‘Night Court’ Sequel Series in Development at NBC With John Larroquette, Melissa Rauch

Lidl roast chicken. Mercedes Checkley, from Bedford, bought a seasoned bird from Lidl for £3.99 last Sunday (February 6) and popped it in the oven for a roast dinner for herself and three friends.When she removed it from the oven an hour and 45 minutes later, she discovered an entire chicken foot inside the animal's body.The 25-year-old said the unexpected sight left her vomiting and feeling faint and she has now vowed to ditch meat altogether after the incident, saying she "gags" every time she enters her kitchen.Mercedes, who is a team leader in a care home, said: "My housemate heard me making a weird noise and she knew something was wrong."I think it was the shock.

Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Wigan Athletic was considered dead and had been without its owner for seven months. Alison Jubb recognised the feline which disrupted the fixture at Hillsborough Stadium, having lost ‘Topsey’ in June during a trip to a cattery in Sheffield.

battering his neighbour to death before setting her house on fire and calmly watching it burn down from a nearby car park.Pavel Samsinak, former owner of a gym called Czech Us Out, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of his neighbour Alice Hale, as well as armed criminal action, second-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence.The gruesome killing took place in Springfield, Missouri.Greene County Prosecutor Attorney Dan Patterson told reporters: “Testimony during the trial showed that Samsinak beat Ms. Hale to death with a dangerous instrument, set her house on fire to destroy evidence of the murder, and then watched her house burn from the parking lot of a nearby convenience store.”The victim, Alice Hale, was a former school janitor.

Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia, is considered a highly active Somma volcano.Video captured by photographer Elena Kotenko on Sunday (February 7) shows the volcano waking up after a three-month calm period in the eruptive activity.Ashes and gas plumes can be seen spewing out of the volcano's crater as it sends piles of snow and ice to the sky.The activities are often described as "rocket launches" as the billows of smoke and the rumbling sounds made it resemble a spacecraft preparing to take off.According to Volcano Discovery, the eruption was likely a "phreatic" or hydrothermal explosion due to the interaction of snow and ice causes explosions at contact with lava."The height of the ash and gas plume is unknown and was not reported by the observatory nor by VAAC yet, but from available imagery seems to be several hundred meters above the summit," it read."Ebeko is one of the most active volcanoes at the Kuril islands."Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reported the last eruption of ash in the Ebeko was in November when it threw a column of dust at a height of 2.5km.Viewers were stunned when they watched the video."Even the eruption is white in Northern Siberia," one wrote and a second said: "The first few seconds look like Sarlacc [a Star Wars character] coming at you."Last week in Guatemala, a large explosion has been heard for miles around after Volcan du Fuego (Volcano of Fire) erupted and deposited molten lava.The activity at the volcano was spotted by cameras and could be seen from long distances.National Seismological agency of Guatemala tweeted on Wednesday (February 2) that "a column of ash at approximately 4,500 metres above sea level was seen, in addition to expelling incandescent material (lava,

