Diane Gordon
I'm a TV, media and event reporter.
I report on TV & media events in L.A. I give good coffee talk & excel at celebrity whispering.
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Vulture
The Charmed Reboot Hired an Actual Witch for Its Writers Room
The CW’s Charmed reboot hasn’t won over the show’s original cast, but at least it’s got magic working in its favor. During a Television Critics Association panel on Monday, executive producers Jennie Snyder Urman, Jessica O’Toole, and Amy Rardin revealed that Charmed has an actual practitioner of witchcraft in its writers room: Marcos Luevanos, a writer and producer for the reboot, belongs to a real-life coven and was hired after a One Day at a Time staffer recommended him. “Our writers have ...
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To Spoil or Not to Spoil? TV Critics Reveal Their Policies About That Shocking Event — IndieWire Survey
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is your spoiler policy regarding a) When and how you think it’s OK to mention spoilery content to the public (social media? spoiler warnings? in headlines? is there a time limit?) and b) What are your personal feelings/threshold about getting spoiled on...
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Critics Pick the Best, Most Dedicated Moms on TV — IndieWire Survey
Motherhood isn't just about giving birth. Critics salute the maternal TV characters who inspire those "Mom" tattoos.
FX, ABC, The CW
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Who is the best mother on TV? (Must have appeared on a show in the past year.)
Tim Surette (@timsurette), TV.com
Obviously, t...
paleymatters.org
“Bosch” Season Four: L.A. Landmarks Provide Clues
This season, the locations are clues.
Amazon Studios hit drama Bosch has always incorporated the Los Angeles landscape into its story lines and in season four, location plays an even bigger role. Producer Tom Bernardo said, “This season, the locations are clues.”
Bernardo, Bosch location manager Paul Schreiber, and Neel Sodha from DTLA Walking Tours took members of the press on a short walking tour in downtown Los Angeles to show a few of the key locations featured in pivotal moments of seaso...
Variety
Steven Bochco Building Dedication Feels Like More of a Family Reunion
On a sunny weekend afternoon, the Fox lot was quiet except for the group that gathered to dedicate Building 1 to the writer-producer-showrunner who occupied it for the last few decades: Steven Bochco. The building now bears his name and a plaque with his distinct signature, which was also used as his production card on his television shows.
Gary Newman, chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group, spoke at the dedication, acknowledging the presence of cast members from “NYPD Blue,” “L.A. Law” an...
Vulture
Sarah Silverman and Frank Rich Dissect the ‘Car Wreck’ That Is Trump’s Presidency
When Frank Rich sat down to chat with Sarah Silverman at Vulture Festival L.A., he used clips from her new Hulu show I Love You America as the jumping-off points for conversation. Rich hit on current hot topics such as the wave of sexual harassers being exposed, how we can fight division in America with empathy, and of course, Trump and his constant stream of toxicity.
After discussing the public’s inability to turn away from Trump’s antics “because it’s like a constant car wreck,” Rich asked...
Vulture
That Male Ejaculate on Insecure Was Made of Pina Colada Mix
During Issa Rae’s Wine Down at Vulture Festival L.A., the topic of sex was naturally part of the conversation — in particular, the scene between Issa and Daniel when she decides to go down on him and ends up with male ejaculate in her eye. Did HBO have any issues with the scene? As moderator E. Alex Jung pointed out, Judd Apatow has said that HBO wouldn’t let them show an “arcing cum shot” on Girls just a few years ago. “When we met with HBO, we mentioned a cum shot scene and they said, ‘You’...
Vulture
Amber Tamblyn: There Shouldn’t Be a ‘Sliding Scale’ for Punishing Harassers
Speaking before a packed room during Vulture Festival LA’s “Feminist AF” panel, Amber Tamblyn minced no words when an audience member asked about what it means to be a feminist during the current wave of sexual misconduct accusations: She has no patience for people who want to save the careers of harassers and assaulters.
“Women need a space to tell their stories and be believed, whether that person is someone we know and like a lot or is a friend of ours,” the writer/poet/actor told the crow...
Vulture
Erika Jayne Hung Out with Dorinda at the Regency
Erika Girardi, aka Erika Jayne, is ready to tell her story, and Vulture’s resident Housewives expert Brian J. Moylan is co-authoring the reality TV queen’s upcoming tome, Pretty Mess. She said she wanted to write the book “because it’s important to recount your life. It’s a great way to tell my story from the horse’s mouth, not on TV.” The two sat down at Vulture Festival L.A. for a lightning round of questions about her on and offscreen lives.
Fans packed into the Jet Blue Studio at Vulture ...
Vulture
Due North Was Inspired by a Joke About Two Insecure Writers Having an Affair
Fans of HBO’s Insecure became obsessed with Due North last season, the show-within-a-show that depicts a forbidden love affair between a slave owner (portrayed by Scandal’s Scott Foley) and a slave (Girls Trip star Regina Hall).
So, how did the soap opera wind up in the comedy and become a running bit? Issa Rae shared the origin story at Vulture Festival L.A. on Sunday – and it all started during a lunch break.
“We saw two of the writers, Ben Dougan — he’s a white guy — and he was with Dayna ...
Vulture
Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler Are Making the Movies They Wish They Had Seen at Age 10
Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler are currently neighbors at the Disney lot, where they’re editing their respective blockbusters A Wrinkle in Time and Black Panther, making the kind of films they wouldn’t have dreamed of seeing in theaters as kids. At Vulture Festival L.A., the two directors spoke with Vulture editor Kyle Buchanan about their instant friendship, the importance of telling stories through their own personal lenses, and what the representation they are putting on screen might mean y...
Vulture
Lena Waithe On Black Artists: ‘We’re Leaders of Hollywood Right Now’
Chicago natives Lena Waithe and Common came to Vulture Festival L.A. to preview their new dramatic series, The Chi, which debuts January 7 on Showtime. During the post-screening chat with Vulture staff writer E. Alex Jung, Waithe was eloquent and straightforward about the elevated profile people of color have in Hollywood after the success of films like Get Out and Oscar winner Moonlight. “It’s up to us to think about ways to do it and empower ourselves,” Waithe said. “We’re leaders of Hollyw...
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Conversations with Keir Gilchrist of ATYPICAL - YouTube
Moderator for SAG-AFTRA Foundation Q&A with Keir Gilchrist, star of Netflix's ATYPICAL.
Variety
‘Stranger Things 2’ Cast, Creators Talk New Season, Aftershow at Premiere (Watch)
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Variety
Margaret Atwood, Guillermo del Toro Take Prizes at PEN Center USA Literary Awards
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