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The following contains major spoilers for Chicago Med Season 10, Episode 4, "Blurred Lines," which debuted Wednesday, Oct. 16 on NBC. It also contains discussion of pregnancy loss.

Chicago Med Season 10, Episode 4, "Blurred Lines" is one of those episodes that feels like a sucker punch. The NBC show has long delivered incredible highs -- but is also capable of audience-crushing lows. This installment has several of those, which very nearly overwhelm the rest of an hour that includes some wonderful performances.

"Blurred Lines" focuses primarily on the fallout from Season 10, Episode 3, "Trust Fall," as Dr. Hannah Asher continues to struggle in the wake of losing her patient on the operating table. Not only does Hannah have to deal with that emotionally, but new arrival Dr. Caitlin Lenox makes it a professional problem as well. Meanwhile, Hannah's friend Dr. Dean Archer is blindsided in his own way, and Chicago Med unexpectedly says hello again to an underrated character.

“Expats” star Sarayu Blue remembers the first time imposter syndrome bowled her over.

She was on set for David E. Kelley’s “Monday Mornings” with the “inimitable” Alfred Molina, who just performed a big speech in a key scene.

“We got done, and we were walking to our rooms and he turned back and he said, ‘Was that all right?'” Blue recalled in a conversation with IndieWire. “And I looked behind me cause I thought, ‘Well, he can’t be asking me, who the hell am I?'”

After assuring Molina that he was “brilliant,” Blue remembered realizing: “In that moment, I thought ‘Oh, we never quite release that impostor syndrome.’ We always will check. ‘Did I get that? Did we get it?’ It was a beautiful moment, and I love him so much.”

Going into “Expats” with Nicole Kidman, Blue was experienced at working with big stars and...

Emily Rebecca Swallow is a celebrated American actress who is most well-known for her role as The Armorer in the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

Emily Swallow Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Emily Swallow was born on December 18, 1979 (Swallow: Age 43) in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Sterling Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida.

While attending Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Swallow started acting in numerous amateur, college and professional theater productions. She wound up graduating from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, where an acting teacher took note of her incredible talent and passion for singing and acting and encouraged her to pursue it further. She proceeded to study in order to get an Mfa in acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Emily Swallow Biography: Career

While Swallow is best known for her appearance...

The animated Netflix "Castlevania" series has no shortage of talented voice actors, including Richard Armitage, Lance Reddick, and Bill Nighy, but one familiar voice might be harder to put a face on. Actor Emily Swallow is no stranger to genre storytelling, breathing life into characters from major geek properties in animation and live-action, but two of her most recent major roles have kept her face completely out of sight.

In "Castlevania," which expands on the lore from the Konami video game franchise, she voices the beautiful and tragic Lisa Tepes. Lisa is the beloved wife of Vlad Tepes (Graham McTavish), better known as Dracula, and together they have a son, Alucard (James Callis), who serves as one of the main protagonists of the series. Lisa was vital to the series, as her death causes Dracula to curse all of humanity and begin his war against them. She serves as the catalyst for incredible destruction,...

Television magnate David E. Kelley has the Midas touch. While the writer/producer was king of TV in the ’90s and 2000s. the creator saw a lot of his series in the 2000s, and 2010 get canceled one after another.

Continue reading ‘Anatomy Of A Scandal’ Trailer: Sienna Miller, Michelle Docker & Rupert Friend Star In A New David E. Kelley Sexual Affair Thriller at The Playlist.

David E. Kelley is one of the most prolific writers in the history of television. After joining the writer's room on the popular TV series L.A. Law in 1986, for which he wrote more than 60 episodes, Kelley has written for more than 20 mainstream television shows over the past three decades.

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While he often creates legal dramas such as The Practice and Boston Legal, Kelley has branched out in recent years with such acclaimed series as Goliath, Big Little Lies, The Crazy Ones, Monday Mornings, and more. With many Primetime Emmy Awards to his name, here are the highs and lows of his career thus far.

Exclusive: Bill D’Elia, exec producer and director of series including How To Get Away With Murder and Boston Legal, has signed with ICM.

The Emmy winner will be represented by the agency in all areas.

D’Elia started out directing episodes of Law & Order, Doogie Howse, M.D., Northern Exposure and The West Wing, before also becoming an exec producer on dramas such as Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal and Harry’s Law.

He recently exec produced and directed ABC’s Eva Longoria-produced Grand Hotel and is currently exec producer and director on John Stamos’ upcoming basketball dramedy Big Shot for Disney+. He has worked closely with David E. Kelley on a number of series including on Big Shot and Monday Mornings.

D’Elia also created Judging Amy, which ran for six seasons on CBS.

