Big Bang Ending; Hamill goes from Jedi to Templer; Legend is legendary EGOT; Reviews and more.

Here’s the latest in entertainment news. We started out with a couple of reviews from this blog in case you missed them.

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Chris Hardwick returns to “Talking Dead” but several producers resign in protest.
Spoilers from Inside Line dated August 14
The story behind the decision to end The Big Bang Theory after 12 seasons
Spoilers from Michael Ausiello dated August 29
Spoilers from Michael Ausiello dated September 11

Not linked but still of interest…

Marvel’s Runaways will return to Hulu with 13 episodes starting December 21 and will pick up within hours of the first season’s finale. There are hints it will somehow connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No details yet.
At one time there were rumors of up to 5 Game of Thrones spinoff shows but it appears that 4 of them are dead and one is going forward. It’s the one we previously reported will take place over a thousand years before the current series.
Hulu announced that “Castle Rock” based on stories by Stephen King has been renewed for a second season.
A Marilyn Monroe nude scene from the John Houston film “The Misfits” that was believed to have been destroyed has been rediscovered.
From Jedi to Templer… Mark Hamill joins the cast of History Channel medieval drama “Knightfall” for season 2. I watched season 1 which was just okay and probably wasn’t going to watch season 2 but with him on board I will have to check it out.
John Cleese will guest star in the upcoming season of disability sitcom “Speechless”.
TLC network has renewed “Dr Pimple Popper” for season 2 starting in January. Reality documentary show follows a dermatologist who operates on gross looking cysts. Started out as a popular YouTube channel and then moved to TV.
RIP actress and singer Morgana King who played Marlon Brando’s wife in the Godfather I & II.
USA Network has canceled “Shooter” after 3 seasons. The show is being shopped around to other networks.
Madonna recently turned 60 years old.
RIP singing legend Aretha Franklin age 76
TNT has ordered a limited series “The Angel of Darkness” which is a sequel to “The Alienist” with many of the stars returning to reprise their roles including Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans, and Daniel Bruhl.
Star Wars: Resistance animated TV series will premiere on The Disney Channel October 7.
Stephen Ogg recently seen the “The Walking Dead” will be a recurring character in the TNT sci-fi drama “Snowpiercer”.
“Watchmen” comic to be adapted to TV series for HBO.
Netflix has renewed female wrestling comedy GLOW for season 3
A six part miniseries of John le Carre’s “The Little Drummer Girl” is coming to AMC network November 19.
CW network announced a three night crossover of its superhero series “The Flash”, “Arrow”, and “Supergirl” will start Sunday, December 9 and will introduce new character Batwoman.
Lip-Synch Battle has been renewed for season 5 by Paramount Network.
This season will be the final season of The Big Bang Theory.
Timeless which was canceled yet again by NBC will have a two hour movie to wrap up the plot. It will air sometime in December.
RIP musician Ed King who is guitarist for Leonard Skynyrd and cowriter of “Sweet Home Alabama”.
RIP entertainment journalist Robin Leach host of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” age 76
RIP playwright Neil Simon age 91
John Goodman reveals that the Roseanne character will be killed off in the spinoff show “The Connors”.
Kevin Spacey’s character Frank Underwood will be killed off to eliminate him from the final season of “House of Cards”.
Matt Smith a.k.a. the 11th Doctor Who will appear in Star Wars episode 9 in an undisclosed role.
HBO has dropped all erotic programming from its lineup including edited adult movies and unscripted series such as “Real Sex” and “Cathouse”.
Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ana Inaba will host next year’s Miss America competition.
USA has announced Mr. Robot season 4 will be its last.
Release of the new sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” has been delayed one year until June 2020
Emmy Rossum announced this will be her last season on Shameless.
The new season of Doctor Who will premiere Sunday October 7 in both the US and UK.
Jack is back! Not Jack Bauer but the next best thing. “Designated Survivor” recently canceled by ABC is been renewed by Netflix.
HBO has renewed “Ballers” and “Insecure” for a fifth and fourth seasons respectively.
A Broadway musical version of “Beetlejuice” will premiere March 2019 at the Winter Garden Theater.
RIP 70s film icon Burt Reynolds age 82.
20th Century Fox has deleted a scene from the film “The Predator” the latest in the alien sci-fi series after it discovered one of the actors was a registered sex offender.
After Brooklyn Nine-Nine moved to NBC its order has been expanded to 18 episodes.
RIP actor Bill Daley who played Maj. Healy on “I Dream of Jeannie” age 91
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, and John Legend are now EGOT winners. This means they have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. The latest Emmys for producing “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”. John Legend is the first African-American man to achieve the status. Only 12 other people prior to this had won EGOT in competitive categories.