“The Brady Bunch” star Barry Williams was inspired by TV mom Florence Henderson to go on “Dancing With the Stars,” he told TheWrap in an interview last week.
Henderson, who played mom Carol Brady on the ’70s sitcom, competed in Season 11 of the ABC competition. “She was my inspiration,” he said. When asked if he thinks of the actress, who died on Nov. 24, 2016, whenever he hits the dance floor, he answered, “Yes. Every week.”
Williams visited the set in 2010 to watch Henderson rehearse and perform. “I was really taken with it,” he said. “She had always mentored me in one way or another. She knew that I had been active theatrically in a lot of musicals, and she thought this would be a great fit for me. I got the bug, and she made me promise to go for it.”
The Brady Bunch cast at the 5th Annual TV Land...
Henderson, who played mom Carol Brady on the ’70s sitcom, competed in Season 11 of the ABC competition. “She was my inspiration,” he said. When asked if he thinks of the actress, who died on Nov. 24, 2016, whenever he hits the dance floor, he answered, “Yes. Every week.”
Williams visited the set in 2010 to watch Henderson rehearse and perform. “I was really taken with it,” he said. “She had always mentored me in one way or another. She knew that I had been active theatrically in a lot of musicals, and she thought this would be a great fit for me. I got the bug, and she made me promise to go for it.”
The Brady Bunch cast at the 5th Annual TV Land...
- 11/15/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Dancing with the Stars‘ competitor Barry Williams is one of the most beloved classic television celebrities. For those who grew up in the 1970s and beyond, his work on The Brady Bunch remains must-see TV for its wholesome portrayal of a blended American family. However, he may hold a different distinction within his fictional television clan: is Barry the oldest living member of the original Brady Bunch cast?
Barry Williams played the oldest Brady brother, Greg, on ‘The Brady Bunch’
Barry Williams’ role as Greg Brady on The Brady Bunch instantly made him one of TV’s most recognizable faces. Alongside co-stars Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Christopher Knight, and Mike Lookinland, The Brady Bunch became a cultural phenomenon that ran for five seasons on the ABC network.
Today, Barry is the oldest living member of The Brady Bunch cast of kids...
Barry Williams played the oldest Brady brother, Greg, on ‘The Brady Bunch’
Barry Williams’ role as Greg Brady on The Brady Bunch instantly made him one of TV’s most recognizable faces. Alongside co-stars Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Christopher Knight, and Mike Lookinland, The Brady Bunch became a cultural phenomenon that ran for five seasons on the ABC network.
Today, Barry is the oldest living member of The Brady Bunch cast of kids...
- 10/10/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Wanna bet someone’s gonna try to pin this on Jan?
TVLine has confirmed that the iconic and massively renovated Brady Bunch house — which HGTV put on the market last May — ended up selling for $3.2 million. Not only is that $2.3 million less than the $5.5 million listing price, but it’s $300K shy of the $3.5 million HGTV paid for it in 2018.
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HGTV poured a staggering $1.9 million into the North Hollywood, Calif., property...
TVLine has confirmed that the iconic and massively renovated Brady Bunch house — which HGTV put on the market last May — ended up selling for $3.2 million. Not only is that $2.3 million less than the $5.5 million listing price, but it’s $300K shy of the $3.5 million HGTV paid for it in 2018.
More from TVLineCarol Duvall, TV's Crafting Queen, Dead at 97Hgtv's Good Bones to End With Season 8The Renovated Brady Bunch House Is for Sale - But for How Much?
HGTV poured a staggering $1.9 million into the North Hollywood, Calif., property...
- 9/11/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
I love movies more than just about anything else in the world, but if anything is going to rank higher on my personal hierarchy of needs, it's the promise of free stuff. The economy is in shambles and my rent just went up, so needless to say, I am all about anything that doesn't come with a price tag. We here at /Film have been preaching the gospel of Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) provider with thousands of titles in their library and specialized channels of constantly running programming, for years.
If you long for the days of turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday and watching whatever it is the cable programming gods decided for you, this is the closest thing to capturing that feeling. Want to watch a horror movie? There's a channel for that. Hoping to check out...
If you long for the days of turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday and watching whatever it is the cable programming gods decided for you, this is the closest thing to capturing that feeling. Want to watch a horror movie? There's a channel for that. Hoping to check out...
- 6/2/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Here’s a story that will make you flip: HGTV’s renovated Brady Bunch house is officially on the market.
The network announced Wednesday that the 1970s-style home, which was used only for the exteriors of the classic sitcom, and which HGTV purchased in 2018 for $3.5 million, is up for sale for the not-so-slim price of $5.5 million.
More from TVLineFlip or Flop Ending at HGTV After 10 Seasons -- Read Co-Hosts' StatementsRuPaul's Drag Race Will Team with Brady Bunch Cast for Crossover Episode -- Plus, Watch the First Act of All Stars 6A Very Brady Renovation Sets HGTV Ratings Record With 8 Million...
The network announced Wednesday that the 1970s-style home, which was used only for the exteriors of the classic sitcom, and which HGTV purchased in 2018 for $3.5 million, is up for sale for the not-so-slim price of $5.5 million.
