Month: February 2021

Stars Hollow, like the family relationship around which it revolves, is a TV fantasy built on a foundation of spun sugar. This is precisely what the loyal "Gilmore Girls" audience loved about this little American paradise and adored about Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory. More than merely a mother and daughter who deeply loved one another, they were also best friends. Watch a few minutes of "Ginny and Georgia" and one can assume Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) takes issue with that portrayal of the mother-daughter bond despite the best efforts of her mother Georgia (Brianna Howey). We meet them at the moment that Georgia's husband dies suddenly. Shortly after the funeral she uproots Ginny and her half-brother Austin (Diesel La Torraca) from Houston, Texas and moves them abruptly to We...

Stars Hollow, like the family relationship around which it revolves, is a TV fantasy built on a foundation of spun sugar. This is precisely what the loyal "Gilmore Girls" audience loved about this little American paradise and adored about Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory. More than merely a mother and daughter who deeply loved one another, they were also best friends. Watch a few minutes of "Ginny and Georgia" and one can assume Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) takes issue with that portrayal of the mother-daughter bond despite the best efforts of her mother Georgia (Brianna Howey). We meet them at the moment that Georgia's husband dies suddenly. Shortly after the funeral she uproots Ginny and her half-brother Austin (Diesel La Torraca) from Houston, Texas and moves them abruptly to We...

Breaking News Garth Brooks' wife has tested positive for COVID-19 ... and even though he's tested negative, he's going into quarantine with her nevertheless. According to Garth's rep ... the couple went into quarantine after a member of their team tested positive for COVID, and subsequent tests showed Garth's wife, Trisha Yearwood, tested positive as well, while he tested negative. Garth said she's dealing with some symptoms but there's reason to remain optimistic. The singer said, "Officially, she's diagnosed as 'on her way out of the tunnel' now, though, which I'm extremely thankful for." He added, "Anyone who knows me knows my world begins and ends with Miss Yea...

Kelsey Grammer is returning as Dr. Frasier Craine in a reboot of the beloved series "Frasier" coming soon to Paramount+, CBS's rebranded streaming service. The news broke Wednesday at the ViacomCBS’ streaming presentation that the Emmy-winning sitcom would get a second life, along with many other series and films.  "Having spent over 20 years of my creative life on the Paramount lot, both producing shows and performing in several, I’d like to congratulate Paramount+ on its entry into the streaming world," Grammer said in a statement obtained by TVLine. "I gleefully anticipate sharing the next chapter in the continuing journey of Dr. Frasier Crane." "Frasier is one of the most acclaimed comedies in modern television history and truly defines premium storytelling," said CBS Studios prez...

Kaley Cuoco was at a loss for words when she learned that co-star Jim Parsons wanted to leave "The Big Bang Theory." Cuoco, who played Penny in the long-running sitcom, recently opened up to Variety about her time on "The Big Bang Theory" and how news of Parsons’ impending departure left her "in a state of shock." "Jim said, ‘I don’t think I can continue on,’" Cuoco, 35, revealed. "And I was so shocked that I was literally like, ‘Continue on with what?’ Like, I didn’t even know what he was talking about. I looked at [show creator] Chuck [Lorre]: ‘Wow. I thought we were [filming season 13] — I’m so blown away right now.’" At the start of filming season 12, Cuoco revealed a conversation she had with co-star Johnny Galecki about the prospect of filming a potential season 13: "'Did we wan...

Jeep is putting The Boss back into rotation. The automaker says it will "unpause" the streaming versions of its Super Bowl LV commercial starring Bruce Springsteen after DUI and reckless driving charges against the singer were dropped on Wednesday. Just days after the two-minute ad ran during the game, it came to light that Springsteen had been arrested in November in a national park in New Jersey when he was spotted getting on to his motorcycle after drinking tequila. Jeep pulled the spot from social media, saying it would "pause our Big Game commercial until the actual facts can be established" Springsteen pleaded guilty to one count of drinking in a closed area during the online hearing, but prosecutors proposed the dismissal of the DUI and reckless driving charges based on the fa...

Sacha Baron Cohen is done playing Borat Sagdiyev and there won't be any future films. The 49-year-old actor and comedian told Entertainment Tonight that he felt it was "too dangerous" to continue playing the character.  "It got too dangerous," Baron Cohen said of shooting the movies. "There were a couple of times I had to put on a bulletproof vest to go and shoot a scene, and you don't want to do that too many times in your life. I was pretty lucky to get out this time, so no, I'm not doing it again. I'm going to stay with the scripted stuff." Baron Cohen first portrayed the fictional journalist from Kazakhstan in 2006's "Borat" for which he won a Golden Globe award.  'BORAT 2' STAR SACHA BARON COHEN RESPONDS TO DONALD TRUMP'S CRITICISM OF THE FILM In the film, Borat travels to Amer...