The Saturday Night Live writers may be on strike, but their actors are still delivering on the laughs. This week, Chloe Fineman took to social media to give us an uncanny imitation of a fictional pop star from a buzzy new show. Though only one episode of Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s new […]
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The ‘Simpsons’ Team Hit The WGA Picket Line And Their Signs Were Predictably Excellent
The WGA strike has been going on since early May, and in that time the picket lines have been graced with its share of celebrities. Some, like Pete Davidson, have merely shown solidarity (by bringing strikers top shelf south Brooklyn pizza). Some, like Mandy Patinkin, have struck alongside them. On Friday, as per Deadline, the […]
Read MoreTaylor Sheridan’s ‘Special Ops: Lioness’: Everything We Know Including The Release Date, Trailer & More
Fifteen years ago, Taylor Sheridan‘s biggest move towards being a household name sourced from his run as Deputy Hale (RIP) in Sons of Anarchy. Now, Sheridan has blown past “instantly recognizable” to practically running the overall Paramount+ show, it seems. Bucketfuls of Sheridan content continue to arrive (and will do so in the future). Several […]
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“The Other Two” Captures the Strangeness of Social Media Stardom
But that’s just where it starts. Social media is the lens for a lot of the show’s biggest bits and even plotlines. It is, just as in life, omnipresent, and so, even as the show spotlights the inherent ridiculousness of the extremely online, it also understands the way social media is a deranging accelerant of […]
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The Weeknd And Mike Dean Share ‘The Lure,’ The Ominous Theme Score From ‘The Idol’
HBO’s new music industry drama The Idol has everyone talking, in more ways than one. But good or bad, the show’s co-creators Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye are sure enjoying the buzz. Tonight (June 9), The Weeknd and superproducer Mike Dean have shared the latest taste of new music from the show. On […]
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Bryan Cranston Is Still Open To A ‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Follow-Up: ‘I’m Curious About That Family’
Before there were toxic siblings battling it out on the screen every night, there were dysfunctionally lovable siblings, still battling it out on the screen but on a much smaller scale! This is why Malcolm in the Middle became so popular. Its premise was so simple: you have a sibling that you probably don’t get […]
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Bryan Cranston Is Retiring From Acting (In, Um, 2026)
Bryan Cranston, who gave one of the all-time great performances in TV history as Walter White on Breaking Bad, is retiring from acting… in 2026. “I want to change the paradigm once again,” he told GQ UK. “For the last 24 years, [Cranston’s wife] Robin has led her life holding onto my tail. She’s been […]
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Pete Davidson Has Revealed Why He Went Nuclear On PETA With A Wildly Profane Voicemail
Pete Davidson is famously a pretty chill dude. When he was on SNL, he regularly took his real-life problems and mined them for comedy gold. You probably have to really do something bad to piss him off. That, apparently, is what PETA did. A higher-up at the animal rights organization received a, shall we say, […]
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Tom Holland Is Taking A Year Off After The Limited Series ‘The Crowded Room’ Led To Him Having ‘A Bit Of A Meltdown’
Tom Holland only became famous a handful of years ago or so, when he was cast as the third live-action Spider-Man in less than two decades. He’s been very busy since then, doing dramas and other blockbusters and, of course, lip-syncing to Rihanna. The guy needs a break, and after the grueling experience of making […]
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Jenna Ortega Recalled A ‘Weird’ ‘Wednesday’ Moment That She Had On A Plane With A Flight Attendant
Netflix’s Wednesday has that rare type of appeal that makes people of all different generations want to tune in. You’ve got Addams Family fans from way back when, you’ve got the TikTok teen goths all in because of Jenna Ortega, and the Hot Topic Millenial Goths are on board thanks to Tim Burton. The only […]
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The ‘Black Mirror’ Creator Used ChatGPT To Write An Episode, And It Did Not Go Well
Black Mirror has taken every fear or anxiety you have about technology and the future and expertly enhanced that fear to the point where you feel as though your computer might be trying to kill you by chipping away at your emotional well-being. It’s great entertainment, though! Showrunner Charlie Brooker decided to try the most […]
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One ‘The Idol’ Scene Appears To Have Racked Up More Views On YouTube Than The Series Premiere On HBO
By now, most pop culturally obsessed people are familiar with the controversy regarding The Idol, the intentionally controversial new show from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye. The series premiere was as provocative as Cannes reviews indicated, in which Tedros begins to take control of Lily-Rose Depp’s pop star, Jocelyn, during a […]
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Who Does Troye Sivan Play On ‘The Idol?’
