Remember all those TV shows you’ve heard about but never watched, saving them for that proverbial someday? Summer is the best time to finally watch them — curtains drawn, A/C cranked down to 70. Quick, before fall gets here, and critics start insisting you watch some other new show. Summer is when I catch up on my old TV: That culturally relevant comedy I raved about last year but never got around to Season 2? The stylish new cable crime drama that sneaked past me because I was too busy reviewing four other shows? That popular reality-show reboot I just didn’t have the energy for? Now’s the time. Stay up late for an extra episode or two (or three); retreat into a comfy binge-fest on a blisteringly humid Sunday; download episodes onto tablets or phones for long journeys; check out entire seasons from the local library’s DVD shelves to take to that cabin with no cable. Leave obligation out of the equation. Don’t attempt the literary equivalent of … [Read more...] about Summer is the right time for TV shows you heard about, but never watched
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Michelle Wolf Slams ABC for Letting ‘Lady Hitler Chef’ Roseanne Barr Back on the Air ‘in the First Place’
Comedienne Michelle Wolf sparked controversy with her appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Now, she is once again back in the news, this time for her remarks about fellow comedienne Roseanne Barr. Speaking on her new Netflix show The Break, which drops on Sunday, Wolf said what Barr said was clearly not a joke. “It’s not a joke, it’s barely a tweet,” Wolf said in the pre-released clip, referring to Barr’s racist remark about Valerie Jarrett. “Her excuse for tweeting it was bad. You got to get better at one of those, Roseanne!.” She then slammed ABC for hiring Roseanne in the first place. “Everyone’s been saying it’s so brave of ABC to cancel their hit show, but the bold move was actually putting this lady Hitler chef back on the air in the first place,” Wolf continued on. “So kudos to ABC, it takes a lot of courage to fire someone after they’ve been openly racist for the thousandth … [Read more...] about Michelle Wolf Slams ABC for Letting ‘Lady Hitler Chef’ Roseanne Barr Back on the Air ‘in the First Place’
Jerry Seinfeld Faces Bulked-Up Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Hit Show
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Although comedians sometimes don't mind playing the fool, Christian Charles is seeing the wisdom of retaining counsel in a lawsuit against Jerry Seinfeld, Sony, and Netflix over the hit show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Charles alleges that the idea for this show was his own. The plaintiff contends he has a long history of working with Seinfeld and that he registered copyrights on a treatment and script for a pilot episode. Charles further says he conducted meetings and had e-mail conversations with Seinfeld's reps and that after working on the pilot and demanding backend compensation, Seinfeld began to use his creativity without his involvement. The plaintiff originally sued in February, and at the time, many news outlets wrote about it, but not The Hollywood Reporter. Although we were aware of the case before anyone had published one word on the litigation, it's this publication's policy not to write about pro se … [Read more...] about Jerry Seinfeld Faces Bulked-Up Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Hit Show
Cartoon Network’s ‘Mighty Magiswords’ Renewed for Season Two
Cartoon Network has renewed its animated comedy series Mighty Magiswords for a second season. Created by Kyle A. Carrozza (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water), the show revolves around Prohyas and Vambre, a sibling team of "warriors for hire" who embark on heroic quests and fun adventures to locate magic swords known as Magiswords. The MagiMobile app, which was launched in November, lets fans collect swords just as the characters do. In addition to the renewal, Cartoon Network said Thursday that it's launching mobile game Surely You Quest, an idle RPG to be released for free on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play on Feb. 16. The game intersects with the MagiMobile app, allowing users to expand their previously earned magiswords collections. Gamers gain access to more than 400 pieces of original content, such as narrative vlogs by the warriors, collaborative shorts, digital games and MagiMobile. Mighty Magiswords, which premiered in September, ranked as Cartoon … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network’s ‘Mighty Magiswords’ Renewed for Season Two
Hollywood Animal Trainer Sid Yost Fined, License Revoked
Hollywood animal trainer Sid Yost has been fined $30,000 by the U.S. government for around 40 abuse and neglect violations dating back to 2008.Louisiana-based Yost has also had his Animal Welfare Act license revoked, effectively putting him out of business to directly handle or supply animals to Hollywood film and TV projects. Yost's screen credits include Get Out, The Hunger Games, 12 Years a Slave and Lee Daniels' The Butler on the movie side, and TV series Sleepy Hollow and Ravenswood.The AWA violations detailed in a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision on Sidney Jay Yost and his company, Amazing Animal Productions, and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, include failing to provide animals with sufficient space, sanitary living conditions and uncontaminated food.The violations also found instances of Yost using physical abuse to handle wolves and other animals, including hitting a monkey, a lion, and tigers with sticks. Yost doesn't need an AWA license to arrange or … [Read more...] about Hollywood Animal Trainer Sid Yost Fined, License Revoked