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59-445: The series follows Whitney and Asher Siegel, a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show, Fliplanthropy . Also joining them on their show is Dougie Schecter, a producer who is trying to make the best possible version of the show in order to reach a wider audience. In the episode, Asher and Whitney are now expecting their first child, just as Green Queen has been renewed for

118-488: A letterboxed format in early 2013. On December 31, 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive removed the Food Network and HGTV from New York City-area cable provider Cablevision , on the day that its carriage contract was set to expire. After months of negotiations, an agreement between Scripps and Cablevision was not reached, prompting the removal of the two channels. On January 21, 2010, Cablevision and Scripps reached

177-416: A "shift toward standardization," in which homeowners choose neutral, inoffensive design choices. In 1997, Atlantis Communications and Scripps Networks launched a Canadian version of HGTV as a basic cable specialty channel . Through a series of acquisitions over the years, Corus Entertainment became Scripps Networks' partner in the network. The Canadian version features much of the same programming as

236-470: A "weekly" before the switch, it was publishing only 34 issues a year. Meredith, after completing its $ 2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc., considered selling the title, along with several others, but was convinced to keep EW in part because it was so intertwined with top money-maker People . On August 2, 2021, the site of the Greek edition of the magazine was launched, Greece being the first country outside

295-427: A 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "What does it mean for television to reach a satisfying conclusion? What did we want from the final moments of The Curse ? It was a comprehensively batshit series that made few promises from week to week. It ended as it began, which is how it always was: a soup of famous and semi-famous names goading us to watch, then refusing to be watchable. Dare followed by double dare. I hated it. It

354-435: A charged, nuanced experiment that played with the aesthetics of performance, surveillance, the power imbalances of colonialism, and the damaging consequences of unchecked white guilt. But rather than ending with a visceral moment of clarity, we’re left staring straight back into The Curse ' s warped mirror, as all meaning drifts up into the sky." HGTV HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television )

413-459: A custom-built house as its grand prize. The 1080i high definition simulcast feed of HGTV launched on March 31, 2008. Originally, the HD channel did not simulcast the standard definition feed of HGTV. Instead, the HD channel featured programming separate from the standard channel. The standard definition feed of the channel began to carry the full 16:9 aspect ratio downgraded from the HD feed in

472-529: A deal and the channels were restored to Cablevision's systems in the New York City area on the same day and by the next day in other areas. On November 5, 2010, AT&T U-verse dropped the DIY Network , Cooking Channel , Food Network, Great American Country and HGTV, due to a carriage dispute with Scripps Networks. The carriage dispute was resolved two days later, on November 7, 2010, through

531-783: A free-to-air channel on the Freeview terrestrial platform. The channel was started as a joint venture with the Canadian broadcaster Blue Ant Media ., but in late 2019 Discovery, Inc. took over the channel. On August 24, 2016, HGTV launched on the Freeview satellite platform and on Sky . HGTV programming is available on-demand via ThreeNow . On July 1, 2016, HGTV launched in Indonesia on MNC Vision . HGTV also launched on First Media, Indihome UseeTV, MyRepublic and Matrix Gaurda (same with Nex Parabola). As of February 2, 2020, HGTV Italia

590-410: A long time, the kind of thing that challenges what TV can do." Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast wrote, "In a world full of bonkers TV series, The Curse reigns supreme by living up to its name — perhaps Asher was, indeed, cursed by Nala. How else do you explain floating into the sky to your death other than supernatural forces praying for your downfall, or rather, the absolute opposite? The Curse

649-499: A more general audience. Formed as a sister magazine to People , the first issue of Entertainment Weekly was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting pre-publication subscribers portrayed it as a consumer guide to popular culture, including movies, music, and book reviews, sometimes with video game and stage reviews, too. In 1996,

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708-578: A new HGTV channel under Rogers ownership will launch January 1, 2025. In December 2014, HGTV Asia was first launched in Singapore via Starhub TV , but on August 31, 2018, it (and other Discovery Network channels) ceased transmission and relaunch again on October 1, 2023. It was launched on Singtel TV on September 28, 2018, on Channel 250. On February 1, 2015, HGTV launched in Australia on Australian IPTV service Fetch TV . On February 14, 2017,