More from TVLineFlip or Flop Ending at HGTV After 10 Seasons -- Read Co-Hosts' StatementsRuPaul's Drag Race Will Team with Brady Bunch Cast for Crossover Episode -- Plus, Watch the First Act of All Stars 6A Very Brady Renovation Sets HGTV Ratings Record With 8 Million...
- 5/24/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
More than 50 years ago, a lovely lady and a man named Brady fell in love and got married. The result was The Brady Bunch, the beloved 1970s sitcom about a big blended family. The show aired for five seasons on ABC and earned a second life in syndication. In the process, it made stars of its cast, including Eve Plumb as put-upon middle sister Jan Brady and Barry Williams as oldest Brady son Greg. But what have Plumb, Willams, and the rest of the cast been up to since the show ended? Keep reading for an update on the surviving Brady Bunch cast members and what they’re doing now.
Maureen McCormick Maureen McCormick | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images); Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Maureen McCormick played the eldest Brady family daughter Marcia in The Brady Bunch and several spinoffs and sequels, including The Brady Bunch...
Maureen McCormick Maureen McCormick | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images); Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Maureen McCormick played the eldest Brady family daughter Marcia in The Brady Bunch and several spinoffs and sequels, including The Brady Bunch...
- 5/20/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
TV Academy… please don’t let Beverly Goldberg leave this world without an Emmy nomination.
If one asked Wendi McLendon-Covey how she created the lovable and zany mom from “The Goldbergs,” I’d imagine she’d use one of the overbearing matriarch’s famous lines delivered to a random stranger regarding the origins of her three children: “I made these people. Me. I made them with my body.”
With an undeniable “schmoop” factor and countless “huggies,” McLendon-Covey made the unapologetic “smotherer” with her body, heart and soul. Her phenomenal work in the ABC comedy series will surely be one of the finest in sitcom history, and we’re all the better for it.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
On Wednesday night, ABC aired the sitcom’s final episode after 10 seasons, where viewers bid farewell to the 1980s Philadelphia family that centers on...
If one asked Wendi McLendon-Covey how she created the lovable and zany mom from “The Goldbergs,” I’d imagine she’d use one of the overbearing matriarch’s famous lines delivered to a random stranger regarding the origins of her three children: “I made these people. Me. I made them with my body.”
With an undeniable “schmoop” factor and countless “huggies,” McLendon-Covey made the unapologetic “smotherer” with her body, heart and soul. Her phenomenal work in the ABC comedy series will surely be one of the finest in sitcom history, and we’re all the better for it.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
On Wednesday night, ABC aired the sitcom’s final episode after 10 seasons, where viewers bid farewell to the 1980s Philadelphia family that centers on...
- 5/4/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards will mark the 30th time that MTV hands out buckets of golden popcorn to fans’ favorite screen idols — and the fifth time that small-screen stars are added to the mix. Vanessa Hudgens will host the main show on June 5, introducing the awards for film and scripted TV, while The Bachelorette alum Tayshia Adams emcees the unscripted ceremony immediately afterward. As the nominees wait to see who’s taking home what award this year, we’re just hoping for gut-busting film and TV parodies, like the hilarious clips below. From Carrie Bradshaw wondering if Neo is “The One” to Tiffany Haddish bringing “Black Unicorn” energy to Black Panther, here are our favorite sketches from the last three decades of the awards show. Basic Instinct meets The Brady Bunch (1993) Florence Henderson shed Carol Brady’s wholesome image as she and three of her TV children from The Brady Bunch...
- 6/5/2022
- TV Insider
Watching Paramount Plus’ “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch” — a recreation of the 1971 season 2 episode, “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” – audiences could easily think the sets were also faithfully recreated for this “RuPaul’s Drag Race” meets “The Brady Bunch” crossover. But the production was put together with the aid of green screen and the magic of virtual production.
A Variety set visit to L.A Castle Studios in Burbank took place under strict Covid protocols. Masks and face shields were worn for cast press interviews and a negative Covid test was needed before one could even step on set. Additionally, temperatures were taken before being shuttled over to the set.
Crew sat working on laptops, in front of them a giant monitor projecting a scene between Kylie Sonique Love as Jan Brady and Kandy Muse as Cindy acting against a green screen.
Green screen has become an...
A Variety set visit to L.A Castle Studios in Burbank took place under strict Covid protocols. Masks and face shields were worn for cast press interviews and a negative Covid test was needed before one could even step on set. Additionally, temperatures were taken before being shuttled over to the set.
Crew sat working on laptops, in front of them a giant monitor projecting a scene between Kylie Sonique Love as Jan Brady and Kandy Muse as Cindy acting against a green screen.
Green screen has become an...
- 6/30/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
A “Brady Bunch” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” crossover, “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” premieres Wednesday on Paramount+. And according to the O.G. “Brady Bunch” stars who took part, fans are in for “a real hoot and holler” of an episode.
The special, made in celebration of Pride Month, reunites the original cast of “The Brady Bunch” alongside queens from the Emmy-winning competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Together, they recreated the classic episode “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” complete with a remixed “Brady Bunch” theme song and RuPaul playing a wig attendant.
“I have all sorts of memories from this episode and show and [this special] just seemed like a really fun, new take on it,” Eve Plumb, who played Jan Brady on the beloved family sitcom, told TheWrap. “It ended up being a real hoot and holler.”