Julia Fox is opening up about the public's fixation on her new relationship with Kanye West and what it's like to be compared to his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, one of the most famous reality TV stars on the planet. Fox appears on this week's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, where she discussed her criminal past, being a former dominatrix, and of course, how her sudden relationship to the 44-year-old rapper came about.The actress stressed that mingling with celebrities is nothing new to her. "I grew up in New York City.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAl Madrigal and Jaime Camil are attached to co-star in a single-camera comedy in development at ABC, Variety has learned.The series is titled “Guerrillas.” Madrigal is co-writing and executive producing in addition to starring, with Camil co-executive producing as well.When Miles Flores (Madrigal), a lonely efficiency expert for an oil company gets kidnapped in South America, he ends up working for a disorganized group of guerrilla soldiers to earn back his freedom. Camil will play the Commandante, the leader of the soldier that kidnap Miles.Matt Kellard is co-writing and executive producing the series along with Madrigal.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, Amazon has acquired the rights to the Bill Konigsberg’s novel “The Bridge” with David Mandell set to adapt the book for television, Variety has learned exclusively.The limited series will be produced by Amazon Studios in association with PKM Productions. Mandell will write and executive produce, with Konigsberg also executive producing along with Patrick Moran of PKM.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Superstore” may be coming to an end, but the world of the show could live on in the form of a spinoff.Variety has confirmed that NBC is developing a spinoff entitled “Bo & Cheyenne,” which would see Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura reprise their roles from the mothership series. In the new show, Bo and Cheyenne balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.The spinoff hails from writers and executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, both of whom are co-executive producers on “Superstore.” “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would also executive produce via The Spitzer Holding Company along with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSamuel L. Jackson is set to star in the limited series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” at Apple.The six-episode series is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, who will adapt the book for the screen.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has given a series order to the drama “Yellowjackets,” Variety has learned.The show was originally ordered to pilot at the premium cabler last September. The cast for the one-hour series is led by Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Tawny Cypress.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC is developing the drama series “Heirs” from Carlos Portugal.The series is set in Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. It follows the heirs of a Latin American ex-dictator as they face an unexpected dilemma when a young girl is kidnapped from their home on the night of their own daughter’s lavish quinceañera.Portugal will write and executive produce the project, with John Davis, Jordan Davis, and John Fox executive producing via Davis Entertainment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series based on the life of music icon Rick James is in the works at Universal Content Productions (UCP).The series is currently titled “Super Freak.” It is described as a funkadelic mix of music biopic and true crime, chronicling James’ plans for a comeback in the early 1990s amidst a heated trial that threatened to destroy his legacy.No network or streaming service is currently attaced to the series, which will be written and executive produced by Randy McKinnon. McKinnon’s past credits include shows like “Chambers,” and “Grand Army.” He is also set to adapt the memoir “Notes From a Young Black Chef” as a feature starring Lakeith Stanfield.McKinnon is repped by Grandview and Jackoway Tyerman.

Court is getting back in session.

EXCLUSIVE: Night Court is back in session. NBC is developing a follow-up to the classic legal comedy series, with co-star John Larroquette set to reprise his Emmy-winning role and produce. The Big Bang Theory alumna Melissa Rauch executive produces the reboot for Warner Bros TV.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSebastian Stan and Lily James are in talks to star in a Hulu limited series about Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson.The project will delve into the tumultuous relationship between the rock star and the model/actress, including the infamous incident in which their honeymoon sex tape was stolen and leaked to the public.Rob Siegel will serve as writer on the eight-episode series, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg producing via Point Grey. Dylan Sellers of Limelight will also executive produce with Annapurna producing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterParamount Plus is in early development on a dark comedy that hails from Katie Wech, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.The project is titled “RIP.” Wech will write and executive produce, with Gina Rodriguez and Jennie Snyder Urman also executive producing. The trio previously collaborated on the hit CW series “Jane the Virgin.” The project originated with Rodriguez and Tiana Feghali.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox has given a straight-to-series order to a reboot of “Fantasy Island,” Variety has learned.The rebooted version of the classic series hails from writers and executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, with the series being a co-production between Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios, and Fox Entertainment. It is slated to debut in summer 2021.“In continuing to develop outside of the traditional broadcast cycle, we’ve been particularly focused on providing viewers with summer series that offer a true escape from everyday life – to be sure, now so more than ever,” said Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRachel Polan has joined Jessica Rhoades’ Pacesetter Productions as senior vice president.In her new role, Polan will help identify and foster development for the company and add support to the current productions. In addition, Dana Echt has been named manager at Pacesetter.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the six-episode “Shameless” retrospective series “Shamless Hall of Shame” to series.Beginning on Dec. 27 at 9 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has given a series order to “I’m a Virgo” from Boots Riley with Jharrel Jerome attached to star.The half-hour series is described as an absurdist, coming of age story about a 13-foot-tall Black man (Jerome) who lives in Oakland, CA.Riley wrote the series and will also direct. He serves as executive producer along with Michael Ellenberg of Media Res, Tze Chun, and Jerome.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the six-episode “Shameless” retrospective series “Shamless Hall of Shame” to series.Beginning on Dec. 27 at 9 p.m.