New TV/Streaming Offerings
“Outmatched,” a Fox sit-com, starts on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 8:30 PM. It’s about a blue collar couple (Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson) who live in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They are trying to raise four kids—three of whom just happen to be certified geni…
More Jewish Stars in New TV shows
Starting on Jan 7th (NBC, 10PM) was “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”. JANE LEVY, 30, stars as Zoe, a computer code writer who begins to hear the thoughts of people around her through popular songs. At first, she questions her sanity. Later, with the he…
At the Movies
Opening everywhere on Friday, Jan. 10 are “Just Mercy”, “Like a Boss”, and “1917”. “Mercy” tells the true story of Walter McMillian (1941-2001), a black man who lived in a small Alabama town. He was accused of the 1986 murder of a white store clerk during a r…
The Most Complete Golden Globe Guide for the Tribe
The 2020 Golden Globe awards will air on NBC on Jan. 5 at 8PM, EST. The very funny and very acerbic Ricky Gervais hosts. When he hosted in 2016, Gervais skewered Mel Gibson in a joke that referenced Gibson’s notorious 2006 anti-Semitic re…
Hallmark Doesn’t Do Its Very Best
Last week, the Hallmark Channel pulled an ad featuring a lesbian wedding and, after a firestorm of protests, reversed itself and apologized. Hallmark pulled the ad after a protest by a group that calls itself “One Million Moms.” Before the reversal,…