Plumb even got the chance to step out of Jan...
The special, made in celebration of Pride Month, reunites the original cast of “The Brady Bunch” alongside queens from the Emmy-winning competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Together, they recreated the classic episode “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” complete with a remixed “Brady Bunch” theme song and RuPaul playing a wig attendant.
“I have all sorts of memories from this episode and show and [this special] just seemed like a really fun, new take on it,” Eve Plumb, who played Jan Brady on the beloved family sitcom, told TheWrap. “It ended up being a real hoot and holler.”
Plumb even got the chance to step out of Jan...
- 6/30/2021
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” features some of the most irreverent and boundary-pushing talent in entertainment. But, at its core, it’s a show that is deeply in love with old-school television. This sense of reverence makes a new special on which various cast members restage an episode of “The Brady Bunch” feel surprisingly fitting, and even poignant.
In, “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” a crossover event put together for Paramount Plus — now the home of the All-Stars iteration of “Drag Race” in addition to vintage episodes of the series that ran from 1969-1974 — past contestants from the show take on key roles as members of the Brady family. Past winner Bianca Del Rio, for instance, plays an elaborately made-up Carol Brady, while her three daughters are played by drag queens Shea Couleé, Kylie Sonique Love, and Kandy Muse. Meanwhile, five of the former child actors from the original series appear,...
In, “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” a crossover event put together for Paramount Plus — now the home of the All-Stars iteration of “Drag Race” in addition to vintage episodes of the series that ran from 1969-1974 — past contestants from the show take on key roles as members of the Brady family. Past winner Bianca Del Rio, for instance, plays an elaborately made-up Carol Brady, while her three daughters are played by drag queens Shea Couleé, Kylie Sonique Love, and Kandy Muse. Meanwhile, five of the former child actors from the original series appear,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Nope, this is not the result of a game of Mad Libs, some “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” favorites will be reenacting the classic “The Brady Bunch” episode, “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” alongside the stars of the iconic 70s sitcom. The crossover event will drop on Paramount+ on June 30.
The special will see original cast members Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen will reunite alongside the likes of RuPaul, Michelle Visage and more in honor of Pride Month.
Airing from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, “The Brady Bunch” remains one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Check out which “Drag Race” all-stars are slated to portray which classic characters in the “Dragging the Classics” crossover.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! The eldest Brady sister, originally played by Maureen McCormick, will be portrayed by Shea Couleé, a “Drag Race” legend known for competing on...
The special will see original cast members Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen will reunite alongside the likes of RuPaul, Michelle Visage and more in honor of Pride Month.
Airing from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, “The Brady Bunch” remains one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Check out which “Drag Race” all-stars are slated to portray which classic characters in the “Dragging the Classics” crossover.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! The eldest Brady sister, originally played by Maureen McCormick, will be portrayed by Shea Couleé, a “Drag Race” legend known for competing on...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
One of the great camp classics of 1970s television is getting a drag makeover.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” producer World of Wonder is mounting “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” in which the original stars of the iconic TV series “The Brady Bunch” will recreate a beloved episode of the show alongside several “Drag Race” alumni. The special, produced in partnership with MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Plus, will debut on the streamer on June 30, just in time for the end of Pride Month.
The episode in question — “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” from Season 2 — fits the drag theme perfectly: After receiving a birthday party invitation accidentally addressed to her older sister Marcia, Jan decides that the only way she can make herself stand-out from her two blonde-haired sisters is to buy an ill-fitting brown, curly wig.
From the original “Brady Bunch” series, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland...
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” producer World of Wonder is mounting “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” in which the original stars of the iconic TV series “The Brady Bunch” will recreate a beloved episode of the show alongside several “Drag Race” alumni. The special, produced in partnership with MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Plus, will debut on the streamer on June 30, just in time for the end of Pride Month.
The episode in question — “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” from Season 2 — fits the drag theme perfectly: After receiving a birthday party invitation accidentally addressed to her older sister Marcia, Jan decides that the only way she can make herself stand-out from her two blonde-haired sisters is to buy an ill-fitting brown, curly wig.
From the original “Brady Bunch” series, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland...
- 6/23/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
The fierce queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race will collide with original cast members of The Brady Bunch for a Pride crossover event from Paramount+ and MTV Entertainment Studios.
Set to drop Wednesday, June 30 exclusively on Paramount+, Dragging The Classics: The Brady Bunch will see Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland play Mike Brady, Peter Brady and Bobby Brady, respectively. Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen will also return as Lucy and Margie, respectively.
Filling the gaps are Drag Race superstars. All Stars 5 winner Shea Couleé will appear as Marcia Brady, Drag Race season six winner Bianca Del Rio as Carol Brady, Ben DeLaCreme as Greg Brady and Kylie Sonique Love as Jan Brady. Additional participating Drag Race queens are Nina West as Alice and Kandy Muse as Cindy Brady.
The special will also feature appearances from RuPaul as Wig Attendant and Michelle Visage as Helen.
Dragging The Classics: The...
Set to drop Wednesday, June 30 exclusively on Paramount+, Dragging The Classics: The Brady Bunch will see Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland play Mike Brady, Peter Brady and Bobby Brady, respectively. Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen will also return as Lucy and Margie, respectively.
