Party Down, the little show that could is still coulding. That is because Starz is bringing it back for a third season after a 12-year hiatus with its original stars.
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang (Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally) find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
They were too old to work as a catering crew the first go around, so it is going to be even funnier now that they are over a decade older.
One of the best things about Will & Grace was the relationship between Karen Walker and Beverly Leslie. Their love/hate relationship made us laugh whenever they destroyed the other one with a zinger so cold even Satan felt a chill down in Hell.
When Megan Mullally and Leslie Jordan were on NBC, there was something they couldn’t say to one another. However, over the weekend, when the two actors hung out, Jordan was able to tell his archnemesis, ‘Fuck you!” And it was a beautiful thing.
I hope Peacock gives Karen & Beverly a show where all they do is diss each other. I could watch it for 30 minutes every week. Couldn’t you?
Before Megan Mullally was married to Stan on Will & Grace, she dated George Costanza on Seinfeld. I love how the then 34-year-old created a character for this 1993 role.
Megan Mullally posted a makeup-free Selfie and said, “hey y’all. i just turned 62 and i think my skin looks pretty goddamn good. if you agree, you might want to check out my secret weapon.”
What is her secret weapon? I mean, it is obviously working. She says it is, “Magic Face Oil from Folk Potions. i actually like all of their products (the cbd balm is real cute in partic), but the Magic Face Oil might be a little, well, magic 🧚🏼♀️.”
Seriously, that stuff is magic because she looks at least half her age. I think she looks younger than some of her Will & Grace co-stars. I won’t mention names, but you know who.
Tonight at 8:30pp on NBC, the cast of Parks & Recreation comes out of their five-year retirement to inform us about COVID-19. The half-hour scripted special is a creative way to teach everyone what do and what not to do during this pandemic. They make learning how to protect yourself from Coronavirus fun.
Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler)! Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman)! Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari)! Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones)! April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza)! Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt! Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott)! Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe)! Donna Meagle (Retta)! and Garry Gergich (Jim O’Heir)! They all get together tonight, but due to social distancing, they are all apart. How are the married couples going to do that? You just have to see how they explain it. That and to see what everyone else in Pawnee is up to after all of these years.
The episode starts off with Leslie talking to her husband, Ben, on Facetime. When she gets off the phone with him, it is time for her to start her phone chain. Her first call is to Ron, and he is thrilled to see her. Well, as thrilled as Ron can get. When he gets off the phone with her, it is time to move on to the next person. Then the chain keeps on going until someone has to talk to Gary.
In between phone calls, they appear on TV shows because Leslie wants the townspeople to know some of the dangers of being home all the time can have on a person’s mentality.
Eventually, they all get on Zoom and we get the best moment from the enjoyable episode. The type of episode you can and should watch with your whole family. You don’t have to be a fan of the show to adore tonight’s special.
Show creator Mike Schur says it only took 45 minutes to get everyone on board to do it. What got them all to say yes so quickly? He says, “Like a lot of other people, we were looking for ways to help and felt that bringing these characters back for a night could raise some money,”
The show is raising money for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund. State Farm and Subaru of America will each make matching donations of $150,000, while NBC and Parks & Rec will match $500,000 in donations up until May 21st.
