Can we get an amen?! Everyone's favorite ruthless, bickering televangelist failsons and faildaughter are returning to HBO for a third season, and this time they're bringing monster trucks with them.
Danny McBride's absurdist comedy, "The Righteous Gemstones" has been a shining dollop of comedy gold since the series debuted in 2019, bringing all of the horrible, rich white people antics of a show like "Succession," but injected with the same maddening hilarity found in his previous shows "Eastbound and Down" and "Vice Principals." HBO recently unveiled their first teaser for the upcoming season, and by God have I missed these mouthy morons.
The Gemstone family has been through a lot over the past few years, with patriarch Eli Gemstone (John Goodman) contemplating retirement but recognizing none of his children are fit to continue the family empire. Jesse (McBride) is a hypocritical blasphemer with a Conway Twitty haircut and a penchant...
Danny McBride's absurdist comedy, "The Righteous Gemstones" has been a shining dollop of comedy gold since the series debuted in 2019, bringing all of the horrible, rich white people antics of a show like "Succession," but injected with the same maddening hilarity found in his previous shows "Eastbound and Down" and "Vice Principals." HBO recently unveiled their first teaser for the upcoming season, and by God have I missed these mouthy morons.
The Gemstone family has been through a lot over the past few years, with patriarch Eli Gemstone (John Goodman) contemplating retirement but recognizing none of his children are fit to continue the family empire. Jesse (McBride) is a hypocritical blasphemer with a Conway Twitty haircut and a penchant...
- 5/10/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
HBO released the second episode of its dramatization of the infamous 1972 Watergate scandal, titled White House Plumbers,”\ in which two men take up the duty of re-electing President Nixon. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) become part of the committee tasked with doing whatever might be needed to get Nixon back in the chair for a second term, and in the process, they do multiple things that are questionable from a legal standpoint. As the events inch towards the main Watergate scandal, here’s what happens on the second episode of HBO’s White House Plumbers.
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A Not-Family Man
Before we get into the events of the episode, though, it’s important to look at how much like a dictator Howard acts in his home, although he’s the brains at work. Always busy with work, Howard rarely has time to take care of the...
Spoilers Ahead
A Not-Family Man
Before we get into the events of the episode, though, it’s important to look at how much like a dictator Howard acts in his home, although he’s the brains at work. Always busy with work, Howard rarely has time to take care of the...
- 5/9/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Halcyon Studios has brought on Phil Abraham to direct and executive produce the series “Beverly Hills Noir,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Halcyon, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, is producing the show, which is based on “Gemstone” by James Ellroy. Per the official logline, the show “follows two female detectives as they are sucked into the vortex of power, greed, and cold-blooded conspiracy in one of the most aspirational cities in the world, Beverly Hills.”
Ed Decter is writing the series and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. Along with Decter and Abraham, Ellroy, Stewart Till, and Richard Potter also executive produce. No network or streaming service is currently attached to the project.
“When it comes to the greats of crime fiction, no one tackles the corruption of the American Dream quite like James Ellroy,” said Abraham. “The jewel heist that kicks off the action...
Halcyon, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, is producing the show, which is based on “Gemstone” by James Ellroy. Per the official logline, the show “follows two female detectives as they are sucked into the vortex of power, greed, and cold-blooded conspiracy in one of the most aspirational cities in the world, Beverly Hills.”
Ed Decter is writing the series and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. Along with Decter and Abraham, Ellroy, Stewart Till, and Richard Potter also executive produce. No network or streaming service is currently attached to the project.
“When it comes to the greats of crime fiction, no one tackles the corruption of the American Dream quite like James Ellroy,” said Abraham. “The jewel heist that kicks off the action...
- 3/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Kyle and Frank remain friends after Below Deck Mediterranean. Pic credit: Bravo
Below Deck Mediterranean star Kyle Viljoen has revealed what happened with charter guest Frank Fay after the show wrapped.
Kyle was smitten with Frank from the moment he spotted the charter guest walking up the dock to the Home luxury yacht.
They did some heavy flirting with Frank while Frank and his friends were on charter, which is a big no-no and could have cost Kyle his job.
However, the connection was something Kyle had never felt before, and he wasn’t going to let it go.
Once Frank and his group left the yacht, the crew met up with them for a night out in Malta. Their goodbye was rom-com worthy, with Kyle and Frank’s first kiss ending the episode.
It’s been over a year since Below Deck Med Season 7 was filmed and Frank and Kyle are not a couple.
Below Deck Mediterranean star Kyle Viljoen has revealed what happened with charter guest Frank Fay after the show wrapped.
Kyle was smitten with Frank from the moment he spotted the charter guest walking up the dock to the Home luxury yacht.
They did some heavy flirting with Frank while Frank and his friends were on charter, which is a big no-no and could have cost Kyle his job.
However, the connection was something Kyle had never felt before, and he wasn’t going to let it go.
Once Frank and his group left the yacht, the crew met up with them for a night out in Malta. Their goodbye was rom-com worthy, with Kyle and Frank’s first kiss ending the episode.
