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When Gene Roddenberry created the series back in 1964 - which later debuted in 1966, six decades ago this year - the answer to that question was easy: everyone. Because of Star Trek's impact on entertainment and culture, well-meaning fans tend to want to believe that Roddenberry set out to make a show about an idealistic future, full of stories that tackled hard-hitting social issues in sci-fi guises.

When Netflix aired live sporting events over the 2025 holidays, one teaser kept playing over and over during the ad breaks: a mysterious short sequence following a young woman as she encountered strange phenomena that all tied into major Netflix shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender, , and Stranger Things. It ended with a tease of a big announcement on January 7th. Well, it's now January 7th, and the announcement is here.

On the TV side, awards darlings "The Pitt" and "The Bear" led the pack with two nominations a piece in their respective categories, Dramatic Series and Comedy Series. Other notable Comedy and Dramatic Series nominees include Ben Stiller for the "Severance" Season 2 finale "Cold Harbor," Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg for the "Oner" episode of "The Studio," and Mike White for "The White Lotus" Season 3.

There are certain shows that just never let you down. They're cozy, reliable, and always there when you need them, like a comfort blanket. You may not like every direction the plot takes or even every character, but you still walk away after each episode feeling sort of warm and fuzzy. Since first debuting in 2019, Virgin River has definitely become that girl.

My job is to make sure the best song lands in the right place in the show. Within the budget that we have at hand (laughter), you know, that's another aspect that I think a lot of people don't think about. In other words, we're not just sitting back and staring at the sky and pulling song ideas out. We actually have to make sure that we can afford certain ideas, and we actually have to make sure that we can get them cleared.

War never changes, but major TV production plans do. A new report points to Fallout Season 3 starting to shoot as soon as May 1, which is almost two months earlier than previously thought. The Prime TV series will film in Santa Clarita, California, according to ProductionList.com, which added that this location was utilized for Season 2 as well.

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We've already seen a full season of Amazon Prime Video's hit series, and while so much of the post-apocalyptic video game is accurately depicted without directly adapting, there's one element that hasn't popped up yet: deathclaws, the ultra-powerful monsters that appear over and over in Fallout games, much to players' chagrin. Not much is known about these mutated lizard monsters, but Fallout Season 2 finally revealed a key part of their backstories - and it goes back even further than fans first thought.

CM Punk closed the show with a high-stakes World Heavyweight Championship defense against The Vision's Bron Breakker, marking Punk's first title defense since winning the belt at Saturday Night's Main Event. And for a while, it looked like Breakker might be cashing in on that "new year, new champion" vibe. He bulldozed Punk through most of the first half, tossing him around like luggage at JFK.

To fill the void, one ambitious fan has launched a free website called MTV Rewind, featuring archival content from throughout the network's history. As of publishing, MTV Rewind hosts 27,293 total classic music videos and vintage commercials pulled from YouTube. The site is organized into multiple channels, taking viewers on a chronological journey starting with "1st day" content from the network's 1981 launch through the 2020s. As a welcome bonus, the site includes archives from the landmark hip-hop show Yo! MTV Raps and heavy metal program Headbangers Ball.

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One of the highlights of this year's lineup is the new LG OLED W6 Wallpaper TV. The Wallpaper line itself isn't new, dating back to 2017, but this year's entry is only 9mm thick and features an improved wall mount that allows it to sit even more flush against the wall and the Zero Connect Box, meaning the TV is totally wireless except for a single power cord.

The series, starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman, follows a group of gun-toting, MAGA coded women in a fictional Texas town who also happen to be pretty sexually liberal. Snow plays Sophie O'Neil, who moves from Boston to Maple Brook after her husband, Graham (Evan Jonigkeit) gets a job there, in the mystery drama adapted from best-selling author May Cobb's novel.

The hit TV series, which started in 2016, returns for its final outing at the end of the month. It will see Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Jeremiah Brent, Karamo Brown, and Antoni Porowski head to the US capital, Washington, DC, for their last outing as The Fab Five. On Monday (5 January) Netflix released a poignant teaser which took a look back at previous seasons, heroes, and makeovers.

"Will Trent" is back in action Tuesday night, taking viewers to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and beyond for season four. Entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo sat down with Will Trent himself, actor Ramon Rodriguez, to talk all about the show, his Puerto Rican Roots, and some new upcoming projects. Garguilo learned that Ramon actually turned down the role of Will Trent a couple of times before agreeing to sign on.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate McKinnon, 42; Julie Chen, 56; Gabrielle Reece, 56; Rowan Atkinson, 71. Happy Birthday: Emotional spontaneity will cost you this year. Think twice before you make a move. Keep your finances in order and live within your means. Focus on self-improvement and nurturing meaningful relationships. Fair assessments, equal rights and discipline will help you maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle and relationships. Diversity and innovative ideas will help you reach your aspirations. Practice makes perfect; trust your instincts.

Monica (guest star Bridget Regan) has an immunity deal with the FBI. John (Fillion) and Bailey (Jenna Dewan) go along to kind of babysit Monica. Harper's (Mekia Cox) there. And we're having her set up a sting, like a super spy sting,

Savannah first told TODAY viewers she would be stepping away from the show to treat an issue with her voice on Dec. 19. "I have vocal nodules, and now I also have a polyp," she said. "It's not a big, big deal, but I am going to have a surgery real early in the new year and be off for a couple of weeks. So it's my last day for a little while."

From Gemma Collins' 'I'm claustrophobic Darren!' to Jessie Wallace's delivery of Kat Slater's infamous '... YES I AM!' quote, the huns of Britain know how to make a defining TV moment - and a meme. Now, with hun-dreds of such TV moments to choose from, delivered by a plethora of small-time gay icons, the voting British public have declared who they believe to be the biggest hun in TV history. And no, it's not Natalie Cassidy.

While 10 actors have been confirmed, most of the roles remain mysterious. We do know that Sophie Turner is playing Lara Croft and Sigourney Weaver is playing someone named Wallace. Weaver herself volunteered this information in a media interview, but Prime Video has not confirmed it. Wallace may be a new character created for the show. The Tomb Raider TV show is set to begin filming this month.