The Mandalorian is a Star Wars series created by Jon Favreau for Disney+, set five years after the events of Return of the Jedi. It follows Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), a solitary bounty hunter of the Mandalorian creed, and Grogu, the Force-sensitive foundling in his care.
Season 3 premiered on March 1, 2023. Having been declared apostate for removing his helmet, Din sets out for the ruined surface of Mandalore seeking redemption in the Living Waters of the Great Forge. His journey draws in Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and turns toward the larger project of reuniting the scattered Mandalorian clans and reclaiming their homeworld from Imperial remnant forces under Moff Gideon.
The season expanded the show's scope considerably, weaving in threads from The Book of Boba Fett and setting up the broader Mando-verse. Reception was more mixed than for the first two seasons, with praise for its production design, Pascal and Sackhoff's performances, and Ludwig Göransson's score, alongside criticism of its more diffuse structure.
The League is about six participants in Fantasy Football who are actually players in a Fantasy Football league along side the creators of this TV show. So evidently they know what they are talking about when it comes to football, right? Well maybe even their wives know more and sometimes run the show. All the six characters have their own motivation to participate in such fanciful games. Set in the windy city, Chicago, we find Pete Eckhart who has won the league championship three times. Pete is now separated and learning how to meet women all over again. His job involves working in a cubicle but he spends more time plotting his fantasy football moves. Kevin MacArthur is deep into fantasy football and also a district attorney. His position allows him to make some great draft trades and his wife just may run his teams more than he. Attorney Rodney Ruxin plays the game but is extremely paranoid about what others think of him. Another player, Andre Nowzik is a plastic surgeon who tries to be "cool" but doesn't have a clue. He does love the fantasy football games! Taco MacArthur and wife Jenny also play the virtual games. Jenny is Kevin's wife and just may be the best at trading and betting. Watch for some special guest stars on each season. Terry Bradshaw and Chad Ochocinco have shown up in past seasons.
As an animated TV series that's set somewhere in the Star Wars Galaxy, The Clone Wars joins up with other select stories that revolve around that galaxy as part of a multimedia project that presents all of the Star Wars story ideas and gives many of them a separate identity. Among the various conflicts that develop between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic, are Sith apprentice related. Like the Darth Sidious also known as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Produced in HDT or high definition television, each episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars runs 22 minutes and is entertaining programming for all ages. With focus specifically on Obi-Wan Kenobi as well as Anakin Skywalker and also Ahsoka Tano, thes time around the story line delves into other characters from the original story. The Star Wars theme runs particularly well as an animated series and fits the small screen nearly as well as the big screens seen in theaters around the world. The Star Wars: Decoded is actually season one of The Clone Wars but with added trivia and info related to each episode.
Very self absorbed, as are many surgeons, Dr. Michael Holt begins to question just what his purpose in life actually is when he starts "seeing" his wife again. The problem is that she is deceased. The degree of self confidence found in Holt and many other surgeons is a necessary part of the talent they must possess but the good doctor now doubts his sanity when the spirit of his ex-wife, who recently died in a car accident, begins appearing to him. Anna returns to convince Dr. Holt to keep a free clinic running. She had been the director of that clinic and was involved with many poverty level patients. Michael Holt however, is not so sure he can deal with the poorer patients as he's not used to that type of people. But there is no room for snobbishness in the medical field and the spirit of his diseased wife is there to see he learns that. Anna's sister Christina is a believer in supernatural events and is happy that her sister is back in Holt's life because she feels the doctor was a better person when his dead was with him. Patrick Wilson (The A-Team, Insidious) plays Dr. Michael Holt, Jennifer Ehle (Contagion, The King's Speech) is Anna Holt, and Christina is played by Julie Benz (Saw V, Punisher: War Zone).
From 1927 until 1991 Pan American Airlines was the largest international air transporter in the U.S. When the financial collapse came in 1991 it was only one of many major airlines to either cease business or be sold to another. The stewardess' role was always to accommodate passengers and insure they had a safe and enjoyable flight. Today they are called flight attendants and many are males but back in 1963, the setting for TV series Pan Am, becoming a stewardess with a major airlines was considered the dream job for many young women! In this one hour dramatic program we follow the lives of several "stews" and see how complicated some lives can be even while living the American Dream. When new hire Laura Cameron's photograph graces the cover of LIFE Magazine's latest issue it brings the occupation of stewardess into the spotlight and makes Cameron an instant celebrity even though she's only finished her training three weeks ago. Cameron is played by Margot Robbie (I.C.U., City Homicide), Maggie Ryan is under suspension for not wearing her girdle to work and is played by Christina Ricci (Saving Grace, Grey's Anatomy), and experienced stewardess Kate Cameron (Laura Cameron's older sister) has been approached by a CIA type with a special request, is played by Kelli Garner (Going The Distance, My Generation).