767-482: A new carriage agreement. On June 13, 2012, representatives for HGTV admitted that scenes featured in the original series House Hunters are mostly re-creations of prior events. In many cases, the final decision and purchase were made prior to filming. In some cases, homes visited were not even on the market. In May 2014, HGTV decided not to premiere the Benham Brothers ' series Flip It Forward (which

826-418: A number of European magazines that give their ratings with a number of stars (with normally 4 or 5 stars for the best review), EW grades the reviews academic-style, so that the highest reviews get a letter grade of "A" and the lowest reviews get an "F", with plus or minus graduations in between assigned to each letter except "F". The sections are: This section occupies the back page of the magazine, rating

885-506: A result of the change, about 15 people were cut. Previous owner Time Inc. spent $ 150 million developing EW after its February 1990 launch, and was rewarded for its patience when the magazine made a six-figure profit at the end of 1996, and in its peak years was cranking out $ 55 million in annual profit. Though still profitable before the switch to being monthly, EW was squeezed in recent years as celebrity coverage exploded across all platforms, and print advertising shrank. While still called

944-410: A saint, then at least the universe's cuck. But as a sacrifice Asher is finally able to do some real good, by forcing the terrible people around him to realize and admit their own failings." Other reviews were more negative. Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone wrote, "Since I first watched 'Green Queen' in the fall, I've revisited it several times, and thought about it often in between. It's a credit to

1003-450: A second season. The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising the episode's ambition, directing, originality and absurdist humor. Some critics, however, debated on the closure to the storylines. During her talk show , Rachael Ray introduces Whitney ( Emma Stone ) and Asher ( Nathan Fielder ) as her guests, with Whitney in the late stage of pregnancy. She asks them about their tactics for Green Queen , challenging them over

1062-517: A system of producing (nearly all) programming through independent production houses around the United States. Burton Jablin, as Vice President of Programming, set the tone and oversaw the production of the early series. About 90 percent of the channel's programming consisted of original productions at launch, with ten percent licensed and rerun from Canadian channels, PBS , and other sources. Using local Scripps cable franchises (since divested),

1121-662: A website, EW also has a radio station on Sirius XM . In April 2011, EW.com was ranked as the seventh-most-popular entertainment news property in the United States by comScore Media Metrix. Previously named the EWwy Awards, the Poppy Awards were created by Entertainment Weekly to honor worthy series and actors not nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards . The Poppys are awarded in 10 categories and no person nominated for an equivalent Primetime Emmy

1180-515: Is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery . The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate . As of November 2023 , HGTV is available to approximately 72,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households. Kenneth W. Lowe (then a radio executive with The E. W. Scripps Company and, subsequently,

1239-459: Is available through DTTV (free to air terrestrial digital television) on channel 56 and on satellite ( Sky and Tivùsat ). Most of the schedule is filled with U.S. TV shows, with Italian voice over. Scripps Network Interactive purchased a majority stake in TVN from Grupa ITI , taking control of company's channels. On January 7, 2017, HGTV replaced fitness and weather channel TVN Meteo Active . HGTV

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1298-483: Is cheering and conflict-free", describing it as "low-budget and unassuming", "of recuperation, or respite", and "apparently at ease with the idea of tranquilizing America." An HGTV executive described how the network tells stories about people having an actual milestone—"celebrating one of the best days of their life." An annual promotion held by the network is the HGTV Dream Home , a sweepstakes which awards

1357-430: Is eligible. Votes and nominations are cast online by anyone who chooses to participate. The categories are: Best Drama Series, Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Best Supporting Actress in

1416-786: Is referred to in Poland as HGTV Home&Garden . This was the first market in Europe the channel has expanded to. On March 1, 2015, HGTV launched in the Philippines on Skycable , Destiny Cable , and Cignal . On December 30, 2019, HGTV launched in Romania on RCS & RDS . On May 29, 2016, HGTV launched in Taiwan Via Kbro, Taipei Cable, TWT Cable, and New Taipei City Cable. From January 1, 2020, HGTV launched in CHT MOD . HGTV

