Judge warns that Former President Thrice Indicted needs to keep his big mouth shut, but … come on. How long can that possibly last?

Therese Odell

3 years ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Jodie Sweetin is upset that her most recent movie, Craft Me a Romance, has been sold to Great American Family, which has made a point of not featuring LGBTQ characters. She’s become the anti-Candace Cameron Bure, God bless her.

Nobody wants the Golden Globes, lol.

Timothy Olyphant was nearly your Captain Kirk.

Looks like we can expect the same sort of social media shenanigans from Gen-V as their big brother series, The Boys:

Heard that happy couples run into A-Train all the time on God U's campus. Is that true? He's so cool!

— GEN V (@genv) August 8, 2023

Young lads still got so much to learn. https://t.co/8qqvyOxD7i

— THE BOYS (@TheBoysTV) August 8, 2023

Recently, Turn-On, a 1969 experimental comedy series from the creators of Laugh-In that was famously canceled halfway through its first episode, made its way onto YouTube. Tedium has a great piece about the series, why it failed, and what legacy it left. I gave it a try, and found it completely unwatchable, but then I’ve never gotten Laugh-In, either.

Rob Lowe has opened up about his time on The West Wing and it doesn’t sound great, Bob. He calls leaving the series “the best thing I ever did” and said that it was “a super unhealthy relationship.”

I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time or energy on all the news about the Former President Thrice Indicted and his court cases because … just convict the motherfucker already. Howmever. A few things we should quickly discuss:

1. Democrats are pushing for the January 6th/election overthrow trial in Judge Chutkan’s court be televised so that the American public can have an “unfiltered” view of the proceedings. This is especially important when you consider what a lying liar the defendant is and how his supporters will believe anything he tells them unless (and even after) they see it with their own eyeballs.

2. And just look at how fast Former President Reality Television’s lawyers ran to the Sunday shows to attempt to try this case in the court of public opinion.

3. And how fast he ran to his dumb social media platform to attack the judge, the prosecutor, witnesses, and a potential jury pool. Judge Chutkan warned his ass to knock it off just this morning.

“Even arguably ambiguous statements by the parties or their counsel- if they can be reasonably interpreted to intimidate witnesses or to prejudice potential jurors – can threaten the process,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Friday.

“I caution you and your client to take special care in your public statements about this case. I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings.”

4. We don’t know when the trial will take place yet, but Judge Chutkan seems unbothered by Former President Lost the Election’s political ambitions.

Trump lawyer Lauro: "We can't ignore the fact that there is a campaign"
Judge Chutkan: "The existence of a political campaign is not going to have any bearing on my decision…I intend to keep politics out of this".

He has mentioned the campaign several times. Judge not amused.

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) August 11, 2023

The hammer comes down. Judge Tanya Chutkan rules that justice will take priority over Trump’s political campaign: “The fact that he (Trump) is running a political campaign currently has to yield to the administration of justice, and if that means he can’t say exactly what he… pic.twitter.com/5cTEYFP7E0

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) August 11, 2023

Elsewhere, the Department of Justice just announced that they are appointing a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, something that the Republicans have been screaming about wanting for a while now. Of course, now that the DOJ is doing it, the Republicans’ response is “NO, NOT LIKE THAT.”

Republican Chairman Jim Jordan called for a special counsel. The US government DOJ grants his request and launches a special counsel investigation into Hunter Biden, with a Republican Trump appointed attorney. Still not good enough. Comer has no credibility. https://t.co/YLmvWREzCF

— Jared Moskowitz 🟧 (@JaredEMoskowitz) August 11, 2023

Now do Jared and Ivanka next!

Meanwhile, Fox News is out here OUTRAGED that President Biden’s campaign has taken ownership of the whole Brandon thing in the best possible way:

MAGA: LET'S GO BRANDON! 😏

BIDEN: OKAY! ☕

MAGA: Wait, WHAT?! 😡 pic.twitter.com/E57QlczKax

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 11, 2023

LOL, what crybabies.

Finally, please keep Maui in your thoughts. What they are going through is unimaginable —

Casting News

David Carlyle, Lorn Macdonald, Danny Ashok, and Ashley Storrie will star in Dinosaur on BBC.

Mark Your Calendar

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon premieres on AMC and AMC+ on September 10.

Vacation Friends 2 will debut on Hulu on August 25.

Welcome to Wrexham returns on FX on September 12.

Power Book IV: Force returns on Starz on September 1.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah will premiere on Netflix on August 25.

Spellbound premieres on Hulu on August 31.

Dear Child debuts on Netflix on September 7.

Time of Essence will debut on OWN on August 18.

Elevator Game will premiere on Shudder on September 15.

Ancient Empires debuts on The History Channel on September 4.

El Conde will premiere on Netflix on September 15.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City returns on Bravo on September 5.
Academy of Country Music Honors will return to Fox on September 18.

R.I.P.

Herbert J. Siegel, Entertainment industry mogul

Sean Dawkins, Former NFL player

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Red, White, & Royal Blue: The film based on the 2019 book about the son of the American President and a British Prince who fall in love after nearly creating a diplomatic incident. Premiere. Prime Video

Sound of the Police: A look at the fraught relationship between the police and Black Americans. Premiere. Hulu

Down for Love: This new reality show follows a group of people with Down Syndrome as they navigate the world of dating. Series premiere. Netflix

Heart of Stone: Gal Gadot stars as Agent Stone who is sent on a mission to protect a mysterious object known as “The Heart.” Was this script written by A.I.? Netflix

Outlander: Jamie fights in the Second Battle of Saratoga in the season finale. 7 p.m., Starz

Men in Kilts: Sam and Graham head to New Zealand. Season premiere. 8:35 p.m., Starz

SATURDAY

Mission Impossible marathon: Now that Barbiehiemer has had a moment to cool down, Tom Cruise would like it very much if you’d go see the 19th installment of Mission Impossible, please. 4 p.m., Sundance TV

Kings of BBQ: Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer embark on a cross-country trip to find the best barbecue before launching their own brand, AC Barbecue. 8 p.m., A&E

SUNDAY

Billions: Chuck aligns with an unlikely ally in the finals season premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime

Telemarketers: A pair of office buddies stumble upon the truth behind their jobs at a New Jersey call center in this dark comedy from the Safide brothers. Premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

Little League World Series: Just because. 2 p.m., ABC

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