Plan? What plan?
@justcalljen So this happened…#wtf #rockinthesuburbs
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
President Conspiracy gave an unhinged address last night, claiming the 2020 election was tampered with (it was not). Look, this is very bad. He’s doing a couple of things here: trying to make Americans lose faith in our election processes and discouraging them from voting in the midterms, but also setting up an excuse to try to overturn results he does not like. As for the “facts” that he presented, they were laughable; ultimately, just a made-up balm to soothe his festering narcissistic injury of having lost the election.
Here’s what we do: VOTE. Vote in November in such numbers that his goons can’t overturn shit. Be sure to check your registration, now and closer to the election, lest they pull some shenanigans with the rolls. If you can, be sure to vote early. And if you can vote in person rather than by mail, do so because those mail-in ballots are going to be the first ones they challenge. The next few months are going to be fucking exhausting; prepare yourselves.
ABC, NBC, and CNN chose to not air the address last night. That said, the ABC and NBC stations owned by Sinclair did preempt programming to air it. These were the same assholes behind the Jimmy Kimmel fiasco.
CBS, which is so far up his asshole now, obviously did, and failed to push back on his lies.
President Crybaby is obviously screaming for ABC and NBC to lose their broadcasting licenses because they refused to air his incoherent lies.
A White House teleprompter operator has been making some big money by placing bets on President Dingus’ speeches. Can we just go ahead and make these betting markets illegal already?
The World Cup comes to an end this weekend as Spain plays Argentina, so relive the most heartwarming moments of the past month. Two people this list is missing: Keyne Yamal, the three-year-old brother of Spain star Lamine Yamal, who became a superstar; and Erling Haaland, the brilliant player from Norway who was also a weird little (big) guy, and his taxidermied raccoon. But for me, the story of this World Cup will always be Cape Verde and their miraculous World Cup run.
The Hollywood Reporter breaks down the winners and losers from this World Cup, and somehow managed to leave out the Scots?
There’s going to be a halftime show during Sunday’s final game, featuring Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, and BTS. Somehow it’s only going to be 11 minutes long, but we’ll see.
Alan Cumming is anti-Paramount/Warner Bros. merger, to no one’s surprise.
The great Dale Dickey talks about her surprising — but well-earned — Emmy nomination for Widow’s Bay, and she’s exactly who you think she is.
Netflix is considering inventing TV channels.
Netflix thinks y’all are too nosy and don’t need to know so much about their business.
I’m sorry, I don’t watch this show, but what the hell is going on over at Big Brother?
I don’t support bullying … in most instances. But bullying George Santos gets a pass.
Oh no, get better, Grocery Store Joe!
In Development
- Jupiter Island, a golf drama, has been greenlit at Netflix.
- Queenstown, a limited series starring Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Te Kohe Tuhaka, was given a straight-to-series order at Netflix.
- The New Yorker article “The Call of the Wild” is being adapted into a series at FX.
- Spy School is being adapted into a series at Disney+.
- The Mickey Mouse Club is being rebooted at Disney+.
- Odysseus, a series based on The Odyssey, is in the works.
Casting News
- Chloe Fineman is leaving Saturday Night Live on NBC after seven seasons.
- Blair Redford has joined Baywatch on Fox.
- Andrea Riseborough has joined the cast of 9/12 on Paramount+.
- William Jackson Harper has joined the cast of Conviction on Hulu.
- Michelle Buteau, Hamish Linklater, and Simu Liu have joined the untitled Elizabeth Banks comedy on Apple TV.
- Taylor Ortega, Tim Meadows, and Dan Bucatinsky have joined 13 Going on 30 on Netflix.
- Riley Keough, Devon Terrell, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, and Nicholas Podany have joined Enigma Variations on Netflix.
- Anna Konkle, Taegen Burns, Tory Kittles, Brianna Reed, J.J. Nolan, and Paul Scheer have been cast in I Suck at Girls at Netflix.
- Sophie Nelisse is joining This Summer Will Be Different on Netflix.
- Jade Harlow has joined The Young and the Restless on CBS.
- Candace Bushnell and Margaret Josephs have joined The Golden Life on E!
- Noomi Rapace, Ron Funches, Michael Biehn, Roland Møller, Laz Alonso, Basil Eidenbenz, and Dan Fogler have joined The Kellys at Amazon MGM.
- Melissa Gilbert will not be returning to When Calls the Heart on Hallmark.
Mark Your Calendar
- Lioness returns on Paramount+ on August 2.
- The Gentlemen returns on Netflix on September 3.
- Diarra from Detroit returns on Paramount+ on July 29.
- Sterling Point debuts on Prime Video on August 5.
- You, Me & Tuscany begins streaming on Peacock on August 7.
- Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross returns on Roku on July 20.
- Monsters of God debuts on HBO on August 6.
- Marshals returns on CBS this Fall.
- Power Book III: Raising Kanan returns on Starz soon.
- Stokes Twins! premiere on Netflix on July 18.
- My Grandfather Charles Manson will debut on Hulu on July 22.
- Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy debuts on Apple TV on July 31.
- Our Sticky Love will debut on Netflix on August 7.
- Dunkman Presented by Lilly will premiere on TNT on July 21.
- Life in the W premieres on ESPN on July 24.
- Stillwater debuts on Apple TV on August 21.
R.I.P.
Brenda Fricker, Oscar-winning actor for My Left Foot, and known for her role as the Central Park Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2
Antoinette Bower, Actress in Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and others
Don Iwerks, Former Disney executive
Barbara Ling, Movie production designer
Dermot Murnaghan, BBC and Sky News presenter
Ann Widdecombe, British political figure and reality show personality
Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell, Mother of Kris Jenner
Jayden Adams, World Cup player for South Africa
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Heartstopper Forever: New challenges lie ahead for Nick and Charlie in this one-off film. Premiere. Netflix
They Fight: This film follows a group of young boxers and their previously incarcerated coach as they defend their national titles. Premiere. Hulu
My Daughter’s Trapped in a Throuple: I mean, that’s just objectively a good title. 7 p.m., Lifetime
SATURDAY
World Cup: I’m going to be honest with you, I am writing this on Sunday morning, so I have no idea who will be playing in the Third Place Play-Off, but if I HAD to guess? England vs. Spain. WE’LL SEE. (Yeah, we saw, and I was wrong.) 4 p.m., Fox
Crowning at the Prom: Seriously, give whoever is coming up with these Lifetime titles a raise, immediately. 7 p.m., Lifetime
SUNDAY
World Cup: Finals: Like I said, this is being written in the past, but if the two best teams are playing, it’s probably France vs. Argentina. Now watch me be all kinds of wrong. (I WAS.) Also, goodbye, World Cup! You were the best! (Sit down, FIFA; no one was talking to you.) 2 p.m., Fox
The Vampire Lestat: Season finale. 9 p.m., AMC
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Celebrity Jeopardy! (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Sheriff Country (repeat) |
Fire Country (repeat) |
Boston Blue (repeat) |
| CW | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| FOX | MLS Soccer (live) |
Local |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
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 | The Rookie (repeat) |
The Rookie (repeat) |
The Rookie (repeat) |
News/Local |
| CBS | WNBA Basketball (live) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Dateline | News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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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 (repeat) |
Speed |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (repeat) |
Tracker (repeat) |
Marshals (repeat) |
| The CW | Police 24/7 (new) |
The Replacements | Local/News |
| FOX | IndyCar Racing (repeat) |
Nation’s Dumbest (repeat) |
Master Chef (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | MLB Baseball (live) |