NEWS - Clamoroso al Cibali! "'The Walking Dead' può sopravvivere anche senza Rick!", Andrew Lincoln dixit

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The Walking Dead is heading into its eighth season and its landmark 100th episode, still rolling strong and possibly pushing its cast to incredible lengths in order to tell the story of the world that follows the zombie apocalypse. While there’s a possible time jump coming this season, Andrew Lincoln things that only the start of the changes the series could bring about in its future and the next 100 episodes. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lincoln details how he could see the show continuing on without Rick Grimes at some point. The magazine calls Lincoln the most “mentally, physically, and emotionally committed” actor you’d meet in his Walking Dead role, but that doesn’t mean the show hinges on him being around until the very end. Putting a period on the end of a performance is something Lincoln talks about during the chat: 

“I think that there’s an innate feeling and certainly in me that I love doing a play or doing the film because you get to put a period on the end of it and you get to do it nightly, which is really exciting. TV is different. The format is different because it is about sort of a continuum. But, you know, there is a sense to me that really needs some… it sounds like I’m in a shrink’s head, but there is a completion thing that I think I deserve for doing it for so long. And also probably the audience would like some completion…

“There’s only so many ways you can bend and stretch this and that. I’m not saying that the show would ever finish, but I certainly think that there’s an opportunity for the show to change at some point, and I think it should.”

For Lincoln, he doesn’t see Rick as the main narrative force in the series and the door is already open for his exit if the chooses to walk through it. That focus is Rick’s son, of course, growing up in this new world and experiencing all the beauty and horror it has to offer: 

“It’s beautifully set up for that — for the camera to be certainly his story, and then it just shifts off. If ever there was a landscape or an environment to do that, it’s our show. But whether or not that’s this season… well, you have to find out, don’t you?”

Chandler Riggs stepping into that Rick role in the show would be a tough pill to swallow for some fans, but Carl has certainly grown a bit since those early seasons. Also he’s supported by a great ensemble of characters that also seem to come and go, giving him a safety net of sorts for any sort of transition that could happen. That said, it probably shouldn’t be expected any time soon. Lincoln is the guy for now, with Scott Gilmple even jokingly talking about “year 20 or year 30” of the show being the point where the show moves on without him. But the belief from those on the show and creator Robert Kirkman is that Rick Grimes isn’t what drives The Walking Dead, even if he’s not walking into the sunset any time soon: 

“Andy is the leader of this show and his dedication to the show is absolutely inspiring,” he says. “Everyone just looks up to him and he’s a huge part of this show. But we have a very strong ensemble, and there’s a lot of characters that could carry the show. The Walking Dead is a story very much about a world and a bunch of people inhabiting that world.”

While this certainly feels like the latest worm on the hook to pull people in and make them ask, “will they do it?,” an actor wanting to go off and do other things isn’t a new or outrageous concept. Lincoln would have the luxury of choice coming from a massive success like The Walking Dead, so this type of conversation is good to put out in the open. Even if you’re not going to run off and do Shakespeare for the rest of your life, you want folks to know you could and things would be fine. We just hope they use his heroic ending if they do send him off. Make it count.

NEWS - Franceschini fuori tempo! Il protezionismo della riforma tv del Ministro della Cultura che "impone" il 60% di produzioni italiane/europee ai network e all'on demand di Netflix (e di fatto stronca le serie tv americane). Il parere di Aldo Grasso

