[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC Fall Annotated

Joan Vassos, 61 and a school administrator from Maryland, who had to exit Turner's "Bachelor" due to a family health issue, will be the Golden Bachelorette, as is apparently custom... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-golden-bachelorette-joan-vassos-abc-1236003026/ (link) I could have sworn

[TV orNotTV] Gayle King, Swimsuit Ish cover model

Actually, the CBS star will be one of four, while another 20 ladies, including the mag's first trans model Leyna Bloom, will grace apparently-separate "Legends" covers... https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/14/gayle-king-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover/

[TV orNotTV] Nicolas Cage puts on the Spidey suit

He'll star in the Prime Video series *Noir*, based on Marvel's *Spider-Man Noir* comic, about a 1930s private eye who once wore the togs... it'll first air on MGM+, né Epix, before moving to the streamer...

[TV orNotTV] Season 5 for "The Boys"

The renewal announcement was part of Amazon’s first-ever upfront, and comes a few weeks before the June 13 premiere of season 4... showrunner Eric Kripke: “The Boys could be the best job I’ll ever have. What other show allows me to write about politics, capitalism, family, and exploding

[TV orNotTV] Comcast users to get Peacock/AppleTV+/Netflix bundle

StreamSaver will be at a considerable discount from what they would normally cost, Brian Roberts told the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet & Communications Conference during a webcast this morning (14)... no specifics yet...

[TV orNotTV] What Tom Selleck did in the final season of Magnum TOS

After Uni refused to do it directly, he paid his crew $1000-a-head bonuses... then he anonymously sent a copy of a fake scene -- in which Magnum was killed -- to a tabloid, which published it without even bothering to verify... for these and other juicy details, pre-order *You Never Know: A

[TV orNotTV] Now I know what a "creative consultant" does

They are a script "fixer," coming into the writers room or to a runthrough to find out what doesn't work, particularly jokes... one such person was Bob Ellison, who worked on "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Cheers," among others... he passed April 8th in L.A.; 91.

[TV orNotTV] ItllBeOnTV: Giuliani loses radio show

WABC owner John Catsimatidis warned the ex-mayor multiple times about discussing 2020-election-conspiracy crap on the blowtorch talker, but "Screwdy" adheres only to certain rightie definitions of "free" speech... this *Times* piece suggested he got sacked during his show, much like back in

[TV orNotTV] SNL caster in comedy not from Lorne

Ego Nwodim (*cute!*) joins Peacock mockumentary *Mr. Throwback*, from David Caspe and Matthew and Daniel Libman, with Adam Pally ("Happy Endings") as a "a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA great Steph Curry"... she'll

[TV orNotTV] NBC fall

(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT) MONDAY 8-10 P.M. — The Voice 10-11 P.M. — BRILLIANT MINDS Zachary Quinto as a larger-than-life neurologist (inspired by Oliver Sacks). Joint Universal/WB. TUESDAY 8-8:30 P.M. —ST. DENIS MEDICAL Mockumentary about an

[TV orNotTV] Why Quantum Leap 2.0 didn't move to Peacock

Numbers, basically... https://tvline.com/news/quantum-leap-cancellation-explained-nbc-1235237627/ (link; hat-tip Deadline) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

[TV orNotTV] Re: Entertainment reporter who loved everything unconditionally passes away.

Pretty early, it says he was home.B Kevin M, May 10th: San Rubin was one of those guys who got invited to every junket because he worshipped all celebrities and all media fixtures. >From the article it sounds like he passed away on air or preparing to go on air. I’m not sure either is

[TV orNotTV] Paris Olympics to again include Leslie Jones, superfan

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/leslie-jones-nbc-olympics-broadcasts-paris-1235893867/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[TV orNotTV] Andy Cohen completes investigation, to resume "WWHL"

The host/producer found that accusations by "Real Housewives" Brandi Glanville and Leah McSweeney were "unsubstantiated," said a Bravo spokeser... he also happens to be the cover model/interview subject for THR's latest print issue, linked from this article, where he addresses all/most of the

[TV orNotTV] "Good Morning Football" to branch out into broadcast syndication

Not clear if this is a separate operation from the show still seen seasonally on NFL Network, as the league ponders its future, but it will launch on Fox O Sept 2nd (around the opening week of the regular season, deets of which will be announced next week) with Sony handling distribution and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Disney+/Hulu/max bundle to become available this summer

Not mentioned by Investopedia, but in this THR piece, Zaslav mentioned that development has begun on new *Lord of the Rings* flicks, expected by 2026... that kicked the stock price up a bit...

