The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

FunLover18 wrote: »

It's BBC, there are no adverts on any BBC channel, TV or radio, it's all publicly funded.

CastorTroy wrote: »

Just thinking, how many shows are likely to be cancelled due to the pandemic? We already heard of a couple Netflix series.

I was thinking today about the Writers' Strike and I remember back then a few series that started before the strike and were cut short got a second season but then got cancelled. Maybe they just didn't get great numbers anyway, but I think people who watched the series either forgot about it in its long time off or just moved on. Series like Pushing Daisies, Life, Dirty Sexy Money and Reaper.

Of course that strike happened towards the end of the year some shows lost half their season. With this pandemic, shows only lost a handful of episodes.

Basq wrote: »

'The Society' and 'I'm Not OK With This' were cancelled due to Covid related circumstances..

https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2020/08/the-society-i-am-not-okay-with-this-canceled-netflix-covid-related-no-season-2-1203020036/amp/

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

Will Smith teams with Airbnb and for $30 a night you can stay in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air mansion.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Two day late but the show that spawned so much TV debuted 30 years ago.

https://twitter.com/WolfEnt/status/1305188879788634119?s=20

CastorTroy wrote: »

I think you forgot the most important part of that intro

People are raising money online for “Battlestar Galactica” actor Michael Hogan’s medical care after he had a serious fall in February.

According to a GoFundMe page created on behalf of his wife Susan Hogan, the actor has been suffering from paralysis on his left side, memory loss and other health problems from a fall on Feb. 17 that caused bleeding in his brain. He is currently being cared for at the Berkley Care Center in North Vancouver, Canada.

“Though it is hard to imagine, I think it’s fair to say it is unlikely Michael will be able to work again. And for these past seven months, neither has Susan, given the circumstances,” the fundraiser description, written by Horgan’s neighbor Shari Ulrich, reads. “She is facing an uncertain future to navigate other than knowing that the financial demands will continue to be great.”

Fans quickly took notice of the fundraiser, and they began donating money to help reach the overall goal. The donations will be used to fund the family’s needs, including long-term care, medications, adaptive clothing and other expenses required to help Hogan return to his daily life.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused issues for Hogan’s recovery, Ulrich said on the fundraiser’s page. Physiotherapists, speech therapists and other care teams were not allowed to have contact with him due to the heightened safety precautions, but a physiotherapist is now allowed to visit him a few times per week. Susan Hogan is also allowed supervised visits with social distancing and a face mask in place.

At the time of this article’s publication, the fundraiser has seen over 1,000 donations and a total of over $62,000 to help Susan Hogan pay for medical bills and continued care. The goal is not a fixed amount, Ulrich said, but rather an ongoing attempt to meet the family’s needs.

“The real goal is to have Michael back — that sweet, funny, teasing, impish, spirited, bright light and brilliant actor and friend,” she writes. “But practically speaking, the goal is to give Susan a way forward without the crushing financial weight of the ever changing costs for his care.”

Both Hogan and his wife are actors who have appeared on film and television. Hogan has also appeared in “The Man in the High Castle” and “Fargo.”