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12 Emmy Underdogs Who Deserve Recognition
We don't envy the task of the humble Emmy voter in 2022.
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Posted Thursday 4/28/22 at 2:25AM EDT
Gaslit, Minx, The Offer and The First Lady: Why are there suddenly so many shows set in the 1970s?
"If media reflects the culture, and vice versa, what is it about the 1970s that is speaking to right now?"...
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Posted Tuesday 4/26/22 at 1:34PM EDT
Viola Davis calls The First Lady criticism "incredibly hurtful"
Speaking to BBC News, Davis said, responding to criticism of her portrayal of Michelle Obama, it is "incredibly hurtful when...
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Posted Monday 4/25/22 at 11:45PM EDT
The First Lady should celebrate its subjects, but it undermines them instead
The Showtime series' focus on Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor...
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Posted Monday 4/18/22 at 1:24PM EDT
Viola Davis goes viral for her The First Lady portrayal of Michelle Obama
"Viola" trended on Twitter Sunday as Twitter users noticed Davis portrays the former first lady by constantly pursing her lips.
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The First Lady Will Make You a Betty Ford Stan
Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama are inspiring, fascinating women, but as characters on Showtime's new miniseries The First Lady, they've...
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Posted Saturday 4/16/22 at 5:19AM EDT
The First Lady's attempt to squash the stories of three women together doesn't work
Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Viola Davis as Michelle Obama -- "none of them...
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TV Today: Josh Brolin Headlines Outer Range, Showtime Bows The First Lady
Josh Brolin, Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson are just a few of the big names hitting the small...
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The First Lady: Who's Who in Showtime's Historical Drama
Showtime's new series The First Lady is a historical drama in triplicate: three stories focusing on three women in very...
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Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of April 11, 2022
Jon Hein knows TV.
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Posted Thursday 4/07/22 at 5:10PM EDT
Michelle Pfeiffer signed on to The First Lady without reading the script
Pfeiffer tells Today she was intrigued by the Betty Ford role, adding that was keen to work with director Susanne...
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Posted Monday 3/21/22 at 11:13PM EDT
The First Lady star O-T Fagbenle was disappointed Barack Obama was too "booked up" to meet with him
Fagbenle, who plays the former president on the Showtime anthology series, got ahold of Obama's personal assistant via his co-star...
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Posted Thursday 2/24/22 at 4:01AM EST
The First Lady executive producers would be open to future seasons revolving around Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and Melania Trump
“I would be very intrigued to depict Hillary Clinton because I think that her position was so complicated… I think...
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Posted Wednesday 2/23/22 at 9:47PM EST
Viola Davis fears what Michelle Obama will think about her portrayal on The First Lady, says "it keeps me up at night"
“You don’t want to insult them by your portrayal… As much as we feel like we know Michelle Obama—and I...
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Posted Thursday 2/17/22 at 1:10PM EST
Watch Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson in Showtime's The First Lady trailer
Davis, Pfeiffer and Anderson respectively play First Ladies Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in the anthology series premiering...