Crazy Ex-Girlfriend returns tonight, hooray! Here’s what you can look forward to this season, the six of you who actually watch it. Listen, it’s on Netflix now, there’s literally no excuse to not be watching the best show you are not watching. Give it a chance! Have I ever steered you wrong?
Uproxx places odds on who will die this season of The Walking Dead, and for the most part, I agree with their assessment, though I think Dwight has a better chance than they give him.
AMC is trying to lure you to their streaming service by offering you more zombies.
Sometimes spinoffs don’t work out and then everyone has to go back to the original show like nothing ever happened.
Not everyone hates The Orville as much as I do. But then I really, really hate it so it would be hard to get to my level, to be fair.
Disney-ABC began layoffs this week if you’re interested in some inside baseball.
Some Mexican Telenovela star just up and slapped a Univision reporter on a red carpet.
Aww, our time with Austin Rogers has come to an end.
Charles Schultz’s home was destroyed in the California wildfires.
I am tired of talking about Harvey Weinstein and his disgusting penis. But the news keeps breaking:
So, Amazon is a damned mess.
First Rose McGowan, one woman firebomber, tore into Jeff Bezos on Twitter alleging that she told the head of Amazon’s studios that Harvey Weinstein raped her and they did fuck all about it:
Isa Hackett, daughter of Philip K. Dick, and producer on The Man in the High Castle and Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, has come forward to say that Amazon’s programming head, Roy Price, repeatedly propositioned her and said “You’ll love my dick,” while at Comic-Con in 2015. Later, while she was talking to other producers at a party, he came up behind her and said: “ANAL SEX” in her ear. She reported his behavior to Amazon, and nothing apparently happened except that he was no longer at events for her shows. Now that Hackett, inspired by the Weinstein story, has gone public, suddenly Price is on “leave of absence.” We’ll see how long that lasts.
Harvey Weinstein’s contract with The Weinstein Company allowed for him sexually harass women so long as he paid TWC, and so his firing might actually be illegal: “According to the contract, if Weinstein ‘treated someone improperly in violation of the company’s Code of Conduct,’ he must reimburse TWC for settlements or judgments. Additionally, ‘You [Weinstein] will pay the company liquidated damages of $250,000 for the first such instance, $500,000 for the second such instance, $750,000 for the third such instance, and $1,000,000 for each additional instance.’ The contract says as long as Weinstein pays, it constitutes a “cure” for the misconduct and no further action can be taken.”
Cue up the lawsuits.
Unsurprisingly, bankruptcy for The Weinstein Company is looming.
Rita Moreno told a crowd that Fox Studio Head Buddy Adler harassed her when she was starting out in the business.
New York and London police are looking into complaints against Weinstein, but Beverly Hills police say no one has filed a complaint against him. Joe Biden wants criminal charges brought. Hang tight, Vice President.
Megyn Kelly is not having it, Twitter.
The Producers Guild of America is holding a meeting to decide whether to expel Weinstein.
South Park took a shot at Harvey Weinstein in this week’s episode.
Peaky Blinders, Project Runway, and Six have removed Weinstein’s name from their credits.
Oliver Stone is threatening to pull out of Guantanamo for Showtime if The Weinstein Company remains involved. However, he also said “I believe a man shouldn’t be condemned by a vigilante system. It’s not easy what he’s going through, either,” so, you know, he’s not some big hero here.
Hachette Books has terminated its deal with The Weinstein Company.
Jason Momoa has apologized for a gross rape joke he made on the Game of Thrones panel at Comic-Con back in 2011. WHY ARE YOU GUYS SUCH DICKS AT COMIC-CON? SERIOUSLY, THOUGH.
Hey, you know who doesn’t come from a strong moral position to call for the firing of someone for potentially covering up stories of sexual harassment? The guy who took over Bill O’Reilly’s spot on Fox News, a literal den of sexual predators.
