[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeason 4 Episode 10 “Crossroads.”] The Organized Crime Control Bureau now has to mourn one of its own. Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) latest undercover operation on Organized Crime has him looking into an organization moving heroin tied to his brother Joe’s (Michael Trotter) drug use. And in order to maintain his cover, Stabler can’t react—as a montage of moments from the season plays—when he’s ordered to bury the body of none other than Detective Sam Bashir (Abubakr Ali) after he went missing connected to the case. He leans on the fact that he was a Marine (his tattoo) to let his anger out and question Angus (Stephen Lang) about it. Angus claims they had nothing to do with his death. Later, Mama Boone (Lois Smith) asks Angus, “We’re just doing Red Coat’s doing now?” He says it’s part of the arrangement he made ...
- 4/19/2024
- TV Insider
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 9 “Semper Fi.”] It’s not easy to make a person see that they need help, as is the case with Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter) on Law & Order: Organized Crime when his brothers, Elliot (Christopher Meloni) and Randall (Dean Norris) try to hold an intervention after finding drugs in his hotel room. Joe goes on the defensive, even bringing up how his brothers got into it at that (already infamous) Stabler family dinner and refusing any help, especially Randall’s rehab pitch. He storms out and goes to Randall’s, where their mother Bernadette (Ellen Burstyn) is staying to ask about her rainy day stash because he needs to leave town for a bit. Then, when she says she spent it, he grabs the Mickey Mantle-signed baseball and storms out. Can he stop himself from selling it in his current emotional state? “No, I don’t ...
- 4/12/2024
- TV Insider
The intervention that took place in this week’s Law & Order: Organized Crime went even worse than the one that took place in the show’s first season… which is really saying something.
As the episode’s synopsis teased, Elliot and Randall confronted their younger brother, Joe Jr., about his heroin use (and possible selling) during a tense conversation during this week’s hour. In the lead-up, El shared with Randall that he suspected Joe’s drug use began in Afghanistan. And when they broke into Joe’s place, they found needles, drugs and rolls of cash. “We’ve...
As the episode’s synopsis teased, Elliot and Randall confronted their younger brother, Joe Jr., about his heroin use (and possible selling) during a tense conversation during this week’s hour. In the lead-up, El shared with Randall that he suspected Joe’s drug use began in Afghanistan. And when they broke into Joe’s place, they found needles, drugs and rolls of cash. “We’ve...
- 4/12/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
The following contains spoilers for Episode 5 of Chucky Season 3.
Devon Sawa realizes how special his gig on Chucky has been. Just one day before the premiere of Season 3, Part 2 — the episode where Sawa (you were warned!) gets killed off the series for the fourth time — the actor tells TVLine that this could be it. For real this time.
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Devon Sawa realizes how special his gig on Chucky has been. Just one day before the premiere of Season 3, Part 2 — the episode where Sawa (you were warned!) gets killed off the series for the fourth time — the actor tells TVLine that this could be it. For real this time.
More from TVLineThe Rookie's Eric Winter Opens Up About Filming This Week's 'Raw' #Chenford Scene: 'Tim Has Spiraled'fbi: Most Wanted's Shantel VanSanten Previews 2-Part Crossover: 'We See #Scolina Like We've Never Seen Them Before!'Law & Order: Organized Crime's Dean Norris,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Two more are checking out of Chicago Med.
Showrunners Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider, who’ve helmed the hit medical drama since its 2015 debut, are stepping down from their post at the end of the current Season 9, TVLine has learned.
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The pair revealed their imminent departure in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“We were honored to be...
Showrunners Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider, who’ve helmed the hit medical drama since its 2015 debut, are stepping down from their post at the end of the current Season 9, TVLine has learned.
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The pair revealed their imminent departure in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“We were honored to be...
- 4/9/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Dean Norris & Michael Trotter Talk ‘Organized Crime’ ‘Intense’ Stabler Brothers Intervention (Video)
It’s time for (another) Stabler family intervention on Law & Order: Organized Crime, and unsurprisingly, it doesn’t go well. In the April 11 episode, “Semper Fi,” Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) leans into his military network to search for the source of a Middle Eastern heroin pipeline making its way to the U.S. Plus, Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter) takes drastic action when his brothers try to stage an intervention. And as you can see in the sneak peek above, Elliot and Randall’s (Dean Norris) attempt to help their brother does not go well at all. “It’s not the easiest thing to take a junkie in a single scene and turn him into a good guy,” Norris tells TV Insider. “We have fun trying!” Joe “feels betrayed,” according to Trotter, because his brothers trick him into thinking they’re going to have a night out together. “Any opportunity [for that] he kind of craves,...
- 4/9/2024
- TV Insider
And you thought that Stabler family dinner was tense.
This Thursday’s Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10/9c) will find Randall and Elliot attempting to help Joe Jr., whom they’re fairly sure is using heroin. Given the episode’s official synopsis — which notes that “Joe Jr. takes drastic action when his brothers try to stage an intervention” — we’re guessing that this intervention will go roughly as well as Elliot’s in Season 1. (Maybe Joe Jr. will even blurt out “I love you” to an unsuspecting participant?)
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This Thursday’s Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10/9c) will find Randall and Elliot attempting to help Joe Jr., whom they’re fairly sure is using heroin. Given the episode’s official synopsis — which notes that “Joe Jr. takes drastic action when his brothers try to stage an intervention” — we’re guessing that this intervention will go roughly as well as Elliot’s in Season 1. (Maybe Joe Jr. will even blurt out “I love you” to an unsuspecting participant?)
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- 4/8/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
What has The Rookie‘s Sergeant Tim Bradford gotten himself into? And will his secretive behavior weaken his heretofore-strong relationship with Officer Lucy Chen?