1475-499: The Federal Communications Commission " must carry " provisions of Scripps medium-market television stations, and other small television operators to gain cable carriage, the channel launched on December 30, 1994. The major programming themes, unchanged since the beginning, were home building and remodeling, landscaping and gardening, decorating and design, and crafts and hobbies. During its development,

1534-599: The chief executive officer of Scripps Networks Interactive) envisioned the concept of HGTV in 1992. With modest financial support from the E.W. Scripps corporate board, he purchased Cinetel, a small video production company in Knoxville, as the base and production hub of the new network. Lowe cofounded the channel with Susan Packard . Cinetel became Scripps Productions, but it found producing more than thirty programs simultaneously daunting. The organization brought in former CBS television executive Ed Spray, who implemented

1593-568: The "hits" and "misses" from the past week's events in popular culture on a bullseye graphic. For example, the May 22, 2009, edition featured Justin Timberlake hosting Saturday Night Live in the center, while the then-drama between Eminem and Mariah Carey missed the target completely for being "very 2002". At the time when this was printed on a small part of a page, events that were greatly disliked were shown several pages away. Every year,

1652-852: The Dixon Award for Best TV Channel. Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW ) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith , that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre , books, and popular culture . The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as Us Weekly , People (a sister magazine to EW ), and In Touch Weekly , EW primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews ; unlike Variety and The Hollywood Reporter , which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, EW targets

1711-483: The U.S. channel, as well as domestically produced programs, and some similar programming acquired from other broadcasters. Some of HGTV Canada's programs have, in turn, been picked up by the U.S. channel; Love It or List It and Property Brothers have been among HGTV's most popular programs in the United States. The two programs were originally produced for a local sister channel, W Network , but were later moved to HGTV Canada and other sister channels after W Network

1770-546: The U.S. in which the magazine would be available. On February 9, 2022, Entertainment Weekly ceased print publication and moved to digital-only. The final print issue was that of April 2022. In May 2022, executive editor Patrick Gomez stepped into the editor-in-chief/general manager role. The magazine features celebrities on the cover and addresses topics such as television ratings , movie grosses, production costs, concert ticket sales, advertising budgets, and in-depth articles about scheduling, producers, showrunners, etc. By

1829-488: The appearance of black bars on the top and bottom of the screen on 4:3 aspect ratio televisions; its high-definition channel displays the channel's programming in its native aspect ratio. On March 6, 2018, Discovery Communications completed its merger with Scripps Networks Interactive and assumed control of HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel . HGTV's programming focuses primarily on reality shows on home-buying, renovation and flipping . SNI CEO Ken Lowe stated of

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1888-610: The channel was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers. Programming from the network also airs free-to-air on Nine Network 's digital multichannel 9Life . On August 31, 2015, HGTV launched in Malaysia on Astro . On August 1, 2023, HGTV also launched in Malaysia Via Unifi TV . On January 21, 2021, it was announced that HGTV would launch in the Netherlands through Ziggo in the course of 2021, but

1947-452: The channel was originally named the Home, Lawn, and Garden Channel . The name was later shortened and a logo was developed. The network debuted with a skeletal staff, but with gradual acceptance by other cable operators, it now reaches 94 million households in the United States and has either partner networks, or network interests, internationally elsewhere. It is now referred to simply as "HGTV";

2006-571: The effectiveness of their show, which is only available on streaming. Eventually, Rachael loses interest and goes back to cooking lessons with guest star Vincent Pastore . While the series has been renewed for a second season, Whitney is frustrated with the small viewership, a feeling compounded by the knowledge that Cara has been profiled by The New York Times after quitting her career as an artist. The house at Questa Lane has been finished, and instead of giving it to an interested buyer, Asher decides to give it to Abshir ( Barkhad Abdi ) for free. When