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"Migliorerà il cinema (non ne sono sicuro), peggiorerà la tv (ne sono sicurissimo). A volte le buone intenzioni generano effetti perversi e questo temo sia l'esito ultimo del decreto per le quote tv. Che forse aveva un senso trent'anni fa, prima della rivoluzione digitale, ma che oggi pare solo una forma di protezionismo fuori tempo. I palinsesti tv, bene che vada, saranno riempiti da tutti quei film finanziati dallo Stato (sono tanti) che non riescono a essere distribuid nelle sale per quanto sono modesti. Nel corso degli anni Duemila, la serialità americana ha completamente trasformato lo scenario mediatico cancellando la distinzione fra cinema e tv, ha rotto confini geopolitici irridendo l'autarchia, ha indicato strade da percorrere. Che sono quelle di sviluppare al meglio i linguaggi e i modelli produttivi, di creare programmi «da vedere», rivedere e commentare, emblemi di una testualità che svolge oggi lo stesso ruolo della letteratura: sviluppare narrazioni complesse, rappresentare in modo articolato i grandi temi, coinvolgere a più livelli un pubblico popolare e insieme più colto. Questo bisognava chiedere al Servizio pubblico e ai film finanziati dalla Stato, pur sapendo che di Zalone ce n'è uno solo. In termini tecnici significa concentrarsi su un numero limitato di titoli sorretti però da grandi investimenti, da coinvolgimenti di personalità letterarie e cinematografiche nel ruolo di sceneggiatori e registi. L'Italia è pronta a questo salto, a entrare nella contemporaneità? Ci si salva con la qualità mai con la quantità: imporre in prima serata film e fiction italiane significa solo incentivare la modesta produzione attuale. Che, salvo rari e lodevoli casi, è regolarmente fermata alla frontiera di Chiasso". (Aldo Grasso)

ULTIMA ORA!
Il decreto #Franceschini che inibisce le #serietv Usa in Italia esteso anche a @Netflix, @PrimeVideoIT e on demand in genere. https://t.co/7tae3EJHxH

— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 3 ottobre 2017

ULTIMA ORA!
Il Consiglio dei Ministri ha dato via libera al decreto #Franceschini che inibisce le #serietv americane dalle TV italiane.https://t.co/7tae3EJHxH

— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 2 ottobre 2017

PICCOLO GRANDE SCHERMO - Non c'è tre dopo il due. Il terzo film di "Sex and the City" non si farà...(grazie a Kim Cattrall)

A third Sex & the City movie is no longer on the table – and Kim Cattrall is the reason. The movie, which was greenlit by Warner Bros. and due to go into pre-production this month, has been shelved due to Kim‘s demands, according to DailyMailTV. Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed the cancellation in an interview with Extra on Thursday (September 28): ““It’s over…we’re not doing it. I’m disappointed. We had this beautiful, funny, heartbreaking, joyful, very relatable script and story. It’s not just disappointing that we don’t get to tell the story and have that experience, but more so for that audience that has been so vocal in wanting another movie.”

According to the report, Kim demanded that they produce other movies she was developing or she wouldn’t sign for the project. Warner Bros. refused, and so production was canceled. Sarah, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon were all reportedly on board to film the now-scrapped movie.

Sei d'accordo con la proposta di legge di Franceschini che limiterebbe le #serietv americane nei palinsesti italiani?https://t.co/B3URoJtuHc @LeoDamerini @dariofrance

— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 29 settembre 2017

LA VITA E' UNA COSA SERIAL - Achtung, compagni! Una proposta di legge di Dario Franceschini vuole eliminare di fatto le serie tv americane dai palinsesti italiani!
Leggi QUI.

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NEWS - Tutti i segreti del ritorno di "Will and Grace", compresa la richiesta di Debra Messing di rendere Grace una "femminista"

News tratta da "Vulture"

Ahead of the forthcoming Will & Grace revival, out this week, Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, and Megan Mullally joined co-creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan in conversation at the inaugural Tribeca TV Festival on Saturday night to talk about what it was like to come back and how their characters have evolved. “The only thing that I asked for was that Grace be a feminist,” said Messing. But other characters — *cough* Karen *cough* — won’t be as woke. When Mullally was asked if she wanted to change anything about her character, she answered simply: “No.”