It’s been over a year since Below Deck Med Season 7 was filmed and Frank and Kyle are not a couple.
- 9/13/2022
- by Rachelle Lewis
- Monsters and Critics
The season finale of The Righteous Gemstones finds the series at its absolute best, firing on all cylinders.
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The Righteous Gemstones Episode 9
After an incredibly fun, strong first season that gave us such delights as Walton Goggins’ portrayal of Uncle Baby Billy, an earworm like “Misbehavin’,” and a new oddball Edi Patterson character, it’s heartening to see The Righteous Gemstones absolutely stick the landing with the season finale. If we didn’t know the show had already been picked up for a second season, “Better Is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning” could even serve as a series finale; the episode wraps up virtually all of the season’s stories in a tidy bow. Still, “Better Is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning” isn’t just a dutiful tying of loose ends, as it may be the season’s funniest,...
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This Righteous Gemstones review contains spoilers.
The Righteous Gemstones Episode 9
After an incredibly fun, strong first season that gave us such delights as Walton Goggins’ portrayal of Uncle Baby Billy, an earworm like “Misbehavin’,” and a new oddball Edi Patterson character, it’s heartening to see The Righteous Gemstones absolutely stick the landing with the season finale. If we didn’t know the show had already been picked up for a second season, “Better Is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning” could even serve as a series finale; the episode wraps up virtually all of the season’s stories in a tidy bow. Still, “Better Is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning” isn’t just a dutiful tying of loose ends, as it may be the season’s funniest,...
- 10/14/2019
- Den of Geek
Danny McBride has brought us a new HBO series called “The Righteous Gemstones.” It’s somewhat of a generational series where sons follow in the footsteps of their powerful televangelist father. The Gemstone family is famous throughout the world, and they’re also among the richest families in the business of worship. The megachurch built by Eli Gemstone, the patriarch of the clan, passes down to the sons as his wife passes and he struggles to deal with the loss of his wife. and the family ministry is put in jeopardy. There are threats around every corner, some external and some coming
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- 9/26/2019
- by Dana Hanson-Firestone
- TVovermind.com
The Righteous Gemstones continues to mix genuine heart and big laughs, but the plot is starting to stall a bit. Our review...
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The Righteous Gemstones Episode 6
After a brief “Interlude,” The Righteous Gemstones picks back up in the present-day with Jesse feeling victorious, looking to stash the wrecked red van in Kelvin’s garage. As much as I loved the humor, heart, and ‘80s stylings of the last episode, I was anxious to return to the main blackmailer plot that finds Gideon stuck between his scumbag friend Scotty and his blowhard father. “Now the Sons of Eli Were Worthless Men” fulfills that request, but perhaps there’s more fertile ground in the family drama then there is in the true crime-leaning elements of the Gemstone plot.
The blackmailer storyline isn’t quite working and I think it’s because of Gideon.
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This Righteous Gemstones review contains spoilers.
The Righteous Gemstones Episode 6
After a brief “Interlude,” The Righteous Gemstones picks back up in the present-day with Jesse feeling victorious, looking to stash the wrecked red van in Kelvin’s garage. As much as I loved the humor, heart, and ‘80s stylings of the last episode, I was anxious to return to the main blackmailer plot that finds Gideon stuck between his scumbag friend Scotty and his blowhard father. “Now the Sons of Eli Were Worthless Men” fulfills that request, but perhaps there’s more fertile ground in the family drama then there is in the true crime-leaning elements of the Gemstone plot.
The blackmailer storyline isn’t quite working and I think it’s because of Gideon.
- 9/23/2019
- Den of Geek
Alec Bojalad Sep 15, 2019
Righteous Gemstones director David Gordon Green reveals how the show's transformative trip to the past came to be.
When HBO first ordered a full series for Danny McBride's next comedy effort, The Righteous Gemstones, they set the episode order at eight. That was before, however, McBride and the writing staff had some downtime from filming to think about including maybe just one more.
"We had just finished writing (episode) four and we were like a day ahead of schedule in our writing commitments," McBride told reporters at the 2019 TCA summer press tour. "So Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri, two of the other executive producers on the show, we just were like, 'Hey, what should we do? We got an extra day’ and then, we just started kind of brainstorming about this idea if we did a flashback episode what would that entail?"
What that would entail...
Righteous Gemstones director David Gordon Green reveals how the show's transformative trip to the past came to be.
When HBO first ordered a full series for Danny McBride's next comedy effort, The Righteous Gemstones, they set the episode order at eight. That was before, however, McBride and the writing staff had some downtime from filming to think about including maybe just one more.
"We had just finished writing (episode) four and we were like a day ahead of schedule in our writing commitments," McBride told reporters at the 2019 TCA summer press tour. "So Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri, two of the other executive producers on the show, we just were like, 'Hey, what should we do? We got an extra day’ and then, we just started kind of brainstorming about this idea if we did a flashback episode what would that entail?"
What that would entail...
- 9/14/2019
- Den of Geek
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, September 9, 2019.
