Tuesday night’s episode of NCIS introduced a storyline that’s going to see one of the characters — DOD employee Delilah Fielding — learning to live her life as a disabled person. On Wednesday, executive producer Gary Glasberg revealed that the arc was inspired by the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings. “I remember seeing a piece on I think it was the Today show about a bunch of women who had really managed to start to pull their lives back together again,” Glasberg told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour. Read More...
Our first category: Entertainment trends. In: watching an all-guy four-gy in the trailer of a major Hollywood movie. In: shooshing people at the theater for talking over the previews. In: Peacock as a legitimate streaming service. And out: Saturday Night Live's "Trend Forecasters." Bowen Yang, Aidy Bryant, and their writing partner Celeste Yim gave us one of the best recurring bits on the late-night sketch comedy series, but after only a few segments, last weekend was the last time we'll see it — at least for now. Read More...
Getting sober changed Bradley Cooper's life for the better, and it's all because of Will Arnett. While sitting down on the podcast Smartless, hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Arnett, Cooper opened up about his struggles with addiction, self-esteem, and finding his way in Hollywood. In 2004, Arnett stopped by Cooper's place, noticing that it was late afternoon and he still hadn't let his dogs out to go to the bathroom. Read More...