2065-410: The episode an "A" grade and wrote, " The Curse goes out not with a bang, but with a whimper. Still, it's one that feels so weighted with emotion that it's hard to ignore—and harder still to shake off. What a masterful ending, truly. One that equally exaggerated the surreal world Safdie and Fielder (and Stone, in turn) had created and yet stayed true to it." Amanda Whiting of Vulture gave the episode

2124-400: The fire department arrives. Dougie, having no knowledge of what is happening to Asher, believes he is running away from his parental responsibilities, and calls a cameraman to film the situation with a drone. The firefighters try to get Asher to let go of the tree, ignoring Asher's erratic behavior and claims. As Whitney is checked at the hospital, she is told she will need a C-section. Back at

2183-498: The full name of the channel is de-emphasized. In July 2008, the E.W. Scripps Company spun off the channel and the other Scripps cable channels and web-based properties into a separate company, Scripps Networks Interactive ; E.W. Scripps broadcast television and newspaper properties remain as part of the original company. In December 2011, the channel began broadcasting all of its programming in 16:9 aspect ratio format on its primary standard definition channel. This results in

2242-502: The hospital back to the Siegel house, where neighbors who witnessed the events decide that it must have been a stunt for the couple's TV show. The episode was written by series creators Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie , and directed by Fielder. This was Fielder's tenth writing credit, Safdie's tenth writing credit, and Fielder's seventh directing credit. "Green Queen" received critical acclaim. Manuel Betancourt of The A.V. Club gave

2301-432: The house, the firefighters start sawing the branch, despite Asher's desperate pleas to stop. When it is chopped, Asher shoots into the sky, shocking Dougie and the firefighters. As Whitney gives birth at the hospital, Asher continues flying upward while Dougie cries back in the street, taking responsibility for Asher's fate by having previously cursed him. Asher is finally seen floating lifeless in space. The camera floats from

2360-651: The launch was eventually postponed indefinitely. The channel eventually launched on January 15, 2024, on KPN , Odido and Ziggo. In Belgium, HGTV launched on March 27, 2024, via Telenet . HGTV was launched in Portugal on MEO in June 2022, using the Dutch feed with Portuguese subtitles during programs. It was then added to Vodafone , and NOS on 10 October 2024. On June 27, 2016, HGTV launched in New Zealand as

2419-488: The magazine and as a rule focus on current events in pop culture. The whole section typically runs eight to ten pages long, and features short news articles and several specific recurring sections: Typically, four to six major articles (one to two pages each) fill the middle pages of the magazine. These articles are most commonly interviews , but also it has narrative articles and lists. Feature articles tend to focus mostly on movies, music, and television and less on books and

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2478-544: The magazine publishes several specialty issues. These issues were often published as double issues (running for two consecutive weeks). Many times these features were so long that they replaced all other feature articles. Common specialty issues include: Starting in 2017, the publication began awarding 10-16 honorees as Entertainers of the Year. 2017 (15 winners): 2018 (12 winners): 2019 (16 winners): 2020 (16 winners): 2022 (10 winners): The 1,000th issue

2537-635: The magazine won the coveted National Magazine Award for General Excellence from the American Society of Magazine Editors . EW won the same award again in 2002. In September 2016, in collaboration with People , Entertainment Weekly launched the People/Entertainment Weekly Network. The network is "a free, ad-supported, online-video network [that] carries short- and long-form programming covering celebrities, pop culture, lifestyle, and human-interest stories". It

2596-471: The previous episodes, and perhaps to just how unexpected this conclusion was, that I haven't been able to entirely get it out of my head. Or maybe I just can't let go of my exasperation that this long, difficult, but at times very rewarding journey somehow led us... here. The Curse definitely goes to extreme lengths at the end, but ones that mostly invite questions about what the point of any of it was." Paolo Ragusa of Consequence wrote, " The Curse has been

2655-425: The programming strategy that "We're not going to surprise you. We're not going to throw you a curve ball. It's not easy to create content that people are passionate about and somewhat addicted to that is somewhat repetitive." As of 2016, HGTV has invested at least $ 400 million annually on original programming. In 2021, a New Yorker feature said that HGTV's programming "for twenty-six years has offered content that

