Now given his own show, his humor is even more subtle. At least in the pilot episode. That might have more to do with the fact that his character is still grieving the death of his wife. It’s hard to make that type of character funny. But I’m not convinced that the show is playing to Thompson’s strengths.
Imagine the meeting with NBC execs telling Dwayne Johnson that they want to make a sitcom based on his life. I’m sure his response was a simple, “Okay” with that toothy grin of his. Or better yet. He proposed the idea to them! Either way, Young Rock is another self-indulgent project featuring the former wrestling star. This would be really annoying if he wasn’t just so likeable.
While you celebrate New Year’s Eve from home, ABC, NBC and FOX hope that you will join them.
Of all the many versions of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” NBC will be presenting three of them this year.
It was on this day in 2005 that the first live-action Batman movie to receive an “R” rating was released in theaters. If did very well.
Who won season 15 of “America’s Got Talent?” Find out more about this year’s winner or winners.
You’ve seen the cartoons, but did you know that Popeye the Sailor once had his own radio show?
The radio and TV network known as the “peacock network” began airing on this day in 1926!
Normally premiering in late May or early June, the 12th season of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior finally gets a date to start airing next month but the date of the premiere is not the only change to the show.
For years now, NBC has dominated Summer television viewing with hit shows like America’s Got Talent, World of Dance and last summer the network added Dwayne Johnson’s show, The Titan … Continue Reading NBC Kicks Off Summer Shows Sans ‘Ninja Warrior’?
The commercial-free show will be carried by more than 20 broadcast and cable networks and streaming channels throughout the U.S.
1898: Edison Sues Over New Technology Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb and the phonograph, sued the American Mutoscope Company on this day in 1898. It turns out that … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for May 13