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Lena Dunham is threatening a reboot of Girls.
Hey, screenwriters: listen to Allison Tolman:
Jokes about weight don’t have to just be jokes about a characters body. They can also include making mention of:
– the numbers on a scale
– what someone eats
– what size their clothing is
– exercise and movement— Allison Tolman (@Allison_Tolman) January 18, 2022
I’m not saying you shouldn’t use adjectives. But please don’t say “Linda- the main character’s cousin, thin and witty” unless there’s an actual reason Linda needs to be thin. And please don’t say “Fat Lady In Theater” when you mean “Annoying Lady In Theater”.
— Allison Tolman (@Allison_Tolman) January 18, 2022
The audience only knows the values you assign to different body types if you have characters saying lines about them. But the rest of your script? That’s your crew, writers room, everyone in the office, executives, creative partners- all the people helping you make your show.
— Allison Tolman (@Allison_Tolman) January 18, 2022
PBS children’s series Arthur is ending this year (see in Dates below) after 25 seasons, making it the longest-running children’s animated series. And in an interesting choice, the final four episodes will be a flash-forward to see Arthur and his friends as adults.
This is a great interview with Brian Cox, in which he discusses other actors, including Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, and Ed Norton, how he really feels about Jeremy Strong, and his thoughts on the Former President Fucking Asshole, as he so succinctly puts it, and what his presidency says about this country. (SPOILER ALERT: Nothing good.) The man is honest and doesn’t give a shit what you think of him.
We finally have a title for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series: The Rings of Power.
The connection between How I Met Your Mother and How I Met Your Father is … eh. I will say it saves How I Met Your Father from having to work in cameos from the original show.
Get better soon, Louie Anderson!
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Note: the numbers for this week will be impacted by the holiday as many states did not report data. Still, we might be seeing the number of Omicron cases finally peaking in areas that were first hit, which will be welcome news. Less welcome news, the hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
It took longer than it should have, but the Biden Administration is finally sending out tests and making masks available to whoever wants them. The website covidtests.gov is live now, and having used it myself to order tests for my house, my sister, and my parents, I can report it is bug-free and very quick to use. As for the masks, they will be made available for free at pharmacies and community health centers. Go get some tests — you’ll want to have them on hand if you start having symptoms or are exposed — and please wear a mask out there. Don’t be an asshole like Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Nina Totenberg reports that (1) the Chief Justice asked his colleagues to mask up out of respect for Sotomayor’s health concerns, (2) only Gorsuch refused, and (3) his refusal forced Sotomayor to participate in arguments and conference remotely. https://t.co/DmsQV8j7Wz pic.twitter.com/7JG5hMN0q7
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 18, 2022
The whole drama around Novak Djokovic and the Australian Open was finally resolved when Australia revoked his visa for refusing to get vaccinated one day before the Open was set to begin. And now the French and Spanish Opens are also threatening to ban him if he doesn’t vaccinate. Looks like someone fucked around and found out.
“And it’s not something that you enjoy, always, you know, especially if you lose a match or something like this.
“But it is part of our sport, it is part of what we do, the media is important without a doubt.” 2/— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 13, 2022
And no, Kelly Slater, you can’t surf in Australia unless you get vaccinated.
Production on the George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ movie Ticket To Paradise has been postponed because of the rise of cases in Australia.
Fox Business anchor Liz Claman has COVID.
A Florida health official was put on administrative leave after he sent out an email encouraging the staff to get vaccinated because the GOP has lost its damn mind.
China will not be selling tickets to the Beijing Olympics to the general public thanks to the virus.
Hong Kong is going to euthanize thousands of small animals after they suspect a hamster gave a pet shop employee COVID. Or … hear me out … maybe Omicron is extremely contagious, and the employee got it from another human? Meanwhile, don’t take your hamsters outside and do not kiss them, just to be on the safe side.
Dan Bongino’s YouTube channel was suspended after he said masks were useless. Unfortunately, the suspension is only for one week.
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE PRISONERS HORSE PASTE.