Katey Sagal will be returning to The Conners for Season 2, according to TV Line.
The actress, who played Louise, an ex-rock drummer who now manages Casita Bonita, will be back for a 10-episode arc.
Her character is slated to make her return in the third episode of the sophomore season.
Sagal's return is no surprise. Her character goes way back with Dan, so it was just a matter of making things official.
Related: The Conners Renewed for Season 2
The Conners was a big success for ABC last season, debuting as the network's number one comedy.
The show became a reality months after ABC canceled Roseanne following its leading lady's racist remarks on Twitter.
The sophomore run will get underway Tuesday, September 24 at 8/7c.
Meanwhile, John Goodman's other series, The Righteous Gemstones, has scored an...
Katey Sagal will be returning to The Conners for Season 2, according to TV Line.
The actress, who played Louise, an ex-rock drummer who now manages Casita Bonita, will be back for a 10-episode arc.
Her character is slated to make her return in the third episode of the sophomore season.
Sagal's return is no surprise. Her character goes way back with Dan, so it was just a matter of making things official.
Related: The Conners Renewed for Season 2
The Conners was a big success for ABC last season, debuting as the network's number one comedy.
The show became a reality months after ABC canceled Roseanne following its leading lady's racist remarks on Twitter.
The sophomore run will get underway Tuesday, September 24 at 8/7c.
Meanwhile, John Goodman's other series, The Righteous Gemstones, has scored an...
- 9/9/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Hallelujah! HBO has renewed Danny McBride’s new comedy series “The Righteous Gemstones” for a second season, the pay-tv channel said Monday.
The comedy, which stars McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine, premiered last month (as HBO’s most-watched comedy debut in more than three years) and tells the story of a “world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.”
According to HBO’s description, “Well into the second generation of a grand televangelist tradition, the renowned Gemstone family is living proof that worship pays dividends in all sizes, including their megachurch.”
Also Read: Fall TV 2019: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)
McBride stars as Jesse Gemstone, the oldest of three grown Gemstone offspring, who looks to lead in his father’s footsteps but finds his past sins jeopardizing the family ministry. Goodman, Patterson, Devine, Walton Goggins, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero,...
The comedy, which stars McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine, premiered last month (as HBO’s most-watched comedy debut in more than three years) and tells the story of a “world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.”
According to HBO’s description, “Well into the second generation of a grand televangelist tradition, the renowned Gemstone family is living proof that worship pays dividends in all sizes, including their megachurch.”
Also Read: Fall TV 2019: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)
McBride stars as Jesse Gemstone, the oldest of three grown Gemstone offspring, who looks to lead in his father’s footsteps but finds his past sins jeopardizing the family ministry. Goodman, Patterson, Devine, Walton Goggins, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero,...
- 9/9/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
File this news under “Hallelujah!”: The Righteous Gemstones has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, just four weeks into its freshman year, TVLine has learned.
The Righteous Gemstones stars Danny McBride (who also created the series), John Goodman, Adam Devine and Edi Patterson as members of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. In Season 1, McBride’s Jesse Gemstone — the eldest of the Gemstone offspring — hopes to lead in his father’s footsteps, but finds his past sins jeopardizing the family ministry.
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The Righteous Gemstones stars Danny McBride (who also created the series), John Goodman, Adam Devine and Edi Patterson as members of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. In Season 1, McBride’s Jesse Gemstone — the eldest of the Gemstone offspring — hopes to lead in his father’s footsteps, but finds his past sins jeopardizing the family ministry.
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- 9/9/2019
- TVLine.com
Alec Bojalad Joseph Baxter Oct 2, 2018
Danny McBride's new HBO comedy, The Righteous Gemstones, will depict a family of televangelists.
The Righteous Gemstones should be right up the alley of fans of Eastbound and Down and Vice Principals, since it hails from the same collaborative team of Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green. Once again charted for HBO the gang have put together some real star power this time around.
The series will arrive as a half-hour comedy about the Gemstone family, a clan of world-famous televangelists, who have a long history of what you would expect from a world-famous televangelist family: bombastic salvation techniques to go along with a heaping portion of greed.
The Righteous Gemstones News
HBO has officially given The Righteous Gemstones the ultimate appraisal in the form of a series pickup!
With that news comes the first official image (seen below) from the now-confirmed series.
Danny McBride's new HBO comedy, The Righteous Gemstones, will depict a family of televangelists.
The Righteous Gemstones should be right up the alley of fans of Eastbound and Down and Vice Principals, since it hails from the same collaborative team of Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green. Once again charted for HBO the gang have put together some real star power this time around.
The series will arrive as a half-hour comedy about the Gemstone family, a clan of world-famous televangelists, who have a long history of what you would expect from a world-famous televangelist family: bombastic salvation techniques to go along with a heaping portion of greed.
The Righteous Gemstones News
HBO has officially given The Righteous Gemstones the ultimate appraisal in the form of a series pickup!
With that news comes the first official image (seen below) from the now-confirmed series.
- 6/29/2018
- Den of Geek
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