AMERICAN SON: Netflix Releases Trailer for Adaptation of Kerry Washington-Steven Pasquale Broadway Play
September 22, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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Netflix released the first footage from its upcoming television event, AMERICAN SON, which is based on the Broadway play by the same name.
The special, which finds Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan, and Eugene Lee reprising their original roles, tells the story of “Kendra Ellis-Connor (Washington), the mother of a missing teenage boy, as she struggles to put the pieces together in a South Florida police station.” The story, which is told from for different viewpoints, also navigates “the unique dynamic of an interracial couple trying to raise a mixed-race son.”
Check out the first tease… Read more
71st Primetime Emmy Awards Winners
September 22, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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It’s the biggest night in television, and some of the best in the industry are being awarded. Keep track of all the winners as we update it throughout the night… Read more
FRIENDS’ 25th Anniversary: TOW the Very Hard Quiz
September 22, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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[On Thursday, September 22, 1994, NBC debuted the pilot of FRIENDS. The sitcom, about a group of six 20-something friends, went on to become a pop culture touchstone. In honor of the milestone, we’re doing 25 Days of FRIENDS, looking back at the show in big and small ways.]
Think you know everything about FRIENDS? We’ve come up with what will hopefully be a difficult quiz to put your knowledge to the test. (And no Googling!) Read more
SUPERGIRL Season 5 Trailer Shows Off the New Suit
September 22, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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When SUPERGIRL returns for its fifth season, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) is getting a new look—and she is very, very excited about one key detail.
Check out the extended new trailer for SUPERGIRL season 5… Read more
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT: Warren Leight Reflects on the Unexpected Lewis Arc
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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Over the past 20 seasons of LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT’s Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) has gone through more traumatic situations (and, to be fair, a few good ones!) than most humans. But after all of these years, her prolonged entanglement with Willam Lewis (Pablo Schreiber) remains one of the most twisted.
Lewis first crossed paths with the then-detective through a seemingly routine investigation. But his manipulative ways soon became apparent, and things escalated when Lewis kidnapped and tortured/assaulted Benson. But that ended up being just the beginning of his impact on her life.
FRIENDS’ 25th Anniversary: Looking Back at Jon Lovitz’s Hilariously Odd Arc
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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FRIENDS often had long-running jokes over the course of the show’s decade run—the benefit of 200-plus episode and a core cast that didn’t change—but one of the most insane gags was something the show itself barely acknowledged.
ARROW Final Season Poster
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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As ARROW prepares to sign off, the new key art has an ominous tag line: “Heroes fall. Legends rise.”
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THE UNICORN: Watch the Pilot Ahead of Its TV Debut
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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CBS has released the first episode of its new comedy THE UNICORN early.
The first episode of the Walton Goggins-led series is available on CBS.com, the CBS mobile app, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app, and Roku ahead of its Thursday, September 26 debut.
Neal Baer Reflects on Robin Williams’ LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Guest Spot
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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When LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT celebrated its 200th episode, “Authority,” in 2008, the show recruited a big guest star: Robin Williams.
Williams portrayed Merritt Rook, a man who pretended to be a police officer over the phone and prompted people to commit crimes.
SMALLVILLE’s Erica Durance Joins ARROWverse Crossover
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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The “Crisis on Infinite Earths” arc is adding a familiar face: Erica Durance, who played Lois on SMALLVILLE…and Alura on SUPERGIRL.
FRIENDS’ 25th Anniversary: TBS Sets Final Week of Marathon
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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The final week of TBS’ FRIENDS 25th anniversary marathon, and the theme of the week is the core characters and their relationships.
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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT: Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters Look Back at ‘Fault’
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT has had its fair share of truly evil characters, but in the show’s first decade, few caused as much damage to the squad as Victor Paul Gitano (portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips).
Though Gitano didn’t have a whole lot of screen time in 2006’s “Fault,” his presence was brutal: he killed three members of a family and kidnapped the two youngest children. Because he had been following the kids for a bit, it was fairly easy for the 1-6 to figure out who their guy was…and he was a pathological liar and killer, with a history of sexual assault.
Detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) and their colleagues thought they had him in their sights, but when Gitano sliced Benson’s throat, Stabler opted to try to save her instead of rescuing one of the children. The decision had a domino effect: the boy died, Stabler took his complicated emotions out on Benson, and when the situation was flipped, she was unable to kill Gitano (who had taken Elliot hostage). Though the duo was able to stall Gitano long enough for a sniper to take him out (and rescue the young girl he had stowed away), the experience of choosing each other over the job fractured the long-standing Benson/Stabler partnership and the hour ended with her asking Cragen (Dann Florek) for a new partner.
The gripping episode was penned by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, their final installment for the series they spent five seasons on. (They’ve since gone on to create REAPER, AGENT CARTER, and the upcoming ABC drama EMERGENCE.) In honor of the show’s 20th anniversary, they looked back at the hour, and what their time on the series taught them… Read more
Ryan Seacrest Re-Signs with AMERICAN IDOL
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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Ryan Seacrest is sticking with AMERICAN IDOL. ABC announced the host will remain with the show, keeping him the sole original on-screen talent for the singing competition.
Netflix Renews GLOW
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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GLOW will return for a fourth and final season, Netflix announced.
The news was announced with a special video tribute to the show. Take a look! Read more
THE CROWN Teaser: Olivia Colman Debuts as The Queen
September 20, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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Things are changing at THE CROWN, as evidenced in the new teaser for season 3.
In the show’s third season, the drama follows the Queen (now played by Olivia Colman) from 1964-1967. Per Netflix, the era “sees a new guard sweep into Downing Street, as Queen Elizabeth and her family struggle to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing Britain. From cold-war paranoia, through to the jet-set and the space age – the exuberance of the 1960s and the long hangover of the 1970s – Elizabeth and the Royals must adapt to a new, more liberated, but also more turbulent world.”
In addition to Colman, other new cast members include Tobias Menzies as Prince Phillip, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Ben Daniels as Tony Armstrong-Jones, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Marion Bailey as The Queen Mother, and Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Check out the teaser, which will air during the Emmy telecast… Read more