Thursday, May 16, 2024 — Edition: #7714
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Sophie Turner is hitting back at mom-shamers. The “Game of Thrones” star denied reports that surfaced last fall that amid her and Joe Jonas’ divorce, alleging she had left her daughters, 3-year-old Willa, and 1-year-old Delphine, in order to party. Turner told British Vogue: “Those were the worst few days of my life,” and clarified that she feels she is “a good mum” and has “never been a partier.” According to her, when the articles came out, she was in Europe filming “Joan”. Turner said the allegations hurt because she “tortures” herself “over every move I make as a mother – mum guilt is so real!”.
-PageSix
★ This Christmas Day, Netflix will be the only place you can watch 2 NFL games. It’s part of a 3-season deal between Netflix and the NFL, which will stream at least one holiday game each year through 2026. It’s also a move that continues Netflix’s push into live sports. The league said in a statement: “The NFL on Christmas has become a tradition and to partner with Netflix, a service whose biggest day of the year is typically this holiday, is the perfect combination to grow this event globally for NFL fans.”
-TheWrap, TVInsider
★ Prime Video has finally given us a first look at “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2. It shows clips of Charlie Vickers’ ‘Halbrand’ – who was revealed to actually be ‘Sauron’ at the end of Season 1 – as a voice says: “An evil, ancient and powerful, has returned”. The teaser cuts quick between scenes of Sauron moving through a courtyard while distressed people flee in all directions behind him, a woman staring down a sea monster and a shot of ‘Númenor’. And as bits of ceiling collapse in Moria, a man says: “Every soul in Middle-earth is in peril”. The Rings of Power season premiere date is Aug. 29. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4yf9kdyu
-TheWrap
★ A “Jeopardy!” spinoff is heading to streaming. Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered “Pop Culture Jeopardy!”, marking the first time a Jeopardy! series has been created for a streaming service. The show will launch in more than 240 countries and territories. It’s a new twist on the classic gameshow and will focus on categories “from alternative rock to The Avengers, from Broadway to MMA and Gen Z to Zendaya.”
-Deadline
★ A sequel to Amazon’s “Road House” movie is in the works, with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his lead role as ‘Dalton’. While Amazon is keeping quiet on any other details for now, it did report that the first film has attracted nearly 80 million worldwide viewers to-date, after premiering on Prime Video March 21 — and attracting a record-breaking 50 million-plus viewers over its first 2 weekends. That makes it “Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis.”
-Variety
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ryan Gosling, Jeff Ross (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Drew Barrymore, Peso Pluma
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): David Letterman, Claudia Jesse, Norah Jones
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Bassem Youssef, Jay Jurden, Todd Barry
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Will Forte, Jon Theodore
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Patti Stanger, Amanda Batula
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Jessica Biel, Nick Offerman, Helen Rebanks
• “The Talk” (CBS): Emily Osment, Daniel Francis
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Jessica Biel, Iain Armitage, Phillip Phillips
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): J.K. Simmons, Marisa Abela
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Dua Lipa, Will Forte
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Cherry and Sherry Wilmore
• “Young Sheldon” (CBS): Series finale
• “So Help Me Todd” (CBS): Season 2 finale
• “Law & Order” (NBC): Season 23 finale, followed by season finales of “SVU” and “Organized Crime”.
• “Farmer Wants a Wife” (FOX): Season 2 finale
• “NHL Playoffs” (Check local listings): NY Rangers @ Carolina
• “NBA Playoffs” (Check local listings): Denver @ Minnesota
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish – gave fans a sneak peek of a tune from her new album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” (out tomorrow) by debuting a snippet of the love song ‘Feather’ in a new teaser for Netflix’s “Heartstopper” season 3. Eilish hasn’t released any singles from the album, telling fans “i wanna give it to you all at once.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/czy3etc2
• Pink – has no plans to replace Katy Perry on “American Idol”. When asked about the possibility, she told ET: “I don’t like hurting people’s feelings”. She also told the publication that her daughter Willow has “got a voice, man. …She wants to do Broadway and then be a trauma surgeon.” That last career goal is a result of watching “Grey’s Anatomy”.
• Cher — is releasing expanded editions of what she says are 2 of her favorite albums. June 28, she’ll drop new digital and vinyl versions of her 2001 album “Living Proof”, and 2013’s “Closer to the Truth”. Living Proof features 2 bonus tracks, while Closer to the Truth has 3. Cher will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October.
