I’m not going to spoil the Abbott Elementary storyline but if you want to know more, Quinta Brunson gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter and gets into detail from a creator/writer’s perspective and also as a showrunner because she has to work around holding locations and scheduling.

The show is approaching its 100th episode and network contracts are typically 5-7 so if the cast hasn’t renegotiated yet, most of them will be doing it soon. ABC better back that Brinks truck up, this show has Modern Family/Big Bang Theory/Friends longevity.

I will NOT shame Lainey for getting into Hacks late, I’m just glad she’s here. As the final season approaches, I’ve noticed some of the press is split into pairs with Hannah/Jean and Paul/Meg. It’s a smart move because having four people in every interview can really break up the flow, and the pairings match the storylines and chemistry. Plus you get so many great clips this way, like Hannah Eindbinder giving Jean Smart a hard time for saying she thinks Harry Styles is a better performer than The Beatles (there’s a lot of context here to Jean’s point!).

Here’s Russell Crowe talking about Meg Ryan and this is when we take a minute to review the ancient texts and remember the scandal that was Proof of Life. Their entanglement, followed by Meg’s work in In the Cut (an erotic thriller co-starring Mark Ruffalo, Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason-Leigh, directed by Jane Campion – ahead of its time!) caused Meg’s career to spiral. Russell went on to have a great career (and he was never sh-tty about Meg) and even considering the early-2000s of it all, I have no idea why people were affronted on Dennis Quaid’s behalf when he very obviously cheated on her all the time.

I’m not totally clear on the rumoured family issues around the Michael Jackson biopic but here is Nia Long R29’s Unbothered. Her face card is absolutely lethal (and she’s correct on recording concerts on your phone – why? I have the same question for people who record fireworks. Are you going back and watching that later?).

 

Photo credits: Todd Williamson/Shutterstock for The Actor Awards

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