On #LSSC tonight: If you want a restaurant with no restrictions, head to Covid Garden. pic.twitter.com/anHhrlTzOO
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) January 19, 2022
Renewals
- Star Trek: Discovery was renewed at Paramount+ for season five; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was renewed for a second season; Star Trek: Lower Decks has been renewed for season four.
- Watch What Happens Live has been renewed on Bravo through 2023.
Cancellations
- Bull will end with season seven on CBS.
- Ellen’s Game of Games has been canceled at NBC after four seasons.
- The Hills: New Beginnings has been canceled at MTV after two seasons.
- Bringing Up Bates has been canceled at UPtv after ten seasons.
In Development
- 13 Songs, a drama series produced by Mick Fleetwood, is in development at Fox.
- Jane of Austin is being turned into a TV series.
- Chelsea Handler’s memoir Life Will Be the Death of Me is being turned into a sitcom at Peacock.
- The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer is coming to CNN+.
- The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D is in the works at PBS.
- Kevin Walsh has signed a multi-year deal with Apple TV+.
- The Last Police is not going forward at Fox.
Casting News
- F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, and Haley Lu Richardson have joined the cast of The White Lotus on HBO.
- Willem Dafoe will host Saturday Night Live on January 29, with Katy Perry as the musical guest.
- Elizabeth Mitchell is joining FBI: International on CBS.
- Corbin Bleu, Meg Donnelly, Jason Earles, Adrian Lyles, and Saylor Bell are joining the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+.
- Amit Shah, Mark Stanley, and Mollie Winnard have joined the cast of AMC’s Happy Valley.
Mark Your Calendars
- Our Flag Means Death will debut on HBO Max later this year.
- WeCrashed will premiere on Apple TV+ on March 18.
- Raising Dion returns on Netflix on February 1.
- grown-ish returns on Freeform on January 27.
- One Thousand Years of Slavery – The Untold Story will premiere on Smithsonian Channel on February 7.
- Love Off the Grid debuts on Discovery+ on January 30.
- Double Cross returns on AllBlk on February 3.
- The 2022 Grammys will now take place on April 3. The CMT Awards, which were scheduled for that date, will now move to later in April.
- The final four episodes of Arthur, the longest-running children’s animated series, will launch on PBS on February 21.
- Nightmare Alley will premiere on Hulu and HBO Max on February 1.
- CBS will move NCIS: Hawai’i to air after the AFC Divisional Playoff Game on Sunday.
- Star Trek: Discovery returns on Paramount+ on February 10; Star Trek: Picard returns on March 3; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres on May 5.
- Disenchantment returns on Netflix on February 9.
- Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming will debut on Netflix on February 25.
- 100 Day Dream Home will return on HGTV on February 21.
- American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda returns on Discovery+ on January 26.
R.I.P.
André Leon Talley, Former creative director, and editor-at-large for Vogue; judge on America’s Next Top Model and pop culture celebrity
For a little black gay boy who reached for the stars from the south there were few people I could look up to up there amongst the stars who looked like me just more fab except for you Andre.
For a generation of boysAndre Leon Talley was a beacon of grace and aspiration. RIP 👑 pic.twitter.com/9MzNkKNl45
— NYT Least Relevant Notable of 2021 Jeremy O Harris (@jeremyoharris) January 19, 2022
RIP André Leon Talley. He was a force in fashion, a legendary storyteller, and a friend to our show. The world has lost yet another icon. pic.twitter.com/NyVqpAC8Vz
— WWHL (@BravoWWHL) January 19, 2022
Gaspard Ulliel, French actor and co-star in Moon Knight
Yvette Mimieux, Film star in The Time Machine, The Black Hole, and Where The Boys Are
Lusia “Lucy” Harris, Pioneering women’s basketball player
Marty Roberts, Los Angeles lounge icon
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- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Christine Baranski, Nation of Language
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: Dakota Johnson, Josh Gad, Jackie Kashian
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Rachel Brosnahan, Eric Andre, Damon Albarn
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