Rick Porter
@rickporter.bsky.social
Work: TV business editor/innings eater at The Hollywood Reporter. Not work: Midwestern dad and enjoyer of sports and good meals. Signal: rwp.07
Back on the Percy Jackson beat to discuss a big - and, to my mind, very interesting - deviation from the source material in the season 2 finale with Courtney B. Vance and Tamara Smart (Zeus and Thalia).
‘Percy Jackson’ Goes Off Book in Season 2 Finale: Tamara Smart, Courtney B. Vance Break Down Their Crucial Scene
The interaction between the demigod Thalia and her father, Zeus,
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Back on the Percy Jackson beat to discuss a big - and, to my mind, very interesting - deviation from the source material in the season 2 finale with Courtney B. Vance and Tamara Smart (Zeus and Thalia).
In the old days this Variety headline would’ve been something like “‘Abandons’ Abandoned, ‘Staples’ Removed”
‘The Abandons,’ ‘Vince Staples Show’ Canceled at Netflix
'The Abandons' and 'The Vince Staples Show' have been canceled at Netflix.
variety.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
In the old days this Variety headline would’ve been something like “‘Abandons’ Abandoned, ‘Staples’ Removed”
If you’re feeling down, may I recommend listening to Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition,” “Higher Ground” and “Living for the City” back to back. Magic.
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If you’re feeling down, may I recommend listening to Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition,” “Higher Ground” and “Living for the City” back to back. Magic.
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My late brother was an Indiana alum; he was there for the 1981 men’s hoops title but the football team was mediocre at best - late Lee Corso era, they were about .500 in his 4 years and went to one bowl game. I am smiling broadly on his behalf today.
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
My late brother was an Indiana alum; he was there for the 1981 men’s hoops title but the football team was mediocre at best - late Lee Corso era, they were about .500 in his 4 years and went to one bowl game. I am smiling broadly on his behalf today.
Also insane: calling Riverside Los Angeles
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Also insane: calling Riverside Los Angeles
Early 2010s, someone imagining “Gilmore Girls” still being on (this was pre-Year in the Life) and a character introducing Rory to Vampire Weekend: “You’d like them - they have a song about punctuation.”
Speak, muses — tell me about a sentence or phrase that you read in someone's ephemeral post on a long-dead online forum but has lived rent-free in your head ever since
January 19, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Early 2010s, someone imagining “Gilmore Girls” still being on (this was pre-Year in the Life) and a character introducing Rory to Vampire Weekend: “You’d like them - they have a song about punctuation.”
“Oh my god what are you doing? … YEAAAAAHHHH!!!!” is the most succinct summary of the Caleb Williams Experience you’re ever likely to get.
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
“Oh my god what are you doing? … YEAAAAAHHHH!!!!” is the most succinct summary of the Caleb Williams Experience you’re ever likely to get.
Two more pilots got the green light late today, both crime dramas (details in the story). That’s six pilots for NBC this week, with maybe one or two more still to come later.
The great @snoodit.bsky.social beat me to the publish button on this topic today (read her story too: theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-is...) but I swear I was already working on it when she did: NBC is doing pilot season again, at least to a degree.
NBC Is Trying Its Best to Bring Pilot Season Back
The network has handed out a flurry of orders in the past week, the latest being a private eye comedy from ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ alums Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Two more pilots got the green light late today, both crime dramas (details in the story). That’s six pilots for NBC this week, with maybe one or two more still to come later.
The great @snoodit.bsky.social beat me to the publish button on this topic today (read her story too: theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-is...) but I swear I was already working on it when she did: NBC is doing pilot season again, at least to a degree.
NBC Is Trying Its Best to Bring Pilot Season Back
The network has handed out a flurry of orders in the past week, the latest being a private eye comedy from ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ alums Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The great @snoodit.bsky.social beat me to the publish button on this topic today (read her story too: theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-is...) but I swear I was already working on it when she did: NBC is doing pilot season again, at least to a degree.
Weird how the two pizza places I usually order from already have the “reorder what you got last time” functionality on their websites/apps, and have for way longer than all this bullshit has been a thing. (Also Papa John’s sucks, order from your local shop whenever possible)
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Weird how the two pizza places I usually order from already have the “reorder what you got last time” functionality on their websites/apps, and have for way longer than all this bullshit has been a thing. (Also Papa John’s sucks, order from your local shop whenever possible)
[Queen Latifah announcing the Golden Globe best drama series winner voice]
“The Pitt”!
“The Pitt”!
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Premiere Ratings Soar
HBO Max says more than 7 million people have watched the debut episode in its first week.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
[Queen Latifah announcing the Golden Globe best drama series winner voice]
“The Pitt”!
“The Pitt”!
As someone who’s read and reread Terry Pluto’s incredible ABA oral history “Loose Balls,” I will be watching the shit out of this.
