Ryan Hurst (The Walking Dead), Kristen Schaal (The Last Man on Earth), MaameYaa Boafo (Bluff City Law), Gia Sandhu (A Simple Favor), Mystic Inscho (School of Rock), Emmy DeOliveira (Teachers), Seth Carr (Black Panther), and Marta Timofeeva (Psikhologini) are set to join the cast of Hulu's upcoming series adaptation of Trenton Lee Stewart's novel The […]
What a difference a few weeks makes, eh? When Amando Iannucci's new comedy series Avenue 5 premiered back in mid-January, viewers and critics reacted with bafflement and confusion. The show stars Hugh Laurie as the hapless captain of a luxury space cruiser that gets thrown off course. Instead of a six-month jaunt through the galaxy, […]
Taking to the stage at this year's Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press event, Hulu Senior Vice President of Originals Craig Erwich revealed that he had screened the first four episodes of both Helstrom as well as M.O.D.O.K. – and liked what he's seen so far. While he didn't use the occasion to reveal any […]
Not a whole lot is available at the moment, but in the midst of this week's Television Critics Association's (TCA) winter press event, Apple TV+ announced a partnership with comedy legend Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep, Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live). Per the multi-year contract, Louis-Dreyfus will both produce and star in shows and projects solely for Apple's […]
During the cable/streaming portion of this winter's Television Critics Association (TCA) press event, HBO released the premiere dates for several upcoming projects, including new seasons of Veep and Big Little Lies as well as the debuts of miniseries Chernobyl, comedy series Los Espookys, and controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland. Leaving Neverland (Sunday, March 3 – […]
Funko announces tons of new products and licenses every day, let alone every week. It can be a lot to keep up with. So we are here to help. Welcome to the Funko Round-Up! In this edition: Venom Pop Tees to wear when you go see the film in October, Veep gets a wave of […]
Fans of Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Veep should keep their spring 2019 viewing calendar open, as HBO president of programming Casey Bloys confirmed the timeframe for the show's seventh and final season during the cable giant's Television Critics Association (TCA) session on Wednesday. When asked for an update on the series' return, Bloys responded, "Writers are now getting together, with […]
On behalf of every heartbroken soul here at The Weekly Static, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School, their families and the community. Kinda crazy how it feels tonight, and kinda crazy how you make it all alright. You crush me with the things you […]
***UPDATE*** Thanks to Bleeding Cool's Mary Anne Butler and her very cool Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards live-tweet (which you can check out here), we've just learned that Louis-Dreyfus has won Best Actress in a TV Comedy. Congrats! Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears ready to resume the remainder of her administration with word that the Emmy Award-winning star of […]
While I was getting myself acquainted with Patrick Fischler's filmography, one thing came to mind pretty quickly: he's clearly an actor who refuses to be typecast, with a versatility to his craft that's made that possible. Fischler is definitely not a stranger to genre films and television, with 2017 being a particularly strong year for […]
The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards nominations were announced live on Wednesday morning from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California. Presenters Olivia Munn and Niecy Nash were joined by SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris, SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams, and SAG Awards Committee Member Elizabeth McLaughlin to make the announcement; which was […]
Less than two months after Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed publicly that she was battling breast cancer comes word that production on the HBO series' seventh and final season has been put on hold while the actress undergoes cancer treatment. Veep executive producer Frank Rich confirmed that filming was temporarily on hold during an interview Wednesday on SiriusXM […]
Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends! The Weekly Static! The Weekly Static! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db7Ym2-lIkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Eddie Capra Mysteries – Intro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db7Ym2-lIk) As I've mantra'd for the past six episodes, The Weekly Static is my righteously desperate-yet-endearing attempt at finding the lighter side and an interesting […]
Less than two weeks after she took home her record sixth Emmy for her role as former VP-turned-president Selina Meyer on HBO's Veep, series star Julia Louis-Dreyfus took to Twitter to reveal that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer: Just when you thought… pic.twitter.com/SbtYChwiEj — Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 28, 2017 "1 in 8 women […]
After spending seven seasons in Washington D.C., it's no surprise that Veep creator Armando Iannucci would want to get as far away from the nation's capital as possible… but this might be a little ridiculous. With HBO's Emmy-award dominating political comedy heading into its final season, the cable giant has greenlighted a pilot and back-up […]
From rolling Spicers and backup-dancing handmaids to Dolly Parton dropping vibrator jokes and Elizabeth Moss dropping f-bombs, the 69th Annual Primetime Emmys happened Sunday night. In between the tsunami of Donald Trump jokes (which, if you had it as a rule in your Emmys drinking game, you would've passed out about 10 minutes deep into the show) […]
Veep, the popular HBO series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus (of Elaine from Seinfeld fame) about an incompetent vice president attempting to survive her duties with a dysfunctional support staff, is set to end after its seventh season, according to Variety. The long-lived comedy had won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and proved that you can indeed do something well-received after starring in Seinfeld and […]
If you're a fan of HBO comedies, we've got something awesome for you. We're giving away Veep Season 6 and Silicon Valley Season 4 for digital download, and all you need to do is tweet your love for the show. Log on to Twitter right now and post a photo showing us your love for […]
HBO announced that they are renewing Veep and Silicon Valley but they are losing someone for the latter, according to Deadline. Veep stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selma Meyer and the show got its renewal before it's season finale on June 25th. The shows seventh season is set to air in 2018 and also stars Tony […]
A few weeks ago (April 11), HBO released two shows onto Blu-ray and DVD: the third season of Silicon Valley and the fifth season of Veep. As we move closer and closer to an all-digital age, we have to ask ourselves about physical media and whether or not something is worth our money to purchase. […]