Seth Rogan, meanwhile, is awesome:
So now that we’re on the subject of Donald Fucking Trump …
Trump retweeted a dumb Bill O’Reilly tweet this morning about FAKE NEWS!
Need I remind you that Bill O’Reilly and Donald Trump, like Harvey Weinstein, have both been accused of gross sexual harassment abuses. To add a fun twist to all of this, Trump’s target, NBC News, dropped the ball both on the Weinstein and “Grab ‘Em by the Pussy” story.
According to this, Sean Hannity is encouraging Trump to ignore John Kelly’s advice, so that’s super. Oh, and Hannity has picked a Twitter fight with Ben Sasse over Sasse correctly pointing out that Trump is shitting on the Constitution.
Meanwhile — and I can’t believe I’m saying this — for the very first time in my life, I agree (partially) with something Rush Limbaugh said.
Renewals
In Development
- The CW is rebooting Roswell.
- NBC is working on a reboot of Blue Crush.
- ABC is developing Big Law, a legal drama from Ellen Pompeo’s production company.
- NBC is developing Like Family, a comedy from Sean Hayes’ production company.
- CBS is working on a series based on the novel UNSUB.
- Fox is developing Victory Lane, a soapy race car drama.
- ABC is working on a supernatural comedy from the creators of The Real O’Neals.
- Freeform is developing Tapped, a drama about a social media app.
- Hulu is working on a documentary about ballerina Tiler Peck.
- Dutch memoir Judas is being turned into a series.
Casting News
- Shemar Moore will swing back by Criminal Minds for a guest appearance.
- Will Robert Patrick return to The X-Files? Maybe!
- Alice Krige and Jared Harris are joining the cast of Carnival Row.
- Edwina Findley will join the cast of Black Lightning.
- Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Rockmund Dunbar and Oliver Stark are joining 9-1-1.
- Sara Tomko, Chris Ashworth, and Justine Lupe have been added to the cast of Sneaky Pete.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Lore: This new series is based on the terrific podcast of the same name that explores true horror stories. Series premiere. Amazon
Mindhunter: David Fincher’s new series is based on a book written by the FBI agent who basically invented serial killer profiling. It looks dark and spooky. Netflix
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: OH THANK GOD THIS IS FINALLY BACK. I AM NOT KIDDING. Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW
Jane the Virgin: OH THANK GOD THIS IS FINALLY BACK. I AM NOT KIDDING. Season premiere. 8 p.m., The CW
SATURDAY
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Inexplicable things are happening in Montana in the season premiere. 8 p.m., BBCA
Saturday Night Live: Kumail Nanjiani & Pink 10:30 p.m, NBC
Supertroopers: “Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin’ around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice? You stop laughing right meow!” 11 p.m., IFC
Hackers: Reminder: this came out in 1995. 7 p.m., Fusion
SUNDAY
White Famous: Jay Pharoah stars in this new series loosely based on Jamie Foxx’s life. And it looks pretty great. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Showtime
Good Behavior: Season premiere. 9 p.m., TNT
Berlin Station: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Epix
Fear the Walking Dead: “Madison faces a horrifying revelation” in the two-hour season finale. 8 p.m., AMC
Late Night: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Conan O’Brien, Derek DelGaudio Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Reza Farahan, Mike Shouhed
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Once Upon a Time (new) |
Marvel’s Inhumans (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | MacGyver (new) |
Hawaii Five-0 (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (new) |
Jane the Virgin (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
The Exorcist (new) |
Local |
| NBC | The Brave (new) |
Dateline (new) |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | SEAL Team (repeat) |
NCIS Los Angeles (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Boxing (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Will & Grace (repeat) |
Superstore (repeat) |
Dateline NBC (repeat) |
News/Local | Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | The Toy Box (new) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
Ten Days in the Valley (new) |
| CBS | Football (live) |
60 Minutes (new) |
Widom of the Crowd (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
Madam Secretary (new) |
| FOX | Ghosted (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Ghosted (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
The Last Man on Earth (new) |
| NBC | NFL Football (live) |