• Smashing Pumpkins – The new reality show “Billy Corgan’s Adventures in Carnyland” premiered this week on The CW. It focuses on his dual life as a rock star and wrestling promoter, and in the trailer, Corgan is seen saying about his wrestling venture: “Every day I question my sanity ’cause I have a really good day job.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/tupfx2rr
• U2 – Bono insists that Coldplay “are not a rock band” – but “Something much more interesting”. He said to BBC that the group is mistakenly “judged by rock rules”, but, as he put it: “Rage is the river running under most rock formations. Coldplay’s music has a different source and I think it’s best revealed in this song ‘Clocks’.”
• Billy Currington — has announced he’ll release the greatest hits collection “#1’s Volume 1”. Arriving July 5, the 11-song compilation will include ‘People Are Crazy’, ‘Good Directions’, ‘That’s How Country Boys Roll’, and ‘Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right’.
• Jason Aldean — will tribute Toby Keith during tonight’s ACM Awards. Aldean was already scheduled to perform, but announced on social media that he is “honored to pay tribute to my friend” with a performance of Keith’s 1993 hit ‘Should’ve Been a Cowboy’. The 2024 ACM Awards air on Amazon Prime at 8pm ET. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2jypep7t
• Randy Travis — is on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the first time in 2 decades. With the help of A.I., he dropped ‘Where That Came From’ on May 3, and the song is now at #45 on the chart. Travis has had limited speech since surviving a stroke in 2013.
SHOOTING THE BULL
WELL-BEING ONLINE:
In news that just might come as a surprise anyone who uses their screen time to silently comb the social media profiles of their ex and his or her perfect new partner, a recent study of 2.4 million people found that, believe it or not, being online might actually improve your well-being. The research, published in the journal Technology, Mind and Behaviour, claims to include more geographic diversity than most previous studies, which might make it more accurate than previous conclusions, which have tended to find the opposite. It was found that people with internet access scored 8% higher on measures of life satisfaction and contentment with their social life, and sense of purpose than those without internet. That’s about the same positive impact people get from taking a walk in nature.
(The way I see it, you could probably double your benefit by taking a walk in nature WHILE you’re online. HELLO Pokemon!)
(Thank God! For a while there, I though they were going to tell me I needed to go outside and touch grass or something!)
-Nature
NEW FOOD NEWS:
❑ Pizza Hut is finally getting into the burger game – sort of. This week, the restaurant announced its brand-new “Cheeseburger Melt”, which consists of Parmesan-crusted thin crust melt, folded and filled with beef, plus smoked bacon, onions, mozzarella, and cheddar, with a bit of Burger Sauce on the side. So, there’s no traditional bun – but hey, it’s Pizza Hut, what did you expect? (Can I get one of those things…as a pizza topping?)
❑ The classic can of Pringles chips is one of the most recognizable snack food packages out there. But if the thought of getting your hand stuck in one of them keeps you up at night, the mustachioed mascot has good news. Pringles is ditching its iconic can for the first time in over 15 years (since the introduction of Mini Pringles), to launch a new bagged snack. “Pringles Mingles” are Pringles’ first-ever puffed snacks (think Cheetos). The new corn-based puff still boasts the same flavors as Pringles chips, but each bag combines 2 popular flavors into one puffy snack: Dill Pickle & Ranch, Cheddar & Sour Cream, and Sharp White Cheddar & Ranch. And in keeping with the brand’s theme, each puff is shaped…like a bowtie. (I guess they finally realized that when it comes to Pringles, there’s absolutely no need for a resealable package!)
-Food&Wine, AllRecipes
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE:
The council of a county in England, has decided to remove apostrophes from street signs. Why? According to the North Yorkshire officials, punctuation marks have the potential of causing confusion in computer databases. Moving forward, the plan is for all new street signs to be produced without apostrophes, regardless of whether they were used in the past. As an example, picture “St. Mary’s” without the possessive punctuation. And some residents aren’t too happy about the change. Grammar purists say they see it as a ‘sign’ (pardon the pun!) of falling standards. What’s more, some locals have even gone as far as to “grammar-graffiti” the apostrophes back onto the signs.
(I never took “grammar purists” to be the type to vandalize street signs!)
(You know what? It makes me sick when people don’t add an apostrophe. In fact, I’ll LITERALLY be “ill”! Sorry…)
-TheGuardian
2024 SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS:
Here are the movies coming to theaters this summer that are vying to be “THE” blockbuster of the year, à la “Jaws” or “E.T.” or “Independence Day”, etc…
✪ “IF” (May 17): Short for “Imaginary Friend”, director John Krasinski’s kid-friendly fantasy suggests that these pals don’t go away once their underage creators grow up. Starring Ryan Reynolds and the voices of, among others, Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridges, and Sam Rockwell.
✪ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (May 24): An origin story prequel, telling how ‘Imperator Furiosa’ became the rebel in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic franchise. Anya Taylor-Joy takes over that role, and Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke co-star.