When last we tuned into the light ABC procedural, David Dastmalchian (MacGyver, The Suicide Squad) kicked off a multi-episode arc as Ray Watkins, a former military comrade of Tim’s who years ago killed two members of their unit in order to claim an illicit payday. Unit member Mark Greer (Ray Donovan‘s Brian White) rang Tim out of the blue to report that, as they’d long suspected, Ray had not died but was alive — and as such,...
When last we tuned into the light ABC procedural, David Dastmalchian (MacGyver, The Suicide Squad) kicked off a multi-episode arc as Ray Watkins, a former military comrade of Tim’s who years ago killed two members of their unit in order to claim an illicit payday. Unit member Mark Greer (Ray Donovan‘s Brian White) rang Tim out of the blue to report that, as they’d long suspected, Ray had not died but was alive — and as such,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 9 episode titled Semper Fi!
Find out everything you need to know about the Semper Fi episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime Semper Fi Season 4 Episode 9 Preview
Get ready for an intense and action-packed episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “Semper Fi,” airing on NBC at 10:00 Pm on April 11, 2024. In this riveting installment, Stabler, portrayed by Christopher Meloni, delves deep into his military connections as he embarks on a relentless quest to uncover the source of a dangerous heroin pipeline originating from the Middle East and infiltrating the streets of the United States.
As Stabler navigates the complexities of the case, he faces formidable challenges and dangerous adversaries. With...
Find out everything you need to know about the Semper Fi episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime Semper Fi Season 4 Episode 9 Preview
Get ready for an intense and action-packed episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “Semper Fi,” airing on NBC at 10:00 Pm on April 11, 2024. In this riveting installment, Stabler, portrayed by Christopher Meloni, delves deep into his military connections as he embarks on a relentless quest to uncover the source of a dangerous heroin pipeline originating from the Middle East and infiltrating the streets of the United States.
As Stabler navigates the complexities of the case, he faces formidable challenges and dangerous adversaries. With...
- 4/4/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Get ready for a gripping new episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” as Season 4 Episode 9, titled “Semper Fi,” hits the screens on NBC at 10:00 Pm on Thursday, April 11th, 2024. In this intense installment, Stabler taps into his military connections to track down the source of a dangerous heroin pipeline from the Middle East infiltrating the United States.
As the stakes rise, tensions flare within the Stabler family as Joe Jr. takes drastic measures to thwart his brothers’ intervention attempts. Meanwhile, the squad faces a blast from the past as Reyes makes a dramatic return, adding a new layer of complexity to the investigation.
Join NBC as they dive into the world of organized crime, where loyalties are tested, alliances are forged, and justice hangs in the balance. With each twist and turn, “Law & Order: Organized Crime” delivers edge-of-your-seat thrills and thought-provoking drama that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.
As the stakes rise, tensions flare within the Stabler family as Joe Jr. takes drastic measures to thwart his brothers’ intervention attempts. Meanwhile, the squad faces a blast from the past as Reyes makes a dramatic return, adding a new layer of complexity to the investigation.
Join NBC as they dive into the world of organized crime, where loyalties are tested, alliances are forged, and justice hangs in the balance. With each twist and turn, “Law & Order: Organized Crime” delivers edge-of-your-seat thrills and thought-provoking drama that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.
- 4/4/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Considering what happened at the Stabler family dinner, everyone involved should have known that tensions would rise while Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Randall (Dean Norris), and Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter) help Bernadette (Ellen Burstyn) clean out her old storage unit. TV Insider has an exclusive sneak peek of just that from the March 21 episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, “Sins of Our Fathers.” “Can’t you just be present for once?” Randall asks while Stabler’s on the phone with Jet (Ainsley Seiger). “Can’t you just be nice for once? He’s got more important things to do than be with family,” Joe counters. As Bernadette looks around, she remarks on all the memories. “We can’t get rid of all this stuff,” she says. But Randall points out she can’t take it with her to her new place since it only has one bedroom. Things take a...
- 3/21/2024
- TV Insider
Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 5 episode titled Missing Persons!
Find out everything you need to know about the Missing Persons episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime Missing Persons Season 4 Episode 5 Preview
Get ready for a thrilling episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC! Set your calendars for 10:00 Pm on February 22, 2024, because “Missing Persons” promises to be an intense and action-packed installment.
In this gripping episode, the stakes are higher than ever as a rescued victim from Detective Elliot Stabler’s past suddenly goes missing. With time running out, Stabler and the Organized Crime Task Force race against the clock to track down the missing individual and uncover the truth behind their disappearance.
Meanwhile, tensions...
Find out everything you need to know about the Missing Persons episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime Missing Persons Season 4 Episode 5 Preview
Get ready for a thrilling episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC! Set your calendars for 10:00 Pm on February 22, 2024, because “Missing Persons” promises to be an intense and action-packed installment.
In this gripping episode, the stakes are higher than ever as a rescued victim from Detective Elliot Stabler’s past suddenly goes missing. With time running out, Stabler and the Organized Crime Task Force race against the clock to track down the missing individual and uncover the truth behind their disappearance.
Meanwhile, tensions...
- 2/15/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 4 “The Last Supper” February 8 2024 Preview & Spoilers
Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 4 episode titled The Last Supper!
Find out everything you need to know about the The Last Supper episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime The Last Supper Season 4 Episode 4 Preview
In the highly anticipated upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “The Last Supper,” scheduled to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on February 8, 2024, viewers are in for a thrilling ride filled with suspense and drama.
The episode’s description sets the stage for a gripping narrative. Bell, played by Danielle Moné Truitt, and her team face the challenging task of ensuring the safety of a crucial witness and her family as they prepare to testify against the formidable criminal,...
Find out everything you need to know about the The Last Supper episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime The Last Supper Season 4 Episode 4 Preview
In the highly anticipated upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “The Last Supper,” scheduled to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on February 8, 2024, viewers are in for a thrilling ride filled with suspense and drama.
