Johnny Brown, Good Times Actor and Broadway Star, Dies at 84

A classic television star has passed away. Johnny Brown, who brought laughter to millions of viewers with his role as Nathan Bookman in the sitcom Good Times, passed away on Wednesday. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, with a post shared to Instagram, though no details about her father's passing were revealed. He was 84 years old.



Jeopardy! Clarifies Ill-Timed Clue About Russia and Ukraine

The Jeopardy! team has offered an explanation in response to Friday night's episode including a clue involving Russia and Ukraine. During the episode, there was a Double Jeopardy! category called "Bordering Russia." The $800 clue, as read on-air by Ken Jennings, read: "The Kerch Strait — along with serious border issues — separates Russia from this country on the Black Sea.”



Mitchell Ryan Dies, Veteran Character Actor Was 88

Very sad news has come in as Mitchell Ryan has passed away. The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Ryan, who has appeared in many familiar roles over the decades from Dark Shadows to Lethal Weapon to Dharma & Greg, died Friday of congetive heart failure at his Los Angeles home according to his stepdaughter, Denise Freed. He was 88 years old.



Travis Barker Develops New Reality TV Show Inked & Iced

You might know Travis Barker from Blink-182 or even his solo projects. More recently, you have probably seen him in the spotlight with his girlfriend, Kourtney Kardashian. Now it seems the rock star is developing a new reality television series called Inked & Iced. According to DEADLINE, Barker has partnered with Bullish Content, which is run by former Kinetic Content exec Paul Lima, and This Is Just a Test Media, the company behind TLC reality series I Am Jazz, to help develop the show.



WWE Network Closes Down in Russia

As news continues to roll in about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many entertainment companies have decided to cut off their services to Russia as a result of their actions in Ukraine. Due to the attack, major motion picture studios have decided not to release their movies in Russia.



Reacher Viewing Figures Beat The Wheel of Time to Become Amazon's Biggest Hit

Amazon Prime Video’s new series based on the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child has become their biggest hit to date, besting their fantasy epic The Wheel of Time by quite some way in just three days on the platform. While the Tom Cruise-starring Jack Reacher movies left something to be desired by fans of the novels and Child himself, Amazon’s eight-part first season of Reacher sees Alan Ritchson taking on the title role and his true-to-novel appearance and has clearly hit the right chord with audiences.



Cheaper Ad-Supported Disney+ Option Reportedly Being Considered by Disney

There is no denying that the Covid pandemic has advanced the dominance of streaming platforms worldwide, and Disney+ launched at just the right time to take advantage of the many stay-at-home lockdowns imposed on families in numerous countries. While other platforms such as Paramount+ and Discovery+ have offered subscribers a cheaper price-point for an ad-supported version, it seems that Disney is now considering a similar route for their Disney+ service.