We know who our Super Bowl halftime performer is, but it’s not Beyoncé so who cares.

Therese Odell

10 years ago

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Lady Gaga is going to be the Super Bowl halftime act right here in Houston. But let’s be honest, it should be Beyoncé every. single. year.

HBO isn’t dismissing the idea of a Game of Thrones spinoff, but if they are going to do it, they really really really really really really really really want Benioff and Weiss involved, and who can blame them.

Wait. WAIT. HOW MUCH IS NORMAN REEDUS MAKING AT FAN CONVENTIONS?

The Walking Dead the comic and The Walking Dead the series are supposedly going to have different endings. As if either are ever going to end, come on, guys.

The feminist bookstore featured in Portlandia has put up a “FUCK PORTLANDIA” sign in their window and written a blog post accusing them of everything from transmisogyny, racism, to gentrification. So I don’t think they’re friends anymore.

So, there’s apparently a Leftovers easter egg somewhere in the pilot episode of The Good Place, as if I couldn’t like that show enough.

Speechless and Designated Survivor will survive the season. ABC has given full orders to both series. And Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet, who looks like he’s smelling a fart in this picture, has been renewed for a third season on Animal Planet.

It’s a couple of years away and it will air in New Zealand, but they’re making a What We Do in the Shadows TV spinoff, you guys: Paranormal Event Response Unit.

In other development news:

Jessica Alba is working on an AI thriller, Girl 10, for FOX.
FOX also bought Eleven Little Indians, a family comedy, and the BIG TWIST is that it’s from M. Night Shyamalan.
The guys who created The Last Man on Earth have sold The Escape, a comedy about three generations of men, to ABC.
ABC also bought Icon, a fashion soap opera from Condé Nast Entertainment and one of the producers of Empire.
And ABC bought Next Summer, a comedy based on a Norwegian series.
FX just picked up John Singleton’s crack drama, Snowfall.
FX bought Meaty, a female comedy from Abbi Jacobson, Jessi Klein and Samantha Irby.
The CW bought a Hispanic family drama, Casa.
Pacific Heat is the newest adult animated series from Netflix.
Oh, lord, they’re talking about making The Purge into a series.

R.I.P. Larkin Malloy, Travis Montgomery on All My Children.

WATCH THIS

The Real Housewives of New Jersey: EVERYONE FIGHT. 7 p.m., Sunday, Bravo

Fear the Walking Dead: Two hour season finale. 8 p.m., Sunday, AMC

Crisis in Six Scenes: Well, Woody Allen’s new series is here, and it doesn’t look half bad. You might have feelings about Woody Allen, so proceed accordingly. Friday, Amazon

Amanda Knox: This documentary about the young American woman accused of a hideous murder in Italy looks like it might scratch your true crime itch. Friday, Netflix

Saturday Night Live: Margot Robbie is your host. Expect a LOT of debate jokes. Season premiere. 10:30 p.m., Saturday, NBC

Austin City Limits: Paul Simon performs in the season premiere. 11 p.m., Saturday, PBS

Westworld: I am not going to lie, I’m super excited about this new sci-fi series, guys. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Sunday HBO

Ash vs. The Evil Dead: Gas up the chainsaw. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Sunday, Starz

Shameless: On Frank’s 50th birthda… WAIT, FRANK IS ONLY FIFTY? Season premiere. 8 p.m., Sunday, Showtime

Friday Premieres:

Marvel’s Luke Cage: Season premiere. Netflix

Saturday Premieres:

Versailles: Series premiere. 9 p.m., Ovation

Sunday Premieres:

America’s Funniest Home Videos: Season premiere. 6 p.m., ABC
Madam Secretary: Season premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
Elementary: Season premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Nathan Lane, James Marsden, Nikki Glaser The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Samantha Bee, Abby Elliott, Asa Butterfield Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Teresa Giudice, Mindy Kaling

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