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@the_fishing_mutts Giving the people what they asked for. #dogsoftiktok
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Colin Jost is your host of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year.
Oh hey, it’s David Zaslav and other Warner Bros. Discovery executives giving creators and fans the finger again. So, remember last fall when it came out that the completed, and well-screened Coyote vs. Acme movie was going to be shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery as part of their tax scheme, and there was an OUTCRY! on the Internet and so Warner Bros. Discovery was like “FINE, WE’LL SHOP IT AROUND, WE GUESS.” Yeah, so Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount all made offers for the movie, but Warner Bros. Discovery didn’t like any of them and they are on the verge of shelving it forever.
What made the situation even more appalling is that, according to a source close to the project, the four Warner Bros. executives responsible for making this decision – CEOs and co-chairpersons of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, along with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president Bill Damaschke and embattled CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav – hadn’t even seen the finished version of the movie.
Zaslav never saw the movie at all. De Luca and Abdy saw a “director’s cut,” and Damaschke saw the first audience preview.
COYOTE VS ACME is an awesome movie that also made me cry and I hope people get to see it.
— BenDavid Grabinski (@bdgrabinski) February 9, 2024
My heart is reeling for the whole Coyote vs. Acme team. They truly deserve better than this.
David Zaslav is a braindead anti-art asshole and he needs to be thrown out of town immediately. https://t.co/j9xP8GMAzX
— The Nimona Movie Fan Account!! #GiveNimonaABluRay (@WeLoveNimona) February 9, 2024
My heart goes out to everyone who worked on COYOTE VS ACME – everyone who had hoped their work would see the light of day & bringing audiences joy. It’s clear the powers that be at Warner Brothers weren’t actually invested in finding a new home for this creative endeavor. https://t.co/FB9XpFO3CN pic.twitter.com/azQUuf8Lv6
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) February 9, 2024
The entire film community to Zaslav after seeing news about what's going on with Coyote vs Acme right now:
(And even so, he won't care) pic.twitter.com/Q2FDvmIFtL
— Jeryl Blaziker Koh (骏雄) 🇸🇬 (@FeelTheBlaziker) February 9, 2024
Jon Cryer has no interest in working with Charlie Sheen again and can you blame him?
In other news, AMC is losing a lot of advertising revenue. One idea, guys: LESS WALKING DEAD CONTENT.
Tucker Carlson proved to be Vladimir Putin’s useful idiot, just like everyone said he would be.
Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor would like you to feel sorry for beautiful young actresses.
Mo’Nique went on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast Club Shay Shay and pulled a Katt Williams, talking all kinds of shit about Oprah, Tyler Perry, Tiffany Haddish, D.L. Hughley, Kevin Hart and others. And just to bring this full circle, now she’s going on tour with Katt.
AYYYYYY!!
Just started post production in Sydney on my recently wrapped latest movie @edenthemovie starring an amazing cast. A great creative experience but that’s for another post. When I touched base with Henry, I discovered he was making an appearance here in support of his excellent… https://t.co/fNlWr5qGRZ
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) February 7, 2024
S.W.A.T. star Shemar Moore notes that this is the show’s final season — but it doesn’t have to be … (Fun FoolishWatcher Fact: S.W.A.T. is why I am Hate Blogging La Brea. My husband wanted me to blog S.W.A.T. and came up with the whole idea of me giving the readers a vote on what I should recap, believing that he could manipulate the vote. The rest is infuriated blog history.)
This is amazing and hilarious and I would like to note that Prince William and my son are the same height, which makes Tom Cruise roughly my height:
40 years of never ever ever shooting Tom Cruise at this angle relative to a tall person blown in one moment https://t.co/QrMsOiM3uO
— Ty Schalter (@tyschalter) February 7, 2024
Trevor Noah dropped a new stand-up special on Fortnite and I have no idea how any of that works.
Wil Wheaton is taking the whole Larry David/Elmo thing a little hard.
The Oscars have added a new Oscar: Outstanding Achievement In Casting.
Surely this Jeopardy! moment won’t be memed pic.twitter.com/DaqY6GX6LA
— Ben Porter (@Ben13Porter) February 6, 2024
@producerpatrick Replying to @CL95004 @abbeybonadies i hope this answers your questions 📺🎬
Renewals
- A Real Bug’s Life has been renewed for a second season on National Geographic and Disney+.
In Development
- A Game of Thrones spinoff based on Aegon’s Conquest is actively in the works at HBO.
- Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, a 90-minute special, has been ordered at Tubi.
- Steve, starring Cillian Murphy, has been acquired by Netflix.