For many of the actors, getting back into character took some time. McCormack and Messing have kept in touch since the show ended in 2006, so that helped. “We’ve maintained a sort of ongoing conversation that I think if we hadn’t this would have been a harder sandbox to jump back into,” McCormack said. “It’s been 11 years, and I think that I was a little tentative,” said Messing. “Eventually by the third episode I just sort of relaxed, and I was like, Okay, she’s back.” Hayes felt the same about returning to Jack. “There was so much response to the election video, and there’s so much now more than ever,” said Hayes. “But, you know, you don’t think about it when you go into work … You can only do the job you know how to do, and then it’s not up to you.” Describing the vibe on set, McCormack said, “We’re 11 years older, but on set we’re 11 years old. We are four idiotic children.” “Really naughty,” Messing added. Ahead: eight other things we learned about the reboot at the Tribeca TV panel.

Karen is friends with Donald and Melania Trump. “She’s down at Mar-a-Lago at lot with Donnie and Melania,” said Mullally. “I do love that line in the first episode, that Melania called me after one of her night terrors.”

Grace and Messing both went through a divorce. “Certainly, I feel Grace in my body differently because I’m 11 years older,” said Messing. “Grace went through a divorce, I went through a divorce.”

The show can do more around the characters’ sexuality this time around. McCormack said he doesn’t think the show got enough credit for Will’s sexual escapades back then. “There’s lots of episodes where I dated, and not just dated, I made out with Taye Diggs,” said McCormack. “People are always like, Oh, Will never had any sex. Will had lots of sex off-camera. It’s a sitcom. I’m not going to take my dick out. But in episode two, I take my dick out. It’s a whole new world.”

Messing added that the show will continue to reflect society as it is. “Back then, LGB, we stopped at B. And now 11 years later, the conversation has expanded. There’s T, A, I, and gender fluidity and there are all these things that are now finally being celebrated in our culture,” said Messing. “The thing we all committed to one another was that we’re going to be the show that we always were. We’re going to talk about what’s happening now.” Mullally agreed that there’s more leeway in what the show can cover. “When Will & Grace was on the air, at least for the first several seasons, there were no other shows that had gay characters. We were standing alone in that regard,” said Mullally. “Now, if you don’t have at least four gay characters, people are like, What’s this piece of shit?”

Expect guest appearances from Harry Connick Jr. and Bobby Cannavale. “We’re all going to date cool guest stars,” said McCormack. “That was always the fun of the show is who can we get that will bring out new things in these characters.” Shelley Morrison, who played Rosario, will not be appearing. “She’s retired from the biz,” said Mullally. There will also be tributes to Debbie Reynolds and Sydney Pollack.

McCormack thinks he looks too tan onscreen. “I was in Vancouver all summer. I’m George Hamilton up there.”

Jack has trademarked a new acting technique called “Jack-ting.”Hayes will be sharing acting tips in a web-extra series named “Just the Tips.”

Will and Grace will go into business together in the new series.“Grace Adler Designs has become quite a thing. And Will’s job as a lawyer, he’s doing as well as he can possibly do,” said McCormack. “He wakes up one day and realizes that I spent my [time] around lawyers and clients, and I want to do something that I love with someone I love. So Will and Grace go into business together. I’m not cutting cloth or anything. I’m still a lawyer, but I’m Grace’s lawyer. I think that’s going to create a lot of hilarity.”

The show is filmed with a live audience, so there’s no laugh track.

PICCOLO GRANDE SCHERMO - Il film di "Chuck" prima o poi si farà..."Devo solo trovare il tempo per metterci la testa", confida Zachary Levi

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More than five and a half years after it first went off the air, “Chuck” continues to amass a devoted following. And though the show received a two-hour finale at the end of its fifth season, many are still clamoring for a movie. Zachary Levi addressed his hopes for getting such a project off the ground in an Entertainment Weekly interview, saying he’d “love to do it” but is “the only person who’s affiliated with the show that’s been trying to make it happen on some level.” Levi similarly told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast this summer that he’s repeatedly been on the record about wanting to produce a “Chuck” film, and that he’s certain that one will eventually be produced:

“All the time [it comes up]. I’ve told everybody, since the show ended. I just don’t think information gets disseminated nearly as much as we think it does. I’ve been on record 50,000 times, I’m not even exaggerating — it’s probably 50,000, if not, it’s 49,872 times — saying I have every desire and intention to make a ‘Chuck’ movie.

