This poor cat.
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Hey, remember in Succession when there was some question over whether Logan Roy had underlined or crossed out Kendall’s name? Jesse Armstrong, the showrunner and the man who actually drew the line, has your answer:
Succession showrunner and creator Jesse Armstrong confirming if Logan had crossed out or underlined Kendall. He also physically drew the line on the paper so definitely knows the answer #Succession #FTWeekendFestival pic.twitter.com/yXLSOoirF2
— Cassam (@cassamlooch) September 2, 2023
And that’s great, but I need to know if Jaryd Mencken took office or not.
The late-night boys — Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver — have started their own podcast to raise money for their staff during the strike. There have been a bunch of revelations from the show, including that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offered to pay Kimmel’s writers during the strike, and that Kimmel was prepared to retire before the strike happened. But no story is more amazing than this one by Stephen Colbert:
@strikeforcefive Why Stephen Colbert has the pants of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza… #StephenColbert #JimmyKimmel #JimmyFallon #SethMeyers #JohnOliver #Podcast #LinkInBio
Mark Thompson has officially been named Chris Licht’s replacement at CNN.
Disney is being sued by investors over shady accounting practices they allege hid streaming losses. This is interesting in terms of the ongoing strike, as a number of people wonder if one of the reasons the streamers won’t release viewership numbers is because they are trying to hide how successful streaming really is and trying to avoid paying their writers and actors what they are actually owed, or if streaming is actually a financial disaster, and they don’t want investors to know that it’s failing. Stay tuned.
RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Monica Beverly Hillz has some doubts about her ex Josh Seiter’s story about his Instagram being hacked, and a fake death announcement being posted, claiming he’s a “clout chaser.” HMMM. The mystery deepens.
The royal family vetoed Meghan Markle saying the word “poppycock” on Suits back in the day.
Now Kevin Costner is talking about suing Yellowstone and Paramount because since his divorce, he just hasn’t spent enough money on lawyers.
Speaking of Yellowstone, Lily Gladstone of Killers of the Flower Moon is not a fan.
Congratulations to Jay Mohr and Jeanie Buss!
Congratulations to The Ultimatum‘s SPOILER TEXT: Riah and Trey!
Love is dead. (And let me just be very clear — this nonsense about how he’s been taking care of the kids while touring, and acting like she’s not ALSO WORKING OVERSEAS, has me seeing red. His publicists are working overtime, and it’s not working.)
Renewals
- The Lincoln Lawyer has been renewed for a third season on Netflix.
Cancellations
- The Great has been canceled after three seasons on Hulu and I AM PISSED.
nearest cliff to throw myself off google search https://t.co/7qNmsPT81A
— pipa (taylor's version) ✿ (@oflittleczarina) August 30, 2023
without exaggerating, this is the worst thing to happen to television as a genre https://t.co/pYMhicPIu7
— ham yoyo 🚀💫 (@scifibis) August 30, 2023
I ask this sincerely but how is it possible that studios are this out of tune with audiences? Cancelling brilliant TV and then keeping around other nonsense. It's like they're allergic to their own success and longevity.
Maddening. https://t.co/S4s8QgpKIX
— ✍️🏿ayan. (@artan_ayan) August 30, 2023
[Nicholas Hoult voice] “Oh, fuck off.” https://t.co/4SqdJzMgdd
— Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney) August 30, 2023
#TheGreat was a show that let Nicholas Hoult deliver utterly ridiculous lines like this. There will never be another show like it. pic.twitter.com/7jlSLHWwH6
— Constantly Worrying, Darling (@jessica_toomer) August 30, 2023
- How I Met Your Father has been canceled after two seasons on Hulu.
Thanks to the wonderful cast and crew who worked so hard on #HIMYF, and to all who checked it out, sometimes this is how it goes in this crazy business… https://t.co/VcwX2zVuOW
— Craig Thomas (@HimymCraig) September 1, 2023
- Bump has been pulled from The CW after one and a half seasons and Recipe for Disaster has been pulled after less than one season.
In Development
- Trivial Pursuit is being developed as a game show on The CW, hosted by LeVar Burton.
- You’ll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey is being adapted into a TV series at Peacock by Amber Ruffin.
- A documentary about the serial killings of Gilgo Beach on Long Island is in the works at Netflix.
- Action, a docuseries about stunt performers, is in the works.
- Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project has been acquired by HBO Films.
- You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel V. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side is being adapted into a series by CBS Studios.
- Winter Palace is in development at Netflix.
