It’s Monday, November 30th, and here is a man grooming a hairy coo named Hamish (via BoingBoing).
Political Crap
Hey: you know who still lost the Presidential election? President So Much Losing We’ll Be Tired of Losing still lost the Presidential election by 6 million votes.
The Wisconsin recount was completed yesterday, and Joe Biden increased his vote tally by 87 votes. This recount cost the Trump campaign some $3 million, just to be told, again, that they lost.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin's presidential recount is completed. Joe Biden gained 87 votes and again won the state.
Trump becomes the first presidential candidate in history to lose recounts in two different states.
Trump and his allies remain 1-39 in post-election litigation.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 29, 2020
Wisconsin is set to certify its results this afternoon.
Still, President Litigious plans on suing Wisconsin because … early in-person voting in the larger, and Blacker, and more Democratic cities was bad? OK. Good luck with that, kids.
On the other side of the country, Arizona also certified their vote, and win for Joe Biden.
Arizona certifies Joe Biden's victory, awarding its 11 electoral votes to the President-elect and clearing the way for Senator-elect Mark Kelly to be sworn in later this week https://t.co/oLfYlChE5E
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 30, 2020
Meanwhile, President Chump continues to howl into the wind, literally emotionally incapable of comprehending that he lost (The Washington Post has a great story about this that you should read.). And I’m not being snarky: his Narcissistic Personality Disorder prevents him from being able to process the fact that he is a loser. It must be fraud! It was rigged! Everyone — including his Republican allies, the FBI, and his own Department of Justice — they’re all in on it!
Literally. He literally suggested this:
"I'm ashamed that I endorsed him" — Trump disses Brian Kemp for not doing more to help him steal the election in Georgia pic.twitter.com/pCgF7dFIk2
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 29, 2020
Trump whines at length that the DOJ and FBI aren't doing more to help him overturn his loss to Biden pic.twitter.com/7Ik0NiB7lO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 29, 2020
This is insanity.
Also, having President Shortsighted going around screaming that the election was fraudulent, might hurt the Republicans in the Senate runoff in Georgia: after all, if President Paste-eater lost in Georgia because the election was rigged against him, why should Republicans participate in another election in that state? It’s only going to be stolen from them:
In Georgia today, @GOPChairwoman Ronna (seriously, that’s her name) McDaniel was having a hard time convincing MAGAs to vote after @realDonaldTrump already convinced them that the election was rigged using machines that REPUBLICANS WANTED. pic.twitter.com/UMNTePf1Ha
— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) November 29, 2020
LOL. The head of the Leopards-Eating-People’s-Faces party meets the leopards.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden continues naming his administration, including his economic advisors and his all-female senior press team. He has started receiving intelligence briefings, and plans have begun on the inauguration, which will take place 51 days from now. He also hurt himself playing with his dog which is mostly notable because it’s a reminder that we will finally have dogs in the White House again. It’s been a long, dogless four years, y’all.
Going Viral
I love being a nurse. Didn't exactly expect to be a new nurse in the middle of a highly politicized pandemic but life comes at you fast and even in a pandemic, there's nothing else I want to do. Caring for the sickest of the sick is an honor and I treasure my patients.
— kathedrals🇺🇸 (@kathryniveyy) November 23, 2020
Covid is a brutal disease and I wouldn't wish the worst of it on my worst enemy. Please understand that you aren't just protecting yourself, you are protecting the people around you.
— kathedrals🇺🇸 (@kathryniveyy) November 23, 2020
200,000 Americans tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. One day, 200,000 positive tests. And these are the cases before the cases that will inevitably happen thanks to Thanksgiving. We’re going to have a surge in the next couple of weeks, and there are going to be Christmas funerals, because we just aren’t learning.
But! In addition to Pfizer’s vaccine, Moderna expects to get emergency approval for their vaccine as early as December 17. We are so close to ending this thing, people. Just wear a goddamn mask, social distance, and hold strong.
David Prowse, actor and bodybuilder best-known for embodying Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies, passed away from COVID-19.
So sad to hear David Prowse has passed. He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion & Safety Icon the Green Cross Code Man. He loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP pic.twitter.com/VbDrGu6iBz
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 29, 2020
Arie Luyendyk Jr. has COVID-19.
Goddammit, Rita Ora and Cardi B. DID Y’ALL LEARN NOTHING FROM KIM KARDASHIAN’S BULLSHIT? Celebrities are the worst.
Good job, New Jersey.
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One positive development that has come from this pandemic: SantaCon has been canceled in New York City. Sorry, fans of public vomiting.
