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HOLLYWOOD—Cliffhanger, what a cliffhanger, the mid-season finale of “The Oval” concluded with a major bomb being dropped: Richard learned Nancy slept with his father, who was Pinky’s dad. On top of that Priscilla learned Sam slept with Victoria (The First Lady) and Bobby and Lilly were busted by Donald. The second season picked back up with the episode, ‘The...

HOLLYWOOD—I will be the first to admit last week’s episode of “The Chi” was a bit slow and not that entertaining. So I was hoping this week things would improve as we inch closer to the season finale. That said, this week’s episode, ‘Love Jones’ kicked off with Emmett and Keisha watching moments from their favorite movie, “Love Jones,”...

HOLLYWOOD—The prize for the worst storyline in the soap universe for 2021 goes to “The Bold and the Beautiful!” How in the hell did the writers honestly think this so called murder mystery involving Vinny, a minor character at best, would appeal to fans? If you are teasing a murder mystery, we expect some mystery. To find out Vinny...

HOLLYWOOD—The games people play. That should be the phrase that best defines what is transpiring right now on the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless.” The term would be best suited for Sally Spectra and Tara Locke. They both decided to align to get what they want: Jack Abbott and Kyle Abbott. Tara’s scheming was a bit unexpected,...

HOLLYWOOD—It is absolutely mind-boggling how quickly one’s opinion of people can change on the reality-competition series “Big Brother,” particularly its 23rd season. A week ago I was a fan of Frenchie, I thought Travis was bad news, Whitney I thought I would like and Britini I thought would be annoying. Man, a week in that house can change a...

HOLLYWOOD—I ventured out to a social event with my husband for the first time in nearly two years. Due to the pandemic lockdown, following the cold of winter, the last time we had gone to any venue was indeed in the summer of 2019, and one of the last things we did was attend a Pasadena Pops outdoor concert....

HOLLYWOOD—Better luck next time. Unfortunately, Nicolas Cage noted the Joe Exotic role in the Amazon series isn’t happening. He won’t be stepping into the cowboy boots of Joe Exotic after all. Following the immense success of the highly viewed Netflix documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” in 2020, the eclectic actor was tapped for an eight-part dramatization...

HOLLYWOOD—It was the penultimate episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” before the series finale next week. I was hoping Perry would lay the groundwork for what would certainly become a finale people would be talking about for days, weeks, months and years to come. This week’s episode, ‘Trouble Man’ saw some pieces or puzzles finally...

HOLLYWOOD—We are getting a taste of awards season people as the nominees for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed on Tuesday, July 13. Were there surprises? When have we ever had an awards season where there weren’t surprises when it came to nominees? Leading the pack of contenders were the TV series “The Crown” and “The Mandalorian” which each...

HOLLYWOOD—After a week off, things are back on the hit series “The Chi.” When we last left off, Keisha decided she wanted her son back, Nina cheated on Dre and Kevin just got booted from that elite school. This week’s episode, ‘…Black Messiah’ picked up where all those cliffhangers left off, and the first scene gave audiences a glimpse...