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Rayo Oct 26
On this week's #PilotTVPodcast we're talking all things Crystal Lake with star Linda Cardellini! Plus! News! This City Is Ours and Adultery reviews! Windy ... Show more
Adultery, This City Is Ours, and The Audacity. With guest Linda Cardellini - Pilot TV - Rayo
Adultery, This City Is Ours, and The Audacity. With guest Linda Cardellini - Pilot TV - Rayo
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning ‘Succession’ star Sarah Snook is returning to HBO as the star of ‘The Birds,’ a limited series inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s film and ... Show more
Roseanne Barr ‘Met a Lot of Resistance Casting Black Actors’ for New Show: Roseanne Barr discussed her new TV pilot, 'Meemaw,' and how she got fired ...
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‘Young Americans’ Hulu Pilot Sets Five For Lead Roles Opposite Scott Foley: 'Young Americans,' the new Hulu pilot, has set Billie Boullet, Sam Rechner ...
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Nerdist Oct 14
Hulu Officially Orders Ryan Coogler’s THE X-FILES to Series: After producing a pilot episode for Hulu, Academy Award winner Ryan Coogler's The X-Files ...
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Supernatural Drama ‘Coven Academy’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney: Disney renewed Coven Academy for a second season. The show stars Malina Pauli Weissman ...
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CBR Oct 24
ABC Orders New High Potential Replacement Show Based on 9.5M-Viewer British Detective Hit
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Fiction Horizon Oct 20
'Phony' Episode 1 & 2 Recap and Ending Explained: Is Sonny's Mother Really an Impostor?
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EXCLUSIVE: FX has set Havana Rose Liu to star in a crime drama pilot from 'Widow’s Bay' Emmy winner Hiro Murai and famed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar ... Show more
The 48-Episode TV Version Of 2001: A Space Odyssey Panned By Isaac Asimov Deserves Another Chance
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8 Classic Sci-Fi Series That Are Now Unwatchable: These classic sci-fi TV series had a big influence on the popular genre, but they're difficult to watch by ...
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tvinsider.com Oct 14
'9-1-1': Oliver Stark Picks His Favorite Buck Moments With Bobby, Eddie, Maddie & More (Exclusive)
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tvfanatic.com Oct 13
📺 This episode of #LineofFire is the best since the pilot episode, 🌶️ as we get two new pairings. 🥳
Our 🔗 review dives into the new dynamics and the Jack mystery ... Show more
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33 Years Later, Mulder’s Best 'The X-Files' Quote Is Still the Most Inspiring Line in Sci-Fi History
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32 Years Later, Monica's Smartest 'Friends' Quote Is Still Unbeaten in TV History
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readysteadycut.com Oct 21
‘VisionQuest’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – How Many Genres Do You Want?: It’s undeniable that the vast majority of VisionQuest Episode 4 is exposition of one kind ...
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TVLine Oct 18
Leave it to HBO to craft countless stellar debut episodes. Here are the 10 greatest HBO pilot episodes of all time, ranked.
As Hollywood implodes, is success still possible for a striving actor?: Last year 34-year-old actor Katie Folger moved from Austin into a Silver Lake casita to ...
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NBC Begins Olivia Benson’s Much-Needed Reckoning In Law & Order: SVU: Law & Order: SVU kicked off season 28 with an episode that set Mariska Hargitay's Olivia ...
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Neil Armstrong’s Boyhood Home Is Sold to a Historical Society After a $400,000 Gift
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8 Classic Sci-Fi Series That Are Now Unwatchable: These classic sci-fi TV series had a big influence on the popular genre, but they're difficult to watch by ...
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Researchers Looking for Amelia Earhart’s Remains Arrive at Carnivorous Island: The team has narrowed the nearly century-long search using satellite images that ...
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'The Rookie: North': Cast, Premiere Date, Crossovers, More Details: Spinoff stars Jay Ellis.
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tvfanatic.com Oct 07
🚨 As a diehard #NCISHawaii fan, here are my full thoughts on #NCISNewYork 's series premiere: 👉 Security Verification Because my heart did not want to like NCIS: NY ... Show more
‘Line Of Fire’ Gets Backup Script Order As Lisa Katz Talks NBC Fall Rollout, ‘Newlyweds’ Exit, 2027 Pilot Season, Peacock Strategy & ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’
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ABC Orders New High Potential Replacement Show Based on 9.5M-Viewer British Detective Hit
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Bryan Cranston in 'deep despair' at RJ Mitte's death : RJ Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston's chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter ...
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Key FactsBreaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies at 34
Oct 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- Police confirmed his death in Brownsville, Texas, while investigators said the cause and manner remain undetermined.
- He played Walter White Jr. in the Emmy-winning series Breaking Bad and received a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role in 2014.
- Mitte lived with cerebral palsy, served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children's, and founded the Mitte Foundation.
- Breaking Bad ran for five seasons from 2008 to 2013 and won 16 of its 58 Primetime Emmy nominations.
"RJ, I love you my friend. You will be missed," he said. "And to whoever happens to be reading this, please know you are loved, and you are not alone. Always remember that."— Aaron Paul, in a tribute to RJ Mitte after his death
22 Years Later, This Sci-Fi Series Doesn't Have a Single Bad Episode: The 4400 is a long-forgotten abduction series that was one of the best sci-fi shows on ...
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'Please don't sleep. We need you': Dentist reveals how he saved Captain Smit Machchhar in Flydubai flight attack
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Matthew Lillard says he thought "Scream" was "lame" and "nobody" would see it while filming the 1996 horror film:
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Decider Oct 07
Why Do We (Still) Watch 'Ted Lasso'? 6 Problems We Have With Season 4: From Ted's persistent clueless-ness to stagnant storylines, we're calling fouls.
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TVLine Oct 12
The '90s was a golden era for sitcoms, with some shows having pilot episodes so well-crafted that they continue to hold up to this day.
'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging' Pilot Set at Netflix: Netflix ordered a pilot based on the young adult novel and movie 'Angus ...
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Chris Pratt & Olivia Wilde’s 92-Episode Outer Banks Replacement Has The Best Soundtrack In Modern TV History
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NBC Begins Olivia Benson’s Much-Needed Reckoning In Law & Order: SVU: Law & Order: SVU kicked off season 28 with an episode that set Mariska Hargitay's Olivia ...
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ABC Orders Drama Pilot 'Rabbit' Based on UK Series 'Ludwig': ABC has ordered a drama pilot that is based on the popular BBC One series "Ludwig ...
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The ‘Lanterns’ Finale Was Its Most Popular Episode Yet: Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler's DC show ended on a high note earlier this week.
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This 1950s TV Show Put a Hiroshima Survivor Face-to-Face With One of the Men Who Dropped the Bomb
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‘Iron Man’ director Jon Favreau explains in Entertainment Weekly’s exclusive ‘Young Sheldon’ excerpt why he ‘said yes’ to directing the show’s 2017 pilot ... Show more
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9 Spy Shows Where Every Episode Is a Masterpiece: From the hit political thriller Homeland to the sci-fi espionage series Counterpart, every episode of these spy ...
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Eternally Yours: S1 premieres on CBS tonight (& reviews are in): Eternally Yours Reviews - Metacritic "Eternally Yours may not be a perfect pilot, but with its spooky romcom premise ... Show more
Shane Paul McGhie & Dasan Frazier To Headline Issa Rae’s Male Friendship Comedy Pilot At HBO
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HBO's Lanterns Bounces Back in Episode 7 as Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan Fully Returns to the Spotlight
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33 Years Later, George’s Greatest 'Seinfeld' Quote Remains the Funniest Line of the 20th Century
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ICYMI: Despite having a creative premise, big-name guest stars, and a pilot episode directed by Leonard Nimoy, this '90s sci-fi series was short-lived ... Show more
Leonard Nimoy Worked On A '90s Sci-Fi Series That's Never Mentioned - SlashFilm
Leonard Nimoy Worked On A '90s Sci-Fi Series That's Never Mentioned - SlashFilm
HBO's Lanterns Bounces Back in Episode 7 as Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan Fully Returns to the Spotlight
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CBR Sep 28
Syfy's 4-Season Cult Classic Sci-Fi Series Soars to No. 1 22 Years Later: The forgotten sci-fi series makes a comeback more than two decades after its final ...
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tvfanatic.com Sep 22
If you missed 📺 #LineofFire , you're missing out on the best new show this season. 🌶️Security Verification Our review 🔗 dives into what works about the family-procedural drama ... Show more
HBO's Lanterns Bounces Back in Episode 7 as Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan Fully Returns to the Spotlight
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tvinsider.com Sep 20
'This Is Us': Why the Pilot Is Still One of TV's Best 10 Years Later: We take a look back at the pivotal episode.
