Q: I think I spotted two members of the "Glee" cast in the video for Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night." Were there more guest stars in there?
When it came out in 2011, the video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" entered the great pantheon of celebrity-laden music videos, but it did so with a bang.
Not content with just one or two hey-that-guy/girl moments, the clip promoting Perry's hit summer anthem had seven notable appearances.
Making It, on NBC
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host in this unique crafting competition show's newest episode. America's most talented makers tackle projects to up a home's curb appeal with a front door makeover and a porch upgrade featuring unique, handmade touches.
Crime Scene Kitchen, on Fox
In this quirky cooking series' newest episode, bakers use crumbs and clues to decode what type of dessert was made and duplicate the recipe for the chance to take home the $100,000 prize. Joel McHale hosts with judges Yolanda Gampp and Curtis Stone.
Q: Why has the second season of the PBS series "Beecham House" vanished? It was a wonderful story and ended on a cliffhanger, and those who watched it want to find out what happened.
The second season of "Beecham House" hasn't "vanished" so much as it never existed — and was never meant to.
From the beginning, before it ever aired, the show was being billed by its network (U.K. broadcaster ITV) as a six-part miniseries; and that's what they delivered.
A few days after the finale ended in July 2019, the show's official Twitter account even posted a pretty final statement: "We hope you've enjoyed the series as much as we have enjoyed making it."
The games must go on: Tokyo 2020 Olympics kick off on NBC
NBC correspondent Natalie Morales joins the team announcing the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
Let's Make a Deal, on CBS
Tiffany Coyne and Jonathan Mangum join this hit game show's hilarious host, Wayne Brady, in welcoming costumed audience members to the fun. Contestants make increasingly risky deals with the host in an effort to win big money and amazing prizes.
Let's Make a Deal, on CBS
Tiffany Coyne and Jonathan Mangum join this hit game show's hilarious host, Wayne Brady, in welcoming costumed audience members to the fun. Contestants make increasingly risky deals with the host in an effort to win big money and amazing prizes.
Bob Hearts Abishola, on CBS
Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku star in this rebroadcast Season 2 premiere. Bob (Gardell) is ready to buy an engagement ring, but plans are derailed when Abishola (Olowofoyeku) reveals she doesn't believe traditional marriage is worth the hassle.
Q: I've watched the reruns of "M*A*S*H" about a million times, and the episode that always sticks out to me is the one with the guy singing between scenes -- I think the song is called "Oh Tokyo," but that might just be one of the lines. Who was that? Wha
He actually appeared (and sang) in three episodes, but Loudon Wainwright III's first appearance, in the Season 3 episode "Rainbow Bridge," is definitely the most peculiar.
The episode just cuts to Wainwright periodically, alone on the chopper pad, singing "North Korean Blues" (a song whose common refrain is, indeed, "Oh Tokyo").
New Releases for the week of July 18 - 24
Spiral
When a cop is killed on a subway line under suspicious circumstances, Capt. Angie Garza (Nichols) immediately assigns veteran Det. Ezekiel Banks (Rock) and fresh-faced Det. William Schenk (Minghella) to the case. As they put together their evidence, Banks struggles to ignore the murder scene's eerie similarities to those investigated during the Jigsaw Killer’s reign of terror. Unconvincing at first, given Jigsaw’s confirmed death years earlier, his hunch comes to ground itself in reality when a blue box arrives at the station. Containing the bloody skin of another murdered cop and a USB marked "Play Me," Banks and Schenk begin to chase what seems more and more with every new mutilated body delivered to be a copycat killer. Unshaken at first, Banks' grit begins to crumble when this ghost story threatens to lead him to his estranged father, Marcus (Jackson), and his fellow brothers in blue.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman. Stars: Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisol Nichols, Dan Petronijevic. 2021. 93 mins. Horror.
Dream Horse
Jan (Collette) works at a supermarket in Wales where, day in and day out, life's routine always remains exactly the same. Out one night at a pub, Jan overhears a conversation between racehorse breeder Howard (Lewis) and some locals and decides she wants in on the business. Realizing how long and expensive the venture will be, Jan rounds up a bunch of her neighbors to pitch in money to collectively buy and raise a promising purebred they name "Dream Alliance." At first an attempt to break away from the monotony of their daily lives, the community’s nurturing of Dream Alliance lifts their town's spirit and reminds them of the good that can come out of a bit of hope and perseverance.
Director: Euros Lyn. Stars: Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page. 2020. 113 mins. Drama.
Initiation
A university fraternity comes under scrutiny when one of its house members, Wes (Gutierrez), is found dead. Before the investigation can come to any conclusions, another fraternity brother is killed, followed by one more soon after, until a pattern begins to emerge. Ellery (LaVanchy), Wes's sister, becomes interested in the investigation as she uncovers the abusive behaviors and digital net that tie their deaths, and their murderer, together.