He continues to be represented by Stephanie Davis at Wet Dog Entertainment and Bob Getman at Jackoway,...

Donald Trump gave a 47-minute interview to Fox & Friends on Tuesday, and declared that he’ll be doing the show on a weekly basis.

“We’ve agreed to do it probably mostly on Monday, we’re going to do it mostly on Monday, and if we have to Tuesday,” Trump told the show’s hosts at the start of the segment.

“I haven’t heard that. Well, that’s an exclusive right there,” said host Steve Doocy.

Trump repeated his statement at the end of the interview, but Doocy said, “You may want to do it every week, but Fox is not committed to that. We are going to take it on a case by case basis. And Joe Biden is welcome to join us for 47 minutes like we just did with the president.”

Fox & Friends is one of Trump’s favorites, and he was featured in a regular segment...

Exclusive: I Feel Bad star Sarayu Blue has been tapped for a lead role opposite Jennifer Morrison in Under the Bridge, CBS’ drama pilot from Rina Mimoun and Jerry Bruckheimer TV. Additionally, Blue is joining the cast of Netflix’s comedy series Medical Police as recurring.

For Blue, the casting in Under the Bridge is in second position to NBC’s I Feel Bad. It is considered a pretty safe second position as the freshman NBC comedy produced by Amy Poehler struggled to get traction with viewers in the fall and did not get a back order.

Under the Bridge, penned by Mimoun and directed by Victoria Mahoney, centers on surgeon Caitlin Lanchaster (Morrison). When a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, Caitlin rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her marriage.

Blue will play Ameni,...

Liz Lemon. Leslie Knope. Mindy Lahiri. The past several years have been full of iconic comedy leading ladies, and they're about to have a new member of the club. On the new NBC comedy I Feel Bad, Emet Kamala-Sweetzer tries to juggle her family and her career and finds herself frustrated over not being able to achieve her idea of perfection and "having it all." There's a good chance you recognize the actress playing Emet, but an equally good chance that you can't quite remember what you recognize her from. Never fear - we've got the rundown of where you've seen actress Sarayu Blue before.

Known earlier in her career as Sarayu Rao, Blue has been acting since 2002's Leela, although she didn't snag a noticeable role until 2007. In that year, she joined the film Lions For Lambs, which starred Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, and Meryl Streep. Despite the film's starry cast,...

NBC this Wednesday used America’s Got Talent‘s well-watched finale to tee up a double-episode preview of I Feel Bad. After sampling the Amy Poehler-produced sitcom, complete this sentence: “I feel _____.”

Officially premiering Thursday, Oct. 4 at 9:30/8:30c (leading out of Will & Grace), I Feel Bad stars Sarayu Blue (Monday Mornings, No Tomorrow) as Emet, a wife/mother/business professional who each episode feels, you know, not good about something. In the premiere, she fretted that she was turning into her mother, while the second episode had her feeling guilty about “cheating” on her demanding family...

Rita Ora was on hosting duties at Sunday night's MTV Europe Music Awards in London, and she definitely made sure to make a memorable entrance. Trailers for the ceremony promised multiple outfit changes from the fashion-mad singer, and she made a tongue-in-cheek nod to this when she hit the red carpet in a bathrobe and towel, looking a bit like she was still in the process of getting ready (were it not for the full face of makeup, heels, and diamond jewelry). She even took her look on stage, swapping the long robe for a short one as she greeted the crowds at the Sse Arena. Rita shared a snap of the look on Instagram, captioning it "From the sofa, to the car, to the @mtvema red carpet." If only we could all rock up to work like this, it would make Monday mornings so much more manageable!

Bobby Moynihan is taking to new parenthood like a drunk uncle to bad jokes.

The Saturday Night Live alum sat down for a chat with People Now about his life as a first-time dad — to a baby girl his wife Brynn O’Malley gave birth to in July.

“I was much more terrified leading up to it, but it’s not as scary as I thought it would be,” says the actor and comedian, 40, who announced his daughter on the way in June with an adorable Wonder Woman-themed tribute.

Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs?...

The first year that “Girls” debuted on HBO TheWrap newsroom was often in turmoil on Monday mornings, when female staffers would face off against male staffers and explain why they despised the show. Or, alternately, why they refused to watch it. Really. We had all-out cultural battle lines between the women who hated how the show cut way too close to the jib of their real lives – “I’m not going home to watch myself on TV, sorry,” one annoyed sales coordinator told me memorably – and others who felt seen and recognized and thus championed by Hannah and her friends.

Feud: Bette and Joan premiered on FX last night. It was everything I'd imagined it would be.

If you have watched, check out my review of Feud: Bette and Joan Season 1 Episode 1 and if you haven't watch Feud: Bette and Joan online to become entranced.