Filling the gaps are Drag Race superstars. All Stars 5 winner Shea Couleé will appear as Marcia Brady, Drag Race season six winner Bianca Del Rio as Carol Brady, Ben DeLaCreme as Greg Brady and Kylie Sonique Love as Jan Brady. Additional participating Drag Race queens are Nina West as Alice and Kandy Muse as Cindy Brady.
The special will also feature appearances from RuPaul as Wig Attendant and Michelle Visage as Helen.
Dragging The Classics: The...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for WandaVision episode 3.
In case you thought WandaVision’s sitcom homages were a passing fad, episode 3 “Now in Color” makes clear that the influences are here to stay…for now at least. Just as episodes 1 and 2 drew inspiration from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie, so too does this third installment honor some classic TV series. Rather than hanging around the ‘50s or ‘60s, however, this episode bumps WandaVision up to gorgeous ‘70s technicolor.
In speaking to reporters prior to the series premiere, director Matt Shakman revealed that the show fully intended on progressing through decades of sitcoms, saying:
“We wanted to be as authentic as possible – production design, cinematography, costuming, everything was about going on this deep dive and with the actors we all wanted to do the same thing. We watched a ton of old television episodes, talked about how comedy changes,...
In case you thought WandaVision’s sitcom homages were a passing fad, episode 3 “Now in Color” makes clear that the influences are here to stay…for now at least. Just as episodes 1 and 2 drew inspiration from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie, so too does this third installment honor some classic TV series. Rather than hanging around the ‘50s or ‘60s, however, this episode bumps WandaVision up to gorgeous ‘70s technicolor.
In speaking to reporters prior to the series premiere, director Matt Shakman revealed that the show fully intended on progressing through decades of sitcoms, saying:
“We wanted to be as authentic as possible – production design, cinematography, costuming, everything was about going on this deep dive and with the actors we all wanted to do the same thing. We watched a ton of old television episodes, talked about how comedy changes,...
- 1/23/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains Wandavision Episode 3 spoilers, and potential spoilers for future episodes, the wider MCU, and Marvel Comics. We have a spoiler free review here.
WandaVision episode 3 is the first full color episode of the series, and moves the setting from the black-and-white 1960s of the previous episodes to a vibrant Brady Bunch-esque Technicolor of the early 1970s. There’s lots of fun weirdness to find between the lines, both from a Marvel and MCU Easter eggs standpoint and callouts to classic sitcoms of its era.
Let’s get to work…
Sitcom Inspiration
Let’s start with the big one…
The Brady Bunch
This episode borrows almost the entirety of its aesthetic from all-time classic sitcom The Brady Bunch. Wanda and Vis’s house strongly resembles Mike and Carol Brady’s humble ranch home inside and out. The gorgeous wide wooden staircase in particular is a real tell – as is...
WandaVision episode 3 is the first full color episode of the series, and moves the setting from the black-and-white 1960s of the previous episodes to a vibrant Brady Bunch-esque Technicolor of the early 1970s. There’s lots of fun weirdness to find between the lines, both from a Marvel and MCU Easter eggs standpoint and callouts to classic sitcoms of its era.
Let’s get to work…
Sitcom Inspiration
Let’s start with the big one…
The Brady Bunch
This episode borrows almost the entirety of its aesthetic from all-time classic sitcom The Brady Bunch. Wanda and Vis’s house strongly resembles Mike and Carol Brady’s humble ranch home inside and out. The gorgeous wide wooden staircase in particular is a real tell – as is...
- 1/22/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
A review of this week’s WandaVision coming up just as soon as I tell you a story about my temp job…
(With apologies to Sherwood Schwartz and Frank De Vol…)
Here’s the story
of a lovely lady
who was hexing up a very lovely life.
She had bought a nice new house
in the suburbs
where she’d be Vision’s wife.
Here’s the story
of a man named Vision
who died so Thanos could take the Mind Stone.
He’s alive now,
working in an office,...
(With apologies to Sherwood Schwartz and Frank De Vol…)
Here’s the story
of a lovely lady
who was hexing up a very lovely life.
She had bought a nice new house
in the suburbs
where she’d be Vision’s wife.
Here’s the story
of a man named Vision
who died so Thanos could take the Mind Stone.
He’s alive now,
working in an office,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The Partridge Family, which premiered Sept. 25, 1970, was dreamed up by former Bewitched writer Bernard Slade after he saw the family singing group The Cowsills on The Tonight Show.
Screen Gems, the studio behind Bewitched, was looking for a follow-up to The Monkees, which wrapped its NBC run in 1968, and ABC was looking for a wholesome hit to pair with The Brady Bunch on Fridays. Partridge Family, about a Northern California widow who starts a (literal) garage band with her five kids, fit the bill.
Oscar winner Shirley Jones was cast as the mother; unlike the role of Carol Brady, on which she’d ...
Screen Gems, the studio behind Bewitched, was looking for a follow-up to The Monkees, which wrapped its NBC run in 1968, and ABC was looking for a wholesome hit to pair with The Brady Bunch on Fridays. Partridge Family, about a Northern California widow who starts a (literal) garage band with her five kids, fit the bill.
