Originally intended to help launch HBO Max, "Friends: The Reunion" finally hits the streaming service, in big, slightly bloated, unapologetically nostalgic form. A valentine to fans, the nearly two-hour special is inevitably hard-pressed to justify the hype, working best when it lets the cast casually reminisce, while getting carried away with cameos, some of which, well, couldn't be more random.
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox played Friends, then lovers, then husband and wife over the course of a decade -- but the two actors are actually distant cousins, according to ancestry experts.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards and Alex Trebek was among them.
"This is Us" incorporated "Dynasty's" infamous 1985 wedding-massacre cliffhanger into its wedding-episode season finale, which exhibits both a sense of humor and an element of TV savvy. But then the show delivered another pair of pull-the-rug-out surprises, less paving the way for its final season than reinforcing the sense that it's probably time to go.
"Mike Tyson: The Knockout" initially feels like it's simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer's epic rise, fall and attempted comeback. After the first few rounds, though, this two-part ABC documentary lands some pretty compelling blows, particularly in highlighting the difference 25 years made in terms of Tyson's third act following his rape conviction.
Drake has dedicated one of the proudest achievements of his career to his three-year-old son, Adonis, who joined the Canadian rapper on stage at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night.