But be prepared! They're not treating the feud between Bette and Joan or any other with kid gloves.

Pay attention to scenes featuring Stanley Tucci as Jack Warner. 

Not only is he fabulous as usual, but as Warner, he has his own feud going on with Bette Davis.

That feud brings out the ultra nasty side of Mr. Warner, and with it some language that will shock you.

You just don't hear it on TV. And if you say it at work, well, you'll probably be fired.

Is there any evidence Warner ever used it in connection to Davis? No.

But if we were going to make a bet?...

It's President's Day, so what better way to celebrate than to assure McGraw Ryan Murphy intends to make the most of the past election in the upcoming installment of American Horror Story?

Fans have already started making cool artwork in support of it.

I was pleased to hear McGraw watched and enjoyed Big Little Lies Season 1 Episode 1, which I gave a stellar review.

You guys haven't checked in with me if you've watched, which is a bit disappointing. 

We can only make recommendations and hope you take them!

Another new show that premiered last night on HBO was Crashing, and both McGraw and I agreed it was well done and funny.

From Pete Holmes (and starring the same), it's a look at the burgeoning career of a stand-up comedian.

Since it's from HBO and affiliated with Judd Apatow, with it comes degrading circumstances both comical and cringe-worthy.

The best shows...

My man McGraw Milhaven from 550 Ktrs Radio in St. Louis, Mo saw political messages everywhere he looked while watching the Super Bowl.

Whether it was the immigration themed commercials or Lady Gaga's choice of material, he felt slapped in the face.

But was it really as political as all that?

Lady Gaga kept her word and delivered an entertaining half-time show that all Americans could enjoy.

Her message was delivered, but it was one that included all facets of America and added no further personal pronouncements.

That took courage, and of course, it was Lady Gaga who could do it so well.

The commercials for the Super Bowl weren't all that exciting, seeming to have lost their creativity from years' past. 

When the best commercial on the air was the sneak peek of Stranger Things 2, and featured a 30-year-old commercial for Eggo waffles, well that right there should tell...

At TV Fanatic, we're always looking for new ways to get the word out there about things we love about television.

Need we remind you we love television?

Our latest effort involves the help of McGraw Milhaven of 550 Ktrs Radio in St. Louis, which you can listen to streaming by clicking that link back there any time.

Monday mornings at 8:20 am Ct I will be joining McGraw to chat about TV.

If you have something you think I should toss the way of McGraw and cover right here at TV Fanatic, email me. Don't be shy.

If we don't know what you, our readers, love, then we might not be covering it.

This week, we chatted about the return on Tgit and how Grey's Anatomy fans expected a more Alex-centric episode to be featured. 

Scandal also got a nod, before we launched into HBO and The Leftovers, which McGraw...

A review of tonight's Westworld coming up just as soon as I ride a train of explosives through scalping territory... "The hosts are the ones who are free. Free, here, under my control." -Ford A trompe l'oeil is an artistic illusion that makes a two-dimensional drawing appear to exist in three dimensions. The title would fit almost any episode of Westworld, where the human characters go back and forth on whether the hosts are in any way real, but particularly this one, where it's revealed that Bernard is a host who has been programmed to believe he's human, while occasionally doing nefarious things — like murdering Theresa — on Dr. Ford's behalf. Any show with this subject matter is going to inspire speculation about whether some — or even all — of the "humans" are in fact also robots, and Bernard always seemed the most likely suspect. The show dropped various clues — last week,...

In his day, Billy McBride was the best damn lawyer his colleagues had ever seen, a courtroom virtuoso and founding partner of one of the biggest law firms in the world. Now, though, he's an alcoholic who lives in a motel, works out of the bar next door, and is either a joke to those who only know him like this or a sad cautionary tale to those who remember his glory days. David E. Kelley, the writer who co-created Goliath, the new Amazon drama in which Billy (played by Billy Bob Thornton) is the central character, was once every bit the colossus of the TV legal drama. As creator and/or executive producer of shows like L.A. Law, Picket Fences, The Practice, Ally McBeal, and Boston Legal, Kelley won 10 Emmys himself — including the unprecedented, unlikely to be duplicated feat of winning the comedy and drama series Emmys in the...

David E. Kelley is preparing another comeback – and this time, he’s leaving the traditional networks behind.

Kelley’s next series, the Billy Bob Thornton legal drama “Goliath,” debuts Oct. 14 on Amazon. Early next year, he’ll premiere HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley, and after that, DirecTV’s serial killer thriller “Mr. Mercedes.”

