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Why did Szostak’s status on ‘Million Little Things’ change?
Q: Why was the character Delilah on “A Million Little Things” written off ?
A: Here’s an explanation from TVLine about the status of Delilah, played by Stephanie Szostak: “Series creator/executive producer DJ Nash confirms to TVLine that Stephanie Szostak, who has been a series regular since Season 1, will be a recurring guest star in Season 4. The change, he explains, comes as a result of Canada’s mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers entering the country. (‘A Million Little Things’ shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia. Szostak lives in Connecticut.)” That led first to her being written out of most of the third season, the TVLine report said. When it came time to start the fourth season, Szostak asked not to be in all the episodes so she could be with her family more in Connecticut, and her status and storyline changed.
Q: I am a fan of the Paramount Network series “Yellowstone.” I have cut out cable, but I stream Paramount+. I am afraid the new season of “Yellowstone” will not be on Paramount+.
A: Streaming rights to TV shows can be unpredictable, and “Yellowstone” is one such case. While the fourth season of the series is on Paramount Network, the streaming rights belong to Peacock, the NBC-backed streamer. Peacock has the first three seasons of the Kevin Costner drama and the rights to the fourth. But it apparently will not start carrying the fourth season until it has completed airing on
Paramount Network.
Q: I am wondering about “Resident Alien.” What happened to it?
A: The Syfy series starring Alan Tudyk drew plenty of admirers for its 10-episode first season — enough that the network has ordered a second. Syfy says it will arrive soon but has not announced an airdate.
Q: I’m hooked on “Archer” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” and recently the season finales happened for both. Were these series finale or just season enders?
A: Both shows have been renewed for another season — “Archer” for its 13th and “Shadows” for its fourth. The animated “Archer” has a big challenge looming since one of its key voice actors, Jessica Walter, died in March.
The series bid farewell to Walter in its season 12 finale by having her character, Malory Archer, retire.
Q: Any idea when “This Is Us” will return?
A: NBC held back the drama’s sixth and final season from the fall in part to allow what it calls “a largely uninterrupted run” of new episodes without preemptions or reruns starting in midseason. That would appear to mean January 2022 at the earliest.
Q: I was watching an episode of “I Love Lucy,” and an issue of Life Magazine, in which the Ricardos are featured, has a woman on the cover. She looks like Nancy Reagan, but I don’t think she was Life-Magazine-cover famous then. Who is the woman on the cover?
A: According to the Internet Movie Database, it is a model named Gloria Barnes highlighting a story called “Denim Gets Dressy.” That’s a real cover of Life from May 1953. The “Lucy” episode aired as the show’s third season premiere in the fall of 1953. Do you have a question or comment about entertainment past, present and future? Write to Rich Heldenfels, P.O. Box 417, Mogadore, OH 44260, or brenfels@gmail.com. Letters may be edited.