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Now, you know I love all things space, but the panel for The Right Stuff was fantastic, space nut or not. Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison hosts the discussion with the cast and creators of the upcoming Disney+ series. The panel consists of actors Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue, Michael Trotter, Aaron Staton, Micah […]
The growing outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt all across the pop culture landscape. Earlier today, we reported on how Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have shifted to tapings without studio audiences over health concerns. As public health official continue to warn against attending events with large crowds, we're learning that shortform digital […]
Cynthia Erivo (Broadway's The Color Purple) is having a pretty good start to her 2020: nominated for "Best Actress" and "Best Original Song" (a song she performed live) for Harriet at this year's Academy Awards, while HBO's hit Stephen King adaptation of The Outsider continues burning up Sunday nights. The actress-singer's pop culture takeover continues […]
Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From American Gods to Arthur… from Hallmark Channel to T-Pain… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll be following up our […]
Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From Game of Thrones to The Masked Singer… from FOX "News" to Arthur… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll […]
Returning to prowl the stage – pint in hand – for the 77th Annual Golden Globes is none other than the (in)famous Ricky Gervais (Humanity, The Office), so mark your calendars for Sunday, January 5, 2020 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.) and aim those rabbit ears towards NBC. Of course, as much as we're fans […]
The number one problem with television today is a lack of diversity. What?!?! But what about hit shows like Black-ish, Atlanta, Fresh Off the Boat, Scandal, Empire, Superstore, The Good Place? First, most of those are critical successes, but not necessarily ratings successes. Indeed, the top rated scripted and reality shows are still over-whelmingly white, […]
TV is great. Hell, I watched far too much of it as a child… and teenager… and adult…and… well… you get the picture. The point being is that there's a lot to love about it – but it also comes with a dark side. Am I talking about bad endings? Lazy, rushed stories? Bad acting? […]
Nothing against past "ages," but saying we live in "The Golden Age of Television" (cable, streaming etc.) is not only a dramatic understatement but also pretty much a given – almost a cliche – at this point. Today, shows that are forgotten about and slow-die on the vine are the same shows that probably would've […]
National Geographic has cast their Mercury Seven crew for their upcoming adaptation of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. Jake McDorman and Joe Dempsie will be starring opposite Patrick J. Adams, with the rest of the seven astronauts set to be played by Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock, and James Lafferty, according to Deadline. The […]