Read More: ‘Goliath’ Trailer: Billy Bob Thornton is a Lawyer With Nothing to Lose in David E. Kelley’s Amazon Drama

But here’s what’s not on Kelley’s docket: Anything in broadcast, where he once upon a time he was king.

“I don’t see a reason to, at this point,” Kelley told IndieWire. “If broadcast TV evolves and really cares about product more than exalting ratings over product, I might. If they got rid of commercials, I might. It’s just hard to succeed with good,...

Disney fans were in for a massive smile-inducing and tear-jerking event at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on Friday when a 71-piece orchestra and talented vocal line-up performed the music of The Little Mermaid live to picture at a concert screening. Among the cast taking on the roles in the beloved 1989 animated film were Sara Bareilles as Ariel, Rebel Wilson as Ursula, Tituss Burgess as Sebastian, Darren Criss as Prince Eric, and John Stamos as Chef Louis. In a post-Merida, post-Elsa world, Ariel’s tale of longing to leave her father’s home and adventure into another world still resonates with audiences. The ever-catchiness of the music does too. That was evident as the power of nostalgia and the promise of a solid cast packed the Hollywood Bowl at Friday night’s show. The 17,000-seat venue had sold out within three hours, and two more shows were added (for Saturday and Monday) to meet demand.

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There's more heartbreak coming up on Teen Mom 2.

In a sneak peek at next week's episode released by MTV, Leah Messer finds out that custodial responsibility of her twins, Aleeah and Aliannah, 6, has been flipped to her ex-husband Corey Simms. (Simms, meanwhile, found out he had won on this week's episode.)

In the scene, Messer, 23, sits down with her lawyer Lyne Ranson, who puts a copy of the judge's order in front of her.

"I wanted to go over the order that we got with you," Ranson says gently. "There are certain things about it that...

Teen Mom 2 There's more heartbreak coming up on Teen Mom 2. In a sneak peek at next week's episode released by MTV, Leah Messer finds out that custodial responsibility of her twins, Aleeah and Aliannah, 6, has been flipped to her ex-husband Corey Simms. (Simms, meanwhile, found out he had won on this week's episode.)In the scene, Messer, 23, sits down with her lawyer Lyne Ranson, who puts a copy of the judge's order in front of her. "I wanted to go over the order that we got with you," Ranson says gently. "There are certain things about it that...

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Director Richard Bracewell chats to us about Bill, and the behind the scenes struggle to bring it to the screen.

Regular readers of Den Of Geek will well know that we're sizeable fans of the comedy Bill. It's available on DVD now, and we can't recommend it highly enough.

What wasn't so well known at the time of its release was that Bill went through a distributor change last year, which at one stage looked like it might derail a wide cinema release, and thus keep the movie away from many people's eyeballs. We thus spoke to director Richard Bracewell about the film, and the behind the scenes story of just what was going on...

Can we dig into the untold story underpinning Bill? In particular, the problems that most didn't see, about simply getting the film released? Can you take us through what happened? Because we...

While most of us were spending our Monday mornings shoveling the remnants of Storm Jonas off our driveways, Kitty Spencer was ringing in the new week in a decidedly more glamorous fashion. Princess Diana's niece and the eldest of the three Spencer sisters, 25, gave Dior a dash of royalty today when she attended the fashion house's spring-summer 2016 haute couture show in Paris. And of course, she didn't just have any average day at the couture shows - from hours before the show to long after the models made their final loop around the runway, Kitty's day out at Paris...

Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (Victorious) and Ryan McCarten (Liv & Maddie, Heathers the Musical) have been cast as "Janet Weiss" and "Brad Majors" in The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on Fox. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event follows sweethearts Janet (Victoria Justice) and Brad (Ryan McCarten), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-Furter's (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad-scientist, is holding an annual, Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of "Rocky Horror" - a fit, attractive man created solely to fulfill Frank's desires.

Actor and singer Staz Nair will star in the title role. Reeve Carney (Penny Dreadful, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark) has been cast as "Riff Raff," one of Dr. Frank-n-Furter's loyal servants. Reeve Carney originated the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the smash Broadway production Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,...

Dr. Frank-n-Furter just got some company in Fox's upcoming two-hour reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was revealed in October that Laverne Cox will play the role immortalized by Tim Curry, and now it's been announced that Victoria Justice (pictured above, right) and Ryan McCartan will portray Janet and Brad, respectively, with Penny Dreadful's Reeve Carney (shown above, left) cast as Riff Raff, and Staz Nair signed on to play Rocky Horror:

Press Release: Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCartan (“Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”) have been cast as “Janet Weiss” and “Brad Majors” in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on Fox.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows sweethearts Janet (Justice) and Brad (McCartan), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-Furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad-scientist,...