“I just have to wait on the right time for it. Guys, I’ve said my peace about this. I’m totally on board. It’s just got to be a matter of the right time. That’s it. And the right time is going to depend on where technology has gotten to, we’re finally there. A lot of shows are being rebooted, so that all helps. And getting a script. I don’t even have a script. I haven’t even been available. There’s all these things. And then I gotta get money and go to Warner Bros., which still owns the rights.

“You can’t just go to some wealthy person and go, ‘Gimme $10 million we’re going to make a Chuck movie!’ There are so many friggin’ cooks in the kitchen, and lawyers, and blobbity blah. But I do believe wholeheartedly that there will be a day, a day and the timing will be right and we’ll have a script and we’ll have the money and the schedules will work out and it will be so fun. I’d love to give the fans and us more chapters of ‘Chuck.'”

He added in the podcast that he’d love to a “Chuck” movie every other year. “It was a perfect, goofy American ‘Bond.’ If James Bond can keep fighting random bad guys every few years then of course Chuck can!”

That’s what he said this summer. Now, here’s his full, comprehensive answer to EW on the question posed on the occasion of the show’s 10-year anniversary:

“I’ve had meetings with various people. There’s just so many moving parts. The answer is I’d love to still make it happen, even if it’s 10 years down the line. Because of the world, it could still be plausible. It’s just difficult. Warner Bros. has the rights to it, I don’t have a script. And in order to get the rights, I need to probably get a script, but in order to get the script, I need to pay a writer, but if I’ve got to find the money then in order to get the money, I need to make sure I have the rights. It’s like a Catch-44. [Laughs] I went to the whole cast years ago and said, ‘If I ever get a movie together, would you do it?’ And everyone was like, ‘We’re totally in.’

“A lot of people have asked if we could do another season and there’s no way we could do another season. But I think that Chuck as a premise totally works to go do movies here and there. It’s a goofy American Bond. We had our baddies of the week, we can have baddies of the movie. You add a little bit more money, a little bit more time, maybe go shoot in some actual international destinations, you make a fun 90-minute movie, and release it online. I think we can do that, but there’s a lot of moving parts and I’m the only one who’s trying to get all the moving parts together. So, we’ll see.”

NEWS - Ecco perché "Star Trek: Discovery", da oggi su Netflix, omaggia Michelangelo...

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As purveyors of the arts here at Vulture.com, we’re not going to talk your ears off about the history of the extended Star Trek universe or its upcoming Discovery series as a means of getting you to watch these just-released opening credits. Instead, how about this: The title sequence is very nice to look at thanks to a mix of Trek-inspired sketches and images, and even if you’re not a Trekkie, you can still appreciate the Michelangelo-ness of what’s going on. The show debuts on CBS All Access on September 24 (on Netflix today). Look at the title sequence HERE.

Il decreto Franceschini che vuole 60% di titoli italiani in TV tra le ore 18-23 direbbe in pratica addio alle #serietv straniere in Italia.

— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 24 settembre 2017

NEWS - Clamoroso al Cibali! Megan Mullally è stata respinta al provino per il ruolo di Grace in "Will&Grace"

Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reunite on the cover of the latest issue of Parade, out on Sunday (September 24)! Here’s what the Will & Grace co-stars had to say:

Eric, on where the show picks up again:“Obviously, it’s 2017—lots of Instagram and Twitter jokes. It’s not the same as a bunch of 24-year-olds sitting around yakking.” 

