Ahead of Comic-Con, AMC has released key art for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. As you can see from the header picture above, Rick got a haircut and The Walking Dead seems to be going to Washington D.C. — which, considering it is literally ACROSS THE RIVER from Alexandria, Virginia, GEE, TOOK YOU GUYS LONG ENOUGH.
I have to be honest: the idea of Washington D.C. being overrun with zombies is one of the few things that has given me real joy in the last few weeks. Congress having their fucking faces eaten off is The Walking Dead spinoff we need and deserve, AMC. In these divided times, can you think of a single thing that would bring this country together more effectively than watching Ted Cruz having his innards eaten by a pack of starving zombies? Hell, I’m even willing to be bipartisan about this and say that we can turn Bernie Sanders into a zombie and/or feature a scene where Nancy Pelosi gets swarmed by a herd — just so long as long as Ted. Cruz. has. his. innards. eaten. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY, AMC.
Meanwhile, the cast of Fear the Walking Dead appear to be in the new Sharknado movie:
As predicted, Trump hired the reprehensible Bill Shine — the guy who covered up sexual harassment at Fox News for twenty years — as the White House communications director. His years of blackmail, intimidation, and payoffs for women attacked by Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes was one of the bullet points on his resume, I’m sure. I mean, his boss was openly mocking #MeToo just last night.
Meanwhile, some people aren’t happy about the hire. GEE, WHY? MAYBE BECAUSE GRETCHEN CARLSON FILED HER LAWSUIT AGAINST ROGER AILES LITERALLY TWO YEARS AGO TODAY?
BET is going to solve Tupac’s murder.
Children’s animated programming had its first same-sex marriage proposal this week.
Hey, one of the shitty Big Brother contestants said the N-word on live TV last night. SHUT IT DOWN, CBS.
This is how GLOW made the wonderful episode-within-an-episode.
Marti Noxon is sorry about killing Tara on Buffy about 15 years too late.
Everyone thinks it’s hilarious that James Woods was dropped by his agent for being a racist asshole because it is.
Get well soon, Elvis Costello.
Renewals
- Aggretsuko has been renewed on Netflix.
In Development
- Sacha Baron Cohen is doing a show with Showtime and maybe it’s about Trump?
- Freud, a series in which a young Sigmund Freud hunts a serial killer, has been ordered by Netflix.
- Cristiano Ronaldo is in negotiations for a Facebook series.
- Black Summer, a spinoff of Z Nation, has been ordered by Syfy.
- This is Going to Hurt is being turned into a series by BBC Two.
Casting News
- Jahkara Smith (aka Sailor J) is joining the cast of NOS4A2 on AMC. Here’s one of her amazing YouTube videos that you absolutely should watch:
- Penelope Wilton, David Bradley, Ashley Jensen, Tom Basden, Tony Way, David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Mandeep Dhillon, Jo Hartley, Roisin Conaty and Diane Morgan have been cast in the Ricky Gervais Netflix series, After Life.
Mark Your Calendar
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle will premiere on Netflix on July 18.
- Castlevania will return on Netflix on October 26.
- Dragon Pilot will debut on Netflix on September 21.
- Cannon Busters will premiere on Netflix on April 1.
- Ultraman and Kengan Ashura will both debut on Netflix sometime in 2019.
R.I.P.
Ed Schultz, Political talk show host on RT and formerly of MSNBC
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FRIDAY
12 Monkeys: Cole must complete his cycle in the season finale. 9 p.m., Syfy
Anne with an E: Anne from Green Gables returns. Season two. Netflix
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Jerry Lewis, Dana Carvey, Kate McKinnon, Alec Baldwin, Brian Regan, Ellen DeGeneres, Zach Galifianakis, John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan, Tracy Morgan, and Hasan Minhaj. Season 10 premiere. Netflix
SATURDAY
Me, Myself & I: CBS is finally burning off the remaining episodes of this Not Terrible sitcom that died a quick death last fall. 7 p.m., CBS
Living Biblically: This one, too. 8 p.m., CBS
SUNDAY
Sharp Objects: Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson star in this miniseries based on the Gillian Flynn novel. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
The 2000s: A look at the early part of this just super terrific century we’re enjoying. The premiere episode looks at the Golden Age of Television, something we know a little bit about in these parts. Series premiere. 8 p.m., CNN
Evel Live: Travis Pastrana will recreate — and surpass — three of Evel Knievel’s iconic stunts in this three-hour special. 7 p.m., History
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| ABC | Quantico (new) |
What Would You Do? (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Big3 Basketball (new) |
Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
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 | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Truth and Lies: Waco | News/Local |
| CBS | Me, Myself and I (new) |
Me, Myself and I (new) |
Living Biblically (new) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | NASCAR (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) |
Celebrity Family Feud (new) |
The $100,000 Pyramid (new) |
To Tell the Truth (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
Big Brother (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| FOX | One Strange Rock (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (new) |
America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
Shades of Blue (new) |