Amazon Finally Dates Docuseries on Rise and Fall of the ABA Executive Produced by Dr. J (Exclusive)
The red, white and blue ball is back, baby.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
As someone who’s read and reread Terry Pluto’s incredible ABA oral history “Loose Balls,” I will be watching the shit out of this.
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this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
The Pete Davidson Show Weekly ‘Podcast’ Sets Netflix Premiere
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
This will be good for a Seth Meyers bit about how they’re stealing Day Drinking from him, and nothing more.
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
This will be good for a Seth Meyers bit about how they’re stealing Day Drinking from him, and nothing more.
So far I’ve gotten two Joshes (Holloway and Brolin), Walton Goggins, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Hamm and Ethan Hawke, who for various reasons seem unlikely gets.
Gimme Omar Epps, Michael Pena, and as @thefienprint.bsky.social already suggested, John Cho. He’s busy, but Tramell Tillman would kick ass.
Gimme Omar Epps, Michael Pena, and as @thefienprint.bsky.social already suggested, John Cho. He’s busy, but Tramell Tillman would kick ass.
Who has enough low-key cool to play Jim Rockford in the year of our lord 2026? Is the question I have on my mind here.
‘Rockford Files’ Update Gets Pilot Order at NBC
The new take on the beloved private eye show comes from writer Mike Daniels.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
So far I’ve gotten two Joshes (Holloway and Brolin), Walton Goggins, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Hamm and Ethan Hawke, who for various reasons seem unlikely gets.
Gimme Omar Epps, Michael Pena, and as @thefienprint.bsky.social already suggested, John Cho. He’s busy, but Tramell Tillman would kick ass.
Gimme Omar Epps, Michael Pena, and as @thefienprint.bsky.social already suggested, John Cho. He’s busy, but Tramell Tillman would kick ass.
Who has enough low-key cool to play Jim Rockford in the year of our lord 2026? Is the question I have on my mind here.
‘Rockford Files’ Update Gets Pilot Order at NBC
The new take on the beloved private eye show comes from writer Mike Daniels.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Who has enough low-key cool to play Jim Rockford in the year of our lord 2026? Is the question I have on my mind here.
Anybody who comes into a ludicrous amount of money should get to talk to her about using it the right way. Win the Powerball? Cool, you get a 2-hour sitdown with MacKenzie Scott. Sign a record-breakng MLB contract? Ms. Scott is here to chat.
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025. https://bit.ly/4sEbdYv
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project | Fortune
“I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Anybody who comes into a ludicrous amount of money should get to talk to her about using it the right way. Win the Powerball? Cool, you get a 2-hour sitdown with MacKenzie Scott. Sign a record-breakng MLB contract? Ms. Scott is here to chat.
The Great Miami, which isn’t much to look at now because after the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, the city built dams and modified the river channel so that it wouldn’t happen again (it hasn’t). Good bike and walk/run paths along the banks though.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The Great Miami, which isn’t much to look at now because after the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, the city built dams and modified the river channel so that it wouldn’t happen again (it hasn’t). Good bike and walk/run paths along the banks though.
Fun thing I learned listening to a recent “Maintenance Phase” is that most people get more than the RDA of protein every day. You’re fine, RFK Jr. is a sociopath freak, eat what you eat.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Fun thing I learned listening to a recent “Maintenance Phase” is that most people get more than the RDA of protein every day. You’re fine, RFK Jr. is a sociopath freak, eat what you eat.
I thought it was cool of Seth Rogen to thank a bunch of “Studio” crew members by name in his Globes acceptance, so I listed them in my news hit about the show’s win. (also: season 2 starts filming in a week or so)
Golden Globes: Seth Rogen Says ’The Studio’ Season 2 Set to Start Filming Next Week
The Apple TV series won best comedy series at the awards.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I thought it was cool of Seth Rogen to thank a bunch of “Studio” crew members by name in his Globes acceptance, so I listed them in my news hit about the show’s win. (also: season 2 starts filming in a week or so)
Kinda disappointed Adam Scott didn’t do a Sal Saperstein shoutout there.
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Kinda disappointed Adam Scott didn’t do a Sal Saperstein shoutout there.
HBO Max should make a deal with Queen Latifah tonight to make her shouting “The Pitt!” the opening sting for “The Pitt.”
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
HBO Max should make a deal with Queen Latifah tonight to make her shouting “The Pitt!” the opening sting for “The Pitt.”
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what's going on at the reptile convention can we cut to bobby cannavale at the reptile convention
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
what's going on at the reptile convention can we cut to bobby cannavale at the reptile convention
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Okay, bringing out Macaulay to "Return of the Mack" is a solid move.
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Okay, bringing out Macaulay to "Return of the Mack" is a solid move.
A sign I have been covering the TV business for a (too?) long time: I recognized several of the execs who’ve gotten some camera time at the Globes tonight.
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
A sign I have been covering the TV business for a (too?) long time: I recognized several of the execs who’ve gotten some camera time at the Globes tonight.