FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/13/23)
AMC: Creepshow (Premiere) at 10pm
APPLE TV+: Lessons in Chemistry (Premiere)
CBS: Raid the Cage (Premiere) at 9pm
FREEFORM: Goosebumps (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Ready to Love: Make a Move (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: Next at the Kennedy Center (Premiere) at 10pm
PEACOCK: John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Everybody Loves Diamonds (Premiere)
STARZ: Shining Vale (Premiere)
THE ROKU CHANNEL: Serenata de las Estrellas (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 10/14/23)
LIFETIME: Murdaugh Murders: The Movie (Premiere) at 8pm
MGM+: Billy the Kid (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Pete Davidson, Musical Guest: Ice Spice (Premiere)at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 10/15/23)
ADULT SWIM: Rick and Morty (Premiere) at 11pm
COURT TV: Victim to Verdict (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Naked and Afraid (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: The Toys That Built America (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Hotel Portofino (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: World on Fire (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Annika (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Murdaugh Murders: The Movie at 8p
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate would protect actors and others from having their likenesses generated by AI, holding people and companies liable for hosting digital replicas without consent. “Creators around the nation are calling on Congress to lay out clear policies regulating the use and impact of generative AI,” said Chris Coons (D-DE), one of the sponsors of the bill, the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (or NO FAKES) act. “Congress must strike the right balance to defend individual rights, abide by the First Amendment, and foster AI innovation and creativity.”
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In a statement to its members the morning after talks with the AMPTP collapsed, the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee accused the studios of “bully tactics” and putting out misleading information. “These companies refuse to protect performers from being replaced by AI, they refuse to increase your wages to keep up with inflation, and they refuse to share a tiny portion of the immense revenue YOUR work generates for them,” said SAG-AFTRA. “We have made big, meaningful counters on our end, including completely transforming our revenue share proposal, which would cost the companies less than 57cents per subscriber each year. They have rejected our proposals and refused to counter….One day longer. One day stronger. As long as it takes.” What went awry? Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, speaking at a Bloomberg event on Thursday, said the union’s request for a levy on every subscriber was a “bridge too far.”
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Paramount Global condemned the terrorist attacks by Hamas, and donated $1 million to organizations supporting humanitarian relief. In a note to employees, Shari Redstone and CEO Bob Bakish said the company will match donations by employees, and offered listening sessions and guides for parents for those needing support.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox renewed “MasterChef Junior” for a ninth season, and added a new judge. Tilly Ramsay will join her dad, host and executive producer Gordon Ramsay, on the cooking competition.
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Miramax Television inked a deal with Trancas International Films, run by Malek Akkad, to develop and co-produce a TV series based on the “Halloween” franchise. Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig will be overseeing the franchise creatively in collaboration with Akkad.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chris Grant, formerly CEO of Electus and president of Shine International, has formed a new content distribution company, Osmosis Global. The venture is backed by investor and entrepreneur Marc Pierce, whose portfolio includes Montana-based Warm Springs Productions (“Mountain Men,” “How America Works with Mike Rowe”), alongside consumer product and investment companies. Grant, who serves as CEO of Osmosis Global, has named former Electus and Shine International colleague Eli Shibley as the company’s President and Head of Sales. In addition to representing series, limited series and feature documentaries for global distribution, Osmosis will also look to fully finance and/or deficit-finance original programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Story Syndicate has expanded their footprint by launching a new scripted division focusing on television and film projects to be led by Nellie Reed as Head of Scripted. The production company has entered a first look for their scripted television projects with Tomorrow Studios (“One Piece”).
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Ghost Machine, a creator-owned and operated media company, launched on Thursday at New York Comic-Con. Creators co-own all the characters and universes developed for Ghost Machine, sharing in all publishing, media, merchandise, and beyond. “Our ambition for Ghost Machine is to push beyond superheroes, introducing new genres, characters and shared universes, completely co-owned by all the creators involved,” said the founders in a statement. “We see this as the future of how creatives will work and retain creative control and meaningfully participate in success like never before.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Acorn TV has ordered a third season of comedy “Under the Vines.” Production is underway in New Zealand.
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“Based on a True Story” was renewed for season two by Peacock. The true crime satire stars Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”) and Chris Messina (“The Mindy Project”).
