Day: March 13, 2019

Weekly Previews

Weekly top 10 for Monday, March 11

1) “Empire” and “Star” return, 8 and 9 p.m. Wednesday, Fox. “Empire” has had lots of attention lately, none of it enviable; stories focus on Jussie Smollett, who faces criminal charges and was written out of the season’s final two episodes. You’ll see his character (Jamal) here, struggling with his love life. But Jamal is just one part of a rich blend of great music and brash soap opera. Now the family has a shot at reclaiming its record label. Then, at 9 p.m., Star – who has just had her baby – jeopardizes her career. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / March 13, 2019
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Leaping across networks, “Runway” returns

In its long lifetime, “Project Runway” has kept bouncing around.It’s gone from Bravo to Lifetime and back to Bravo.
It’s escaped the ownership of Harvey Weinstein. It’s changed hosts and mentors and more.It even dumped the original producers … then put them back in charge. “We keep saying, ‘It’s like getting your baby back,” Jane Lipsitz said.
Except, of course, that babies are never the same after 14 years and 17 TV seasons. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / March 13, 2019
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Yes, billionaires can be scammed, too

We used to think scams were just for rubes and suckers. Slick grifters cheated the unsuspecting.That was before Bernie Madoff bilked the wealthy. It was before Elizabeth Holmes.Her company, Theranos, drew prominent backers. “Rupert Murdoch, I think, invested $125 million,” said Alex Gibney, whose HBO documentary is Monday … three days after one on ABC. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / March 13, 2019
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Marcia Clark rewrites real life

Fiction, it seems, is way more fun than real life. That’s because you can rewrite the ending.
Marcia Clark disliked the real ending of the O.J. Simpson murder trial: She lost; he won.
But now she’s helping write and produce a fictional tale that sounds familiar, with a twist. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / March 13, 2019
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Pamela Adlon: She loves the frantic, frazzled world of show business

It’s been  14 months since we had a new “Better Things” episode, but don’t despair. The season-opener (Feb. 28) indicates the show is better than ever.

Yes, Pamela Adlon says, show-business has plenty of frazzled, fractured people.There’s ambition and despair. There’s “that angry air that hangs over so many.”And yes, she’s always wanted to be in the business.“I grew up on sound stages with my dad,” she said. Don Seagall had a successful decade, writing comedy scripts; his daughter savored it all. Read more…

By admin / March 13, 2019