65 years ago today, readers were transported to Narnia with the Pevensie children for the first time as C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” hit the shelves of bookstores in England. The classic children’s fantasy novel was published on October 16, 1950. It was the first of Lewis’ seven Narnia books to be released and to be written, though it became volume 2 in recent editions of the series, sequenced chronologically according to Narnia history, putting “The Magician’s Nephew” first. Lewis wrote “Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe” over the course of 10 years, at the same time his dear friend J.R.R. Tolkien was working on “The Lord of the Rings.” The two Brits frequently met on Monday mornings to talk about writing. Ultimately, though, Tolkien was critical of the Narnia books. There’s much speculation as to why the “Hobbit” scribe had a negative reaction to his friend’s fantasy series.

Dear Monday mornings: You go straight to hell. No stops. No detours. Straight to hell! And we will see you there, you punctual a--hole. Love, Everyone The first morning of the work week after two days of sleeping in, doing what you want and probably not wearing pants is a giant sack of terrible. If Monday were a human being in our office, we would be sending it passive aggressive emails and stealing its lunch. Yeah, we're cold stone bitches when it comes to Monday. Sometimes it's hard to describe the despair, the pain, the utter exhaustion that greets you when your alarm goes off on Monday (more like mon-die, right?!). We have just the thing for you. And since your friends are...

Allowances must be made for and by fans of the medical procedural. While our current Golden Age of TV has been a boon for lovers of superheroes, zombies and glowering male antiheroes, doc drama devotees have often had to make do with shows like Three Rivers, Black Box, Monday Mornings, 3 Lbs, The Night Shift and Emily Owen, MD. And if you can identify more than three of those shows, your brother-in-law probably works as a tech advisor or else you've been truly desperate for any manna in the wilderness. So when something like CBS' Code Black makes

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Well, look what the Darkness dragged in.

Supernatural has tapped The Mentalist’s Emily Swallow to join the Season 11 cast in a significant (and malevolent) recurring role, TVLine has learned exclusively.

RelatedSupernatural: Jeffrey Dean Morgan Wants to Return (But He Has a Special Jensen-Related Request)

Swallow — whose pre-Mentalist credits include arcs on Ringer and Southland — will play Amara, a femme fatale who is both seductive and sinister (when need be). It’s not clear when exactly Amara will be introduced, or what connection (if any) she may have to the just-released Darkness.

At Comic-Con earlier this month, the...

Note: This is going to be the most inside-y of inside baseball columns, but so many people over the years have asked me what it's like to write about "Mad Men" — particularly in these later, screener-less seasons — that I wanted to put together some personal memories of the experience. If you understandably just want to read about the show itself, I've written a ton, including reviews of every single episode (the first three seasons on my old blog, everything else here at HitFix), picks for the best episodes, an essay on the distinct moment in TV history in which "Mad Men" debuted, recent interviews with Matthew Weiner and Jon Hamm, and even an entire chapter of my book (which will have an updated version in the fall to discuss the end of this show and "Breaking Bad"). This Sunday night should be the last time for a very long time...

Hiii, “Game of Thrones.” Welcome back! Last year I wrote super detailed recaps for every episode in season four. With a show as dramatic and complicated as this one, you can only imagine how arduous Sunday nights/Monday mornings were. So this year, I’ve decided that instead of detailing Every. Little. Thing. that happens in each episode, I’m going to lose a little of the formality and just highlight the highlights, freak out about the inevitable heartbreak and facepalmy moments, and enjoy the hot (but still good) mess that this not so little series has become. As has become the tradition, [...]

The post TV Recap: Everyone Is Just 110% Done in the ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Premiere appeared first on Up and Comers.

Timo is a ragdoll cat who got a hammock from his owners as a little surprise because he's getting older and he needed a warm, comfy spot to relax after his long day of naps and eating. Timo is really enthusiastic about his new hammock, except he has no idea how to successfully get into the damn thing. We watched about 20 seconds of the adorable, fluffy shenanigans and then realized that Timo and his struggles are a perfect metaphor for every human being who wakes up on Monday mornings. The weekend is over and we have to go back to work/school/some other place we don't want to go to. Basically, we are Timo and the hammock is Monday. We want to successfully and happily maneuver our Mondays, but alas…we...

The dreaded daylight savings is fast approaching. Aren't Monday mornings tough enough? Still, there's no need to lose sleep with this spring's time jump. To help recover those precious 60 minutes sacrificed to the sun cycle, we tapped our E! Style Collective members to provide tips on how to cut primping time with these beauty hacks. The shortcut: Carry a comb. While in the shower, comb conditioned hair with a wide-tooth comb to keep from having to hack away at tangles after you exit the stall. Time saved: Three minutes The shortcut: Keep it wrapped. Cut your blow-dry time by wrapping your hair in a microfiber towel once out of the shower. Keep it wrapped for about 15 minutes...

