Q: Is Mindy Kaling getting another TV show soon? I miss her.
Wishing another series on Mindy Kaling would be more like a curse right now. When would she find the time to do it?
The former star, head writer and producer of "The Mindy Project," which wrapped last year after six seasons, is pretty busy these days, despite no longer having a starring TV role.
For example, she actually has two TV shows on the go right now, just not (yet) as the star.
Face Off, on Syfy
McKenzie Westmore hosts as special effects makeup artists go head to head in challenges designed to test their creativity and technical skills in this new episode. This season features fan-favorite artists from previous editions of the show.
Wedding Cake Championship, on Food Network
Tara Lapinski and Johnny Weir co-host as the five remaining teams are challenged to make the ultimate destination beach wedding cake topper in this new episode. Later, the teams meet a lively couple planning a beach wedding in Mexico.
Reign rivaled: The battle rages on for the 'Queen of the South'
Veronica Falcón stars in "Queen of the South"
Q: Is there going to be a "Golden Girls" reunion/reboot? It seems pretty ripe -- at least as ripe as "Roseanne."
You certainly have a point. "The Golden Girls" remains a well-loved sitcom that's remained in the public consciousness thanks to the younger generation's embrace of Betty White, and thus seems like a perfect candidate for a return, a la "Roseanne," which was (in)famously rebooted last year.
However, "The Golden Girls" has a pretty sad reality to get past: White is the only one of the "Girls" who's still alive.
Late Laughs for the week of July 1 - 7, 2018
The Late Late Show With James Corden
A new restaurant has opened in Boston where all the food is cooked by robots. The restaurant was started by a group of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A robot that can cook a meal. Is this a new thing? Isn't this just a microwave? I'm pretty sure I had a robot make me a frozen burrito last night.
New Releases for the week of July 1 - 7
Blockers
Three high school seniors -- Julie (Newton), Kayla (Viswanathan) and Sam (Adlon) -- make a pact that on the day of their prom, they'll each lose their virginity before the end of the night. Before the prom, their parents, including Julie's mother, Lisa (Mann), Kayla's overprotective father, Mitchell (Cena), and Sam's absent dad, Hunter (Barinholtz), throw them a party, but when the girls leave an open laptop behind, the secret is spilled to their parents. All three parents become determined to stop their daughters from making a huge mistake and set out to block their "first times" by any means necessary, learning a lot about themselves and their own hang-ups and relationships with their daughters along the way.
Director: Kay Cannon. Stars: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon. 2018. 102 min. Comedy.
Beirut
A decade after his wife was killed in Beirut, Lebanon, Mason Skiles (Hamm), a former diplomat, is forced to confront his demons when he returns to the city to negotiate the release of a kidnapped CIA agent with whom he was once friends. He is shocked to discover that the leader of the kidnappers is Karim (Chender), whom he had cared for as a child when he lived in the city. Karim demands the release of his brother, whom he claims the Americans have in custody, but with the local American agents denying that they have him, Skiles is forced to chase leads to his whereabouts before time runs out.
Director: Brad Anderson. Stars: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Idir Chender, Mark Pellegrino. 2018. 109 min. Drama.
7 Days in Entebbe
In 1976, two terrorists hijack a plane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and divert it and its passengers to Entebbe airport in Uganda. With the passengers and crew as hostages, the hijackers fortify themselves in the airport and demand a ransom and the release of prisoners, but when efforts at diplomacy with the terrorists fail, the Israeli military launches a high-risk rescue operation. Based on true events.
Director: José Padilha. Stars: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Juan Pablo Raba. 2018. 107 min. Crime.
Succession, on HBO
When Kendall (Jeremy Strong) learns of Logan's (Brian Cox) plan to expand to local television, he plots against his father in this new episode. Elsewhere, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) begins to worry about his prenuptial agreement with Shiv (Sarah Snook).
Farm life: Celebrated lifestyle blogger Molly Yeh embraces country living
Molly Yeh hosts "Girl Meets Farm"
There are some big differences between country life and city life, that's for sure, and those differences are most obvious to the folks who've lived in both places. Bestselling cookbook author and food blogger Molly Yeh has discovered something that country folk and city folk have in common, though: a love of good food.
Drive into the sunset: Matt LeBlanc to leave 'Top Gear' after one more season
"Top Gear" presenter Matt LeBlanc
Drive into the sunset: One of Britain's most iconic TV shows is losing another presenter as it continues to struggle to regain its footing. American actor Matt LeBlanc, best known for his role in the iconic sitcom "Friends" and more recently in CBS's "Man with a Plan," has announced that the next season of the BBC America series will be his last.