Megan, on auditioning for the part of Grace: “They were like, ‘Next!’ I tried to make [Karen] just a little quirkier and added the ‘honeys,’ the tics and the laughing.”

Debra, on the late Debbie Reynolds, who played Grace’s mother: “She had a dirty mouth. You were convinced she was gonna moon people any second. She was outrageous!” 

For more from the Will & Grace cast, head to Parade.com.

NEWS - Kit di sopravvivenza. Harington di "GOT" al "Corriere della Sera": "sono al massimo della fama, ma ne vorrei meno. Devo tanto a Jon Snow, ma ho paura di rimanerci legato a vita". 

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È seduto languido sul divano di un lussuoso albergo del centro di Londra, quasi irriconoscibile con il viso e la chioma curati. Già, la chioma. I riccioli neri sono leggendari. Su Internet hanno un seguito loro. Quando l'attore Liam Cunningham - in arte Davos Seaworth - scherza dicendo che «sul set meriterebbero un roulotte a parte», non ha tutti i torti.

È la realtà aumentata del Trono di Spade: sullo schermo sette casati si combattono per il potere, nella vita i fan farebbero carte false per un dettaglio in più, anche quando abitano nella Casa Bianca. Di fronte alla snervante attesa per la sesta serie, Barack Obama fece sapere che avrebbe con piacere accelerato i tempi. Fu l'unica persona al mondo a ottenerla in anticipo. Intanto la fine si avvicina: l'ottava serie sarà l'ultima. «Ci stiamo preparando a dire addio», ammette Kit Harington, che nell' universo parallelo dei Sette regni è Jon Snow. Si sistema i cuscini dietro la schiena. Incrocia le mani. «Trono di Spade è diventato una seconda famiglia», e alla famiglia si perdona tutto. I legami sono tanti, e non solo professionali. Anche nella vita il suo cuore appartiene a Rose Leslie, la Ygritte della serie. Stanno cercando casa insieme. Dove si trasferisce un uomo in grado di mettere in leggero subbuglio un albergo come il Claridge's? «Abbiamo pensato a diverse città, ci siamo lasciati affascinare per un attimo dall'idea di Los Angeles, ma vivremo a Londra. È la città dove sono cresciuto e che conosco come la mia pelle. È qui che mi sento a casa».

Quando la vita è scandita dai ritmi di riprese e ingaggi internazionali, il concetto di casa «diventa più fluido», ma bastano pochi talismani per creare un senso di stabilità. «Ho un orso polare di pietra, piccolino, che mi porto sempre dietro». Guardarlo, accarezzarlo è un toccasana in un mondo professionalmente frenetico.

La sua carriera è decollata senza eccessivi sforzi: quest' anno è diventato uno degli attori più pagati del piccolo schermo, con un cachet da 1,1 milioni di dollari ad episodio. Invece di fregarsi le mani soddisfatto, Harington sottolinea che anche questo può essere un problema: «Non voglio togliere nulla a me stesso, ho ottenuto le parti che ho ottenuto perché ho lavorato sodo, ma in questo mondo serve tanta fortuna e non ammetterlo sarebbe assurdo. Sono stato fortunato ad avere una parte in una pièce teatrale di grande successo (War Horse, al National Theatre) e fortunato con Trono di Spade. L'aspetto difficile è affrontare la paura che il successo non sia completamente meritato. Cerco di ricordare che mi sono impegnato, che non è stata solo la fortuna».

Il merito, aggiunge, è un concetto complicato: «Chi può dire cosa ci meritiamo davvero?». Bravo, bello, ricco e profondo? Ride. Sa prendersi in giro. I progetti non mancano. Nelle pause di Trono di Spade lo attendono una miniserie della Bbc sul tentativo di far saltare in aria la Camera dei Lord nel 1605, intitolata Gunpowder, e il film «Morte e vita di John F. Donavan», in cui interpreta il ruolo di una star gay falsamente accusata di pedofilia. In questo settembre è protagonista della campagna di The One for Men, il profumo maschile di Dolce e Gabbana, con un filmato ambientato in una piazza napoletana.