The episode’s description sets the stage for a gripping narrative. Bell, played by Danielle Moné Truitt, and her team face the challenging task of ensuring the safety of a crucial witness and her family as they prepare to testify against the formidable criminal,...
- 2/1/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Stabler's life doesn't get any easier in the fourth season of the Law & Order: Organized Crime TV show on NBC. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Law & Order: Organized Crime is cancelled or renewed for season five. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the fourth season episodes of Law & Order: Organized Crime here.
An NBC procedural drama series, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows...
An NBC procedural drama series, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows...
- 1/26/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
Stabler and his team are back on the job. Has the Law & Order: Organized Crime TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Law & Order: Organized Crime, season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A procedural drama series on the NBC television network, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows the detectives of the NYPD's Organized Crime...
Stabler and his team are back on the job. Has the Law & Order: Organized Crime TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Law & Order: Organized Crime, season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A procedural drama series on the NBC television network, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows the detectives of the NYPD's Organized Crime...
- 1/22/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Though Law & Order: Organized Crime revolves around one of Law & Order's most established characters, it's also the newest scripted series in the NBC franchise. It's typically the lowest-rated series on Thursday nights but also airs later in the evening. Could Law & Order: Organized Crime potentially be cancelled, or is it sure to be renewed for season five? Stay tuned.
A procedural drama series, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows the detectives of the NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau as they work to dismantle the city's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises. Det. Elliot Stabler (Meloni) has returned...
A procedural drama series, Law & Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of the long-running Law & Order: Svu TV show and stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, and Rick Gonzalez. Dean Norris and Michael Trotter have recurring roles in the fourth season. The story follows the detectives of the NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau as they work to dismantle the city's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises. Det. Elliot Stabler (Meloni) has returned...
- 1/19/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Michael Trotter, best known for playing Gus Grissom on the Disney+ series The Right Stuff, will star in the upcoming fourth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime, where he’ll play Elliot Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) youngest brother. As reported by TVLine, Trotter will portray Joe Stabler Jr. in Season 4, which premieres tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, on NBC. It was previously revealed that the new season would introduce two of Stabler’s siblings, his older brother, Randall, and his youngest brother, Joe Jr. Joe Jr. spent 15 years in the Army before being dishonorably discharged for an unknown reason. He now works as the right-hand man for a British wine merchant, but there is something about his job that makes him ashamed to reunite with Elliot, whom he considers his hero. As previously reported, Breaking Bad alum Dean Norris will play older brother Randall, who left the family when he was...
- 1/17/2024
- TV Insider
Law & Order: Organized Crime will be introducing Elliot Stabler’s brothers in the upcoming season and the casting for one of them has been revealed.
Christopher Meloni will be joined on screen by an actor playing his younger brother, Joe Stabler Jr., in season four.
Keep reading to find out more…
TVLine reveals that Michael Trotter has landed the role. He was previously seen in the Disney+ series The Right Stuff and his real-life wife Jamie Gray Hyder actually played detective Kat Tamin on Law & Order: Svu.
So, what do you need to know about Joe?
“Joe Jr. is the youngest brother, who spent more than a decade in the Army before being dishonorably discharged; the exact reason behind his departure from the military remains unknown. He now works as the right-hand man to a British wine merchant — and there’s something about the work that makes him...
Christopher Meloni will be joined on screen by an actor playing his younger brother, Joe Stabler Jr., in season four.
Keep reading to find out more…
TVLine reveals that Michael Trotter has landed the role. He was previously seen in the Disney+ series The Right Stuff and his real-life wife Jamie Gray Hyder actually played detective Kat Tamin on Law & Order: Svu.
So, what do you need to know about Joe?
“Joe Jr. is the youngest brother, who spent more than a decade in the Army before being dishonorably discharged; the exact reason behind his departure from the military remains unknown. He now works as the right-hand man to a British wine merchant — and there’s something about the work that makes him...
- 1/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Meet Elliot Stabler’s baby brother.
Michael Trotter (The Right Stuff) will play Joe Stabler Jr. in Law & Order: Organized Crime’s upcoming Season 4, TVLine has learned.
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In November, TVLine exclusively reported that the NBC procedural was planning to introduce two of the Stabler brothers in the coming season.
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Joe Jr. is the youngest brother,...
Michael Trotter (The Right Stuff) will play Joe Stabler Jr. in Law & Order: Organized Crime’s upcoming Season 4, TVLine has learned.
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In November, TVLine exclusively reported that the NBC procedural was planning to introduce two of the Stabler brothers in the coming season.
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Joe Jr. is the youngest brother,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
When Tyler Childers was named Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards, he let loose with an acceptance speech for the ages, denying the very term “Americana” and pointedly declaring himself a country artist.
“As a man who identifies as a country music singer, I feel Americana ain’t no part of nothin’,” he said onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium that year. “It is a distraction from the issues that we are facing on a bigger level as country music singers.”
Despite that sharply worded speech,...
“As a man who identifies as a country music singer, I feel Americana ain’t no part of nothin’,” he said onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium that year. “It is a distraction from the issues that we are facing on a bigger level as country music singers.”
Despite that sharply worded speech,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Amidst a steady flurry of last-minutes changes by the broadcast networks, TVLine’s presents the latest version of our annual Fall TV Grid. And it’s looking mist unusual, rife with reruns, acquired fare and a whole lotta reality-tv.
Back in May when only the Writers Guild strike was officially in play, ABC and The CW came out of the gate with “strike-proof” schedules, whereas NBC and CBS were more optimistic, penciling in fresh seasons of their well-watched procedurals and such.
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Back in May when only the Writers Guild strike was officially in play, ABC and The CW came out of the gate with “strike-proof” schedules, whereas NBC and CBS were more optimistic, penciling in fresh seasons of their well-watched procedurals and such.
