and Jason Gann as a dog. This one’s going to be strange, folks.

Wilfred is yet another Americanized comedy adaptation, this time coming from the Australian show of the same name. The original was broadcast down under in 2007, with a second season airing just last year. Wilfred is based on a 2002 short film by comedy duo Adam Zwar and Jason Gann. Zwar has been replaced by Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the forthcoming prequel The Hobbit) for the American version, but Gann will reprise his role from the original series as Wilfred the pseudo-anthropomorphic dog.

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Parks and Recreation‘s Rashida Jones is moonlighting in an episode of FX’s forthcoming Elijah Wood-fronted comedy Wilfred, sources confirm to TVLine exclusively.

The series, based on the hit Australian sitcom of the same name, revolves around a guy (Wood), a girl (Californication‘s Fiona Gublemann), and a human/dog hybrid named Wilfred (Jason Gann, reprising his role from the Aussie original).

Jones — who completed work on Parks‘ third season several months ago — will play an administrator at a hospice center in the show’s fifth episode.

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A new comedy on FX is sure to wag some tails. FX.s newest original series, "Wilfred" is an "out there" comedy where Elijah Wood of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is cast as a severely depressed character who's perked up by a dog, of sorts. Based on an Australian TV series, "Wilfred" is the tale of Ryan (Wood) and his dog, Wilfred (Jason Gann), who is imagined by Ryan as a man in a dog suit, who then becomes Ryan's talking alter-ego and buddy. Wilfred snaps Ryan out of a deep depression and acts as a wing dog for Ryan to connect to his pretty owner, played by Fiona Gublemann. The 13 episode series was co-created by co-star...

FX has unveiled a teaser trailer for its new comedy series called "Wilfred," which the network greenlit for thirteen episodes last October. Check it out below. Based on an Australian show, "Wilfred" is about a boy named Ryan (Elijah Wood) and his dog, Wilfred (Jason Gann), who the boy imagines as a man in a grubby dog suit who becomes Ryan's alter ego. Wilfred helps Ryan out of a suicidal depression and aids him with his crush on Wilfred's owner (Fiona Gublemann). The show is being written by David Zuckerman ("Family Guy") and directed by Randall Einhorn ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"). "Wilfred" will premiere on FX during the summer of this year. Teaser: If you cannot see the player, click here.

FX has released the first look at its new comedy series "Wilfred," starring Elijah Wood of "Lord of the Rings" fame.   Based on an Australian show, "Wilfred" is about a boy named Ryan (Wood) and his dog, Wilfred (Jason Gann), who the boy imagines as a man in a grubby dog suit who becomes Ryan's id-oriented alter ego. Wilfred helps Ryan out of a suicidal depression and aids him with his crush on Wilfred's cute owner (played by "Californication's" Fiona Gublemann). It looks like sort of a raunchier "Calvin and Hobbes." The show has an impressive comedy pedigree. It was...