✪ “Ballerina” (June 7): This “John Wick” spinoff is about a dancer-assassin named ‘Rooney’ (Ana de Armas) seeking vengeance for the murder of her family. We understand that Keanu Reeves will be showing up as everyone’s favorite killer on the run.
✪ “Bad Boys 4” (June 14): Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite one more time as Detectives ‘Mike Lowery’ and ‘Marcus Burnett’, the loose cannons of Miami’s police department.
✪ “Inside Out 2” (June 14): ‘Joy’ (Amy Poehler) is now a young woman, dealing with a host of new emotions, including ‘Anxiety’ (voiced by Maya Hawke).
✪ “The Bikeriders” (June 21): This tale of a Chicago motorcycle gang in the late 1960s is being called “the Godfather of biker movies”. Starring Tom Hardy and Austin Butler, plus Michael Shannon and Norman Reedus.
✪ “Horizon” (June 28 & Aug. 16): Fresh off his 5-season run on “Yellowstone”, Kevin Costner steps behind the camera for this two-part Western, subtitled “An American Saga”. Among those joining Costner in the cast: Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, and Jena Malone.
✪ “A Quiet Place: Day One” (June 28): This prequel to John Krasinski’s postapocalyptic-thriller series plays out the immediate aftermath of those creepy-crawly space bugs taking over our planet. Lupita Nyong’o and Alex Wolff are aboard this time.
✪ “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” (July 3): Eddie Murphy is back as Detroit’s finest streetwise detective. ‘Axel Foley’ returns to that ritzy L.A. neighborhood, investigating the death of an old friend. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon join a host of familiar franchise faces.
✪ “Twisters” (July 9): The belated sequel to the 1996 disaster movie, with a whole new group of tornado chasers, including Glenn Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane.
✪ “Deadpool & Wolverine (July 26): Yup, this is the movie that will integrate Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Deadpool’ into the MCU. And, of course, Hugh Jackman is back as ‘Wolverine’. Plus, Jennifer Garner will apparently be reprising her role as ‘Elektra’.
(As for scheduled releases in August? You don’t wanna know…)
-CNN
DID YOU KNOW?
Does a full moon really cause people to act strangely? No, according to a 2019 study by New York University. Researchers collaborated with the Vallejo, California police department to determine if “The lunar effect” is real. They found no significant uptick in reported crimes or arrests during nights when the moon is full. When other police departments heard about the study, they wanted an investigation of their own data. Similar sets of research with the Barrie, Ontario Police Force in Canada and the Irapuato Citizen Safety Secretariat in Mexico also showed no uptick in crime during full moon events. (Maybe because, during a full moon, people are better at getting away with acting weird!)
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 05.16.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Biographers Day”, a day to start reading or writing a biography. What would you call yours?
• “Love a Tree Day”, a great day for tree-huggers everywhere. Trees are a good thing. They give us shade, comfort and shelter. They give off oxygen, too.
• “Mimosa Day”, celebrating the cocktail traditionally made with equal parts chilled orange juice and champagne, and served in a champagne flute. It was originally created in 1925 at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
• “Piercing Day”, a ‘Hole-y Holiday’ celebrating the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body to create an opening in which jewelry can be worn. (You need another piercing like you need another hole in your head!)
• “International Day of Light”, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist/engineer Theodore Maiman. The day celebrates the role light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development. This year’s theme: “Light in our Lives”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mukux4h7
• “Wear Something Purple for Peace Day”, the first ‘intergalactic holiday’, as declared by a group called ‘The Moderns’, whose goal is to make the world a peaceful place and thereby encourage alien species to make contact.
• “Sea Monkey Day”, celebrating the amazing pet that comes alive when placed in water. ‘Sea-Monkeys’ is the brand name for brine shrimp sold in hatching kits as novelty aquarium pets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom since 1960.
• Brown Bag it Thursday”. You guessed it: Celebrate by bringing a brown bag lunch to school or work. It doesn’t need to be as boring as a peanut butter sandwich and carrots — there are many healthy sandwiches and salads you could make and pack in your brown paper bag. (Any good ideas?)
• “Hummus Day”, a ho-hummus-sounding day if we’ve ever heard of one . . .
