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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Monster: The Ed Gein Story premieres today on Netflix, if you’ve got the stomach for it. The reviews are not particularly positive, but as with all Ryan Murphy projects, bad reviews are hardly a deterrent for audiences.
Here’s a character guide to the series.
TV Insider has a list of 10 movies and series that were inspired by Gein’s horrors.
And here’s a postscript of what happened after Gein was arrested.
This is a list of some of the darkest series on Netflix, also known as “Some of Therese’s favorite Netflix series.” Monster in all of its iterations should be included here.
A tiny piece of TV history for you:
If you’re still going to movie theaters (I’d rather not, thanks), here are the scary movies you can look forward to this month.
HBO Max will be dropping its CNN livestream next month, ahead of creating its own platform, CNN+.
HOLD UP, now Sarah Jessica Parker is threatening that this ISN’T the end for Carrie Bradshaw? MADAM. GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT.
“I’m not a quitter,” woman says as she quits reality show.
I don’t know if you’ve been watching this latest installment of Love is Blind, but it is BY FAR the messiest season I’ve seen to date, and we haven’t even gotten to the point where things typically become messy. These people haven’t even made it home yet to face disappointed family and friends, much less meet the people they passed on while in the pods. IT CAN ONLY GET MESSIER. (Spoilers at the links.)
If Amazon canceled The Rings of Power, they’d owe the Tolkien estate some $40 million. Of course, that’s how much it cost to make two episodes, so maybe it would be for the best?
No, Miley, you were not the first person to ever be “canceled.” And what does it even mean to be “canceled” if you still have a career, one more thriving than when you were apparently “canceled”?
Wait … they’ve made Homer and Marge millennials?
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will have to explain himself to the Senate.
Oh cool, Congress is now getting involved with Elon Musk’s dumb boycott of Netflix over a canceled animated series that has a transgender character. We live in the stupidest time imaginable.
It sure looks like the “journalist” who claims to have been assaulted by Antifa in Portland that Fox News recently interviewed used an AI filter for her “injuries.” Our parents and grandparents are being bamboozled by this nonsense, and now we’re all living in an autocracy.
Cancellations
- Boarders will end with the third season on Tubi.
In Development
- A road trip documentary following former One Direction members Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik as they travel across America has been ordered at Netflix.
- Texas Monthly article “A Rodeo Doctor Fixes Much More Than Broken Bones” is being adapted for TV at Netflix.
- A documentary following Colin O’Brady’s solo trip across Antarctica this fall is coming to Netflix.
- Alone at Dawn, a film directed by Ron Howard and starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway, is in the works at Amazon MGM.
Casting News
- Amber Stevens West has joined The Neighborhood on CBS.
- Vanessa Bayer, Joel Kim, Robert Maschio, Phill Lewis, Ava Bunn, Jacob Dudman, David Gridley, Layla Mohammadi, and Amanda Morrow have joined the cast of Scrubs on ABC.
- John Early, Barry Shabaka Henley, Abbi Jacobson, Tony Macht, Brittany O’Grady, Zane Phillips, and Julian Stern have joined The Comeback on HBO.
- Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow, and Emma Shipp have been added to the cast of Age of Innocence on Netflix.
- Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Geena Meszaros, Nnamdi Asomugha, Louisa Krause, Shirley Chen, Jackson Kelly, and Sofia Wylie have been cast in The Body on Netflix.
- Alexa Mansour, Shila Ommi, Christopher Maleki, Alonso Rappa, Johnny Visotcky, and Jay Abdo have been added to the cast of Joseph of Egypt on Prime Video.
- Kane & Katelyn Brown have joined Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch at Lifetime.
Mark Your Calendar
- 9-1-1 returns on ABC on October 9.
- Power Book IV: Force returns on Starz on November 7.
- Sistas returns on BET on October 8.
- Gold Rush returns on Discovery Channel on November 7.
- G.R.I.T.S. premieres on ALLBLK on October 30.
- In the Eye of the Storm returns on Discovery on November 2.
- Marvel’s Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! debuts on Disney Jr. on October 16 and Disney+ on October 17.
- Twisted Wonderland will premiere on Disney+ on October 29.
- 27 Nights premieres on Netflix on October 17.
- Good Night, and Good Luck begins streaming on Prime Video today.
- Famous Last Words with Jane Goodall is now streaming on Netflix.
- Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar premieres on Fox Nation on October 6.
R.I.P.
Patricia Routledge, Beloved British sitcom actress known for Keeping Up Appearances among many other roles
Patrick Murray, British actor known for Only Fools and Horses
John Baddeley, British actor known for Coronation Street, as well as roles on stage, in radio, film and TV
Chris Dreja, Co-founder of The Yardbirds
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
The Lost Bus: Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in the true story about a bus driver and a teacher who saved a bus full of children from the deadly 2018 Camp Fire. Premiere. Apple TV+
Monster: The Ed Gein Story: If you don’t know anything about Ed Gein, let me just say, BRACE YOURSELF. This is going to possibly be one of the most disturbing true crime stories you’ve ever heard, a story so horrific it inspired several of our scariest horror films, including Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs. Series premiere. Netflix
Steve: Cillian Murphy stars as the headmaster of a school for boys with behavioral problems in this new film. Premiere. Netflix
V/H/S: Halloween: The eighth installment of the V/H/S/ films is here. Premiere. Shudder
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Bad Bunny & Djoa Cat. Season premiere. 10:30 p.m., NBC
Bring Her Back: A pair of orphaned siblings find themselves in the center of an occult ritual by their foster mother in this horror film. 7 p.m., HBO
Austin City Limits: Finneas, Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, opens the season. Season premiere. 11 p.m., PBS (in Houston; check your local listings)
SUNDAY
A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live from the Hollywood Bowl: An all-star concert celebrating the timeless Cyndi Lauper. Premiere. 7 p.m., CBS
The Gold: This new series tells the story of the 1983 Brink’s–Mat heist of some $26 million worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash. Premiere. 9 p.m., PBS
The Real Housewives of Potomac: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Bravo
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Fire Country (repeat) |
Fire Country (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Law & Order: Toronto: Criminal Intent (repeat) |
Law & Order: Toronto: Criminal Intent (repeat) |
| FOX | Women’s College Volleyball (new) |
Local |
| NBC | On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (new) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Matlock (repeat) |
NCIS: Origins (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | College Football (live) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Bad Bunny & Doja Cat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live from the Hollywood Bowl (new) |
Tracker (repeat) |
| The CW | Trivial Pursuit: Showdown (new) |
Days of Thunder | Local/News |
| FOX | NFL Football (live) |
The OT (live) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Universal Basic Guys (new) |
Krap-opolis (repeat) |
Krap-opolis (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |