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To pilot or not to pilot has been a question broadcast networks have been asking themselves for more than a decade and are increasingly answering ‘no’ to, especially when it comes to the traditional pilot season in the months leading to the May upfronts. We haven’t gotten a single pilot order in 2025 so far. While that is about to change with a handful of orders coming up, the pilot drought has been persistent amid an industry contraction and linear viewing decline, especially as the networks are still dealing with the backlog caused by strike-related delays.

Broadcasters these days often opt for economically efficient planted spinoffs that shoot as regular episodes of existing drama and comedy series or for development rooms and straight-to-series orders, primarily on the drama side. That is ironic because most of the biggest new drama hits of the last two seasons, CBS’ Tracker and Matlock and ABC’s High Potential,...

Shane Gillis returns to host Saturday Night Live on March 1, the second time the comedian has had the honor. The shared history between Gillis and SNL is well-documented, but the controversy hasn't exactly hurt Gillis' net worth.

Gillis was steadily building a following through his stand-up career and podcast appearances before Saturday Night Live cast him ahead of season 45. But the backlash from Gillis' derogatory comments on comedy podcasts put pressure on NBC to fire him, even if Lorne Michaels didn't agree.

Since then, Gillis has only become more famous and more successful. As a result, his net worth stands at an estimated $8 million in 2025 (via CelebrityNetWorth).

The Saturday Night Live scandal only raised Gillis' profile, and he responded by stringing together a series of notable podcast appearances and comedy tours. Perhaps no move was bigger than appearing on Joe Rogan's podcast and directly addressing the fallout from his SNL firing.

More than a dozen comedians and musicians are coming together to support Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires that claimed at least 25 lives and ravished tens of thousands of acres in January. The benefit concert, Let’s Get L.Aid, will combine standup comedy and live music inspired by the city at the United Theater on March 16.

“Weird Al” Yankovic, Margaret Cho, Bob the Drag Queen, Al Jardine, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Eric Idle, Maria Bamford, Mark Proksch, and Neil Hamburger will make appearances at the event. Other guests include Paul Shaffer,...

Justin Bieber, Steve Carell, and Ross Lynch are among the celebrities who will lace up the skates for a benefit hockey game Sunday to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief.

Will Ferrell, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Danny DeVito and Cobie Smulders will also participate — albeit from behind the bench, as coaches — for the “Skate For LA Strong: A Celebration to Support the Fire Recovery Efforts in Los Angeles” event, taking place February 23 at the Crypto.com Arena.

The event will feature a four-team, single-elimination format, with the teams padded...

Simply put, "The Big Bang Theory" is one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, running for an impressive 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. The show revolved around a close-knit group of young adult friends, each carrying their comedic weight and bringing in their own unique flair and quirks. Audiences got to see the main cast of "The Big Bang Theory" mature together, with many of its characters falling in love and moving to their next stage of life. Along the way, the show mixed in plenty of pop culture references to its signature sense of humor, often in celebration of geeky lifestyles.

Fortunately, for those looking to keep the comedy coming after finishing "The Big Bang Theory," there are plenty of similar shows available to watch. These range from sitcoms with broadly similar premises to spinoffs that actually expand the world of "The Big Bang Theory" itself. Here are the...

For the past 3 decades, sitcoms have somewhat guided the modern television arena, for better or worse. Whether it be F.R.I.E.N.D.S, That ’70s Show, Modern Family, or Himym, the uptake in comedy has been a steady sight to see for the current demography of fans and audiences across the board.

How I Met Your Mother [Credit: CBS]

While television drama like Breaking Bad and Succession still make their mark on television, other shows like Barry, New Girl, and Hacks still manage to find a place among the modern topography of a realism-adhering audience.

But despite the existence of modern comedies, fans somehow still find a way to go back to the comfort of the older classics and the influence they have had in our years growing up.

Himym actress comes under fire for sexist comment Rachel Bilson and Josh Radnor in How I Met Your Mother [Credit: CBS]

The legacy of How I Met Your Mother...

Back in the days when television seasons had 20+ episodes per season, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas' hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" managed to wring nine seasons and 208 episodes out of its premise. With Josh Radnor as the series lead, Ted Mosby — whose older self, voiced by Bob Saget, is telling his kids an interminably long story about how he met their mom — and Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders, and Neil Patrick Harris as his best friends Marshall Eriksen, Lily Aldrin, Robin Scherbatsky, and Barney Stinson, the show explores Ted's love life in New York City as he tries to find "the one." To say it takes him a long time is a serious understatement.

As with all long-running series, "How I Met Your Mother" had definitive high points and low points from season to season. So, which seasons show off the very best of the ensemble comedy...

Hallmark Mystery spoilers and updates reveal the latest news on Mistletoe Murders Season Two. Fans of the Mistletoe Murders have been eagerly anticipating updates for months; this captivating series features the talents of Sarah Drew, Peter Mooney, and Sierra Marilyn Riley.

Production Weekly Published Production Information

Crafted by Ken Cuperus, this captivating Chrismystery draws inspiration from the top Audible Original of the same title, narrated by Himym star Cobie Smulders.

Exciting news has emerged from an industry publication announcing that production for Season 2 of the Hmk Mystery is set to commence soon.

On Thursday, the Hollywood trade magazine Production Weekly revealed details about Mistletoe Murders, this comes just months after the inaugural season of the Hallmark+ mystery series concluded with a tantalizing cliffhanger.

Set in the picturesque Fletcher’s Grove, the story follows Emily Lane (Drew), who runs a year-round Christmas shop.

While she appears to blend seamlessly into the...

When "New Girl" ended in 2018 after seven seasons, it undoubtedly left a hole in people's hearts. Since 2011, people tuned into Fox every week to see what mishaps and misunderstandings Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) and her roommates would get into. There's no shortage of incredible "New Girl" episodes to watch, and if you go back, you may find new things to appreciate. Even if you don't, it's hard to get tired of watching an episode like "Background Check" where everyone's eccentricities are dialed up to 11.

Naturally, you may be ready to fill said heart-hole with something new yet oddly similar. "New Girl" is far from the only sitcom about a group of friends figuring out what to do in life while getting into copious high jinks. Or maybe you want something with a quirky female lead who's prone to burst into song. There can only ever be one "New Girl," but...

Did Ted Mosby almost end up with someone entirely different? ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

How I Met Your Mother remains one of the most cherished sitcoms of its time, accumulating romance, comedy, and tragedy over the course of nine seasons. However, there’s a dark aspect to the CBS show’s popularity — its ending.

While a majority expressed displeasure with the conclusion of How I Met Your Mother, they nevertheless acknowledge that the journey was the best part, if not the destination. After all, the show might have been cut off altogether, not just the ending, ridding us of a couple of hundred episodes.

The infamous finish, where Ted Mosby’s eventual love interest — the mother of his children — passes away from an illness, was a full-fledged affair that stuck to the writers’ original vision. However, the How I Met Your Mother creative team was prepared with a strong backup should...

Lionsgate’s advertising campaign for “Flight Risk” credits its latest film to “the award-winning director of ‘Braveheart,’ ‘Apocalypto’ and ‘Hacksaw Ridge’,” which seems a circumspect way of recognizing Mel Gibson as its helmer. Unfortunately, the movie’s problem is not that it lacks Gibson’s name, but his personality as a filmmaker. Reminding audiences of those very good pictures sets expectations way, way too high ahead of watching this cheap-looking, shoddily-made, lifeless thriller.

Working from a Black List darling of a script by up-and-comer Jared Rosenberg, Gibson recruits his “Father Stu” co-star Mark Wahlberg to play the villain in a containment thriller that doesn’t even need Academy Award-winning talent, just basic proficiency and a bit of finesse in order to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. What he instead delivers is a crude, unimaginative, suspenseless adventure whose tension mostly derives from deciding which of its three main...

Taran Killam has dropped out of the upcoming Off Broadway production of the popular comedy Urinetown following the destruction of his home in the Pacific Palisades fires earlier this month.

Killam, a former SNL cast member who recently starred on Broadway in Spamalot, was supposed to have starred in the New York City Center Encores! production of the 2001 musical comedy next month, along with others in the cast including Tiffany Mann, Daniel Quadrino, Geena Quintos, Christopher Fitzgerald and Rainn Wilson, among others.

But late last week City Center announced that Killam would no longer take part in the production, and this his role of Officer Lockstock would be played by actor Greg Hildreth when performances start February 5 (the production runs through February 16).

Earlier this month, People magazine reported that the $5.6 million Palisades home of Killam and wife Cobie Smulders had been lost in the Palisades Fire.

Today, Deadline confirmed with...

Kicking off her career in 2009, Emilia Clarke became one of the most popular actresses in the world, appearing in one of the biggest shows of all time, and a handful of great movies and other shows. The British actress rose to prominence with her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the monumental HBO show, Game of Thrones. The once unknown actress was now one of the biggest stars in the world, opening her up to a lot of exciting roles going forward.

After Game of Thrones thrust her into the spotlight, Clarke began appearing as significant characters in several other big projects, including Me Before You, Last Christmas, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Secret Invasion, and Terminator Genisys. Emilia Clarke has remained busy throughout her career, and has some significant roles coming up, including an Amazon Prime series called Criminal, and another one for Peacock called Ponies.

Secret Invasion (2023) Emilia Clarke...

Craig Thomas and Carter Bays' CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2014, and was so popular that it even launched a spin-off series. Despite its impressive longevity, however, it's safe to say that not every episode is a winner ... which makes sense since there are over 200 episodes in the series. There are actually a handful of seriously terrible episodes of the ensemble comedy — which stars Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby, the guy who takes forever telling his kids about how he met their mother (with adult Ted voice by the late Bob Saget) — so which one do fans think is the absolute worst, if we're using the IMDb ranking as their final word on the matter?

The answer is a little complicated, because the series finale, "Last Forever," is split into two parts ... and the second part, appropriately subtitled "Part Two," has the dubious...

With two major fires continuing to rage across the Los Angeles area, thousands of displaced residents are looking for housing. Immediately.

Top luxury realtor Dylan Eckardt, whose clients include Justin Bieber and Rihanna, says he has received 36 calls in the past 18 hours from people whose homes in Malibu and Pacific Palisades have been reduced to ash. Displaced residents of Altadena are also scrambling to find housing on the other side of the city.

“‘I need a four-bedroom.’ ‘Get me to Newport.’ A lot of people are asking me for Orange County,” Eckardt says. “It’s fucking utter chaos right now in the Palisades. People are riding dirt bikes around, trying to help friends and throw animals on their backs. It’s worse today than it was three days ago. And driving through Malibu is like Armageddon.”

Eckardt represents 160 off-market houses spanning from Los Angeles and Orange County that he is...

A new year has arrived, and while there is no telling what the year ahead might bring – after all, networks have surprised us countless times in both good and bad ways – we’d be lying if we didn’t say we’re more than a little worried about the futures of these 22 shows which could very well be in danger of cancellation in the year ahead.

That’s right, we’re here to talk cancellations and the shows we’re most worried about in this near year that has only just begun!

With the calendar turning to 2025, renewal decisions will soon begin to be made as networks take a look at their current slate of programs and begin planning for the future. While streaming series are typically renewed at more unique timelines, broadcasters typically begin making decisions about their lineups within the first few months of the year with almost...

Apple TV+ struck gold with their heartfelt comedy, Shrinking, and the uproarious psychiatrist dramedy has already been renewed for season 3. Created for the small screen by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein, Shrinking concerns a psychiatrist named Jimmy (Segel) who begins to practice unorthodox methods with his clients as he attempts to deal with his own grief. Capturing all the irreverence and wit needed to poke fun at the profession of psychiatry, Shrinking also doesn't skimp on the compelling personal drama that swirls around the lives of the characters. Though the series is funny, it's touching too.

Naturally, the debut season of Shrinking scored a slew of award nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Emmys. This necessitated a season 2 renewal, which allowed the writers to flesh out Jimmy's story following the shocking cliffhanger ending of season 1. Returning to a somewhat normal equilibrium in the sophomore outing,...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Shrinking season 2.

Shrinking season 2 ends on a satisfying note, yet there is still a great deal left to explore in season 3. Jimmy (Jason Segel) continues to grieve the death of his wife, Tia (Lilan Bowden), in season 2, which becomes more complicated when Brett Goldstein's Shrinking character, Louis, is revealed to be the drunk driver involved in her fatal accident. By Shrinking season 2's ending, both Jimmy and Louis reach their lowest points, but they still find a way to reconcile and help each other.

While much of season 2's conflict revolves around Jimmy and Louis, the rest of Shrinking's cast of characters also have their fair share of challenges, and the cast expands with many familiar faces from other sitcoms. Paul's (Harrison Ford) Parkinson's disease symptoms become more severe, Liz (Christa Miller) finds her purpose, and Gaby (Jessica Williams) navigates a relationship...

[This story contains major spoilers from the Shrinking season two finale, “The Last Thanksgiving.“]

Shrinking co-creator Bill Lawrence has come a long way since thinking Brett Goldstein wasn’t the right actor to play the pivotal role of Louis in the Emmy-nominated show’s second season.

While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the start of season two, the showrunner explained that he saw Goldstein as Ted Lasso‘s Roy Kent and couldn’t picture him playing a more sensitive, sweet character, like Louis.

