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T22 WHATS UP! January 23 - 29, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert This week the Vatican surprised us with a little leniency when Pope Francis just said extramari- tal sex sins aren't that serious. That's my Freaky Frankie! I want to point out that he's clearly nev- er been married ... If you've never heard of The Vil- lages, it's the largest retirement community in the world. Imag- ine if Central Florida made love to a golf cart on a pickle ball court and had 100,000 very old babies. There is some good news in the world of COVID — or at least some adorable news — because researchers are training dogs to sniff out COVID from old socks. It's a smart idea; much better than training cats to do it. Cats can detect if you have COVID, but they won't tell you because they want you dead. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon According to a new poll this year, most people started their Christmas shopping before No- vember. Mostly because no one has known what month it is since March 2020. One of the biggest movies of the year, "Spider-Man: No Way Home," has finally hit theatres. Fans are going nuts — people haven't been this pumped for a Marvel movie since the last one came out a week ago. ... Even Dr. Fauci was like, "Screw it, I've got to support this guy! He's wearing a mask — let's go!" The Late Late Show With James Corden Why are we still talking about Trump's tax returns? It's so 2019! We're into "Succession" and TikToks now. Trump's taxes are like the "Avatar" sequels of poli- tics: it's taking forever to get them and I can't even remember why we were interested in the first place. A space probe has finally pene- trated the outer atmosphere of the sun after spending a long time orbiting in what NASA calls "the Friend Zone." Jimmy Kimmel Live! I'll tell you something: The mari- juana is one thing, but [Snoop Dogg] trying to read with sun- glasses on is another challenge altogether. Snoop Dogg had a number of missed landings [while announcing the Golden Globe nominees] this morning, including [an] attempt to pro- nounce the name Ciarán Hinds. Not "Karen Heinz"! Karen Heinz sounds like a bottle of racist ketchup. Time magazine today unveiled their annual Person of the Year, and that person is Elon Musk. ... It's believed to be the highest honor ever awarded to a person who cuts his own hair. National treasure Flava Flav was driving here from Vegas to- day and his car got hit by a boulder. For real. ... The rain shook a large rock loose, the rock rolled down a hill and onto Flava Flav — it sounds like a nursery rhyme but it's not. It happened. ... Police said that if the boulder had fallen just about two feet closer, it would have landed directly on his head. ... Investigators would have had no trouble establish- ing a time of death: "The victim was crushed at exactly 10:57 a.m. according to the crack in the full-sized wall clock he was wearing on his chest." Late Night with Seth Meyers When asked by reporters after speaking with President Biden about the $2-trillion spending bill if the measure will pass this year, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said, "Anything's possible here." OK, but to be clear, that's not good news. When someone says, "Hey, come to my party tonight, any- thing's possible," you're leav- ing in handcuffs without your pants. During yesterday's White House press briefing, Fox News report- er Peter Doocy said that the re- cent Christmas tree fire outside of the network's New York office caused a half-million dollars' worth of damage. That tree cost Fox News half a million dollars?! Did they decorate it or sexually harass it? LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Not-so-'Rocky' debut: What's next for Sylvester Stal- lone? Not retirement, that's for sure. The lead of the highly suc- cessful Rocky and Rambo film franchises has been in the news lately, what with the November release of his re-edited version of 1984's "Rocky IV" ("Rocky vs. Drago") and the much talked- about auction of some movie memorabilia — including an an- notated "Rocky" script that sold for $437,500. The biggest news of all, how- ever, is Stallone's next acting gig: the Hollywood superstar has joined the cast of "Kansas City," a new drama series coming soon to Paramount+. Like his "Escape Plan" (2013) and frequent Expendables fran- chise co-star Arnold Schwar- zenegger, Stallone has, until now, largely stuck to film roles for most of his storied career, with the exception of a few one- off roles and guest appearances as himself. This means "Kansas City" would mark his first TV series regular role (though his additional role as an executive producer gives him yet another credit to his already-lengthy re- sume). "Kansas City" is being touted as a modern-day mafia story. It follows New York City-based mobster Sal (Stallone), an aging crime boss forced to relocate to Kansas City, Missouri, where he must re-establish his mafia fami- ly and rebuild his empire with the help of some unusual char- acters. Though Stallone's involve- ment has generated a lot of buzz for this TV production, there was already a lot of talent in- volved behind the scenes, given that "Kansas City" is the product of a team-up between "Yellow- stone" creator Taylor Sheridan and "Boardwalk Empire" creator Terence Winter. Penguin TV: Movie and DC Comics fans can look forward to seeing Colin Farrell ("In Brug- es," 2008) on the big screen when "The Batman," starring Robert Pattinson, hits theaters this March. In the film, Farrell portrays monocle-wearing troublemaker Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Pen- guin — a role previously played by Burgess Meredith in the '60s TV show and film, Danny DeVi- to in the 1992 film "Batman Re- turns," and more recently, Robin Lord Taylor in "Gotham." Based on comments made by Farrell, the actor may have limited screen time in Matt Reeves' ("Cloverfield," 2008) film. But fear not, fans: should a new HBO Max series move forward, Far- rell's Penguin won't have to share the spotlight as much. According to Variety, Farrell has agreed to star in and execu- tive produce a series spinoff of "The Batman." The drama series would reportedly explore The Penguin's rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld. This one is still a work in progress, but Farrell's involve- ment adds considerable star power to a project that has re- portedly been in development since the fall. While HBO Max is working on several other live- action DC shows, the still-unti- tled Penguin series would be the second spinoff from "The Bat- man" film — the streamer has al- ready ordered a Gotham PD se- ries as part of its efforts to launch a Batman universe span- ning across all of its platforms. Reeves and "The Batman's" producer Dylan Clark will join Farrell as executive producers, while writer/producer Lauren LeFranc ("Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") has been tapped to write the script. Pre 'Walker': Star/executive producer Jared Padalecki ("Su- pernatural") is reportedly work- ing to expand CW's "Walker" universe by adding a third series to the budding TV franchise. Padalecki is the lead of CW's wildly popular reboot of the Chuck Norris-led '90s TV se- ries "Walker, Texas Ranger," which was itself based on the 1983 film "Lone Wolf McQuade" (also starring Chuck Norris). The actor is also one of the se- ries' executive producers, a role he'd continue to play in "Walk- er: Independence," which hails from "Walker" showrunner Anna Fricke and fellow execu- tive producers Seamus Fahey, Dan Lin and Lindsey Libera- tore. It seems Fricke and Fahey have already mapped out a main plotline, though the names of ac- tors filling the roles have yet to be announced. Set in the late 1800s, "Walker: Independence" follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered be- fore her eyes during their ardu- ous trek west. Setting out on a quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins, who is described as a lovable rogue in search of a purpose. Their jour- ney takes them to Indepen- dence, Texas, where they en- counter a diverse and eclectic group of citizens who are each running from their own pasts. Hiding from their demons while trying to chase their dreams, they become agents of change in their small town. It's not clear yet how the char- acters are related to "Walker's" Abeline Walker (played by Mol- ly Hagan, "Jane the Virgin") and her sons, Cordell (Padalecki) and Liam (Keegan Allen, "Pretty Little Liars"), or Cordell's best friend, Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr, "Blood & Treasure"), though the names certainly suggest a clear connection. Sylvester Stallone to star new TV series "Kansas City" STARS ON SCREEN