And Just Like That . . . Peloton’s stock has fallen thanks to that shocking death

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

Cats, man.

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And Just Like That …,  the Sex & the City sequel series, premiered yesterday and promptly killed off a character after a fateful ride on a Peloton. (Don’t click through these links if you don’t want to be spoiled, by the way.) Peloton’s stock price dropped 12% this morning and people are blaming the series. To be fair, Credit Suisse had also downgraded the stock as more people return to the gym. That said, Peloton did not think it was funny, and released a statement blaming the character’s “extravagant lifestyle” for their death, not the Peloton. (HBO apparently did not reveal to Peloton that they would be using their bike to kill someone off, LOL.)

Succession‘s finale is on Sunday, and we’ll finally get some resolution about what happened to Kendall — if it was his death scene or just foreshadowing of his death (because Kendall’s gonna die, y’all, one way or another). In fact, did he spoil his own death in this interview he gave to Indie Wire earlier this year?

Meanwhile, people are still talking about that New Yorker profile of Jeremy Strong that made him come off as … INTENSE. Jessica Chastain tweeted in his defense:

And Strong’s Succession sister, actress Sarah Snook was asked about Jeremy. Show me how to say, “I disliked working with this man,” without saying those words:

“Jeremy is great. He is a very singular, unique person and actor and he works in a different way than other people. We all work in different ways. We all have a different process.”

 

Brian Williams signed off last night after 28 years with NBC News, telling viewers: “My biggest worry is for my country.” You and me both, Brian.

The truth is I am not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist,” he said. “I believe in this place and in my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It is now at the local bar and the bowling alley, at the school board and the grocery store. And it must be acknowledged and answered for.

Grown men and women, who swore an oath to our Constitution, elected by their constituents, possessing the kind of college degrees I could only dream of, have decided to join the mob and become something they are not, while hoping we somehow forget who they were. They’ve decided to burn it all down with us inside.

…

I’m hyper aware that it has been a remains a wonderful life. It’s as if I am going to wake up tomorrow morning in Bedford Falls. The reality is, though, I will wake up in the America of the year 2021, a nation unrecognizable to those who came before us and fought to protect it, which is what you must do now.

Squid Game was the most-tweeted-about show of 2021. I bet you can guess #2, but #3 was a legit surprise to me.

Universal is going to start streaming its new theatrical releases on Peacock after only 45 days.

I just want to go one goddamned day without having to think about Pete Davidson at all.

Jussie Smollett was found guilty of lying about a hate crime that never took place. What a shitshow.

Renewals

Cancellations

  • Cowboy Bebop has been canceled at Netflix after one season (and only one month — ouch).

 

 
 
 
 
 
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In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Halo will debut on Paramount+ in 2022.
  • Monarch will premiere on Fox on January 30.
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race will return on VH1 on January 7.
  • Billions returns on Showtime on January 23.

  • Chillin Island will debut on HBO on December 17.
  • Firebite will premiere on AMC+ on December 16.
  • Miracles Across 125th Street will debut on VH1 on December 20.
  • Astrid & Lilly Save the World will premiere on Syfy on January 26.
  • A Very British Scandal will stream on Amazon in 2022.
  • Book of Love will debut on Amazon on February 4.
  • The Now debuts on Roku today.
  • The Silent Sea will debut on Netflix on December 24.
  • Light the Night returns on Netflix on December 30.
  • Hilda and the Mountain King will premiere on Netflix on December 30.
  • Child of Kamiari Month premieres on Netflix on February 6.

R.I.P.

Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer-guitarist and country-rock pioneer

Demaryius Thomas, Super Bowl champion and four-time Pro Bowler

Denis O’Brien, Film producer who made Life of Brian, Withnail & I, The Long Good Friday, and Time Bandits among others

Masayuki Uemura, The creator of the Nintendo System and the Super Famicom

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

twentysomethings: A bunch of 20-somethings navigates life in over-priced Austin in this reality series. (Y’all should move to Houston.) Series premiere. Netflix

The Unforgivable: Sandra Bullock stars as a woman trying to rebuild her life after serving a sentence in prison for a violent crime. Netflix

Saturday Morning All Star Hits!: If you’re a fan of Saturday Night Live‘s Kyle Mooney, this new surreal comedy series spoofing 1980s Saturday morning television will be for you. Series premiere. Netflix

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Billie Eilish 10:30 p.m., NBC

Toy Story marathon: PREPARE FOR UNHINGED CRYING ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD. 2:10 p.m., Freeform

Bill Murray marathon: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, Caddyshack, and Scrooged. 2 p.m., AMC

SUNDAY

Succession: SEASON FINALE OH MY GOD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN 8 p.m., HBO

A White House Christmas: Remember when the last First Lady decorated the White House like it was a set in a Stanley Kubrick movie? That was so weird. 5 p.m., HGTV

The 70th Miss Universe Pageant: Pretty ladies from around the world are paraded around like show ponies. 6 p.m., Fox

All Creatures Great and Small: If you missed this warm blanket of a series when it first aired earlier this year, here’s your chance to catch up with it before season two begins next month. 7 p.m., Fox

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Jodie Turner-Smith, Rick Ross featuring Jazmine Sullivan
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Sting, David Alan Grier
  • Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Lisa Barlow, Jeff Lewis

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
(repeat)		 Nancy Drew
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC The Wall
(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 NBA Basketball
(live)		 News/Local
CBS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(repeat)		 Frosty the Snowman Frosty Returns 48 Hours News/Local
FOX 9-1-1
(repeat)		 9-1-1: Lone Star
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC The Wall
(repeat)		 Dateline
(new)		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(Billie Eilish)

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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 Wheel of Fortune
(new)		 Supermarket Sweep
(new)		 The Rookie
(new)
CBS NFL Football 60 Minutes A Christmas Proposal
(new)		 NCIS: Hawai’i
(repeat)
The CW Local Legends of the Hidden Temple
(new)		 Greatest Holiday Commercial Countdown 2021
(new)		 Local
FOX 70th Miss Universe
(new)		 Local/News
NBC Sunday Night Football
(repeat)

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