Sam Levinson’s latest episodic brainchild, The Idol, has sparked countless conversations from critics and viewers alike. The series chronicles the chaotic life of a budding music star Jocelyn (played by Lily-Rose Depp). Levinson kept the show’s ethos in mind during casting as The Weeknd landed a supporting lead role. But the “Popular” singer isn’t the […]
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Emmy Rossum Has No Problem Playing Tom Holland’s Mom Despite Only Being 10 Years Older
Tom Holland is still a young guy, but he’s not that young. He’s 27, three years shy of his 30s. For some context, he’s less than a decade younger than Shameless star Emmy Rossum — who, as it happens, is playing his mom on Apple TV+’s forthcoming psychological thriller series The Crowded Room. But you […]
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Jennifer Coolidge Wants A Particularly Grim End For One Of The Surviving ‘White Lotus’ Characters
Warning: This post contains some very well-known spoilers for The White Lotus Season 2. Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid was such a breakout character on the first season of The White Lotus that creator Mike White brought her back for the second — then had her killed off. She could always return; surely one season could […]
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Joel McHale Has Some Good News (And Some… Less… Good News) About The Timetable Of The ‘Community’ Movie
Fans have been wishing, hoping, waiting, and sometimes crying over the concept of a Community movie, and now that things are finally happening…..they have suddenly stopped happening. At least for a little while. But we haven’t lost hope! Joel McHale gave an update on the highly-anticipated movie, saying that showrunner Dan Harmon was “extremely close” […]
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Mark Hamill Said Michael Keaton’s Batman Inspired Him To Try Out For The Animated Joker
Mark Hamill will forever be associated with Luke Skywalker. But the Star Wars Jedi isn’t the only iconic character he’s portrayed. To some, he’s arguably even better as the voice of Joker, which he started doing on Batman: The Animated Series in the ‘90s. It might seem like outside-the-box casting: Where Luke is (at least […]
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Of Course Brian Cox Hasn’t Watched That Bombshell ‘Succession’ Finale, Partly Because He Doesn’t ‘Cling Onto Things’
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the final season of Succession. Some actors, like Samuel L. Jackson, love watching themselves on-screen and get really excited about their work. Others treat it more clinically. Are you surprised that Brian Cox — hater of Method-esque acting and freethinker who speaks his mind — is of the latter […]
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Sydney Sweeney Says Some Family Members Turned Off ‘Euphoria’ And Walked Out Of The Room
Even supportive parents have their limits. Just ask Sydney Sweeney. The acclaimed actress first came to prominence on Euphoria, HBO’s beyond racy teen drama, on which she plays popular girl Cassie. She’s done a fair amount of risqué business on the show, and she’s never shied away from it. Too bad she didn’t tell some […]
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Will ‘Yellowjackets’ Have A Bonus Episode Before Season 3?
Congratulations Citizen Detectives, you were right. After weeks of fans theorizing that a bonus Yellowjackets episode might have been filmed for season two, the show’s creator is now confirming that a special episode of the series will likely air before its third season drops. Co-creator Ashley Lyle responded to a fan’s tweet this week theorizing […]
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What Happened To Zeke In ‘Manifest?’
