'Riverdale' season premiere to honour memory of Luke Perry
Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:51
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Luke Perry will be honoured in the season premiere of "Riverdale," with his former "Beverly Hills, 90210" co-star Shannen Doherty guest starring. Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW, told a TV...
Original 'Nancy Drew' passes torch to TV's newest version
Friday, 23 August 2019, 09:21
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Pamela Sue Martin, TV's original Nancy Drew, has passed the torch to the actress playing the latest incarnation of the teenage sleuth. Martin will appear on The CW's remake that blends mystery,...
HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:18
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
HBO's new docudrama series about the killings of four Israeli and Palestinian teenagers, violence which set off a cascade of events leading to the 2014 Gaza war, is set to air next week and is likely...
'Basketball or Nothing' covers hoop dreams on Navajo Nation
Monday, 19 August 2019, 10:17
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about "rez ball" — a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The style excites...
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 12:48
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1994 film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoided duplicating the...
Mary J. Blige to star in first of several "Power" spinoffs
Monday, 12 August 2019, 11:27
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The end of the hit Starz series "Power" is the beginning of several planned spinoffs, the first featuring Mary J. Blige. The Grammy-winning singer and actress said the announcement was probably...
Documentary series examines cost of small-town vigilantism
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 14:23
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
It's been 38 years since a man named Ken Rex McElroy was shot to death by an angry crowd in the dusty farming community of Skidmore, Missouri. And for 38 years, the case has remained...
There's no place like home for the 'The Brady Bunch'
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 16:12
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
There's no place like home for "The Brady Bunch," even if was just a facade. An HGTV renovation of the Los Angeles house that was used for exterior shots of the TV sitcom reunited six cast...
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
Monday, 5 August 2019, 09:25
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple with the same central...
HBO chief: Sorry, fans, no 'Game of Thrones' do-over
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 10:10
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The clamour from "Game of Thrones" fans for a do-over of the drama's final season has been in vain. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said Wednesday there was no serious consideration to remaking...