TV Updates Issa Rae’s fears Issa Rae won the Internet yesterday with this photoshoot in GQ of her channeling iconic black characters from 90s sitcoms. Issa Rae for @GQMagazine: pic.twitter.com/ouplh6ZnQx— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 22, 2018 The photoshoot itself is AMAZING (the Dwayne Wayne one kills me) but Issa can’t By Kathleen • May 23, 2018 03:12 pm
TV Updates Kelly Clarkson wins The Voice SPOILER ALERT. I did that backwards, didn’t I? Sorry. Kelly revealed the news on her Instagram this morning and it’s all over Twitter so I’m actually not that sorry. When it comes to reality show finales, you should know that you have to watch that sh-t live. By Kathleen • May 23, 2018 02:52 pm
TV Updates Murphy in the Morning I, along with the rest of what I like to call “35 and older Twitter,” got really excited when a Murphy Brown reboot was announced in January. If the CBS upfront is any indication, the network is very happy with what they have – the cast was given a prime spot, By Maria • May 17, 2018 02:25 pm
TV Updates This Is Upfronts Have you missed these titles? After NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation yesterday, the push to the fall premiere of Season 3 of This Is Us has officially started. We have a whole summer to prepare for ALL THE FEELINGS. I almost forgot about the feelings. By now, you know I love By Kathleen • May 15, 2018 02:12 pm
TV Updates Benedict Cumberbatch dominates as Patrick Melrose Benedict Cumberbatch’s five-part limited series, Patrick Melrose, kicked off over the weekend, and the first episode teeters right on the edge of sublime and too much. Cumberbatch stars as the titular Patrick Melrose, an addict attempting to kick heroin—and nothing else—while retrieving his father’s ashes from By Sarah • May 15, 2018 10:36 am
TV Updates Show Your Work: Snubbed By Shonda, Jessica Alba’s Out, and the Divine Pettiness of Ryan Murphy We didn’t set out to make an all-TV episode of Show Your Work – but when we sat down to record the podcast on Friday night, it was Friday afternoon on the West Coast – so all the pilot pickups and passes were being tweeted more or less in real time, By Duana • May 14, 2018 04:36 pm
TV Updates Donald Glover’s America Donald Glover hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend. He also served as the musical guest as Childish Gambino. I assumed we would be talking about Donald/Childish’s SNL appearance today. Halfway through the episode, when every single skit was making me laugh – which never happens – I was certain the By Kathleen • May 07, 2018 09:54 am
Break Ups Jenna Dewan: a month later I just had to check how long it’s been since Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum announced their separation. It was actually a month ago yesterday. A month. Has it felt like a month? Just a month? Because I was thinking it happened in February. For some people, when the By Lainey • May 03, 2018 10:27 am
Sports Being Serena Next Wednesday, May 2nd, at 10 pm Eastern Standard Time, I have plans. I will be on my couch, in sweat pants, watching Being Serena on HBO. Being Serena is the documentary series about Serena Williams that will detail her pregnancy, her marriage and her return to tennis. Being Serena By Kathleen • Apr 26, 2018 12:38 pm
TV Updates Superbad reunion Yesterday Netflix released a batch of first-look photos of their new series, Maniac, which is a “psychological black comedy” and not another remake of the slasher classic of the same name. If you examine these photos closely, you will notice Maniac stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, reuniting a decade By Sarah • Apr 19, 2018 10:23 am
TV Updates Kerry Washington’s makeup It’s always a good day when there are new photos of Kerry Washington. She always delivers that GIMME DAT style porn. Here she is in New York City this morning for her appearance on Good Morning America. Give me all of it. Both coats. Both pairs of sunglasses. The By Kathleen • Apr 11, 2018 03:11 pm
TV Updates Intro for April 10, 2018 Dear Gossips, As mentioned in last Friday’s open, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, has been getting great reviews. Sandra plays Eve – and, unbelievably, it’s her first lead role in a series, four years after she left Grey’s Anatomy. And if your By Lainey • Apr 10, 2018 09:13 am
Girlcrushes Intro for April 6, 2018 Dear Gossips, A cop and a killer are obsessed with each other. It becomes less about the catching of the criminal than it is about the connection between them. You’ve seen this so many times: Heat, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino is a good example, also Point By Lainey • Apr 06, 2018 08:51 am
TV Updates Farewell to Crazy I identify as a Bunchkin – a fan of Rebecca Bunch and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which I’ve written about here and mention to death in Smutty Social Media. So when I got an email from our site manager Emily about the show ending after season 4, I should have been bummed. By Maria • Apr 05, 2018 02:12 pm
TV Updates Chadwick’s girlfriend has a name She’s always had a name, of course, but until yesterday, Chadwick Boseman had kept his personal life so on lock we didn’t know his girlfriend’s name. Well, at least, most blogs and publications didn’t know her name. Her name is Taylor Simone Ledword and she’s By Kathleen • Apr 05, 2018 09:27 am
TV Updates Saw Him First™ - Brandon Victor Dixon Edition Really, the title should read ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Edition’. I love that so many people loved what’s being called the most successful live musical ever – Matt Zoller Seitz called it ‘a minor miracle’. But as much fun as everyone had watching, can they fully enjoy Jesus Christ Superstar if By Duana • Apr 03, 2018 04:05 pm