Oscar winner Shirley Jones was cast as the mother; unlike the role of Carol Brady, on which she’d ...
- 9/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Partridge Family, which premiered Sept. 25, 1970, was dreamed up by former Bewitched writer Bernard Slade after he saw the family singing group The Cowsills on The Tonight Show.
Screen Gems, the studio behind Bewitched, was looking for a follow-up to The Monkees, which wrapped its NBC run in 1968, and ABC was looking for a wholesome hit to pair with The Brady Bunch on Fridays. Partridge Family, about a Northern California widow who starts a (literal) garage band with her five kids, fit the bill.
Oscar winner Shirley Jones was cast as the mother; unlike the role of Carol Brady, on which she’d ...
Screen Gems, the studio behind Bewitched, was looking for a follow-up to The Monkees, which wrapped its NBC run in 1968, and ABC was looking for a wholesome hit to pair with The Brady Bunch on Fridays. Partridge Family, about a Northern California widow who starts a (literal) garage band with her five kids, fit the bill.
Oscar winner Shirley Jones was cast as the mother; unlike the role of Carol Brady, on which she’d ...
- 9/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Boys‘ Becca is no damsel in distress. In fact, Butcher’s wife has more than held her own against her sadistic baby daddy Homelander while fending for herself in seclusion. But in Season 2’s fourth episode (premiering this Friday on Amazon Prime), Becca might get an assist from a familiar face.
Below, her portrayer Shantel VanSanten reveals why the prospect of Becca and Butcher’s reunion both excited and terrified her. The actress also talks about going up against the formidable Homelander and raising “what could be the second coming of Christ or another devil on Earth.”
More from...
Below, her portrayer Shantel VanSanten reveals why the prospect of Becca and Butcher’s reunion both excited and terrified her. The actress also talks about going up against the formidable Homelander and raising “what could be the second coming of Christ or another devil on Earth.”
More from...
- 9/10/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Once upon a time, in a land near and dear and a time not too long ago, women on television generally fell into one of two categories: the happy homemaker, or the single woman who may have a career (typically teacher or secretary) but is mainly looking for a husband. And whereas a woman’s choice to be any of these things is wonderful, most homemakers generally do not do their chores in pearls, pumps and perfectly pressed dresses, and women have proven that they are adept at careers beyond the traditional.
SEE30 Greatest Female TV Stars Ever, Ranked
Going back through the over seven decades of commercial television, it is somewhat amusing but also distressing to come across the many restrictions women faced as they attempted to bring real women to life on the small screen. In 1952, Lucille Ball‘s Lucy Ricardo was one of the first pregnant characters on television; however,...
SEE30 Greatest Female TV Stars Ever, Ranked
Going back through the over seven decades of commercial television, it is somewhat amusing but also distressing to come across the many restrictions women faced as they attempted to bring real women to life on the small screen. In 1952, Lucille Ball‘s Lucy Ricardo was one of the first pregnant characters on television; however,...
- 3/12/2020
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Once upon a time, in a land near and dear and a time not too long ago, women on television generally fell into one of two categories: the happy homemaker, or the single woman who may have a career (typically teacher or secretary) but is mainly looking for a husband. And whereas a woman’s choice to be any of these things is wonderful, most homemakers generally do not do their chores in pearls, pumps and perfectly pressed dresses, and women have proven that they are adept at careers beyond the traditional.
Going back through the over seven decades of commercial television, it is somewhat amusing but also distressing to come across the many restrictions women faced as they attempted to bring real women to life on the small screen. In 1952, Lucille Ball‘s Lucy Ricardo was one of the first pregnant characters on television; however, the word “pregnant” was considered vulgar.
Going back through the over seven decades of commercial television, it is somewhat amusing but also distressing to come across the many restrictions women faced as they attempted to bring real women to life on the small screen. In 1952, Lucille Ball‘s Lucy Ricardo was one of the first pregnant characters on television; however, the word “pregnant” was considered vulgar.
- 3/11/2020
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Jonathan Van Ness is now an Emmy nominee for being a producer on the short-form variety series “Gay of Thrones.” The reality star is also a member of the Fab Five on “Queer Eye,” which won three Emmys last year including Best Structured Reality Program.
Van Ness recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Sam Eckmann about ending “Gay of Thrones,” being part of positive queer representation on television and whether future recap series lie ahead. Watch the exclusive video chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEHisham Abed Interview: ‘Queer Eye’ director
Gold Derby: I love the series and it was I heard borne out of actual conversations that you had cutting hair. Can you just walk us through what was the start, the genesis of this project?
Jonathan Van Ness: That’s totally true and I also just feel the need to share this cute little...
Van Ness recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Sam Eckmann about ending “Gay of Thrones,” being part of positive queer representation on television and whether future recap series lie ahead. Watch the exclusive video chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEHisham Abed Interview: ‘Queer Eye’ director
Gold Derby: I love the series and it was I heard borne out of actual conversations that you had cutting hair. Can you just walk us through what was the start, the genesis of this project?
Jonathan Van Ness: That’s totally true and I also just feel the need to share this cute little...