Re: [TV orNotTV] Disney+/Hulu/max bundle to become available this summer

WBD had its latest earnings call this morning... revenue fell 7% from last year... net loss nearly double analysts' projections... they need this... https://www.investopedia.com/warner-bros-discovery-earnings-q1-fy-2024-miss-8645775 (link) B PGage, to moi, May 8th: The only detail that matters

[TV orNotTV] "Office US" sequel greenlighted at Peacock

The streamer, exclusive home of the original, picks up the latest effort from execs Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, where the docu crew that epitomized Dunder Mifflin moves on to a "dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters."

[TV orNotTV] Reba back, as is George Lopez

With upfronts at the bigs gettin' closer, NBC picks up McEntire's latest laffer "Happy's Place," basically a reunion of many of her old show's regulars, for which it ordered a pilot over the winter, and gives "Lopez vs Lopez" a third season... but the Jon Cryer starrer "Extended Family" won't

[TV orNotTV] The fans know best, I suppose

Since they'll just call it that anyway, the upcoming Michael Weatherly/Cote de Pablo "NCIS" spinoff headed for Paramount+ will be called "...Tony and Ziva." "...Europe," where the series will be set, was in the running, tho...

[TV orNotTV] Re: Amazon Prime and TNT join NASCAR broadcast outlets

Took 'em long enough to confirm, but Dale jnr will be part of the Prime and TNT crews... and his Dirty Mo Media company will contribute content to B/R, including a ride-along interview series...

[TV orNotTV] Young Sheldon finale SPOILER

On THR. (link, with photos) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[TV orNotTV] Re: Rob Marciano sacked from ABC: reports

Daily Beast (watch for paywall?): When colleague Ginger Zee -- she and Marciano reportedly "clashed" for years -- caught wind of his "heated screaming match" with GMA staffers, she went to management, which gave them enough reason to kick him out...

[TV orNotTV] Ozzy Osbourne receives stem cell treatments

The 75-year-old rocker, who retired from the road after spinal injuries, revealed on his SiriusXM talk show that the treatments helped with a tumour they'd discovered during one of the spinal surgeries...

[TV orNotTV] Rob Marciano sacked from ABC: reports

Puck's Dylan Byers X'ed that "multiple staffers had made complaints" about the GMA weatherperson's behavior, and that he was "temporarily barred" from the Times Square studio... https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/30/rob-marciano-fired-abc-news-complaints/ (link) B -- You received this

[TV orNotTV] Fox seeking $7m+ for Super Bowl spots

Multiple sources said as such to V... Paramount opened its bidding for last year's contest at between $6.5 and $7 million... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fox-2025-super-bowl-commercials-1235987443/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[TV orNotTV] Carriage news

Fubo has dropped all WBD nets, accusing the conglom of seeking "above-market" rates and refusing to separately license its sports nets... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fubo-drops-warner-bros-discovery-networks-1235988096/ (link) ...and Paramount and Charter/Spectrum, including large metro

[TV orNotTV] "Wrexham" guys investing in another club in another league

Eva Longoria, a partner in Mexican futbol side Necaxa, has apparently talked Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney into buying a stake... no clues as to whether, say, another reality show will ensue...

[TV orNotTV] Three-headed... something replaces Bakish at top of Paramount

As Shari Redstone nears a merger deal with Skydance, George Cheeks (CBS), Chris McCarthy (most of the cable nets and Showtime/MTV Studios) and Brian Robbins (the big studio and Nick) will split up his responsibilities...

