<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Good News! The Man Who Brought Us &#8216;Veronica Mars&#8217; is Bringing His Latest Show to the Network that Brought Us &#8216;Arrested Development&#8217;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><em>Veronica Mars</em> and <em>Party Down</em> might be just memories now, but it appears that the genius of Rob Thomas will live on.  Previously, Thomas, along with <em>Party Down</em> co-creators, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/08/25/exclusive-party-down-creator-rob-thomas-reveals-details-on-ne/" target="_blank">received a pilot order</a> from NBC for their workplace comedy <em>Temp</em>.  Keeping the ball rolling, Thomas has now been granted a pilot from Fox for his latest project, <em>Little in Common</em>, which has been described as  &#8220;three families whose lives have become intertwined through youth sports,&#8221; which sorta sounds like <em>Modern Family</em>, but with unrelated clans.  Or <em>Perfect Couples</em> with kids.  But if Thomas can do with families what he did with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZu3yMygyaA&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">sassy teenage detective</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ElqPW2ZSE" target="_blank">hopeless Hollywood caterers</a>, then Fox may have its best sitcom since <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe6jg5gHtk" target="_blank"><em>Arrested Development</em></a>.  And if we can get three seasons out of this one, we&#8217;ll be happy.</p>
<p>Now we imagine &#8220;youth sports&#8221; will include activities like soccer, baseball, basketball, maybe dance or ice skating.  But may we recommend kickball?  We already know that Thomas has that one down cold.</p>
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<h4>via <a href="http://splitsider.com/2011/01/party-down-creator-rob-thomas-little-in-common-gets-a-pilot-order/" target="_blank">Splitsider</a></h4>
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