“This show would only work if you could have somebody that did awful things and yet still want it to work out for them anyway,” Lawrence said of the character. “So, I almost blew it. He would never be so forward as to ask, and Jason Segel made it happen.”

Now, looking back at the season as a whole, Lawrence doesn’t think it would have worked without the actor as Louis this season.

The second season of Shrinking on Apple TV+ ended on December 23 with the sad episode “The Last Thanksgiving.” This season finale not only wrapped up many important plots but also set the stage for the third season.

At a train station, Jason Segel’s character, Jimmy, steps in to stop Brett Goldstein’s character, Louis, from committing suicide. This is the episode’s most important scene. Since Louis was involved in the drunk driving accident that killed Jimmy’s wife, Tia, this intense scene emphasizes the season’s emphasis on forgiveness.

In Segel’s words, Goldstein was chosen as Louis because “I wanted somebody who really felt like a reflection of Jimmy.” The characters’ emotional connection was strengthened by their similarity in age, which he stressed was important. Long-lens cameras were used to shoot the scene across the train tracks, which created a cozy setting that showed how delicately they interacted.

Spoiler Alert: This piece spoils the finale of Shrinking Season 2.

Santa came early this year. All of Shrinking Season 2 is now available to stream on Apple TV+ with the finale launching on Christmas Eve Eve ahead of its scheduled Christmas Day arrival.

Though Jimmy (Jason Segel) and company celebrated Thanksgiving in the Season 2 finale, titled “The Last Thanksgiving,” many of the last moments for the comedy ensemble can be seen as Christmas gifts — with Gaby (Jessica Williams) reuniting with both Derrick #2 (Damon Wayans Jr.) And her mom (Vernée Watson), Brian (Michael Urie) and Charlie (Devin Kawaoka) getting a call from Ava (Claudia Sulewski) about adopting her baby and Jimmy getting a special rock from Liz (Christa Miller). Louis (Brett Goldstein) also got a moment of more genuine forgiveness from Jimmy at the train station in the final moments of Episode 12. For other characters like Harrison Ford’s Paul, the path...

Shrinking co-creator Bill Lawrence discusses whether Cobie Smulders will return in season 3 of the Apple TV+ series. Smulders unexpectedly debuted as a new character named Sofi in season 2, episode 10, where she reunited with her How I Met Your Mother co-star Jason Segel, who plays Jimmy and is one of Shrinking's co-creators. There were romantic sparks between Jimmy and Sofi, potentially teasing that the actors' How I Met Your Mother reunion could continue in Shrinking season 3.

While speaking about Shrinking's future with TVLine, Lawrence revealed that he wants Smulders to return in season 3, while acknowledging that her reprising the role of Sofi has not been solidified yet. He explains that Sofi was included to tease what moving forward could look like for Jimmy in season 3. Lawrence emphasized that he will "do everything I can" to convince Smulders to return to build off the wonderful dynamic established between Sofi and Jimmy...

The following contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Shrinking!

When TVLine gets the chance to catch up with Shrinking co-creator, writer and director Bill Lawrence, he’s taking a short break from the Apple TV+ comedy’s writers room. Since the show received a very early renewal in October, he and the writers are already back in action with “five or six” of 12 scripts in the can and ready for a February production start. The announcement was great news for fans who will surely be eager to learn what’s next for Jimmy, Alice, Paul and Louis after a...

It’s been ten years since How I Met Your Mother wrapped up, but the show still holds a special place in the hearts of fans everywhere. From Ted Mosby’s search for “the one” to the hilarious adventures of his close-knit gang, this legendary sitcom continues to bring smiles and nostalgia to audiences worldwide.

How I Met Your Mother | Credit: CBS

Yet, it wasn’t all laughs, sometimes, the series touched on deeper, emotional topics that hit home.

Take one particular Christmas episode, for example. What starts off as festive fun takes an emotional turn, revealing a deeply personal and heartbreaking truth about Robin Scherbatsky.

How I Met Your Mother brought a heartbreaking twist to Robin Scherbatsky’s story

How I Met Your Mother isn’t just a sitcom; it’s a masterclass in storytelling that knows how to blend humor with heartbreak.

In Season 7, Episode 12, Symphony of Illumination,...

