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“House of the Dragon,” Ratings Deprived, Flames Out at HBO, Will End with 4th Season in 2026

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“House of the Dragon,” Ratings Deprived, Flames Out at HBO, Will End with 4th Season in 2026

HBO’s “House of the Dragon” will end with season 4 in 2026.

The network announced today that season 3 will be filmed shortly for 2025, followed by a quick ending.

Last night season 2 ended with a whimper despite all the dragons breathing heavy and promising to wreck Westeros.

“House of the Dragon” has had anemic ratings and reviews all this season. It’s averaged 1.2 million viewers a week on HBO, which has stopped sending out ratings reports.

The show simply has no traction. I’m surprised they’re actually doing a third and fourth season. They could have stopped last night and no one would have noticed. Instead of a big cliff hanger, the episode just fizzled.

There are many problems with the “Game of Thrones” spin off. It’s almost impossible to follow, and nothing happens. Unlike “Thrones,” there are no relationships, no sex, nothing compelling. The dragons are more interesting than the people.

HBO has plans for more “Thrones” spin offs. But they’re expensive, and without huge numbers, they can’t be done.

Not a surprise.

Meanwhile, HBO came roaring back today with 6 second teasers for “The White Lotus,” “The Last of Us,” and “Sex and the City.” They’re all hits, Time to get back on track!

Lucille Ball Son Desi Arnaz Jr. Surfaces in Rare Picture Posted by Sister Lucie

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Lucille Ball Son Desi Arnaz Jr. Surfaces in Rare Picture Posted by Sister Lucie

Desi Arnaz Jr was once a white hot supermarket tabloid subject.

He starred with his mom, Lucille Ball, in a TV show. (His dad was the great actor singer producer Desi Arnaz, creator of “I Love Lucy.”)

Desi Jr. had affairs with loads of starlets including Patti Duke. For a while he and Patti thought he was her son’s father (Sean Astin).

Desi was even part of a chart topping boy band called Dino, Desi, and Billy.

But he’s been largely MIA for decades.Now sister Lucie has posted a couple of pictures of him on her Instagram. If it weren’t for the Methuselah beard, Desi would look pretty good for being only 71. He looks 91 instead.

I guess Desi had a wild life and likes being “recalcitrant,” as Lucie describes him. Lucie, meantime, continues to tour, sing, and perform.

Baba-loo!

Jon Stewart Has COVID, Not Hosting “The Daily Show” Tonight, Will Return Next Week

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Jon Stewart Has COVID, Not Hosting “The Daily Show” Tonight, Will Return Next Week

Fans of Jon Stewart will be disappointed tonight.

Stewart has COVID and won’t be hosting The Daily Show. He only hosts on Mondays. He’ll be back next week.

Tonight’s host is Michael Kosta, who’s picking up a second night this week.

Other reports say Stewart won’t be hosting “this week.” But he only hosts on Mondays, so calm down.

Speedy recovery!

Famed Director David Lynch Indicates End of Career Because of Emphysema: “I’m homebound whether I like it or not”

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Famed Director David Lynch Indicates End of Career Because of Emphysema: “I’m homebound whether I like it or not”

The great director David Lynch may be calling a wrap on his career.

Lynch, 78, responded to Sight & Sound Magazine’s question if he’ll ever direct again.

Lynch answered: “No. I’ll tell you, I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long, and so I’m homebound whether I like it or not. I can’t go out. And I can only walk a short distance before I’m out of oxygen.

“Smoking was something that I absolutely loved but, in the end, it bit me. It was part of the art life for me: the tobacco and the smell of it and lighting things and smoking and going back and sitting back and having a smoke and looking at your work, or thinking about things; nothing like it in this world is so beautiful.

“Meanwhile, it’s killing me. So I had to quit it. And now, because of Covid, it would be very bad for me to get sick, even with a cold. So I probably would be directing from my house. And because of Covid, they’ve now invented ways where you can direct from home. I wouldn’t like that so much. I like to be there amongst the thing and get ideas there. But I would try to do it remotely, if it comes to it.”