«Mi hanno fatto sorridere, evviva. Non mi capita spesso». Ha la battuta pronta. Si lascia stuzzicare. A parte il profumo, ha una routine di bellezza con la quale mantiene la pelle e la celebre chioma? «Quando sei un attore vendi la tua faccia. Sto attento, ma non attentissimo. E i capelli... chi poteva immaginare che sarebbero diventati così famosi?». Il concetto di mascolinità, spiega tornando serio, è cambiato: «Siamo fortunati, siamo uomini in un momento in cui agli uomini è permesso sperimentare. Nessuno ti prende per pazzo se ti metti un po' di matita sugli occhi».

Ciononostante, si guarda con difficoltà. Evita di vedere i suoi film più di una volta. «Per un attore è terribile rivedersi e soprattutto risentirsi. Ti attanagliano i dubbi. Sono un perfezionista, vedo subito le pecche. Credo sia normale. Anzi, direi che se sei un tipo che si guarda facilmente avresti bisogno di chiederti perché. Forse sei un po' narcisista».

Dal teatro, al cinema, alla televisione, Kit Harington si muove con facilità. «Se non faccio teatro mi manca, dopo tre mesi sul palcoscenico sono pronto per tornare davanti alla telecamera. Adesso che ho fatto tanta televisione mi manca l'intensità del teatro».

Un cerchio perfetto, nel quale ha cominciato ad apprezzare anche i periodi di vacanza. «Sto imparando a rilassarmi. Spero di non diventare troppo bravo a farlo». La madre professoressa universitaria, il padre organizzatore di eventi hanno avuto un duplice ruolo: all'inizio lo hanno incoraggiato, adesso lo riportano alla normalità. «La fama è un animale strano. Innesca una serie di cambiamenti quasi impercettibili nella tua vita, senza accorgetene arrivi a un punto sconcertante. Loro mi riportano alla normalità. Noi britannici siamo bravi a tenere i piedi per terra».

Forse, precisa, è anche per questo che ha deciso di stabilirsi a Londra. «Adesso la mia fama è al punto massimo, ma tra un po' tutto questo calerà». Professionalmente mira alto. Il traguardo è interpretare Enrico V al National. «Perché accontentarsi di sogni mediocri? Ho visto Adrian Lester in questo ruolo ed ho capito che è dove voglio arrivare anch' io». Trono di Spade gli mancherà: «È uno sceneggiato che ha occupato i miei vent' anni. Adesso ne ho trenta. Forse riuscirò a scrollarmi di dosso questa immagine, forse no. È possibile che questa sia la parte che dovevo fare e che non ci saranno ruoli paragonabili, ma non mi dispiace l' idea di diventare meno famoso, almeno per un po'». 

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GOSSIP - Clamoroso al Cibali! Kate Walsh sopravvissuta a un tumore al cervello nel 2015

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Though Kate Walsh spent years playing a doctor on TV, her most urgent medical advice comes from her own experience. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the former Private Practice star discussed how she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015, which was found to be benign and was removed with surgery. “It was over 5cm, like a small lemon in my head, causing quite a bit of damage,” Walsh said of the diagnosis. “The whole situation was so overwhelming, and I was just so relieved to know there was something wrong, that it wasn’t just my imagination and that my instincts were correct.” After taking nine months off to recover from the surgery, Walsh dove into a series of new projects, including 13 Reasons Why, Girls Trip, Felt, and the Off Broadway play If I Forget. She decided to share the news of her experience now, she told Cosmo, to encourage others to have annual checkups with their doctors — she’s also taking part in a campaign with other TV doctors centered on just that idea. Listen to the TV doctor, go see a real doctor.