Network: Disney+

Episodes: 26 (half-hour)

Seasons: Three

TV show dates: August 11, 2021 -- December 29, 2024

Series status: Ending

Performers include: Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Benicio Del Toro, Bradley Whitford, Carrie Coon, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Sullivan, Clancy Brown, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Danai Gurira, David Dastmalchian, Djimon Hounsou, Dominic Cooper, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, Evangeline Lilly, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Hayley Atwell, Jaimie Alexander, Jeff Goldblum, Jeremy Renner, John Kani, Jon Favreau, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Kat Dennings, Kurt Russell, Leslie Bibb, Mark Ruffalo, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Douglas, Michael Rooker, Natalie Portman, Neal McDonough, Ophelia Lovibond, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Rachel House, Rachel McAdams, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Gunn, Sebastian Stan, Seth Green, Stanley Tucci, Taika Waititi, Tilda Swinton, Toby Jones, Tom Hiddleston, and...

What shows and documentaries were the best on Netflix? The streaming giant remains one of the top platforms for go-to shows and documentaries. Shows that have enticed the audience over the years have brought excitement and interest for everyone to watch.

During the holidays, this is the best opportunity to watch these Netflix shows and documentaries over again.

These are following shows that can have everyone’s interest over again and reminiscing the audience caught and some who missed out:

Binge watching the Netflix shows (again) is a perfect way to spend the Christmas holidayNarcos

Narcos goes back to the days of the notorious drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar. It follows the DEA agents Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) and Javier Pena (Pedro Pascal), who attempt to infiltrate and disrupt Escobar’s (Wagner Moura) drug empire in order to capture him.

The show is inspired by true events that took place in Colombia.

Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this year, but not even a quarter-century of marriage affords Miller with spoilers about Shrinking.

“I’m not really privy to anything other than the basics,” Miller tells Gold Derby. So while the actress knew the broad strokes of what Lawrence and Shrinking co-creators Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein had in mind for her character, Liz, for Season 2, she was left stunned by the details. Mainly, a drifting Liz – left with an empty nest after having raised three sons – would reconnect with an old boyfriend and share a clandestine kiss.

“I was like, ‘Hey, that sounds fun, but also scary,’” Miller says, adding she felt it would be a situation where the fans of the show would give her some “sh–” for straying, even briefly, from her supportive husband Derek, played by Ted McGinley.

“Ted McGinley won’t even speak about it still,...

Before being cast on “Shrinking,” most people likely knew Jessica Williams from her historic run on “The Daily Show” as the show’s youngest correspondent ever. Or maybe they were aware of Williams’s excellent podcast, “2 Dope Queens.” Or they saw her in the indie romantic comedy “The Incredible Jessica James.” But none of those projects likely prepared Williams’s fans for her nuanced performance on the Apple TV+ comedy series, which allows the actress to lean on her expert comedy skills while also landing emotional dramatic beats in every episode.

“I mostly did this show because I wanted to work with Jason Segel, not knowing what the show was going to be,” Williams tells Gold Derby. “And I wanted to do a show where I could show range because that’s one of the things I admire most about Jason: he can just do it all. So I...

How I Met Your Mother celebrates romantic and platonic love. Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) and Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) are not the most obvious duo of the How I Met Your Mother cast, but they have a special friendship that plays out in subtle ways. Marshall is best remembered for his loving marriage to Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Robin's storyline in later seasons became a love triangle involving Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) and Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor.) However, Marshall and Robin have an underrated friendship with plenty of heartfelt and hilarious moments.

They might not have had the most screen time together, but from unexpected displays of vulnerability to gestures that show how well they truly understand each other, their rare moments together show how much they care. Marshall's optimism and goofiness were a great counterbalance to Robin's more acerbic sense of humor and pragmatic nature. With the...

One of popular culture's most beloved and successful brands of cinema, Sci-Fi boasts some of the best movies of all time. A key element of this is the diverse array of memorable and compelling villains that the genre has produced over the years. Featuring iconic characters in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal 9000, The Matrix's Agent Smith, or Star Wars' Darth Vader, the best sci-fi movie villains of all time feature prominently on any list of wider cinema's finest antagonists.

However, for every celebrated bad guy that the genre has to offer, there's at least one tragically underrated sci-fi movie villain who doesn't get enough recognition from mainstream audiences. Whether the character in question is overshadowed by more prominent antagonists who appear in their parent franchise or simply ends up getting lost in the shuffle with an array of broadly similar competitors, science fiction plays host...

Do you think Harrison Ford wakes up thinking he is not, in fact, the same Harrison Ford who played Indiana Jones all those years ago? Well, this fan theory seems to suggest so.

A still from the new teaser of Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios

With Thunderbolts* nearing its release date, fans have already begun theorizing what’s going to go down in the upcoming MCU show. Well, one fan theory has brought up a Secret Invasion connection, and it seems pretty strong.

Harrison Ford has a secret connection to Secret Invasion?

