Entertainment News #64: Only Murders in the Building

Hulu has renewed Only Murders in the Building for a fifth season. That's really good news to hear, I love watching this show and I'm happy that it will continue with a new season. I love a good mystery and each season this show has rather interesting ones. So far in this currently airing fourth season, I'm enjoying trying to figure out who the murderer is. However, since there are still more episodes to go before the revealed, I'm not sure who it is yet.

With that said, congratulations Only Murders in the Building with being renewed.

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Entertainment News #63: Dead Boy Detectives

Happy Monday, Labor Day and disappointing news.

It's disappointing to hear that Netflix has cancelled the DC Comics supernatural TV series, Dead Boy Detectives after one season. It was a good show but I guess it didn't have enough viewers. I know I keep saying this but these networks, channels and stream services keep cancelling shows before letting them find an audience. Not everyone watches a show when it originally airs, they end up finding it later. And why don't these networks, channels and stream services continue to promote shows to bring in new audiences? Not everyone is online, were there trailers shown for Dead Boy Detectives on TV? If so, where did they air? Anyway, sorry to see that another show has been cancelled.

Entertainment News #62: Celebrity Family Feud, Based on a True Story and Elsbeth

- The Celebrity Family Feud season 10 episode 8: Fantasy Sweets vs Golden Five and 9-1-1 vs Jury Duty will be airing Monday, September 16th at 8:00 PM EST on ABC.

The 9-1-1 cast will be: Aisha Hinds, Tracie Thoms, Ryan Guzman, Oliver Stark and Bryan Safi. The Jury Duty cast will be: Maria Russell, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, Edy Modica, Ronald Gladden and David Brown. I wonder why Jury Duty has six contestants while 9-1-1 has five? That's really interesting, regardless, I'll be tuning in.

Entertainment News #61: The Librarians: The Next Chapter

There's an update on The Librarians: The Next Chapter TV series, the show has been saved by TNT after it was shelved by The CW. And according to reports, the show has already been renewed for a second season. For anyone who is not a Librarian fan, TNT is the original home of the franchise, so it's cool to see the show go back to where it started. I've watched the movies and the original show and I'm actually looking forward to seeing this spinoff. As of now, a premiere date hasn't been released but as soon as it is, I'll post it.

Entertainment News #60: Star Wars: The Acolyte and Will Trent

- Disney+ has cancelled The Star Wars TV series, The Acolyte after one season. It's disappointing that this show was cancelled, I enjoyed watching it. It might have started out a little slow but it quickly built up the drama and suspense. And with the way the first season ended, it was set up perfectly to follow Osha as she trained in the darkside of the force. I wish these networks and streaming services would give shows time to flourish to find viewers or to allow the writers to further develop the story. Now, it's just another show added to the cancelled shows list.

- The Will Trent TV series is adding actress Gina Rodriguez to the upcoming third season as a main character. She will play Marion Alba, an Assistant District Attorney. With the way the writers seemed to have put an end to Will and Angie Polaski's relationship since he arrested her in the season two finale, I wouldn't be surprised if Marion will be Will's new love interest.

I'm not interested in seeing Will jump into a new romance or relationship so soon, so I hope they won't go that route with him and Marion. The writers need to give Will time to move on from the love and life he thought he would have with Angie before giving him someone new to date. Many fans have been wondering when the show will finally bring in the character Sara Linton since she is Will's canon love interest in the book series written by Karin Slaughter. Since this is an adaptation of the books, I wonder if the Showrunner and writers are doing something different before bringing in Sara? Or are they just going to not include her at all and just give Will a non-canon love interest?

Entertainment News #59: The Librarians: The Next Chapter pulled from The CW fall line up

The TV series, The Librarians: The Next Chapter will not air this fall on The CW. So far it looks like the show, which is a spinoff of the original The Librarians TV series, has been shelved and there has been no reason given as to why the show has been pulled from the fall line up. I do wonder what the reason was, perhaps the network executives are unfortunately simply continuing with their cost cutting measures and getting rid of shows to save money. Whatever the reason, I do hope the cast and crew of the show was notified before it was announced in the news.

