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Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

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When something’s lurking in your neighborhood, who are you going to call? The original  Ghostbusters  film not only catapulted its stars to comedic acclaim , but it also spawned multiple sequels and reboots . After writer Dan Aykroyd read a parapsychology journal article, he came up with a movie story line about trapping ghosts . “I thought, I’ll devise a system to trap ghosts … and marry it to the old ghost [films] of the 1930s,” the Canada native recalled to   Vanity Fair  in June 2014. “Virtually every comedy team did a ghost movie — Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope. I was a big fan of [them].” The  Saturday Night Live   alum then enlisted Ivan Reitman as director, along with Bill Murray and the late Harold Ramis to round out the trio of hunters. The 1984 film followed three parapsychologists who were forced out of their university due to lack of funding. They subsequently set up a unique ghost removal service in Manhattan to make ends meet. “I wa...

Jen and Judy! 'Dead to Me' Season 3: Everything to Know

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Not dead for much longer. Filming has wrapped on the third and final season of Netflix’s hit show Dead to Me , with new episodes slated to premiere in late 2022. “And… that’s a wrap on @deadtome Season 3!” creator and showrunner Liz Feldman wrote via Twitter in April 2022, along with a photo of a director’s chair on the beach. “Filming is complete. Editing is underway. The final season is coming. And holy. F–king. S–t. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini knocked it out of the park. Can’t to share it with you. ” The dark comedy, which premiered in May 2019, centers on Jen (Applegate) and Judy (Cardellini), two grieving women who form a close bond in therapy. However, one of the women isn’t exactly who she claims to be and as they grow closer, their secrets begin to unravel, and the bodies begin to pile up . “I always had the sense that I wanted this show to be a relatively short-running one,” Feldman told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2020, one month after Netflix announ...

Biggest 'Below Deck' Feuds — and Where the Relationships Stand Today

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Rough seas! Viewers have had a front row seat to some of the biggest reality TV feuds since the Below Deck franchise debuted in 2013. The show’s spinoff series Below Deck Mediterranean shocked viewers when Hannah Ferrier and Captain Sandy Yawn ‘s inability to see eye to eye turned into the most memorable firing to date. Since the captain joined the show in season 2, the OG chief stew struggled under the pressure of pleasing her boss. Following several onscreen ups and downs , Hannah and Sandy’s issues reached their peak when Malia White reported the Australia native for having Valium and a CBD vape pen in her cabin. During season 5, the captain made the controversial decision to fire Hannah due to Maritime Law. At the time, Hannah called out Malia for misrepresenting the fact that she didn’t have a prescription for the Valium. “I like Malia’s arranging skills,” she tweeted, referencing the photo that her castmate took on camera. “So that’s prescribed Valium, CBD (which is legal...

Elisha Cuthbert: 'Happy Endings' Would've 'Thrived' on a Streaming Service

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Happy Endings was only on the air for three seasons, but Elisha Cuthbert is thankful that the sitcom even reached that milestone. Costars Reunited  “What I love is that it’s found another home in streaming [on Netflix], which to me is probably where we should have started. I think we would’ve thrived, but I look at that and I go, ‘Three seasons, we did three seasons.’ Some people don’t even get past the pilot,” the actress, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her new film The Cellar . “So the fact that we got past the pilot and got to do three years together was just, it was such magic. I got to really hone in on my comedic skills. I got to learn so much from the rest of the cast for that. And then left that show with such a confidence that I can’t even tell you, because I had such a good time. And I went, ‘Oh, maybe I am a little funny.'” Eliza Coupe and Elisha Cuthbert on‘Happy Endings.’ Fan Fare/Kobal/Shutterstock The ABC comedy’s pilot kicked off with Cuth...

'Private Practice' Cast: Where Are They Now?

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Saving lives! Kate Walsh , Audra McDonald and more expanded the Grey’s Anatomy universe with the spinoff Private Practice . Created by Shonda Rhimes , the series premiered on ABC in 2007 and continued for six seasons. Walsh portrayed Dr. Addison Montgomery, who left Seattle Grace Hospital to join a private medical practice in Los Angeles. Before the show’s debut, Walsh opened up about how different it felt to be front and center after her time on Grey’s Anatomy . “I was shocked and excited and mostly just totally blown away,” she told TV Guide at the time of being given the starring role. “Then I was nervous, like, ‘Wait, really? Why me?’ But mostly I was just thrilled because it totally felt like the right thing. I was so flattered and honored that they would think of my character to take off for greener pastures.” The Emily in Paris actress said it was “the right time” to move on from Grey’s , adding, “It felt like leaving home for college. ​​I miss [the cast], for sure, beca...

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

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Bazinga! Fans welcomed the cast of The Big Bang Theory  into their living rooms for 12 seasons before saying goodbye to the sitcom, but the stars did not disappear after the show ended . In fact, they have popped up in a slew of projects ever since. Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), Kaley Cuoco (Penny Teller), Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter), Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz), Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali), Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler) and Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski) played a group of friends made up of physicists and their significant others. The show ran on CBS from September 2007 to May 2019. The cast got very close during filming. Cuoco and Galecki, in particular, remained friends — and an onscreen couple — after their split in December 2009 following two years of dating . “When we broke up, it was funny because that was when our relationship on the show was hot and heavy. There were a lot of bed scenes ,” the actress told Haute Living ...

Biggest 'American Idol' Scandals and Controversies Through the Years

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A golden ticket doesn’t mean an easy journey! Since American Idol premiered in June 2002, the show, its judges and contestants have become the subject of numerous scandals and controversies. Prior to the days of voting by app for your favorite contestant , fans reported an unfair voting system during season 1 of American Idol when about 100 people used auto-dialing technology to reportedly place almost 10,000 votes every night for their favorite contestant. Because not everyone had access to the technology, some said the system gave certain Idol hopefuls (whose fans were lucky enough to be on top of their tech) an unfair advantage. Nevertheless, production company Fremantle Media told USA Today in August 2002 that the number of votes coming from the software were “statistically insignificant.” The next season, the drama became more personal when Ruben Studdard won the competition, beating  Clay Aiken by 140,000 votes out of a total 24 million. While fans...