Norman Lear was not a man to shy away from controversy. If anything, he sprinted toward it, knowing that doing so would help open people’s minds to pervasive American issues related to discrimination, human rights, and more. Through his landmark sitcoms like “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “Sanford and Son,” “One Day at a Time” (twice!), and “Good Times” (also twice!), Lear helped American families address thorny political and social topics by bringing those circumstances into their living rooms every week.
But one episode has long stood out as his most controversial: “Maude’s Dilemma,” a two-part episode airing in the first season, wherein the lead character (played by Bea Arthur) decides to get an abortion. At the time, abortions were legal in the state of New York (where Maude and her family lived), but the Roe v. Wade verdict was still two months away. CBS was wary about...
But one episode has long stood out as his most controversial: “Maude’s Dilemma,” a two-part episode airing in the first season, wherein the lead character (played by Bea Arthur) decides to get an abortion. At the time, abortions were legal in the state of New York (where Maude and her family lived), but the Roe v. Wade verdict was still two months away. CBS was wary about...
- 6/2/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The Umbrella Academy has entered its final timeline. Netflix has shared a teaser trailer for the fourth and last season of the series and announced it will premiere the episodes on Aug. 8. The trailer drops viewers into the aftermath of season three, where the Hargreeves siblings have lost their powers but continue to work together to save the world.
The official synopsis notes, “The Hargreeves siblings have scattered after the climactic showdown at the Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline. Stripped of their powers, each is...
The official synopsis notes, “The Hargreeves siblings have scattered after the climactic showdown at the Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline. Stripped of their powers, each is...
- 5/30/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Summer is coming to an end while love and school intertwine for Charlie (Joe Locke), Nick (Kit Connor), and their friends in the third season of Heartstopper, which released a new teaser on Monday. As they plot parties and events, they also consider where they want to go to college, and according to a description for the new episodes, “everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.”
The new clip for the upcoming season finds Charlie grappling with telling Nick how he...
The new clip for the upcoming season finds Charlie grappling with telling Nick how he...
- 5/13/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
King Princess has shared a cover of Steely Dan’s 1972 classic “Dirty Work,” which she recorded for the new season of HBO series Hacks. The rock number, produced by Ryan Linvill and Slimdan, appeared at the end of the second episode, “Better Late,” and came about thanks to King Princess’ friendship with star Hannah Einbinder.
“Hacks is hilarious and so is my good bud, Hannah Einbinder,” King Princess said in a statement. “She asked me to sing ‘Dirty Work’ and it was a no brainer. Everyone should watch this show,...
“Hacks is hilarious and so is my good bud, Hannah Einbinder,” King Princess said in a statement. “She asked me to sing ‘Dirty Work’ and it was a no brainer. Everyone should watch this show,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Fans still love The O.C. even 20 years after it first premiered!
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
- 4/20/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Welcome to the 255th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
The week’s top industry headlines include Heels, CBS gets busy with renewals for most of its drama slate, a change is coming to Chicago Med and Quantum Leap won’t travel to a third season at NBC.
2. Reboots Are Still a Thing
Heroes and Melrose Place have something in common: Both shows are being revived for a third — yes, third! — time as the studios behind each are shopping updates of the dramas. Will either find a home?...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
The week’s top industry headlines include Heels, CBS gets busy with renewals for most of its drama slate, a change is coming to Chicago Med and Quantum Leap won’t travel to a third season at NBC.
2. Reboots Are Still a Thing
Heroes and Melrose Place have something in common: Both shows are being revived for a third — yes, third! — time as the studios behind each are shopping updates of the dramas. Will either find a home?...
- 4/12/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chelsea Peretti was choked up remembering her deceased Brooklyn 99 co-star, Andre Braugher, during an interview with The Talk on Friday, recalling that Braugher was “always singing” while on the lot for shoots.
“We shared a lot of memories about him. He was a special person,” Peretti said, fighting back tears as she noted that the rest of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast had gotten dinner on Thursday night. “It’s hard to talk about because it’s emotional.”
Braugher, who anchored the show as the hilarious, deadpan Captain Raymond Holt,...
“We shared a lot of memories about him. He was a special person,” Peretti said, fighting back tears as she noted that the rest of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast had gotten dinner on Thursday night. “It’s hard to talk about because it’s emotional.”
Braugher, who anchored the show as the hilarious, deadpan Captain Raymond Holt,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Charlie Brooker’s dark, satirical series Black Mirror will make a comeback in 2025. The popular Netflix show’s seventh season will have six episodes, including a sequel to Season 4’s sci-fi adventure “USS Callister.”
As a recap: The first episode of Season 4, “USS Callister,” draws inspiration from Star Trek: The Original Series. Jesse Plemons’ Daly, an agitated programmer and founder of a successful video game who doesn’t get full recognition, develops a space adventure where his USS Callister crew members are digital replicas of his work colleagues. After taking...