Fans may certainly remember the infamous 2023 MCU show titled Marvel’s Secret Invasion starring Emilia Clarke and Samuel L. Jackson. Well, in the end, we find out that Skrulls have taken places of high power in the MCU.

Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk in Brave New World | image: Marvel Studios

Well, the trailer for Thunderbolts* has a scene where...

Historically, female TV characters rarely get their due. There's no dearth of tropes that reduce women to plot points and sources of inspiration for male protagonists. Sometimes, their suffering even becomes a motivating factor for others' character development. It's not difficult to see why this is a common trend when TV women often get hate they don't deserve. It's sadly a good business decision to create female characters who either suffer or are detestable. That leaves viewers with many female TV characters who deserve better.

While there has been an intentional pushback against this trend in recent times, it's still disheartening that some of the most iconic female characters in TV history have such dissatisfying endings. When one thinks of disappointing arcs of TV characters who never got their happy ending, most of the characters are female. It's particularly disappointing when such a character gets a dedicated arc of growth...

Now that both Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have been confirmed to be cast in Avengers: Doomsday, there are many other brilliant actors that we would love to also see return to the MCU. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans were the faces of the MCU throughout the Infinity Saga as Tony Stark's Iron Man and Steve Rogers' Captain America, respectively. Five years after leaving the MCU in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, both have now been confirmed to return, which creates the opportunity for even more missing MCU stars to join them.

Instead of returning as Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is set to debut as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, which means it's possible that Chris Evans will also be portraying a new character, rather than Captain America. The freedom that the Multiverse Saga offers could allow many more veteran MCU actors to either reprise their old roles...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about Shrinking, Blue Bloods, Taylor Sheridan: Actor, Matlock and more!

1 | Since the still-alive Bo visited Martin at the hospital in the finale of The Sticky, are we to assume that Ruth’s husband was also a part of the Boston crime family? And if the show returns for Season 2, how in the world will Remy get his father out of prison?

More from TVLineWhy Is Skeleton Crew on Late? Is NCIS Agent Surprisingly Jacked? Is Tracker Ok With Torture?...

Shrinking is one of the most entertaining and underrated shows on streaming at the moment, and its second season is proving to be even stronger than its first. The show has done a great job of expanding each character’s storyline in thoughtful and meaningful ways, while also introducing many new faces to Shrinking’s cast that may be familiar to some audiences from other popular comedy shows. These surprise appearances have been my highlight of the season, and most importantly, their characters have served genuine purposes to the existing story.

Shrinking follows the exploits of two unconventional therapists, played by Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, whose personal relationships with their clients often get in the way of their professional work. It’s a very moving and wholesome show that blends comedy with drama in such an effortless way, with Segel and Ford giving two of their most down-to-earth performances...

An exclusive look inside how the Apple TV+ comedy staged a surprise “How I Met Your Mother” meet-up.

Season 2 of “Shrinking” saved one of its best casting reveals for last. In “Changing Patterns” — the antepenultimate episode of the Apple TV+ comedy’s strong second season — Jason Segel’s Jimmy has a charged meet-cute with a fellow single parent named Sofi, played by Segel’s former “How I Met Your Mother” co-star Cobie Smulders. It’s the first time Segel and Smulders have appeared together onscreen since the CBS comedy’s finale in 2014.

“We wrote the part and then we were like, ‘Who do we put in this?’ And I said, ‘What about Cobie?’ And everyone was like, ‘Yeah, that’s great,’” Segel tells Gold Derby about getting his former co-star onto the show. “It’s a pretty small world, and everybody kind of knows everybody one way or another. So...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Shrinking season 2, episode 10, "Changing Patterns."

Cobie Smulders reveals whether she would return for Shrinking season 3 to be a love interest for Jimmy (Jason Segel). Smulders and Segel were co-stars throughout all nine seasons of the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The introduction of Smulders' Shrinking character, Sofi, leads to an unexpected How I Met Your Mother reunion in the Apple TV+ series. Since Shrinking season 3 has already been greenlit, there is potential for Smulders to continue playing Sofi as the series continues.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Smulders shares that she is open to playing Sofi again in Shrinking season 3. She clarifies that she does not know where the story is headed, but that she has enjoyed being part of the series. Smulders also commented on the chemistry between Sofi and Jimmy and how their characters are able to so...

Shrinking season 2's Cobie Smulders opens up about her How I Met Your Mother reunion with Jason Segel. The Apple TV+ sitcom stars Segel as Jimmy Laird, a grieving widower and therapist who breaches his professionalism to truly tackle the troubles facing his patients. On How I Met Your Mother, Smulders and Segel played Robin and Marshall, respectively, two members of the close-knit group of friends surrounding Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as he searches for love. Smulders made an appearance in the most recent Shrinking season 2 episode as Sofi, a woman selling her car who comes into contact with Jimmy.

