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Several years ago when Kaley Cuoco of “The Big Bang Theory” got married, they added her married name to the cast listing. In recent episodes I notice they have dropped it. What happened? Is the marriage over already? Also, I don’t remember ever hearing Penny’s last name. Did they ever mention it on the show?
Cuoco and tennis player Ryan Sweeting split late in 2015 after 21 months of marriage and, according to People magazine, the divorce was finalized in May of this year. More recently she has been dating equestrian Karl Cook. (Cuoco is also an avid rider.)
As for the name game, there’s an assumption that since marrying Leonard she is now Penny Hofstadter, but CBS still lists her simply as Penny. Her last name before the marriage has not been mentioned on the show, and according to several reports over the years the show’s makers have decided not to reveal it — so far.
Please, please tell me it’s not true that “Grimm” is canceled after next season! This is one of my very favorite shows. This is very upsetting. My first thought was, “I don’t even want to watch TV anymore!” Is there any chance it will be picked up by another network?
The upcoming sixth season of the supernatural drama filmed in Portland, set to begin on Jan. 6, is indeed expected to be its last for NBC. And it will reportedly be just a 13-episode season. There have been online petitions calling for its renewal, and hopes that a network or Netflix might order new episodes. But at this writing the show remains on the chopping block.
I was wondering if you know whether or not they will be bringing “Limitless” back. I have not seen it on the fall lineup.
CBS certainly had hopes for the series, based on the movie of the same name, and Bradley Cooper — who had starred in the movie — made several appearances on the TV series. But that still did not generate enough audience for CBS to keep the show going, so it was ended after a single season. And, in case you’re hoping it will land somewhere else, the Hollywood Reporter’s sources said CBS pitched it to Amazon and Netflix without success, and a showrunner said the series “will not continue on any platform.”
My question concerns “Ready Player One.” I read the book about five years ago and really enjoyed it. I heard that it was going to be a movie, with Steven Spielberg attached. But nothing in a while. Is it still going to happen?
Yes, although the adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-seller won’t be onscreen for a couple of years. Although Spielberg agreed to direct in 2015 and shooting began earlier in 2016, a lot of factors can come into play when studios decide to release a movie, from the demands of production to competitive issues.
At one point “Ready Player One” was set for release in December 2017. Then Variety reported earlier this year that the release had been pushed into March 2018 because the 2017 date was taken by “Star Wars: Episode VIII” and no one would want to put a major motion picture against that expected juggernaut. To underscore what goes into choosing dates, here’s how Variety explained the changed one for “Ready Player”: “The new date coincides with Easter, and there are no major movies scheduled to open in April 2018, save for an animated film from Laika, giving ‘Ready Player One’ a wide berth. It also comes between the conclusion of the Winter Olympics and the start of the World Cup, two events that can erode the moviegoing audience.”