(Spoilers for Manifest will obviously be found below.) Manifest has finally made its final descent on Netflix with the back half of Season 4 arriving on June 2. Any moment now, people will find out how that Death Date stuff shakes out and if Saanvi will ever be able to stop stressing out. Creator Jeff […]
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Hold On, Terry Crews And Billy Crudup Are Related? ‘It Was A Miracle’
Thanks to modern technology and the fact that anyone can throw around their DNA these days, it’s not uncommon to find long-lost relatives or distant cousins. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey recently revealed that they might be actually related, not just two actors with similar speech patterns. On the other hand, Bill Hader found out […]
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Nick Cannon Revealed That Jamie Foxx Plans To Give A Health Update On His Own Terms ‘When He’s Ready’
After being rushed to the hospital for a medical emergency earlier this year, Jamie Foxx seems to be recovering, though he has yet to provide many details about the ordeal. His pal Nick Cannon, on the other hand, has been providing some updates for the fans who have been eager to hear about Foxx’s recovery. […]
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Timothy Olyphant Has Good Vibes For Anyone Who’s Hoping For A Lot Of ‘Justified: City Primeval’
Justified: City Primeval showrunners have already cautioned their audience that U.S. Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens may not get out of Detroit alive, but nonetheless, anticipation is high for the revival. The story will pick up fifteen years after Raylan left Harlan County, and as with a certain essential episode, he’ll take his boots and hat […]
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‘Yellowjackets’ EP Karyn Kusama On Directing That Show-Altering Season 2 Finale
Karyn Kusama is part of the DNA of Showtime’s Yellowjackets. She serves as an executive producer on the series, peeking scripts and first cuts of episodes before most. She directed the show’s pilot — a wild, genre-bending, timeline-hopping introduction that cemented the show as one to watch amidst a crowded TV landscape. And now she’s […]
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A Former ‘Shark Tank’ Success Story Has Turned Into A Messy Debacle As Accusations Fly And A Restraining Order Is Filed
ABC’s long-running reality series Shark Tank entertains the masses by turning the American Dream into a one-size fits all sales pitch. Its formula is simple: inventors from all types of industries stand in front of a panel of uber-influential business types, begging them to take a chance on funding their unique start-ups. The “sharks,” names […]
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‘Manifest’ Season 4, Part 2: Everything We Know So Far Including The Release Date & Trailer
Manifest fans are about to be rewarded for hanging with the show through tough times. The toughest of those moments, of course, was the moment when NBC decided to cancel the series as it stood at the height of Netflix streaming popularity. This inspired Netflix to pick the show up for a final, supersized season, […]
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Timothy Olyphant’s Top Five Lawman Roles (And Five Semi-Forgotten Olyphant Roles Worth Revisiting)
FX’s Justified: City Primeval is nearly upon us. How long have we waited for Raylan Givens to swagger back into our hearts and vanquish some bad guys as everyone’s favorite extralegal lawman? So many days that I cannot bear to count them, and I can only hope that much ice cream is involved. We recently […]
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What’s Next For Danny Masterson After His Rape Conviction?
This week, That ’70s Show and The Ranch actor (and lifelong Scientologist) Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of rape two decades after the crimes in question. The verdict also arrived seven days after a jury began deliberations and nearly a decade after his accusers battles had begun. It’s been quite a winding saga, […]
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Leah Remini Calls The Guilty Verdict In The Danny Masterson Rape Case A ‘Relief’ While Warning The Church Of Scientology That ‘This Is Just The Beginning’
On Wednesday, nearly three years after he was formally charged in Los Angeles, Danny Masterson was found guilty in court of two cases of rape. The actor could face 30 years behind bars. Throughout the case, Masterson’s adherence to the Church of Scientology came up, with four of his accusers alleging that they were stalked […]
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Kim Cattrall Filmed A Single ‘..And Just Like That’ Scene Without Even Interacting With Her Former Co-stars
When the Sex and the City sequel …And Just Like That appeared in late 2021, it did so with one glaring omission: There was nary a sight of Samantha Jones. Turns out Kim Cattrall had zero interest in returning as the publicist who’s the randiest of the main foursome. But with Season 2, she changed […]
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