- 9/13/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Starting Monday, viewers of cable outlets like TLC, the Food Network and Discovery Channel may experience the strange sensation of hearing snippets of the theme song from the 1970s sitcom, “The Brady Bunch.”
On TLC, “Long Island Medium” star Theresa Caputo will appear sporting a ‘do that looks much like the one Florence Henderson’s Carol Brady wore in the earlier series. On Food Network, Duff and Valerie Bertinelli will coo over a porkchops-and-applesauce cake from the children in “Kids Baking Championship” that plays off an old “Brady” plotline. And on Travel Channel, “Kindred Spirits” hosts Amy Bruni and Adam Berry will discover a treasure chest filled with 1970s flotsam and jetsam.
The idea is to make viewers from across the Discovery Inc. pantheon of cable networks more aware of the new series, “A Very Brady Renovation.” The program, which debuts on Discovery’s Hgtv Monday, September 9, shows the actors...
On TLC, “Long Island Medium” star Theresa Caputo will appear sporting a ‘do that looks much like the one Florence Henderson’s Carol Brady wore in the earlier series. On Food Network, Duff and Valerie Bertinelli will coo over a porkchops-and-applesauce cake from the children in “Kids Baking Championship” that plays off an old “Brady” plotline. And on Travel Channel, “Kindred Spirits” hosts Amy Bruni and Adam Berry will discover a treasure chest filled with 1970s flotsam and jetsam.
The idea is to make viewers from across the Discovery Inc. pantheon of cable networks more aware of the new series, “A Very Brady Renovation.” The program, which debuts on Discovery’s Hgtv Monday, September 9, shows the actors...
- 8/19/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Simply calling last night’s Game of Thrones episode “penultimate” is such an understatement. Sure, it was the second to last of the season, and the series, but oh my God of Light.
Watching the Battle of Winterfell, it really seemed like GoT couldn’t possibly throw anything at us to top what we’d seen. Arya taking down the Night King. Damn near every character almost dying. But last night’s episode blew that one away…literally. Daenerys Targaryen brought the fight to Cersei and the Red Keep, and the queen of the Iron Throne never stood a chance.
At the end of last Sunday’s episode, Jaime Lannister had left Brienne in tears, in hopes of reaching his sister. He eventually finds his way to her, but it’s too late. Drogon has laid waste to most of the city, with Jaime and Cersei trapped in the crypt below.
Watching the Battle of Winterfell, it really seemed like GoT couldn’t possibly throw anything at us to top what we’d seen. Arya taking down the Night King. Damn near every character almost dying. But last night’s episode blew that one away…literally. Daenerys Targaryen brought the fight to Cersei and the Red Keep, and the queen of the Iron Throne never stood a chance.
At the end of last Sunday’s episode, Jaime Lannister had left Brienne in tears, in hopes of reaching his sister. He eventually finds his way to her, but it’s too late. Drogon has laid waste to most of the city, with Jaime and Cersei trapped in the crypt below.
- 5/13/2019
- by Sam Plank
- We Got This Covered
More coverage: Bud.tv retools programming
NEW YORK -- Anheuser-Busch's recent flip-flop on the future of its flailing Internet network Bud.TV underscores the challenges advertisers are facing as an increasing number flock to the Internet to create original entertainment content but struggle to find an audience.
Like Bud.TV, more brands are realizing the power of the Internet to reach their target demographics and the many advantages it can hold over branded entertainment projects in film and television.
"As far a creating content for the Web, the Internet has allowed brands to have access to distribution like no other time in history," said Babs Rangaiah, director of media and entertainment for Unilever USA, probably the most aggressive advertiser other than A-B in creating original Web content. "The Internet has leveled both the creating content and the distribution playing field."
Despite traffic on Bud.TV falling from 250,000 visitors in February to 150,000 in March and even farther in April and May -- not to mention it has an estimated $20 million investment at stake -- A-B apparently realizes the Internet is too important a marketing tool to ditch Bud.TV.
A-B CEO August Busch told investors last month that Bud.TV would "fade" during the second half of the year, but the executive in charge of the fledgling network quickly countered that, saying Bud.TV is here to stay, though there will be modifications.
"Anheuser-Busch needs to be in the digital space," said Tony Ponturo, vp global media and sports marketing at the company. "We think it's important to be a part of the media that's being developed on the Internet, not just to buy the media. We need to understand the digital space, and we think we're learning it at warped speed."
Numerous other advertisers have come to the same realization as A-B, albeit at a much lower cost and often with more impressive results, especially when taking their Web expenditures into account.
Just this year, Sprint and Unilever's Suave partnered with MindShare Entertainment to create the Web series "In the Motherhood" starring Leah Remini; American Eagle teamed with Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes") to direct "It's a Mall World", a Web series set to air this summer; Mini Cooper created a series at HammerandCoop.com that was produced by Moxy Films and helmed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"); Unilever's Caress Body Wash created two fairy tale-like webisodes starring "Grey's Anatomy"'s Kate Walsh; and Stouffer's cooked up content at DuringDinner.com.
Last week, Unilever launched an animated Web series for its I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Wish-Bone spray brands called "Sprays in the City". The series, starring "Extra"'s Mark McGrath, "Project Runway"'s Tim Gunn and Fabio, builds upon two "Spraychel" animated Web series for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! that Unilever ran in the past two summers.
