TV Updates Intro for April 1, 2020 Dear Gossips, Sally Rooney’s Normal People was released in North America a year ago this month and became an instant bestseller, just like it was in the UK when bookstores couldn’t keep it in stock. I ripped through it in one sitting and then read it again, twice. By Lainey • Apr 01, 2020 08:40 am
Self Care TV Recommendations John Krasinski SDs with "best boss" Steve Carell In another world, John Krasinski would have hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time over the weekend, fulfilling a childhood dream. Instead, he posted his first Some Good News broadcast to YouTube from a Weekend Update-like desk late on Sunday, in front of a logo created by his daughters, By Joanna • Mar 31, 2020 11:56 am
TV Updates Crossover Madness Two things have happened this month: the NCAA cancelled the March Madness basketball tournament, and Westworld featured a surprise Game of Thrones cameo this week. Having HBO’s biggest show cross over with its try-hardiest show in the same month that there is no March Madness is surely a sign By Sarah • Mar 27, 2020 02:21 pm
TV Updates Quibi: Still A Thing That Is Happening Sometime in the Near Future In a time of Extreme Streaming™, watching TV is not a passive thing; it’s an outlet for energy and it’s also a talking point, particularly for those who feel squirrely right now. With that, streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu are capitalizing on the eyeballs, dropping a steady By Maria • Mar 27, 2020 11:37 am
TV Updates Chris Evans is a sad dad Chris Evans continues his post-Marvel streak of playing very un-Captain America characters, playing a sad dad in Defending Jacob, a morally ambiguous family drama coming to Apple TV next month. Movies might be offline right now, but television trucks on, uninterrupted (for now, the production shutdowns will catch up to By Sarah • Mar 26, 2020 10:50 am
TV Updates SD In 30 Minute Segments During this time of uncertainty, people are using their time to master a new skill, like needlepoint or knitting. Some are baking bread or learning an instrument or language or writing a book. I’m doing none of that. We are conditioned to use every spare moment for self-improvement so By Maria • Mar 24, 2020 03:09 pm
TV Updates Which Succession characters would thrive in self-quarantine? As another week of self-distancing and self-quarantine goes on, it is time to ask the important questions, such as: Which Succession characters would thrive in self-quarantine? The Roy family is made up of a bunch of self-involved narcissistic assholes who get off on chaos and back-stabbing. An economic crisis brought By Sarah • Mar 24, 2020 01:19 pm
TV Updates Tiger King: THIS is the most bonkers true crime docuseries We only just got through McMillions, a bonkers true crime docuseries about large-scale fraud featuring a cast of Real Characters, when here comes Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness with a classic “hold my beer” moment. Do you think McMillions is the craziest true crime story you’ve heard? That’ By Sarah • Mar 23, 2020 02:18 pm
TV Updates Leslie Jones’s Drag Race dream comes true ***Drag Race Spoilers Below*** Friday’s episode of Drag Race was a rollercoaster, and the elimination shocked and surprised fans. For many, Rock M Sakura was a favourite they were sad to see go, but for many others, her elimination (and even her placement in the bottom two) was completely By Prem • Mar 23, 2020 01:47 pm
TV Updates Social Distancing Re-View: Castlevania Before they had a breakout hit in The Witcher, Netflix launched another medieval fantasy show about a grumpy monster hunter who swears a lot: Castlevania. With season three now streaming, it’s a great time to get into this series, which is animated in a style I describe as “faux By Sarah • Mar 19, 2020 03:20 pm
TV Updates Zendaya during the delay Just six days ago, HBO’s Euphoria posted a photo from the season 2 table read featuring Zendaya and Angus Cloud, looking very much like their characters. View this post on Instagram A post shared by euphoria (@euphoria) on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:07am PDT I know I’m By Lainey • Mar 18, 2020 12:15 pm
TV Updates Rona recs for your self-quarantine Since we’re all stuck inside for the next few weeks, we could indulge in personal reflection and growth, pursue creative endeavors, read all those books we’ve been meaning to get to… or we could just watch a lot of television. I have put together a list of bingeable By Sarah • Mar 16, 2020 02:29 pm
TV Updates On Kenya’s “karma” Kenya Moore returned to Real Housewives of Atlanta for this year’s season 12, after taking season 11 off – and much like Kenya’s seven year tenure on the show, there has not been a shortage of drama. Unfortunately, we have gotten to the point in the season that covers By Melayna • Mar 13, 2020 11:36 am
TV Updates Intro for March 12, 2020 Dear Gossips, #CancelEverything was trending on my timelines yesterday. And people are being encouraged to practice “social distancing”. Certain people have an easier time with that than others. They made themselves heard on Twitter – and, please, of course this is serious, nothing could be more serious, but it’s also By Lainey • Mar 12, 2020 09:27 am
TV Updates Jimmy Kimmel accused of workplace toxicity It is never surprising to me when I hear horror stories from behind the scenes of late-night talk shows. Diva guests, demanding bosses, frustrated writers cranking out dozens, if not hundreds, of jokes a day only to get nothing on air—a late night talk show is a particular stew By Sarah • Mar 11, 2020 10:36 am
TV Updates Brad Pitt: Property Brother TIME published an op-ed by Angelina Jolie a few days ago about “Why Girls Deserve Love and Respect on International Women’s Day” in which she wrote about the bond between her daughters, how nurturing they are of one another, sharing (with the encouragement of her children) that two of By Lainey • Mar 11, 2020 10:13 am
