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T22 WHATS UP! August 28 - September 3, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert This weekend, the United States Senate finally approved a bill to fight climate change. Thank God we're going to at least try to save the planet — that's where I keep most of my stuff! We have learned that the DC Comics film "Batgirl" will be completely shelved by Warner Bros., which means they will not be releasing the movie on any platform. ... You almost never see a movie studio bail on a proj- ect like this completely — espe- cially since they've already spent an estimated $90 million, which they are now taking as a tax write-up. [This] explains War- ner Bros.' next movie: "The De- ductible Hulk." The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Last night [Aug. 1], President Biden made the big announce- ment that the U.S. took out the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Za- wahiri, with a drone strike. ... Biden took out al-Zawahiri, Obama took out bin Laden and Trump said, "OK, who wants to order takeout?" Some business news: Amazon just started offering same-day deliveries from mall stores like Diesel, PacSun and GNC. That's right, it's big news: Die- sel is still in business. Yup, they're making deliveries from Diesel, PacSun and, apparently, 2007! On Sunday [Aug. 7], Senate democrats were able to pass a massive climate, health-care and tax bill called the Inflations Re- duction Act. The bill was passed 51 to 50, which was a great way to let the world know that half of us are united. The Late Late Show With James Corden Robert Pattinson has been de- clared the most attractive man in the world, according to sci- ence ... [and] the golden ratio, which was used by Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci also dissected 30 corpses in his lifetime, so maybe we should stop listening to that guy. The toy company Nerf has just introduced their first-ever mas- cot. It's made entirely out of Nerf darts and it's called Merf. ... Looks like if the Navy SEALs were training to go undercover in a bounce house. An invasive species of earth- worm is now moving through the northeast. It's true. They're called "jumping worms." Scien- tists say they have the potential to ruin ecosystems by leeching nutrients from the soil and that they're described as "earth- worms on steroids." Scientists realized this when one of the worms hit 73 home runs in a sin- gle season. A man in the United Kingdom said he was tired of paying for new shoes, so ... he had his fa- vorite Nike sneakers tattooed onto his feet. ... There have to be some limits to the idea of "Just Do It." Late Night With Seth Meyers The Conservative Political Ac- tion Conference, or CPAC, kicked off today in Texas, and former president Trump will speak on the last day of the event. He's expected to talk about taxes, gun rights, immi- gration, Bugs Bunny, pretzels, the 2003 Chevy Camaro, Mr. Met, Selena Gomez, the can- celed "Batgirl" movie, the final episode of "M*A*S*H" and, fi- nally, why hot dogs are sand- wiches. President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again yester- day, or as he's thinking of it, a second term! It was announced yesterday that the long-running soap opera "Days of our Lives" will move next month from NBC to the streaming service Peacock. So, if you're a big fan of "Days of our Lives," you're never going to find Peacock. A Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Carolina is facing criti- cism after it was looking for vol- unteers to work at the location's drive-thru who would be given five free entrées for a one-hour shift instead of being paid. Per- haps most offensive, calling a sandwich from Chick-fil-A an "entrée." LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Getting animated: Chris Rock's ("The Longest Yard," 2005) 2005-09 autobiographical sitcom, still popular today thanks to syndication and streaming, has been officially re- vived and is being reimagined as an animated series. The reboot, titled "Everybody Still Hates Chris," was recently handed a straight-to-series order and is expected to land on both Come- dy Central and streamer Para- mount+. While former cast members — most notably Tyler James Williams ("Dear White People," 2014), who played the titular character — have previously teased a reunion show, this car- toon reboot has been quietly in the works since (at least) early 2021, when CBS Studios report- edly placed the project in devel- opment. "A reimagining of this ground- breaking, critically acclaimed series has been a source of cre- ative discussions at our studio for a long time," George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS En- tertainment, said. "It's exciting to join forces with 3 Arts and the comedic genius of Chris Rock as he expands on his vision of the original show in this innovative new format. This also marks an- other significant in-house col- laboration for CBS with Chris McCarthy and our valued part- ners at MTV Entertainment Stu- dios as we jointly support this marquee series for Paramount+ and Comedy Central." Rock, the original series' co- creator, will return as the narra- tor and as an executive producer alongside showrunner Sanjay Shah ("Central Park"). Like the original live-action series, the storylines will be inspired by Rock's own experiences grow- ing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, during the 1980s. One-term 'First Lady': Just like politics, TV can be a cruel game. Showtime has announced it is not renewing "The First Lady" for a second season. In a Dead- line exclusive, a network spokes- person stated: "Showtime can confirm that the anthology se- ries 'The First Lady' will not be moving forward with another season. We would like to ap- plaud the artistry and commit- ment of our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susanne Bier, their fellow executive pro- ducers, our amazing cast — led by executive producer Viola Da- vis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson — and our studio partner Lionsgate for their dedi- cated work in telling the unique stories of three remarkable lead- ers." The inaugural season, which focused on U.S. first ladies Elea- nor Roosevelt (Gillian Ander- son, "The X-Files"), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer, "One Fine Day," 1996) and Michelle Obama (Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"), had critics and fans buzzing, but not necessarily in a good way. Many critics — including The New Yorker, which referred to it as a "bad-wig costume drama" (ouch) — took issue with the se- ries' narrative structure and its preoccupation with drawing parallels between the three his- torical figures, rather than flesh- ing out their individual stories. In the end, the less-than-warm reception, coupled with high production costs, cut "The First Lady's" run short despite pro- ducers' hopes that they'd have more time to explore the experi- ences of others who have occu- pied the East Wing of the White House. During a Television Critics Association presentation back in February, executive producers Schulman and Bier were already thinking of future installments, prompting Anderson to com- ment, "I think the hope is that there's going to be future sea- sons so they'll have the opportu- nity to have more first ladies represented. So, maybe not just four but maybe 104." Back to AMC: After starring in "Jessica Jones" and HBO's up- coming "Love and Death," ac- tress Krysten Ritter will be re- turning to AMC. Ritter, who had a recurring role as Jesse's (Aaron Paul, "Westworld") girlfriend in AMC's "Breaking Bad," has signed on to star in and execu- tive produce the cable channel's follow up to "Orphan Black." Greenlit as a 10-episode series, "Orphan Black: Echoes" is set in the same world as the parent se- ries but in a different time. Here is how AMC described the se- ries back in April when it was first confirmed: "Set in the near future, the new 'Orphan Black' takes a deep dive into the explo- ration of the scientific manipula- tion of human existence. It fol- lows a group of women as they weave their way into each oth- er's lives and embark on a thrill- ing journey, unraveling the mys- tery of their identity and uncov- ering a wrenching story of love and betrayal." Ritter will star as Lucy, "a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world" (per AMC). The original "Orphan Black" series, which earned Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany ("She- Hulk: Attorney at Law") an Emmy for Best Actress, ended its run in 2017, and there's been talk of a possible spinoff since 2019. Fan interest also led to the "Orphan Black: The Next Chap- ter" podcast, launched in 2021 as a continuation of the story in au- dio form. Chris Rock's "Everybody Hates Chris" to get animated treatment STARS ON SCREEN