Lynch has been nominated four times for Oscars. His last movie was “Inland Empire” in 2006, although he was responsible for the third season of “Twin Peaks” — in which he appeared — and also had a successful cameo as director John Ford in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” In recent years, Lynch has been busy directing videos an commercials.

What a career he’s had, though! From “Blue Velvet” to “Mullholland Drive,” “Eraserhead,” “Wild at Heart,” “Twin Peaks” and more. Lynch received an honorary Oscar in 2020. Let’s hope he will still work remotely.

Kennedy Campaign Website Offers Teddy Bear to Buy, Not to Kill and Leave in Central Park

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Kennedy Campaign Website Offers Teddy Bear to Buy, Not to Kill and Leave in Central Park

The website for Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign includes the usual posters, buttons, and so on.

But you can also buy a stuffed teddy bear for $32.

This is unfortunate considering Kennedy has just admitting leaving a dead bear cub in Central Park, then making it look like a cyclist hit it.

Kennedy released a video of himself admitting this to, of all people, Roseanne Barr. Considering Barr’s mental health, she looks shocked.

Kennedy was trying to get ahead of a New Yorker story that broke this morning about the 2011 incident. At the time and until this week no one knew Kennedy came up with this scheme. The only person who might have known was his cousin, Tatiana Schlossberg, who wrote the story for the New York Times.

Want the bear? I’d hurry. It’s a collector’s item!

No, Chef! New Yorker Take Down of Robert Kennedy Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Including the Dead Bear Story

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No, Chef! New Yorker Take Down of Robert Kennedy Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Including the Dead Bear Story

The New Yorker’s excellent take down of Robert Kennedy Jr. doesn’t go far enough.

But Clare Malone’s excellent reporting at least reveals the dreadful and disgusting story of Kennedy — at age 57 — putting a dead bear cub in Central Park and making it seem like a cyclist hit it.

Malone also reveals that the New York Times story about the bear was written by Kennedy’s cousin, Tatianna Schlossberg, who then worked for the paper. She didn’t know he was responsible? Malone says that it was a coincidence.

Malone also reveals, if you didn’t know, that Kennedy started an affair with Mary Richardson while he was married to his first wife. Richardson got pregnant, which ended the first marriage. Later, as we all know, Richardson — after having four children — committed suicide.

What Malone doesn’t say is that Kennedy — whom she does identify as a serial philanderer — had an affair during the Richardson marriage with a then famous TV star. (Their friendship endures.) Kennedy’s children have not fared particularly well as adults. One of them, Kick, was written out of the HBO series, “Newsroom,” before she even started.

There’s a lot more. Nearly everyone in New York circles has a bad story about Bobby Kennedy. I was friends with Peter Kaplan, Kennedy’s Harvard roommate, in the 80s and 90s until his death from cancer. He was regularly negative about Kennedy in our conversations. If he were alive, he’d be livid at how Kennedy turned out.

The bear story is disgusting, and seems like a crime that will go unpunished. It’s just part of Kennedy’s horrible story. Malone almost makes a point that Kennedy’s psychosis stems from his father’s tragic death. But his other siblings — Kathleen, Rory, Kerry — have managed to rise above it and make lives for themselves of value. They’ve all disowned his presidential candidacy, along with other members of the family.

Here’s the link to the New Yorker story. And a picture below from it.

Zac Efron Seems OK After Being Rescued in Ibiza from a Pool, Sent to Hospital After Mystery Incident

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Zac Efron Seems OK After Being Rescued in Ibiza from a Pool, Sent to Hospital After Mystery Incident

Actor Zac Efron appears to be fine after his weekend spell at a Spanish hospital.

In Ibiza, worried workers at a villa found him in a pool and called an ambulance. Efron was taken to the hospital but released soon after.

Now he’s posted a photo of himself in tip top shape, pumping iron.

What happened in the pool? Did he fall asleep? Was he doing the backstroke wrong? Had he watched some of his movies?

Well it’s good to know he’s bearing up in Ibiza. It’s not exactly Canarsie.

