… and this will surprise you, but some people were assholes about it.
OK calm down, shitbird. Just say what you mean: you find homosexuality icky. You don’t have to hide behind the idea of theoretical children’s innocence being somehow stained by seeing a kiss.
The good news? Look at that ratio. People overwhelmingly responded to this nasty tweet with love and positivity:
As someone who has many gay people in her family and among her friends, I couldn’t agree more. Personally, I found Rita Ora’s lip synching more shattering to a child’s innocence than a kiss.
The good news is that more people saw that kiss, if the ratings shake out.
In more, shall we say, darkly funnier Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade news, I shared this on Facebook yesterday, but will share it with you here now (so apologies to those of you for whom I am repeating myself).
In 1997, New York City was hit by a windstorm during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with winds reaching up to 43 miles per hour. Unsurprisingly, high winds and giant-ass balloons shaped like cartoon characters don’t mix, and it resulted in absolute chaos that sadly left one woman in a Cat-in-the-Hat-induced coma for a month.
Barney was another casualty, ripped in half by the winds and having to be finished off by a team of knife-wielding police officers as the children in the crowd screamed in horror.
It’s a 4:45 minute-long video, so for the highlights, fast forward to about 1:30 for the moment there is no turning back for Barney and then about 3:45 for his final violent moments at the hands of NY’s finest.
I was living in New York City in 1997 when this happened, but I had no idea there was video until yesterday. Please enjoy:
Here are the first five minutes of Nightflyers — they are pretty intense. It will debut on Syy on December 2.
The other day I suggested that you stream Succession on HBO Go. Good news! This weekend HBO Go will be free to non-subscribers, so you can fill up on Succession and Game of Thrones and Veep and Big Little Lies and everything else you haven’t seen because you don’t subscribe to HBO.
Sabrina and the Satanists have come to a settlement about that whole Baphomet business.
In Real Housewives news: Jill Zarin is returning to New York? The actual TMZ story here is that her boyfriend will be part of her story, but am I the only one that didn’t know she was returning as a “friend” on the series?
Bill Maher doubled down on his assholedom: “I am agnostic on Stan Lee,” Maher said. “I don’t read comic books. I didn’t even read them when I was a child. What I was saying is, a culture that thinks that comic books and comic book movies are profound meditations on the human condition is a dumb fucking culture. And for people to get mad at that just proves my point.”
Look, the bottom line is that anyone who can’t understand the value of storytelling and mythmaking is a fucking idiot who does not deserve being paid attention to.
Fascinating: The “San Junipero” episode of Black Mirror (which, if you haven’t watched it, remedy that this weekend) was inspired by a fascinating experimental docuseries. Maybe nursing homes should be designed to look like different eras. Also, the creator of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, he has an eye for talent.
Connie Britton isn’t refusing to return to American Horror Story or 9-1-1, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming season of The Bachelor. Heading out to the box wine store now.
A Fox News guest compared Hillary Clinton to herpes. Cool network you got there.
OK, who is going to tell Al Roker?
Renewals
- Ugly Delicious has been renewed for a second season.
In Development
- That Middle spinoff they were making for Sue Heck isn’t going forward at ABC.
- Blonde, Beautiful, and Dead: The Murder Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks is being made for television.
- They’re making a new Woody Woodpecker for YouTube.
Casting News
- Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei from Game of Thrones) will star in the Four Weddings and a Funeral series on Hulu. And Andi MacDowell is joining the cast.
- Jacob Tremblay and Riz Ahmed are in talks to star in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
Mark Your Calendar
- Perfume, a German serial killer thriller (that looks to be the most German thing ever), will debut on Netflix on December 21.
- Tidelands will debut on Netflix on December 14.
- Comedy Central has announced their 31 Days of Holiday Survival lineup.
- Hymn of Death will be on Netflix on December 14.
R.I.P.
Wayne Maunder, Actor in a number of Westerns
Devin Lima, LFO singer
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Frontier: Beaver trapping with Jason Momoa. That is not a euphemism. (Alright, maybe it is.) Netflix
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape: For those of you who like Jim Gaffigan as much as I do. 10 p.m., Comedy Central
Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns: Stories that children who grew up in Texas had a hard time relating to. 7 p.m., CBS
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town: Burgermeister Meisterburger is back to ruin everyone’s Christmas. 7 p.m., ABC
The Hunger Games marathon: Begins 11 a.m., TNT
The Matrix marathon: Begins 6 p.m., Viceland
Christmas Movies:
- Poinsettias for Christmas: 7 p.m., Lifetime
- Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe: 7 p.m., Hallmark
- Every Other Holiday: 9 p.m., Lifetime
SATURDAY
A Christmas Story: But I can not condone watching this on any day other than Christmas Eve. 7 p.m., TBS
Elf: But you are allowed to watch this on any day of the year. 5 p.m., ABC Spark
Christmas Movies:
- Christmas Everlasting: 7 p.m., Lifetime
- Every Day is Christmas: 7 p.m., Hallmark
- Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane: 8 p.m., HMN
- Christmas Harmony: 9 p.m., Lifetime
SUNDAY
Dirty John: Chase away all those warm and fuzzy Christmas feelings with this dark romance based on a true story starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Bravo
The Walking Dead: When the group goes looking for a missing friend, they find a surprising threat that could doom them all. Midseason finale. 8 p.m., AMC
Christmas Movies:
- A Shoe Addict’s Christmas: 7 p.m., Hallmark
- Jingle Belle: 7 p.m., Lifetime
- Christmas Cupid’s Arrow: 8 p.m., ION
- The Truth About Christmas: 8 p.m., Freeform
- Christmas Perfection: 9 p.m., Lifetime
Late Night: Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Connie Britton
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town | Child Support (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | Frosty the Snowman | Frosty Returns | Magnum P.I. (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer |
Local |
| FOX | College Football: Washington t Washington State (live) |
Local |
| NBC | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Midnight, Texas (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: Notre Dame at Southern California (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Robbie the Reinder | Robbie the Reinder | The Story of Santa Claus | 48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | College Football: Oklahoma State at TCU (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | National Dog Show (repeat) |
Saturday Night Live (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 | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
| CBS | NFL Football (live) |
60 Minutes (new) |
God Friended Me (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
Madam Secretary (new) |
| The CW | Local | Supergirl (new) |
Charmed (new) |
Local |
| FOX | The Cool Kids (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Rel (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football: Packers at Vikings (live) |
“… so they could push their agenda on little kids.” Translation: “Their agenda conflicts with my agenda and this should not be allowed because my agenda is right and can be pushed on little kids but theirs disagrees and is therefore wrong and cannot be.”