Charisma Carpenter is right: this IS the perfect moment for a ‘Buffy’ revival

Therese Odell

1 year ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Sarah Michelle Gellar posted about the potential Buffy revival on her Instagram page, and you should read her comment for yourself:

But additionally, check out some of the comments from a couple of the Scoobies:

Damn straight, Charisma Carpenter. Couldn’t say it better myself.

If you were wondering where they film Severance (and honestly, I was), here’s a locations list. It’s mostly a lot of Upstate New York and some New Jersey.

Apparently, Sarah Jessica Parker is hurt when people don’t like Carrie, but, girl, have you met Carrie? She’s AWFUL.

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This is a whole article about how The Bachelor has discriminatory casting practices — not because they are sizeist or ageist or racist, but because they won’t cast people from Quebec. They will cast folks from all over the rest of Canada, just not Quebec. And honestly? I think that’s pretty hilarious.

GIRL, NO. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF SHE HAS FRIENDS? WILL SOMEONE PLEASE STEP IN AND STOP HER?

If you want a sneak peek of the Super Bowl ads, I’ve got you covered. (I don’t necessarily agree with the ranking of the ads, I just found it an accessible source of all the ads.)

Grey’s Anatomy is never going to end.

I don’t know how many times Hollywood needs to learn the lesson that people want to see stories about people who look like them. Why is this so difficult to grasp?

A.I. is a scourge.

I don’t think Lisa Vanderpump is returning to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — unless this is all a long con to bring her back in a big flashy way.

Will Forte is super pissed about Coyote vs. Acme being pulled by Warner Bros. Discovery:

“My thoughts were that it’s f–king bulls–t. It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than it got,” he told the outlet. “I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”

Forte continued: “Thank you for asking me about it because I like talking about the movie because I don’t want people to forget what [Warner Bros. Discovery] did to this. I appreciate them letting us make it, but don’t let us make this thing that we fall in love with and then not show it. I would understand if the thing sucked, but it’s really good. Maybe somehow we get to see it at some point. I hope people do. I was really proud of it.”

Warner Bros. Discovery has put a bunch of movies up on YouTube. (But not Coyote vs. Acme.)

Love is dead.

Today was Andrea Mitchell’s last day on MSNBC, and they gave her a lovely and appropriate sendoff. (She’s driven me a little crazy in the last few years with her bothsidesism, but she was a pioneer and deserving of respect.) Everyone wants the network to give her spot to Jim Acosta because duh.

PolUGHtics

I know Paramount will probably settle with President Free Speech to make their headache go away, but it is a terrifying trend.

“Appeasing Trump may make practical sense for chief executives obligated to maximize profits and protect shareholders’ interests. But doing so represents a historical retreat, said Sonja West, a University of Georgia law professor who specializes in First Amendment issues. For decades, she told me, confident (and well-heeled) news organizations fought vigorous legal battles to protect their rights and to defend their reporting. Nowadays, however, the news industry isn’t so confident or so well-heeled. ‘What we’re seeing today is a concerning shift in that dynamic,” she said. Paying off the president to settle his meritless claims is a losing strategy, and will only invite more of the same, she suggested. ‘Our democracy depends on the press to serve as a check on powerful people,’ West said, ‘not just to cut them checks for millions of dollars.'”

And because he can, now he’s screaming that Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson be fired. And the real President is calling for a Wall Street Journalist to be fired. I used to not worry about such tantrums, but things have … shifted. And not in a good way.

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Renewals

English Teacher has been renewed for a second season on FX despite sexual assault allegations against star and creator Brian Jordan Alvarez.
My Life is Murder has been renewed for a fifth season on Acorn TV.

In Development

Hollywood Arts, a spinoff of Victorious, is in the works at Netflix.
The Perfect Neighbor, a documentary about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, is likely to be acquired by Netflix.
Netflix is no longer releasing a 9-hour Prince documentary following an agreement with the Prince estate that will give them access to his archives for a new documetnary.

Casting News

Edie Falco, Lennie James, and Laura Benanti are joining Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+.
Holland Taylor has been cast in the untitled Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey brother comedy at Apple TV+.
Ruaridh Mollica has been cast in Vision on Disney+.
Keisha Castle-Hughes and Rhys Darby will guest star on My Life is Murder on Acorn TV.
Anna Maxwell Martin has joined Star City on Apple TV+.
Kym Whitley has joined the cast of Happy Gilmore on Netflix.

Mark Your Calendar

SNL50: The Anniversary Special will debut on NBC on February 16.

The Studio premieres on Apple TV+ on March 26.

Shoresy debuts on Hulu on February 26.

Sweethearts premieres on Prime Video on February 13.

Winner is streaming on Hulu.

Naked and Afraid returns on Discovery Channel on March 9.

Chris Distefano: It’s Just Unfortunate debuts on Hulu on February 21.

Flow will premiere on Max on February 14.

Oh My God… Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances premieres on Adult Swim on March 9.

Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta debuts on Netflix on March 6.

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna will premiere on Netflix on March 11.
Tiny House Nation: Memory Lane debuts on FYI on February 18; Instant Italian debuts on March 10.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns on Netflix on March 7.

R.I.P.

Adan Manzano, Sports broadcaster at Telemundo 39 in Kansas City

Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

NCIS: Sydney: NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson has a chaotic first day as boss — and she’s not even living in Trump’s America — in the season premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

Lopez vs. Lopez: Season finale. 7:30 p.m., NBC

We Live in Time: Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in this topsy-turvy love story that does not move through time in a linear fashion. Streaming premiere. Max

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl: Featuring the infamous performance by North West. Premiere. Disney+

Piece by Piece: Pharrell Williams‘s life story — as told through LEGO. Premiere. Peacock

SATURDAY

The 90s Boy Band Boom: A look at the ’90s boy band craze. 7 p.m., The CW

Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive: Did you know that decades after her success with “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor went to school and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at the age of 71? Now you do. Premiere. 7 p.m., Lifetime

The White Lotus season one marathon: The White Lotus returns later this month, so relive all the dark nastiness of the first season. 2 p.m., HBO2

SUNDAY

Super Bowl LIX: Eagles vs. Chiefs. (Go Birds.) 5:30 p.m., NBC

Puppy Bowl XXI: PUPPIES VS. PUPPIES. GO PUPPIES. 1 p.m., Animal Planet, TBS, TruTV, Discovery, Discovery+, Max

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