Spoiler alert: in this blog post I will attempt to recreate from memory the plot of the first episode of the first season of “Best. Show. Ever” (New York Magazine’s words, not mine) Gossip Girl, which aired ten years ago to the day on September 19, 2007 on the CW. So if you do not want to know what (might have?)…
For a show that’s a sort of telenovela that also features telenovelas—which means there’s a lot going on all the time—the writers of Jane the Virgin have done a remarkable job with pacing. That they’ve managed to keep their tone both light and touching, while hitting on a mix of current stories (the Women’s March,…
As we noted when a Riverdale comic TV show was announced, Archie’s hometown wholesomeness was going to get the “CW treatment,” and it sure did. The new trailer shows a lot of skin, even more angst, and a beautiful head of glowing red hair.
The CW’s musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has always excelled at exploring topics through a humorous and laid-back feminist lens and Friday’s episode, which featured a character calmly carrying out an abortion, was no different.
By the first season finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, I was aggravated with just about everyone but Paula and deeply dissatisfied with the way things shook out. Specifically, I was disconcerted by the last-minute Rebecca/Josh hookup — primarily because I think Josh is a spineless emotional leech who uses women to…
The CW’s excellent Monday night, 2-hour comedy block is looking good for the near future: Both Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex Girlfriend have been renewed for upcoming seasons!
The Notebook—a Nicholas Sparks novel that became a movie that everyone slobbers over—is in development as a TV series on CW.
Everyone wants a piece of that Empire success, so expect the show to be name-dropped in every TV-related interview. Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez referenced the popular series while calling for more Latino representation at a PaleyFest panel on Sunday.
There were many things to love about last night's premiere of Jane the Virgin, the CW's new series based on a young Chicana virgin who accidentally gets pregnoncé after her ob-gyn screws up her rounds and artificially inseminates her—with her boss's sperm! (It's based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen,…
Did you ever get around to watching The Carrie Diaries, that show set in the '80s and serving as a teen prequel to Sex And The City? (We only watched four episodes). Well then, good news: It's been renewed. And in season two, young Carrie Bradshaw meets young Samantha Jones.
Mary, Queen of Scots — also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I Of Scotland — was executed at the age of 25 44, but before that, she was queen regnant of Scotland and then queen consort of France. Now she's being brought back to life in Reign, a new series on the CW, home of Gossip Girl and The Carrie Diares.
Something weird happened on the season finale of America's Next Top Model: All-Stars last night — and for once, we're not talking about something Tyra Banks, the always-smizing host of the show did or said. Instead, it was the random disqualification of Angelea Preston, the tall, somewhat-beloved underdog who…
World renowned model Coco Rocha stopped by America's Next Top Model last night not only to judge, but to participate in a photo shoot with all of the contestants. Bless her heart. The theme of the day was a violent cat fight, and the challenge generally paired two girls who didn't like each other together to work…
The show that brought us the woman who actively hates Kim Kardashian's ass and made Snooki win over the entire extended family of a judgmental dude has been canceled. But why? It would seem like the possibilities are endless for a show whose premise is to unite celebrities and regular folk who have a passionate…
H8R (yes, really) is The CW's latest reality offering due out in the fall. The premise? Finding the internet's most shit-talking trolls and surprising them in person with the celebrity they spoke so terribly of online.
1. Models Aren't Bitchy To Each Other
"Everyone says television adds five or ten pounds, so if you're watching and someone looks like they haven't eaten in forever, what must they look like in person?" This is a quote from a Hollywood insider, in an Entertainment Weekly story about the skinny starlets on the new 90210. According to EW, "One report…
These days, it's not enough for a magazine to just be a mere publication. A magazine has to be online. A magazine has to be on TV. Yesterday, AdAge reported that after Elle participated in Project Runway, the mag saw newsstand sales and ad pages soar — going from number 6 to number 2 in its category, second only to …
When I heard that there was going to be a black kid on the new 90210, I celebrated for about three seconds. Then I read that he was adopted. What a fucking cop out. It's been 18 years since The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, 24 years since The Cosby Show and 33 years since The Jeffersons. Why can't there be a black kid…
The latest Gossip Girl ads push the "OFMG" factor right in your face — and use a little creative Photoshopping to do it, points out blog Crime Scene Improvisation. Will digitally removing Blair's bathing suit result in more viewers? Dawn Ostroff, president of the CW, probably hopes so: The television network is not…
