Television Upfronts: Some Big Developments!
All over New York City during the week of May 12, many people were saying the same thing: “Upfronts aren’t what they used to be.” Until it was decimated by the pandemic and then the writers and actors strikes, TV upfront week was known as a nearly non-stop party at top venues throughout the city. But still, there were some major developments revealed during presentations going on from Monday through Wednesday. Perhaps the biggest,...
New Lies, Hard Truths on Season 2 of ‘Poker Face’
Cynthia Erivo as a DJ. Cynthia Erivo as a mixed-media artist living off the grid. Cynthia Erico as an…apple picker? Those are just three of the six personas she inhabits in the first episode of Season 2 of Poker Face, and it’s up to Natasha Lyonne’s character Charlie Cale to figure it all out. Because as in every chapter of Peacock’s hit series co-created by Lyonne and Rian Johnson, there’s a murder involved, and one of the Cynthia...
Late Night and Uptight on ‘Hacks’ as Deborah Vance Gets Her Dream TV Job
There is Jimmy. And Jimmy. Seth and Steven. And if the world of Hacks were real, Deborah Vance would also be a member of that elite club of the late-night television hosts. As Season 4 begins on Max, Jean Smart’s Vance has achieved her life-long dream of hosting a network late-night TV show after decades of performing in Las Vegas and on stages around the world. Not to mention the success she’s had with her own line of merchandise on...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season: The Revolution is Here
It’s been it’s been two and half years since we last saw Elisabeth Moss’ June trying to keep her family safe from the totalitarian state of Gilead and its violent supporters in Toronto, and now the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is upon us. And yes, rage, resistance and revolution are brewing. The series, based on Margaret Atwell’s best-selling novel first premiered in April 2017 and featured June, then known as Offred,...
Living, Loving and Laughing in Hulu’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’
Three gay men living in a house in Palm Springs with one of their moms. Sounds like a great premise for a sitcom, right? That’s what Max Mutchnick and David Kohan (the brains behind Will & Grace) thought as they came up with the concept for Mid-Century Modern, a multi-camera comedy directed by James Burrows and shot in front of a live audience—with 10 episodes now streaming on Hulu. It’s a throwback to the glory days of sitcoms...
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