The Immortal Kevin Fitzpatrick was born and raised in New York City, and that doesn't make sense. Kevin wears many hats, including actor, editor, and writer, but never yellow. The best things in life are Back to the Future, beets, Firefly and The Venture Bros. When not picking apart the minutia of pop culture in film and TV, Kevin can usually be found RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
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‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Sets February Premiere with Presidential First Teaser
Netflix's 'House of Cards' seemed for a time that it might fold after two seasons, but Vice President Underwood has officially risen to the challenge. The political drama has released its first season 3 teaser, setting a February premiere date for Frank and Claire's presidential ascent, both literally, and figuratively.
NBC Cancels Cosby Comeback Sitcom Over Rape Allegations, Netflix Special Shelved
The ongoing firestorm against Bill Cosby has only swelled in recent weeks, as more and more allegations of rape emerge against the once-revered comedian, so it wasn’t any surprise that Netflix would opt to discard the November 28 release of a new Cosby standup special. Now, NBC has expectedly followed suit by abandoning development plans for a new Cosby sitcom for 2015.
‘The Walking Dead’ Review: “Self Help”
‘The Walking Dead’ season 5 brings to life its 5th episode with “Self Help,” as Abraham leads Glenn, Maggie, Rosita and Eugene further down the path to Washington, exposing some of the group's darkest secrets along the way.
‘Honey Boo Boo’ Canceled: TLC Shuts Down Over Mama June’s Sex Offender Boyfriend
As hard as you've worked to ignore 'Honey Boo Boo' and the rest of the Shannon clan from their ubiquitous TLC reality series in recent years, the network has made it that much easier, and for good reason. The notoriously reality-skewing network has officially canceled 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' altogether, following troubling reports that “Mama June” Shannon had resumed a relationship with a convicted child molester.
‘SNL’ Promotes Writer Leslie Jones to Featured Cast Member
'SNL''s additions and subtractions in its first three weeks of the 40th anniversary season have gotten some notable attention, but its first in-house promotion of the season has us a bit more excited. Following her high-profile addition to the writing staff last season, and some standout appearances along the way, Leslie Jones has been promoted to a featured player of the NBC sketch comedy series.
‘American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson': FX Orders ‘AHS’ Spinoff, No Joke
By now we're admittedly used to the prospect of blockbuster cable TV series spawning "companion" spinoffs, but FX's newest 'American Horror Story' riff is by far the most perplexing yet. The network has officially placed an order for Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story' series, its first season subtitled 'The People v. O.J. Simpson,' and we assure you, this is not a joke.
‘SNL’ Weekend Update Shakeup: ‘The Daily Show’s Michael Che Replacing Cecily Strong
We'd known that 'SNL' would need some additional fine-tuning after shedding some of the dead weight of season 39, but where writer Colin Jost had replaced "Weekend Update"s departed Seth Meyers alongside Cecily Strong, an unexpected shakeup has emerged. Strong will step down from the Update desk, remaining an 'SNL' regular, while 'Daily Show' correspondent and 'SNL' writer Michael Che will become Jost's new co-anchor.
‘The Killing’ Final Season Trailer: Holder and Linden Have Blood on Their Hands
Our beloved rain-soaked Seattle murder-mystery 'The Killing' will pour down a fourth and final season on Netflix this coming August, and from the looks of things, it's detectives Holder (Joel Kinnaman) and Linden (Mireille Enos) who are on the wrong side of the law this time around. Check out the first full trailer for Netflix's debut of 'The Killing' season 4, and find out what the final episodes have in store!
FX’s ‘The Strain': Guillermo del Toro Confirms Five Season Length?
FX's 'The Strain' took a labored approach through development, and while the first fright-filled hour of Guillermo del Toro's vampire drama will officially premiere on July 13, we have to wonder how FX will approach the series across its three books. Now, del Toro has confirmed that the series should run a total of five seasons, while the first official clip from 'The Strain' has also made its way online!
HBO’s Scorsese-Jagger Rock Drama Adds ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Star, Andrew Dice Clay and More
It amuses us to no end that HBO's forthcoming period rock and roll drama from the likes of 'Boardwalk Empire' Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger still hasn't settled on a title, yet continually expands its cast to biblical proportions. Joining Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde and Ray Romano today are Mick Jagger's own son James, comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay, a 'Wolf' of Wall Street, and many more.