[TV orNotTV] Peacock to raise rates as Paris Olympics commence

New customers signing up from July 18th on, and existing ones billed on or after mid-August, will pay $2 more if monthly, +$20 if annually, for both the premium and premium-plus plans... a graph of the current breakdown of $ub$cribers shows about a third of them are still getting it free

[TV orNotTV] Re: CTV launches a bunch of FAST channels, including TSN The Ocho

So they go where the Bristol Bunch never could in terms of a full time channel...B Doug Eastick, in part, April 26th: - TSN The Ocho Home — unusual sports programming like table tennis, ultimate frisbee, kickball, slippery stairs and cornhole -- You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] Re: New York appeals court torn over reversing Weinstein convictoin

"Front page" at V... the panel ruled 4-3 for Weinstein, finding that the NY judge prejudicially allowed women to testify about allegations that weren't in the original case (he remains jailed, as an appeal is planned)... the issue of "prior bad acts" also led to the overturning of Bill Cosby's

[TV orNotTV] First Enterprise model from TOS found, returned to Rod Roddenberry

Someone had put the 33-inch-long wood assembly, from Howard Anderson Co's Richard Datin, on eBay last year with a minimum bid of $1k, and even then posters to a costume/propmaking forum suspected Rod would need to know... the seller will get a nice reward from him, and it'll be restored for

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Bill Hayes

Hope, IRL Kristian Alfonso, was on set in Burbank yesterday (22) as a tribute to Bill/Doug was taped for Peacock streaming in November... https://deadline.com/2024/04/days-of-our-lives-brings-back-kristian-alfonso-tribute-late-bill-hayes-1235892153/ (but takes from

[TV orNotTV] Colbert at PaleyFest

Talked about his dream acting job -- in *A Man For All Seasons *-- whom he tests his jokes on -- exactly who you'd expect -- and revealed that the bar in the back of the Ed (he gave up showing it on LS at some point) is still there...

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Roman Gabriel

Another sports obit: longtime ESPN statmeister, later with Fox, Howie Schwab... https://sports.yahoo.com/howie-schwab-star-of-espns-stump-the-schwab-dies-at-63-151247612.html (link) B PGage, to Steve Timko, April 21st: Always my QB. Had his poster on my wall as a kid. -- You received this

[TV orNotTV] "So Help Me Todd," "CSI Vegas" canned at CBS

Source tells V there just wasn't enough room on the schedule... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/so-help-me-todd-csi-vegas-canceled-cbs-1235976984/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[TV orNotTV] Re: S is for Strike at Sesame Workshop

Now the S stands for "solidarity"... five-year agreement reached Friday night... https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/sesame-street-writers-strike-contract-1235977139/ (link) B Mark Jeffries, April 17th: If the famed producers of "Sesame Street" cannot make a deal with the WGA by tomorrow, there

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Suits' Comes to OTA Years After the Fact

M-D, you'd asked about this in January (link to thread), and Ellwanger confirmed the switch.B M-D November, to Jim Ellwanger, April 19th: Philly is confusing - WPHL/17 still carries the MyNet affiliation (and their logo

[TV orNotTV] Netflix to end reporting subscriber numbers

V: *In its Q1 letter to shareholders, Netflix said that engagement — time spent with the service — is its “best proxy for customer satisfaction.” As such, it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per member (which it dubs “ARM”), as of Q1 2025. Netflix said it

[TV orNotTV] "The Witcher" gets season 5

Which will be its last, and begin production right after the as-yet-unscheduled S4 wraps... Henry Cavill was replaced by Liam Hemsworth... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-witcher-ends-season-5-1235974988/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider denies toxic-workplace claims as docu on Nick situation airs

It wasn't just at Nick, said Mayim Bialik, on her podcast... https://deadline.com/2024/04/mayim-bialik-quiet-on-set-claims-abuse-nickelodeon-1235887779/ (link, with 'toob of the episode) B Kevin M, April 9th: We sat through the new episode today… it wasn’t an episode; it was a few interviews

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'Suits' Comes to OTA Years After the Fact

Perusing through Wiki's MyTV article, and clicking on individual affiliates, many of them at least use the background logo, if not the distinct "my"... B Mark Jeffries, in part, April 16th: Let's be honest: Do any MyTV affils outside of Fox-owned stations like WWOR NY, WPWR Chicago and KCOP

[TV orNotTV] Movie that informed Beatles Disney+ docu to be streamed in full

*Let It Be *drops on the same platform May 8th... original director Michael Lindsay-Hogg supported Peter Jackson's restoration of the flick, famously delayed till 1970, sadly after the lads had broken up...

