https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4HvxHerwHE
Even though HBO picked up Vinyl for a second season, today they announced that they are cancelling it. The network said, ““After careful consideration, we have decided not to proceed with a second season of ‘Vinyl.’ Obviously, this was not an easy decision. We have enormous respect for the creative team and cast for their hard work and passion on this project.”
The cable show starring Ray Romano and Olivia Wilde got a lot of buzz, but not a lot of viewers. I am sure the latter part played a big part in their decision.
I wanted to check it out, but everyone kept telling me it was boring. Which also accounts for why people were treating it like Vinyl records and not buying it.
The most important question about the cancellation, is does Wilde get to keep her Merkin?
Kit Harrington was on The Tonight Show on Friday the 13th and Jimmy Fallon wanted to know if he was superstitious. The Game of Thrones star said he is and then shared the strangest one he believes. He scratches his balls every time he sees an ambulance because he heard that it is good luck for the person inside.
He claims that it is an Italian tradition, but on quick internet search I could not find it anywhere. But don’t tell him because it is fun to watch him scratch his thrones whenever he sees an ambulance. Even a model one that the NBC late host brought out to see if he would do it. He did!
Even though HBO picked up The Brink for a second season, they announced today that they will not be moving forward with the show because they would not be able to promote it properly.
Which makes me think the two leads, Jack Black and Tim Robbins, would be perfect for True Detective 3. Although, HBO still has not picked up that show for a third season after the disastrous second one.
A few days ago, HBO announced that they picked up Sesame Street for 5 more seasons. So what does that mean for the show that has spent 45 years on PBS? So That Happened got their hands on the first trailer and there will be cursing and so much more. This is not the Sesame Street we grew up on, but it is the Sesame Street I want to watch now. I just won’t let any kids watch it. Which is OK because they are watching Dora the Explorer and Doc McStuffins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHogg7pJI_M
A day after it was rumored that PBS cut Sesame Street’s episodes down to a half hour from a full hour, HBO announced that they picked up the Educational show for 5 more seasons. Nine months after the episodes air on the pay cable network, they will be available to PBS free of charge.
The really great news about the move is that they Sesame Workshop can produce twice as much new content as they did in the past. If that news isn’t good enough, then how about the fact that they will be producing a Muppet spinoff series as well.
It is a definitely a sunny day on Sesame Street and for HBO too.
