Bruno Tonioli has returned for a second season of Britain's Got Talent, receiving mixed reviews from viewers after already provoking some criticism with his judging skills.
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David Faustino took over the role of Bud. Christina Applegate initially rejected the chance to audition for Kelly because she found the script “disgusting.” After watching the pilot, she had a change of heart.With the cast assembled, the show prepared for launch with the promise of autonomy over its material.But, Fox broke its vow before the show even aired.
The pilot script had Al saying, “I’m not a doctor, but I think that PMS stands for ‘Pummel Men’s Scrotums,’” and Fox insisted the line be cut. Barry Diller, then the CEO of the fledgling network, “hated the joke,” writes Gurman.
“So either we cut it or change it, or they would shut down the show.”They killed the line, but it became a bonding experience for the crew, which celebrated a birthday soon after by swinging away at a scrotum-shaped piñata. The show’s critical reception was mixed, but the more important reaction was that of a Michigan mom named Terry Rakolta.Rakolta was so offended by a season three episode titled “Her Cups Runeth Over,” and the jokes about vibrators and other sexual topics that she saw as she watched it with her young children, that she launched a letter-writing campaign to the show’s advertisers.
But, Gurman reveals that her campaign was fueled by an odd case of mistaken identity.When Rakolta called Fox to voice her disapproval, the network was still so small that it had no one to handle complaints. Her call was routed to one of the show’s writers, Marcy Vosburgh.Vosburgh, having no idea who Rakolta was, responded by telling Rakolta that “if she felt the show was so insulting, she had the freedom to change the channel.”“This only made Rakolta angrier and confirmed that she had to go further and take personal action,” writes Gurman, who
.Bruno Tonioli has returned for a second season of Britain's Got Talent, receiving mixed reviews from viewers after already provoking some criticism with his judging skills.
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William Earl administrator German director Moritz Mohr‘s feature debut is the colorful and bloody revenge tale “Boy Kills World,” which opens Friday in theaters. Bill Skarsgård plays the titular character, a mute fighter hellbent on revenge, complete with a dry inner monologue voiced by H. Jon Benjamin.
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All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words” (St. Martin’s Press), an illuminating page turner from former band aide Peter Brown and best-selling author Steven Gaines.The extensive oral history is made up of candid interviews with Gaines, captured in 1980-1981; a scheduled sit-down with Lennon never happened before his Dec.
In BBC One's newest drama This Town, Levi Brown shines as Dante Williams, a character whose quest for musical inspiration takes him on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of the music scene. Unlike his usual reserved self, Dante embarks on an unforgettable afternoon filled with cannabis, alcohol, and even his first sexual encounter, all in the hopes of unlocking the depths of his artistic potential.
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When the late, legendary filmmaker William Friedkin called Kiefer Sutherland to gauge his interest in playing the lead in the Showtime and Paramount+ film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, the actor hung up almost immediately. But not because he wasn’t interested in working with the director he’d long revered, Sutherland explained. “I thought it was one of my friends making a joke.”
“The Masked Singer: Behind the Mask! Spotlighting the Show and the Costumes That Captivated America”) features 11 costumes from the hit reality competition series. “11 costumes for 11 seasons.
After 22 memorable years on our screens, Saturday Night Takeaway is officially set to bow out with a two hour star-studded extravaganza this weekend, as they bring to a close their epic staple of Saturday night telly for one last time. Ahead of the final show, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly teased what lies ahead as they gave their fans an exclusive behind the scenes glimpse of the show preparations on Friday’s edition of This Morning (12 April.) While sitting down to chat to presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, the Geordie Duo fondly looked back at their time on the show over the past two decades and discussed some of their most memorable moments with a bittersweet sense of nostalgia.
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