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- 9/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Detective Grace Muncy is a good cop who handles rape survivors with empathy. But Svu’s newest member is also a tough nut with, as Molly Burnett puts it, “anger issues.” Her protective shell cracks a bit on the March 30 episode of Law & Order: Svu after Captain Benson (Mariska Hargitay) has Muncy’s younger brother, Teddy (Michael Trotter) brought in as a person of interest on a case in which women are drugged and delivered to men who pay to sexually abuse them. Burnett talks about her complicated character and her experience being part of TV’s record-breaking crime show. Muncy is a bit of a mystery so far. She’s cynical and she sometimes seems to be itching for a fight. Who is Svu’s newest detective? Molly Burnett: I would say that’s true. Her mom died when she was really young and she was kind...
- 3/29/2023
- TV Insider
It looks Taylor Kinney‘s leave of absence will hit Chicago Fire this week.
TVLine has learned that Wednesday’s episode of the NBC drama will address the abrupt departure of Lieutenant Kelly Severide, which comes following last month’s news that Kinney would be taking a break from the show.
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It remains unclear if the...
TVLine has learned that Wednesday’s episode of the NBC drama will address the abrupt departure of Lieutenant Kelly Severide, which comes following last month’s news that Kinney would be taking a break from the show.
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It remains unclear if the...
- 2/28/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The War and Treaty go head to head with evil itself in their new song “Ain’t No Harmin’ Me,” which was released on Friday. It’s the latest offering from the husband-and-wife duo’s upcoming album Lover’s Game, due out March 10.
The arrangement feels ominous right off the bat — deep, sustained piano notes underpin a minor-key acoustic guitar figure that’s doubled by an electric organ. Then Michael Trotter starts singing. “I’ve seen the devil/I’ve seen his son,” he sings, setting the tone as the...
The arrangement feels ominous right off the bat — deep, sustained piano notes underpin a minor-key acoustic guitar figure that’s doubled by an electric organ. Then Michael Trotter starts singing. “I’ve seen the devil/I’ve seen his son,” he sings, setting the tone as the...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Brothers Osborne teamed up with the War and Treaty for a blistering performance of the Rolling Stones’ “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It”) at the 56th CMA Awards.
Both duos put their signature stamp on the Stones’ 1974 gem, with Tj Osborne and Tanya Blount trading vocals in the first verse before being joined by Michael Trotter for a searing three-part harmony chorus. John Osborne did his best ragged-but-right Keith Richards solo.
Brothers Osborne and War and Treaty recorded a studio version of the song for an...
Both duos put their signature stamp on the Stones’ 1974 gem, with Tj Osborne and Tanya Blount trading vocals in the first verse before being joined by Michael Trotter for a searing three-part harmony chorus. John Osborne did his best ragged-but-right Keith Richards solo.
Brothers Osborne and War and Treaty recorded a studio version of the song for an...
- 11/10/2022
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Sony Pictures Classics’ sci-fi drama Nine Days starring Winston Duke opens in four theaters in a specialty market buoyed by recent releases like Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Pig. New York’s arthouse scene, outpaced by LA of late, is perking up, distributors say (Ailey numbers were super there) and moviegoers are rewarding unique films and strong stories.
(The slow reviving specialty scene is keeping its head down as day-and-date tensions in wide release blockbuster-land explode.)
Nine Days hits NYC and LA today before rolling out nationwide August 6 in 250-275 theaters, said Jason Michael Berman, a producer, and president of Mandalay Pictures — of course depending on how it does. He’s upbeat after 800 people turned out for LA screening this week at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel with EP Spike Jonze introducing the film, written and directed by Edson Oda,...
(The slow reviving specialty scene is keeping its head down as day-and-date tensions in wide release blockbuster-land explode.)
Nine Days hits NYC and LA today before rolling out nationwide August 6 in 250-275 theaters, said Jason Michael Berman, a producer, and president of Mandalay Pictures — of course depending on how it does. He’s upbeat after 800 people turned out for LA screening this week at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel with EP Spike Jonze introducing the film, written and directed by Edson Oda,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Evening Hour Trailer — Braden King‘s The Evening Hour (2020) movie trailer has been released by Strand Releasing. The Evening Hour stars Philip Ettinger, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Michael Trotter, Kerry Bishé, and Lili Taylor. Crew Elizabeth Palmore wrote the screenplay for The Evening Hour. Boxhead Ensemble, Michael Krassner, and Tim Rutili created the music [...]
Continue reading: The Evening Hour (2020) Movie Trailer: Philip Ettinger has struck a Dangerous Equilibrium between the Infrim, Addicts, & New Rivals...
Continue reading: The Evening Hour (2020) Movie Trailer: Philip Ettinger has struck a Dangerous Equilibrium between the Infrim, Addicts, & New Rivals...
- 7/6/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
A new trailer has arrived for the Sundance film “The Evening Hour” (via The Film Stage), and this new teaser gives us a first real look at the upcoming drama. “The Evening Hour” cast includes Philip Ettinger (known for HBO‘s “I Know This Much is True” and Paul Schrader‘s “First Reformed“), Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Kerry Bishé, Lili Taylor, Michael Trotter, Marc Menchaca, Ross Partridge, Frank Hoyt Taylor, and Tess Harper.
Braden King (“Here“) directs from a script penned by Elizabeth Palmore.
Read More: ‘The Evening Hour’: A Compassionate Drug Dealer Tries to Survive in Appalachia [Sundance Review]
The Playlist’s Sundance review written by Joe Blessing called the film “A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces far larger than himself, “The Evening Hour” is both an empathetic and sobering drama.
Braden King (“Here“) directs from a script penned by Elizabeth Palmore.
