Tom Hanks is going to play Mister Rogers in a movie about the television icon and today we got the first look at him in the role.
The movie that comes out next October is being described as, “a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.”
As much as I like the Oscar winner, I only see an older version of Forrest Gump sitting there on the trailer steps. What about you? Having said that, I think Hanks is perfect to play him because he is just as likable as the children’s TV show host.
Must See Thursday is back on several networks, so you don’t want to miss your favorite shows’ season premieres.
As I have done the previous days, I am reviewing the shows, in my order, of best to worst. Tonight is the first night where there is nothing that bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfeyCLm3qY
At 8p, The Good Place is back on NBC with a full-hour season premiere. The episode starts off with Michael (Ted Danson) going back to earth to save Elanor (Kristen Bell), Chidi (William Jackson Harper), Tahani (Jameela Jamil) and Jason (Manny Jacinto) from their original deaths.
Now that they are getting a second chance of life, will they make the most of it? Fast forward a year and things are not looking good. Thus, Michael goes back down to earth to get the four of them together again. How will he do it? What has happened in the last year? You will see it all unfold tonight.
The Good Place is not only my favorite show of the night, but it is also my favorite show of broadcast. Want to see why then watch. You can catch up on the first two seasons on the NBC app or Netflix. You will not be disappointed!
https://youtu.be/kxNKAvtjS5k
Also at 8p but on CBS, it is time for Amy (Mayim Bialik) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to be reunited with the gang on The Big Bang Theory. Not only that, they get to open their wedding presents.
Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) gave them the perfect gift. One the newlyweds have no idea what it is, but they will doing anything to figure it out.
Stuart (Kevin Sussman) is getting ready for his date and things do not go well. You have to see it to believe it.
Then there is Raj (Kunal Nayyar), who by the episode, Raj will make a huge decision.
Two episodes into the final season of Big Bang Theory and I am sad to see it go because it is starting off really strong.
https://youtu.be/HJhmJIDy-RY
Then at 8:30p, Young Sheldon (Iain Armitage) gets some competition in Dr. John Sturgis’ (Wallace Shawn) class. A girl, who is as smart as him, and she is also younger than him. Needless to say, he does not like it.
When his parents (Zoe Perry, Lance Barber) find out about her, they invite her family over. They paint her to be perfect as compared to their son. But is she better than our Sheldon?
You don’t want to miss it to find out.
The only reason why Law & Order: SVU is down here is because I prefer comedies over procedurals. But this procedural, that begins its 20th season tonight at 9p with a 2-hour season premiere on NBC, deserves respect.
A teenage boy goes hunting with his dad (Dylan Walsh). When he cannot kill a bunny, his father rapes him. He wants his son to be a man. How far will his son go to prove he is a man?
That is what Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Stone (Philip Winchester) will have to try to prevent from happening. In a case that will forever touch all of them.
Finally, there is Murphy Brown that is back on CBS tonight at 9:30p. While the revival feels the same as it did 20 years ago, it has a big problem for me. It is way too political.
I watch scripted TV to get away from Donald Trump, not to hear about it again. Plus, it makes the sitcom feel dated. It won’t even well play in repeats in the coming months, let alone in a few years. The original touched on politics, but this is all over it. Way too much for me after watching the first three episodes.
While I will tune out because of all of the Trump jokes, I am sure many will tune in because of it. Depending on how many will tune in for it, will depend on how much further they will go with it. Low ratings will mean a change and I am rooting for that because I am rooting for the show.
Back on in the mid-’60s, actresses were not allowed to show a lot of skin. As in their belly buttons and cleavage. For Gilligan’s Island, the producers had to work very hard on that. Dawn Wells told Inside Edition that her short shorts had to be high enough to cover her belly button and Tina Louise’s dresses could not be low enough to show her cleavage. Not an easy thing to if you are walking around on an island. But somehow they made it work.
The interview was not only about her sitcom, but it was also about her recent money woes. She says that a large chunk of her debt is from back taxes along with medical costs. What did the actress think of her friend starting a GoFundMe page for her? At first, she was not happy because she feels there are people who are worse off than her. Since then, she has come to terms with it because of all of the lovely things were written to her because of it.
Now that she has her money, hopefully, she will be able to get her life together.
On CBS’s SWAT Louis Ferrigno Jr. plays a tough guy, but in real life, he is a big old softie. Especially if he holds a meowvelous little kitten.
This video is so sweet that it could even make The Hulk turn back into Bruce Banner. That’s right, Louis Ferrigno is his dad. And hopefully, his dad became a grandfurther, as in Jr. adopted that precious baby. They are a purrfect a pair!
Now that you are in love with the actor, make sure to watch him on SWAT at 10p.
Even though I have kids in my life, none of them have made me suffer through Baby Shark. I was lucky. That is until James Corden introduced his version of it yesterday on his Late Late Show.
Not only did the CBS host sing his take on it, so did Sophie Turner and Josh Groban. Now that I know the children’s tune, I am going to watch all 16 of the shark horror movies on Tubi TV for free. Because after hearing that song all I want to do is watch sharks die horrific deaths.
