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Daniel Okafor
November 1, 2026 4:04 pm
'I work on this show': a Criminal Minds crew member learned it's ending from Reddit
Paramount+ is ending Criminal Minds after 20 seasons, and at least one person on the show found out from a thread. The show has already survived one ending, and its studio has a whole other streamer.
Crush of the day
Hannah Whitlock
November 1, 2026 2:13 pm
Where is Boston Blue filmed? The show flies into Boston every couple of weeks and builds the rest somewhere cheaper
Boston Blue sends Danny Reagan to Boston. The show itself mostly stays in Toronto, and its star once offered half his paycheck to change that.
Hannah Whitlock
November 1, 2026 12:59 pm
Who is Burke on Chicago Fire? Showrunner calls the new probie 'the oil to somebody's water'
Chicago Fire's new showrunner built Marcus Burke to clash with someone at Firehouse 51. Three episodes in, he still hasn't said who, and Burke isn't saying much of anything.
Hannah Whitlock
November 1, 2026 12:22 pm
Where is Sheriff Country filmed? Edgewater's main drag is 25 miles outside Toronto
Sheriff Country is set in Edgewater, California, the same small town as Fire Country. The two shows film it in two different Canadian provinces, more than 2,000 miles apart.
Hannah Whitlock
November 1, 2026 11:45 am
Why does R.J. Decker season 2 have only 7 episodes? The finale has aired, and ABC still hasn't announced season 3
R.J. Decker's second season lasted six weeks, about as long as a decent cold. ABC hasn't said if there'll be a third, and the finale didn't exactly leave things in a place where you can walk away.
Daniel Okafor
November 1, 2026 9:54 am
Seven Havens' three-episodes-a-week drop killed the slow burn that made Avatar
The first new animated Avatar series in 12 years got a 13-episode first season and burned through it in three weeks.
Daniel Okafor
November 1, 2026 9:17 am
Before Picard, Patrick Stewart played a firefighter on Coronation Street — in his own Yorkshire accent
The 1967 clip making the rounds this week is 26-year-old Stewart in a soap, sounding nothing like the captain of the Enterprise.
Hannah Whitlock
October 31, 2026 4:31 pm
South Park: why is Randy a kid? Blame one trip to Sephora
Randy Marsh walked into Sephora a grown man, which is more than anyone can say about how he walked out.
Hannah Whitlock
October 31, 2026 3:55 pm
Yaga: who is Logan, the roommate who looks exactly like the heir who vanished?
The first person Yaga's detective interviews looks an awful lot like the man he's been hired to find.
Daniel Okafor
October 31, 2026 2:42 pm
From Shazam to a grocery checkout: Zachary Levi's new show plays like his own career
Angel's new sitcom is about a man who loses the only stage he had and starts over somewhere smaller. Its lead knows the material.