Three network TV series this week inadvertently reflected Our Grim Reality this week. NBC's New Amsterdam filmed an episode about the hospital getting overwhelmed by a pandemic and running out of room and resources. It was originally scheduled to air on Tuesday but the network and showrunner David Schulner pulled it and aired the pilot […]
The season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" provided one of the most satisfying wrap-ups in franchise history. Not only does it tie most of the loose ends dangling throughout the season, but it also gives closure and a proper farewell for one of the franchise's most […]
Star Trek: Discovery fans were feeling good about the third season of the CBS All Access series. Considering what's been happening to other shows across the pop culture landscape due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it's a pretty good position for a viewer to be in. Did that optimism waver a little bit […]
As we approach the upcoming season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard, let's recap the first part of "Et in Arcadia Ego." The crew of the La Sirena arrives at Soji's (Isa Briones) homeworld of Coppelius. They fight Narek (Harry Treadaway), who was in pursuit of La Sirena. After an encounter with planetary […]
When Evan Evagoria met Patrick Stewart on the set of Star Trek: Picard, he lost focus in his role as the Romulan assassin-in-training Elnor. Stewart took Evagoria aside and helped calm his nerves. After all, Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most iconic figures in science fiction let alone Star Trek. In a recent […]
CBS All Access looks to cheer up those feeling down from the coronavirus pandemic by making their most popular show Star Trek: Picard free to non-subscribers. It requires new users to sign up for the service – but after entering the promo code "GIFT", they can enjoy every episode of the first season. Reserved.With Star […]
It's been awhile since we heard any news about CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. Considering the last thing we reported was James Marsden's thoughts on filming the 10-episode limited series in the midst of the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it's pretty clear why things have gone quiet. So as productions across the […]
Star Trek: Discovery fans were cautiously optimistic that the third season of the CBS All Access series had escaped the wave of show shutdowns caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, that doesn't look to be the case – but based on series cast member Wilson Cruz's (aka Dr. Culber) recent tweet, the delay may […]
One of the biggest complaints in current Star Trek fandom is how derivative the era is from the traditional eras of The Original Series and The Next Generation. That being said, Star Trek: Picard's penultimate episode "Et in Arcadia Ego: Part 1" is as traditional as it gets for a two-part Trek season finale. The […]
We are at the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard's first season, the first of a two-part finale, "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1." To get you set for what you can expect, here's a look at last week's episode "Broken Pieces." Jean-Luc (Patrick Stewart) and Soji (Isa Briones) are onboard the La Sirena. Everyone's […]
It's been 19 years since the final log of the U.S.S. Voyager – but most of the cast gathered for a reunion (of sorts) on a recent Star Trek cruise. Tim Russ (chief of security Tuvok) posted the selfie on Twitter – and joining in on the shot are Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn […]
Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg guest-hosted ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, as Jimmy Kimmel committed to being the new host os Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Buttigieg and his first guest Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard) competed in a friendly game of Star Trek trivia called "Who is the Captain Now?" – […]
This week brought a tidal wave of postponements across the pop culture landscape, all a result over deep concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. One of those cancellations was the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament ("March Madness"), leaving CBS with some serious holes in its prime time programming schedule. On Friday, the network released a revised […]
This week's episode of Star Trek: Picard is exposition-laden, with the focus on captain of the La Sirena, Cristobel Rios (Santiago Cabrera). We spend most of the time learning his backstory, as Raffi (Michelle Hurd) goes on her own personal "adventure" to find out what makes him tick. While it's nice to get to know […]
Less than 48-hours after Quibi announced it had cancelled its April 5 launch party in Culver City and word that FreeWheel Media, FOX News,A+E Networks, and AMC Networks had cancelled or changed plans for this season's Upfronts, NBC and CBS are also cancelling their Upfronts plans – for May, shifting to online outreach to advertisers […]
Following the NYC-based late-night talk shows' decision and at the urging of California Governor Gavin Newsom to postpone/cancel gatherings of more than 250, LA-based late-night talk shows ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden, as well as daytime talker The Talk, will begin taping without live studio audiences over growing […]
We can now add New York City-based late-night shows to the list of programs being impacted by concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In a joint decision made among the shows, CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central's The […]
In what seemed almost inevitable after news that The Amazing Race was suspending production due to concerns over the growing coronavirus outbreak, CBS has announced that production on Season 41 of the long-running reality competition series Survivor – set to begin filming on March 24 in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji – has been postponed […]
In last week's episode of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard "Nepenthe", Jean-Luc (Patrick Stewart) and Soji (Isa Briones) found sanctuary on a planet. Reaching a cabin in the woods, they find his old crewmates from the U.S.S. Enterprise in William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis). "Star Trek": With a Little Help […]
CBS' The Silence of the Lambs sequel series pilot Clarice has started rounding out the supporting cast for Rebecca Breeds' (Home and Away, Pretty Little Liars) FBI Agent Starling. Lucca de Oliveira (SEAL Team, Animal Kingdom) and Devyn A. Tyler (Watchmen, The Purge) are set to join the series, based on characters and situations from […]
