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Thirty-five years ago today, on August 11, 1991, Nickelodeon made television history by launching its first original animated series under the Nicktoons banner. In a single afternoon, the cable network premiered three groundbreaking cartoons back-to-back: Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show. This coordinated debut marked a deliberate shift away from licensed toy-based programming and recycled cartoons toward creator-driven animation aimed squarely at children. The move helped redefine what kids’ television could look like and set the stage for a decade of inventive, character-focused storytelling that still resonates with audiences. You can find Doug on Amazon HERE. You can…
Ocean With David Attenborough has turned its narrator into a record holder. At 100, Attenborough is the oldest nominee in Emmy history, passing Norman Lear, who was 99 years and 11 months old on nomination day in 2022. (Lear turned 100 before that year’s ceremony.) His Best Narrator nod is one of six for National Geographic’s documentary, along with Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Best Cinematography for Doug Anderson and Toby Strong, Best Music Composition for Steven Price, and both sound mixing and sound editing categories. Attenborough is up for Best Narrator twice this year, competing against himself for Netflix’s…
Roseanne star Michael Fishman has defended ABC’s decision to cancel the show’s reboot after its star notoriously posted a racist tweet. “Sadly, in this case, there was no joke and the show was rightfully cancelled,” Fishman, 44, said in a Tuesday, August 11, Instagram video that reacted to a fan comment that defended Roseanne Barr’s March 2018 post. “Good people make mistakes. And I love the one who made this mistake. I always will. I will always have compassion and love. And I’ve shown it continuously. And she helped the world understand that good people can make mistakes. But there…
Rosario Dawson reprised her role of Claire Temple of Daredevil in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but her cameo was cut from the film. While attending GalaxyCon in Raleigh, North Carolina, last month, Dawson opened up about learning she would no longer appear in the film. “Well … I’m going to have to say: I could have said Spider-Man,” Dawson said after a fan asked what character she would like her Daredevil character to work with. “I even shot a scene in the new Spider-Man movie. But I got cut out.” She continued, “I know. I told my mom, and she…
Mike Marsland/Getty Images Tom Hiddleston knows a thing or two about complex interpersonal dynamics after playing the God of Mischief, Loki, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opposite Chris Hemsworth’s Thor since 2011. He’s spent a lot of time exploring the complex nature of the Asgardian thanks to getting his own time-traveling “Loki” series — which is one of the best Marvel Disney+ shows. But even outside of his time in the MCU, Hiddleston spent time exploring Shakespearean characters onstage in theatrical performances like “Coriolanus,” “Hamlet,” and “Much Ado About Nothing,”…
The 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival will have Oscar royalty in the house on Wednesday evening – well, on its big 8,000-seat square, the Piazza Grande, to be precise. It will bestow its Vision Award, presented by Ticinomoda, upon Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar winner, a record in the makeup and hairstyling field, and the creator behind some of cinema’s most fantastical creatures. While at the Swiss festival, Baker is also presenting two key films from his career, namely An American Werewolf in London (1981) and The Nutty Professor (1996). The former marked his first Oscar win in 1981, followed by Harry and the Hendersons…
Bravo Southern Charm is returning for a 12th season and the rumored cast has been revealed! Bravo officially announced the show’s renewal back in May, and filming took place between April and June, according to several cast members’ social media posts. They even took a cast trip to Hawaii. The long-running reality series is set in Charleston, South Carolina, and has spawned several spinoffs. Southern Hospitality is the only spinoff that is still on air. Last season saw “many of the Charmers finding themselves single or on the brink of breakup. Though businesses are thriving, life after love presents inevitable…
From an early age, Aubry Bracco remembers the vivid colors of Survivor and how the visuals “popped out of the screen.” Now, after winning the $2 million prize for Survivor 50, Bracco has a deeper understanding of how that immersive experience is created — and it’s all thanks to Emmy-nominated cinematographer Scott Duncan, who’s been with the show since Day 1. The duo take us behind the lens of Survivor 50, from the instant-classic “Blood Moon” episode (which is being rerun on CBS on Aug. 11), to the cinematic images featured in the iconic main title sequence. After living with…
Ted Lasso is back in Richmond, but not all the Greyhounds joined him. Though Ted Lasso season four sees Jason Sudeikis’ titular character return to London, this time around, he’s hosting AFC Richmond’s new women’s team—meaning many fan-favorites from the Apple TV’s first three seasons won’t take the field during the latest installment. Still, the series made it clear that football is still life for many of them. Indeed, Coach Lasso takes a walk down memory lane with a visit to his former team’s locker room—reuniting with his men’s team successor Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and his beloved “Believe” sign.…
After a tough year for the MCU in 2025, with the likes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts*, and Captain America: Brave New World all disappointing in one way or another, cinema’s biggest franchise has staged a superhuman comeback this summer. After debuting in late July, Spider-Man: Brand New Day — the final MCU stop ahead of Avengers: Doomsday this December — has smashed a jaw-dropping number of records as it defied even the highest of expectations. In less than one week, the so-called “best Spidey adventure in 20 years” earned the biggest opening weekend in domestic history, the…