Notorious pirate Blackbeard rules over a rogue nation in the Bahamas, but his power is threatened when the British government hires an assassin to infiltrate his marauding band of outlaws and kill him.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is honored with the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala featuring Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey, Ilana Glazer, Tony Hale, Abbi Jacobson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jerry Seinfeld. From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Genial tales of a family with three boys that had a less-than-genial transformation involving three titles. It was originally 'Valerie,' but that had to go when star Valerie Harper left in 1987 amid a dispute with the producers. Next, it was 'Valerie's Family,' before taking its final title in '88. Harper's character dies, and the brood is raised by her sister, Sandy. And while plotlines were often light, it did tackle, quite bluntly, AIDS, which is contracted by recurring character Rich.
Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the school and home scenes. Mall scenes were filmed in the nearby Dufferin Mall.