‘Parks and Rec’ mystery: Who was Nick Offerman talking about in this interview?

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Your Gremlin wants to take the stairs, sir.

@betch

I think he’s possessed (ig: butcher_the_bulldog)

♬ original sound – Betch – Betch

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

First, let’s be clear: there is no law that requires broadcasters to air Presidential remarks or speeches, even if the White House requests that they do so. It is up to each network to determine if something is “newsworthy.” In recent years, broadcast networks have declined to air prime time addresses from President Biden and President Obama. So there was nothing obligating any network to air President Attention Whore’s recent remarks lying about our election systems. In fact, in light of Fox News losing a nearly $800 million lawsuit for spreading The Big Lie, it would actually behoove the networks to not spread President Pathological Liar’s lies. That said, the fact that ABC chose not to broadcast last week’s address infuriated President Toddler, and so now the FCC is adding that to its list of reasons to harass the network, and threaten to pull their licenses. Because First Amendment, who?

Jimmy Kimmel invited Stephen Colbert to guest host Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but Colbert declined, feeling it was too soon. BUT THINK OF THE RATINGS IT WOULD GET.

While we’re on the subject, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sign popped up in an unlikely location. 

Paramount has overcome one more hurdle in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Obviously Spencer Pratt is pro-Paramount, but more importantly, why are we still paying attention to this goober? (She asks while giving him attention.)

Nexstar thinks they’re being all sneaky.

Hunter Biden has some feelings about Jake Tapper.

The Bari Weiss effect.

Oh … so it was Ed Harris who got the Dutton Ranch showrunner canned? Makes sense.

Chuck Lorre says that no one liked his idea for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, and yet, when push comes to shove, everyone saw those Big Bang Theory dollar signs and just couldn’t resist.

Jason Sudiekis is imagining a three-season arc for this new iteration of Ted Lasso. (Good.) That link is a good long piece about Ted Lasso, its history and the story of getting this fourth season onto our screens next month.

To be fair, I feel like my brain is going to explode when I’m working on The Bachelor, too.

Look, let’s be honest: if an 80-year-old man pulled this shit with an actress, we wouldn’t be acting like this was cute and funny.

Prime Video is adding video games.

So the delightful Nick Offerman gave an interview to Deadline on the heels of being double-nominated for Emmys this year (give him all the Emmys), and he dropped this little gossip nugget in there, when asked the most fun he’s had filming something:

For quantity, Parks and Rec. That cast and group of writers and the whole company, we just had so much fun. We laughed so much for 125 episodes. There were two episodes where there was an a–hole, and that person was supposed to be there for a while, and they were excused. That cast, we’re just making each other laugh for seven years. I mean, there’s no getting around that.

Waiiiiiiit, WHO? WHO WAS THE ASSHOLE? Pajiba does some digging and makes the case for a few different famous actors, but I’m not sure I buy it. The boring answer is that there are tons of people who only appeared in two episodes, and it very well may be some actor whose name we don’t know — for instance, how many of us knew who Retta was or Aubrey Plaza, or, heck, Nick Offerman before Parks and Rec — and they blew their shot at becoming part of the cast (and fame) because of their behavior. But I’m interested in hearing your thoughts because, like the Pajiba writer, I’m a nosy bitch who loves drama.

Love is dead.

Love is dead. (Though it lasted A LOT longer than I expected, admittedly)

The Daily Show celebrates 30 years:

Renewals

  • Beauty in Black has been renewed for a fourth season on Netflix after previously announcing that it would end with season three.

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Let’s Marry Harry will debut on Netflix on August 5.
  • The Chosen in the Wild With Bear Grylls premieres on Prime Video on August 9.
  • Special Ops True will premiere on Paramount+ on August 4.
  • Disney Worldbuilders will premiere on Disney+ soon.
  • Coyote vs. Acme will premiere in theaters on August 28. I’m including the trailer because of all the drama around David Zaslav doing his best to kill this movie:

R.I.P.

Yakir Levi, Israeli-American TV star of the Israeli reality show The Americans

Wualys Fuentes Aquino, Miss Universe Tegucigalpa runner-up

WATCH THIS

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe: The long-awaited Big Bang Theory spinoff is upon us, in which Stuart creates a multiverse and must devise a way to right reality. Series premiere. HBO Max

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Fourth season premiere. Paramount+

Ransom Canyon: Season two premiere. Netflix

Criminal Minds: Evolution: Season finale. Paramount+

Late Night:

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Christopher Nolan, Ben Rice, Pete Lee
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Rosie O’Donnell, James Norton
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Niecy Nash-Betts, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Durand Bernarr, Frank McComb, guest host Colman Domingo
  • The Daily Show: Karolina Wydra, host Desi Lydic
  • Watch What Happens Live: Octavia Spencer, Heather Dubrow
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ABC Celebrity Family Feud
(new)		 Press Your Luck
(new)		 The Greatest Average American
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CBS Big Brother
(new)		 Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage
(repeat)		 Ghosts
(repeat)		 Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage
(repeat)		 Ghosts
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CW Trivial Pursuit
(repeat)		 Scrabble
(repeat)		 News/Local
FOX The 1% Club
(repeat)		 Best Medicine
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC Surviving Earth
(new)		 The Americas
(repeat)		 Law & Order: SVU
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