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Ever since late March, television production has been halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. While most shows can wait to get back to work a little while longer, soap operas cannot. Now that Governor Gavin Newsom has given Hollywood permission the literal green light to go back to work, The Bold and the Beautiful is going to begin filming tomorrow. They will be the first US broadcast show to do that.
According to Deadline, the cast and crew were all tested for COVID-19 yesterday. They will continue to be tested from now on to make sure they do not have it. Everyone will be required to wear masks when they are not on camera or in makeup.
To make sure they are following the rules, CBS hired a COVID-19 coordinator to monitor the staff. (Where can I get that job? I have become a terror when it comes to making sure everyone is wearing masks in stores.)
Back to the show, the CBS soap operas, B&B and The Young and the Restless, were the first daytime dramas to run out of new episodes back in April, so it makes sense that they would be the first to go back to work. B&B is also the only half-hour show in the genre, so it is probably easiest for them to return.
However, they will not be returning to normal. Writers are reworking the scripts to have smaller amounts of the cast members on the set at any given time. They will also be working shorter hours so that they will have less interaction with each other.
Hopefully, things will go smoothly for them because everyone will be watching them to see how everything turns out. If they f*ck it up, everyone else will be f*cked. No pressure at all.
No word when their new episodes will start to air, but it could be as early as next month.
We do not know when the other soaps will go back into production, but Days of our Lives still has a few months of new shows in their stockpile. They should be last, since they are a well-oiled machine.
Today, the Television Academy announced that the Creative Emmys is going virtual, they canceled the Governors Ball, and they are still not sure what they are going to do with the Emmys on September 20th. because of the coronavirus pandemic.
While TV’s night is still questionable, the movies’ night is not. The Movie Academy revealed today that the Oscars are moving from February 28th to April 25th. Not only that, they extended the date that studios have to release their films in the theaters. Instead of New Year’s Eve being the cutoff date, the studios now have until the day when the Oscars were supposed to have aired. There goes my friend’s chances of his movie Bloodshot getting a nomination for Best Picture.
According to the Associated Press, this is the fourth time they have been delayed. “The ceremony was pushed back a week because of disastrous flooding in Los Angeles in 1938. In 1968, it was delayed two days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And in 1981, it was put off for 24 hours after President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington D.C. The 1981 decision was made four hours before the broadcast was scheduled to begin.”
It will be intersting to see where our world will be in April, and if they can go on as they have gone on in the past.
As of now, when it comes to the bigger awards shows, the Tonys is indefintely postposed and no word on the Grammys, Golden Globes and SAG Awards. I am sure the latter two will be affected by AMPAS’s decision. I mean, they can’t have a different eligibility date than the Oscars. Can they?
Was anyone else hoping that Awards season was just outright cancelled?
Ever since the world has been on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, live music has been silenced. No one knows when we will be able to go to a concert again.
Actually, that is no longer true. Garth Brooks announced today on Good Morning America that on June 27th, he will be doing the first concert in nearly three months. What? How? Where? Why?
Brooks and Encore Live have teamed up for a one-night event at around 300 drive-in theaters across the US. For $100 per vehicle, you can bring your family and friends from low places in a car or a truck, and watch Garth do what he does best on the big screen. That is performing. His wife is better at cooking on the small one. I say that with love Trisha Yearwood.
Anyways, it is a creative and safe way to enjoy a concert again, and I am happy they are making it happen. Hopefully, this could become a weekly event. There are two musicians that I would pay for in this type of scenario, and they are Bon Jovi and Madonna. Who would you pay to see?
In order for us to get more shows, then we have to go to this one. Tickets will be available on June 19th at the overpriced Ticketmaster. How generous would it be if they waved their service charge?
Another nice thing would be if they put the cars in the front and trucks in the back. If they don’t, then all of y’all tall people will finally understand why us shorter people hate standing behind you on the floor at a show.
On May 21st, Judi Evans fell off of a horse, and she was rushed to the hospital with several broken bones. That was the only the beginning of her problems. According to Soap Opera Digest, doctors discovered a clot in her lungs that was not related to the accident. They said the accident saved her life. However, being hospitalized has risked it.
Her rep, Howie Tiger Simon, explained how:
I spoke to Judi on Sunday and she is STILL in the hospital – 23 days now and counting.
She contracted COVID-19 while there and she had what is known as the COVID blood clots in her legs and she nearly had both legs amputated on two different occasions. She had mild symptoms – fever, aches, a cough and the blood clots. On top of everything, when she went into surgery on one of her legs, they forgot to numb the leg and cut into her leg while she was fully conscience with no numbing of the area! However speaking to her on Sunday, she was in good spirits and back to Judi “humor” despite all these spiraling turn of events. She has said she appreciates all the prayers for her and they’ve helped her mentally, physically and spiritually! She just wants to continue to test negative on COVID19 before she can go home and get the rest she so needs!!!
Hopefully, the Days of Our Lives star will be able to go home soon and recover. Evans looked good on Good Morning America today with all she has been going through.
Ever since March, television and film production has been shut down in California because of COVID-19. However, today Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Public Health Office announced that they can resume filming as of June 12th.
Guidance for Music, Film and Television Production
Music, TV and film production may resume in California, recommended no sooner than June 12, 2020 and subject to approval by county public health officers within the jurisdictions of operations following their review of local epidemiological data including cases per 100,000 population, rate of test positivity, and local preparedness to support a health care surge, vulnerable populations, contact tracing and testing. To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, productions, cast, crew and other industry workers should abide by safety protocols agreed by labor and management, which may be further enhanced by county public health officers. Back office staff and management should adhere to Office Workspace guidelines (PDF) published by the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Industrial Relations, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission
No word yet who will go back into production first, but I am assuming it will be the three Soap Operas. Then it will be competition shows like America’s Got Talent and The Masked Singer. After that, I have no idea.
Personally, I don’t care as long as they get back to work. I live walking distance to two studios and I am looking forward to hearing the hustle and bustle again. It has been so quiet and I never thought I would miss noise. But I do. And it is all about me and my needs for noise and new enetertianment content.
