Omarosa Manigault Newman is terrible. Omarosa Manigault Newman deserves every bad thing that has happened to her. And yet, I hope Omarosa Manigault Newman is never voted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house.
After saying that she was “haunted” by Trump’s tweets, and fake crying to Ross the Intern that we should all be worried about the Trump administration because “it’s not going to be OK,” and saying that she would not vote for him again, and also comparing Trump to Bill Cosby, the White House had to address the Omarosa issue in a White House Press Briefing because THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW, WHERE THE WHITE HOUSE HAS TO MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT WHATEVER BULLSHIT HAPPENED ON A REALITY SHOW THE NIGHT BEFORE.
And while any other White House — by which I mean a SANE ONE — would say something adult along the lines of, “It’s a reality show, and reality shows are notorious for being manipulatively edited,” OR SOMETHING, instead, instead! this White House made an Apprentice reference because OF COURSE IT FUCKING DID.
And what I’m saying is Chuck Todd ain’t wrong, y’all:
I’m torn on this story: On the one hand, we should expose these monsters for what they are, but on the other hand, maybe don’t give Nazis airtime?
The early details on this Disney streaming platform are that it will not have any R-rated content (that will go on Hulu) and that they are not moving their Marvel properties over to it (just yet), so Netflix retains its superhero properties. It’s going to launch in the fall of 2019.
Viacom is also creating a streaming service of its own, because sure. Why not.
The Scandal/How to Get Away with Murder crossover is happening in three weeks. You can watch the teaser trailers here. That same night, Grey’s Anatomy will introduce its spinoff, Station 19.
More Firefly is coming … in the form of novelizations, so.
UnReal’s showrunner knows that season 2 wasn’t great, you guys don’t have to keep bugging her about it.
“Forget all of the specifics of what happened with Trump winning and Hillary losing and whatnot — I do think the one thing that came out of it is that people want what they imagine is authentic. And Selina does fake authenticity better than anyone.” — the showrunner of Veep on that brilliant show.
Five minutes of Jimmy Fallon is about the ideal amount.
Time’s Up
Thirty-eight male music executives have joined the chorus criticizing Neil Portnow and demanding that the Recording Academy become more transparent.
Cristina Garcia, a California Assemblywoman who has championed the #MeToo movement, has been accused of sexual misconduct by one of her staffers.
The LAPD has sent three sexual assault cases against Harvey Weinstein to the DA’s office for possible charges.
I don’t want to be the thought police and criticize how people respond to this whole moment in time, but, ugh, come on, Thomas Middleditch. You think it’s “scary” being a man right now? Try being a woman for five minutes, dude.
Interesting: Danneel Ackles insinuates Mark Schwahn punished her character on One Tree Hill because he was an asshole.
This story continues to touch every part of Hollywood (and America): The Four, as you’ll see below, has been renewed but without judge Charlie Walk who was accused of sexual harassment; and a major producer whose emails about Rose McGowan Harvey Weinstein used to defend himself has killed herself, which you can also see below in the R.I.P. section.
Renewals
- The Four has been renewed for a second season.
- Tosh.0 has been renewed for three more seasons on Comedy Central, God help us.
In Development
- Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are developing an immigration anthology series for Apple.
- Pod Save America is being turned into a series by HBO who apparently is in the podcast business now.
- Bad Moms is being turned into a reality show by Fox.
- How May We Hate You has been given a pilot order at ABC.
- Suspicion has been given a pilot order at NBC.
- Disney is going to make a live-action version of The Sword and the Stone for their streaming service. They are also developing a new version of Lady and the Tramp, and 3 Men and a Baby, among other projects.
- Netflix has acquired the film Extinction.
- The Passage is going through some growing pains.
Casting News
- Jennifer Garner is going to star in Camping on HBO.
- Timothée Chalamet will play Henry V in Netflix’s The King.
- Felicity Huffman is joining the cast of Get Shorty on Crackle.
- Sophia Bush is going to guest star on Alex, Inc.
- Cody Fern has joined House of Cards.
- Freema Agyeman and Anupam Kher are joining the NBC Bellevue pilot.
Mark Your Calendar
- Top Gear will return on BBC America on March 3.
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic will return on Discovery Family on March 24.
- The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be on January 27, 2019. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
R.I.P.
Jill Messick, Producer, and Studio Executive. Messick apparently killed herself, and her family is saying she was “collateral damage” in the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Ugh.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
The Winter Olympics: And now the opening ceremonies that actually took place this morning or maybe yesterday I don’t even know anymore. 7 p.m., NBC
The Ritual: Some guys get lost in the woods and scary shit happens. Netflix
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Charlie Brown, that red-headed girl just isn’t into you. 7 p.m., ABC
SATURDAY
More Olympics: Team dance figure skating, and downhill skiing. Me drinking wine. 7 p.m., NBC
Wonder Woman: That feeling when Wonder Woman is on HBO and you haven’t seen it despite the fact that everyone told you to see it but you can’t watch it because the stupid Olympics. 7 p.m., HBO
Spider-Man: Homecoming: That feeling when Spider-Man: Homecoming is on Starz and you haven’t seen it despite the fact that people told you it was better than they thought it was going to be but you’re still skeptical because you’ve been Spider-burned before but you can’t watch it because the stupid Olympics. 7 p.m., Starz
SUNDAY
Even More Olympics: Ice dancing and free skate; women’s giant slalom, freestyle skiing, women’s snowboarding and luge. So much red wine. 6 p.m., NBC
Here and Now: Alan Ball’s new series becomes added to my DVR where it will be ignored for a few months. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
Homeland: Here we go. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime
Our Cartoon President: Stephen Colbert’s cartoon president finds a new home on Showtime where he can say “shithole” without being bleeped. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Paul Rudd, Laurie Metcalf, Alice Merton The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Nathan Lane Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Amber Tamblyn, Porsha Williams
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | Child Support (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | Celebrity Big Brother (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (new) |
Jane the Virgin (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Who Shot Biggie & Tupac? (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | The Winter Olympics (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 | NBA Basketball | News/Local |
| CBS | MacGyver (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
48 Hours (new) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Lethal Weapon (repeat) |
The Resident (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Winter Olympics (new) |
News/Local | The Winter Olympics (new) |
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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 (new) |
Celebrity Family Feud (repeat) |
Celebrity Family Feud (repeat) |
Shark Tank (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
Celebrity Big Brother (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
Madam Secretary (repeat) |
| FOX | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Ghosted (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
LA to Vegas (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | The Winter Olympics (new) |