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On 2/8/25 12:36 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>      ABC news
> 
> 
> ‘General Hospital’s Charles Mesure Exits; ‘One Live To Live’s Chris 
> McKenna To Take Over As Jack Brennan  (Feb. 3)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/general-hospital-charles-mesure-exits-one- 
> live-to-live-chris-mckenna-to-play-jack-brennan-1236277054/

I've already talked about this, but it bears repeating: BBOOOOOOOOO!!!!


>      NBC news
> 
> 
> ‘SNL’: NBC To Air First Ever Episode Ahead Of 50th Anniversary  (Feb. 7)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/snl-nbc-first-ever-episode-1236281836/

Cool.

>      Cable channel news
> 
> 
> ‘The English Teacher’ Renewed For Season 2 By FX  (Feb. 7)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-english-teacher-renewed-season-2- 
> fx-1236281641/

Rapist gets his show renewed - only in Hollywood.


>      Streaming service news--Apple TV+
> 
> 
> Holland Taylor Joins Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson’s Brothers 
> Comedy Series At Apple  (Feb. 6)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/holland-taylor-matthew-mcconaughey-woody- 
> harrelsons-brothers-comedy-series-apple-1236280783/

Hmmmmm...

> K-Pop Competition Series Starring Psy & Megan Thee Stallion Ordered At 
> Apple With EP Lionel Richie  (Feb. 5)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/k-pop-competition-series-psy-megan-thee- 
> stallion-apple-1236278809/

Oh, brother...  [roll]

> Mark Strong Joins ‘Neuromancer’ Apple TV+ Series  (Feb. 4)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/mark-strong-neuromancer-apple-tv- 
> series-1236277465/
> 
> ["Mark Strong (Dune: Prophecy, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is set as a 
> series regular opposite leads Callum Turner and Briana Middleton in 
> 'Neuromancer,' Apple TV+‘s 10-episode drama series based on the award- 
> winning novel of the same name by William Gibson. Created for television 
> by Graham Roland and JD Dillard, Neuromancer follows a damaged, top-rung 
> super-hacker named Case (Turner) who is thrust into a web of digital 
> espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly (Middleton), a 
> razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a 
> corporate dynasty with untold secrets."]

Cool.

> ‘Star City’: Rhys Ifans To Star In Apple TV+’s ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff 
>   (Feb. 3)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/star-city-rhys-ifans-apple-tv-for-all- 
> mankind-spinoff-1236276829/
> 
> ["Created by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore, 'Star City' 
> is another alt-history retelling of the space race ­when the Soviet 
> Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, 
> we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of 
> the cosmonauts, the engineers, and the intelligence officers embedded 
> among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to 
> propel humanity forward."]

Eh - that got less promising quickly...

> Corey Stoll Latest To Join Apple’s ‘Matchbox’ Movie  (Feb. 3)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/matchbox-movie-adds-corey-stoll- 
> apple-1236277044/
> 
> ["All character details remain under wraps, as does the film’s plot. 
> Inspired by Mattel‘s die-cast toy vehicle line of the same name, the 
> project hails from Skydance and Mattel Films. Stoll is part of an 
> expanding cast that also includes Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah 
> Parris, Arturo Castro and Danai Gurira."]

OK?...


>      Streaming service news--Hulu
> 
> 
> Sarah Michelle Gellar On Potential ‘Buffy’ Revival At Hulu: “We Will 
> Only Make This Show If We Know We Can Do It Right”  (Feb. 6)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-buffy-revival-series- 
> hulu-1236280402/

And what are the odds of that?...


>      Streaming service news--Netflix

Nobody gets this! Esp. now that it costs, like, $50 a month!!

> ‘Sweet Magnolias’ EP On Season 4’s Shocking Death As Series Regular Cast 
> Member Departs  (Feb. 6)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/sweet-magnolias-season-4-bill-dead-chris- 
> klein-leaving-1236280862/

Weak!!

> Melissa Gilbert Says ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Reboot At Netflix 
> “Will Do Things We Didn’t Get To Do So Easily In ’70s”  (Feb. 6)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/melissa-gilbert-little-house-on-the- 
> prairie-reboot-reaction-1236280327/

So, they'll f*ck it up?!


>      Streaming service news--Paramount+
> 
> 
> ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’: Edie Falco, Lennie James & Laura Benanti Join 
> Season 4 Of Paramount+ Series  (Feb. 6)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/mayor-of-kingstown-edie-falco-lennie-james- 
> laura-benanti-season-4-1236280655/

I just am not interested enough in this show to sit down and watch it...


>      Streaming service news--Peacock
> 
> 
> ‘Hysteria!’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season  (Feb. 4)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/hysteria-canceled-peacock-no- 
> season-2-1236278525/

Another of those shows that I didn't get to, but may still watch one of 
these days.


>      Streaming service news--Prime Video
> 
> 
> ‘Spider-Noir’: Amy Aquino & Andrew Robinson Join Amazon’s Marvel Series 
> (Feb. 5)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/spider-noir-amy-aquino-andrew- 
> robinson-1236278984/
> 
> ["'Spider-Noir' tells the story of an aging and down-on-his-luck private 
> investigator (Nicolas Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple 
> with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."]

When does it get released?!!

> Zac Efron To Star Opposite Will Ferrell In New Comedy From Amazon MGM 
> Studios  (Feb. 3)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/zac-efron-will-ferrell-amazon-mgm- 
> studios-1236275565/
> 
> ["The new comedy follows a young convict (Efron) fresh out of prison who 
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