NEWS - Pur di sopravvivere, l'ottava stagione di "The Walking Dead" punta sulle "strane coppie" e i salti temporali. La prima tecnica per risparmiare sul cast (mettere più protagonisti insieme costa...), la seconda apri-pista per scoprire il passato di Negan

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The seventh season premiere of The Walking Dead was the most controversial episode of the series. It’s an episode so violent that a number of shocked viewers quit the show (at least temporarily) out of disgust. Creatively speaking, however, it was not the series’ lowest point. That would come six episodes later with “Swear,” the only seventh-season episode to receive a rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes. IMDb also rates “Swear” as the worst episode of the series’ entire run, and it’s not even close. Those who have forgotten about “Swear” can be forgiven. The entire episode focused on Tara and Heath, two characters viewers had not seen at the time of its airing in nine episodes — eight months in real time. It introduced the Oceanside community, and to date, it’s the last we’ve seen of Heath, who may or may not have died during “Swear.” What was so frustrating about “Swear,” however, is that it took the focus from fan favorites like Carol and Daryl and shifted the narrative away from the main storyline involving Rick and Negan. Instead, we had to spend an hour with two characters viewers cared little about, one of which many had forgotten even existed.
It wasn’t the first time, either, that the writers on The Walking Dead spent an entire episode on two of three characters in a huge ensemble drama. “The Cell” spent most of its time focused on Daryl, for instance, and because the season 7 episodes shifted between communities, we went long stretches of time last season without seeing Carol or Morgan or Jesus, among many others. Ezekiel was introduced in the second episode of the season, but we didn’t see him again after the midseason break in episode nine. Spending that much time away from characters can be frustrating for viewers, and by rotating storylines, it prevented the season from gaining much momentum until the back half of the seventh season.

Thankfully, that kind of storytelling is expected to end in season eight, according to showrunner Scott Gimple, speaking to TVLine.

Because of the narrative that we’re following,” Gimple continues, “the story this season is really spread out among all of the characters. And the story shifts quite a bit in single episodes between lots of different characters on a consistent basis, which is a little more unusual for the show.” 

Besides the All Out War and the non-stop action that entails, there are some other things to be excited about in season eight. We will see a lot more of Negan, but also potentially his death, depending upon how Scott Gimple approaches the source material. Negan’s full backstory may also be revealed in a standalone origins episode. We’ll find out how Pollyanna McIntosh’s Jadis — who is not from Kirkman’s original source material — plays into the All Out War, and who she will ultimately back (or if she’ll play free agent to the highest bidder). Given that the Saviors easily outnumber Rick’s crew in the upcoming war, Rick and co., will also have to resort to a kind of guerrilla warfare, which could mean a lot of mini-capers over the course of the season as the Alexandrians et. al marshal their wits to out-scheme the brute force of Negan’s Saviors. Perhaps what viewers are most looking forward to next season, however, will be an increase in screen time for two characters who quickly became fan favorites last season: Steven Ogg’s Simon, who plays Negan’s right-hand man, and Justin Cooper’s Jerry, who plays Ezekiel’s right-hand man. Ogg has been promoted to series regular, while Kirkman has promised we’ll see much more of Jerry in season eight. With a time jump, the quickly shifting storylines, the elevation of fan favorites, and the promise of “lots more killing, and lots more explosions,” all the ingredients exists now for a solid bounce-back season of The Walking Dead. Season eight premieres on October 22nd.

NEWS - Dopo la pioggia di Emmys "Big Little Lies" verso il rinnovo per la 2° stagione!