As a recap: The first episode of Season 4, “USS Callister,” draws inspiration from Star Trek: The Original Series. Jesse Plemons’ Daly, an agitated programmer and founder of a successful video game who doesn’t get full recognition, develops a space adventure where his USS Callister crew members are digital replicas of his work colleagues. After taking...
- 3/14/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
If you watched Season Three of Only Murders in the Building, you know it ended with, well, another murder in the building. But if there’s one thing fans can count on, it’s that Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin), and Oliver (Martin Short) will be sure to follow the case closely.
The series’ season three premiere marked the highest-rated Hulu episode of 2023, and the show nabbed nearly a dozen Emmy nominations, making expectations for the next season even higher. And while some themes will remain tried and true...
The series’ season three premiere marked the highest-rated Hulu episode of 2023, and the show nabbed nearly a dozen Emmy nominations, making expectations for the next season even higher. And while some themes will remain tried and true...
- 3/4/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Offerman didn’t mince words on Sunday night when he used his time on stage at the Spirit Awards to call out the hateful and homophobic comments his character received in his episode of The Last of Us.
While accepting the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series, Offerman thanked HBO for “having the guts” to tell a gay love story in the episode “Long, Long Time.”
“Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent,” he said.
While accepting the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series, Offerman thanked HBO for “having the guts” to tell a gay love story in the episode “Long, Long Time.”
“Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent,” he said.
- 2/26/2024
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- Rollingstone.com
Fans still love The O.C. even 20 years after it first premiered!
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
- 2/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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Quick Answer: Masters of the Air is an Apple Original and can only be streamed with an Apple TV+ subscription. The new series airs every Friday, starting Jan. 26
Watch 'Masters of the Air'
The sound of victory is great in theory, but what does it cost to get there? In the new Apple Original series, Masters of the Air follows Major Gale Cleven (played by Austin Butler...
Quick Answer: Masters of the Air is an Apple Original and can only be streamed with an Apple TV+ subscription. The new series airs every Friday, starting Jan. 26
Watch 'Masters of the Air'
The sound of victory is great in theory, but what does it cost to get there? In the new Apple Original series, Masters of the Air follows Major Gale Cleven (played by Austin Butler...
- 1/31/2024
- by Kyle Lamar Rice
- Rollingstone.com
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Quick Answer: Watch every season of Friends with a Max subscription, or by purchasing episodes through Prime Video.
Get Max Subscription From $9.99/month
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year, you can always tune into Friends and relive the memories of Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) making a truly awful trifle, or Ross (David Schwimmer) saying the wrong name at the altar.
Quick Answer: Watch every season of Friends with a Max subscription, or by purchasing episodes through Prime Video.
Get Max Subscription From $9.99/month
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year, you can always tune into Friends and relive the memories of Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) making a truly awful trifle, or Ross (David Schwimmer) saying the wrong name at the altar.
- 1/26/2024
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
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Quick Answer: You can stream True Detective with Max (plus get Max included with eligible AT&T or Cricket Wireless plans).
Get Max From $9.99/month
Get ready to dive back into the gritty mysteries and intense storytelling of True Detective. Starring Jodie Foster as Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis as Danver’s partner Evangeline Navarro, season four of the acclaimed anthology series recently premiered on Max, and it...
Quick Answer: You can stream True Detective with Max (plus get Max included with eligible AT&T or Cricket Wireless plans).
Get Max From $9.99/month
Get ready to dive back into the gritty mysteries and intense storytelling of True Detective. Starring Jodie Foster as Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis as Danver’s partner Evangeline Navarro, season four of the acclaimed anthology series recently premiered on Max, and it...
- 1/22/2024
- by Noel Santos
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to the 244th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we run through the latest industry headlines (The Office!) and look back on the Emmy winners and the Fox telecast before we welcome Bff of the 5, Alan Sepinwall, joins us for a Season in Review segment.
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Young Sheldon, The White Lotus, Nathan Lane, Amazon’s faith investment, Schmigadoon, Rap Sh!t and a Chuck E. Cheese reality show (yes, really) highlight the week’s top industry headlines.
2. Emmy winners
Was it predictable...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we run through the latest industry headlines (The Office!) and look back on the Emmy winners and the Fox telecast before we welcome Bff of the 5, Alan Sepinwall, joins us for a Season in Review segment.
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Young Sheldon, The White Lotus, Nathan Lane, Amazon’s faith investment, Schmigadoon, Rap Sh!t and a Chuck E. Cheese reality show (yes, really) highlight the week’s top industry headlines.
2. Emmy winners
Was it predictable...
- 1/19/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Bear cooked up a win at the Emmy Awards on Monday night, taking home the award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Matty Matheson started to make an acceptance speech but didn’t get very far before co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach walked over and kissed him on the mouth as the crowd burst into cheers.