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Announces First New Daytime Soap in 25 Years

The article Mark cited here (link) said one ends in December, and the other hopes to launch in January...B Tom Wolper, to moi, April 16th: >From what I saw, it’s replacing The Talk. A pee-arr spotted by The Futon Critic announced the

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Announces First New Daytime Soap in 25 Years

A pee-arr spotted by The Futon Critic announced the pickup, without any other details... B Mark Jeffries, March 8th: The publicity has been about the fact that "The Gates" is the first daytime soap centered around Black characters since the 1989 NBC show "Generations," but more

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS Fs Up Billy Joel Concert

Punchlines galore from V's Chris Willman... https://variety.com/2024/music/news/billy-joel-concert-special-cut-off-rebroadcast-madison-square-garden-special-cbs-1235971809/ (link) B Tom Wolper, to David Bruggeman, Joe Hass, Jon Delfin and Mark Jeffries, April 15th: CBS will reair the concert

[TV orNotTV] Re: Golden Bachelor, "winner" engaged, to wed Jan 4th 2024

The union only lasted a few weeks. They went on GMA to announce their split. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/golden-bachelor-divorce-1235872921/ (link) B Moi, Jan 3rd 2024: Meet the officiant for the wedding, from the Philly burbs... passing resemblance to another well-known

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'The Show the Pros Watch' Moves tto CW

C-Dub announces it's been leased by NBC Sports to show the final eight races *this* season... https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/04/11/the-cw-network-broadcast-final-eight-races-nascar-xfinity-series-2024/ (link) Only seven events in three rounds make up the playoffs in the XS (vs 10 / 4 in

[TV orNotTV] The Jon Snow spinoff of "Thrones" is off

Plugging a crime thriller he's in, out next Friday from studio The Avenue, *Blood for Dust*, Kit Harington told Screen Rant, "Currently, it's off the table, because we all couldn't find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough."

[TV orNotTV] CoCo back at 30 Rock

*“The first thing that will hit you — and it will hit you, too, because one day you’ll have this show as long as you want it,” O’Brien said to Fallon, “but when you’re 98, you’ll move on and someone else will be in this studio. When someone else is in your studio, it feels weird.”* That was a

[TV orNotTV] Entertainment Tonight speaks with Costner

At CinemaCon in Vegas to promote his passion project *Horizon: An American Saga*, a four-parter to be released theatrically by Warners, reporter Cassie DiLaura learned that his character shares a first name with his son Hayes, who makes his acting début in the project... and yup,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

That deal still has eight years left, and that network gets to do half the remaining ones. B Steve Timko, April 9th: https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-ratings-iowa-clark-b592435cc286c75a7ac9278c97326ad8 The men were on cable. I don't think that helped -- You received this

[TV orNotTV] Mr McMahon sells off millions in WWE stock

About $311mil back to new owners TKO and Endeavor, after unloading some $700mil last year. His retirement will be very peaceful... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/vince-mcmahon-tko-stock-sale-endeavor-1235868497/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] NBC cans "Quantum Leap 2.0"

The season-two finale, the co-showrunners had told Deadline in February, wasn't written as a swan-song, but wraps things up in a comparable way... https://deadline.com/2024/04/quantum-leap-canceled-nbc-2-seasons-1235877093/ (link) Raymond Lee and Caitlin Bassett thank their fans...

[TV orNotTV] Re: Daddy Zaslav Gives You More 'Quiet on Set'

Marc Summers (we reported on his one-man stage show here ) was also interviewed for the docu, but producers weren't exactly telling him what was going on till he was in the room, he told radio host Elvis Duran... after he

[TV orNotTV] "Legally Blonde" possibly spawning two TV series

Separate spinoffs of the Reese Witherspoon flick are in different development stages involving her Hello Sunshine production shingle (ISTR we reported on its acquisition last year?) and Amazon MGM...

[TV orNotTV] Mindy Kaling back on Hulu

Not starring in, but producing, an ensemble comedy, "Murray Hill," about "five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in" that Manhattan neighbourhood... Warners, where she has an overall deal, is the studio...

