In what the Miss America Organization is calling Miss America 2.0, ‘the 51 women representing their home states and the District of Columbia will no longer be judged on outward physical appearance.’ Instead, each will be judged by ‘her achievements and goals in life, and how she will use her talents, passion and ambition to […]
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Bradley Cooper to Executive Produce Sixth Stand Up To Cancer Fundraising Special!
The sixth Stand Up To Cancer fundraising special – executive produced by Bradley Cooper – is set to air on September 7th. The special – which will air simultaneously on more than 50 American and Canadian broadcast and cable networks – marks ten years of ‘making an impact in groundbreaking cancer research. Details follow.
ABC Greenlights Family Food Fight!
ABC has greenlighted Family Food Fight – pitting eight families against each other to see which one produces the best family dishes. The series will be hosted and executive produced by restaurateur, food maven and NY Times best-selling cookbook author Ayesha Curry. Full series description and network burble follow.
One-Armed Badass and Friend Video: Marvel’s Luke Cage: Season Two!
Although the above photo features Misty Knight (Simone Missick) with her shiny new bionic arm, an earlier sequence in Luke Cage: Season 2 shows her getting along pretty well without it. One armed Misty is still a badass. Also, Collen Wing (Jessica Henwick)… Marvel’s Luke Cage: Season 2 premieres on June 22nd.
American Gods Casts Mr. Town, Sam Black Crow & New Media!
Starz’s epic fantasy series American Gods has cast Dean Winter (above Left), Devery Jacobs (center) and Kahyun Kim (Above right) in the recurring roles of Mr. Town, Sam Black Crow and New Media. Character descriptions and network burble follow.
FX Renews Legion for Third Season!
Noah Hawley’s innovative take on Marvel’s Legion has been renewed for a third season.
In Today’s Forecast: The Rain Will Continue to Fall On Netflix!
Six years after a brutal virus wipes out most of Scandanavia’s population, Two siblings join a band of young survivors seeking safety – and answers. Netflix has ordered a second season of its Danish original series The Rain. Season One of The Rain is currently streaming on Netflix: netflix.com/therain.
Shocker! Roseanne Canceled!
Following Roseanne Barr’s ‘joke’ about a woman in President Barack Obama’s administration, ABC has canceled its top-rated series, Roseanne. I guess money isn’t everything after all.
Slayerverse Anthology Coming from Joss Whedon and Dark Horse!
Buffy Summers is neither the first nor the last in a long line of vampire slayers – many of whom we’ve seen in tales written by series creator Joss Whedon, his writing room partners (Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie), and veteran comics writers and artists (Tim Sale, Alex Sanchez and more). Dark Horse’s new anthology, Buffy […]
NBC’s Next Live Event Musical is Hair!
NBC’s next live musical extravaganza will be a performance of the anti-establishment hit Broadway play, Hair. Created by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermott, Hair Live! will be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Hair Live will be broadcast in Spring 2019.
FX Comedy Baskets Renewed for Fourth Season of Clowning Glory!
FX’s comedy Baskets will clown its way through a fourth season. The network announced its renewal today.