TV Updates The White Lotus: Our Cringy, Anxiety-Ridden Sunday Date Night I think I’ve said it in this space before, but just in case I haven’t, the pandemic has turned me into a real-life Wanda Maximoff who copes with the big and small anxieties of her life by turning to comfort TV. Prior to the pandemic, I was By Violeta • Aug 13, 2021 01:26 pm
TV Updates Molly Shannon and the Best Drama of the Season I got into The White Lotus after Violeta wrote about it right after it premiered. And now? This is the show that I obsess about the most with friends and colleagues. Duana and I had dinner last weekend and dedicated several minutes to the series. One of my producers and By Lainey • Aug 12, 2021 12:48 pm
TV Updates Physical gave us misery and LEWKS Physical, the dark half-hour comedy-drama starring Rose Byrne wrapped up last week. The show is a tough watch, no doubt, that brings up a lot of feelings about body positivity and diet/workout culture, but the season ended strong, with Sheila (Byrne) tasting her first success as an By Sarah • Aug 11, 2021 11:35 am
TV Updates The Bachelorette Finale Brought The Drama Last night’s episode of The Bachelorette kept me on my toes, and that says a lot coming from a superfan like me. In my other posts about the franchise, I’ve referred to how ritualistic the show is which, sometimes, leads to boredom and predictability. And although I was By Anastasia • Aug 10, 2021 01:32 pm
TV Updates Nicole Byer finally gets her hour From Girl Code to Nailed It!—for which she just became the first Black woman nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Show—to being one of Conan’s faves to a string of guest appearances on all your favorite comedy series and/or podcasts By Sarah • Aug 10, 2021 11:34 am
TV Updates Important Stranger Things News: BANGS Today in This Is Important News, a new teaser for Stranger Things dropped and you guys, Eleven has BANGS. We’ve seen her with a shaved head, we’ve seen her with a curly pixie, with a lob, with whatever was happening when she went to Chicago, and now Eleven By Sarah • Aug 09, 2021 12:07 pm
TV Updates Love Is Blind: After the Altar Love is Blind: After the Altar started streaming yesterday on Netflix and gave us exactly what we needed. I am not even interested in any new cast members or seasons – these people are too good for TV. The three episodes had us celebrating two married couples, untangling the single lives By Melayna • Jul 29, 2021 12:30 pm
TV Updates Nicole Kidman’s cult from hell Nicole Kidman is really flourishing in the current television landscape. She’s been in great films over the last decade, stuff like Paddington, The Beguiled, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Destroyer, the upcoming The Northman. But she’s also had a slew of killer television work, from Top of the By Sarah • Jul 27, 2021 03:19 pm
TV Updates Ted Lasso doesn’t miss a beat Ted Lasso returns for its second season, and I am so, so relieved to announce that there is no sophomore slump. I repeat: no Ted Lasso sophomore slump. The show doesn’t miss a beat, picking up in the midst of AFC Richmond’s relegation season where they haven’t By Sarah • Jul 22, 2021 03:06 pm
TV Updates Meet the Reservation Dogs As far as Indigenous filmmakers go, everyone knows Taika Waititi’s name, but another name to know is Sterlin Harjo, a Native writer/director from Oklahoma who worked in the indie scene throughout the 2010s with films like Four Sheets to the Wind, Barking Water, and Mekko. Harjo is debuting By Sarah • Jul 20, 2021 01:48 pm
TV Updates Top Chef Season 18: The Discomfort of My Comfort TV Like many people, much of my comfort TV revolves around food. The Great British Baking Show helped me cope with the 2016 election. The Chef Show got my kids to try (and for my son to love) oysters. And Top Chef inspired me to always travel with a food itinerary, By Violeta • Jul 20, 2021 01:13 pm
TV Updates It’s almost Ted time! Ted Lasso returns this week, and not a moment too soon. It was the feel-good show of 2020, and since 2021 is its own kind of dumpster fire—guys, I’m starting to think things are just sh-tty now, everywhere, all the time—we could use a little By Sarah • Jul 20, 2021 10:18 am
BFFs The Lasso Ladies Ted Lasso returns on July 23 and the premiere was held last night in Los Angeles. In true Keely fashion, Juno Temple showed up in a magenta wig. Also in true Ted fashion, Jason Sudeikis wore a shirt with “Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo” on it, in support of England By Sarah • Jul 16, 2021 11:35 am
TV Updates RDJ’s Variants In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the multiverse is imminent, this is where it’s all heading now that the OG Avengers have pretty much wrapped up their storylines and their leader, Tony Stark Iron Man, is no more. He may not have been the “leader” on the battlefield but without By Lainey • Jul 16, 2021 10:16 am
TV Updates Intro for July 16, 2021 Dear Gossips, The second season of Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever is now streaming on Netflix which means, for some people, they’ve already finished, or will be finished by tonight, or before the weekend is over, which means I have to work harder than usual to avoid By Lainey • Jul 16, 2021 09:35 am
TV Updates Loki breaks the world, but not the MCU machine Spoilers Loki wrapped up its inaugural season on Wednesday with a strong episode that feels very much like a classic TV SEASON finale. It’s all “tune in later to find out what happens!”. I know many people are frustrated with the cliffhanger, but Loki had a lot of spinning By Sarah • Jul 15, 2021 09:43 am