Read More: ‘The Evening Hour’: A Compassionate Drug Dealer Tries to Survive in Appalachia [Sundance Review]
The Playlist’s Sundance review written by Joe Blessing called the film “A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces far larger than himself, “The Evening Hour” is both an empathetic and sobering drama.
- 7/2/2021
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
"Do you understand what Everett is capable of?" Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for an indie drama titled The Evening Hour, made by filmmaker Braden King, adapted from Carter Sickels' acclaimed novel. This premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival last year, and it arrives in select US theaters this July. Set in "the autumnal mountains of southern Appalachia," a nursing home aide becomes a small-time drug dealer, reselling his patients' excess painkillers to local addicts to help make ends meet. Starring Philip Ettinger (from First Reformed), with Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Michael Trotter, Kerry Bishé, and Lili Taylor. Directed by Braden King, and set to an original score by Michael Krassner, Tim Rutili and Boxhead Ensemble, The Evening Hour presents "an authentic portrait of a rural American landscape in transition - and a moving, lyrical hymn for the complex tangle of hardship and hope wrought by opioid addiction in Appalachia.
- 7/2/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In 2010, Dierks Bentley recorded “Pride (In the Name of Love)” for his bluegrass album Up on the Ridge. Bentley revisited the song on Sunday night’s ACM Awards, teaming up with the War and Treaty to perform U2’s 1984 anthem at Nashville’s epicenter of bluegrass, the Station Inn. “I first came to this bar when I was 19 years old looking for something and I found it in the music here and I found it in the bluegrass community,” Bentley said, before paying tribute to Jt Gray, the owner of...
- 4/19/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Disney+ has grounded its scripted original series, The Right Stuff.
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, and Micah Stock starred as America’s first astronauts in the series, which was an eight-episode take on Tom Wolfe’s book about the early days of the U.S. space program.
The good news for fans is that the series could continue at a new destination.
While Disney+ doesn't release ratings, it is thought the series was a moderate performer. Unfortunately, it didn't have much buzz, which could also hinder future seasons.
Warner Bros. Television is already shopping the series, with Deadline noting that TNT and HBO Max should be considered logical targets.
Helping matters is that the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, was awarded $13.7 million to move production from Florida to California.
That's a big incentive, but without knowing the first season's financials,...
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, and Micah Stock starred as America’s first astronauts in the series, which was an eight-episode take on Tom Wolfe’s book about the early days of the U.S. space program.
The good news for fans is that the series could continue at a new destination.
While Disney+ doesn't release ratings, it is thought the series was a moderate performer. Unfortunately, it didn't have much buzz, which could also hinder future seasons.
Warner Bros. Television is already shopping the series, with Deadline noting that TNT and HBO Max should be considered logical targets.
Helping matters is that the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, was awarded $13.7 million to move production from Florida to California.
That's a big incentive, but without knowing the first season's financials,...
- 4/3/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
"The eagle has..." been grounded, at least for now. Disney+ has cancelled The Right Stuff TV series. It's the first cancellation by the streaming service but season two is being shopped elsewhere.
A drama series based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock, Patrick Fischler, Eric Ladin, Nora Zehetner, Shannon Lucio, and Eloise Mumford.
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A drama series based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock, Patrick Fischler, Eric Ladin, Nora Zehetner, Shannon Lucio, and Eloise Mumford.
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- 4/3/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Disney+ has made its first scripted series cancellation with the National Geographic series “The Right Stuff” getting the ax after one season at the streamer, TheWrap has learned.
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock starred as America’s first astronauts in the series, an eight-episode take on Tom Wolfe’s book about the early days of the U.S. space program.
Warner Bros. Television has started shopping the series to other outlets, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. The cancellation is said to be related to recent restructuring at Nat Geo. Should the series move forward with a different network, it could either be with the original cast in a different time period or with a new cast entirely.
According to the individual, the majority of the cast have extended their contracts while Wbtv shops a potential second season,...
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock starred as America’s first astronauts in the series, an eight-episode take on Tom Wolfe’s book about the early days of the U.S. space program.
Warner Bros. Television has started shopping the series to other outlets, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. The cancellation is said to be related to recent restructuring at Nat Geo. Should the series move forward with a different network, it could either be with the original cast in a different time period or with a new cast entirely.
According to the individual, the majority of the cast have extended their contracts while Wbtv shops a potential second season,...
- 4/3/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The Right Stuff‘s astronauts have been grounded by mission control: Disney+ has cancelled the space drama after just one season, according to our sister site Deadline. Producers Warner Bros. Television are reportedly shopping the series to other networks, though, with TNT and HBO Max said to be in the mix.
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the Nat Geo-produced series chronicles the early days of the United States’ NASA program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who became known as the Mercury Seven. The first season starred Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as John Glenn, Jake McDorman...
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the Nat Geo-produced series chronicles the early days of the United States’ NASA program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who became known as the Mercury Seven. The first season starred Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as John Glenn, Jake McDorman...
- 4/3/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Disney+ has opted not to order a second season of space race series The Right Stuff. The Mercury 7 period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, originated at National Geographic before launching as a Disney+ original last October. It is Disney+’s first scripted series cancellation.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The Right Stuff, is shopping it to other outlets, with WarnerMedia siblings TNT and HBO Max considered logical potential targets. I hear the options on the cast expire tomorrow, and Wbtv has asked for a two-week extension while the efforts to find a new home continue.
There is a major incentive for Wbtv and parent WarnerMedia to try and keep The Right Stuff going — in November, the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, was given $13.7 million to move from Florida to California for Season 2, the fourth-highest relocating incentive ever awarded under the Cfc program.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The Right Stuff, is shopping it to other outlets, with WarnerMedia siblings TNT and HBO Max considered logical potential targets. I hear the options on the cast expire tomorrow, and Wbtv has asked for a two-week extension while the efforts to find a new home continue.
