I tried to tell you people. I don’t know why it took HBO this long to make it official, but here we are: Game of Thrones is not returning until next year. Production only began in October, filming is expected to end sometime in August, and then they have to do special effects, so this should surprise exactly no one.
This also isn’t particularly surprising, but Game of Thrones will return to Croatia and Dubrovnik for filming for the final season. However, who has been spotted in Dubrovnik is interesting and potentially a little spoilery.
The Comedy Central kids are planning live broadcasts of The Daily Show and The Opposition for Trump’s State of the Union Address and OH MY GOD TRUMP IS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. ~rushes out to stock up on all the liquor~
One of the lesser noticed tidbits in this Fire & Fury book that all the kids are talking about is that Hope Hicks talked Troot out of giving an interview to 60 Minutes in favor of Sean Hannity because Hannity would submit the questions beforehand. Hannity’s response: “Nuh-uh.” OK.
Ryan Murphy is NOT OK with the Disney/Fox merger and is worried that he’ll have to put Mickey Mouse in American Horror Story. First of all, calm your tits, Ryan Murphy. Second of all, THAT COULD BE AMAZING. An American Horror Story season set in an actual amusement park or at a Hollywood studio known for family movies isn’t the worst idea I’ve ever heard.
Lose Lost? It’s found!
Don’t hold your breath for any more X-Files, guys.
Don’t hold your breath for more Rick and Morty anytime soon, guys.
There’s going to be more The Orville next season, but it may not debut until later next year. So not my problem anymore.
Oh Christ, they’re threatening an Orville/Family Guy crossover. Which is LITERALLY my worst nightmare.
Netflix is in your brain, man.
Seth Meyers is the only reason I might take a peek at the Golden Globes this weekend.
The Sexual Monster Report
Bryan Singer is still an EP on The Gifted, but apparently his role is “under review.”
Danny Masterson has been dropped by his agency.
Ed Westwick’s role in Ordeal by Innocence, the BBC miniseries, has been recast and scenes will be reshot.
The New York Times is going to troll Hollywood during the Golden Globes.
Fox’s new medical drama, The Resident, will have an episode about sexual harassment, but who won’t, right?
LOL, Matt Lauer is sending production notes to The Today Show. Go the fuck away, dude.
Cool joke, Bill Maher and Bob Saget.
Renewals
- The Gifted has officially been renewed for a second season on Fox.
Cancellations
- Looks like The Mayor has been voted out of office at ABC. While it is not “officially” canceled, it’s been yanked from the schedule which is never a good sign.
In Development
- Animaniacs is returning on Hulu for at least two seasons. I’m not saying this has anything to do with California leaglizing pot but I am just saying that these two things are happening at the same time.
- Nightflyers, the new George R.R. Martin series, has officially been ordered by Syfy in conjunction with Netflix.
- Fox is working on another season of Prison Break for some reason.
Casting News
- Debra Winger is joining Patriot on Amazon.
- Frank Langella is joining the cast of Kidding on Showtime.
- Sterling K. Brown is going to guest star on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
- Gretchen Mol is going to star in Nightflyers (see above).
- Janet McTeer is joining Ozark on Netflix.
- Amanda Seyfried will guest on Family Guy. Also, Family Guy will do its first extended episode soon. Yay.
Mark Your Calendar
- New Girl‘s final season will debut on April 10.
- Puppy Bowl will return to Animal Planet on February 4, which if you don’t give a shit about football — like myself, you might not have realized is the day the Super Bowl will be played.
- Marseille returns on Netflix on February 23.
- Liberty Crossing will debut on go90 on January 8.
R.I.P.
Jon Paul Steuer, Actor
Harry Landers, Actor
Darlanne Flugel, Actress
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Before I Wake: A child’s dreams become manifest in this film from the director of Ouija: Origin of Evil and Occulus. Netflix
Rotten: A six-part exposé of the food industry and how it’s killing local farms, feeding us trash and robbing us blind. Netflix
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: The Jerry Seinfeld series moves to Netflix as part of his overall deal with the streaming service. Netflix
SATURDAY
A Tale of Two Coreys: Poor Coreys. 7 p.m., Lifetime
Falling Water: The weird dream series that I wanted to like but could never get into is back for a second season. Season premiere. 9 p.m., USA
Ten Days in the Valley: Say goodbye to this well-made mystery because it is not coming back. Season (series) finale. 9 p.m., ABC
SUNDAY
The 75th Annual Golden Globes: Seth Meyers is hosting this year which is the only reason I might watch. 7 p.m., NBC
The Chi: Lena Waithe’s much anticipated new coming-of-age drama is here. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Showtime
Star Trek: Discovery: Mid-season premiere. CBS All Access
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Child Support (new) |
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | MacGyver (new) |
Hawaii Five-0 (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (new) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (reepat) |
Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
9-1-1 (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championship (live) |
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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 | The Good Doctor (repeat) |
Ten Days in the Valley (new) |
Ten Days in the Valley (new) |
News/Local |
| CBS | NFL Football: AFC Wildcard (live) |
News/Local |
| FOX | The Four (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championship (live) |
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 | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
Widom of the Crowd (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
Madam Secretary (new) |
| FOX | Football (repeat) |
The OT (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Ghosted (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
The Last Man on Earth (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | The Golden Globe Awards Pre-Show (live) |
The Golden Globe Awards (live) |
Did you know about Escape from Tomorrow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187884/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_24), the horror/comedy movie from a few years ago, filmed on the sly at Disney World?
Now that you mention it, I did hear about it, but I never watched it. Thanks for reminding me!
-T