Television

Ed Asner Dies at 91

Posted: August 30, 2021

Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91.

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‘The Mandalorian and The Child on Display at the National Portrait Gallery

Posted: October 29, 2020

A Baby Yoda portrait will have a new home at one of the UK’s most prestigious art galleries as the second season of the series “The Mandalorian” prepares to stream on Disney Plus.

Titled “The Mandalorian and the Child,” the 3- by 2-foot oil painting features Baby Yoda and his Mandalorian protector, who is played in the show by Pedro Pascal.

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Read this at New York Post

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No Charlie Brown In 2020

Posted: October 21, 2020

This will be the first year that the oldest special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” won’t be seen on old-school broadcast TV since its premiere on CBS in 1965 (and the subsequent run on ABC since 2001).

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