There is a major incentive for Wbtv and parent WarnerMedia to try and keep The Right Stuff going — in November, the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, was given $13.7 million to move from Florida to California for Season 2, the fourth-highest relocating incentive ever awarded under the Cfc program.
- 4/3/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Nashville duo the War and Treaty make their Austin City Limits debut this weekend, and deliver a moving, extended rendition of their piano ballad “Take Me In.”
“I’ve seen our mothers cry within/From our parents who refuse to call us kin,” the husband-and-wife group’s Michael Trotter sings during the song’s emotional climax, before reaching the chorus with his wife and musical partner Tanya Blount Trotter. “But I’ve sinked my hands and nails in their skin/Let’s break this curse/Oh, wont you take me in.
“I’ve seen our mothers cry within/From our parents who refuse to call us kin,” the husband-and-wife group’s Michael Trotter sings during the song’s emotional climax, before reaching the chorus with his wife and musical partner Tanya Blount Trotter. “But I’ve sinked my hands and nails in their skin/Let’s break this curse/Oh, wont you take me in.
- 1/15/2021
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation handles international sales.
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights from Cinetic Media to Braden King’s Sundance 2020 selection The Evening Hour and is eyeing a spring release.
Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation handles international sales on the crime drama starring Philip Ettinger as a man in the Appalachians who cares for the elderly and infirm and sells excess painkillers to local addicts to bring in a little extra cash.
His life is upended when an old friend returns with dangerous plans, and his estranged mother comes back into his life. The Evening Hour...
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights from Cinetic Media to Braden King’s Sundance 2020 selection The Evening Hour and is eyeing a spring release.
Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation handles international sales on the crime drama starring Philip Ettinger as a man in the Appalachians who cares for the elderly and infirm and sells excess painkillers to local addicts to bring in a little extra cash.
His life is upended when an old friend returns with dangerous plans, and his estranged mother comes back into his life. The Evening Hour...
- 12/14/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Prior to the start of production for Nat Geo’s “The Right Stuff” (currently streaming on Disney+), costume designer Hope Hanafin did more than her fair share of research. “I re-read [Tom Wolfe‘s] novel, which I’d read when it came out,” she explains, “and then I also read every single one of the astronauts’ biographies. It was a little bit like the gospels because the same events were all there, but told from different perspectives depending on who was doing the writing. So there was a very tall reading list.” Watch Gold Derby’s interview with Hanafin above, which aired as a part of our TV Costume Designers panel.
See‘The Right Stuff’ showrunner Mark Lafferty on why it’s so important to ‘tell this story now’
“The Right Stuff” tells the story of the American astronauts who trained to be the first humans to enter outer space.
See‘The Right Stuff’ showrunner Mark Lafferty on why it’s so important to ‘tell this story now’
“The Right Stuff” tells the story of the American astronauts who trained to be the first humans to enter outer space.
- 12/8/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
In our continuing coverage for the Disney+ series, The Right Stuff, we had a chance to chat with Michael Trotter, who is embodying astronaut Gus Grissom in the new series.
Michael's most recognized television role was in the Wgn America series, Underground, so he's got a tie to historical productions.
Get to know him a little better in our interview, and be sure to watch The Right Stuff on Disney+ on Fridays!
So tell me, how did you first get involved with The Right Stuff?
Well, it came to me through the pretty traditional system of just getting an appointment for it. Funny enough, though, I actually wasn't in town. There's an old adage when it comes to acting, when things are slow, book a trip out of town and you'll probably get an audition.
I mean, I wasn't going by that, per se, but I had had a trip...
Michael's most recognized television role was in the Wgn America series, Underground, so he's got a tie to historical productions.
Get to know him a little better in our interview, and be sure to watch The Right Stuff on Disney+ on Fridays!
So tell me, how did you first get involved with The Right Stuff?
Well, it came to me through the pretty traditional system of just getting an appointment for it. Funny enough, though, I actually wasn't in town. There's an old adage when it comes to acting, when things are slow, book a trip out of town and you'll probably get an audition.
I mean, I wasn't going by that, per se, but I had had a trip...
- 11/5/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
If you thought the “Right Stuff” storyline where Alan Shepard’s wife Louise changed her niece’s name to “Martha” seemed a bit far-fetched — even for a TV show — then you might want to sit down for this one.
In Episode 4, titled “Advent,” Shepard (played by Jake McDorman in the Disney+ series) and his wife Louise (Shannon Lucio) have her niece, Judith, come to live with them in December 1959 after Louise’s sister passes away. When Shepard comes home at Christmas and is talking about the new addition to the family, Louise corrects him on the use of “Judith,” saying they are going to rename her Martha, because Judith “sounds too much” like Julie, the name of one of their daughters.
Later, Alan’s parents come over for Christmas dinner, and his father, Alan Sr., a stern Army man, is having none of this renaming stuff. He mocks his son...
In Episode 4, titled “Advent,” Shepard (played by Jake McDorman in the Disney+ series) and his wife Louise (Shannon Lucio) have her niece, Judith, come to live with them in December 1959 after Louise’s sister passes away. When Shepard comes home at Christmas and is talking about the new addition to the family, Louise corrects him on the use of “Judith,” saying they are going to rename her Martha, because Judith “sounds too much” like Julie, the name of one of their daughters.
Later, Alan’s parents come over for Christmas dinner, and his father, Alan Sr., a stern Army man, is having none of this renaming stuff. He mocks his son...
- 10/24/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
What’s worse than wearing white to a wedding? Well, if you’re one of the Mercury 7 wives, wearing a bold floral print to a photoshoot where all the other women have agreed to dress plainly.
That’s what happens in Episode 3 of Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” when Scott Carpenter’s wife, Rene Carpenter (played by Jade Albany Pietrantonio), shows up the other gals. Imagine the side-eye just before the flash.