Casting News
- Lisa Yamada has joined The Young and the Restless on CBS.
- Michael Damian is returning to The Young and the Restless on CBS for an extended stay.
- Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder, Jay Cutler, and Chris Long will host Inside the NFL on The CW.
- Wendi Nix is leaving ESPN.
Mark Your Calendar
- Our Flag Means Death returns on Max on October 26.
- Loki will return on Disney+ on October 6.
- The Crown returns on Netflix later this year.
After six seasons, seven years and three casts, @TheCrownNetflix comes to an end later this year.
We’ll be back with more soon, but here’s a hint at what’s to come in our final season. pic.twitter.com/zHbeqEqqWv
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) September 4, 2023
- Sly will premiere on Netflix on November 3.
- Star Trek: Lower Decks will debut on Paramount+ on September 7.
- The Pigeon Tunnel will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 20.
- A La Carte will debut on ALLBLK on September 14.
- Neon will debut on Netflix on October 19.
- Starstruck returns on Max on September 28.
- The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime premieres on ID on October 9.
- Bodies will debut on Netflix on October 19.
- Chucky returns on USA and Syfy on October 4.
- Five Nights at Freddy’s debuts on Peacock on October 27.
- AMC has announced its Fear Fest schedule for October.
- The Gold premieres on Paramount+ on September 17.
- Donyale Luna: Super Model debuts on HBO on September 13.
- Who Killed Jill Dando? will debut on Netflix on September 26.
- Love Is in the Air premieres on Netflix on September 28.
- Bargain will debut on Paramount+ on October 5.
- Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso debuts on Netflix on September 28.
- The Darkness Within La Luz del Mundo will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
- FERRY: The Series will debut on Netflix on November 3.
- True Detective: Night Country has been pushed back to January on HBO because of the strikes. (Hey Dave? It might be time to start negotiating, Bub.)
- Family Switch will debut on Netflix on November 30.
- Julia will return on Max on November 17.
- Freeform has announced its “31 Nights of Halloween” schedule.
- Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles will debut on Prime Video on October 24.
- Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe will premiere on Prime Video on October 6.
- Nature returns on PBS on October 18.
- Gold Rush returns on Discovery and Max on September 29.
- Disney+’s schedule has been pushed back due to the writers’ and actors’ strike. Find out the vague details here. (Hey Bob? It might be time to start negotiating, Bub.)
- Pearson is now streaming on Peacock.
- The Devil on Trial will premiere on Netflix on October 17.
- Below Deck Mediterranean returns on Bravo on September 25.
- BMF returns on Starz on March 1.
- Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal returns on Netflix on September 20.
R.I.P.
Jimmy Buffett, Singer, songwriter, author, sailor, and entrepreneur who wrote “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and was the center of the “Parrothead” universe
A poet of paradise, Jimmy Buffett was an American music icon who inspired generations to step back and find the joy in life and in one another.
We had the honor to meet and get to know Jimmy over the years, and he was in life as he was performing on stage – full of goodwill and…
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 2, 2023
It seems that so many wonderful people are leaving this world, and now Jimmy Buffett is one of them. I’ve known Jimmy for some time and found him to be one of the kindest and most generous people.
I remember once on holiday when I had forgotten to bring my guitar and was… pic.twitter.com/k5B6xgpAh7
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) September 2, 2023
[1/5] Jimmy Buffett invented his own character, which, in a sense we all do: invent, assemble, inherit, or fall into our inner identity. But Jimmy was the founder of an actual tribe: tens of thousands of us made our way to where he was holding court, just to be near him. pic.twitter.com/x3zTwmL2AE
— James Taylor (@JamesTaylor_com) September 3, 2023
The Texas Quote of the Day:
"It's been a pretty good song. It was written in five minutes about a hot day in Austin, Texas with a margarita and a beautiful woman. I finished it in Key West. I had no idea."
—– Jimmy Buffett, who passed away yesterday, talks about how he wrote… pic.twitter.com/jLkpDvAr5F
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) September 2, 2023
In 1989, when Jimmy found out I was a “Parrot Head”, he invited me to open for him in Alabama at Ladd Stadium. The show was me, Little Feat & Jimmy Buffett. What a gift he gave me. He even asked me to join him on stage & we sang “He Went to Paris and “A Pirate Looks at Forty”.