Ben Epstein and his partner Cam Calderon are struggling to Make it in America and learning the hard way how tough that can be, especially in the fashion industry. As they go about striving to make a name for their selves it becomes obvious they have a whole lot to learn. The pair of twenty somethings get help from a friend, Domingo who is well connected and also from Rene, a cousin of Cam's. Rene has aspirations of selling an energy drink that is called Rasta-Monsta but takes time to assist cousin Cam and his friend. Both Ben and Cam have big dreams and high hopes but the competition out there is brutal and unforgiving. How can they scramble their way from obscurity to become "known" in the fashion industry? Ben Epstein is played by Bryan Greenberg (Friends With Benefits, The Good Guys), Victor Rasuk (ER, Life is Hot in Cracktown) plays the part of Cam Calderon, and Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights, Traffic) is Rene Calderon the cousin of Cam's who tries to make his own name under the bright lights of the big city. This TV show is fun and fast paced!
What is an athletic coach who has lost much of his life's treasures to do? He is divorced and financially strapped, and living in suburban Detroit, Michigan. When his childhood home (in which he still resides) burns down he has little to keep him motivated until a friend helps create a successful business. The business is about making money and the way he determines best to do that is by exploiting his own "sex organ". Having been endowed with a unusually large penis, Ray Drecker puts it to good use by becoming a male prostitute, not exactly the choice of many men but he sees it as a way to make piles of cash, quickly. There are so many ways this can go wrong, especially with children of his own to consider! But the Happiness Consultants is determined to become a legitimate business of sorts and they go about learning the tools of the trade (so to speak). Ray Drecker is played by Thomas Jane (The Mist, The Punisher), partner Tanya Skagle is played by Jane Adams (In Plain Sight, Restless), and Ann Heche (Six Days Seven Nights, Donnie Brasco) is Ray's ex-wife Jessica Haxon. A popular HBO television series.
A roast is defined as a public means of giving out insults, tributes, or even telling outlandish stories (be they true or outright lies) while keeping it fun and entertaining for all. There is a roast-master and the "roastee" is often a celebrity of some sort, and participants include friends, co-workers, fans, and family, many of whom also participate in putting the "roastee" on the hot seat. Among the "roastees" are Pamela Anderson, Denis Leary, William Shatner, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Joan Rivers, and Charlie Sheen. Each of the participants have to have a thick skin and a broad sense of humor because some of the comments bestowed on them can be rather colorful and even downright mean spirited, yet all meant to be in fun. The 90 minute programs may have certain requests that some topics be left out of the final airing including William Shatner's request that the fact his late wife drown in their pool as well as Pamela Anderson asking that her bout with Hepatitis C be kept from the show. Charlie Sheen also requested jokes referencing his mother not be aired. Others have made no such requests, leaving themselves wide open for a happy roasting!
Whitney Cummings portrays a girl who is a close comparison to her self in real life and lets her comedic side run in this new sitcom. Whitney has a boy friend with whom she lives and they have decided not to marry, at least for now. So for three years they have enjoyed each other's company but without commitments. Now Whitney decides her romantic relationship needs help and with the help of her closest friends she attempts to fan the romantic flames and heat up her relationship with Alex Green (played by Chris D'Elia from Live at Gotham, Showtime program Live Nude Comedy). Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle, Raising the Bar) plays Whitney's mother Patti Morris. Whitney only proves that some relationships are best off running their course and without the interference of friends and relatives. There is plenty of humor that is mostly at the expense of true love and when Whitney finds out about Alex and his philandering ways she doubts if the three year romance will survive.
With gorgeous surroundings and picture perfect weather all around them, the competitors of the latest season find Survivor: South Pacific still a rough go for most of the contestants. Sixteen are now castaways which are then split up into two separate tribes. The Upolu and the Savaii go back to Samoa (a previous site for Survivor) and are joined up by Benjamin Wade "Coach" and Oscar Lusth better known as "Ozzy". Coach and Ozzy then each draw an egg that contains either blue or red paint to determine which tribe they will join up with. Now the challenges (and rewards) will be handed out and let the best man, or woman, win the competition! Coach and his tribe members, which include Brandon, Albert, Rick, and Sophie must locate an immunity doll which is hidden somewhere. Christine finds herself with a target on her back and drops out of the competition for the elusive immunity doll. Ozzy finds the hidden doll and the back stabbing continues as Christine followed by Semhar are voted out of the games. As with each year's challenges they try to outdo the last season and viewers are amazed that anyone can survive!
The popular reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills began its second season with a rush to re-edit some of the scenes already shot after the August 15, 2011 suicide of Russell, the husband of Taylor Armstrong. Taylor had previously accused her husband of physically abusing her and she since became an advocate for domestic violence victims and works with the Los Angeles based 1736 Family Crisis Center. Taylor Armstrong has been recently quoted as saying "I have finally found my voice, and now not afraid to use it". In a quote from season one of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, she sounded a bit selfish when she said "It may look like I have it all, but I want more!" Her husband, Russell, was a venture capitalist and they were both heavily involved in philanthropy. Other returning members include Lisa Vanderpump, married to Ken Todd for the past 29 years and is now turned 50 years old (making her oldest housewife on the program). Owners of 26 restaurants, Lisa and Ken have both appeared on other TV programs such as Baywatch Nights and Silk Stalkings. Born and raised in Albuquerque Adrienne Maloof-Nassif was the daughter of a Coors distributor and later married cosmetic surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif, now residing in Beverly Hills, California. Kim Richards and her sister Kyle Richards are aunts of Paris and Nicky Hilton through their sister Kathy and have had some experience in acting. They are both married and residing in Beverly Hills.