Entertainment News #58: S.W.A.T. and Authors Against Book Bans

- Actor Niko Pepaj's character Miguel Alfaro will become a main character for the eighth season of S.W.A.T. And according to reports, actress Annie Ilonzeh will have a recurring role as character Devin Gamble. With quite a few of the main characters gone, it will be interesting to see how the new changes will work on the show. I have to say that it took a while but Alfaro totally grew on me. He's arrogant but interesting. I wonder what Devin Gamble's story is going to be? Will she be a good addition to the team or not? I guess I'll find out once the eighth season of S.W.A.T. premieres on Friday, October 18th on CBS.

- Authors Against Book Bans (AABB) is a newly launched organization that's committed to defending the freedom to read. According to reports, the group which consist of writers, illustrators and creators in both the children’s and adult sectors will work to “organize authors on the national and local levels" to support "grassroots groups already fighting book bans and challenges" around the country.

According to author David Levithan, a member of the AABB national leadership team, he said "Authors know the power of books. We know that the freedom to read and to choose books for ourselves and our families is essential to ensuring that our communities thrive." He also said, “The time has come for authors to come together and stand in solidarity on this issue, and the work of our growing membership is clear: we support authors whose work is challenged, and we support the teachers, librarians, families, and students who are on the front lines defending our books. They are not alone; authors stand with them.”

According to the AABB's press release, the group’s 1,500 members which spans all 50 states and Washington, D.C., will look to provide “support and encouragement for the educators, librarians, parents, and students who are the first line of defense against censorship, and for the authors whose books are under attack,” which also includes legislative advocacy.

For more information on Authors Against Book Bans and to get involved please click here.

Entertainment News #57: 9-1-1: Lone Star, Rescue: Hi-Surf and Red, White & Royal Blue

- 9-1-1: Lone Star fans we don't have to wait too much longer for the fifth season (which may also be the finale season). The new season will premiere Monday, September 23rd on FOX. I'm still wondering what the Showrunner and writers are going to do about Grace Ryder and how they will explain her not being there. I know the show is going to open up with a train derailment emergency but I wonder what else is in store for all the characters?

Entertainment New #56: 9-1-1: Lone Star and Jennifer Love Hewitt

- According to recent reports, it looks like 9-1-1: Lone Star might be cancelled or simply ending after the upcoming fifth season. The fifth season will return this fall with 12 episodes on FOX. Whether the show ends or is cancelled, it doesn't appear that Lone Star will be saved by ABC and moved to that network like 9-1-1 was. It's also being reported that actress Sierra McClain who plays 9-1-1 Dispatcher Grace Ryder has already left the show. It's sad that this show is ending especially with it being centered around negotiation issues. This will be the second first responder show that I enjoyed watching that will or has ended.

- Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt will be starring in, directing and executive producing the upcoming Lifetime Christmas movie The Holiday Junkie. Also, starring in the movie is actor Brian Hallisay who is also Jennifer's husband. The description for the movie follows as Andie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her mother Mimi run a decorating and planning service company. However, after Mimi passes away, Andie is forced to face her first Christmas without her mother and carry The Holiday Junkie torch on her own. Despite the challenges, Andie may also find some love at Christmas along the way.

At the moment, I'm definitely not thinking about Christmas. However, I do love watching these Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movie. So, I'm interested in seeing this.

Entertainment News #55: All American, Lou Ferrigno Jr and Rochelle Aytes

- The CW has cancelled the college centered TV series All American: Homecoming after three season. The upcoming third and now final season which will premiere on Monday, July 8th. All American: Homecoming is a spinoff from All American which has been renewed by The CW for a seventh season. Congratulations to All American for getting renewed.

It continues to be disappointing that so many shows keep getting cancelled. I wish there was a way for shows to find an audience before getting cancelled.

Entertainment News #54: Walker TV Series Cancelled

I did not want to write this but The CW has cancelled Walker after four seasons. Jared Padalecki who stars as the titular character Cordell Walker broke the news in an Instagram post (which I posted below).

It's sad that this show was cancelled, it's such a really good show. I guess, it's not goodbye just yet for us viewers since the show still has the last few episodes of the fourth season to air. The now series finale will air on Wednesday, June 26th.

