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‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Review

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I watched the first three episodes of “The Morning Show” shortly before they debuted in November 2019. I then caught-up with the rest of Season 1 during the early days of the COVID Pandemic in Spring 2020. AppleTV+’s flagship series, an over-the-top, at times outlandish drama about the workings of a fictional morning television program, […]
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Aniston On The Big And Small Screen

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“Murder Mystery 2”, debuting March 31st on Netflix, is Jennifer Aniston’s first film since the *first* “Murder Mystery” movie, which was released nearly four years ago. Aniston has spent much of the in-between period of time filming AppleTV+ drama series “The Morning Show”, with Season 3 expected to debut later this year. And, of course, […]
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‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 Review

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I’ve screened all 10 episodes of Season 2 of AppleTV+ drama series “The Morning Show”. The first episode is now available on the streaming service, with a new episode dropping every Friday until November 19th. I watched the first three episodes of Season 1 in October 2019, about a week before they helped kick off […]
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‘Morning Show’ Worth Your TV Time

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Back in October, I screened the first three episodes of AppleTV+’s flagship series “The Morning Show” about a week before they debuted. You might’ve read my review of these episodes, which I thought were okay but soap opera-esque and a mixed bag in the realism and freshness departments. What amazed me then, and still surprises […]
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TV REVIEW: ‘The Morning Show’

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In 2010, I began appearing on NBC’s “The Today Show”, CBS’s “The Early Show” and Australian TV’s top AM program “The Morning Show”. A film called “Morning Glory” was also released that year. It tackled the ratings game, the “news vs. entertainment” debate and the clashing of personalities on and off the air. With AppleTV+’s […]
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‘Dumplin” Review

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The hit 2015 YA novel Dumplin’  by Julie Murphy features a girl who’s deeply inspired by the music and life of Dolly Parton. The singer learned about the book – and a short time later got a call from actress Jennifer Aniston, who optioned that book for a movie. The Netflix film version is both […]
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‘Cake’ Review

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“Cake” is quite a departure in the career of star Jennifer Aniston. First of all, it’s a drama. Most of the films Aniston has done have been over-the-top, romantic comedies. And before that, of course, she became a star on the TV sitcom “Friends”. Next, “Cake” deals with difficult subjects: pain, suicide and death. And […]
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