Tag: NBC’s

10 DEC

The Grinch Musical: Matthew Morrison Farts, Judges Your Ugly Couch in NBC’s Holiday Production — Grade It!

RELATED STORIES Hatewatchers had their tweeting thumbs at the ready on Wednesday as NBC lifted the curtain on Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical. But was this updated production of the 2006 Broadway show really the cringefest that many expected? Let’s investigate. Sure, the sight of Matthew Morrison in the iconic character’s green skin and thicc […]

06 OCT

Connecting EPs Tease the ‘Catharsis’ of NBC’s Upcoming Quarantine Comedy

RELATED STORIES Finding the comedy in any collective tragedy is a daunting task for entertainers. But bringing levity to an ongoing global pandemic that has claimed more than 200,000 U.S. lives and kept Americans in quarantine for six months and counting? Well, that was a Barnum and Bailey-level tightrope walk for the producers of NBC’s […]

12 JAN

TVLine Items: Making It Renewed, NBC’s The New World Doc and More

Here’s some crafty news: NBC has renewed the craft competition series Making It, hosted by Parks and Rec alums Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, for Season 3. The show features craft makers from across the country who bring their handmade creations to be judged by Poehler and Offerman, along with expert judges Simon Doonan and […]

11 JAN

NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Premiere: Grade It!

RELATED STORIES Lincoln Rhyme was a kickass criminal profiler before one of the bad guys he was tracking decided to take him out. He survived, but the (justifiably) angry former cop can’t use his legs, and he’s determined never to be involved with serial killers again… until the one who incapacitated him resurfaces. And that’s […]

30 DEC

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Review: NBC’s Musical Dramedy Is Ambitious, But Tries to Play Too Many Notes

Who says network shows are too safe these days? In a sea of bland sitcom revivals and by-the-book procedurals, NBC is taking a huge swing with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist — debuting Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10/9c; I’ve seen the first three episodes — starring Jane Levy as a woman who starts hearing strangers’ innermost thoughts […]

16 OCT

Sunnyside Cancelled, Will & Grace to Fill NBC’s Thursday Void

RELATED STORIES The sun has set on Sunnyside: NBC has cancelled Kal Penn’s struggling rookie comedy, although the series’ remaining episodes will see the light of day online. Meanwhile, the final season of Will & Grace— which was slated to premiere at midseason — will come off the bench early to fill Sunnyside‘s Thursday-at-9:30 void […]

30 MAY

NBC’s The InBetween: Grade It

RELATED STORIES NBC has invited you to make a new psychic friend, with the (long-delayed) premiere of The InBetween. Do you see… yourself continuing to tune in? Airing Wednesdays at 10/9c, The InBetween stars Paul Blackthorne (Arrow) as Tom Hackett, a Seattle police detective who at times works with a very special informant: Cassie Bedford […]

25 OCT

Twitter in schadenfreude feast as NBC’s Megyn Kelly reportedly shown door after blackface comment

Reports that Megyn Kelly is parting ways with NBC after a ‘blackface’ Halloween costume remark have sent Twitter into convulsions. She has apparently fired her talent agent and lawyered up for the forthcoming contract battle. The news host did not appear on her morning show, ‘Megyn Kelly Today,’ on Thursday, and multiple outlets have reported […]