Adult Swim(LOS ANGELES) — We all have that TV show that we just don’t “get” in terms of popularity, and that led the website Reviews.org to poll Americans by state to see which popular shows they think are the most overrated. Long story short: eight states named Parks and Recreation as the most-overrated show, the most by state. However, by population — because …
Can you XFL what The Rock is cooking? Dwayne Johnson now an owner of football league
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Add “league owner” to the growing list of job titles earned by former wrestler-turned movie star, TV producer, and spirits entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The superstar, along with his ex-wife and production company partner Dany Garcia and the investment company Redbird Capital Partners have purchased the XFL football league. Originally …
Australian news chopper gets sneak peek of Marvel Studios’ ‘Shang-Chi’
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Production is ramping up on Marvel Studios’ mysterious Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, an Australian news crew has found. Aerial footage from 7 News Sydney shows several traditional Chinese buildings under construction, surrounded by a massive green screen backdrop. Crew members were seen scurrying about on and around the structures. …
Kiefer Sutherland says it was “thrilling” to star in Quibi’s new series ‘The Fugitive’
Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Fugitive is back, this time in short form. The crime drama from the 1960s, which became a movie starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in the 90s, is now a series on Quibi starring Kiefer Sutherland as a police captain trying to track down a subway bomber. From 24 to Designated Survivor, it’s a world in which …
Tom Hopper says ‘The Umbrella Academy’ comic creator is “really pleased” with cast’s characters
Christos Kalohoridis/NetflixThe second season of The Umbrella Academy is now available for streaming on Netflix. The show, which is adaptation of the comic book series created by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, follows the Hargreeves children, each of whom has a unique superpower and a unique personality, to boot. Season two has the very …
Rumor: Ellen DeGeneres wants “out” of her show
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) It seems Ellen DeGeneres has had enough. The 62-year-old reportedly “wants out” of the syndicated talk show she’s hosted since 2003 amid employee claims of mistreatment. Sources told Us Weekly, “She is p****d that people have come forward to share these negative stories about her and feels betrayed.” The insider added, “She knows she can …
Hollywood recovering: ‘S.W.A.T.’, ‘Family Feud, ‘Supermarket Sweep’ ramping up post-COVID-19
‘S.W.A.T.’ – Jordin Althaus/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — The TV industry is starting to find its footing following the months-long COVID-19 shutdown. S.W.A.T., CBS’ remake of the 1970s police drama, could be the first broadcast TV’s first scripted primetime series to resume production, according to Deadline. The show starring Shemar …
Nikki and Brie Bella welcome baby boys just hours apart
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Congratulations to the Bella twins! The 36-year-olds gave birth to their babies within a day of one another over the weekend. First to welcome their newborn into the world was Nikki Bella and her fiancé, former Dancing With The Stars pro Artem Chigvintsev. In an adorable Instagram pic shared on Sunday, the first-time parents are holding hands with …
‘Cocoon,’ ‘The Natural’ actor Wilford Brimley dies at 85
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images(UTAH) — Wilford Brimley, the actor known for such films as Cocoon and The Natural, has died at 85. His manager, Lynda Bensky, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away on Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. He had been on dialysis and had other medical issues, Bensky said. “Wilford Brimley …
Ron Howard releases new Nat Geo documentary ‘Rebuilding Paradise’
Nat Geo(LOS ANGELES) — The Camp Fire is remembered as one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. The fire left the close-knit community of Paradise, California charred within minutes. The fire that ripped through towns in November 2018 is now the center of a new National Geographic documentary called Rebuilding Paradise. Directed by Ron Howard, …