“I just want to thank restaurants as a whole … hospitality as a whole,” Matheson said before the smooch.
“I just love restaurants so much: the good, the bad, the rough. We’re all broken inside, and every single day,...
Matty Matheson started to make an acceptance speech but didn’t get very far before co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach walked over and kissed him on the mouth as the crowd burst into cheers.
“I just want to thank restaurants as a whole … hospitality as a whole,” Matheson said before the smooch.
“I just love restaurants so much: the good, the bad, the rough. We’re all broken inside, and every single day,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Tomás Mier and Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Billie Eilish’s “Bury A Friend” serves as the title sequence music for True Detective’s fourth season, but as the show’s director and showrunner Issa Lopez explained in a new interview, the pop singer’s influence on the show goes much deeper.
“I started writing it during the lockdown, and I was listening day and night to Billie Eilish,” Lopez told Indiewire on Monday following the show’s Sunday premiere. “Billie’s irony and melancholy and poetry informed a lot of what was happening in the series. And then that particular song,...
“I started writing it during the lockdown, and I was listening day and night to Billie Eilish,” Lopez told Indiewire on Monday following the show’s Sunday premiere. “Billie’s irony and melancholy and poetry informed a lot of what was happening in the series. And then that particular song,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
The O.C. is still a fan-favorite all these years later!
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
- 1/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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Quick Answer: The Last of Us season one is available to stream on Max and purchase on Amazon Prime.
Stream 'The Last of Us' on Max
2023 saw Max come out with a number of new releases including a reboot of the classic Gossip Girl and the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. However, the release of The Last of Us, a nine-episode drama series based on the popular post-apocalyptic action-adventure game,...
Quick Answer: The Last of Us season one is available to stream on Max and purchase on Amazon Prime.
Stream 'The Last of Us' on Max
2023 saw Max come out with a number of new releases including a reboot of the classic Gossip Girl and the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. However, the release of The Last of Us, a nine-episode drama series based on the popular post-apocalyptic action-adventure game,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Kyle Lamar Rice and Nishka Dhawan
- Rollingstone.com
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Quick Answer: Watch the complete series of The Sopranos with a Max subscription, starting at $9.99/month. You can also get three months of Max included with a DirecTV Stream subscription.
Get Max From $9.99/month
The Sopranos has long been considered one of the greatest TV shows ever made, although we’re a bit biased. Where would we be without Tony, Carmela, Paulie Walnuts and the story’s glorious...
Quick Answer: Watch the complete series of The Sopranos with a Max subscription, starting at $9.99/month. You can also get three months of Max included with a DirecTV Stream subscription.
Get Max From $9.99/month
The Sopranos has long been considered one of the greatest TV shows ever made, although we’re a bit biased. Where would we be without Tony, Carmela, Paulie Walnuts and the story’s glorious...
- 1/10/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
The O.C. is still a fan-favorite all these years later!
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
- 12/30/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
All of the main networks are honoring a late TV great. On Wednesday night, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and the CW will run a simulcast of an “on-air memoriam card” at 8 p.m. to pay tribute to Lear, who died Tuesday at 101 years old.
The broadcast will be a tribute to the iconic TV writer and producer “in recognition of Norman Lear’s vast accomplishments and influence across television,” according to a statement from the networks.
The groundbreaking TV producer smashed boundaries with politicized sitcoms such as All in the Family,...
The broadcast will be a tribute to the iconic TV writer and producer “in recognition of Norman Lear’s vast accomplishments and influence across television,” according to a statement from the networks.
The groundbreaking TV producer smashed boundaries with politicized sitcoms such as All in the Family,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
The Los Angeles Press Club held its annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards on Sunday, where Rolling Stone took home five top awards.
Cheyenne Roundtree and Jason Newman won Celebrity News – print for “Inside Kanye West’s Yeezy: Abrupt Firings, Alleged Nazi Inspiration and ‘Pure Chaos,” with judges commenting, “Roundtree and Newman’s article provides a timely, yet thoroughly reported, look at one of the biggest controversies in the entertainment industry in 2022.” The duo also received the top prize for Celebrity News — online for “What the Hell Is Going on...
Cheyenne Roundtree and Jason Newman won Celebrity News – print for “Inside Kanye West’s Yeezy: Abrupt Firings, Alleged Nazi Inspiration and ‘Pure Chaos,” with judges commenting, “Roundtree and Newman’s article provides a timely, yet thoroughly reported, look at one of the biggest controversies in the entertainment industry in 2022.” The duo also received the top prize for Celebrity News — online for “What the Hell Is Going on...
- 12/4/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
When Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage launched The O.C. in 2003, it would change TV — and teen dramas — forever.
