From ‘Archie Bunker’s Place’ to ‘Bosch: Legacy’: When a Show’s End Is Just the Beginning

If you've been a casual viewer of Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's dizzying sci-fi epic Westworld, or perhaps given up after a lackluster season three, then now is a good time to plug yourself back in.While the first episode of season four is somewhat of a slow-burner, it's also a strong return to form for the hit HBO show, and uncharacteristically easy to follow.Taking place seven years after season three's finale, the coherent narrative of this first episode is a calming experience compared to some of the more painfully head-scratching moments of seasons past.WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW... The Man In Black is back! Ed Harris returns as William in the first scene of season four and is as violent as ever First scene: William arrives to the Hoover Dam where he attempts to retrieve data that is stolen from him It helps that the story focuses primarily on familiar faces, particularly William (Ed Harris), Maeve (Thandiwe Newton), and Caleb (Aaron Paul.)Even Dolores (who, spoiler alert, was killed off last season) is back.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe barrage of TV launches over the past several months has further blurred the sense of time. Although series like “Ted Lasso,” “Succession” and “Dopesick” remain front-runners in their respective comedy, drama and limited-series categories, they all aired last fall. Are they vulnerable when it comes time for Phase 2 final voting?Maybe, or perhaps not, as they’ve been consistently at the top of most pundits’ prediction pages.

Kenneth “Ken” Williams, who wrote or co-wrote more than 500 songs including the classic 1972 hit “Everybody Plays The Fool” recorded by The Main Ingredient with lead vocals by Cuba Gooding Sr., died June 17 following a long non-Covid illness at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. He was 83.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeConrad Green is returning to “Dancing with the Stars” as showrunner/executive producer and will oversee the show’s landmark transition this fall from ABC to Disney+. The news is expected to be officially announced today by Disney+ and BBC Studios Los Angeles Prods., which produces the competition series.Green was the original showrunner of “Dancing with the Stars,” which was adapted from the UK format “Strictly Come Dancing” and premiered on ABC in June 2005.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCarol Burnett is breaking bad.The comedy legend will appear as a guest star in the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” portraying a character named Marion, AMC announced. It’s unclear at this point how Marion fits into the denouement of the complicated journey and transformation of series antihero Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Albuquerque’s notorious criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.“I’m thrilled to be a part of my favorite show,” Burnett, a six-time Emmy Awards winner, said in a statement.In addition to Burnett, as previously announced, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will appear in “Better Call Saul” Season 6 reprising their “Breaking Bad” roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, as the show draws to its conclusion.

Facebook page, which read: 'So sorry to say that our beloved friend, colleague and actor, Frank Williams, passed away this morning. 'He was almost 91, and we are grateful for all the years of joy, laughter and happiness he brought to so many.

Facebook, it was revealed the star passed away this morning. The statement said: "So sorry to say that our beloved friend, colleague and actor, Frank Williams, passed away this morning. He was almost 91, and we are grateful for all the years of joy, laughter and happiness he brought to so many.

Serena Williams is currently gearing up to make her grand Wimbledon return and gave her fans a glimpse into how she prepares for the prestigious tournament.MORE: Serena Williams spotlights major achievement amid tennis comeback with emotional throwbackHowever, instead of a rigorous training montage, the athlete shared just how she unwinds and relaxes her mind before her time on court.VIDEO: Serena Williams and daughter Olympia's matching outfit changesShe shared a candid video from her home, wearing a comfy tee and a pair of ornate patterned reading glasses with a chain between them as she opened up about her de-stressing mechanisms."In case you're wondering how I prep for Wimbledon," she started off, adding: "Well, I relax my mind by doing Legos," showing off one of her Marvel-themed sets. "Thor's hammer, I mean, the movie's coming out, so wanna be on brand."MORE: Serena Williams celebrates iconic comeback alongside mini-me daughterShe even showed off how much of the model she had completed.

She continued, “Last year, I was honoured to spend time with the @BritishArmy to see how they train serving personnel and new recruits. It was wonderful to see first-hand the many important and varied roles the military play day in, day out to protect us all, and I look forward to discovering more about the @RoyalNavy and @RoyalAirForceUK in due course.” She signed her message, “C,” which stands for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Last week, Kate Middleton and Prince William unveiled their first by renowned English portrait artist .

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Given the volume of TV out there, it’s no surprise that viewers are seeing double or even triple, with overlapping trends and actors seemingly everywhere you look. As my colleague Emily Longeretta recently noted, stars like Elle Fanning (“The Great,” “The Girl From Plainville”), Chloë Sevigny (“Russian Doll,” “Plainville”), Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve,” “The Chair”), Julia Garner (“Ozark,” “Inventing Anna”) and Nicole Byer (“Grand Crew,” “Nailed It!”) are just some of the performers eligible for multiple projects in this year’s Emmy race.That’s a tremendous trend among actors.

