Christmas in the City, Target’s Wonderland Weekend Brought Wonka Wonder.

 By Laura Medina

Target proves that chic and hip can be family friendly, especially among Millennial and Gen-Z families.

As soon as “Wonka” movie opens, Target launches its candy-inspired playground, at LA Live on Friday and Saturday, for all.

Resourcefully, they used and give their own brand of candies as Christmas trick o’ treats. Toy trains dumping cookies. Families twisting knobs for candies.

It was a real life Wonka factory for a mere weekend then it disappears.

As a Christmas Treat, John Cryer’s “ExTended Family” Will Air Pilot on December 23rd With Holiday Sport Spirit.

  By Laura Medina 

It’s the norm that parents divorce, move on then remarry.

John Cryer’s new and latest TV series, “ExTended Family” is all about the new norm.

Set in Boston, John plays Jim, a divorced Celtic fan dad whose publicist ex-wife Julia  played by Abigail Spencer, who moved onto being engaged to the Celtics’ owner, Trey, played Donald Faison. 

The tween kids, Jimmy Jr. and Gracie,  just have to accept the changes and learn to enjoy the ride.

That’s explanatory premise of the premiere episode that will air on December 23rd.

It opens with Julia and Trey shocking Gracie that they’re engaged.

Now that Gracie is engaged to Celtic’s president, her ex, Jim enjoys the swag in the VIP Lounge at every game while their son, Jimmy Jr. thinks this is cool.

Just in time for Christmas, Trey pulled Jim into being an impromptu therapist for a nervous new Celtics’ recruit, who was planning to be a priest.

Jim better pull a Christmas miracle, if he wants his Christmas wish.

After its December 23rd premiere, John Cryer’s “ExTended Family” will move to its real time slot on Tuesday nights, at 8:30 pm, on NBC.

A new, real family sitcom for today’s family dynamics. 

                                              

A “Love Witch” Takes Charge

 By Laura Medina 

A feminist romantic twist of taking charge of your life and having a say in whom you want, The Love Witch had it being passive girl who decided to use love and sex magic to get the love she desires.

Keep your eyes on “The Love Witch” director, screenwriter, producer, and costume designer, Anna Biller.

She’s casting spells for an upcoming movie.

Yes, NY’s Richie Rich was in Los Angeles Fashion Week Returned During Weekend.

 By Laura Medina 

Angelenos were glad and relieved the chic chaos that’s Los Angeles Fashion Week returned.

New York Fashion Week main stay, Richie Rich, ignited opening night with the original Voguers vogue-ing the catwalk in contemporary club wear as day wear.

It was day glo go-go.

In-N-Out’s Lynsi Snyder Set The World on Fire at In-N-Out’s 75th Anniversary Festival.

 By Laura Medina 

As soon as she inherited the family company then named one of America’s youngest American female billionaire when she became In-N-Out’s president, the reclusive former kidnap victim, Lynsi Snyder is stepping out of the shadows and setting her leadership on her own terms.

This Inland Empire California Girl has the money and power to set the new direction for her family company.

Yes, the In-N-Out heiress has her own heavy metal band, .38 Special.

Lynsi is the anti-Paris Hilton. Less sex appeal, more attitude.

She’s bold enough to throw her Coachella, a carnival and festival celebrating her grandparents founding the simply ans speedy of America’s first drive-thru burger stand 75 years ago.

Anti-Beverly Hills and Hollywood, yet so Californian, Lynsi’s In-N-Out 75th Anniversary Festival was a car show and drag racing with a carnival all afternoon.

Of course, an army is In-N-Out food trucks.

There’s an In-N-Out Car Museum. Towards the exit, there’s a rock n’ roll lounge with guitars and photos of Lynsi and her rock singer husband.

This tells you about the concert.

Lynsi’s very own band, .38 Special, opened the three-set concert by her fire-eating.

Yep, she’s a dare devil fire eater, fire dancer, and flaming aerialist.

Her set was a pyrotechnic fire fest.

After swallowing flames, this was a mere warm up to her spinning 35 feet up, mid-air, in a flaming cube swing. She’s an aerialist.

That didn’t end there. The main highlight of this “lit” set was her fire-dancing. More like, her and her fire dancing troupe, sword fighting, ala “Game of Thrones,” with swords on fire. Yes, Lynsi can sword fight with flaming swords.

Things cool down when Lynsi’s band cover Def Leppsrd’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” when Lynsi switched to becoming a video vixen dancer pouring soda (she’s being resourceful) all over herself.

Once rinsed off, she played bass then switched over to be a backup singer towards the end.

Rock stars, who are mere fans followed from there.

311 did the second set.

Then, ZZ Top finished this fierce festival.

They’re In-N-Out fans by the way.

Lynsi Snyder set the world on fire on her own terns. 

‘THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW’ SEASON 5 PREMIERES MONDAY, OCT. 16. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Will Call NBC Studios at 30 Rock, Home.

 By Laura Medina

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” will premiere its fifth season with all-new episodes beginning Monday, Oct. 16.

The critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning daytime tentpole is the uplifting destination for music, humor, heart and connection, hosted by Grammy Award-winning artist and America’s original idol, Kelly Clarkson. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will begin filming from NBC Studios in New York on Oct. 10 in its new state-of-the-art facility. The show joins a host of other iconic NBC productions at 30 Rock, including “Today,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “Saturday Night Live.”

NBCUniversal confirmed in May it would be making a significant investment in moving physical production for “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to New York. It includes the cost of a new state-of-the-art studio, technical facility, support team space and green rooms for guests. The show will tape in newly refreshed Studio 6A, which boasts a relaxed intimate vibe, a prominent platform for Clarkson’s house band, Y’All (led by music director Jason Halbert) and 200 seats to welcome fans to participate in a live in-studio experience. Studio 6A is the former home for previous “Late Night” series hosted by David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon. 

“I’m so excited to start our fifth season at the iconic 30 Rock,” Clarkson said. “There is such a unique energy and creative spirit that comes with filming in New York City. Y’all ready?”

Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, Syndication Studios and E! News, NBCUniversal Entertainment, said: “We launched the past two season premieres in New York with great success. When the opportunity to bring the show under the same roof as “Today,” Seth, Jimmy and “SNL” presented itself, we felt it was the perfect way to re-energize the show going into the fifth season.”

 

Added Alex Duda, showrunner and executive producer: “We can’t wait to welcome a vibrant audience to join us in studio. There will be lots of surprises and plenty of giveaways. Kellyoke fans can expect to see Kelly and her band perform impromptu duets with our 30 Rock neighbors and talent from Broadway, plus more ‘Songs & Stories’ episodes with artists such as P!NK, Garth Brooks and Chris Martin. We’ll also do our signature ‘Good Neighbor’ segment, highlighting everyday people doing extraordinary things in their communities.”  

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

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**Season 5 Premiere** / Kellyoke: I Won’t Give Up/Doorman Hour/ Andy Cohen/ Seth Meyers/ Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager/ “Hoda the Door” Game Hosted by Jane Krakowski/ Salute to Doormen/ WIL: Doorman Story

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 

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Kellyoke: Stronger (Duet with Billy Porter)/ Billy Porter/ Eric Nam/ Behind the Scenes: Nick Offerman Helps with Rehearsal Day on Set/ Teen Raises Money for Band Equipment/ Billy Porter Performs ‘Children’/ WIL: Trap Violinist

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 

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Kellyoke: New Attitude/ Paul Shaffer/ Arnold Schwarzenegger/ Sesame Street: Elmo and Oscar the Grouch/ Honorary Page Lawrence Zarian/ Bargains and Deals with Lawrence Zarian (MorningSave)/ Enhyphen Performs ‘Bite Me’/ WIL: Youngest Mariachi Kid

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

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Kellyoke: Crimson and Clover/ Songs and Stories with Alanis Morissette/ WIL: Alanis Morissette

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 

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Kellyoke: 1985/ Bowen Yang/ Good Neighbor of the Year: Hawthorne Hill (Des Moines)/ Travel Mom Emily Kaufman/ WIL: Aliah Sheffield 

 

Episodic stills and show information can be accessed here:

NBCU Media Village

Photo credit: Weiss Eubanks/ NBCUniversal

 

To join our live studio audience, visit: https://1iota.com/show/1606/the-kelly-clarkson-show

 

Where to watch: www.kellyclarksonshow.com

 

Brie Larson's Elizabeth Zott is a Feminist in Her Own Cooking Show, Apple TV+'s "Lessons in Chemistry."

 By Laura Medina

Millennials and Zoomers, especially Millennial and Zoomer young ladies best be watching Brie Larson's fifties feminist drama, "Lessons in Chemistry," https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/08/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-lessons-in-chemistry-new-drama-series-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-brie-larson/ 

Brie Larson plays the series' protagonist Elizabeth Zott, a woman chemist who's just as sharp and brilliant as her male counterparts, but trapped and punished in a white, male, chauvinistic society of the Eisenhower Fifties society.

Talk to your grandmother or great-grandmother about being brave, tough, and smart rising up in a white, male chauvinistic world, that the author of "Lessons in Chemistry" and the tv series' executive producer and lead star, Brie Larson are worried of that society returning.

A woman chemist who was downgraded to a lab technician assistant in a research center, Elizabeth Zott always had it to be a darn good cook through her love for molecular science.

But stuff happens, once she discovered true love with her equal, Elizabeth was found pregnant once her love was accidentally killed.  Remember this is the Fifties, being a single, unwed mom was enough for poor Elizabeth Zott to get fired from her research assistant job.

But,  you all know what they say about silver linings.

Once fired from her lowly lab assistant job, Elizabeth became an unexpected star when hired to host a tv cooking show.  Think of Julia Childs with a ph-level chemist brain.

Soon, Elizabeth is fighting the patriarchy while subversively teaching mollycuddled housewives about chemistry and feminism through cooking.

Watch Brie Larson slay chauvinism and racism in Apple TV +'s "Lessons in Chemistry."