TV Updates The Olsens are Trolling You Here is the series of overexcited texts I sent Lainey when I saw the response the Olsens gave to the Women’s Wear Daily reporter who asked them about returning to Full House. In case there’s any doubt – they are not going to be on this show. There is By Duana • Apr 23, 2015 01:24 pm
TV Updates Fuller House. That’s The Title. I remember talking with a friend in comedy a few months ago, and we were talking about how Full House comes up all of the time. Like, no matter how burly or brash the comedians you’re working with, no matter how blue the humour, a Full House reference lands By Duana • Apr 22, 2015 01:33 pm
TV Updates Moulin Rouge 2: A Candle in the Wind Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast rounded out its cast this week, getting ready to shoot later this year. Emma Watson is already on board as Belle, and Dan Stevens and Luke Evans join her as the Beast and Gaston, respectively. The cast is actually really interesting—Ian McKellan By Sarah • Apr 22, 2015 12:29 pm
TV Updates Lee Daniels: French Empire Lee Daniels was in New York last night as one of the TIME 100 honourees. Empire has been the biggest new show of the year, and it’s more than just ratings. It’s representation. On so many levels. Empire started airing during award season; I couldn’t get to By Lainey • Apr 22, 2015 12:03 pm
TV Updates Shonda says “Normal is not innovative” As you know, we have a lot of love for Shonda Rhimes here. Normally it’s Duana who gets to hog on loving Shonda. But she’s busy today. So I’m stealing this one from her and it’s big. Last night Shonda was named to the National Association By Lainey • Apr 14, 2015 11:11 am
TV Updates The Jane and Lily Show Yesterday was a good day for TV trailers – first there was Orange is the New Black, then True Detective season 2 with Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams looking hot (will they just hook up already). There was also a trailer for Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s new show, Grace By Maria • Apr 10, 2015 10:19 am
TV Updates Intro for April 10, 2015 Dear Gossips, The MTV Movie Awards are on Sunday. Um. Game Of Thrones premieres on Sunday on both HBO and HBO Canada. FINALLY. FINALLY! You wait 10 months to watch for only 10 weeks. So this isn’t a conversation. Watch GOT and Mad Men first. And then hit the By Lainey • Apr 10, 2015 09:30 am
TV Updates Rachel McAdams in True Detective Season 2 – the first trailer I felt about the first season of True Detective the way I feel about Iggy Azalea: didn’t care. In fact, the only time I cared was when Cary Fukunaga won the Emmy. Duana and I have been yelled at a lot about this. And we get it. You loved By Lainey • Apr 09, 2015 04:30 pm
TV Updates Kellan Lutz’s Bullseye Oscar “I want to act for the rest of my life. I’ll win an Oscar one day, but I’m in no rush to get there. I don’t care if that takes me 50 years, and I’m old. I just love what I do.” – what Kellan Lutz said By Lainey • Apr 02, 2015 05:26 pm
TV Updates Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig are making a Lifetime movie This is not a joke. The movie, expected to air this summer, is about a couple who take care of a pregnant woman in the hopes of adopting her baby only to have it all go horribly awry. It’s described as a “wink” at the genre, the genre being By Sarah • Apr 02, 2015 02:06 pm
TV Updates Keke Palmer for Dorothy - The Wiz on NBC Well, Deadline has apologized by not apologizing, so it’s time to pretend that the NBC musical that was announced yesterday, The Wiz, isn’t totally a reactive, opportunistic move to make them look like they’re on the side of the good guys. Last summer they said that The By Duana • Mar 31, 2015 02:43 pm
TV Updates Trevor Noah to take over The Daily Show In February Jon Stewart announced he will be retiring from The Daily Show later this year, and now it’s become official that his replacement will be South African comedian Trevor Noah. There’s still no date for Stewart’s retirement beyond “later this year”, but when he does go, By Sarah • Mar 30, 2015 11:48 am
TV Updates Getting out of Schitt I can’t say it enough, how proud I am of my friend Dan Levy who created Schitt’s Creek. And wrote it. And stars. And is the showrunner. PS. Dan is only 31. I hate him! While I obsessively watch him, week after week, because I need everything he By Lainey • Mar 30, 2015 08:31 am
TV Updates The Outlander guy, live I was wondering why there were all these horny women standing outside our building this morning… Sam Heughan was at etalk today. I walked by on my way to pee and recognised the hair. The interview will air on April 7th. Discussion points: his charitable contributions, his upcoming projects, Scotland, By Lainey • Mar 27, 2015 01:47 pm
TV Updates “What if there’s TOO MUCH Diversity?” Duana’s (snarky screenwriter) take Oh NO, you guys, terrible news! It seems that Hollywood has gotten a clue, based on how Shondaland kills everything in its path on Thursday nights, how well Jane The Virgin has done, and how Empire has JUGGERNAUTED its way through season one. Hollywood has By Duana • Mar 25, 2015 12:41 pm
TV Updates Deadline published a disgusting article meant to make us mad Sarah’s (snarky blogger) take Yesterday evening an article by Nellie Andreeva was posted on the industry trade website Deadline—formerly the bastion of hard-edged news harpy Nikki Finke—positing that the current pilot season is shaping up to be the most diverse in recent memory, maybe ever, with more By Sarah • Mar 25, 2015 12:19 pm
