'Arrow' producer: 'Diversity is not a burden, it's just smart business'

Not just because it was the right thing to do. Diversity is not a burden, its just smart business. It actually makes the shows better and more successful. Credit: The CW New and different voices make for better storytelling. Weve made gains over the years, but weve also backslid, as the statistics youve heard tonight demonstrate. Its a much reported fact that the most recent statistics are grim, Chaiken said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Erica Adams

'Beautiful Girls': Where Are They Now?

Hutton first hit the big screen the decade prior, starring inOrdinary Peoplein 1980. Her next major project is the 2017 Noah Oppenheim-pennedJackie, in which she’ll play Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The guys are taken with her beauty and her big-city life in Chicago. Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection; Jerod Harris/Getty Images Thurman came into the role as her career began to pick up. After returning forKill Bill: Vol. The moral compass of the group, Mo has a steady job and a family....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Mitchell Kline

'Bellevue' by David Oshinsky: EW Review

Oshinsky, who won a Pulitzer for 2005s Polio: An American Story, returns to the realm of doctors and diseases in this sprawling story of Manhattans Bellevue Hospital. He skillfully guides us through the years from its 1736 founding as an almshouse to the present, delving into the myriad ways the publicly funded hospital dealt with medical issues of yore like tuberculosis and pre-anesthesic, pre-antiseptic surgery, before graduating to unprecedented terrors like the AIDS epidemic and Hurricane Sandy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Angela Dodson

'Better Call Saul' recap: 'Witness'

Is this the start of Jimmy McGill’s final downhill slide? (The camera lingers on a quartet of circled puzzle words: COLUMBIA, ROCKET, ROCKS, TRAJECTORY. ABreaking BadEaster egg, perhaps? Credit: Michele K. Short/AMC He’s been parked outside Los Pollos Hermanos. (“This onereallydon’t wanna talk about Cracker Barrel,” she deadpans.) The guy from the Chevy comes, eats, and leaves, leaving Jimmy confusedbut not us! (Nice to see you, Gus! Has anyone mentioned that your face is looking wonderfully intact today?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Matthew Lopez

'Better Things': Bridger Zadina recaps season 1, episode 8

They called the next day and said I booked it. Pam set me up to work with the ridiculously talented Jay Gruska, the shows composer. He wrote the bluesy riff heard in the show and helped me look remotely competent playing piano. Credit: FX But I think the scene looked great. I love that the characters and stories inBetter Thingsare often lifted directly from Pam and her daughters lives. A really funny story from the series was actually from last weeks episode, Dukes Chorus....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Sandra Smith

'Better Things': Olivia Edward recaps season 1, episode 7

On Dukes aversion to chorus… On filming the playdate scene… Ivy [George], who plays Morgan, became my close friend. On set, we ate cupcakes and played a little bit. On Dukes retro style… Credit: Jessica Brooks/FX I wouldnt say Idontlike Dukes clothes, but theyre not my style. Im more likely to wear a leather jacket and leggings or jeans. Theyre like my second family and really understand me. Mikey, Hannah and I had a sleepover before we taped, and it was so fun....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Melissa Rogers

'Better Things': Pamela Adlon recaps season 1 finale

Here, Adlonbrings us into the emotional season one finale, Only Women Bleed. On the use of Alice Coopers Only Women Bleed in the very last scene… We were screaming, like, We fing got it! When I get my vision on something, there is no doubt in my head. Credit: Jessica Brooks/FX I hope Alice Cooper gets to see the episode and is happy with what we did. I had the girls start learning the song early....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Rachel Ryan

'Big Brother' recap: 'Big Brother, Not Big Baby'

Nothing comes between friendship like a half million dollars Its a slippery slope to theBig Brotherfinale. Paul and Victor feel great. Regardless The Final FourTM go through the motions and toss their bodies against each other in celebration. Credit: CBS Elsewhere in the house, James is feeling the sadness of missing Natalie. We didnt see it last episode, but James went to Natalie to try and make things right. But she was over it....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Jackie Parker

'Big Brother' recap: Acts of Tear-anny

No, not about Enzo. Im concerned about the houseguests in general. Think about it: romantic pairings, the nerd outsmarting everyone, lies, crying girls. Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS Im just waiting for someone to call their parents because they want to go home. Britney, Im looking at you. Or romance is largely to blame. Its definitely in the air. Unfortunately for everyone, that romance also comes with a heavy dose of stupid....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 664 words · Sherri Ford

'Big Brother' recap: Mystery dissolved

(1) The All-Stars season was pretty awesome. (2) Chilltown is possibly one of the coolest alliance names the show has ever seen. (3) The Brigade is one of the worst. Credit: Sonja Flemmimg/CBS And now (4) The saboteur exited far too soon. But to properly record where Annie (yes, shocker!) (Maybe Annies post-eviction claim that Brendon was her sloppy seconds wasnt a stretch?) Oh, Brendon, youre such a great bff....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Sandra Hayes

'Big Brother': Julie Chen wants Jeff and Jordan to name their baby Chenbot

Each week,Big Brotherhost Julie Chen will answer a few questions about the latest events in the house. I dont think she totally threw James under the bus. I mean, she DID, but she did it in a very crafty, covering her ass way. Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS She then covered her ass by telling James what she said to Victor and Paul. Finally, did you do any lobbying for Jeff and Jordan to call their baby boy Zingbot or Technotronics?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Gregory Anderson MD

'Black Mirror' recap: Season 3, Episode 5, Men Against Fire

The episode opens with a dreamlike vision of a beautiful woman. The grayish landscape and Eastern European-inflected accents of the villagers certainly evoke vampire myths. Suspecting a sympathizer, the soldiers head out for Heidekkers compound. Credit: Laurie Sparham/Netflix Here, we get our first view of the militarys sci-fi technology. In her words, the roaches need to be exterminated if humanity is going to survive. The other roaches scatter, but not before Stripe shoots some and falls to the ground tussling with another....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Christopher Randolph

'Blindspot': Sandstorm's second mole revealed

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofBlindspot. Read at your own risk! It turns out Sandstormdidhave a second mole within the FBI. Credit: David Giesbrecht/NBC Borden subsequently blows himself up as well, nearly taking Patterson with him. EW turned to executive producer Martin Gero to find out. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Patterson was ready and willing to shoot Borden. Can you talk about how that affects her? She says she’s fine, but is she really?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Alexandra Lee