Saturday Night Live will celebrate its 40th anniversary this evening with a three-and-a-half hourlong trip down memory lane. To mark the occasion, we asked Larry Wilmore, Amy Schumer, Joni Mitchell, and others for the SNL sketches that have stuck with them most through the years. The runaway favorite? Eddie Murphy’s impersonation of James Brown in a hot tub.Larry Wilmore It’s probably two things. I remember when it first came on, so I remember on Monday mornings, talking about SNL. And I remember the first time they said “bitch” on television! I thought, “Oh my God! What did they say?!” It was the Emily Litella bit. Gilda Radner to Jane Curtin. 1977. And seeing Eddie Murphy for the first time, that was just magic. I couldn’t believe how funny he was. James Brown’s hot tub, still one of the funniest sketches ever. Arguably, the funniest sketch that SNL has ever done.

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Created by Eileen Heisler and DeAnne Heline

Produced by Blackie and Blondie productions, NBC Television

Aired on NBC for 1 season (13 episodes) from Jan 4 – March 15, 2005

Cast

Josh Cooke as Nate Solomon

Jennifer Finnegan as Marni Fliss

Darius McCrary as Bowie James

Tammy Lynne Michaels as Tess

Tom Poston as Dying Clown

RonReaco Lee as Todd

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Meet Nate and Marni, two complete opposites that have one thing in common: they are both eccentrically unable to find someone that they believe is “The One.” That is, until they mistakenly meet on a blind date that they go on together instead of with the dates they were set up with. After establishing a connection with each other that neither has felt before, they defy logic and reason to date one another even after sharing quirks that would normally send any sane person running for the hills. Now, together they...

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Since 1975, Saturday Night Live has provided us with some of the best and most iconic catchphrases that have become a part our pop culture lexicon. The show has given us one-liners that went from being repeated at the watercooler on Monday mornings to something that’s become part of our daily dialogue.

Who doesn’t say they need “more cowbell” when they hear “Don’t Fear the Reaper”? Or associate Sarah Palin with being able to “see Russia from my house”? In honor of SNL‘s 40th birthday, which VH1 Classic is currently celebrating with its “SNL Rewind: 2015-1975 Mega Marathon,” here are the 20 best catchphrases throughout the years.

For more punchline goodness, revisit Kevin Hart‘s episode of SNL featuring Macklemore and Ryan Lewis:

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-Aly Semigran; additional research by Jim Miller (@jimmiller)

Since 1975, Saturday Night Live has provided us with some of the best and most iconic catchphrases that have become a part our pop culture lexicon. The show has given us one-liners that went from being repeated at the watercooler on Monday mornings to something that’s become part of our daily dialogue.

Who doesn’t say they need “more cowbell” when they hear “Don’t Fear the Reaper”? Or associate Sarah Palin with being able to “see Russia from my house”? In honor of SNL‘s 40th birthday, which VH1 Classic is currently celebrating with its “SNL Rewind: 2015-1975 Mega Marathon,” here are the 20 best catchphrases throughout the years.

For more punchline goodness, revisit Kevin Hart‘s episode of SNL featuring Macklemore and Ryan Lewis:

[Photo Credit: NBC/Getty Images]...

Banshee, Season 3: Episode 1 – “The Fire Trials”

Written by Jonathan Tropper

Directed by Loni Peristere

Airs Friday nights at 10 on Cinemax

Amid a full and explosive season three premiere that heavily features Chayton’s (Geno Segers) return to and influence on his Kinaho tribe, it’s a quiet exchange between father and daughter that sticks out to me:

“You came here for her.”

“I stayed for you.”

At this point, the man we know as Lucas Hood looks and acts the part. He is the sheriff of Banshee. He didn’t get the girl. He didn’t get the big score. But what he’s found in the post-Rabbit era of this story is that he belongs here more than he does anywhere else. Why not just leave and test that theory? Deva. Staying for her isn’t just a stab at fatherhood (no pun intended, but it’s too...

As Doctor Who series 8 draws towards its end, Andrew ticks off everything we've learned about Michelle Gomez's character, Missy, so far.

Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 8 up to and including Flatline.

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"Clara. My Clara, I chose well."

Empiricism and Steven Moffat series arcs. We meet again.

The line above, said at the end of tonight’s Doctor WHo episode, Flatline, strongly implies that Missy chose Clara for something, which ties in with the on-going plot strand about the ‘Woman in the shop’ who gave Clara the Doctor’s number. It doesn’t, of course, confirm that it was Missy in the shop, that she was involved, or indeed even that it was Clara who was chosen.