READ MORE: Dad's Army creators were 'woke' back in 1960s and 1970s without even knowing it Throughout the episodes, he often became entangled in the platoon’s misadventures, usually by accident. His death means that Ian “Private Pike” Lavender, 76, is the now the only surviving cast member from the series.All the other favourites such as Arthur Lowe who played Captain Mainwaring, John LeMesurier who was Sergeant Wilson and Clive Dunn as Lance-Corporal Jones are gone.Frank was born on July, 2 1931 in London and attended Ardingly College in West Sussex and Hendon School.

Reporting for duty! During Duchess Kate’s official visit to the Armed Forces Training Academy last year, she dressed the part.

Kate Middleton has released pictures of herself dressed in army uniform and sitting in the cock pit of a fighter jet to mark Armed Forces Day.The photographs were taken in November last year when Kate visited Pirbright Training Academy in Surrey and spent time with the 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade at Abingdon Airfield to see first-hand how new recruits and serving personnel are trained. In the five new photographs, the Duchess can be seen interacting with the Brigade members and got stuck in learning about their lives.

She may have grown up on reality TV, but Lauren Conrad doesn’t have any plans of appearing on it ever again!

Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, while cable networks have been virtually non-stop in providing reaction.

Lauren Conrad isn't heading back to reality television any time soon.The 36-year-old star told Us Weekly on Thursday that she has no plans to return to the platform.'I shared a lot' said The Hills star. 'I feel like it’s just a privilege to have my privacy [now]. I appreciate it.' Done with that: Lauren Conrad isn't heading back to reality television any time soon (pictured June 2022)The California native was in New York City promoting her recipes at a pop-up marketplace when she spoke to the outlet.

Kate Middleton has been slammed, with an expert claiming that she “deserves better”.Kensington Palace released the portrait yesterday which showed the Duchess wearing tan emerald dress valued at a hefty £1,595.The portrait was roundly praised by most on social media, however expert Andrew Normal Wilson disagrees.READ MORE: Princess Diana 'would be thrilled' that 'Harry and William are happy' says ex-Royal chefWriting for the Mail, he said: “The Duchess of Cambridge is a life force, and this painting is dead as the dodo.“It has reduced an animated human being to the status of a dummy; a beautiful woman to a strangely boring doll.“The real Duchess of Cambridge cheers everyone up by her radiant smile.“The figure in this painting is wistful, slightly petulant, and actually unrecognisable as Our Kate.“She deserves better than this frumpy, inanimate, rather sulky version of her.“There are many good portrait painters, many of them young, at work in Britain at the moment, as is revealed each year by the competition organized by the National Portrait Gallery.“While the Cambridge family are all still young and beautiful, they should be commissioning some good art to immortalize them.“This would not just be an act of vanity - it would be a proclamation to the world, and to the future, of why we pin our hopes on them for a continuation of the constitutional monarchy.”The image of Kate, alongside husband Prince William, was released to celebrate 10 years as Duke and Duchess.It was painted by British artist Jamie Coreth, and takes inspiration from the couple's 2020 visit to Ireland.He said: “I wanted to show Their Royal Highnesses in a manner where they appeared both relaxed and approachable, as well as elegant and dignified.“I wanted

The Queen is reportedly horse riding again and has managed to get "back in the saddle" after months of mobility issues and being spotted using a walking stick in public. Her Majesty, who recently turned 96, has been closely monitored by doctors advising her to use a walking stick for all public engagements. But it's claimed that the Royal defied her medical team to jump back on her beloved pony without her mobility aid.The Queen, whose greatest passion is horses and riding and has been ever since she was a young child in 1929, was reportedly spotted riding the animal around her estate in Windsor.

Prince Harry's claims that he was 'not allowed to ride his bike' by his parents as a child have been called into question by a royal expert.The comments, where the Duke of Sussex compared his childhood in England with that of his three-year-old son Archie in the US, came during his controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey last year.Speaking highly of his family's new life in California, he said: "I guess the highlight for me is sticking him [Archie] on the back of a bicycle in his little baby seat and taking him on bike rides which is something I was never able to do when I was young."READ MORE: Queen unveils trendy new look at 96 and dramatically ditches her walking stickHarry then doubled down on his bicycle take by telling Dax Shepard on the Armchair Expert podcast last May that he would "never have had the chance" to ride with dad Prince Charles as his son does now.But royal commentator Daniela Elser brought this under scrutiny after digging up photos of Harry enjoying a bike ride with his father as a young boy.Writing in news.com.au, she said: "As far as Harry is concerned it is only now that he has the freedom to strap in his two-year-old boy and cycle around the exclusive neighbourhood, just a father and son, the dappled sunshine and a Range Rover full of protection officers purring along in their wake."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Elser countered this by stating that there was at least four occasions where Charles took him and Prince William for fun on two wheels — "because there are some uncomfortable family photos of him doing it".Charles was once pictured on his bicycle on the Balmoral grounds in 1988 towing a four-year-old Harry behind him

Nicola Peltz is opening up about some of the random guests that were at her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham back in April.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeElle Fanning is Hulu’s MVP this year, in contention via both her edgy comedy series “The Great” and the dark limited series “The Girl From Plainville.” Not only does she star in both she also serves as an executive producer on the two projects.“Hulu comments on my Instagram photos all the time,” she says. “And it’s always a boost from Hulu.