These two new network shows won’t be seeing a second season.

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

They’re all good dogs, Brent.

All Other TV News

NBC is pulling their programming from Hulu and going to keep it exclusively on Peacock, to the surprise of no one. That’s the point of having a Peacock.

Meanwhile, what’s going on over at Paramount+? Why are some of their most valuable properties on other streamers? Why on earth is Yellowstone streaming on Peacock when you have a Paramount+? Do y’all know what you’re doing over there?

The cinematographers of HBO’s Winning Time used “35mm, 16mm, and 8mm color (film stocks) – mixed it with black-and-white digital footage shot in large format (Panavision Millennium XL2), and even incorporated long out dated tube video technology (Ikegami ITC-730A and HL-79 cameras)” to create that vintage look and feel.

Here’s something I didn’t know: The Boys: Diabolical animated series? Episodes were written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg; Andy Samberg; and Aisha Tyler.

Also, yes, that finale for The Boys: Diabolical is canon.

Have you noticed how many series and movies about evil tech entrepreneurs and scam artists are out there right now? This is a long NYT piece about the trend, though I think you can’t separate the proliferation of these series from two things: 1. the sense of many people that the rich keep getting richer while their own situations stagnate and … and I know this makes me sound like an obsessive … 2. the long-simmering anger that Former President Huckster keeps getting away with crimes. I think there is this desire to see conmen and hucksters finllay get their due.

Love is Blind‘s villain, Shake Chatterjee, is using the old, “I got the bad edit” defense. OK.

Congratulations, Michael Cera!

Ukraine Update

It continues to be a fucking bummer.

CNN, ABC, and CBS News are all halting broadcasting from Russia because of their new “fake news” law that could land their journalists and producers in jail for reporting facts. TikTok has also suspended service in the country for the same reason, as have Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Netflix has suspended service in Russia.

Meanwhile, Facebook, Twitter, and BBC’s website were all banned in Russia after the Parliament approved sanctions against “foreigners who infringe on the rights of Russian citizens.” But if they ban Twitter and Facebook, how are they going to spread their lies and propaganda?

Twitter has banned a bunch of accounts brandishing #IStandWithPutin.

Journalists from Sky News were shot by Russian troops in Ukraine, despite wearing vests clearly identifying them as Press. They managed to all survive, but the attack, all of which was taped, is terrifying.

WNBA’s Brittney Griner (who is from Houston) has been detained in Russia ostensibly for having hashish oil in her luggage. Here’s hoping she makes it home soon.

Mastercard, Visa, and American Express have suspended operations in Russia.

Bethenny Frankel’s organization, BStrong, has raised some $25 million for Ukrainian relief.

Back on Friday, Jeopardy! had an answer about Ukrainian geography, and felt like they had to make it clear it was recorded before the current war.

Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee was killed in shelling yesterday.

Cancellations

In Development

  • Ridley Scott is producing a new Alien movie for Hulu.
  • The Muppets Mayhem has been ordered by Disney+. Lily Singh will star.
  • Flagrant, a dramedy starring Michael Rappaport, and Safehaven, a supernatural horror series, are coming to Crackle.
  • War Bears, a historical graphic novel, is being adapted for television.
  • Shuggie Bain is being adapted for television at BBC.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood will debut on Netflix on April 1.
  • Millennials returns on AllBlk on March 17.

  • Hoffman Family Gold premieres on Discovery on March 25.
  • Long Slow Exhale will premiere on Spectrum Originals on April 4.

R.I.P.

John Stahl, Game of Thrones actor who played Rickard Karstark

, Actor who appeared in Dharma & Greg, Dark Shadows, Lethal Weapon, and others

Tim Considine, The eldest son on My Three Sons, and recurring Disney actor

Johnny Brown, Actor who appeared in Good Times and Laugh-In

Elsa Klensch, Host and producer of Style with Elsa Klensch on CNN

Lev Mailer, Former Vice President of SAG and actor in Star Trek, Mission Impossible, The Lucy Show, Hogan’s Heroes, Dallas, and Quincey, M.E.

Billy Watson, Child actor who appeared in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, among others

Jim Owens, Country music TV producer

WATCH THIS

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards: This is the first time a major awards ceremony will be held on a streaming service. Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, and Dolly Parton host. 7 p.m., Prime Video

The Bachelor: The women tell all. And I guarantee there will be shrimp involved.  7 p.m., ABC

Donnie Darko: “28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds.” 9:55 p.m., HBO2

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Renée Zellweger, David Byrne, a performance from “David Byrne’s American Utopia”
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Paul Dano, Lucy Dacus, Todd Sucherman
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: TBA
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden: LaKeith Stanfield, Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic
  • The Daily Show: TBA
  • Watch What Happens Live: Colton Underwood, Danielle Olivera

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ABC The Bachelor
(new)		 The Good Doctor
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CBS The Neighborhood
(new)		 Bob ♥ Abishola
(new)		 NCIS
(new)		 NCIS: Hawai’i
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CW All American
(new)		 All American: Homecoming
(new)		 Local
FOX 9-1-1
(new)		 The Cleaning Lady
(new)		 News/Local
NBC America’s Got Talent: Extreme
(new)		 The Endgame
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One thought on “These two new network shows won’t be seeing a second season.”

  1. “But if they ban Twitter and Facebook, how are they going to spread their lies and propaganda?”

    Truth Social might take them.

    Reply

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