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Sopranos’ boss paid James Gandolfini $3 million to turn down The Office

Posted 5 years ago

James Gandolfini as the head of The Office? Yep, it almost happened! A recent episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast revealed that HBO paid the actor $3 million to turn down the role that would've served as Steve Carell's replacement once...

The Office guest star Kat Ahn calls out show’s portrayal of Asian women

Posted 5 years ago

The Office guest star Kat Ahn played a Benihana waitress in a 2006 episode of the show but now the actress is slamming the popular comedy series for problematic jokes about her character. The 2006 episode in question is "A Benihana Christmas"...

The Office surged on Netflix before ending its run on the streamer

Posted 5 years ago

Fans of The Office began mourning the loss of the series on Netflix when it was announced that it would be leaving the streamer on December 31, 2020, to head to the Peacock streaming service. The hit workplace comedy has...

A.P. Bio season four on the way at Peacock

Posted 5 years ago

Class will remain in session for the Peacock comedy series A.P. Bio. The streamer has renewed the Glenn Howerton-fronted comedy series for a fourth season. Season 4 will arrive in 2021 and will consist of eight episodes. Peacock picked up...

The Office, Netflix officially set to part ways on December 31

Posted 5 years ago

There is going to major void for a lot of people on Netflix come December 31, 2020. The streamer has confirmed that The Office will leave the platform on December 31 before moving over to NBC's Peacock streaming service. The...

Streamers pull 30 Rock episodes with blackface at Tina Fey’s request

Posted 6 years ago

In the midst of a global course-correction with regard to how the black community is portrayed by the entertainment industry, 30 ROCK creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, alongside the show's owner NBCUniversal, have requested that a total of four episodes...

Hogwarts heads to HBO Max! All 8 Harry Potter movies streaming now

Posted 6 years ago

In a bid to sweeten the deal to join their streaming service before the JUSTICE LEAGUE Snyder Cut arrives in 2021, HBO Max launched this morning with all eight HARRY POTTER movies made available on their platform. HBO Max's film lineup...

Class is back in session in season 3 teaser trailer for A.P. Bio

Posted 6 years ago

NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, launched on Xfinity X1 and Flex yesterday before being available nationally on July 15 and the streamer has released a slew of teaser trailers for some of their content, including the first look at the third...