What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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T22 WHATS UP! June 19 - 25, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Despite the horrific shootings in Uvalde, Texas, the Senate just skipped town for a two-week break without any action on guns. Chuck Schumer has planned on pushing through a vote to get everyone on the re- cord, but yesterday [May 25] he bailed, explaining there was no point in doing so given that Re- publican opposition was "crystal clear." Well, he's just following the old adage, "If at first you don't succeed, byeeee!" Right now, the United States has approximately 400 million fire- arms, which is more than 40% of the total guns in the entire world. That stat's even more harrowing considering we have 100% of the world's Floridas. Current events have me feeling a little unsettled ... about Ameri- ca's future, and I'm not alone be- cause, according to a recent CBS news YouGov-Mountain Dew: Code Red poll, America's mood is "uneasy and worried." Things are so stressful, our national bird is now the balding eagle. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Today [May 24] "Top Gun: Mav- erick" was released in theaters across the country. That's right, it is finally out after a three-year delay. When they heard, even Spirit Airlines was like, "... re- spect." Prince William's 40th birthday is next month, and to celebrate, he is being featured on a five- pound commemorative coin. And this is cool: the back of the coin has his bald spot. Deputies in Ohio encountered an Amish man who is suspected of being under the influence while operating a horse and bug- gy. [The cop said, "He'll get home. The horse knows how to get home."] That's basically the Amish version of a self-driving Tesla. The Late Late Show With James Corden A three-judge panel [in the U.K.] has ruled that it's considered sexual harassment to call men "bald" at work. Instead, people in the U.K. legally have to refer to them as "hair-free and carefree." So, let this be a warning: If you harass a bald man at work, rest assured you will have "toupée." According to T.G.I.Fridays, we've all been eating burgers the wrong way. They say that we should be eating them upside down so that the thicker top bun soaks up the juices and keeps them from falling apart. I don't need T.G.I.Friday's bun-splain- ing burgers to me, OK?! This afternoon [May 24], Presi- dent Biden signed an executive order to reform federal police practices, such as tightening re- strictions on no-knock warrants, restricting the transfer of mili- tary equipment to law-enforce- ment agencies and forcing polic- ing officers to legally announced if they are a stripper before the music starts. Jimmy Kimmel Live! McDonald's, by the way, is now in business with Kanye West. For real. I guess they saw all his social media posts threatening to kill Pete Davidson and they're like, yeah, "Maybe he could do that for us." Look out, Burger King. Kanye has so much beef they're turning them into Big Macs now. Late Night With Seth Meyers When asked by a reporter over the weekend [May 21 - 22] if he had a message for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Biden said, "Hello, period." Which sounds lame, but remem- ber a "hello" followed by a peri- od is the scariest text you can re- ceive. Krispy Kreme will give out free doughnuts this week to any high school or college senior that vis- its a store wearing Class of 2022 apparel. And Dunkin' said they'd give a free doughnut to anyone who comes in wearing a shirt. Any shirt. The luxury automaker Mer- cedes-Benz announced last week that it has sold the world's most expensive car to a private owner for $142 million. Appar- ently, it costs that much because the tank is full. LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Stars of '1932': Paramount declared "Yellowstone" the top TV franchise of 2021, based on ratings and Blu-ray/DVD/digi- tal sales, and 2022 will likely be a banner year, too — especially after Season 5 of the Kevin Costner-led series launches Sunday, Nov. 13. Earlier this year, the series' "1883" spinoff, starring Tim Mc- Graw ("The Blind Side," 2009), Faith Hill ("The Stepford Wives," 2004) and Sam Elliott ("The Ranch"), became Paramount+'s all-time most- watched title, even spawning its own offshoot, "1883: The Bass Reeves Story," which marks the continuation of the saga (but with a focus on the titular Black lawman instead). The streamer's next new pre- quel series, "1932," already has a December premiere date and that installment will be yet an- other star-studded affair. Screen legend Harrison Ford (yes, Indiana Jones and Han Solo himself) and Oscar win- ner Helen Mirren ("The Queen," 2006) will star in the highly anticipated prequel, which will expand the "Yellow- stone" origin story by explor- ing another branch of the in- creasingly complex Dutton family tree. Not much is known about Mirren and Ford's characters, and no other cast members have been announced yet, but we do know that "1932" will fo- cus on a new generation of the Dutton family — those living in the early 20th century, a time "when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the Mountain West." Ford and Mirren will bring an awful lot of star power (and at- tention) to this installment, and since studios aren't revealing much info, fans have been spec- ulating that Mirren and Ford are the likely leads of "1932," cast as the elders of this generation of Duttons. In the meantime, Mirren has several movies coming out in 2022, including the sequel to the 2019 film "Shazam!" starring Zachary Levi ("Chuck"). As for Ford, the 79-year-old actor will next star in the Apple TV+ com- edy "Shrinking," marking his first role as a TV series regular. He will also, of course, appear in "Indiana Jones 5," the final in- stallment of the beloved adven- ture film series slated to hit the- aters in June 2023. Out of 'Order': "Law & Or- der" alumnus Anthony Ander- son just came back … to say goodbye? Well no, not exactly. The actor recently reprised his role as Det. Kevin Bernard in NBC's revival of "Law & Or- der." Season 21 ended its run last month and, to the relief of fans still haunted by the series' unceremonious cancellation in 2010, NBC quickly picked up the show for a 22nd installment. Alas, Anderson, whose ABC sitcom "Black-ish" ended in April, only had a one-year deal to appear in the NBC show. Ac- cording to The Hollywood Re- porter, Anderson and his on- screen character, who was in- troduced to viewers in Season 18 (back in 2008), won't be re- turning next season. Anderson will be missed, es- pecially since the Season 21 fi- nale's storyline didn't hint at any planned exit. According to Deadline, An- derson agreed to return for the one season as a show of support for Dick Wolf and the "Law & Order" re-launch, but he always intended to move on after that. There are no bad feelings be- tween Anderson and NBCUni- versal, either. In fact, Ander- son's upcoming reality/comedy/ travel series, "Anthony Ander- son and Mom: European Vaca- tion," is headed to E! in 2023. It's worth noting that Ander- son's fellow "Law & Order" star and series mainstay Sam Water- ston also had a one-year deal to reprise his role as prosecutor Jack McCoy. That had fans wor- ried once Season 21 wrapped, though they were a little more hopeful after Waterston's ap- pearance on stage last month at the NBCUniversal Upfronts — a network event that showcases the big stars and programming highlights for the upcoming season. AMC's 'Demascus': "Sta- tion 19" actor Okieriete Ona- odowan has been tapped to lead the cast of AMC's newest half- hour comedy series. If you're a fan of the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff (spoilers for those not yet caught up), you'll recall that Onaodowan's char- acter, Dean Miller, died on- screen during the Nov. 11 cross- over event. While Onaodowan was one of the few remaining original cast members at the time, the actor had reportedly requested to leave the series at the end of Season 4, but agreed to appear in the first few epi- sodes of Season 5 to wrap up his character's story. Onaodowan, who originated the roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the musi- cal "Hamilton," has since been cast in an upcoming season of Amazon Prime Video's "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan." And now he'll have an even bigger role — the main one — in AMC's "Da- mascus." Created by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm ("Boomerang"), the six-episode series was picked up in February as part of AMC's script-to-series development model. It's been billed as "a character-driven exploration of life as an ordinary Black man in America today" and centers on Demascus (Onaodowan), a 33-year-old man who uses inno- vative new technology to expe- rience different versions of his own life, shifting between his primary reality and psychologi- cal explorations. Helen Mirren to star in "Yellowstone" prequel STARS ON SCREEN