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Q: For the past two years during the summer months, my local ABC affiliate had three fabulous game shows in a row beginning at 8 p.m., starting with “Celebrity Family Feud” and ending with “Match Game.” I can’t remember the name of the show, but the one in the 9 p.m. hour was emceed by Michael Strahan with two celebrities each playing with a contestant. “Family Feud” and “Match Game” are both back this summer, but the Strahan show is not. Will it be returning before the end of the season? – D.J.
Michael Strahan (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua photo)
A: ABC’s Summer Fun & Games lineup is back again on Sunday nights this summer, but “The $100,000 Pyramid” seems to be missing. It’s not in the promos, and it looks like it’s been replaced by “Press Your Luck,” hosted by actress Elizabeth Banks.
According to sources like TVSeriesFinale.com, “Pyramid” was renewed for 2020, so my guess is that unlike the other Fun & Games shows, it hadn’t begun filming before the pandemic shut down production in all of Hollywood. Hopefully it’ll return for next summer’s Fun & Games, if not sooner.
Q: Did I miss something in the first episode of Netflix’s “Space Force”? Why is the general’s wife in jail for 40 years? My daughter thinks I should rewatch the premiere to find out. – A.V.
A: You’re not the only viewer asking this question. During the first episode, we see Lisa Kudrow and Steve Carrell (as Maggie and Gen. Mark Naird, respectively) happily married before the general moves to Colorado to head up the newest branch of the military. After that, Kudrow is seen behind bars in an orange jumpsuit, her blond hair now with long dark roots, signifying she’s been there for a while. Turns out Maggie has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, but at no time during the 10-episode first season of “Space Force” do they explain how she got there.
In an interview with “Collider,” co-creator Greg Daniels said the omission was intentional, explaining “I think that it’s very funny to just hear little hints of it, and not know the full story, that it gives her character a certain mysterious energy.”
Q: Is it true that they are remaking “The Princess Bride”? Why of all movies would they do a new version of this classic? It will never work! – T.B.
A: No one has plans to remake “The Princess Bride” in the traditional sense, but director Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) came up with the idea back in March to do an at-home, quarantine-style version of the classic 1987 film.
While the original starred Cary Elwes and Robin Wright as Westley and Princess Buttercup, Reitman’s version, which is airing on the new streaming service called Quibi, features real-life celebrity couples such as Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner taking turns playing the star-crossed lovers. Other performers rounding out the cast include Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, David Oyelowo, Jon Hamm and Tiffany Haddish, plus many, many more.
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