Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 4, volume 1. The terrifying fourth season of Stranger Things premiered May 27, introducing fans to the Upside Down’s ultimate villain, Vecna. In the seven episodes of volume 1, the skeletal, gravelly-voiced monster definitely met the advanced hype, with David Harbour describing the villain as “a a psychological horror that I don’t think we’ve
Continue Reading...The Conners Killed a Roseanne Character Off Screen
The Conners said goodbye to another Roseanne character, again off camera. Warning, spoilers follow for the Tuesday, Feb. 18 episode of the ABC sitcom. In “Brothers, Babies and Breakdowns,” Dan (John Goodman) learned his father, Ed (Ned Beatty), had passed away. He read about it in the local paper’s obituary page. The character, who had
Continue Reading...Henry Ian Cusick on MacGyver Debut: I’ve Never Had More Fun With a Role
Mac is back this Friday, and he’s acquired a new frenemy, played by Lost alum Henry Ian Cusick. This Friday at 8/7c, the Peruvian-born Scot joins CBS’ MacGyver for Season 4 as Russ Taylor, an MI6 agent-turned-private military contractor who recruits former members of the shuttered Phoenix Foundation to hunt down a bioweapon that a
Continue Reading...First Ladies, Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Snags Series Order
It’s official: Viola Davis will be trading in the letters HTGAWM for FLOTUS. Showtime has ordered to series First Ladies, a drama starring the Emmy and Oscar winner as former First Lady Michelle Obama. First Ladies, which initially received a script commitment at the network last August, will pull back the curtain on the personal
Continue Reading...Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong to End With Season 5; Final Episodes Begin in March
There goes the neighborhood! The upcoming fifth season of Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong will also be its last, OWN announced Wednesday. The drama will return for its final season on Tuesday, March 10 (10/9c). According to a release from OWN, “the much-anticipated final season promises to be explosive and sexier than ever
Continue Reading...Manifest Preview: Hilarity Ahead for Mick? Will the Believers Betray Olive?
Soon into its second season, NBC’s Manifest not only switched things up by giving Grace callings, it introduced several new faces that could change the Stones’ lives for the better… or possibly for the worse. For one, Michaela has been assigned a new partner at the NYPD, a development that she warmly embraced. “Jared was
Continue Reading...Ratings: 9-1-1: Lone Star Starts Strong Out of 49ers Win, Batwoman Goes Low
Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star premiere on Sunday night drew 9.9 million total viewers and a 2.7 demo rating leading out of the NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and Packers. That is up from what Fox’s The Resident debuted to (8.7 mil/2.6) in the same cushy time slot two years ago, but well shy of
Continue Reading...Star Trek: Picard’s Patrick Stewart, EPs Hint at How Jean-Luc Has Changed: ‘He’s a Bit Tormented, Actually’
We haven’t seen Star Trek captain Jean-Luc Picard on screen in nearly two decades, and he’s changed quite a bit in that time… and so has the actor playing him. “One of the reasons he’s different is that Patrick Stewart has also aged 20 years,” the 79-year-old Stewart, who returns as Jean-Luc in CBS All
Continue Reading...Stranger Things Renewed for Season 4…And Traveling Outside of Hawkins
We’re upside down, bouncing off the ceilings at this news: Stranger Things has been officially renewed for a fourth season. Netflix announced the renewal, which seemed like a given, via press release and Twitter. Additionally, the streaming platform signed creators The Duffer Brothers—that’s Matt and Ross Duffer—to a multi-year overall deal for both film and
Continue Reading...Downton Abbey: Is Mary or Edith higher rank? UK nobility duke, earl and marquess explained
Lady Mary and Lady Edith bickered and competed across 52 episodes and six series of Downton Abbey. The eldest sister always had the upper hand, not just through sheer bullish force of will. As well as being the first born, her destiny was always to be the grand lady of the Abbey itself. Even though
Continue Reading...Grey’s Anatomy: [Spoiler] to Be ‘Given His Due’ With Meaty Season 16 Episode
Grey’s Anatomy is making up for lost time when it comes to one of its long-running characters. Showrunner Krista Vernoff tells TVLine that she is earmarking an hour in Season 16 for Richard, played by original cast member James Pickens Jr. “We have big episode for him this season,” Vernoff says, adding, “I don’t feel
Continue Reading...Animal Kingdom Season 4 Finale Recap: Smurf Left Her Fortune to [Spoiler] — Plus, [Spoiler]’s Back… to Stay?
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Animal Kingdom‘s altogether shocking Season 4 finale. If you’d rather watch first, read later, you know what to do, baby. Leave it to Janine “Smurf” Cody to find a way to hiss “Screw you!” to her boys from beyond the grave. In Animal Kingdom’s surprise-filled Season 4 finale, the
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