Smulders opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about reuniting with Segel on Shrinking. After their nine years of working alongside one another on How I Met Your Mother, Smulders had nothing but praise for Segel and the writing of his new series, touching upon the show's character work and how...

[This story contains spoilers from Shrinking season two, episode 10, “Changing Patterns.”]

It was a legen — wait for it — dary How I Met You Mother reunion in this week’s episode of Shrinking.

Cobie Smulders and Jason Segel, who played Robin Scherbatsky and Marshall Eriksen in the 2000-era sitcom, reunited on the second season of the Apple TV+ comedy starring Segel.

In “Changing Patterns,” Smulders plays Sofi, a single mother who’s selling her old yellow Mini Cooper, which Jimmy (Segel) wants to buy for daughter Alice’s (Lukita Maxwell) 18th birthday. When the two meet in the world of Shrinking, there’s an immediate connection as Jimmy explains that Alice always loved her mom’s yellow ride, and he wanted to get her the same model for her first car.

Here’s how it played out:

“You and your wife must hate her,” Sofi jokes about why they’re giving her the car, to which Jimmy replies,...

Wow, I can't believe there's officially only two more episodes left of Shrinking season 2! Even though this was a super-sized season with an additional two episodes, it went by so fast. This week, we're looking at season 2 episode 10, "Changing Patterns." And there's definitely a few changes made, and more to come. Here's our review of the episode on Apple TV+. Spoilers Below.

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It's Alice's birthday and everyone wants to make it special, especially Jimmy of course. Not only because this is her 18th birthday, which is a biggie, but also to make up for the bad one last year following her mother's death. There's changes on the horizon that comes with this milestone for Alice. And she now feels ready to leave therapy. This shows just how much progress she's made since we first met her in season 1.

I thought it was also a sweet touch of Paul giving her his hat.

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Shrinking season 2, episode 10, "Changing Patterns."

Shrinking season 2, episode 10, "Changing Patterns" features a How I Met Your Mother reunion that is a reminder of an underrated friendship from the 2005-2014 comedy series. Jason Segel, who played Marshall Eriksen throughout all nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother, leads Shrinking's cast of characters as Jimmy and is also one of the Apple TV+ show's co-creators and executive producers. Shrinking features no shortage of other familiar comedic actors as well, several of whom have been added in season 2.

Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein, who is also one of Shrinking's co-creators and executive producers, joined the season 2 cast in the guest starring role of Louis, the drunk driver involved in the car accident that killed Tia (Lilan Bowden). Season 2 also added New Girl's Damon Wayans Jr.'s Shrinking character, Derrick, who is a love interest for Gaby...

As a free streaming option, Tubi is one of the most underrated platforms out there, but there are plenty of funny movies on Tubi right now that can help show people its potential. Movie fans of all kinds will always feel the need to have a laugh from time to time with comedy movies being a popular choice across all streaming platforms. However, Tubi’s library of content is one of the most unique in the streaming world, with a mix of underrated gems and older classics.

The list of comedy movies on Tubi is a long one, providing enough laughs for audiences of all kinds. The selection showcases the versatility of comedy movies, with sports comedies, romantic comedies, and horror comedies to name only a few. There are also some of the most beloved comedy stars with movies available, from Adam Sandler to Seth Rogen to Charlie Chaplin. The...

"Welcome to the MCU. You're joining at a bit of a low point," says the Merc with the Mouth aka Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) in "Deadpool & Wolverine." He's not wrong. Most would agree the Marvel Cinematic Universe suffered a drop-off in quality in the aftermath of "Avengers: Endgame," with some of the franchise's Disney+ series, in particular, being met with immense criticism. Admittedly, some of that stemmed from a toxic fandom that just couldn't abide by, say, the visual of Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) twerking with Megan Thee Stallion in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law." However, the lowest rated MCU Disney+ show on Rotten Tomatoes is one that just about everyone agrees would be better forgotten.

Yep, despite having the star power of Samuel L. Jackson, Emilia Clarke, and British national treasure, Olivia Colman, "Secret Invasion" wound up becoming the worst-reviewed MCU series released thus far. (And before...

Accused has wrapped season 2, but how does each episode rank?

Accused returned to Fox this fall for another set of episodes with a unique formula. Each episode of the anthology features a different cast and story with a person on trial for a crime. As the episode goes on, flashbacks show what happened, and inevitably, the crime itself is never what it originally seemed.

