Tag: Transparent
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‘The Kominsky Method’ Wins Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy, a First for Netflix
Netflix finally has its first big Golden Globes TV win. “The Kominsky Method,” creator Chuck Lorre’s branch-out into single-cam comedy, took home the trophy for Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy on Sunday night.“This doesn’t happen to me,” Lorre said as he accepted his award on the stage of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los…
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‘Transparent’ To End Upcoming Final Season With A Feature-Length Musical Episode
What do you do when the lead actor in your Emmy Award-winning TV series gets fired in between seasons? If you’re Jill Soloway, the creator and showrunner of “Transparent, and Jeffrey Tambor is fired, you end the entire series with a two-hour musical.Read More: ‘Transparent’ Season 5 Will Be “Closure” As Creator Jill Soloway Looks…
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‘Arrested Development’ Isn’t Fun To Watch Anymore, and Maeby Here’s Why
Revival culture has had its ups and downs, but here might be the biggest downside for TV fans: acknowledging that once-beloved series were not only better consigned to the past, but haven’t aged well. The latest show to challenge us is “Arrested Development,” and on so many levels, it has proven difficult to enjoy this…
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Jason Bateman Won’t Do Another Season of ‘Arrested Development’ Without Jeffrey Tambor
Jason Bateman is open to doing more “Arrested Development,” but he won’t stay with the series if Jeffrey Tambor is not involved. The actor told The New York Times, during a sit-down conversation with the whole cast, that his future with the Netflix revival series is dependent on Tambor remaining involved. “I won’t do it…
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Amazon Removes Jeffrey Tambor from Emmys Race for ‘Transparent’ After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Jeffrey Tambor has been a reliable presence at the Emmys for the last three years thanks to his performance as Maura Pfefferman on Amazon’s “Transparent,” but the actor won’t be back in the race in 2018. Gold Derby confirms Amazon has pulled Tambor from Emmys consideration for “Transparent” after the actor was fired from the…
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‘Transparent’ is Coming to an End With Season 5
Amazon’s award-winning series Transparent will end after the upcoming season 5. The show’s conclusion comes in the wake of the firing of star Jeffrey Tambor. Tambor was let go from the series following sexual harassment claims. Transparent creator Jill Soloway has made it official: the upcoming fifth season of the hit Amazon series will be…
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Gunpowder & Sky Buys Global Rights to ‘Prospect’ (Exclusive)
Gunpowder & Sky has acquired worldwide rights to “Prospect.”The Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell directed the sci-fi Western, which had its world premiere at SXSW.It centers on a teenage girl and her father who travel to a remote moon looking to strike it rich by harvesting a large gem deposit. Things don’t go as planned.…
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Netflix Stands by Jeffery Tambor on ‘Arrested Development’ After Sexual Harassment Investigation
As Netflix prepares to launch the fifth season of “Arrested Development,” insiders confirm that Jeffrey Tambor will be back on the show as family patriarch George Bluth, Sr.It’s not quite a surprise, as “Arrested” was renewed prior to recent allegations of inappropriate conduct against the actor, and was filmed months ago, with Tambor a part…
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Amazon Prime Video’s growth outpaces Netflix in UK
Cross-promotion to Amazon shoppers and new on-demand series rank it top in 2017Amazon’s efforts to challenge the supremacy of Netflix are starting to pay off, with Prime Video proving to be the fastest-growing video-on-demand service in the UK last year.New series of The Grand Tour and Transparent, as well as hefty cross-promotion of Prime Video…
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John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy Join Mindy Kaling’s ‘Late Night’
Hugh Dancy and John Lithgow are joining Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling in Late Night. Also joining the comedy is Veep star Reid Scott and I, Tonya actor Paul Walter Hauser.Late Night centers on a late-night talk show host (Thompson) who is at risk of losing her long-running program right when she hires her first…