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Leonard Nimoy Worked On A '90s Sci-Fi Series That's Never Mentioned: Despite having a creative premise, big-name guest stars, and a pilot episode directed by ...
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Scott Foley To Play U.S. President In Hulu’s ‘Young Americans’ Pilot: Scott Foley has joined the leading cast of the Hulu pilot 'Young Americans ...
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How Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve uses first-person to tell a more personal story: Cutscenes, radio chatter, and strong characters make this the most intimate Ace ...
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tvinsider.com Sep 22
'Line of Fire' Boss Explains Major Premiere Family Twist About Jack and Logan's Death
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PEP.ph Sep 21
TV Ratings: JMFyang on GGV, Michael V on Family Feud: How did the JMFyang episode on GGV fare in the ratings game?
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Star Trek's 1960s Pilot Is So Good, They Remade It With Captain Kirk: Star Trek's pilot episode, "The Cage," may star Captain Pike, but the story later received ...
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TVLine Sep 26
5 Yellowstone Episodes Every Dutton Ranch Fan Has To Watch: Aside from the Yellowstone series finale which directly precedes the events of Dutton Ranch ...
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Lanterns Delivers Another Banger in Episode 5 as the Show's 2016 Storyline Reaches a Dramatic Climax
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‘Line of Fire’ Creator Explains Premiere’s Shocking Reveal and What’s Next: “Line of Fire” creator Joshua Safran always knew the show’s pilot would end with a ...
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Every AHS Episode To Rewatch Before American Horror Story Season 13: American Horror Story: 13 is a massive crossover, and there are 13 episodes from past ...
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Farmer jailed for causing death of motorcyclist on A40: A farmer has been jailed for eight years for causing the death of a trainee pilot and medical student on ...
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TVLine Sep 22
50 Years Ago Today: Farrah Fawcett Helped Launch One Of TV's Most Iconic Crime Shows
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“Lanterns” Episode 3 averaged 10M viewers globally after three days of viewership:
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TVLine Sep 19
10 Saddest Character Deaths On ER, Ranked: During its 15-season run, "ER" never shied away from the fact that people die in hospitals ...
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thefilmstage.com Sep 22
“An all-time great film on filmmaking.” Paula González-Nasser’s THE SCOUT opens at @FilmForumNYC this Friday with Q&As moderated by filmmakers Eliza Hittman and ... Show more
Buy Tickets | The Scout
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Victims on board NBC helicopter ID’d as longtime reporter, veteran pilot after fiery crash that killed 3
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LL COOL J Officially Returns to NCIS in New Look at Spin-Off Series: LL COOL J’s NCIS: New York investigates a deadly jewelry store robbery involving military ...
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Flock Safety allowed sharing of Boston license plate data, despite contract, report says
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#WidowsBay is like nothing else on TV — and everyone from Guillermo del Toro to Jonathan Bailey is taking notice.
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Seven months, millions of views and four Emmys later, there has been no pickup for ‘The Muppet Show,’ begging the question: what more does the backdoor pilot ... Show more
After 19 Years, 'The Big Bang Theory' Sets a Franchise Record With New Release: Despite only having a runtime of 15 minutes, 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' ...
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Veteran TV helicopter pilot offers grim assessment of deadly NBC LA crash after reviewing audio
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Key FactsThree killed in Chatsworth news helicopter crash
Sep 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
- The helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings shortly before 7 p.m. local time on September 15.
- Reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia were killed.
- Earlier, a Metro bus and an SUV collided there around 5 p.m.; two people died and several were injured.
- The crash cause remains unclear; the NTSB is examining video footage and will release a preliminary report in 30 days.
I'm absolutely devastated by the loss of life in Chatsworth tonight. My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we lost.— Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, in a statement after a helicopter crash in Chatsworth
Lanterns Delivers Another Banger in Episode 5 as the Show's 2016 Storyline Reaches a Dramatic Climax
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After 19 Years, 'The Big Bang Theory' Sets a Franchise Record With New Release: Despite only having a runtime of 15 minutes, 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' ...
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Nerdist Sep 14
Why Did John Stewart Reject the Power Ring in LANTERNS?: In Lanterns episode five, we learn why John Stewart ultimately chose not to take the power ring and ...
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