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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
OH COOL ELON IS THREATENING TO BUY MSNBC NOW. coolcoolcoolcool
I just binged all nine episodes of Doctor Odyssey this weekend and you guys really missed a great opportunity for a hate blog with that one. WOW. IT IS REALLY SOMETHING. “Dr. Fuckboat” is what they’re calling it over on Bluesky, and …. that’s not inaccurate? I just have a whole lot of thoughts and mild spoilers:
1. They don’t do operations on cruise ships. That’s not a thing they do on cruise ships, and yet here they are operating on The Odyssey at least once a week, with general anesthesia and CT scans and all kinds of bullshit they most definitely do not have on cruise ships.
2. However, what they definitely do have on cruise ships are morgues. They don’t just shove bodies in the florist’s freezer; people die on cruises all the time.
3. As someone who is married to a lawyer who happens to represent cruise ships in big cases, I can assure you that if a cruise sent a NURSE to amputate someone’s arm they would be sued out of existence.
4. Does Don Johnson have any idea what he’s doing there?
5. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH SHANIA TWAIN’S FACE?
6. The whole love triangle turned … something else, is not shocking to me, this is a Ryan Murphy series after all. What IS shocking to me is that it aired on network television and I downloaded this on my Disney+ app. (And I get it, I understand the synergies at work, but still: it’s A LOT for a family-friendly network.)
7. Why do they keep calling Sea Pacey “Doctor Odyssey”? He has an actual name.
8. Give Gina Gershon all of the Emmys for her wig alone.
9. I don’t know, but if I nearly died from COVID, I’m not sure that I would take a job ON A CRUISE SHIP.
10. Hold up, are they all dead? They better not all be dead. Although it would also be pretty funny if they were all dead. How does one even become pregnant in the afterlife? And if they’re all dead, how are people dying again on the ship? Oh my God, I hope they’re all dead.
IT IS BONKERS, Y’ALL, AND AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I WILL NEVER MISS ANOTHER EPISODE.
Anyway, I bring this up because of this piece about how the boat that inspired The Love Boat lies sunk at the bottom of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the actual boat that was used on The Love Boat was turned to scrap in Turkey last year.
Aubrey Plaza is a chaos demon.
“Right Now, TV is the Best Place for Older Actors.” And in other breaking news: water is wet.
Every single thing about this:
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— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) November 24, 2024
Jax Taylor is out there doing hit-and-runs now. (Allegedly.)
Former American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a fatal DUI crash in 2022.
Take care of yourself, Sir Elton!
In Development
- Vital Signs, a high-concept medical drama that finds a fan of a Grey’s Anatomy-esque show living in the drama, is being developed at ABC.
- Blow Up the Chat, a comedy from the executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, is in the works at Warner Bros.
- Clown in a Cornfield has been acquired by Shudder.
Casting News
- Chad Duell is leaving General Hospital on ABC after 14 years.
There are no plans to recast his role at this time, but you never know in daytime. I can promise a great story for Michael and his family when Chad exits in the new year. (2/2)
— Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) November 24, 2024
Check out the comments his co-stars left on his Instagram post here.
- Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell will star in Half Man at HBO and BBC.
- Jackée Harry and Erinn Hayes will guest star on The Neighborhood on CBS.
Mark Your Calendar
- The Traitors returns on January 9 on Peacock.
- One Hundred Years of Solitude debuts on Netflix on December 1.
- Missing You will debut on Netflix on January 1.
- Days of Our Lives says goodbye to Doug Williams on Peacock this week.
- Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid will debut on Roku on December 1.
- The Way Home is moving from Hallmark Channel to Hallmark+ on January 1.
R.I.P.
Chuck Woolery, Host of Love Connection, and the original Wheel of Fortune host
Michael Villella, Actor known for The Slumber Party Massacre
Colin Chilvers, Oscar-winning visual effects artist known for his work on Superman
Larry Auerbach, Former agent at William Morris Agency
Barbara Taylor Bradford, Author
WATCH THIS
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey: Nearly 30 years after her death, key figures in the JonBenét Ramsey murder case are interviewed, including her father, in this three-part documentary. Premiere. Netflix
Get Millie Black: A former Scotland Yard detective investigates a case that threatens to blow her world apart in this new series. Series premiere. HBO
Tsunami: Race Against Time: New footage and never-before-heard stories from survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are shared. Disney+ & Hulu
Family Guy: Gift of the White Guy: Peter has to recover a brooch of Lois’ that he accidentally gave away in this new Christmas special. Premiere. Hulu
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kaley Cuoco, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, GloRilla
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jim Gaffigan, Allison Tolman
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Garth Brooks, Drew Starkey
- Watch What Happens Live: Yachties & Hotties
| MON. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Monday Night Football (live) |
| CBS | The Neighborhood (new) |
Poppa’s House (new) |
NCIS (new) |
NCIS: Origins (new) |
| CW | Superman & Lois (new) |
Totally Funny Animals (new) |
Totally Funny Kids (new) |
Local |
| FOX | 9-1-1: Lone Star (repeat) |
Rescue: HI-Surf (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Voice (new) |
Brilliant Minds (new) |
I just want it to be known that I voted for “Dr. Odyssey” in every round of the hate blog tournament. I feel vindicated now.
I appreciate that. It might get a hate blog in any event. We’ll see.
-T
I love Doctor Odyssey and voted for it! It’s so stupid!!
A note on the uncertain fate of MSNBC.
When people say, “Karma, man,” 99% of the time I say “Nonsense. Just coincidence.” But MSNBC’s fate may fall in the 1%.
Earlier this year, MSNBC obtained rights to a documentary by Errol Morris (“The Thin Blue Line”; “The Fog of War”; etc.) called “Separated.” It was reportedly a hard-hitting, very moving account of the family separation policy (kids in cages, etc.) for undocumented immigrants happily implemented by the first Trump administration.
MSNBC decided to hold wide release of the doc until after the election.
Karma, man.