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Premiering in March http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/12/09/hbo-limited-series-white-house-plumbers-starring-woody-harrelson-and-justin-theroux-debuts-march-2023-235412/20221209hbo01/

Canceled https://deadline.com/2022/12/monarch-canceled-at-fox-after-one-season-1235192907/ Definitely not a surprise. They shouldn’t have killed off their supposed star in the first episode, among several issues

Just like several of the show’s storylines

I kind of wished he hadn’t done all the Greenland stuff in one episode and done it in segments over a week or two. I did think it was pretty interesting stuff overall

To me, Brayden and Bryce are dull performers, but since they are country and on Blake’s team, one of them will likely win. Right now, I think the only remaining artist I like is Morgan

Trailer http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2022/12/07/video-pelosi-in-the-house-official-trailer-hbo-221411/20221207hbo01/

Per BBC Director General Tim Davie, he talks about the BBC’s future, including having fewer linear channels https://deadline.com/2022/12/bbc-to-close-linear-channels-consolidate-under-one-brand-reveals-tim-davie-1235191902/

Note that Davies apparently clarified elsewhere in the issue that he uses Christmas as a placeholder for the whole festive period, including New Years, so the holiday specials could still be on NYD

Several spelling mistakes too. It makes me think they were rushing to get the article out

Showrunner Russell Davies reveals new details on his plans for Doctor Who: Annual series, Christmas specials, new details on Series 14. Summary by TVZone UK on what he says in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, officially out Thursday https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/drwho-071222

Portia definitely needs to be clear to him she thinks he’s been misdiagnosed. If someone tells me to consider genetic counseling when I’ve been told I have a disease for 30 years, I probably wouldn’t understand the need either

Well that was an unexpected bloodbath. Omar got the Instant Save and Parijita, Kim and Justin eliminated. What is wrong with you Voice voters?

Based on the article from the showrunner, I suspect they will come up with something fun for Calvin to do. Let’s hope at least some of the people in the neighborhood rag on him for “selling out”. But as said, it was very uncharacteristic for him to sell without worrying about what the new owners will do with the place. He did hold out until he actually saw what they were offering so it’s clear the money was too good to resist and however many years he spent owning the shop must have been a grind. I retired just a few months after I was eligible at 56 and 32 years and I had a government office job

Justin - Wow, really liked that. Fantastic Bryce and Morgan duet - Really good, though I liked Morgan more Brayden - Good vocals, but sleepy performance Parijita (who is from the state I’m living in) - Pretty good but it didn’t feel like her best Bodie and Brayden duet - Good vocals but sleepy performance Kim - Really, really good Omar - Pretty good with a great ending, but it’s hard to compete with Celine Dion’s version for me Bodie - Good but weird performance Justin and Omar - Pretty good Bryce - Good vocals but sleepy performance Kim and Parijita duet - Fun performance but I think Kim outshone Parijita, though it’s not the best song for great vocals especially as a duet Morgan - Really good I think this episode cements for me that the two remaining Country performers have good vocals but are dull performers Justin was my favorite performance for the night Originally a Chaka song, covered by Whitney

Did you mean Bob’s mom Dottie or Abishola’s mom?

I was not expecting Calvin to sell his shop, but I guess they were seeding it through the season. I think a negative side to selling is that the developers will probably turn the land into expensive condos as Calvin was already upset about the neighborhood changing

Co-showrunner talks about Calvin’s life hanging decision https://tvline.com/2022/12/05/the-neighborhood-recap-season-5-episode-9-calvin-sells-pit-stop-retirement-explained/

Why Blake decided to leave https://www.mjsbigblog.com/why-blake-shelton-is-leaving-the-voice-its-time.htm

Final season premieres Wednesday February 8 at 8pm http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/12/05/ninth-and-final-season-of-the-flash-to-premiere-on-the-cw-network-on-wednesday-february-8-2023-54513/20221205cw02/

Filming has officially begun on Series 14

Emma Samms says goodbye after her latest GH stint https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/emma-samms-says-good-bye-to-gh/