Steven Moffat...

This Thanksgiving on CBS’ NCIS, the introduction of Special Agent Ellie Bishop’s husband will be on the menu.

TVLine has learned exclusively that Battlestar Galactica alum Jamie Bamber will appear in a November episode of TV’s most watched drama as the oft-mentioned, yet-to-be-seen Nsa attorney Jake Malloy.

“We’ve waited a long time to meet Bishop’s husband, and we’ve found him in Jamie Bamber,” says NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg. “Jamie is a charming, talented actor, and we’re thrilled to have him on-board for this Thanksgiving episode and some exciting surprises to come.”

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The Great British Bake Off is at its core a simple show, hosted by two presenters who most people hadn't seen on TV since the '90s, and judged by a burly bloke from the Wirral who spends most of his time talking about bread.

It really shouldn't work. At best, it should be a twee novelty, watched by your nan and anyone who spends their Sundays making jams.

But Bake Off hasn't just become a success over the last five years. It's become a phenomenon.

Shops sell out of doughnuts when they make doughnuts. Shops sell out of jazzy blazers when Mary Berry wears a jazzy blazer. Paul Hollywood can sell out arena-sized venues with adoring fans who want to watch him kneading. And Wednesday nights have become Bake Off nights.

Autumn TV used to be dominated by The X Factor. Monday mornings would be spent discussing the latest 'scandal' or Louis Walsh 'controversy'.

NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase is prepping to return to the airwaves for another year of laughs, surprises and great performances. Since its inception in 1975, Saturday Night Live has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. As The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999, "in defiance of both time and show business convention, SNL is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture." At the close of the century, it placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past fifty years. SNL sketches still bear repeating on Monday mornings. With live show surprises, especially those timed to the election - from...

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland‘s Peter Gadiot is trading the Red Queen’s rule for a Pharaoh’s trust.

The actor, who played genie Cyrus on the late ABC drama, has joined the cast of Spike TV’s six-hour event series Tut.

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The project stars Avan Jogia (Twisted) as King Tutankhamun, the youngest Pharaoh ever to lord over Ancient Egypt. Gadiot will portray his close confidant and seemingly loyal friend from childhood, Ka, who harbors a secret love for Tut’s wife.

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Jamie Bamber is set to land in Rizzoli & Isles‘ crosshairs, with a multi-episode run on the TNT drama.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the British Battlestar Galactica alum will guest-star as Paul Wescourt, a successful prosecutor who is accused of killing his mistress.

Bamber will make his debut in Season 5′s summer finale (airing Sept. 2) and then also appear in the first episode back from the midseason break.

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Tyrant Review

The problem with Tyrant, FX’s new drama about an Americanized doctor who is the son of a Middle Eastern dictator, is that the sum is far less than the seemingly random parts which never gel into an engaging version of what should be a great show.

Barry Al Fayeed (Adam Rayner) finally decides to return to the homeland he left when he was 16, because his nephew is getting married. It’s a life he hoped to cut all ties to, and we see why through flashbacks to some of his earliest days. His older brother Jamal (Ashraf Barhom) was clearly chosen to take over, and Barry was largely ignored. Such is the way of second sons. Jamal has grown into just the sort of psychopath every dictator hopes for, but he isn’t quite as bright as his younger brother.

Despite the atrocities his father visited upon him in his youth,...

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Sky Atlantic will be airing Game Of Thrones season 4 in the UK at exactly the same time as HBO in the Us...

Prepare to meet some tired Game Of Thrones fans on Monday mornings...

Sky Atlantic is going one step further than Netflix UK, which gloriously gave us the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad just hours after they'd aired in the Us, by broadcasting the new Game Of Thrones episodes at exactly the same time as their Us East Coast transmission. That's 2am for you and me.

The season four episodes will also be broadcast at 9pm on Sky Atlantic as usual, but those with the means and caffeine required to watch along with our Us chums will now be able to do so.

Sky Atlantic Director Julia Barry made the announcement at last night's swanky UK season four Game Of Thrones premiere,...

Genre filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network announced today that Alfred Molina (The Da Vinci Code, Spider Man 2) has been cast as Andres Galan in the network's upcoming scripted original set to premiere July 2014. Previously announced cast members include Gabriel Luna, Nicky Whelan and Neil Hopkins.

