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This will certainly only be of interest to my Houston readers, but if you’re among them, I wrote up a piece for Chron.com about the Houston food scene as seen on food TV. I watched every episode of every show — obscure or popular — that dedicated the entire episode to Houston. (So, no Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, for instance. By my count, there were well over 90 shows that featured Houston in one way or another, and if I watched every single one of them, I’d still be wading through them.)
A few things: 1. The piece sort of ended up being a history of the Houston food world — from moving from being primarily a barbecue and Tex-Mex kind of city to the global culinary destination it is today. 2. Andrew Zimmern? He gets our town. 3. This guide is most helpful if you subscribe to Discovery+, because that’s where most of these episodes are going to be.
I’m a huge fan of We’re Here on HBO, and I have seen the show’s hosts give some amazing performances both on this show and during their respective times on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All-Stars. But I have NEVER in MY LIFE seen a reveal like the one Bob the Drag Queen did on this week’s episode of We’re Here. You have never seen anything like it either, I promise.
BOB THE DRAG QUEEN DOES THE MOST ICONIC WIG REVEAL OF ALL TIME!! @thatonequeen #werehere pic.twitter.com/9fhoPrLMBe
— Alex Paterson (@AlexPattyy) November 3, 2021
Here, Bob the Drag Queen reveals how he did it. Pure genius.
HOW DID I MISS “TOBY SOPRANO” IN THAT DAVID CHASE INTERVIEW? TOBY! TOBY SOPRANO!
imagining a series about Toby Soprano, who’s not in the mafia, he’s just a guy with a Cadillac pic.twitter.com/91ePptAick
— regan (@creepeffect) November 4, 2021
Toby Soprano https://t.co/IC8I6Gb2Zy pic.twitter.com/31lwkXXKbo
— Tinker, Taylor, Black Bear, Landshark (@TwoYdsandaCloud) November 4, 2021
Living through a global pandemic that lead into a global financial crisis then finding out the idea for Tony Sopranos name was based on a real person named Toby Soprano pic.twitter.com/6XJNusR5It
— Seth Vargas (@ohsethy) November 4, 2021
Happy Stranger Things Day Eve! (No, Stranger Things is not returning tomorrow, instead this is just some promo thing.)
You can now watch the first episode of Yellowjackets on Showtime for free. The series premieres on November 14.
Of course, Nene Leakes is open to returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. You didn’t really think she’d stay away, did you?
Susan Kelechi Watson — Beth on This Is Us — revealed that she co-wrote an episode about Beth’s backstory for this upcoming final season.
Eve is going on maternity leave from Queens ahead of her February due date.
Jeffrey Toobin thinks Rudi Giuliani and Fox News are in deep doo-doo over the election fraud claims. WELL, LET’S CERTAINLY HOPE SO.
Guy Fieri has offered to marry Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer in the most random collection of proper nouns I’ve ever seen.
Hey, remember Lodge 49? Wyatt Russell reveals what would have happened in a third season, alas.
I’m going to say two controversial things: 1. I have fallen out of love with watching movies in movie theaters and will always choose to stay home. 2. I have never really liked popcorn, movie theater or otherwise. So regarding this story about AMC making its popcorn available for delivery next year?
Lionsgate is considering selling Starz off, hoping, I guess, for some of that Amazon money.
Dave Chappelle: The Closer‘s audience skewed mostly male — the most male on Nielsen’s list for the week of October 4 — surprising absolutely no one.
Chris Pratt just keeps becoming more fucking awful, huh? Team Anna Faris forever.
Renewals
- Fantasy Island has been renewed for a second season on Fox.
- Wu-Tang: An American Saga has been renewed for a third and final season at Hulu.
In Development
- Tom Wolfe’s novel A Man in Full is being developed into a series at Netflix by Regina King and David E. Kelley.
- Noticias del Imperio, a novel about Mexican Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and his wife Carlota, is being developed into a series by the creators of Big Love.
- Candygram, a CIA drama, is being developed at ABC.
- Comedian Mo Amer is working on a Netflix comedy set in Houston.
- There are talks about giving Jennifer Hudson a talk show to fill the coming Ellen void.
- Angel City, the remake of a Korean series, is in development at The CW.
- Lotto Singer, a Korean talent-competition series, is being adapted at Fox.
- A scripted series about Master P is in the works.
