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There was simply no way to prepare for this headline.

yndhurst will play Alan Cornwall, described as “Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor. British, boozy and larger than life, Alan has an intellect on par with Frasier’s—if only he ever felt like using it. Alan’s mischievous streak might be just what Frasier could use to shake up his routine, while Frasier’s thoughtful guidance might help Alan find some of the direction he’s been missing in his own life.”

Hmmm

They really couldn't pay David Hyde-Pierce enough huh

Monkey Man's New Show of the week

The Last Of Us 15th January (New). "Set two decades after the implosion of our society, the drama will follow Joel, a tough survivor, who is hired to smuggle a 14-year-old girl named Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival."

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That ’90s Show 19th January (New) - Netflix. "Hello, Wisconsin! It's 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll never dies, it just changes clothes."

Returning Shows this week

Your Honor 15th January (New)
Mayor of Kingstown 15th January (New) - Paramount+
Miracle Workers: End Times 16th January (New)
The Neighborhood 16th January
Bob Hearts Abishola 16th January
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 20th January
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 20th January

Critics Choice Award winners -

BEST LIMITED SERIES
The Dropout (Hulu)

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul (AMC)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Pachinko (Apple TV+)

BEST TALK SHOW
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul (AMC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout (Hulu)

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Must say I enjoyed the first episode of the last of us, Imean it’s just like playing the game but that’s not a bad thing!

Tineash wrote:They really couldn't pay David Hyde-Pierce enough huh

Or Jane Leeves. I can imagine them dropping in for a cameo though if it goes beyond season 1.

The last of us. I enjoyed it but could pedro not have at least tried to sound texan. I dont like how they rushed and changed the robert stuff,i wanted to see joel break his arm and tess shoot him in the face.

Ellie was great but i still believe she is the wrong choice. I wonder if all episodes will be that long.

Lots of stuff to love though.

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ To End With Season 8 - https://deadline.com/2023/01/amc-reveal ... 235215906/

1899 cancelled - https://deadline.com/2023/01/1899-cance ... 235209999/

Wednesday renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/wednesday- ... 235212712/

Mayans MC to end with Season 5 - https://deadline.com/2023/01/mayans-m-c ... 235220115/

Chucky renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/chucky-ren ... 235222334/

Ghosts US renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/ghosts-ren ... 235219518/

Starz saves Minx with Season 2 renewal - https://deadline.com/2023/01/minx-starz ... 235219592/

Seal Team renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/seal-team- ... 235225561/

Criminal Minds: Evolution renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/criminal-m ... 235219650/

Mo renewed for 2nd and final season - https://deadline.com/2023/01/mo-renewed ... 235218977/

Fire Country renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/fire-count ... 235213230/

Inside Job unrenewed aka cancelled - https://deadline.com/2023/01/inside-job ... 235214600/

Uncoupled cancelled - https://deadline.com/2023/01/uncoupled- ... 235221943/

Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/pitch-perf ... 235214684/

Grown-ish renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/grownish-r ... 235217572/

Abbott Elementary renewed - https://deadline.com/2023/01/abbott-ele ... 235217682/

Monkey Man's New Show of the week

Poker Face 26th January (New) - Peacock. "Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but solve."

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Accused 22nd January (New), also on Tuesday. "Accused is based on the BBC's BAFTA-winning crime anthology, in which each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial, the drama is told from the defendant's point of view. In Accused, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it's too late to turn back."
Extraordinary 25th January (New) - Disney+. "Ten years ago, everyone over the age of 18 got their superpower. But Jen, a painfully self-aware 25-year-old woman, is still waiting to get hers. She'd take anything at this point. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope, a lot of desperation and her flatmates, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. In doing so, she might discover the joy of being just kind of OK."
Wolf Pack 26th January (New) - Paramount+. "A teenage boy and girl get their lives changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. As the full moon rises, all teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them."
Lockwood & Co 27th January (New) - Netflix. "In London, the most talented teenage ghost-hunters journey nightly into dangerous combat with deadly spirits. Among the many adult-staffed corporate agencies, one small startup is alone: Lockwood & Co., operated by two teenage boys and a psychically gifted girl who are a renegade trio free of financial motives, adult supervision and destined to unravel a mystery that will change history's course."
Shrinking 27th January (New) - Apple TV+. "A grieving therapist starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people's lives ... including his own."

Returning Shows this week

The Good Doctor 23rd January
All American 23rd January
All American: Homecoming 23rd January
How I Met Your Father 24th January (New)
The Winchesters 24th January
9-1-1: Lone Star 24th January

2.18m viewers in the UK watched the debut episode of The Last of Us on Sky Atlantic, making it one of the most successful launches ever for the channel.

The highly acclaimed HBO drama was the 3rd most watched programme on commercial TV with viewers aged 16-34, and the most watched programme amongst Males 16-34.

Sky are really going to miss HBO content if or when it leaves for the UK launch of HBO Max.

KK wrote:

2.18m viewers in the UK watched the debut episode of The Last of Us on Sky Atlantic, making it one of the most successful launches ever for the channel.

The highly acclaimed HBO drama was the 3rd most watched programme on commercial TV with viewers aged 16-34, and the most watched programme amongst Males 16-34.

Sky are really going to miss HBO content if or when it leaves for the UK launch of HBO Max.

twitter.com/rickandmorty/status/1618009508420386817

Will i enjoy Narcos? I love all the cartel stuff in Breaking Bad and Ozark.

What do you peeps reckon?

Yes, very much yes.

Sky has uploaded the first episode of The Last Of US to YouTube (log-in and age verification may be required):

Tomb Raider TV series in the works, apparently (to join the film, cartoon and games):

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Prepping ‘Tomb Raider’ TV Series for Amazon (Exclusive)

Sources say the 'Fleabag' Emmy winner will pen the script for the project, which is the latest to stem from her recently renewed overall deal with the streamer.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is getting into action at Amazon.

The Emmy-winning Fleabag grad is readying a TV series based on the popular video game turned action movie Tomb Raider. The project, which is in the development stages, is the latest to stem from Waller-Bridge’s recently renewed overall deal with the retail giant and streamer.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Waller-Bridge is attached to write the scripts for Tomb Raider. Waller-Bridge does not plan to star in the TV adaptation of the property, which spawned 2001 and 2018 film adaptations starring Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander, respectively, as the adventurous archaeologist.

In addition to writing, Waller-Bridge will exec produce the Amazon take alongside former head of comedy and drama Ryan Andolina and former head of overall deals Amanda Greenblatt. Andolina and Greenblatt launched their own production company and have a deal with Amazon. Dmitri M. Johnson will also exec produce via his dj2 company.

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Monkey Man's New Show of the week

The Ark 1st February (New). "100 years in the future, planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive."

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The Watchful Eye 30th January (New). "The Watchful Eye follows Elena Santos, a young woman with a complicated past, manoeuvring her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan. She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives. What they don't know, however, is that Elena has some shocking secrets of her own."
Dear Edward 3rd February (New) - Apple TV+. "A 12-year-old boy survives a plane crash that hugs every other passenger on the flight, including his family. As he and others affected by the tragedy try to make sense of what happened, unexpected friendships, romances, and communities are formed."

Returning Shows this week

Fire Country 29th January
La Brea 31st January
Young Sheldon 2nd February

Today's episode of The Last of us was really good. Bill and Frank were such a lovely couple. The whole episode was just lovely.

Xeno wrote:Today's episode of The Last of us was really good. Bill and Frank were such a lovely couple. The whole episode was just lovely.

I really was not expecting the episode to go the way it did. Im not embarrased to say that i cried like a baby . Great performance from the parks and rec dude too.