Created by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and produced in association with K/O Paper Products, the coveted writing/producing team behind Sleepy Hollow, Fringe , Star Trek and the Transformer franchise, Matador will feature Molina as Andrew Galan, a man who built his fortune in the telecom industry, but his true passion is soccer. As owner of the ascendant La Riot franchise, he is celebrated in both the sports and business worlds. But there is another world that he operates in -- as a member of an elite group of powerful global players, ruthless individuals who can effect world events on a scale that one would never imagine. What Galan doesn't know is that there is a mole in his midst. One of his new players, Tony Bravo, is actually an undercover operative, sent in to expose him and his cohorts. As Tony and Galan grow closer, the fate of their relationship may very well determine the fate of the world.

Irreverent and action-packed, Matador chronicles the unlikely rise of Antonio "Matador" Bravo, a popular soccer star, who comes to be known as much for his playboy antics off the field as his dynamic moves on it. But what his fans and family don't realize is that it's all a cover--in truth, he is a skilled covert operative executing missions for a little known branch of the CIA. “Matador” has the kind of fame and notoriety that affords him access to powerful circles of corruption and villainy. But, in balancing the dueling roles in which he's been cast, he will be forced to confront the question of his true identity...and it is this mission which will prove to be his most dangerous.

Robert Rodriguez, El Rey Network's chairman and founder, is set to direct the first episode which will be penned by showrunners, co-creators and executive producers Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin

An accomplished London-born actor whose diverse and distinguished gallery of performances have led to a lengthy and triumphant career in film, television and the stage, Alfred Molina is best known for his roles in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 and Steven Soderberg’s Frida. Molina made his American film debut in Raiders of the Lost Ark and later appeared in Letter to Brezhnev, but his movie breakthrough came two years later when he portrayed Kenneth Halliwell, the tragic lover of playwright Joe Orton, in Stephen Frears' Prick Up Your Ears. His other feature film credits include The Da Vinci Code, Boogie Nights, Magnolia , Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time , The Pink Panther 2, Enchanted April, Not Without My Daughter , The Perez Family, Anna Karenina and Chocolat , among others. On television, he most recently starred on NBC’s Law & Order: Los Angeles and David E. Kelley’s TNT drama series Monday Mornings. Molina’s stage work includes two major Royal National Theatre productions, Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana and David Mamet's Speed the Plow, as well as his Broadway debut in Yasmina Reza's Art, for which he received a Tony Award® nomination. Molina also performed in the highly celebrated UK-based Donmar Warehouse production of Red which opened on Broadway in April 2010 and for which Mr. Molina received rave reviews and a Tony Award® nomination. Most recently, Molina completed the feature film Love Is Strange opposite John Lithgow for director Ira Sachs. The film premiered at Sundance this year, and will be released later in the year by Sony Classics. He also shot the feature films, Swelter for director/writer Keith Parmer, We'll Never Have Paris for director/writer Simon Helberg with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Maggie Grace, Return to Zero with co-star Minnie Driver and The Normal Heart for HBO in which he co-stars opposite Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts.

Matador executive producers are Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin, also showrunners, alongside executive producers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Andrew Orci. Also joining as executive producers are Heather Kadin of K/O Paper Products; Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa.

Entertainment One Television (eOne) exclusively represents worldwide distribution rights (with the exception of U.S. broadcast network rights) for El Rey Network's "Matador" and other original scripted series created for the U.S based cable network, to be announced.

About El Rey Network:

El Rey Network is a new 24-hour English-language network founded by maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Curated by Rodriguez and his artistic collective, the network will unite the most culturally diverse generation in history through fearless, badass and original content that awakens the renegade in everyone. The network's action-packed content is anchored by original signature dramas, feature films, grindhouse genre, cult classic action and horror/sci-fi. El Rey Network LLC (www.elreynetwork.com) is jointly owned by Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures with a minority stake held by Univision Networks & Studios, Inc.

About FactoryMade Ventures:

Founded by John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa, FactoryMade develops, produces and oversees media and entertainment franchises in partnership with leading Hollywood talent and global brands and investors. The company founded El Rey Network and Tres Pistoleros Studios with renowned filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and Univision Communications, Inc. It also forged a joint venture with leading Mexican wrestling league Lucha Libre Aaa and four-time Emmy® Award winner Mark Burnett and Hearst Corporation’s One Three Media. It executive produces a slate of scripted and non-scripted television shows including From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, the remake of the cult classic by Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, and Matador, an original production with Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Previously, the team spearheaded the creation of Hasbro’s film business and television business with Transformers, G.I. Joe, Hasbro Studios and the Hub Network with Discovery Communications, and created retail’s first digital gaming and commerce platform Hsn Arcade.

About Entertainment One:

Entertainment One Ltd. (Lse: Eto) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks. Through strong relationships with broadcasters and content providers, eOne Television International has successfully sold eOne’s original and third-party productions to over 500 broadcasters in 150 countries, including key Us networks and international pay TV channels.