But did it really happen? Yes, the platinum blonde Mrs. Carpenter arrived at the wives’ Mercury space capsule photoshoot wearing a sleeveless red floral dress, breaking the dress-code rules, as the other women were dressed in their assigned solid colors: pink, yellow, blue and white.
Readers can see the original photo from the shoot in question, which was done by Life magazine, here.
Rene Carpenter, who later divorced Scott Carpenter (played by James Lafferty in the Disney+ series...
That’s what happens in Episode 3 of Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” when Scott Carpenter’s wife, Rene Carpenter (played by Jade Albany Pietrantonio), shows up the other gals. Imagine the side-eye just before the flash.
But did it really happen? Yes, the platinum blonde Mrs. Carpenter arrived at the wives’ Mercury space capsule photoshoot wearing a sleeveless red floral dress, breaking the dress-code rules, as the other women were dressed in their assigned solid colors: pink, yellow, blue and white.
Readers can see the original photo from the shoot in question, which was done by Life magazine, here.
Rene Carpenter, who later divorced Scott Carpenter (played by James Lafferty in the Disney+ series...
- 10/17/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
You may remember Jake McDorman’s abs from a post-shower scene in CBS series “Limitless,” but just how strong is the dude’s stomach?
TheWrap asked McDorman, who portrays Alan Shepard on Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” the only question that should really matter to fans after watching Friday’s third episode: Did you puke?
Jake gave us the long answer, and we were happy to jot it down for readers.
McDorman and the other actors portraying the Mercury 7 astronauts had a pretty lengthy “wish list” out of the show’s training, he said, but they “weren’t allowed to do most of it.”
“We didn’t get to go up in the Vomit Comet, we didn’t get our eyeballs pushed back into our skulls in an F-16, even though we wanted to and there was a time in pre-production where it looked like we were about to,” McDorman said.
TheWrap asked McDorman, who portrays Alan Shepard on Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” the only question that should really matter to fans after watching Friday’s third episode: Did you puke?
Jake gave us the long answer, and we were happy to jot it down for readers.
McDorman and the other actors portraying the Mercury 7 astronauts had a pretty lengthy “wish list” out of the show’s training, he said, but they “weren’t allowed to do most of it.”
“We didn’t get to go up in the Vomit Comet, we didn’t get our eyeballs pushed back into our skulls in an F-16, even though we wanted to and there was a time in pre-production where it looked like we were about to,” McDorman said.
- 10/16/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
New series The Right Stuff, now streaming on Disney+, tells the incredible tale of
America's first astronauts
. Called the Mercury 7, the seven astronauts and their families became instant celebrities as they took part in the historic Project Mercury, each competing to become the first man in space. Launched into both fame and danger, the Mercury 7 would go down in history as fighters, go-getters, and risk-takers, all eventually flying into space. However, in the end, their destinies turned out to be very different.
Why Did NASA Start Project Mercury?
In 1958, during one of the most intense moments of the Cold War, the newly formed NASA was forced to go big or go home when it came to the space race. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, shocking the world with the idea of American technological inferiority. And although NASA was the first to launch a nonhuman...
America's first astronauts
. Called the Mercury 7, the seven astronauts and their families became instant celebrities as they took part in the historic Project Mercury, each competing to become the first man in space. Launched into both fame and danger, the Mercury 7 would go down in history as fighters, go-getters, and risk-takers, all eventually flying into space. However, in the end, their destinies turned out to be very different.
Why Did NASA Start Project Mercury?
In 1958, during one of the most intense moments of the Cold War, the newly formed NASA was forced to go big or go home when it came to the space race. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, shocking the world with the idea of American technological inferiority. And although NASA was the first to launch a nonhuman...
- 10/12/2020
- by Camila Barbeito
- Popsugar.com
Disney+ blasted off into space — or at least prepared to — with Friday’s premiere of the Mercury Seven series The Right Stuff. But are you along for the flight?
Before you chime in with your thoughts, a brief recap of the first half of the two-episode premiere and its major players: The drama begins with a tension-filled scene on May 5, 1961, aka the day the first American man would be launched into space. Astronaut Alan Shepard (played by Limitless‘ Jake McDorman) accuses his Mercury Seven teammate John Glenn (Suits‘ Patrick J. Adams) of going behind his back.
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Before you chime in with your thoughts, a brief recap of the first half of the two-episode premiere and its major players: The drama begins with a tension-filled scene on May 5, 1961, aka the day the first American man would be launched into space. Astronaut Alan Shepard (played by Limitless‘ Jake McDorman) accuses his Mercury Seven teammate John Glenn (Suits‘ Patrick J. Adams) of going behind his back.
More from TVLineThe Right Stuff's Patrick J.
- 10/10/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
In Disney+’s limited series “The Right Stuff,” NASA pulls in the very best test pilots from each branch of the armed forces in the late 1950s in an effort to select who will be the first American to go into outer space. Eventually, the upstart program narrows down its list to seven men, a group that would be dubbed the Mercury 7. The search started with a hell of a lot more than seven, however — and they all had one thing in common.
In Episode 1, titled “Sierra Hotel,” we follow Gordon Cooper to a lobby desk at a hotel near Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. There, he checks in under a pseudonym, “Bill Baker.”
“Not only do you all have the same name, you all look the same too,” the front desk clerk says, producing a sign-in book full of “Bill Baker” signatures.
We then see all the...
In Episode 1, titled “Sierra Hotel,” we follow Gordon Cooper to a lobby desk at a hotel near Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. There, he checks in under a pseudonym, “Bill Baker.”
“Not only do you all have the same name, you all look the same too,” the front desk clerk says, producing a sign-in book full of “Bill Baker” signatures.
