The Rock is getting an 11-part series on NBC that is about his life as Young Rock. Before he was The Rock, he was just Dwayne Johnson.
DJ was a kid growing up in Hawaii who got in a lot of trouble. Eventually, he and his mom were evicted from the island and wound up in Nashville for high school. The HS football player got a scholarship to the University of Miami. There he was a starter until some guy named Warren Sapp took his position.
After UM, when he did not become a pro football player, he followed his father’s footsteps and became a wrestler. It was not an easy road for him and he took any match he could get. No matter where it was like flea markets.
Eventually, he becomes the Old Rock and that is where Young Rock ends…for now.
As if DJ’s life story is not enough to get you to tune in, how about the fact that he will be in each episode. He did not say how at the NBC Winter TCA Press Day, but he did say they will find interesting ways to weave him in.
As someone who went to college with him, I can’t wait to see what he highlights from our years at UM. One of my favorite memories from school was with him rescuing a drunk friend of ours. I doubt he remembers it, but you never know. Kind of like I did not realize DJ was The Rock until years after he went by that name.
Update: The Rock previewed his show even more on Instagram!
Ricky Gervais said that he would not be back to host the Golden Globes, and as of now, he is not lying like he did in The Invention of Lying. That is because NBC announced today that Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be hosting the shindig next year in a date to be announced.
The beloved duo hosted the awards show in 2013, 2014 and 2015. How excited are you too see them back?
NBC announced today that it picked up New Amsterdam for not one, not two, but for three more seasons. That means as of now it will last one more season than This Is Us. Personally, I think the medical drama is better than the other one these days. However, the leading gives NA good ratings, so I am OK with it.
If you have not seen the show, you should check it out. It is one of the rare medical dramas that is not about the illness of the week. It is about caring for the patient in a system that is not set up for that anymore. Yes, there is the soapy part of the show, but it is not cheesy.
That is why New Amsterdam was my favorite show of last season and my must watch live one of this season. It is that enticing.
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Last year, NBC announced that they were bringing back Saved By the Bell for the new streaming service Peacock. Since they announced it, fans have been excited. Now they have even more reason to be excited. That is because they started filming yesterday.
Mario Lopez shared a video of him and Elizabeth Berkley filming a promo for the series at The Max, and it feels like no time has passed. They look the same as they did then, which even makes me more thrilled for the show. What about you?
For 12 years, Jennifer Aniston was the face of Smartwater, but the company has decided to go in a different direction. A wonderful one, you can say. That is because Gal Gadot will now be promoting its products, which include four new flavors. They are Cucumber Lime, Strawberry Blackberry, Pineapple Kiwi, and Watermelon Mint. According to AdAge will be rolling out later this year.
I don’t know about you, but I will be happy to see Aniston hocking one less product on our TVs. Is it just me or does it seem like she does that more than she does acting?
