Bees … Beads? BEES!
@weratedogs sometimes the flies are just a little too spicy. 13/10 for all #weratedogs
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
The Television Academy awarded seven series its 17th Television Academy Honors:
- Beef
- Heartstopper
- A Small Light
- 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed
- The 1619 Project
- Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
- Lakota Nation vs. United States
Jerry Seinfeld blames the lack of comedies on television on “the extreme left:” “Where is it? Where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people,” he said.
OK, but has he not heard of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rick & Morty, anything Danny McBride has made, or Curb Your Enthusiasm — WHICH HE WAS ON? Granted, none of those are on network television, but I would argue that network comedies have been replaced with more procedurals as network audiences have become increasingly older and comedies just don’t play as well with them. That doesn’t mean comedies — edgy comedies even — don’t exist, they just exist on cable and streaming.
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— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) April 30, 2024
Folks really liked that Ryan Gosling Saturday Night Live episode.
A plea to bring back the 22-23 episode television season. (But don’t count on it happening: leaving aside the fact that this was a model based on network television schedules — which is no longer the dominant model — it’s much cheaper for the studios to make 10-episode seasons. Why would they change anything?)
Oh hey: it’s a happy ending to that story about Maulik Pancholy being disinvited to speak to middle school students. After being publicly shamed as a bunch of bigots, the school board reversed their decision.
Just imagine being the documentarian who captured psychopath Robert Durst accidentally confessing to multiple murders, and then he goes on the run. You’d be terrified, too.
When Fox News turns on you, and you’re in the GOP? You’re fucked. Maybe you should have rehomed that puppy, you monster.
#MeToo
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York State has been tossed by an appeals court, finding that testimony from three women about “uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts” created bias.
Emilio Garcia, a personal cameraman for Megan Thee Stallion, has sued the rapper for creating a hostile work environment by underpaying and overworking him, forcing him to watch her have sex with other women, and bullying him.
Gerard Depardieu will stand trial in October on charges of sexual assault by two women.
Brooke Baldwin has opened up about leaving CNN after being sidelined by Jeff Zucker when her relationship with her male producer soured.
Lisa Vanderpump has Andy Cohen’s back despite calling him “inappropriately naughty.”
In Development
- Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series has been ordered at Netflix.
- The Chonga Girls is being developed as a comedy at CBS.
- The Forsyte Saga is being adapted by PBS Masterpiece.
- Who Killed WCW? has been acquired by Vice.
- Tracee Travels has been ordered at Roku.
- Best Bite Wins has been greenlit at Roku.
- Deep in the Heart has been acquired by Fox Nation.
- Three Wiser Men and a Boy has been ordered at Hallmark Channel.
- Cheaters: Unfinished Business has been greenlit at Netflix.
Casting News
- Néstor Carbonell, Santiago Segura, Ash Santos, Jessica Rothe, and Arturo Del Puerto have joined the cast of Pulse on Netflix.
- Jonathan Bailey, Hayley Atwell, and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of Heartstopper on Netflix.
- Colin Donnell is joining FBI: International on CBS.
- Nancy Travis and Felix Avitia have been added to the cast of Grosse Pointe Garden Society on NBC.
- Reba McEntire will host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on Prime Video.
- Jason Kelce has joined Monday Night Countdown on ESPN.
Mark Your Calendars
- Eileen debuts on Hulu on May 10.
- Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter debuts on ID and Max on May 27.
- Jim Henson Idea Man will premiere on Disney+ on May 31.
- Black Twitter: A People’s History will debut on Hulu on May 9.
- Living with Leopards debuts on Netflix on May 10.
- Marlon Wayans: Good Grief will debut on Prime Video on June 4.
- My Adventures With Superman debuts on Adult Swim and Max on May 25.
- Senna premieres on Netflix soon.
- Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generacion Zoe will premiere on Netflix on May 23.
- In Good Hands 2 will debut on Netflix on May 23.
- Golden Kamuy Premieres on Netflix on May 19.
- Drawing Closer will debut on Netflix on June 27.
- Monster will debut on Netflix on May 16.
- Presumed Innocent will debut on Apple TV+ on June 12.
- My Lady Jane will premiere on Prime Video on June 27.
- Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will debut on Paramount+ on May 27.
- Beat the Bridge premieres on Game Show Network on June 10.
R.I.P.
Zack Norman, Character actor who appeared in numerous shows, including The Nanny, The A-Team, Baywatch, and movies including Romancing the Stone
Brian McCardie, British actor known for his work on Line of Duty
C.J. Sansom, Author of the Shardlake novels which have been adapted into a new Hulu series that debuts this week
WATCH THIS
The Veil: Elisabeth Moss stars in this new CIA thriller. Hulu
Lopez vs. Lopez: Mayan invites her therapist to mediate family drama leading to a number of long-held secrets to spill out in the season finale. 7:30 p.m., NBC
My Next Guest With David Letterman and John Mulaney: John and David talk about drugs, fatherhood, and the nature of comedy in this new one-off special. Netflix
Evil: The first two seasons are now available on Netflix. I urge you to check it out if you missed it on CBS and Paramount+. Netflix
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tiger Woods, Benny Blanco, Todd Barry
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Joe Manganiello, Zarna Garg, Queen Cora Coleman
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Jeff Daniels, Hannah Einbinder, Béla Fleck
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa Benoist, Rhiannon Giddens
- Watch What Happens Live: Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix
| TUES. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Will Trent (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
The Good Doctor (new) |
| CBS | FBI (repeat) |
FBI: International (repeat) |
FBI: Most Wanted (repeat) |
| CW | Crime Nation (new) |
Local |
| FOX | The Cleaning Lady (new) |
Alert: Missing Persons Unit (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Lopez vs. Lopez (new) |
Lopez vs. Lopez (new) |
Weakest Link (new) |
Password (new) |
So the rich, entitled, 70-year-old white man that pursued a relationship with a 17-year-old child when he was 40 is blaming the left on the lack of sitcoms? Okay. Ugh, can all these stupid old men just eat shit and die already?
LOL.
-T