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Onboard the cast of “Orphan Black: Echoes,” debuting on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America in 2024, are Rya Kihlstedt (“A Teacher”) and James Hiroyuki Liao (“Barry”) as series regulars, and Reed Diamond (“Better Call Saul”) as recurring guest star.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW has picked up two Canadian dramas. Crime procedural “Wild Cards,” produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures for Canada’s CBC, follows a gruff cop and a clever con woman; detective drama “Sight Unseen,” produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures in association with Sisters Troubetzkoy Productions for the Canadian broadcaster Bell Media’s CTV, centers on a homicide detective forced to quit after being diagnosed as blind. “’Wild Cards’ and ‘Sight Unseen’ are two unique, binge-worthy shows that reflect The CW’s commitment to compelling, top-tier storytelling that will appeal to our loyal fans and attract a wide range of new viewers,” said head of scripted programming for The CW, Liz Wise Lyall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sixteen chefs get their knives out for “Chopped: Julia Child’s Kitchen.” The cooking competition, which has cooks putting a modern spin on classic recipes, launches Tuesday, November 14 at 8p on Food Network.
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A&E is serving up two new series starring beloved baker Buddy Valastro (“Cake Boss”). In “Legends of the Fork,” premiering Saturday, November 11 at 9p, Valastro visits iconic restaurants across the country. That’s followed at 10p by “Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty,” which goes behind the scenes at Carlo’s Bake Shop.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Suits,” the 2011-19 workplace drama that’s been a surprise streaming smash, may be coming back. According to Deadline, series creator Aaron Korsh is in development for a franchise expansion for NBCUniversal. “Suits” aired on NBCU’s USA Network its first go-round.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Just for Kicks” premieres Thursday, October 19 on Crackle. The series brings together a diverse range of guests to discuss shoe stories and reveal the reasons behind some of their boldest fashion choices.
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“Victim to Verdict with Ted Rowlands,” a new series on Court TV, kicks off with an episode about the Murdagh family murders on Sunday, October 15 at 8p.
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All eight seasons of “L.A. Law” (1986-1994), remastered in HD, hit Hulu on November 3. The drama focused on the intertwined lives of the employees at a law firm.
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Freeform celebrates “30 Days of Disney” with Disney films starting Wednesday, November 1. Movies include classics like “The Little Mermaid” and “Tangled,” as well as more recent films like Disney-Pixar’s “Moana” and “Coco”; seasonal classics like “Home Alone” and “Disney’s A Christmas Carol’; and the Freeform premieres of “Captain Marvel,” “Free Guy,” “Jungle Cruise” and “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Media is ready to sleigh it. The net’s holiday franchise, Great American Christmas, will return a week earlier than planned, beginning today, October 13. The stunt features original movie premieres every weekend from October 14-December 24.
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Pluto TV and genre film production company SpectreVision are offering a movie marathon of horror and psychological films for Pluto TV viewers for free on Wednesday, October 18 on the Pluto TV Cult Films channel. The theme of the evening: “Ladies’ Night.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michael Kosta, Desus Nice, Charlamagne tha God, Sarah Silverman, Leslie Jones, “TDS” News Team, and Michelle Wolf will be the first guest hosts sitting behind “The Daily Show” desk starting the week of October 16. It will be repeat turns for Silverman and Jones.
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Actress Phyllis Coates died October 11 of natural causes. She was 96. Coates amassed extensive credits in TV and film, but was best known for playing Lois Lane in the 1952-53 season of “Adventures of Superman.”
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MOVIES
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – Taylor Swift, Amanda Balen, Taylor Banks, Karen Chuang, Audrey Douglass, Tori Evans, Tamiya Lewis, Sam McWilliams, Sydney Moss, Natali Peterson, Jan Ravnik, Natalie Reid, Kameron Saunders, Kevin Scheitzbach, Raphael Thomas, Whyley Yoshimura
BROADWAY
Shucked Sets Final Broadway Performance in January 2024
https://www.playbill.com/article/shucked-sets-final-broadway-performance-in-2024
NYC STREET FAIRS
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http://nycstreetfairs.com/schedule-of-festivals/
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $48 million.
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $20 million.
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