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Entertainment New #53: Cancelled and Renewed Shows

- I really didn't want to report that ABC cancelled Not Dead Yet which is why I put off posting it. But yeah, it was such a fun and interesting show that now ends after two seasons which is so disappointing. I'm going to miss watching Not Dead Yet, I loved the concept of journalist Nell Serrano being visited (or haunted) by the ghosts of the people she was writing obituaries for. I really wish more shows got a chance to find more viewers before being cancelled.

Continuing with more cancelled shows, NBC has cancelled Extended Family after one season. I also really enjoyed watching this show. Also cancelled are: Constellation (Apple +), HouseBroken (FOX) and The Other Black Girl (Hulu). With so many shows continuing to be cancelled, it really makes you hesitant to start new shows.


- On to more positive TV news, FOX renewed Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season. I've really been enjoying this show and I'm very happy to see that it will continue with a new season. And NBC has renewed Lopez vs Lopez for a third season. This is such a good and funny show, I'm also really happy it was renewed as well. And finally, The Conners was renewed by ABC for a seventh and final season.

Entertainment New #52: Red, White & Royal Blue Movie Sequel

I know I should be sleep, I have a busy day tomorrow (well, today) but I saw this announcement and had to post it. A little before midnight, the Red, White & Royal Blue on Prime Video Instagram account posted the announcement simply stating "announce a Red, White & Royal Blue sequel is in the works? ok."

Fans have been eagerly awaiting this announcement and now it's here. I can't believe it. I loved the first movie (I still have to read the book) but I'm so happy that this movie is getting a sequel. Director Matthew López will return to write the script for the sequel alongside Casey McQuiston (who is the author of the book Red, White & Royal Blue).

Entertainment News #51: Sydney Sweeney, Chicago Fire and Lord of the Rings

- Actress Sydney Sweeney will portray boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic. The movie will be directed by David Michôd which will focus on the story of Christy Martin’s rise to become America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s. According to reports, Sweeney is ready to start training for this role. Although, I've never heard of this boxer, there are probably a lot of viewers who are interested in seeing this.

Entertainment News #50: NCIS: Hawai'i and Tracker

- CBS has cancelled NCIS: Hawai'i after three season. This is yet another show the network has recently cancelled. Although, my favorite out of the NCIS franchise was NCIS: Los Angeles but Hawai'i was quickly becoming one of favorites. I'm sad to the see the show end, it was a good addition to the franchise. I'm starting to wonder what's the point of having the Paramount Plus streaminng service if CBS can't move some of their shows over there instead of cancelling them?

I wonder if the show's creator can try to get the show saved by another network or streaming service, probably not. So this is most likely truly the end for this show. The season will end with a two part finale, the first part airs tonight with episode Spill the Tea at 10:00 PM EST on CBS. And next Monday (May 6th) will conclude with the final episode Divided We Conquer (which is now the series finale).

- Continuing with CBS, actor Jensen Ackles has been cast as a guest star for the 12th episode of the TV series Tracker. He will play Russell Shaw, the brother to main character Colter (played by Justin Hartley). The episode Off the Books will air Sunday, May 12th on CBS. I've never watched Tracker which is based on the Colter Shaw book series by Jeffery Deaver (who also wrote the Lincoln Rhyme book series). Maybe I'll start watching it this week, so I'll be caught up for the new episode on Sunday.

(Tracker season 1 episode 12: Off the Books)

Entertainment News #49: Cancelled Shows, S.W.A.T. and Book Adaptation

- It's disappointing to hear that CBS has cancelled So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas. I love watching So Help Me Todd it's just a fun and quirky mystery series. Although, I haven't been posting my What's On Tonight for Sunday (I will), I have been really enjoying watching CSI: Vegas. I don't understand why both of these shows are simply cancelled instead of just moving them over to Paramount Plus.

Both shows have fans and viewers that love these shows so why just outright cancel them. Instead of just relocating them which would continue to give the shows more time to gain more viewers. These are two good shows that I'm sad to see cancelled. Unrelated (or is it?) but I feel like with so many shows constantly being cancelled, this is one of the reasons so many viewers have been watching and rewatching old shows. Why get invested in new shows if these networks and streaming services won't allow them time to grow.

Why is someone leaking information about 9-1-1's seventh season?

Last Thursday, I wrote that there was someone allegedly leaking confidential material about the 9-1-1 TV series' seventh season. And so far, there continues to be more leaks of pictures and information.