- Moms, a graphic novel about Korean women in their 50s, is being developed into a series.
- Wonwoo Park, the creator of The Masked Singer, has signed a first-look deal with Fox.
- Hot Pink, a YA drama starring Sarah Michelle Geller, is no longer going forward at Amazon.
Casting News
- Dolly Parton will guest star on Grace and Frankie on Netflix this season. IT’S HAPPENING! THE 9 to 5 REUNION IS FINALLY HAPPENING!
- Timothy Olyphant is joining Daisy Jones & The Six on Amazon.
- Kim Cattrall is joining How I Met Your Father on Hulu as the narrator of the series.
- Gael Garcia Bernal will star in a Marvel Halloween special for Disney+.
- Chord Overstreet will co-star with Lindsey Lohan in a Netflix holiday film.
- William Stanford Davis has joined the cast of Abbott Elementary on ABC.
- Cuba Gooding Jr. will star in Paper Empire. It currently does not have a streamer attached.
- Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis, Jon Chaffin, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Mendoza, Onohoua Rodriguez, and Jee Young Han have joined the cast of Perry Mason on HBO.
- Reshma Shetty, Damon Dayoub, and D.W. Moffett have been cast in Monarch on Fox.
- Colby Lewis is joining The Blacklist on NBC.
- Rekha Sharma will recur on Roswell on The CW.
- Matthew McNulty has joined the cast of The Rising on Sky.
Mark Your Calendar
- The Righteous Gemstones will return on HBO on January 9.
- The Power of the Dog will open in theaters on November 17 and on Netflix on December 1.
- The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For premieres on November 18 on Hulu.
- Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records will premiere on Epix on December 5.
- 8-Bit Christmas will premiere on HBO Max on November 24.
- 12 Dates of Christmas returns on HBO Max on November 25.
- Oasis Knebworth 1996 will premiere on Paramount+ and MTV on November 19.
- The Toys That Built America will air on History Channel on November 28.
- Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass is now streaming on Roku Channel.
- Soul Santa will premiere on BET+ on November 11.
- The Tower will debut on BritBox soon.
- Advent Calendar will debut on Shudder on December 9.
- Hard Knocks In Season: The Indianapolis Colts premieres on HBO Max on November 17.
- Lead Me Home will debut on Netflix on November 30.
- The Journalist will premiere on Netflix on January 13.
- Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around will air on December 1 on NBC.
- Firebite will premiere on AMC+ on December 16.
- Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas will premiere on Netflix on November 30.
- Demon in the White House will debut on Discovery+ on November 26.
- Holmes Family Rescue premieres on HGTV on December 4.
- Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII will premiere on History Channel on November 11.
- MeTV has released its holiday titles and dates.
R.I.P.
William Lucking, Actor with more than 100 credits on IMDb, including for his work on Sons of Anarchy
Lionel Blair, UK TV star
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Big Mouth: Fifth season premiere. Netflix
Narcos: Mexico: Third and final season premiere. Netflix
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Kieran Culkin & Ed Sheeran 10:30 p.m., NBC
Highway to Heaven: Michael Landon’s classic series is rebooted with Jill Scott in the angel role. 7 p.m., Lifetime
Land: Robin Wright stars in this movie about a widow who moves to Wyoming to live off the grid. No thank you. 7 p.m., HBO.
SUNDAY
Dexter: New Blood: Dexter is back after living a quiet life for the past ten years. Get the tarps. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime
Yellowstone: The attacks on the Duttons continue in the season premiere. 7 p.m., Paramount
Weather Gone Viral: In the season premiere, they look at the cold snap that shut down Texas last February. I still have PTSD — not kidding. 9 p.m., Weather Channel
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Kieran Culkin, D.J. “Shangela” Pierce, Camilo & Evaluna
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Snail Mail
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | S.W.A.T. (new) |
Magnum P.I. (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Nancy Drew (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | Home Sweet Home (new) |
Dateline |
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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 (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Bull (repeat) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Breeder’s Cup (live) |
Dateline (new) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Kieran Culkin & Ed Sheeran) |
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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 Wheel of Fortune (new) |
Supermarket Sweep (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | The Equalizer (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
SEAL Team (new) |
repeat
| The CW | Local | Legends of the Hidden Temple (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | The OT (live) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (repeat) |