Earlier brand initiatives on the Web include Georgia-Pacific's 2006 series Brawny Academy in which husbands were sent to training camp with the Brawny Man to learn how to be better husbands. Unilever's Dove Calming Night body wash, in collaboration with MindShare, produced webisodes last year directed by Penny Marshall that transported actress Felicity Huffman into the homes of classic TV moms Carol Brady, Lily Munster and June Cleaver. In 2005, Unilever's Axe deodorant teamed with branded entertainment firm Conductor to create a video blog of comedians Evan Mann and Gareth Reynolds as they tried out seduction moves on women.
In partnership with production partner Yahoo Music, Pepsi has been airing its Pepsi Smash series of original music videos, which first aired as a TV show on the WB Network, since June 2005. Pepsi Smash has aired nearly 150 webisodes of original music video content a year on Yahoo Music including exclusive performances by Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey.
NEW YORK -- Anheuser-Busch's recent flip-flop on the future of its flailing Internet network Bud.TV underscores the challenges advertisers are facing as an increasing number flock to the Internet to create original entertainment content but struggle to find an audience.
Like Bud.TV, more brands are realizing the power of the Internet to reach their target demographics and the many advantages it can hold over branded entertainment projects in film and television.
"As far a creating content for the Web, the Internet has allowed brands to have access to distribution like no other time in history," said Babs Rangaiah, director of media and entertainment for Unilever USA, probably the most aggressive advertiser other than A-B in creating original Web content. "The Internet has leveled both the creating content and the distribution playing field."
Despite traffic on Bud.TV falling from 250,000 visitors in February to 150,000 in March and even farther in April and May -- not to mention it has an estimated $20 million investment at stake -- A-B apparently realizes the Internet is too important a marketing tool to ditch Bud.TV.
A-B CEO August Busch told investors last month that Bud.TV would "fade" during the second half of the year, but the executive in charge of the fledgling network quickly countered that, saying Bud.TV is here to stay, though there will be modifications.
"Anheuser-Busch needs to be in the digital space," said Tony Ponturo, vp global media and sports marketing at the company. "We think it's important to be a part of the media that's being developed on the Internet, not just to buy the media. We need to understand the digital space, and we think we're learning it at warped speed."
Numerous other advertisers have come to the same realization as A-B, albeit at a much lower cost and often with more impressive results, especially when taking their Web expenditures into account.
Just this year, Sprint and Unilever's Suave partnered with MindShare Entertainment to create the Web series "In the Motherhood" starring Leah Remini; American Eagle teamed with Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes") to direct "It's a Mall World", a Web series set to air this summer; Mini Cooper created a series at HammerandCoop.com that was produced by Moxy Films and helmed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"); Unilever's Caress Body Wash created two fairy tale-like webisodes starring "Grey's Anatomy"'s Kate Walsh; and Stouffer's cooked up content at DuringDinner.com.
Last week, Unilever launched an animated Web series for its I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Wish-Bone spray brands called "Sprays in the City". The series, starring "Extra"'s Mark McGrath, "Project Runway"'s Tim Gunn and Fabio, builds upon two "Spraychel" animated Web series for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! that Unilever ran in the past two summers.
Earlier brand initiatives on the Web include Georgia-Pacific's 2006 series Brawny Academy in which husbands were sent to training camp with the Brawny Man to learn how to be better husbands. Unilever's Dove Calming Night body wash, in collaboration with MindShare, produced webisodes last year directed by Penny Marshall that transported actress Felicity Huffman into the homes of classic TV moms Carol Brady, Lily Munster and June Cleaver. In 2005, Unilever's Axe deodorant teamed with branded entertainment firm Conductor to create a video blog of comedians Evan Mann and Gareth Reynolds as they tried out seduction moves on women.
In partnership with production partner Yahoo Music, Pepsi has been airing its Pepsi Smash series of original music videos, which first aired as a TV show on the WB Network, since June 2005. Pepsi Smash has aired nearly 150 webisodes of original music video content a year on Yahoo Music including exclusive performances by Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey.
- 6/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More coverage: Bud.tv retools programming
NEW YORK -- Anheuser-Busch's recent flip-flop on the future of its flailing Internet network Bud.TV underscores the challenges advertisers are facing as an increasing number flock to the Internet to create original entertainment content but struggle to find an audience.
Like Bud.TV, more brands are realizing the power of the Internet to reach their target demographics and the many advantages it can hold over branded entertainment projects in film and television.
"As far a creating content for the Web, the Internet has allowed brands to have access to distribution like no other time in history," said Babs Rangaiah, director of media and entertainment for Unilever USA, probably the most aggressive advertiser other than A-B in creating original Web content. "The Internet has leveled both the creating content and the distribution playing field."
Despite traffic on Bud.TV falling from 250,000 visitors in February to 150,000 in March and even farther in April and May -- not to mention it has an estimated $20 million investment at stake -- A-B apparently realizes the Internet is too important a marketing tool to ditch Bud.TV.
A-B CEO August Busch told investors last month that Bud.TV would "fade" during the second half of the year, but the executive in charge of the fledgling network quickly countered that, saying Bud.TV is here to stay, though there will be modifications.