I'm on the fence on whether this is a disgruntled employee who is upset that Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley (or Buddie) are not going canon. And is leaking confidential material to let fans know because the show is baiting Buddie fans. Or it's someone who hates Buddie and their fans and is gleefully leaking information to pour salt in the wounds and rubbing it in that Buddie doesn't go canon. Because why have the leaks only been about Buck and Eddie? Why have there been no leaks about anything else happening this season? Why are there no leaks about Maddie Buckley and Howard "Chimney" Han's wedding? Why are there no leaks about Henrietta "Hen" and Dr. Karen Wilson? Why are there no leaks about Athena Grant and Robert "Bobby" Nash? Again, why so many leaks about Eddie and Buck?

Regardless of this person's reasons or intentions for continuing to leak confidential material, it's disappointing if it's true that 9-1-1 (and ABC) would choose yet again not to give Buck and Eddie a chance to go canon. Especially since the entertainment journalists were writing all these various articles about Buck and Eddie and many of the articles even stated in the headlines that this is the season they go canon. Or it's leading to romance between the two of them. So, if 9-1-1 and ABC were well aware that they had no intentions yet again of making Buck and Eddie canon, why not contact these entertainment sites and have them issue a correction about those articles? Because with each article that was being released it added more fuel to the fire that had Buddie fans even more optimistic and excited about the growing possibility that Buck and Eddie will finally go canon.

If the leaks turn out to be true, it's just disappointing because why continue to waste all this amazing chemistry between Eddie and Buck. Along with the beautiful story and connection that has been building between them that could easily transition from friendship to romance. If by some chance the leaks aren't true and there is a big surprise at the end of the season that either shows Buck and Eddie showing romantic interest in each other or possibly going on a date. Then I will gladly apologize for not believing that the Showrunner and writers wouldn't follow through with how they have been writing Eddie and Buck's relationship. I guess until then, I'll try not to let all these leaks completely dampen my interest in this season.

Save Station 19 Campaign's Station 19 Season 7 Billboard

I forgot to post this earlier, the Save Station 19 fan campaign got another Station 19 billboard (this time in Los Angeles) to promote the show and the new time. According to the campaign, the billboard is located on is on Highland Ave (Highland and Lexington). If you live in L.A. or will be visiting make sure to check out the billboard, I believe it will be up for about a week.

I just love how the fans are trying so hard to save this show. As a reminder, the seventh season premieres on Thursday at 10:00 PM EST on ABC. And speaking of trying to save the show, I checked the petition and it's currently at over 80,000 signatures and counting.

Picture Source: Carla (Twitter: QueerBishop)

Fandom is a beautiful thing. It brings people from all different communities together for a love of something so special. It’s an act of standing with each other.

Today’s billboard action symbolizes that for Station 19 and its upcoming seventh season. It’s a statement and a… pic.twitter.com/GzIaqjUvhL

— Save Station 19 (@station19save) March 12, 2024

Station 19 fans What's on Netflix wants to hear from you

I guess the Station 19 fan campaign is making some good noise because I just saw on Twitter that the What's on Netflix account posted this:

Hey #Station19 fans - we see you!

We're writing a piece about why you guys want the show renewed - can you email us why you want to see the show renewed and why Netflix would be a good home: kasey@whats-on-netflix.com.

Although this is a non-affiliated Netflix fan account, this is still good news. And I hope all the Station 19 fan or as many as possible will send in an e-mail. I know I will, because this upcoming seventh season really can't be the last. So, please send in an e-mail and tell them why Station 19 should be renewed and why Netflix would be a good home for the series.

Entertainment News #48: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Autobiography, 9-1-1 100th Episode and The Karate Kid

- Some good news for Avatar: The Last Airbender fans, Netflix has renewed the live action TV series for a second and third season. The series will end with the third season, which follows the same format as the animated version. According to Netflix, the show had 41.1 million views in the first 11 days of its premiere as well as being the #1 show in 76 countries.

The first season of the live action series followed Avatar Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka on their journey in order for Aang to learn the last three elements (Water, Earth and Fire) so he can fully become The Avatar. I really enjoyed the first season, there's not much I would change except for finding a way to bring Momo back. I'm looking forward to seeing how they will adapt the last two seasons.