It’s a winding journey that the duo captured with the help of Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic, in Welcome to The O.C.: The Oral History. Across 11 chapters — and a prologue that teases the wild ride — the trio, along with the cast, writers, crew members, producers, journalists, fans and studio and network executives, trace the show from its early origins to its very last days on set, and beyond.
Not only would the show bring Savage and Schwartz together in what has become one of TV’s most fruitful partnerships with Fake Empire Productions, but it would go on to inspire a library of young adult shows, from Gossip Girl (and its reboot) and The Carrie Diaries to Marvel’s Runaways and Looking for Alaska; multiple reality...
It’s a winding journey that the duo captured with the help of Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic, in Welcome to The O.C.: The Oral History. Across 11 chapters — and a prologue that teases the wild ride — the trio, along with the cast, writers, crew members, producers, journalists, fans and studio and network executives, trace the show from its early origins to its very last days on set, and beyond.
Not only would the show bring Savage and Schwartz together in what has become one of TV’s most fruitful partnerships with Fake Empire Productions, but it would go on to inspire a library of young adult shows, from Gossip Girl (and its reboot) and The Carrie Diaries to Marvel’s Runaways and Looking for Alaska; multiple reality...
- 12/2/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the new book “Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History” from Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall (via TooFab), Adam Brody admits that his behavior grew unprofessional in later seasons when he became unhappy with the material. Series creator Josh Schwartz said Brody’s waning interest to the show was not unique.
“By the time we got to Season 3, we were all burned out,” Schwartz said. “We’d made so many episodes so quickly, and I think it wasn’t a happy set for long stretches of it. Quite frankly, everybody was over it at that point. And I was one of those people who was over it at that point. It had been a great ride, but it had been a volatile ride.”
Julie Cooper actor Melinda Clarke recalled, “We were very aware in Season 3 of how disliked the scripts were, especially by the kids.
“By the time we got to Season 3, we were all burned out,” Schwartz said. “We’d made so many episodes so quickly, and I think it wasn’t a happy set for long stretches of it. Quite frankly, everybody was over it at that point. And I was one of those people who was over it at that point. It had been a great ride, but it had been a volatile ride.”
Julie Cooper actor Melinda Clarke recalled, “We were very aware in Season 3 of how disliked the scripts were, especially by the kids.
- 11/29/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
In Alan Sepinwall’s Welcome to The O.C.: An Oral History, which he co-authors with show creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage, fans of the hit series — the epitome of a cultural reset — are taken right back where we started from.
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
- 11/29/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The O.C. is still a fan-favorite all these years later!
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.
Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.
Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!
Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.
Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…...
- 11/29/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Welcome to The O.C., bitch!”
With those five immortal words, a cultural phenomenon was born.
The brainchild of a then-25-year-old Josh Schwartz, and guided by the steady hand of his producing partner Stephanie Savage, The O.C. ran for four chaotic seasons on Fox before sailing off into the sunset (or, in the case of poor Marissa Cooper, crashing in a fiery wreck).
A fish-out-of-water tale about Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), a troubled kid from Chino who’s adopted by Sandy (Peter Gallagher), Kirsten (Kelly Rowan), and Seth Cohen (Adam Brody...
With those five immortal words, a cultural phenomenon was born.
The brainchild of a then-25-year-old Josh Schwartz, and guided by the steady hand of his producing partner Stephanie Savage, The O.C. ran for four chaotic seasons on Fox before sailing off into the sunset (or, in the case of poor Marissa Cooper, crashing in a fiery wreck).
A fish-out-of-water tale about Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), a troubled kid from Chino who’s adopted by Sandy (Peter Gallagher), Kirsten (Kelly Rowan), and Seth Cohen (Adam Brody...
- 11/28/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, actor Ed Westwick — most famous for portraying the Donald Trump Jr.-esque real estate scion Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl — went live on TikTok and revealed to his followers that he’s keen to do a Gossip Girl “reboot” with the original cast, or a “spinoff show.”
The allegations notwithstanding, Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage tell Rolling Stone that fans shouldn’t get their hopes up about a reboot with the original cast anytime soon.
In an interview to promote the upcoming book Welcome to the O.
The allegations notwithstanding, Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage tell Rolling Stone that fans shouldn’t get their hopes up about a reboot with the original cast anytime soon.
In an interview to promote the upcoming book Welcome to the O.
- 11/25/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Noted former podcast host Meghan Markle shared her awe at the surprising surge in popularity her old show, Suits, has enjoyed this year.
The Duchess of Sussex was asked about the renewed popularity of the legal drama at Variety’s “Power of Women” event on Thursday, Nov. 17. “Isn’t that wild?” Markle said, adding she had “no idea” what was prompting people to return to the legal drama.
“It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew,” Markle continued. “We had a really fun time. I was on it for seven seasons,...