I warned y’all, NFL. I told y’all this was stupid.
Absolutely cannot handle the cardboard dogs watching from the audience pic.twitter.com/0ck5JHdjpL
— Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk) November 26, 2020
Floribama Shore and The Flash both had to suspend production because of positive tests.
The Cowboy Channel CEO discusses how the pandemic has changed rodeos. It’s actually very interesting — because the big rodeos are being shut down, big rodeo stars have started competing in small rodeos around the country. There was also this bit about the biggest rodeo in the world, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo:
We were in the middle of broadcasting Rodeo Houston. It’s one of the largest rodeos and on March 12th it went dark. We found out at noon that day during a press conference. We were never given a heads-up, and due to Covid, it was now canceled. We were only on day 5 of a 20-day event. Singer Kane Brown was supposed to perform that night. We had to pivot really quick. We had nothing to broadcast because all the large rodeos we were going to broadcast were now shut down.
WAIT, WUT?
😮2019 Project Runway had a contestant named Kovid who made a facial mask to go with his runway look! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ey0Rq01I2N
— Myriam 🌊 (@maximusmom13) November 30, 2020
All Other TV News
Celebrity chef David Chang became the first celebrity to ever win a million dollars on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and he was playing for Houston chef, Chris Shepherd’s Southern Smoke Foundation, raising money for people in the food and beverage industry in need.
I’m asking Santa for this for Christmas.
I can’t argue with a single thing on this wish list of stories we need to see on Shameless this final season — in fact, Steve/Jimmy with Fiona was number one on my list, too.
Disney is going to simulcast the NFL Wild Card game in January on ESPN, ABC, Freeform, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN2 so there will be no escaping it.
Oh my @patsajak almost lost it on this dude #WheelOfFortune pic.twitter.com/jrfzYUHGqy
— Peter Bojarinov (@russian98) November 26, 2020
I don’t know how to prepare you for this video, except to say that if you were a fan of Nathan for You, you will find this clip which begins as a promotional video for the HBO series How to with John Wilson, but then becomes a story about how Nathan Fielder is now a cult leader of a bunch of TikTok producers amazing. If you have never heard of Nathan for You, then I don’t have any idea how to explain this, and wish you luck.
Renewals
- All Creatures Great and Small has been renewed for a second season on PBS and Channel 5.
Cancellations
- Utopia has been canceled at Amazon after one season.
In Development
- A biopic about the band Heart is in the works at Amazon.
- David Lynch might be working on a secret project for Netflix.
Casting News
- Felicity Huffman has her first acting gig since the whole Varsity Blues scandal: She will star in a baseball comedy for ABC.
- Anne Heche will recur on All Rise on CBS.
- Jolie Hoang-Rappaport is joining the Head of the Class reboot on HBO Max.
- Ellie Bamber, Cailee Spaeny, and Erin Kellyman have been cast in Disney+’s Willow series.
Mark Your Calendar
- “31 More Days of Being Home for the Holidays” begins tomorrow on Comedy Central.
- Snowfall returns on FX in the spring.
- The Available Wife will premiere on UMC on December 17.
- The Infinite Race will premiere on ESPN on December 15.
- The Real Housewives of Dallas returns on Bravo on January 5.
- Expedition Bigfoot returns on Travel Channel on January 3.
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? is now available to stream on CBS All Access.
R.I.P.
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
WATCH THIS
The Disney Holiday Singalong: A bunch of famous people including Andrea Bocelli, BTS, Michael Bublé, Ciara, Chloe x Halle, Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert, Julianne Hough, Adam Lambert, Leslie Odom Jr., Katy Perry, P!NK and Kerry Washington sing Disney songs.: 7 p.m., ABC
CMA Country Christmas: Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins host the holiday special. 8 p.m., ABC
Filthy Rich: The Monreaux family learns an explosive secret. I’m guessing that Dad is alive? Series finale. 8 p.m., Fox
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Nick Kroll, Matt Berninger
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Barack Obama, Vol. 2
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Natalie Portman, Russell Dickerson
- The Daily Show: The Daily Social Distancing Show
- Watch What Happens Live: Chelsea Handler, Ashley Graham
MON. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
ABC | Olaf’s Frozen Adventure | Toy Story That Time Forgot | The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (new) |
CBS | Young Sheldon (repeat) |
B Positive (repeat) |
Young Sheldon (repeat) |
B Positive (repeat) |
Star Trek: Discovery (new) |
CW | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Local |
FOX | The Masked Singer (new) |
I Can See Your Voice (new) |
News/Local |
NBC | National Dog Show (repeat) |
The Wall (repeat) |