How Ozzy changed reality TV forever

by Therese Odell, posted in watch this

A child of Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and The Electric Company, I feel this in my bones.

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POLUGHTICS

Stay strong, PBS.

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Edith Chapin, NPR’s editor-in-chief and Chief Content Officer, is stepping down following the defunding by the Republicans.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are so terrified of the Epstein story, they literally shut down Congress to avoid having to vote on a motion to release the files.

And President Sex Pest is still trying to distract from the Epstein story by:

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Oh hey, here are a bunch of new photos of President Chaos with Jeffrey Epstein.

And here are three good documentaries on Epstein and his crimes, some speaking to the victims — you know, like we should be doing.

President Extortionist is still claiming that he will be getting an additional $20 million from Paramount in ads and PSA, on top of the $16 million dictated in the settlement. Paramount is like, “We don’t know anything about that,” but the company that is taking them over, Skydance, is not saying a word.

In fact, what Skydance is saying to the FCC is that they will eliminate all DEI programs at Paramount, and hire an ombudsman to oversee CBS News, so that’s super, and I’m sure will go over well with the notoriously independent News department.

As a commentator on The AV Club notes: “Look, all he wants is to continue to be able to abuse his office to feed his coffers and ego without people bringing up all that child rape he did. And he did a lot of child rape, so he needs a pretty big distraction.”

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

It’s important to remember that Ozzy Osbourne was not just “The Prince of Darkness” lead singer of Black Sabbath and a pioneer of metal, he and his family also revolutionized reality television, for better or worse. If there was no The Osbournes, we certainly would not have had Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica; The Baldwins; The Family Stallone; or Keeping Up with the Kardashians, among countless others. The Osbournes gave celebrities permission to open their doors to reality shows, and now we can’t escape them.

The thing is, no one else is the Osbournes. Ozzy might have bitten off the head of some doves and a bat, he might have been arrested after pissing on the Alamo, he might have murdered countless pets while in a drug-induced psychotic rage, but at heart, he was just a dad wanting to watch the History Channel, unable to get the damn remote control to work. That unexpected dichotomy was the magic of the show, a magic that no other show was ever able to capture:

We don’t know when this will debut or even what the name of the show will be, but GET EXCITED. I’m not even kidding.

Deadline is breaking down Netflix’s list of top 10 shows and movies, if you’re interested. (Personally, I’m SHOCKED to see Fool Me Once at number three. I watched it and still had to look it up to remember what it was — or remind myself that I had watched it.)

It looks like Netflix isn’t renewing its deal with Prince Harry and Meghan. I had been seeing this for a few weeks now on less reliable gossip sites, always sourcing some anonymous Netflix insider, and it always reeked of some anti-Meghan agenda. But People magazine is reporting it, so prepare yourself for some nasty crowing from the most racist corners of the U.K.

BBC is going to go on ahead and broadcast MasterChef Season 21 even though they’ve fired both their co-hosts over the summer for being jerks. I mean, might as well try to make some money off of it, it’s already filmed, right?

Generation Z has discovered that hot people were also hot when they were young and BRB, going to go explode into dust because I am apparently 1,000 years old.

Wendy’s and Wednesday are teaming up for a special menu and … I don’t know, I don’t hate it? It seems like a thoughtful tie-in? (Note: I have not been to a Wendy’s in maybe 25 years.)

The Bachelor out here destroying $50,000 tables from the 15th century during Fantasy Suites. 

Congratulations to Hannah Brown and Adam Woolard!

Love is dead. 

Renewals

  • Wednesday has been renewed for a third season on Netflix.
  • Stick has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+.

In Development

  • The Detection Club, a series based on a real writing group that included mystery writers Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G.K. Chesterton, is in the works at BBC and BritBox.
  • Power: Origins, a prequel to the Power series, is in development at Starz.
  • A Booster Gold series is moving forward at HBO Max.
  • A spinoff series of Wednesday is in early talks at Netflix.
  • Home to Roost, a planned 10-part limited series about the Osbourne family at BBC, is being reimagined in the aftermath of Ozzy’s death.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • The Savant will premiere on Apple TV+ on September 26.
  • Expedition X returns on Discovery Channel on August 20.
  • Dutch lll debuts on BET+ on July 31.

R.I.P.

Rose Leiman Goldemberg, Playwright who wrote the screenplay for The Burning Bed, among other telefilms

Vince Calandra, Longtime booker for The Ed Sullivan Show

Some more remembrances for Ozzy Osbourne:

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Additionally, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, and Coldplay all paid tribute to him in concerts last night.

WATCH THIS

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?: Host Jimmy Kimmel goes up against his nemesis on the season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

Match Game: Martin Short hosts this new take on the classic celebrity game show. Series premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Family Law: An heiress wants to leave her fortune to the actors she hires to play her children, driving her real children out of the woodwork to demand their inheritance. Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

South Park: Season 27 premiere. 9 p.m., Comedy Central

Washington Black: When a brilliant young man must flee a plantation, he embarks on a globe-spanning adventure. Series premiere. Hulu

Acapulco: Fourth season premiere. Apple TV+

Critical: Between Life and Death: This docuseries follows London’s trauma centers as they treat the most severely injured — if you need to get a Pitt fix while we wait on the next season.  Netflix

Shiny Happy People: Season two of the documentary series follows the “Acquire the Fire” stadium events, designed to draw young people into fundamentalist Christian movements through pop culture and rock music, leading to abuse of power and psychological control. Season premiere.  Prime Video

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie, Mamie Gummer, GHOST
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: LL Cool J, Vanessa Kirby
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Steve Buscemi, Molly Gordon
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Freddie Prinze Jr., Fitz and the Tantrums, guest host Fortune Feimster
  • The Daily Show: Samara Cyn
  • Watch What Happens Live: Guerdy Abraira, Tommy Dorfman

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ABC Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
(new)		 Match Game
(new)		 Shark Tank
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CBS Big Brother
(new)		 Hollywood Squares
(repeat)		 Elsbeth
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CW Family Law
(new)		 Trivial Pursuit
(repeat)		 Local
FOX MasterChef
(new)		 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC Chicago Med
(repeat)		 Chicago Fire
(repeat)		 Chicago P.D.
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