The Duchess of Sussex was asked about the renewed popularity of the legal drama at Variety’s “Power of Women” event on Thursday, Nov. 17. “Isn’t that wild?” Markle said, adding she had “no idea” what was prompting people to return to the legal drama.
“It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew,” Markle continued. “We had a really fun time. I was on it for seven seasons,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to the 238th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week’s episode features Bff of the 5, Alan Sepinwall, joining us to discuss his oral history book on The O.C. as Dan and I make sense of the wave of final season and cancellation announcements, as well as provide the ultimate guide on what to watch over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, a programming note: Dan and I will be off for Turkey Day. Our next episode arrives Dec. 1. Happy holidays!
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Matlock,...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week’s episode features Bff of the 5, Alan Sepinwall, joining us to discuss his oral history book on The O.C. as Dan and I make sense of the wave of final season and cancellation announcements, as well as provide the ultimate guide on what to watch over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, a programming note: Dan and I will be off for Turkey Day. Our next episode arrives Dec. 1. Happy holidays!
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Matlock,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season 2 finale of "Loki."
For six whole episodes, fans have had to wait with baited breath to see how the Kang-sized shadow at the center of "Loki" season 2 might complicate an already unenviable and possibly untenable situation. Ever since the news first came down that actor Jonathan Majors had been accused of assault, both Marvel Studios and the moviegoing public alike have remained in a state of suspended animation. Obviously, nothing is more important than the safety of the alleged victim and ensuring that nobody in Majors' circles is ever put at risk. (The assault case, which a judge refused to dismiss despite the attempts of Majors' legal team, will move to trial on November 29, 2023.) From a business perspective, however, the choice to gamble practically the entirety of the next phase on the threat of Kang looks worse and worse in retrospect.
But...
For six whole episodes, fans have had to wait with baited breath to see how the Kang-sized shadow at the center of "Loki" season 2 might complicate an already unenviable and possibly untenable situation. Ever since the news first came down that actor Jonathan Majors had been accused of assault, both Marvel Studios and the moviegoing public alike have remained in a state of suspended animation. Obviously, nothing is more important than the safety of the alleged victim and ensuring that nobody in Majors' circles is ever put at risk. (The assault case, which a judge refused to dismiss despite the attempts of Majors' legal team, will move to trial on November 29, 2023.) From a business perspective, however, the choice to gamble practically the entirety of the next phase on the threat of Kang looks worse and worse in retrospect.
But...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Carmy is headed back into the kitchen. FX has officially renewed The Bear for a third season, which will air on Hulu along with the prior two.
“The Bear, which wowed audiences in its first season only to achieve even greater heights in season two, has become a cultural phenomenon,” Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment, said in a statement. “We’re so proud to partner with Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, and the rest of the creative team, as well as the brilliant cast led by Jeremy Allen White,...
“The Bear, which wowed audiences in its first season only to achieve even greater heights in season two, has become a cultural phenomenon,” Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment, said in a statement. “We’re so proud to partner with Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, and the rest of the creative team, as well as the brilliant cast led by Jeremy Allen White,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
On November 2, Casey Bloys, the chief executive officer of both HBO and Max, announced HBO’s upcoming projects and confirmed reports that he and fellow executive Kathleen McCaffrey plotted to harass critics who wrote negative reviews of HBO’s shows, which came out during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Text messages revealed in a court case stated that the executive was displeased with Kathryn VanArendonk, a Vulture television critic, who criticized the reliance on flashbacks in Perry Mason. Another message took aim at the television critic of Rolling Stone, Alan Sepinwall, who gave The Nevers a two-and-a-half star rating.
These accusations had been part of an unlawful termination lawsuit filed back in July by a former HBO executive assistant, who was first hired as a temporary employee.
The ex-assistant stated that he was given the task of creating fake social media profiles to harass critics.
“For those of you who know me,...
Text messages revealed in a court case stated that the executive was displeased with Kathryn VanArendonk, a Vulture television critic, who criticized the reliance on flashbacks in Perry Mason. Another message took aim at the television critic of Rolling Stone, Alan Sepinwall, who gave The Nevers a two-and-a-half star rating.
These accusations had been part of an unlawful termination lawsuit filed back in July by a former HBO executive assistant, who was first hired as a temporary employee.
The ex-assistant stated that he was given the task of creating fake social media profiles to harass critics.
“For those of you who know me,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The Los Angeles Press Club revealed the list of nominees for their annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, and Rolling Stone has earned 15 nominations across works of reporting and criticism.
Among the highest honors of the awards, Rolling Stone‘s Cheyenne Roundtree has been nominated for Journalist of the Year in the Online category; Alan Sepinwall nominated for T.V. Critic of the Year; David Fear for Film Critic of the Year; and Julyssa Lopez has received a nod in the Diversity in the Entertainment Industry category for her stunning piece,...