Season 1 was a good success with 15 episodes, while this year was only 8. That was shorter yet still had a great bevy of guest stars, making it notable. Some can argue Season 2 wasn’t as strong as the first year, and while there were great performances, not all the stories worked as well. Here’s how each episode of Accused Season 2 ranks to show which belonged in the top tier for the show.

Caution: This article contains minor Spoilers for Accused Season 2

No. 8: Megan’s Story...

One of the precious few on-screen How I Met Your Mother reunions since the CBS hitcom faded to black in 2014 takes place this coming Wednesday on Apple TV’s Shrinking, when Cobie Smulders shares a scene with Jason Segel’s Jimmy.

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In the acclaimed comedy’s 10th episode of Season 2, titled “Changing Patterns,...

Shrinking season 2's latest images reveal a major reunion of How I Met Your Mother stars. Demonstrating a notable improvement over its first installment, Shrinking season 2 has had a knack for bringing in popular television stars and seamlessly weaving them into ongoing stories. Some of the familiar faces that have made recurring appearances include Gilmore Girls alum Kelly Bishop, New Girls star Marlon Wayans, and Scrubs star Neil Flynn.

New images from People reveal a continuation of the trend, as Cobie Smulders reunites with her former How I Met Your Mother co-star Jason Segel. Smulders, who portrayed Himym's Robin Scherbatsky, appears in the December 11 episode of the Apple TV+ series. She'll play Sophie, who Jimmy (Segel) visits with Derek (Ted McGinley) in order to purchase a yellow Volkswagen vehicle.

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Accused season 2, episode 7.

Accused season 2, episode 7, titled "Eugene's Story" aired Tuesday, December 3 on Fox. The latest installment of the anthology series sees Ken Jeong play a jewelry store owner who is put on trial after "interfering with his wife's dicey past." As the hour unfolds, viewers learn that Grace had been involved in an armed robbery turned murder charge while she was struggling with a drug addiction. Her then-boyfriend, Rex, was sent to prison, but she was spared the same fate.

He returns to town and demands money in exchange for his silence, which ultimately ends in tragedy. Grace robs the jewelry store and attempts to leave town with Rex to protect her family, but is accidentally shot and killed by Eugene himself. Jamie Chung, who portrays Grace, agrees with the jury's guilty verdict. However, Chung believes there was genuine love between the married couple, as...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe was quite streamlined until Phase 3 (or more specifically until Avengers: Endgame). Kevin Feige had kept it all aligned as there were not too many branches (or universes), just one unified goal of preparing for Thanos.

Marvel became chaotic after Avengers: Endgame | Credits: Marvel Studios

After Avengers: Endgame, Kevin Feige’s MCU became a wide array of branches, characters, sub-plots, alternate realities, and more. To put the cherry on top, they also merged the X-Men from Foxverse to the MCU with Deadpool & Wolverine.

The Multiverse is Quite Chaotic

It all started back in 2008 when veteran actor Robert Downey Jr. had a renaissance as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in Iron Man. With the success of the film, films like Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor were greenlit. They were, however, loosely connected to each other.

Kevin Feige | Credits: Gage Skidmore licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons...

With the season’s penultimate installment, Accused Season 2 continues its trajectory of going out with a whimper.

Is anyone else having a difficult time connecting with most cases this season?

Here, Ken Jeong does some solid dramatic work, given that most people are accustomed to him in a comedic fashion. But it isn’t enough to make a compelling or interesting episode.

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But that’s been the pattern this season, hasn’t it? I’ve noted before that it seems like every other installment has sparks of what made Accused Season 1 so intriguing to viewers and luring us back for more.

And then the other episodes fall so flat that, at best, you go through the motions of watching dutifully, and at worst, you don’t care.

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Fox wraps up the second season of Accused with episode eight starring Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery) and Mike Colter (Evil). Episode eight, “Megan’s Story,” airs immediately after episode seven on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Season two of the anthology series features episodes starring Michael Chiklis, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Nick Cannon, Cobie Smulders, Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers, Sherri Saum, Trevor White, Debra Winger, Mercedes Ruehl, Christine Ebersole, Danny Pino, Ken Jeong, and Jamie Chung.

“Megan’s Story” Plot: An ambitious music executive (Martin-Green) faces hardship when a futuristic sex robot comes between her and her husband (Colter).

Mike Colter and Sonequa Martin-Green in ‘Accused’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Peter Stranks © 2024 Fox Media LLC) Accused Description, Courtesy of Fox

Accused is a collection of intense, topical and human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime,...