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At last night’s Emmy Awards, the biggest red carpet question wasn’t “What are you wearing?,” but “Will there be a second season of Big Little Lies?” The HBO limited series took home eight total awards, including wins for Best Actress and Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Best Limited Series. The show’s success made a huge statement about what kind of shows viewers want, and the hardware Big Little Lies took home — plus the success of shows like The Handmaid’s Tale and Atlanta — provided executives with tangible proof that investing in diversity is worth it. While the status of Big Little Lies‘ second season has been iffy since the finale in early April, the series’ success last night undoubtedly pushed forward the momentum for another installment. Both before and after the ceremony, BLL actors and producers commented on talks for a second season, and it’s clear that some big things have changed. The largest indicator that BLL will return comes from director Jean-Marc Vallée‘s complete reversal on the topic. Back in April, the Emmy winning director was as clear as possible in an interview with Vulture about the limited series remaining, well, a limited series:

This is the perfect ending. There is no way; there’s no reason to make a season two. That was meant to be a one-time deal, and it’s finishing in a way where it’s for the audience to imagine what can happen. If we do a season two, we’ll break that beautiful thing and spoil it.

However, backstage after the show took home Best Limited Series honors, Vallée changed tact: “It’d be great to reunite the team and to do it… We’ll see.” It’s amazing what eight Emmy Awards can do. Also backstage was author Liane Moriarty, who has been tasked with writing continuing story lines for these characters by HBO Programming President Casey Bloys. When asked whether she’s committed to doing so, Moriarty replied, “I’m thinking about it. It’s a beautiful possibility. That’s all I’ll say.” The general consensus among producers and stars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman is that they’re “thinking about it, talking about it, discussing it, but nothing definitive yet.” Yes, nothing is definitive, but if every actor is excited to continue pursuing these characters, the network has commissioned the original author to write additional story lines, and the director is on board with creating another season, it seems like all signs point to yes for Big Little Lies season two. All this is not to say that doing another season of BLL is a good thing (I definitely think it’s a no good, very bad idea, and so does Joe Reid). But from a money and awards perspective, it seems like a slam dunk. Our bet is that HBO will go where the money is, and assuming that they’re able to coordinate the very busy schedules of Reese, Nicole, Laura, and co., we’ll be seeing the lovely ladies of Monterey back on our screens in no time.

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NEWS - Emmy Awards 2017, tutti i vincitori (e vinti)

Drama Series
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“House of Cards” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“This Is Us” (NBC)
“Westworld” (HBO)

Comedy Series
“Atlanta” (FX)
“Black-ish” (ABC)
“Master of None” (Netflix)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)
“Veep” (HBO)

Drama Actress
Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”)
Claire Foy (“The Crown”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Keri Russell (“The Americans”)
Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)
Robin Wright (“House of Cards”)

Drama Actor
Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
Anthony Hopkins (“Westworld”)
Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”)
Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”)
Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”)
Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”)
Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”)

Comedy Actor
Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”)
Aziz Ansari (“Master of None”)
Zach Galifianakis (“Baskets”)
Donald Glover (“Atlanta”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”)

Comedy Actress
Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”)
Tracee Ellis-Ross (“black-ish”)
Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)

Limited Series
“Big Little Lies” (HBO)
“Fargo” (FX)
“Feud: Bette and Joan” (FX)
“The Night Of” (HBO)
“Genius” (National Geographic)

Limited Series Actor
Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”)
Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”)
Robert De Niro (“The Wizard of Lies”)
Ewan McGregor (“Fargo”)
Geoffrey Rush (“Genius”)
John Turturro (“The Night Of”)

Limited Series Actress
Carrie Coon (“The Leftovers”)
Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”)
Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”)
Jessica Lange (“Feud”)
Susan Sarandon (“Feud”)
Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow (“The Crown”)
Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”)
Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”)
Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”)
David Harbour (“Stranger Things”)
Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”)
Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowde (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”)
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)
Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”)
Louie Anderson (“Baskets”)
Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”)
Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)
Tony Hale (“Veep”)
Matt Walsh (“Veep”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Vanessa Beyer (“Saturday Night Live”)
Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”)
Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”)
Judith Light (“Transparent”)
Katheryn Hahn (“Transparent”)

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