Among the highest honors of the awards, Rolling Stone‘s Cheyenne Roundtree has been nominated for Journalist of the Year in the Online category; Alan Sepinwall nominated for T.V. Critic of the Year; David Fear for Film Critic of the Year; and Julyssa Lopez has received a nod in the Diversity in the Entertainment Industry category for her stunning piece,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Bad news for fans of Steven Soderbergh‘s short-lived Cinemax series “The Knick“: at a press conference for the 2024 release calendars for HBO and Max today, HBO head Casey Bloys confirmed that Barry Jenkins‘ sequel season to the show likely won’t to happen. Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall has the scoop, with Bloys saying that the scripts weren’t up to his team’s standards.
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- 11/2/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
HBO CEO Casey Bloys apologized Thursday to a room of journalists following a Rolling Stone report that he instructed staffers to create fake social media accounts to troll TV critics who gave poor reviews to HBO shows.
During a press event Thursday to unveil HBO and Max’s programming slate for 2024, Bloys addressed members of the media — some of whom being the very critics he trolled — to confess that during the pandemic he spent an “unhealthy amount of time” on Twitter when he discussed using a “secret army” to hit back at reviewers.
During a press event Thursday to unveil HBO and Max’s programming slate for 2024, Bloys addressed members of the media — some of whom being the very critics he trolled — to confess that during the pandemic he spent an “unhealthy amount of time” on Twitter when he discussed using a “secret army” to hit back at reviewers.
- 11/2/2023
- by Cheyenne Roundtree
- Rollingstone.com
HBO CEO and Chairman Chief Casey Bloys led off a presentation about 2024 programming Thursday by addressing a Rolling Stone report that said he had someone troll TV critics on X who didn’t like his shows.
“We’re here to talk about ’24, but I thought we might as well talk about it up front,” he began at the start of the presentation at Warner Bros. Discovery headquarters in New York City. “For those of you who know me, you know I am a programming executive who is very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do and the people who do them and the people who work on them. I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. I want you all to love them. It’s very, very important to me what you think of all the shows.”
“So when you think of that mindset,...
“We’re here to talk about ’24, but I thought we might as well talk about it up front,” he began at the start of the presentation at Warner Bros. Discovery headquarters in New York City. “For those of you who know me, you know I am a programming executive who is very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do and the people who do them and the people who work on them. I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. I want you all to love them. It’s very, very important to me what you think of all the shows.”
“So when you think of that mindset,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Lynette Rice and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys apologized to reporters Thursday after a recent report revealed that he and and senior vice president of programming Kathleen McCaffrey orchestrated the use of burner social media accounts to argue with TV critics who gave the network’s shows bad reviews.
“Those of you who know me know that I am a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do, and the people who do them and the people who work on them. I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. I want you all to love them. It’s very important to me what you all think of the shows,” Bloys told reporters during a Q&a session at a presentation of HBO and Max’s 2024 content slate on Thursday.
“So when you think about mindset, and then think of 2020 and 2021. I’m home working from home,...
“Those of you who know me know that I am a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do, and the people who do them and the people who work on them. I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. I want you all to love them. It’s very important to me what you all think of the shows,” Bloys told reporters during a Q&a session at a presentation of HBO and Max’s 2024 content slate on Thursday.
“So when you think about mindset, and then think of 2020 and 2021. I’m home working from home,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
In the wake of allegations that his division used fake Twitter accounts to undermine TV critics posting tepid reviews of HBO programming, network chief executive Casey Bloys addressed the claim during a meeting with the press on Thursday.
At a presentation of HBO’s 2024 content slate, Bloys cast the Twitter accounts as part of a pandemic-era “dumb idea.”
“For those of you who know me, you know that I am a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decided to do, and the people who do them and the people who work on them, I want the shows to be great,” Bloys said, adding: “So when you think of that mindset, and then think of 2020 and 2021. I’m working from home, spending an unhealthy amount of time scrolling through Twitter. And I came up with a very, very dumb idea to vent my frustration.”
The HBO chief elaborated: “Obviously,...
At a presentation of HBO’s 2024 content slate, Bloys cast the Twitter accounts as part of a pandemic-era “dumb idea.”
“For those of you who know me, you know that I am a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decided to do, and the people who do them and the people who work on them, I want the shows to be great,” Bloys said, adding: “So when you think of that mindset, and then think of 2020 and 2021. I’m working from home, spending an unhealthy amount of time scrolling through Twitter. And I came up with a very, very dumb idea to vent my frustration.”
The HBO chief elaborated: “Obviously,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Winston Cho and Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO‘s Casey Bloys is due to speak to reporters on Thursday about the allegations that he orchestrated the use of burner Twitter accounts to argue with critics online.
