WEDNESDAY CELEBS
Q: Are Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez going to get married anytime soon? I thought they would have been wed by now.
— F.L. A: The superstar power couple are still engaged, but seem to be taking their time before making it official, which I believe is wise. In fact, JLo recently told Oprah Winfrey, “If we’re going to be together for the rest of our lives, what is the rush?” She also sounded very insightful about her past: “It’s so funny because when we first got engaged, I was like, ‘Oh, we’re going to get married in a couple of months. Like your old thinking comes right back, like all that hopeless romantic [feeling] that made me get married three times.”
Q: I see way too many TV scenes in dark rooms. The background and some of the foreground are so dark I can barely make out the actors. Why are the rooms always so dark?
— B.G.
A: My first thought was that maybe you’re watching television during the day and your screen is facing a sunny window, but after doing some research, I found many complaints online about this issue long after the sun has gone down. “Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” fans have been the most vocal, angry that pivotal scenes were so dark they couldn’t make out some of the characters or what room/location they were in from take to take.
As television has gotten more cinematic, technology doesn’t seem to be able to keep up. The contrast that would be easier to decipher on a big movie screen doesn’t translate well to our living rooms. I did find a very informative article in “Consumer Reports” about some adjustments you might be able to make to your TV set at www.consumerreports.org/tvs/gameof-thrones-tv-settings-dark-episodes/. Good luck!
Q: I really miss Sophia Bush on “Chicago P.D.” I don’t think the show is the same without her. Is there a chance she’ll come back?
— E.M. A: Bush chose to leave the hit NBC police drama in 2017 after the fourth season, but it wasn’t without warning. She told listeners on the podcast “Refinery 29” that she sat down with “Chicago P.D.” producers before the fourth season and stated that she was giving them 23 episodes’ notice that she would be leaving “if something really drastic doesn’t change.” Rumor has it that co-star Jason Beghe displayed some inappropriate behavior on the set, but Bush remained tightlipped about why she was exiting. She simply said she knew she “couldn’t do that job anymore.”
Even though a return to “Chicago P.D.” doesn’t seem likely, you might enjoy her next project, a CBS medical drama titled “Good Sam.” It’s still in the preproduction stages, and the rest of the cast hasn’t been announced, but I would bet it’ll be ready by the fall 2020 season.
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