"Anheuser-Busch needs to be in the digital space," said Tony Ponturo, vp global media and sports marketing at the company. "We think it's important to be a part of the media that's being developed on the Internet, not just to buy the media. We need to understand the digital space, and we think we're learning it at warped speed."
Numerous other advertisers have come to the same realization as A-B, albeit at a much lower cost and often with more impressive results, especially when taking their Web expenditures into account.
Just this year, Sprint and Unilever's Suave partnered with MindShare Entertainment to create the Web series "In the Motherhood" starring Leah Remini; American Eagle teamed with Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes") to direct "It's a Mall World", a Web series set to air this summer; Mini Cooper created a series at HammerandCoop.com that was produced by Moxy Films and helmed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"); Unilever's Caress Body Wash created two fairy tale-like webisodes starring "Grey's Anatomy"'s Kate Walsh; and Stouffer's cooked up content at DuringDinner.com.
Last week, Unilever launched an animated Web series for its I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Wish-Bone spray brands called "Sprays in the City". The series, starring "Extra"'s Mark McGrath, "Project Runway"'s Tim Gunn and Fabio, builds upon two "Spraychel" animated Web series for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! that Unilever ran in the past two summers.
Earlier brand initiatives on the Web include Georgia-Pacific's 2006 series Brawny Academy in which husbands were sent to training camp with the Brawny Man to learn how to be better husbands. Unilever's Dove Calming Night body wash, in collaboration with MindShare, produced webisodes last year directed by Penny Marshall that transported actress Felicity Huffman into the homes of classic TV moms Carol Brady, Lily Munster and June Cleaver. In 2005, Unilever's Axe deodorant teamed with branded entertainment firm Conductor to create a video blog of comedians Evan Mann and Gareth Reynolds as they tried out seduction moves on women.
In partnership with production partner Yahoo Music, Pepsi has been airing its Pepsi Smash series of original music videos, which first aired as a TV show on the WB Network, since June 2005. Pepsi Smash has aired nearly 150 webisodes of original music video content a year on Yahoo Music including exclusive performances by Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey.
NEW YORK -- Anheuser-Busch's recent flip-flop on the future of its flailing Internet network Bud.TV underscores the challenges advertisers are facing as an increasing number flock to the Internet to create original entertainment content but struggle to find an audience.
Like Bud.TV, more brands are realizing the power of the Internet to reach their target demographics and the many advantages it can hold over branded entertainment projects in film and television.
"As far a creating content for the Web, the Internet has allowed brands to have access to distribution like no other time in history," said Babs Rangaiah, director of media and entertainment for Unilever USA, probably the most aggressive advertiser other than A-B in creating original Web content. "The Internet has leveled both the creating content and the distribution playing field."
Despite traffic on Bud.TV falling from 250,000 visitors in February to 150,000 in March and even farther in April and May -- not to mention it has an estimated $20 million investment at stake -- A-B apparently realizes the Internet is too important a marketing tool to ditch Bud.TV.
A-B CEO August Busch told investors last month that Bud.TV would "fade" during the second half of the year, but the executive in charge of the fledgling network quickly countered that, saying Bud.TV is here to stay, though there will be modifications.
"Anheuser-Busch needs to be in the digital space," said Tony Ponturo, vp global media and sports marketing at the company. "We think it's important to be a part of the media that's being developed on the Internet, not just to buy the media. We need to understand the digital space, and we think we're learning it at warped speed."
Numerous other advertisers have come to the same realization as A-B, albeit at a much lower cost and often with more impressive results, especially when taking their Web expenditures into account.
Just this year, Sprint and Unilever's Suave partnered with MindShare Entertainment to create the Web series "In the Motherhood" starring Leah Remini; American Eagle teamed with Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes") to direct "It's a Mall World", a Web series set to air this summer; Mini Cooper created a series at HammerandCoop.com that was produced by Moxy Films and helmed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"); Unilever's Caress Body Wash created two fairy tale-like webisodes starring "Grey's Anatomy"'s Kate Walsh; and Stouffer's cooked up content at DuringDinner.com.
Last week, Unilever launched an animated Web series for its I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Wish-Bone spray brands called "Sprays in the City". The series, starring "Extra"'s Mark McGrath, "Project Runway"'s Tim Gunn and Fabio, builds upon two "Spraychel" animated Web series for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! that Unilever ran in the past two summers.
Earlier brand initiatives on the Web include Georgia-Pacific's 2006 series Brawny Academy in which husbands were sent to training camp with the Brawny Man to learn how to be better husbands. Unilever's Dove Calming Night body wash, in collaboration with MindShare, produced webisodes last year directed by Penny Marshall that transported actress Felicity Huffman into the homes of classic TV moms Carol Brady, Lily Munster and June Cleaver. In 2005, Unilever's Axe deodorant teamed with branded entertainment firm Conductor to create a video blog of comedians Evan Mann and Gareth Reynolds as they tried out seduction moves on women.
In partnership with production partner Yahoo Music, Pepsi has been airing its Pepsi Smash series of original music videos, which first aired as a TV show on the WB Network, since June 2005. Pepsi Smash has aired nearly 150 webisodes of original music video content a year on Yahoo Music including exclusive performances by Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey.
- 6/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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