“HBO intends to vigorously defend against Mr. Temori’s allegations. We are not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets,” a spokesperson for HBO told TheWrap, referring to the suit filed by Sully Temori. “We look forward to a full and fair resolution of this dispute. In the meantime, we wish Mr. Temori, a former HBO employee, well in his future endeavors.”
The alleged practice was unearthed by Rolling Stone in a new article that involves an ongoing wrongful termination dispute. According to text exchanges that were reviewed by the publication, during at least six instances that occurred between June 2020 and April 2021, Bloys and senior vice president of programming Kathleen McCaffrey used what they referred to as...
“HBO intends to vigorously defend against Mr. Temori’s allegations. We are not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets,” a spokesperson for HBO told TheWrap, referring to the suit filed by Sully Temori. “We look forward to a full and fair resolution of this dispute. In the meantime, we wish Mr. Temori, a former HBO employee, well in his future endeavors.”
The alleged practice was unearthed by Rolling Stone in a new article that involves an ongoing wrongful termination dispute. According to text exchanges that were reviewed by the publication, during at least six instances that occurred between June 2020 and April 2021, Bloys and senior vice president of programming Kathleen McCaffrey used what they referred to as...
- 11/1/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
HBO has responded to allegations arising from a wrongful termination dispute with an ex-employee that accuse Casey Bloys, the network’s then-president of original programming, of commanding a “secret army” to push back against TV critics posting tepid reviews of HBO titles. In a statement, the company did not challenge claims that Bloys and another executive directed ex-hbo executive assistant Sully Temori to post from fake accounts, with the aim of undermining high-profile critics, as well as anonymous commenters on articles.
“HBO intends to vigorously defend against Mr. Temori’s allegations,” a spokesperson said. “We are not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets.”
The story was first reported by Rolling Stone. It draws upon a trove of messages that will be filed in a lawsuit from Temori against HBO, Warner Media, Kathleen McCaffrey, HBO’s senior vice president of drama programming, and Francesca Orsi, HBO’s head of drama.
“HBO intends to vigorously defend against Mr. Temori’s allegations,” a spokesperson said. “We are not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets.”
The story was first reported by Rolling Stone. It draws upon a trove of messages that will be filed in a lawsuit from Temori against HBO, Warner Media, Kathleen McCaffrey, HBO’s senior vice president of drama programming, and Francesca Orsi, HBO’s head of drama.
- 11/1/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s not easy to deal with a negative review. But while most people shrug it off and move forward, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys employed a…unique approach. On multiple occasions, Bloys orchestrated the use of fake accounts to troll the critics on Twitter.
Between June 2020 and April 2021, as first reported by Rolling Stone, Bloys and his SVP of drama programming Kathleen McCaffrey repeatedly discussed using burner accounts to directly combat critics of their shows on Twitter. According to the publication, there were at least six different text-message exchanges between the two executives that involved using a fake Twitter account to harshly respond to TV critics who gave negative reviews to HBO shows. The messages were reviewed and verified via their metadata.
The texts were provided to Rolling Stone by Sully Temori, a former HBO staffer who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against HBO, McCaffrey, HBO head of drama Francesca Orsi,...
Between June 2020 and April 2021, as first reported by Rolling Stone, Bloys and his SVP of drama programming Kathleen McCaffrey repeatedly discussed using burner accounts to directly combat critics of their shows on Twitter. According to the publication, there were at least six different text-message exchanges between the two executives that involved using a fake Twitter account to harshly respond to TV critics who gave negative reviews to HBO shows. The messages were reviewed and verified via their metadata.
The texts were provided to Rolling Stone by Sully Temori, a former HBO staffer who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against HBO, McCaffrey, HBO head of drama Francesca Orsi,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
In June 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO’s then-president of original programming, needed someone to “go on a mission.”
Bloys — who was named HBO’s CEO and chairman in October 2022 — was irked by a tweet from Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk, who had some thoughts about Perry Mason, HBO’s series starring Matthew Rhys as a private detective turned defense attorney in 1930s Los Angeles.
The remake of the original 1960s show carves out an origin story for Mason, showing flashes of him serving in World War I, which VanArendonk felt was weak storytelling.
Bloys — who was named HBO’s CEO and chairman in October 2022 — was irked by a tweet from Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk, who had some thoughts about Perry Mason, HBO’s series starring Matthew Rhys as a private detective turned defense attorney in 1930s Los Angeles.
The remake of the original 1960s show carves out an origin story for Mason, showing flashes of him serving in World War I, which VanArendonk felt was weak storytelling.
- 11/1/2023
- by Cheyenne Roundtree
- Rollingstone.com
The cast of Friends paid tribute to Matthew Perry, calling him “family” in a joint statement following the actor’s sudden death on Saturday at the age of 54.
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” their statement reads, via People. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.”
“In time we will say more, as and when we are able,...
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” their statement reads, via People. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.”
