TERRIFYING.
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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
George R.R. Martin finally wrote about what has been bothering him so much in regards to House of the Dragon season two, only to take down the post. This is a little spoilery, so proceed with caution.
Basically, he was upset that the show eliminated the character Prince Maelor, who is Aegon and Helaena Targaryen’s youngest son. By not including Maelor, the show eliminated Helena’s choice from the Blood and Cheese execution sequence altogether, which irritated Martin. However, he understood because casting a two-year-old creates all sorts of new issues for a shoot, and the showrunner told Martin that they could still include Maelor later down the road, by having Helena pregnant with him by the end of season two. Except they didn’t do that, and now Martin is concerned about what not including Maelor will do to the story down the line, especially in regards to Helena’s fate.
Martin also threatened that there could be bigger problems if the show goes along with some changes they are considering in seasons three and four. NOW, he took down the post, which is interesting and could suggest any number of things: maybe someone on production reached out and told him they are including Maelor after all? Maybe they assured him they aren’t going ahead with those other changes? Maybe he just thought better of criticizing the show in general? In any event, QUIT WORRYING ABOUT THE SHOW, GEORGE, AND FINISH THE BOOKS.
This slap fight between Disney and DirecTV might keep millions of people from watching the Presidential Debate next week — or, they can just watch it on another channel. (There’s no end in sight in the dispute, btw.)
NFL fans are just going to have to get over themselves, because ain’t no way they are going to ignore Taylor Swift this season. And nor should they! She helped bring in a bigger audience and introduced an entire new generation of fans to the game.
Spectrum Cable customers will now get AMC+ for free.
A Saturday Night Live writer reveals that he thought Kanye West was doing an SNL bit when he interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs many moons ago.
No, King of Queens is not a Everybody Loves Raymond spinoff.
Oh no, get better soon, Sir Elton John!
Renewals
- Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for a fifth season on Hulu.
- Collector’s Call has been renewed for a sixth season on MeTV.
Cancellations
- Buying London has been canceled after one season on Netflix.
In Development
- Midnight Sun, an animated Twilight series is the the works at Netflix, lord help us.
- Nonnas, a film starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Linda Cardellini, Drea De Matteo, Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, and Campbell Scott, has been bought by Netflix.
- Confessions On The 7:45, starring Jessica Alba, has been set at Hulu.
- The podcast Sweet Bobby is being turned into a documentary at Netflix (it’s a bonkers story).
- Who TF Did I Marry? is being adapted into a series at Netflix.
- This Is the Zodiac Speaking is being developed at Netflix.
- Ten House, a firehouse drama, is in development at CBS.
- Chef’s Table: Legends has been ordered at Netflix.
- Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out has been ordered at Lifetime.
Casting News
- The Dancing with the Stars cast is out, and it is bananas:
- Former Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola
- Anna Sorokin, who is being billed as “Anna Delvey”
- Joey Graziadei from “The Bachelor”
- Former NBA champion Dwight Howard
- Chandler Kinney, star of “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”
- Rugby player and Olympian Ilona Maher
- Model Brooks Nader
- Gymnast and Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik
- Phaedra Parks, attorney and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star
- Eric Roberts, prolific movie actor, brother of Julia, and father of Emma
- Tori Spelling of “Beverly Hills 90210”
- Jenn Tran from “The Bachelorette”
- Reginald VelJohnson of “Family Matters” and “Die Hard”
- Jermaine Fowler will co-star in Crutch at CBS Studios.
- Christopher Abbott will likely co-star in East of Eden on Netflix.
- Jay Hayden is joining FBI: International on CBS.
- Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, and Bill Pullman have joined The Boroughs on Netflix.
- Eduardo Noriega, Oscar Jaenada, and Alexandra Masangkay have joined The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on AMC.
- Levi McConaughey and Ava Torres have joined Way of the Warrior Kid at Apple.
- Ezra Sosa will be a pro on Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
- Sarah Sherman will guest star on General Hospital on ABC.
- Brian Stelter is returning to CNN.
- Survivor has announced its cast for season 27 on CBS.
Mark Your Calendars
- Agatha All Along premieres on Disney+ on September 18.
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story debuts on Netflix on September 19.
- Grotesquerie debuts on FX on September 25.
- Matlock debuts on CBS on September 22.
- Grey’s Anatomy returns on ABC on September 26.
- Last Days of the Space Age debuts on Hulu on October 2.
- Trope will premiere on BET+ on September 12.
- Chef’s Table: Noodles will premiere on Netflix on October 2.
- Colin from Accounts returns on Paramount+ on September 26.
- A Very Royal Scandal debuts on Prime Video on September 19.
- The Emmys will air on ABC on September 15.
- What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates premieres on Netflix on September 18.
- World’s Most Notorious Killers premieres on Peacock on September 17.
- UFO Cowboys returns on Roku on September 13.
- Misfits & Magic will return on Dropout on September 25.
- La Máquina debuts on Hulu on October 9.
- Pedro Paramo debuts on Netflix on November 6.
- CBS Mornings Plus premieres on CBS on September 30.
- Barney’s World debuts on Max on October 14.
- FBI: Most Wanted returns on CBS on October 15.
- FBI: International returns on CBS on October 15.
- Chef’s Table will return on Netflix on November 27.
- Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head will debut on Netflix on October 22.
R.I.P.
Brian Trueman, British children’s television writer
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Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Justin Theroux, Simone Biles, Cage the Elephant
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Dax Shepard, Carrie Coon
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Jack Lowden
- After Midnight: Guy Branum, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kate Micucci
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Peter Dinklage, John Legend
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