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After winning a record fourth Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series last night, Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, had a portion of his acceptance speech bleeped out. In case you were wondering what he said, Dinklage was acknowledging the “10 years of absolute sweat” that went into creating Game of Thrones before he […]
More than two months ago, the nominees for the 2019 Emmys, which takes place tonight. This year will not feature a host, but will have plenty of Game of Thrones mentions after the final season set a new record by snagging 32 nominations. Maharshala Ali, When They See Us, Natasha Lyonne, and Billy Porter are some of the other fan favorite […]
Noting the potential for “a lot of noise” and judgment clouding, former POTUS Barack Obama advised Wednesday that his successors avoid the pitfalls of television and social media. Speaking at a San Francisco event hosted by data analysis company Splunk on Wednesday, Obama said a “team with a diversity of opinion” around you is necessary in […]
Alex Trebek, noting the “curves and unexpected events” of pancreatic cancer treatment, announced Tuesday that he’s undergoing additional chemotherapy. The beloved Jeopardy! host shared a video update in which he called previous assessments of his treatment needs “premature” and said doctors are currently re-examining the situation. “This summer, because I was making such good progress, we […]
The surprise revival of Ronan Bennett’s Top Boy on Netflix via Drake has made fans of the popular drama excited beyond belief. Critically acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, the Channel 4 standout starred Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson as drug dealing partners turned sometimes rivals, Dushane and Sully. During its two-series run, Top Boy […]
Now that the streaming wars has transitioned to television, almost every major player is trying to put together a bundle that will entice consumers to choose their service over their competitors. Although they’re late to the party, Apple has introduced a new streaming service with a price point that undercuts its rivals. Apple first announced […]
Reports that Netflix would be adopting Dennis the Beeper King’s aphorism—“technology is cyclical”—have been greatly exaggerated. Netflix, the standard bearer in innovating and upending TV (and movies) as we know it, is *not* regressing to weekly installments, a format they all but made fun of when they entered the original programming arena. This is a […]
Apple has its first series cancellation before its streaming service has even launched. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple has axed the Richard Gere vehicle Bastards after failing to come to a compromise over the tone of the series. Bastards was set to be an adaptation of an Israeli show that followed two elderly war veterans. […]
Valerie Harper, a four time Emmy winner and a one time Golden Globe winner, has passed away following a battle with cancer, the Associated Press reports. She was 80. In 2013, Harper revealed that she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given three months to live. Harper was known for her roles on The Mary Tyler Moore […]
Not content to let a bit of a bummer week get in the way of some good business, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige took the stage at Disney’s biennial D23 expo this weekend to further outline plans for the MCU’s Phase 4 and beyond. While we were left to speculate just what they had left […]