- High and Low, a film by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington, has been bought by Apple.
- Sally, a documentary about Sally Ride, has been ordered at National Geographic.
- Pathological: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man has been greenlit at National Geographic.
- Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie has been set at National Geographic.
- Tornado has been acquired by Shudder.
- The Great Atari Celebrity Showdown is in the works.
Casting News
- Anthony Michael Hall and Sonya Cassidy are joining Reacher on Prime Video.
- Luke Hemsworth has joined The Terminal List: Dark Wolf on Prime Video.
- Matt Rogers, Anna Maria Horsford, Kate Moennig, Linda Lavin, and Wyatt Aubrey have joined No Good Deed on Netflix.
- Dallas Roberts, Jason Butler Harner, and Enrique Murciano are joining Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix.
- Chloe Bailey, Melvin Gregg, Artrece Johnson, Lori Harvey, Clifton Powell, and Jalyn Hall have joined Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist on Peacock.
- Wanda Banda has joined Blood and Water on Netflix.
- Vic Mensa and Alycia Pascual Peña have joined Bel-Air on Peacock.
- Allison Holker will be a judge on So You Think You Can Dance on Fox.
Mark Your Calendar
- Law & Order‘s goodbye episode for Jack McCoy will air on NBC on February 22.
- A Gentleman in Moscow premieres on Showtime on March 29.
- The Chi will return on Showtime on May 10.
- Photographer debuts on National Geographic on March 18 and on Hulu and Disney+ on March 19.
- Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things in Between will premiere on Max on February 22.
- Supersex will premiere on Netflix on March 6.
- Blood & Water returns on Netflix on March 1.
- Dead Hot premieres on Prime Video on March 1.
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now streaming on Paramount+.
- Pokemon Horizons: The Series debuts on Netflix on February 23.
- We’re Here will return on HBO on April 26.
- American Horror Story: Delicate returns on FX on April 3. Welcome to Wrexham returns on April 18; The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses premieres on April 26; The Veil debuts on April 30; Clipped premieres on June 4.
- Blown Away returns on Netflix on March 8.
- Dinner Party Diaries with Jose Andres premieres on Prime Video on March 19.
- Turtles All the Way Down will premiere on Max this spring.
- The Fifty Shades trilogy is now streaming on Peacock.
- Tribunal Justice will debut in syndication this fall.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Transplant: Mags faces a health crisis and Theo witnesses a devastating event in the season finale. 7 p.m,, NBC
Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2024: A countdown of the 12 greatest Super Bowl commercials with a preview of this year’s. 7 p.m., CBS
Upgraded: When an intern is upgraded to first class on a business trip and mistaken for the boss, it sets into motion a romantic chain of events in this new rom-com starring Riverdale’s Camila Mendes. Prime Video
SATURDAY
The Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 25th Anniversary: Earth, Wind & Fire, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Robin Thicke, and the NFL Players Choir are some of the performers. Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold host. 7 p.m., CBS
Terms of Endearment: And for something less footbally, this Houston classic. 9 p.m., Showtime Women
SUNDAY
Super Bowl LVIII: The San Franciso Giants face off against Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend’s team. Go Team Boyfriend! 5:30 p.m., CBS & Nickelodeon
ALSO:
You asked for it. You got it.
Sweet Victory will kick off @Nickelodeon's presentation of Super Bowl LVIII next Sunday 🧽 🎺 🏈 pic.twitter.com/xvQN4fa8mh
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 1, 2024
Puppy Bowl XX: PUPPIES. 1 p.m., Animal Planet, Max, TruTV, TBS, Discovery, Discovery+
Tracker: Justin Hartley stars in this new series as a “a lone-wolf survivalist” who travels the country helping track missing persons and solving mysteries. Series premiere. 9 p.m., CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: A special post-Super Bowl episode with guests John Krasinski and Ryan Gosling, and a special appearance by Jon Stewart on the eve of his return to The Daily Show. 10:30 p.m., CBS
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Larry David, Cole Sprouse, Rob Haze
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Sunday): John Krasinski, Ryan Gosling, Jon Stewart
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII: The Ultimate Countdown (new) |
Fire Country (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | LIV Golf League (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | Transplant (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 | NBA Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | The Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 25th Anniversary (new) |
48 Hours | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| CW | Men’s College Basketball (live) |
Local |
| FOX | Men’s College Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Wall (repeat) |
Weakest Link (repeat) |
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 (repeat) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (repeat) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (repeat) |
| CBS | Super Bowl LVIII | Tracker (new) |
| The CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Next Level Chef (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Krapopolis (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |