Can we please stop asking Jason Sudeikis about a ‘Ted Lasso’ spinoff?

by Therese Odell, posted in watch this

First of all, I am happy to report that despite my concerns in the last two posts, we have not been crushed in an avalanche, but the snow here is NO JOKE. This is where we are staying:

We paid money for this. For some reason. Anyway.

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Jenna Ortega says she turned down the Wednesday role multiple times. Girl, that show made you a household name, careful now.

A new survey shows that 21% of Fox News viewers don’t trust the network after the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit revealed a number of text and email messages from the network’s biggest stars and executives. However, that doesn’t mean they’re going to stop watching: only 9% of those surveyed said they aren’t watching it as much as a result. This is because Fox News has created a bunch of addicts who need their supply of outrage and fear.

Hey, networks and streamers. Y’all canceling shows before their time is making people watch TV differently: a quarter of people surveyed said they wait for a show’s finale before starting to watch it out of fear that they will have their hearts broken by an unexpected cancelation. I wait for a series finale for a different reason: because I LIKE TO BINGE. DO Y’ALL HEAR ME? RELEASE IT ALL AT ONCE, DAMMIT.

Can we stop asking about a Ted Lasso spinoff now? It might happen, maybe! Ted Lasso is too valuable a product for Apple TV+ to just give up on. But I swear, every fourth story I’ve seen in the past month is someone badgering Jason Sudeikis about the future of the Ted Lasso franchise. The bottom line is that they clearly haven’t talked in serious detail about a spinoff, but no one is shutting the door on one, either. So is that clear to everyone in the back row? Can we not ask this again until an announcement is made? Or isn’t? Can we just enjoy this, the final season, without worrying about getting more?

All that said, I love the idea of Ted Lasso and Succession swapping it up and I’d watch a Coach Beard spinoff in a heartbeat.

The Last of Us had yet another fun cameo that I am only now learning about: Jason Ritter, Melanie Lynskey’s husband, was one of the clickers — and she shot him:

 Paramount+ is launching a mobile-only subscription. It will be interesting to see if other streamers follow suit.

The Bella Twins are now The Garcia Twins.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

A defamation lawsuit brought against Making a Murderer on Netflix by a retired police officer has been thrown out of court.

Oh God, Joe Exotic is now running for President from prison. I’d think this is a joke but then I remember 2016 happened.

Kyle Chrisley, son of Todd and Julie Chrisley, has also been arrested. Runs in the family.

Recover quickly, Rick Allen.

Congratulations to Lindsay Lohan.

Renewals

  • Days of Our Lives has been renewed for two more seasons on Peacock.
  • Citadel has been renewed for a second season on Prime Video ahead of its premiere.
  • Bel-Air has been renewed for a third season on Peacock.
  • Karamo has been renewed for a second season in syndication.
  • Marie Antoinette has been renewed for a second season on Canal+ and PBS.

Cancellations

  • Willow has been canceled at Disney+ after one season … or maybe it hasn’t? This is weird.
  • A League of Their Own will end with a four-episode second season on Prime Video.
  • All Rise is facing a second cancellation, this time at OWN, after the stars have been released from their contracts after three seasons.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Beef premieres on Netflix on April 6.
  • Tracker will debut on CBS in the 2023-2024 season.
  • Chupa premieres on Netflix on April 7.
  • TMZ Investigates: 9/11: The Fifth Plane will air on Fox on March 20.
  • Personality Crisis: One Night Only will premiere on Showtime on April 14.
  • A Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys will air on CBS on April 9.

  • Chasing the Rains premieres on BBC American and AMC+ on April 22.
  • The Lesson Is Murder debuts on Hulu on March 23.
  • Violent Minds: Killers on Tape debuts on Oxygen on April 2.
  • Rugrats returns on Paramount+ on April 14.
  • I Am Georgina returns on Netflix on March 24.
  • Kill Boksoon will debut on Netflix on March 31.
  • Blue Lights will premiere on #iPlayer on March 27.

R.I.P.

Brian Walsh, Australian producer who launched Neighbours

Bob Goody, Veteran U.K. stage and screen actor and co-writer of Wilderness Road

John Jakes, Best-selling author of North and South and The Bastard

Leslie Hardcastle, British film industry executive

Jim Gordon, Session drummer, co-writer of “Layla” and convicted murderer

Bobby Caldwell, Singer-songwriter

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Boston Strangler: The true story of reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole who were the first to connect the Boston Strangler murders that terrorized Boston in the 1960s. Premiere. Hulu

Swarm: This new horror series from Donald Glover explores the dangers of intense fandom. Yes, it’s about Beyonce. Series premiere. Prime Video

Extrapolations: This anthology series explores the near future when climate change changes everything. It stars pretty much everyone you can think of, from Meryl Streep to Kit Harington. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Agent Elvis: Matthew McConaughey is the King of Rock and Roll in this new animated series that finds Elvis leaving rock stardom to become a government agent. Series premiere. Netflix

SATURDAY

Donnie Darko: This is my second favorite Patrick Swayze movie. And no, the first is neither Dirty Dancing nor Ghost.  6:06 p.m., Five Star Max

Everything Everywhere All At Once: Time to see what all the fuss is about. 7:40 p.m., Showtime Extreme West

SUNDAY

Lucky Hank: Bob Odenkirk stars in this new drama series as William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department of a Rust Belt college. Series premiere. 8 p.m., AMC+, BBCA, AMC, Sundance, IFC,

Sanditon: Season three premiere. 8 p.m., PBS

Marie Antoinette: Marie Antoinette leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin in the series premiere. 9 p.m., PBS

The Blacklist: Red attempts to secure a late financier’s fortune, racing against a deadly assassin in the 200th episode. 9 p.m., NBC

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Padma Lakshmi

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Shark Tank
(new)		 20/20
CBS NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
(live)
CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(new)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC Lopez vs. Lopez
(new)		 Grand Crew
(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 NHL Hockey
(live)		 News/Local
CBS NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
(live)		 48 Hours News/Local
CW Masters of Illusion
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(repeat)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(new)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 Local
FOX 2023 World Baseball Classic News/Local
NBC Despicable Me 3 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)

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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)		 American Idol
(new)		 The Company You Keep
(new)
CBS 60 Minutes The Equalizer
(new)		 East New York
(new)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
(new)
The CW Local World’s Funniest Animals
(new)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Farmer Wants a Wife
(repeat)		 The Simpsons
(new)		 The Great North
(new)		 Bob’s Burgers
(new)		 Local/News
NBC Dateline Magnum P.I.
(new)		 The Blacklist
(new)

One thought on “Can we please stop asking Jason Sudeikis about a ‘Ted Lasso’ spinoff?”

  1. Oscar Isaac, Andrew Garfield, and Mia Goth will star in Frankenstein from Guillermo del Toro on Netflix. (!)

    I saw this headline yesterday and got more excited with every word

    Reply

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