— Clint Black (@Clint_Black) September 3, 2023
Just saw @jimmybuffett recently while recording with @EmmylouSongbird and @DollyParton. He was as he always was… a bright light! With a wonderful sense of humor and always so warm. I will miss knowing he is on the planet. He is up there sailing the bright blue Caribbean! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/a5otkrWRLg
— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) September 2, 2023
"Sunshine personified. I never met a human being that didn't like him. He'll be greatly missed."#JimmyBuffett pic.twitter.com/hBpAcbn1SG
— Bob Seger (@BobSeger) September 2, 2023
I’ve been going to see Jimmy Buffett for over 30 years. RIP to a man who brought the world so much joy pic.twitter.com/ZEf3etIMy1
— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) September 2, 2023
The Gang Goes to Jimmy Buffett pic.twitter.com/t5YhrmZfXt
— 𝗦𝗮𝘄𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (@sawdustorture) September 2, 2023
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Jimmy Buffett and Kermit the Frog
sing "Caribbean Amphibian" 1998 pic.twitter.com/8zShXg2qCn— Muppet Wiki ✪ (@MuppetWiki) September 2, 2023
And the star of this famous “Margarita Man” cameo in Jurassic World:
When my friends and I evacuated Katrina, we didn’t think we’d be gone from the city for months, or that we’d lose most of our belongings permanently. We packed light, like for a weekend away.
In the week after, it became clear that we wouldn’t be going home anytime soon.
— John Veron (@IBetterBeFunny) September 2, 2023
Margaritaville cut us all $3,000 checks immediately after the storm, no questions asked. That money saved lives. They also let employees know that if any of us could get to ANY other Margaritaville, there was a job waiting for us.
Some friends went to Orlando.
— John Veron (@IBetterBeFunny) September 2, 2023
In October, the New Orleans Margaritaville reopened. With little fanfare, Jimmy played a solo acoustic show in the bar to help bring people in.
Jimmy Buffett showed up for us when we needed it. He took care of me and my friends. I’ll always be grateful.
— John Veron (@IBetterBeFunny) September 2, 2023
Jimmy visited Obama Chicago campaign HQ in 08, I was lucky to show him around. Colleagues came up & said “we love working with Michael”…they thought he was my dad – and he went with it. Jimmy would say “we are so proud” with a big smile.
What a loss, I’m so sorry for his family pic.twitter.com/83H8qossZb
— Michael O’Neil (@abefromanohio) September 2, 2023
He created Margaritaville is what he did. He coined the phrases “5 o’clock somewhere” and “cheeseburger in paradise” single-handed. He was a brave American singer-songwriter who pioneered the island escapism lifestyle. And in this house, Jimmy Buffett is a hero, end of story. pic.twitter.com/XaEI8usKJH
— Kevin Finnerty (@timeimmemorial_) September 2, 2023
Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth lead singer and cast member on The Surreal Life
Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve will be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.
Rest in peace knowing you aimed for the… pic.twitter.com/qZDliiIl30— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) September 4, 2023
Nathan Louis Jackson, Renowned playwright and TV writer who worked on Luke Cage, 13 Reasons Why, Resurrection, S.W.A.T., Southland, Shameless
Charles “Chip” Dox, Emmy-winning former production designer and art director on General Hospital and Days of Our Lives
Franne Lee, Tony-winning costume designer who designed the coneheads and killer bees on Saturday Night Live
Don Browne, Former president of Telemundo Communications Group and NBC executive
Dr. Max Gomez, Longtime CBS New York chief medical correspondent
Jamie Christopher, Associate producer and first assistant director on Harry Potter and Marvel films
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Businessman and father of Dodi Al-Fayed
Steven Simon, Agent and head of Landis Simon Management & Productions
Nancy Buirski, Documentary filmmaker and producer
Tina Howe, Playwright
Gil Brandt, Dallas Cowboys scout
Tony Roberts, Notre Dame football’s radio announcer
Jack Sonni, Dire Straits guitarist
Marilyn Lovell, Wife of astronaut Captain James A. Lovell, Jr.
Ray Hildebrand, Singer-songwriter of “Hey Paula”
Faye Fantarrow, British singer-songwriter and mentee of Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart
WATCH THIS
Office Race: Beck Bennett stars in this comedy as an underachieving employee who joins a marathon to defeat his jerk boss played by Joel McHale. Premiere. 7 p.m., Comedy Central
Megan Thee Stallion vs. Tory Lanez: Five Shots: This docuseries explores the shocking shooting of Houston star Megan Thee Stallion by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, and the misogynistic backlash she faced online. Premiere. Max
Rocky marathon: If you’re feeling a little pugnacious. 2:30 p.m., AMC
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Noooo!!!! Not The Great!!!! What’s the opposite of hazzah?