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Fri] Hypertension Day
[Fri] Pizza Party Day
[Sat] International Museum Day
[Sun] Stepmother’s Day
This Week Is…Etiquette Week
This Month Is…Motorcycle Safety Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1944 [80] Danny Trejo, Los Angeles CA, movie actor (“Machete”, “Grindhouse”)
1953 [71] Pierce Brosnan, Drogheda Ireland, movie actor (‘James Bond’ in “Die Another Day”, “Mamma Mia!”)/TV actor (“Remington Steele” 1982-87) COMING UP…”Four Letters of Love”, 2024
1955 [69] Debra Winger, Cleveland Heights OH, movie actress (“An Officer and a Gentleman”, “Terms of Endearment”)/TV actress (“The Ranch” 2016-20)
1965 [59] Krist Novoselic, Compton CA, rock bassist (Nirvana-‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’)
1966 [58] Janet Jackson, Gary IN, pop singer (‘Rhythm Nation’, ‘Control’)/sister of Michael Jackson
1969 [55] Tucker Carlson, San Francisco CA, former TV host-commentator (“Tucker Carlson Tonight” 2016-23)/currently hosting “Tucker” on X
1969 [55] David Boreanaz, Buffalo NY, TV actor (“SEAL Team” since 2017, “Bones” 2005-2017, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 1997-2003)
1973 [51] Tori Spelling, Los Angeles CA, TV actress (“Beverly Hills 90210” 1990-2000, “Tori & Dean: Inn Love” 2008-2010, “BH90210″, 2019)/split from husband Dean McDermott in Sept. 2023
1977 [47] Melanie Lynskey, New Plymouth NZ, TV actress (‘Rose’ on “Two and a Half Men” 2003-2015, “Yellowjackets” since 2021)/married to Jason Ritter
1986 [38] Megan Fox, Rockwood TN, movie actress (“Jennifer’s Body”, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movies, “Transformers” films)/TV actress (“New Girl” 2016-17) COMING UP…”Subservience”
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1986 [38] “Top Gun”, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, premieres (the sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick”, premiered May 27, 2022)
2019 [05] After 12 seasons, the final episode of “The Big Bang Theory”, starring Jim Parson, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco, airs
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1983 [41] Michael Jackson introduces the ‘Moonwalk’ when he busts out the move on the Motown 25th anniversary TV special
2019 [05] “Rocketman” a biopic based on the life of Elton John, starring Taron Egerton, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1866 [158] Hires Root Beer debuts at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, a creation of pharmacist Charles Hires
1966 [58] ‘SpaghettiOs’, the gooey pink pasta circles in a can, are first marketed
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1991 [33] 14 Stanford University students begin leapfrogging — and don’t stop for 10 days and 996.2 miles
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ A study found that having a cat in the house is the emotional equivalent of having a romantic partner.
✓ Tears you cry when you’re upset contain a hormone that’s a natural painkiller.
✓ The Olympic world record for the longest human long jump is greater than the world record for longest horse long jump.
✓ 99% of Finns take a sauna at least once a week.
✓ The word “school” comes from the ancient Greek for “free time.”
✓ Cupcakes can be as addictive as cocaine.
-WhattheFFacts, ReadersDigest
Best of BS . . .
BS GRADUATION GIFT FAILS:
• A McDonald’s job application
• New carpet for the basement
• A lifetime subscription to ‘World Of Warcraft’
• A box of ramen noodles
• A timer counting down to your first student loan payment
• An itemized bill of all of your life and school expenses up to this point
• A baby
• Anything that isn’t money or a job
• An eviction notice
• Thoughts and prayers
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
THINGS THAT CAN BE SAID EITHER WHILE IN LABOR OR WHILE TRYING TO PUT A KING-SIZED DUVET COVER ON A DUVET:
• “Nope. There’s no way it’ll fit.”
• “I can’t do it, I can’t do it, I can’t do it.”
• “Oh come on, baby, come on. We got this.”
• “Fuuuuuuuuh.”
• “Did I just poo a little?”
• “Facing the wrong way? Are you freaking serious?”
• “Never again. Never doing this again, I swear.”
• “Why was this even designed this way? It makes no sense.”
• “I hate this.”
• “Let me just rest. This is crazy.”
• “Water, please.”
• “Would squatting help?”
• “No, no vacuum. No. Get that out of here.”
• “I feel the urge to push.”
• “Is there something I can hold on to?”
• “I AM PUSHING.”
• “It actually helps when I close my eyes.”
• “Aww, I think something just tore.”
-Adapted from McSweeney’s, first published in BS in 2014
BS WEB GOODIE:
Yup: https://tinyurl.com/mrs6de44
BS RANDOM JOKE:
No one has seen you at your worst more than the people who work at the store you live 1 minute away from…
BS PHONE STARTER:
Besides your phone, which of your possessions is so precious that if you dropped it in a public toilet, you’d reach right in and grab it?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
1 in 9 people say they have considered moving for THIS reason. What is it?
Answer: Bad cell or internet service
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.
