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Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 5 – Josh and I Are Good People!

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 5: “Josh and I Are Good People!” – The CW, original airdate Mon. 11/9/15 (For all Crazy Ex recaps, click here.) Some good — and surprising (at least, to me) — stuff happened in tonight’s episode, especially in Josh’s case! Not my favorite so far, especially musically, but this show has really drawn me in. Here’s a look at what happened in tonight’s episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Josh and I Are Good People!” Rebecca and Josh meet for some boba, and she’s totally freaked out when she sees Greg. Laughing smugly, Greg tells Josh how horrible […]

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Heeeeere’s Donny! Donny Deutsch Goes Off-Script In His New Comedy

Donny Deutsch, TV’s rogue prince, satirizes the media in his soft-scripted comedy, Donny! premiering Tuesday on USA Network. The media mogul, author, former TV host, and current TV business commentator and general raconteur plays a hyper-fictionalized version of himself and casts a satirical eye on the media, wealth and modern romance. Deutsch calls the Curb Your Enthusiasm-like series “a real blurring of entertainment, news, talk, reality and advertising.” “My hero is Larry David,” he admits. “I think he set the tempo for this whole genre of television that’s somewhere between real and scripted. You watch his show and go, ‘OK, […]

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Ellen Burstyn guest stars on CBS “Mom” Season 3 premiere

In the Mom Season 3 premiere “Terrorists and Gingerbread” Thursday, Oct. 5, at 9pm ET/PT on CBS, Bonnie (Allison Janney) and Christy (Anna Faris) disagree on how to handle Bonnie’s biological mother (guest star Ellen Burstyn) coming into their lives. ALSO SEE: Six reasons to watch Mom on CBS In the Nov. 12 new episode “Thigh Gap and a Rack of Lamb,” Bonnie and Christy try to help a teenage addict (guest star Emily Osment) they met at their meeting. Sara Rue also returns in her guest role as Candace. Also this season, Christy gets a new boss and Regina (Octavia […]

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Jane the Virgin Chapter 26 recap: He’s the One

Jane and her bestie for life Lina have started to drift apart ever since Jane had Mateo. Now that Mateo runs Jane’s life, Jane can’t remember things like Lina’s birthday party, which  she promised to plan. Looks like this week’s episode of Jane the Virgin will show you how to keep your friends after having a baby. Jane still hasn’t told Rafael how she really feels ever since they kissed. When he texted her that he wanted to kiss her again “very badly,” she could only think of sending a wide-smiling emoji. I doubt that sent any clear message to […]

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Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 4 – I’m Going on a Date With Josh’s Friend!

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 4: “I’m Going on a Date With Josh’s Friend!” The CW, original airdate Mon. 11/2/15 (For all Crazy Ex recaps, click here.) In every episode, Rebecca finds an even odder way to try to wedge herself further into Josh’s life; this one is no exception as she and Paula are trying out their skateboarding skills at a skate park (they watched some skating tutorials on YouTube, but I’m not sure where they got the idea for their clothes, because they — especially Paula — look ridiculous). Not only does Josh take his nephew to the skate […]

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“A big jolly splatterfest” — Talking “Ash vs Evil Dead” with Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless

It was just past the first day of winter in New Zealand when I arrived at a location called Riverhead, just outside of Auckland, to begin watching the filming of the new Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead, which airs Saturdays beginning Oct. 31. Coming from the northern U.S., I didn’t find the weather to be quite what I was used to as “winter.” It was very pleasant: sunny, temps in the high 50s, low 60s Fahrenheit. The nice climate added to the loveliness of the filming location, a scenic pine forest. As a fan of the original Evil Dead […]

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Jane the Virgin Chapter 25 recap: Prerequisites and Co-parenting

Traditions in the Villanueva family are very important. That’s why, in this week’s episode of Jane the Virgin, everything needs to be in place for Mateo’s baptism. One small problem is that Rafael hasn’t spoken with Michael about being Mateo’s godfather since Jane revealed that she loved both of them. Rafael still seems okay with the plan, but we’ll have to see what Michael says. I don’t think Rafael heard much of what Jane said over the phone since he was in shock at the doctor revealing that Petra is indeed pregnant. Yikes! Since there’s no good news developing from […]

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Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 3 – I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 3: “I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!” The CW, original airdate Mon. 10/26/15 (For all Crazy Ex recaps, click here.) The third episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend starts off with Rebecca, in crazy ex fashion, stuffing some chicken bones — or rather, an entire rotisserie chicken — down her garbage disposal. A concerned Josh shows up, in response to her phone call that there’s an emergency, and he’s brought White Josh with as a buffer, so Valencia can’t get mad that he’s with Rebecca. Rebecca is less than thrilled to see White Josh (she wants to be […]

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“What the hell have you guys been doing for 30 years?” Marty McFly and Doc Brown visit 2015 and Jimmy Kimmel

In a nice coda to yesterday’s Back to the Future Day, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd showed up in character as Marty McFly and Doc Brown on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The duo burst onto stage during Kimmel’s monologue in their famed DeLorean time machine, arriving from the year 1985, and exited the car to a standing ovation from the crowd, Marty in his trademark vest and Doc in his hazmat suit. When Kimmel greeted them, Marty asked, “Who are you?” When informed they were in a middle of a talk show, Doc asked in astonishment, “What happened to Johnny Carson?” […]

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Jane the Virgin Chapter 24 recap: Poor Sucker

This week on Jane the Virgin, Jane’s family learns about the ugly side of motherhood. Since Jane is so focused on being the perfect mother for her new baby, Mateo, she doesn’t mind skipping a few shower days … or weeks. That has to be one nasty stank! In order to politely suggest that Jane wash away her stench, Xo makes Jane take her two boyfriends out for lunch. Yeah, she’s still sorting out the whole ‘who do I love’ thing. As Petra is trying to keep calm during her weird fertility acupuncture session, Scott barges in to let her […]