We then see all the...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In Episode 2 of Nat Geo and Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” brash Navy test pilot turned Mercury 7 astronaut Alan Shepard (Jake McDorman) somewhat unwittingly negotiates the deal of a lifetime: long-term use of a brand-new Corvette for $1. The agreement is struck with an appreciative car salesman, and is one that is offered to the other (hopeful) spacemen. (The virtuous John Glenn appears to resist temptation in the TV series.)
But did Shepard and his looser friends, morally, really land Vettes for a buck apiece? McDorman says it’s a “true story.”
“They’re basically publicity on wheels for that dealership,” he told TheWrap.
Super cool, though the man who suited up as Shepard maybe didn’t look super cool at times while attempting to operate the classic sports car. McDorman told TheWrap he stalled his Corvette out a bunch of times on set.
Worse yet, he had to admit the failure to his dad,...
But did Shepard and his looser friends, morally, really land Vettes for a buck apiece? McDorman says it’s a “true story.”
“They’re basically publicity on wheels for that dealership,” he told TheWrap.
Super cool, though the man who suited up as Shepard maybe didn’t look super cool at times while attempting to operate the classic sports car. McDorman told TheWrap he stalled his Corvette out a bunch of times on set.
Worse yet, he had to admit the failure to his dad,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The TV version of Tom Wolfe‘s non-fiction bestseller “The Right Stuff” is right around the corner. According to showrunner Mark Lafferty, it could not come at a better time. The Nat Geo series, which starts streaming on Disney + on October 9, tells the story of the early days of NASA and the space race. While the action takes place more than half a century ago, its relevance persists in our modern age, the EP observes in the video above.
“Any good story isn’t just applicable to the time in which it takes place,” argues Lafferty. “When we put our minds to something, human beings have done things that might seem unachievable. Innovation, aspiration, that’s a big part of the reason we want to tell this story now.” He adds that while the Mercury Seven, the first NASA astronauts who take center stage in the series, had great adversity,...
“Any good story isn’t just applicable to the time in which it takes place,” argues Lafferty. “When we put our minds to something, human beings have done things that might seem unachievable. Innovation, aspiration, that’s a big part of the reason we want to tell this story now.” He adds that while the Mercury Seven, the first NASA astronauts who take center stage in the series, had great adversity,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Yes, the real-life Annie Glenn did have a speech stutter, just as Nora Zehetner portrays her in new Disney+ limited series “The Right Stuff.” The wife of John Glenn, who was the first American in orbit, turned what could have been a hindrance into a lifetime of award-winning advocacy work for people with communication disorders and other disabilities.
Annie Glenn’s stutter was hereditary: Homer Castor, her father, also stuttered. The communication disorder would stay with Annie her whole life, but at age 53, she was able to greatly improve her speech via a three-week treatment course at Hollins Communications Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia. Annie Glenn later became an adjunct professor at the Ohio State University’s speech pathology department.
Ohio State now bestows the “Annie Glenn Leadership Award” annually to a person who has displayed “innovative and inspirational work in speech/language pathology.”
In 1983, Annie Glenn received the first...
Annie Glenn’s stutter was hereditary: Homer Castor, her father, also stuttered. The communication disorder would stay with Annie her whole life, but at age 53, she was able to greatly improve her speech via a three-week treatment course at Hollins Communications Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia. Annie Glenn later became an adjunct professor at the Ohio State University’s speech pathology department.
Ohio State now bestows the “Annie Glenn Leadership Award” annually to a person who has displayed “innovative and inspirational work in speech/language pathology.”
In 1983, Annie Glenn received the first...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
A new TV adaptation of “The Right Stuff” is set to premiere on Disney+ this Friday, Oct. 9, with two episodes. The drama series is based on Tom Wolfe‘s 1979 bestseller about the Mercury Seven astronauts, who were hailed as heroes for being pioneers in space travel. The first season of “The Right Stuff” will run for eight episodes and takes place in 1958 at the height of the Cold War. Each season will focus on a new mission that eventually culminated with the historic moon landing.
Wolfe’s carefully researched book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction while the 1983 film version, directed by Philip Kaufman, earned eight Oscar nominations including a Best Picture bid. It won four Academy Awards for film editing, score, sound and sound effects editing.
The cast of the series, which is the first from NatGeo to stream on Disney+, includes a bevy of TV regulars: Jake McDorman...
Wolfe’s carefully researched book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction while the 1983 film version, directed by Philip Kaufman, earned eight Oscar nominations including a Best Picture bid. It won four Academy Awards for film editing, score, sound and sound effects editing.
The cast of the series, which is the first from NatGeo to stream on Disney+, includes a bevy of TV regulars: Jake McDorman...
- 10/7/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
This The Right Stuff review contains no spoilers.
It’s impossible to see The Right Stuff, Disney+’s new drama series about NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, and not think about the award-winning 1983 film of the same name, but those comparisons don’t do this streaming series version any favors. Where the film is widely and rightly lauded for its authentic and ultimately inspiring depiction of the real lives behind the men who pioneered the U.S. space program, the small-screen version of The Right Stuff never gets off the ground.
On paper, I almost always enjoy an uplifting tale of humanity’s infinite possibility to do and be better than we have been, and regularly weep over stories about our collective ability to work together to achieve great things. Space stories are a particularly potent example of both of those things, as humans look toward the stars and risk their...
It’s impossible to see The Right Stuff, Disney+’s new drama series about NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, and not think about the award-winning 1983 film of the same name, but those comparisons don’t do this streaming series version any favors. Where the film is widely and rightly lauded for its authentic and ultimately inspiring depiction of the real lives behind the men who pioneered the U.S. space program, the small-screen version of The Right Stuff never gets off the ground.
On paper, I almost always enjoy an uplifting tale of humanity’s infinite possibility to do and be better than we have been, and regularly weep over stories about our collective ability to work together to achieve great things. Space stories are a particularly potent example of both of those things, as humans look toward the stars and risk their...
- 10/6/2020
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
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