“In time we will say more, as and when we are able,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This article contains spoilers for Lessons in Chemistry through episode 4.
There’s no disputing that Six-Thirty is the very best boi. All dogs are the very best dogs. And Six-Thirty is no exception. In Lessons in Chemistry — both the novel and the Apple TV+ series — Six-Thirty is a thoughtful, protective stray who loves his family fiercely and is treated like an equal in return. Author Bonnie Garmus originally brought the pup to life on the page, handing over a hefty portion of the narrative duties to Elizabeth Zott’s best friend.
In a fantastical bit of storytelling, Garmus asks readers to believe that Elizabeth is able to successfully teach Six-Thirty to recognize nearly a thousand distinct words. So when we reach passages that feature his inner monologue, it feels like a really intelligent dog is talking directly to us. While this concept requires some suspension of disbelief, Garmus does an...
There’s no disputing that Six-Thirty is the very best boi. All dogs are the very best dogs. And Six-Thirty is no exception. In Lessons in Chemistry — both the novel and the Apple TV+ series — Six-Thirty is a thoughtful, protective stray who loves his family fiercely and is treated like an equal in return. Author Bonnie Garmus originally brought the pup to life on the page, handing over a hefty portion of the narrative duties to Elizabeth Zott’s best friend.
In a fantastical bit of storytelling, Garmus asks readers to believe that Elizabeth is able to successfully teach Six-Thirty to recognize nearly a thousand distinct words. So when we reach passages that feature his inner monologue, it feels like a really intelligent dog is talking directly to us. While this concept requires some suspension of disbelief, Garmus does an...
- 10/27/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Post Contains spoilers from the seventh season of Big Mouth.
Season Seven of Netflix’s Big Mouth begins where the penultimate season ends: the cast of pubescent middle schoolers arrive at high school exploring the Pda-filled halls, meeting the gospel-singing B-High Quee-Choi, and participating in a classic food fight. Although it took seven seasons for the hyper-horny students to get to secondary school, it remains one of the most “disgusting laugh machines in all of television,” our own Alan Sepinwall wrote.
By the release of its eighth season in...
Season Seven of Netflix’s Big Mouth begins where the penultimate season ends: the cast of pubescent middle schoolers arrive at high school exploring the Pda-filled halls, meeting the gospel-singing B-High Quee-Choi, and participating in a classic food fight. Although it took seven seasons for the hyper-horny students to get to secondary school, it remains one of the most “disgusting laugh machines in all of television,” our own Alan Sepinwall wrote.
By the release of its eighth season in...
- 10/20/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to the 232nd episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we’re looking at the impact of Hollywood’s dual strike from a different point of view — that of the Entertainment Community Fund, which is helping workers impacted by the work stoppage get by. Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. The Writers Strike Is Over!
After nearly 150 days, the Writers Guild of America’s strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is officially over as the guild’s 11,500 members now head back to work. This segment looks at the tentative,...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we’re looking at the impact of Hollywood’s dual strike from a different point of view — that of the Entertainment Community Fund, which is helping workers impacted by the work stoppage get by. Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. The Writers Strike Is Over!
After nearly 150 days, the Writers Guild of America’s strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is officially over as the guild’s 11,500 members now head back to work. This segment looks at the tentative,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After three incredible seasons, FX’s Reservation Dogs was scheduled to have its series finale drop on Wednesday Sept. 27. Hulu originals, like Reservation Dogs, typically drop new episodes at 12 a.m. Et on their release date, and there was no indication from the streaming service that this episode would be any different. However, subscribers that logged in this morning hoping to watch the series’ sendoff were surprised to find that the last episode is nowhere to be found.
For some, Hulu is showing episode 9 of season 3 as the series finale. Others see the title of episode 10 come up with the wrong episode art and no way to watch the episode. Regardless, there doesn’t seem to be much consistency with this error other than the fact that no one is currently able to watch season 3 episode 10 on Hulu.
Fans of Reservation Dogs were obviously not thrilled by this, taking to...
For some, Hulu is showing episode 9 of season 3 as the series finale. Others see the title of episode 10 come up with the wrong episode art and no way to watch the episode. Regardless, there doesn’t seem to be much consistency with this error other than the fact that no one is currently able to watch season 3 episode 10 on Hulu.
Fans of Reservation Dogs were obviously not thrilled by this, taking to...
- 9/27/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
How do people watch their favorite TV shows? Using a cable provider? Bought season by season direct on demand? Switching on whichever streaming service has it at the moment? Well, on TikTok, one of the most popular ways to consume media right now is watching episodes broken up into dozens of three-minute snippets. And the format is not just bringing these series back into the zeitgeist — it’s also helping streamers get around the promotion ban during the ongoing writers and actors strikes.
The best way to understand TikTok Parts,...
The best way to understand TikTok Parts,...
- 9/15/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
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