Sometimes we need to start with good news. To that end, I present to you the following: A drag queen’s tribute to Maya Rudolph’s hormone monstress from Big Mouth which will leave you needing to take a bubble bath:
Nick Kroll loved it and shared with Maya Rudolph:
And Miss Toto got herself a free Netflix subscription out of it:
So, it’s official: Channing Dungey is going to Netflix where she will be the VP of original programming.
Tucker Carlson continues shedding sponsors. GOOD.
Alfonso Ribeiro and Backpack Kid are suing Fortnite for stealing their signature dances. GET YOUR MONIES, BOYS.
The GLOW ladies will be getting their own comic book series if comic books are your thing.
Frank Oz is still bitching about The Muppets under the Disney regime. The most baffling thing about this, though, is his claim that he’s “said little” about the situation. LOL, NO? I MEAN, I DON’T DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU’VE SAID, BUT YOU HAVE SAID QUITE A BIT, ACTUALLY?
WRONG. The best made-for-tv game was True American on New Girl. Get it straight.
Had Bryan Fuller stayed on American Gods, Gillian Anderson was going to appear as Princess Leia and Mr. Rogers. Ah, what could have been.
SPEAKING OF THINGS WE’VE BEEN DENIED: Nick Offerman on Survivor.
Whoopi and Elisabeth Hasselbeck refused to participate on a book about The View. HMM, WHY, GUYS?
There are no “Keep Fucking that Chicken”s in here but this collection of local news bloopers is still fun:
File this under Vaguely Interesting If You Care About Syndicated Daytime TV, I Guess: Extra is moving from NBC stations to Fox stations in 2019.
Netflix and the creators of Making a Murderer are being sued for defamation by a Wisconsin police officer for suggesting he framed Steven Avery.
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Time’s Up
Yeah, Les Moonves ain’t getting that $120 million.
A former model who had an affair with Woody Allen when she was 16 years old and may have been an inspiration for the film Manhattan has come forward to remind us that Woody Allen has a long history of having sex with teenagers. She seems to think this is a nuanced story where she was no victim, but it really is not that complicated. He’s a gross sex monster who took advantage of children who agreed to have sex with him. It’s pretty fucking cut and dry.
There was a bit of controversy over on the set of SMILF in which an actress was uncomfortable filming a nude sex scene, and writers complained of being segregated by race and not receiving proper credit for their work. ABC Studios performed an investigation and cleared creator and star Frankie Shaw. SMILF is set to return on Showtime next month. Meanwhile, Glen Mazzara, former Walking Dead showrunner is convening a panel on sex scene safety at this summer’s ATX Festival.
Cardi B’s husband Offset interrupted her performance Sunday night to beg her to take him back after she dumped him for cheating on her repeatedly. Cardi B sent him off stage alone, because fuck that disrespectful noise. I could go on a long rant about why this “romantic” gesture was actually manipulative and horrifying, but instead I’ll send you over to Pajiba to read their long rant about it because it is great. Also, they include a clip from Alias I had never seen before, but as a woman who would never marry a man who asked my father for my hand in marriage (even though my father would have eaten that shit up with a spoon) resonated with me deep in my angry feminist soul.
Renewals
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has been renewed at Netflix for a third and fourth season.
- Tell Me a Story has been renewed by CBS All Access.
Cancellations
- Elementary will end after the upcoming seventh season.
In Development
- Turn of the Screw is being developed at Freeform.
- 29 Dates has been bought by Disney+.
- HBO is making a female skateboarding comedy.
- Showtime is working on a documentary about the 1980s Lakers.
- Justin Lin has signed an overall deal with Apple.
- Liz Heldens has signed a deal with Fox.
Casting News
- Henry Thomas is joining the cast of Stargirl on DC Universe.
- Lindsay Kraft is joining The Big Bang Theory.
- Rebel Wilson will star in the Australian series Les Norton.
- David Schwimmer will star in the British series Intelligence.
- James Frain is joining Elementary.
- Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Jon Cryer, Rhys Darby, Donald Faison, Lucy Hale, Tom Lennon, Ken Marino, Tim Matheson, Joel McHale, Tim Meadows, Stephen Merchant, Ben Schwartz, Dax Shepard, Jessica St. Clair, and Pete Wentz will all appear on Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television this season. See below.
- Ray Stevenson will star in Reef on ABC.
- Ashley Romans is joining the cast of NOS4A2 on AMC.
- Guy Lockard is joining The Village on NBC.
- Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole ,Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, and Matt Jones have been cast in the Chuck Lorre CBS pilot, Bob ❤ Abishola.
- Pete Hegseth and Kennedy will be your New Year’s Eve hosts over on Fox News.
Mark Your Calendars
- Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television returns on YouTube Premium on January 30.
- Alexa & Katie returns on Facebook on December 26.
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Soft Focus with Jena Friedman returns on Adult Swim on January 25.
- Into the Dark‘s new episode, “New Year, New You” will debut on December 28.
- Here’s a list of the Twilight Zone episodes that will air on Syfy’s New Year’s marathon.
- American Dad returns on TBS on February 11.
- The Tonight Show will air a special episode from Puerto Rico on January 15.
- Siesta Key returns on MTV on January 22.
- Impossible Engineering returns on Science Channel on January 3.
- The Last Days of JFK Jr. will air on ABC on January 3. True fact! There is a whole wing of the QAnon conspiracy nuts who believe that JFK Jr. is still alive! For some reason!
R.I.P.
William “Willbilly” Hathaway, Cast member on Wicked Tuna.
WATCH THIS
The Voice: A winner is chosen. Season finale. 8 p.m., NBC
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable: Ellen returns to her stand-up roots. Netflix
Take Back the Harbor: This special looks at a remarkable New York City high school who is helping replenish the oyster beds in the New York Harbor. I do recognize that this might only interest me because I used to live practically on the harbor, love oysters and have two kids in unique high schools, so, you know, feel free to ignore this. 7 p.m., Discovery
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michelle Obama, Lil Rel Howery Late Night with Seth Meyers: Amy Adams, Stephan James, Pusha T, Richard Danielson The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Emily Blunt, Sen. Jeff Flake, St. Paul & the Broken Bones The Late Late Show with James Corden: Connie Britton, Gwen Stefani, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt Jimmy Kimmel Live: John Cena, Eiza Gonzalez, Skylar Grey The Daily Show: Pusha T Watch What Happens Live: Natalie Portman, Leslie Mann
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