[TV orNotTV] The "Apprentice" book

By V veteran Ramin Setoodeh... D*nald, among the many interviewed for it, originally recommended his daughter as his successor... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-the-apprentice-book-1235958971/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] V talks with Sonequa Martin-Green

On the surprise ending of *ST:Discovery*, the "pressure" of representing the franchise to newer generations, and... *the Star Trek cruise...* https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-trek-discovery-sonequa-martin-green-final-season-1235956007/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Fox, AEG create competing tourney against March Madness®

Since the original is under contract for eight more years, and Gus Johnson can't be lent to CBS/WBD... three major conferences signed on... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fox-college-basketball-crown-2025-post-season-tournament-march-madness-1235959326/ (link) B -- You received this message

[TV orNotTV] About a not-exactly-ethnic name

In a gift article, expiring tentatively April 10th '24, a discussion from the New Jersey Newhouse papers of Meadow Soprano... https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/04/the-one-sopranos-detail-that-never-made-any-sense.html?gift=4230e4e7-f82b-4411-94dc-103de9d816b7 (link) B -- You received this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Before Norman Lear passed, he gave his blessing...

Surviving cast John Amos (yes, he is) and BernNadette Stanis (middle child Thelma) were approached by THR for their views, and both appeared to reserve judgment until they've watched it... Stanis admitted she did a little voice work for the series as a non-regular character, as did Jimmie

[TV orNotTV] So long, Joe Flaherty

The SCTV regular... the dad on "Freaks and Geeks"... the "Jackass!" guy in *Happy Gilmore**... 82. https://www.tvinsider.com/1129950/joe-flaherty-dead-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks/ (link, featuring pertinent 'toobs) B *Adam Sandler will be on Dan Patrick's radio/Peacock show tentatively

[TV orNotTV] So long, Barbara Rush

A versatile star in melodrama ("Magnificent Obsession"), comedy ("Robin and the 7 Hoods," one of two she joined Sinatra in), and sci-fi ("When Worlds Collide")... also well-travelled in television, including two generational soaps ("Peyton Place" *and* "All My Children")... 97.

[TV orNotTV] Felicity Huffman resurfaces

Her punishment for the college-admissions scandal complete, she'll guest star on Paramount+'s *Criminal Minds: Evolution* next season as a "brilliant biological psychiatrist" who's the widow of original investigator Jason Gideon...

[TV orNotTV] A "Malcolm" mystery solved

On the opening episode of series 10 of Ten (Australia's) "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!", while chatting with fellow contestants about the show, he said, “There were two episodes I’m not in. I walked off the set"... it was because "certain people" had gotten so out of control that

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Curb" renewed for season 12

A plotline in one episode thereof attracted the attention of Chris Wallace, enough to invite David to his max talk show... I don't think he repeated the Elmo feat, but the tension was there... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/larry-david-trump-chris-wallace-interview-1235862098/

[TV orNotTV] Re: OK, who's to blame here?

At a presser for AppleTV's reboot of *Fraggle Rock *(yeah, OK...), two of its puppeteers weighed in on David's actions... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fraggle-rock-puppeteers-larry-david-elmo-attack-1235862961/ (link) B Moi, 2/2/2024: Is it NBC for scheduling Elmo and Larry

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'SNL' Origin Story Movie May Be Coming

IYC, Joy Behar shared her story of auditioning for an original-cast job on her "View" side-project podcast... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joy-behar-recalls-audition-saturday-night-1235862564/ (link) B Moi, to Mark Jeffries, 3/30/2024: The project will be scored by

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'SNL' Origin Story Movie May Be Coming

The project will be scored by already-late-night-legend Jon Batiste, who will also play the series' first musical guest, Billy Preston (he might need... *ahem*... augmentation...)... a recap of other cast is further down the page...

[TV orNotTV] “We finally got Conan on the show, we’d always wanted to have him on"

So "Curb" exec Jeff Schaffer told THR... the episode was based on a real-life celeb who lived in showrunner Alec Berg's neighbourhood... Schaffer and Berg, *of course*, used to be at LNwCOB...

[TV orNotTV] Before Norman Lear passed, he gave his blessing...

...to a Netflix animated reboot of "Good Times," where an all-new Evans family brings the 70s classic into the present time, and it's not recommended for kids... Lear's final role is a cameo in the opening season, and Seth MacFarlane and Steph Curry are among the execs... débuts April 12th...

