‘Kate & Allie’ Reboot From Erica Oyama and Nahnatchka Khan Lands NBC Put Pilot Order
Original “Kate & Allie” in the ’80s starred Susan Saint James and Jane CurtinTony Maglio | January 29, 2021 @ 3:12 PM Last Updated: January 29, 2021 @ 3:39 PM
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A reboot of ’80s series “Kate & Allie” from Erica Oyama and Nahnatchka Khan has received a put pilot order at NBC.
Here’s the logline for their version, straight from NBC: “An updated take about two best friends raising their kids together in one household. Like sister wives, only they don’t have to pretend to love the same man with bad hair. Through their unconventional arrangement, the two prove romance isn’t necessary to be a successful woman and mother.”
Ryan Murphy, the king of gay TV, received nominations for six projects this year, including Ratched, The Prom and 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty)
GLAAD have unveiled its 2021 nominations for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards ahead of a visual ceremony in April 2021.
Ryan Murphy led the pack with six of his projects nominated, five of which were Netflix releases. These included
The Prom,
Circus of Books and
Ratched. Last year, he had two projects nominated and won the covered Vito Russo Award.
Murphy responded to the GLAAD nomination nods on Instagram: “In the past year alone, my company has not only created content that has shined a spotlight on hundreds of LGBTQ characters, but we have employed hundreds of out LGBTQ actors; who as little as five years ago would probably have been advised that being authentically who they were meant no more jobs.”
Cutwater Spirits Unveils Cut Out Campaign Ads During The Big Game Plus Social Media Series Starring Emily Hampshire
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This week, Cutwater Spirits, the most awarded canned cocktail brand in the U.S., releases its Cut Out With Cutwater ad campaign with a TV commercial airing on game day, digital takeovers, and a social media series featuring actress
Emily Hampshire, renowned for her role as Stevie Budd on
Schitt s Creek and longtime Cut Out enthusiast.
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Cut Out with Cutwater Spirits and Emily Hampshire (Photo Credit: Ted Belton) (PRNewsfoto/Cutwater Spirits)
The Craft: Legacy and Ma Rainey s Black Bottom Among Nominees at 2021 GLAAD Media Awards
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The Craft reboot and the drama starring the late Chadwick Boseman lead the nominations at the upcoming GLAAD Media Awards as the two movies are up for the top prize. Jan 29, 2021
The Half of It will compete for the best film prizes at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards.
They ll face off with
The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony scheduled for April (21)
The GLAAD Media Awards salute the fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.
This year s prizegiving will include two new awards - Outstanding Children s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist.
Dan Levy and Phoebe Bridgers announced for Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live has released its new schedule for 2021.
John Krasinski and Machine Gun Kelly have been announced for the upcoming mid-season premiere (30 January), with Regina King and Nathaniel Rateliff following in their footsteps two weeks later.
The 6 February episode will be a queer spectacular with Schitt’s Creek star and co-creator Dan Levy on hosting duties, and Phoebe Bridgers taking to the stage to perform tracks from her most sophomore studio album Punisher.
The album received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise aimed at Bridgers’ open and poetic lyricism, earning the singer-songwriter three nominations at the 2021 Grammy Awards.