Modern Family has been on ABC for 10 seasons, and they’ve brought plenty of laughs over the years, even if the series has lost its touch in recent seasons. With no renewal in place for another season, series creator Steve Levitan has hinted that it might be time for the show to end. But before it does, the Dunphy and Pritchett families will deal with some hard times. Sometime during Modern Family‘s 10th season, a “significant character on the series” will die, and the family will feel the aftermath of that death for several episodes. Entertainment Weekly spoke to Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd (not the one from Back to the Future), and he revealed the shocking development of death coming to the comedy series… [Read More...]
‘Fordlandia’: Get Ready for a Werner Herzog TV Show
Werner Herzog will bring his unique blend of artistry and unbearable misery to television with Fordlandia, a series about Henry Ford’s attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon. Filmmaker Werner Herzog is known the world over, both for his provocative films and documentaries, and for his gloomy-yet-charming personality. He’s a legend. And now he’s bringing his talents to the medium of television. Herzog will work with Hyde Park Entertainment to adapt Greg Grandin’s award-winning book Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City into a TV series. This project sounds fascinating, and not just because of Herzog’s involvement (although that’s a big plus). The book tells a true story… [Read More...]
‘Supergirl’ Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg Suspended Due to Sexual Harassment Allegations
The nightmare that is Hollywood’s epidemic of sexual harassment continues with another series of accusations surfacing in the world of comic book television. Andrew Kreisberg, the executive producer of the Arrowverse television programs Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, has been suspended after the Warner Bros. Television Group learned of several allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct brought to light by 15 women and four men who have worked with him. Find out more on the news of Andrew Kreisberg suspended by Warner Bros. TV below. Variety extensively reported on a statement from the Warner Bros. Television Group saying: “We have recently been made aware of allegations of misconduct against Andrew Kreisberg. We have suspended Mr. Kreisberg and are conducting an internal… [Read More...]
How Amazon’s ‘The Last Tycoon’ Explores the Costs and Reality of the American Dream
Creator Billy Ray and executive producer Chris Keyser talk about their casting luck and plans for future seasons.read more [Read More...]
What the Emmy Nominations Got Right (and Wrong) This Year
THR critics Tim Goodman and Daniel Fienberg celebrate the best (‘Atlanta,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’) and worst (‘The Leftovers’ snub, Barb) of the 2017 Emmy nominations.read more [Read More...]
Critic’s Notebook: ‘Twin Peaks,’ 22-Episode Seasons, Nielsen and More Reader Questions Answered
THR’s chief TV critic answers various questions from readers.read more [Read More...]
Critic’s Notebook: The Post-Review, Post-Premiere, Post-Finale World of Peak TV
Nobody is all caught up on TV, so that means everything is evergreen. Welcome to the new consumption model.read more [Read More...]
‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Billy Bob Thornton (‘Goliath’)
The Golden Globe-winning actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter opens up about his unlikely breakthrough with ‘Sling Blade’ during the 1990s indie boom, his brief marriage to Angelina Jolie (and their matching blood vials) and the appeal of doing TV, like his current Amazon series, versus films.read more [Read More...]
Critic’s Notebook: Apple and All of Its Money Just Got Real About the TV Business
So much for the other side of Peak TV. This could change everything.read more [Read More...]
Critic’s Notebook: The One-Two Emotional Gut Punch of ‘The Americans’ and ‘The Leftovers’
Two of TV’s best series were tough to watch in their simultaneously airing recent seasons, but they made for an indelibly powerful pair of viewing experiences.read more [Read More...]
Why Donald Trump May Have a Big Impact on the Emmys
Shows that deal with Trump-related issues — including hacking, Russian spies, misogyny and racial intolerance — may be getting a subliminal boost.read more [Read More...]
‘Catastrophe’ Season 3: TV Review
Amazon’s excellent comedy ‘Catastrophe’ returns, hilarious as ever, as the life of its central couple takes a turn for the even more difficult.read more [Read More...]
Watch Kendall Jenner Discuss Incident With Alleged Stalker in New ‘KUWTK’ Promo (Video)
Kendall Jenner is opening up about her scary experience with her alleged stalker in a new preview for Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The 21-year-old model says being “so independent” and alone isn’t really that appealing to her anymore. “I had someone break into my house,” she tells Scott Disick and her mom Kris Jenner in the promo clip (below). “I used to be the one who was so independent. I was always kind of by myself, in a good way, but now it’s fully flipped.” “So, I came home one night and there was a guy sitting on the side of my street, and I was like, ‘That’s so weird,’” she adds. &#… [Read More...]
Critic’s Notebook: How to Enjoy the Platinum Age of Television Without Going Broke
New means of content availability have made paying exorbitant prices for cable and satellite a dead model, writes THR’s chief TV critic. read more [Read More...]
‘Party Down’: THR’s 2009 Review
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‘Striking Out’: TV Review
Ireland’s No. 1 drama, ‘Striking Out,’ about a lawyer who starts anew after she finds her fiance cheating on her, comes to the U.S. via Acorn TV.read more [Read More...]
TV Critics’ Chat: In Praise of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘The Shield’ on Their Premiere Anniversaries
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘The Shield’ reshaped TV heroism and changed where viewers looked for quality television, write THR’s TV critics on the 20th and 15th anniversaries, respectively, of those series’ premieres.read more [Read More...]
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Television Series ‘The One Percent’ No Longer at Starz
Academy Award-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s (The Revenant) television series, The One Percent, now needs a new home. After some production delays, Starz decided to let go of the series they gave a straight-to-series order to back in 2014. The One Percent, which Iñárritu is going to shoot in sequence, is set to star Hilary Swank and Greg Kinnear, and Ed Harris might join them. Below, learn more about the The One Percent series. Deadline reports the show will try move forward with Kinnear now co-starring. Originally, The Once Percent was going to star Ed Helms (Cedar Rapids), but his departure goes unexplained. Swank and Kinner will play a family trying to keep their declining farm afloat. Alfred and Laura Murphy are nearly… [Read More...]
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