[TV orNotTV] Keith Urban resurfaces at "The Voice"

The former advisor to Blake Shelton, and coach on the show's Aussie version, will be the stateside show's mega mentor as of the April 8th episode... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/keith-urban-the-voice-season-25-mega-mentor-1235951296/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider denies toxic-workplace claims as docu on Nick situation airs

There'll at least be a fifth episode, Kev... coming April 7th. https://deadline.com/2024/03/quiet-on-set-breaking-the-silence-additional-episode-docuseries-1235868790/ (link) B Kevin M, to moi, March 22nd: Watched the full series this week. Some of the details I knew as it happened, others I

[TV orNotTV] Ex-RNC chair sacked from NBC News

Just days after Ronna (Romney) McDaniel became a paid analyst there... even her reps gave her the Ziggy... https://deadline.com/2024/03/ronna-mcdaniel-out-nbc-news-caa-1235868701/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To

[TV orNotTV] Baltimore bridge collapse already drawing X-polluting conspiracy theorists

Including "MTG," and they all got a stern rebuke from David Simon... https://deadline.com/2024/03/david-simon-marjorie-taylor-greene-baltimore-bridge-1235868804/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Well, I /guess/ there's a resemblance...

Jeremy Allen White (*The Bear*, which is not yet done filming S4), said Deadline, is being considered for the role of Bruce Springsteen in a narrative feature, which A24 is seeking to produce, based on Warren Zanes' book about the making of the New Jerseyan's sixth, strictly-solo album

[TV orNotTV] Pete Davidson and Colin Jost bought an old Staten Island Ferry boat...

Along with Paul Italia, proprietor of NY comedy club The Stand and a commercial real estate agent/investor, and, reportedly, architect Ron Castellano, who presented the pre-reno *John F. Kennedy* at his site... the plans, as Castellano told New York mag subsite Curbed, have been to have clubs,

Re: [TV orNotTV] If you don't care about Bupkis enough to get Peacock

At least a week ago, Davidson's agent told Peacock, but not Lorne, that he was ending the show despite the renewal... sources told THR the move had nothing to do with, f'rinstance, industrywide budget cuts...

[TV orNotTV] Not all of the L renewed at NBC

"...Organized Crime" is still awaiting a decision... the turnover of showrunners hasn't helped. https://deadline.com/2024/03/law-and-order-svu-renewed-nbc-law-and-order-organized-crime-limbo-1235864770/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[TV orNotTV] BBC presenters told to hit back on transphobia accusations

After the network admitted that reports on JK Rowling fell short of standards... Deadline reprinted an internal memo on this and related subjects sent to journalists and staffs last year... https://deadline.com/2024/03/bbc-sex-and-gender-briefing-jk-rowling-1235864310/ (link) B -- You

[TV orNotTV] Re: NPH series leaps to Showtime, "Ripley" to Netflix

The deal is off for *Uncoupled*... sounds like the strikes might be the ultimate reason... https://deadline.com/2024/03/uncoupled-series-canceled-showtime-1235864464/ (link) B Moi, Feb 11th: MTV Studios-based *Uncoupled*, which Harris co-execs with among others creator Darren Star, was not

[TV orNotTV] NBC's Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage...

...is already promising to be an eye-popper, being staged along the Seine instead of in a stadium, aand paying customers in selected IMAX theaters will get their own angle of the festivities... this on top of cinema chain AMC's deals with NBCU for showings of other events...

Re: [TV orNotTV] David Chase to do a horror film

Well, I did see the word "omerta" in the article, honestly... B Kevin M, to moi, March 21st: The movie picks up where the Sopranos finale left off. As new zombie Tony Soprano emerges from the restaurant in search of brains, Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing fades out and Journey’s Who’s Crying

[TV orNotTV] David Chase to do a horror film

Co-written with his "Sopranos" mate Terence Winter, for New Line under his first-look deal with Warners... https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-sopranos-david-chase-terence-winter-set-untitled-horror-film-new-line-chase-to-direct-1235862423/ (link, hat-tip Amy Kuperinsky of the NJ Newhouse papers)

[TV orNotTV] "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" reportedly to be revived at Prime Video

With celebs instead of kids, people-with-knowledge tell V, and Travis Kelce (subject to his football schedule, natch) being sought as host... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/travis-kelce-are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-reboot-1235945977/ (link) -- You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider denies toxic-workplace claims as docu on Nick situation airs

Schneider in full apology mode on his Youtube channel... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dan-schneider-response-quiet-on-set-allegations-1235946272/ (link) ...or, for the video directly: https://youtu.be/MX9pLTuGX_M (link) B Mark Jeffries, to moi, March 18th: And it's streaming on Max.

[TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider denies toxic-workplace claims as docu on Nick situation airs

"Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" began Sunday and concludes tonight on Investigation Discovery... the exec, through a spokesperson, asserts that officials on both coasts evaluated and approved every episode, while parents and caregivers observed all production...

[TV orNotTV] Kimmel to produce cannabis docuseries for Hulu

His Kimmelot company joins itv America on *High Hopes*, a six-parter about two Belarus-born brothers who run the oldest established dispensary in L.A https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jimmy-kimmel-producing-cannabis-series-hulu-1235854491/ (link) B -- You received this message

[TV orNotTV] "Snowpiercer" final season to AMC

It was done before all the housecleaning precursorily to the WBD merger; the originally-TNT first three seasons will drop on AMC+ this year, with the fourth débuting early 2025... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snowpiercer-final-season-amc-1235852718/ (link) B -- You received

[TV orNotTV] Your NCAA March Madness announcer teams

What has been Jim Nantz' seat now filled by Ian Eagle. Adam Lefkoe, who's worked studio for CBS/CBSSN coverage, slides into Ernie Johnson's Atlanta spot as the latter fills in for Greg Gumbel. The Phillies' Tom McCarthy will lead one crew.

[TV orNotTV] So long, Jerry Foley

Letterman's longtime director (1995 to the end), whose life with Dave began as a tech director back at NBC, died in an Albany hospital following a skiing accident in Vermont. 68. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerry-foley-dead-late-show-david-letterman-director-1235850716/ (link)

[TV orNotTV] Re: TruTV Becomes TNT the Deuce in Prime Time

They wanted to be something more than just that fourth network in the men's NCAA hoops tourney deal... and buried in the third tier on most cablers... B Mark Jeffries, March 9th: Starting Monday, the Turner/WBD channel, known for its alt-comedy shows but more recently known as the

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Announces First New Daytime Soap in 25 Years

"*Another* World" oddly wasn't mentioned in the THR article... but then neither were the others Mark mentioned...B Mark Jeffries, March 8th: The publicity has been about the fact that "The Gates" is the first daytime soap centered around Black characters since the 1989 NBC show

[TV orNotTV] So long, Steve Lawrence

He lost his dear Eydie in 2013, then packed in his career in 2019 after an Alzheimers diagnosis... 88. https://apnews.com/article/steve-lawrence-dead-eydie-steve-0d5716adcf8a4fd0a96f3f12854212d5 (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

[TV orNotTV] Chris Harrison resurfaces on Dr Phil network

Where he'll start an all-new dating show, which McGraw would only describe as "so different, so novel"; co-host a morning show with wife Lauren Zima; and contribute to "Dr Phil Primetime"... https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chris-harrison-return-tv-morning-show-reality-dating-show-1235932742/

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Rust" update

And it's in the jury's hands now... https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/entertainment/rust-trial-hannah-gutierrez-reed?cid=ios_app B Moi, Feb 21st: Gutierrez-Reed's trial began today with jury selection, and is expected to last about two weeks...

[TV orNotTV] "Sopranos" booth at NJ eatery sells for $82,600

Holsten's, the Bloomfield ice-cream spot seen in the series' finale, needed to replace its *bahdly-*worn-out seating, forcing owners to sell *that* table, its two benches and part of the divider... the eBay auction would have gone till 10pm east yesterday (Mar 4th), but was called off almost

[TV orNotTV] New Amazon quiz show to get second window at Fox

*The 1% Club*, Patton Oswalt's first-ever hosting gig, adapting a British show co-produced by BBC but airing on itv, had been ordered to series by Prime Video in '23... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/patton-oswalt-1-percent-club-game-show-amazon-fox-1235842137/ (link) Elsewhere on

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