Robert Kennedy Jr Video: Admits to Roseanne Barr Loading Dead Bear in His Car, Then Dumping It in Central Park

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Robert Kennedy Jr Video: Admits to Roseanne Barr Loading Dead Bear in His Car, Then Dumping It in Central Park

The Kennedys gave us great statesman like John and Robert senior.

They also gave us Chappaquiddick and William Kennedy Smith.

In between there have been successes and failures and scandals. But none of them is worse than Robert Kennedy Jr. He’s a totally deplorable human being.

Knowing The New Yorker was coming with this story, Kennedy reveals the truth of a decade old tale to, weirdly, right wing crackpot and former comedian Roseanne Barr.

Watching this video is jaw dropping, Kennedy recalls a hunting trip in which he loaded a dead bear in his car, had dinner at a steak house, and then intended to go to the airport. Realizing he couldn’t leave the bear in the car, he then surreptitiously dumped it in Central Park. He made it seem like a cyclist had killed it.

This really happened. The mystery bear was reported widely in the news. Now we know who did it. This is not funny or amusing. This is sick. This is a man who cheated on first and second wives, kept a sex diary that was published by the NY Post, and saw his second wife hang herself in the barn.

More recently Kennedy has conceded that other women may have unsavory stories about him. He’s a conspiracy theorist who rails against vaccines. He’s surrounded himself with people like Barr who have revolted his uncle, President John Kennedy, and his father, Robert F. Kennedy.

Is this the end? Let’s hope so. We’re finally on a path with Kamala Harris to normalcy again. Kennedy must be rejected on all levels. His own siblings and cousins have denounced him. Now it’s our turn.

PS No kidding. The bear’s family should start a civil suit.

Kennedy’s video, which he’s posted to get ahead of the New Yorker story, is below, followed by the report on Channel 4 WNBC in 2014. The youthful prank happened when RFK Jr. was 60 years old — an age his father and uncle didn’t get to live to. He’s completely dishonored them.

Box Office: “Deadpool” Number 1 Heads to $400 Mil Tomorrow, “Trap” Crap No Mystery to Fans

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Box Office: “Deadpool” Number 1 Heads to $400 Mil Tomorrow, “Trap” Crap No Mystery to Fans

BOX OFFICE UPDATING

“Deadpool and Wolverine” is still number 1. The Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman Marvel send up will hit $400 million domestic on Monday, tomorrow. It’s up around $850 mil worldwide. The end is not in sight.

M. Night Shayamalan’s “Trap” is crap, basically. “The Sixth Sense” director has been making movies for 25 years. This is the second worst wide open he’s ever had. The worst was his last one. The only scary thing is that he can’t get a screenwriter to give him a good premise.

As I said yesterday, “Harold and the Purple Crayon” is DOA with just $3 million worldwide. It take a lot to screw up a 69 year old classic book with a live action movie. But these people have done it. Not a good entry on Zachary Levi’s already messy resume.

No one knows what happened to “The Instigators.” I will try and watch it today. Poor reviews. No numbers from Apple for the theatrical release. If you saw it, say something: showbiz411@gmail.com

Nancy Pelosi’s Advice to Kamala Harris: “Ignore Him” — Watch Her Brilliant Interview Here

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Nancy Pelosi’s Advice to Kamala Harris: “Ignore Him” — Watch Her Brilliant Interview Here

I don’t mind saying that Nancy Pelosi is one of the greatest people I’ve ever been lucky enough to know and talk to. She’s brilliant, the definition of intelligence and savvy. She’s also incredibly warm.

With Lesley Stahl this morning on CBS she discussed her new book, “The Art of Power,” which is a subtle rebuke of Donald Trump’s “The Art of the Deal.” Pelosi has now dedicated herself to making sure Trump won’t be back in the White House. She gives good advice to Kamala Harris about Trump, too: “Just ignore him.”

Pelosi also says, very tactfully, that she made no calls to oust Joe Biden from the presidential race. She tells Stahl Biden should be on Mt. Rushmore.

Watch the whole thing here:

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