2714-816: The re-imagined South African version of HGTV on the DStv satellite platform on Channel 177, as well as on the DStv Now streaming platform. After the closing of Fine Living for Bulgaria (January 2020) starts HGTV. A French version of HGTV was officially set to launch on Canal+ in November 2020 and the website was created, but the channel was scrapped. Hogar de HGTV is a spin-off American Spanish-language network of HGTV, featuring content from HGTV, Discovery, and Food Network dubbed into Spanish, along with some original content delivered natively in Spanish. The network

2773-430: The stress of the situation mounts, Whitney begins going into labor. Asher makes his way out of the house, but is still forced to stay in an overhang. They call Whitney's doula, Moses (Elliot Berlin), for help, but in trying to pull Asher down, he accidentally lets him fly into a tree. Asher is left clinging to a branch as Moses is forced to take Whitney to the hospital. He calls Dougie ( Benny Safdie ) to stay with Asher as

2832-453: The theatre. In the magazine's history, only a few cover stories (e.g., John Grisham , Stephen King ) were devoted to authors; a cover has never been solely devoted to the theater. Seven sections of reviews are in the back pages of each issue (together encompassing up to one-half of the magazine's pages). In addition to reviews, each reviews section has a top-sellers list, as well as numerous sidebars with interviews or small features. Unlike

2891-515: The time print publication ceased, the magazine was published once per month, although the legacy name Entertainment " Weekly " is still used. Entertainment Weekly follows a typical magazine format by featuring a letter to the editor and a table of contents in the first few pages, while also featuring advertisements. While many advertisements are unrelated to the entertainment industry, most ads are typically related to up-and-coming television, film, or music events. These beginning articles open

2950-485: The two go to tell Abshir of their decision, expecting him to be thrilled and grateful, he is instead disinterested and seems more concerned with having to pay property taxes. One morning, Whitney wakes up shocked to discover Asher floating on the bedroom ceiling. Asher initially believes this is due to an air pressure irregularity caused by the passive house design. The two struggle and fail to get Asher down, and it becomes clear that gravity has reversed direction for him. As

3009-498: Was announced that former UKTV channel Home , which Discovery had acquired full control of earlier in the year, would be replaced as a UK version of HGTV on January 21, 2020. On June 6, 2019, HGTV launched in Germany on Astra 19.2°E and Cable TV free to air. In Middle East & North Africa region, HGTV is available on beIN Media channel 260 and is one of their leading lifestyle channels. On July 15, 2019, Discovery launched

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3068-487: Was created for the channel), due to a controversy regarding the Brothers' beliefs concerning homosexuality and abortion . In July 2023, The Washington Post covered a study that found that homeowners who watched HGTV and saw the "before" sequences, in which hosts are critical of the pre-renovation living space, felt "uneasy" about decorating decisions they make inside of their home. The study suggests this has led to

3127-490: Was fine. I laughed a good amount." Devan Coggan of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "We're not even halfway through January, but The Curse might have just aired the weirdest TV finale you'll see all year... or any year." Esther Zuckerman of The New York Times wrote, "All I know is that the final episode of this first season (but perhaps not the only season) of The Curse is one of the most bonkers, baffling, creative and I think brilliant episodes of television I've watched in

3186-738: Was launched on Hong Kong's Now TV and Now Player on September 1, 2021, on channel 529 to replace FOX Networks Group Asia Pacific's channels. HGTV had its Launch in Sky Net Channel 67 on October 19, 2018, and also plans to launch in Myanmar on CANAL+ Channel 119. HGTV was launched in Vietnam on November 20, 2018, available on VTVCab and Viettel TV. HGTV was launched in Latin America by Discovery Inc. in March 2019. In June 2019, it

3245-555: Was launched on June 30, 2020, and has limited carriage through the Spanish/Latino tiers of national cable providers, including Cox and Spectrum at launch. It is distributed exclusively in high-definition. HGTV was honored with the Academy of Achievement Award for their significant impact on the home and garden décor industry at the 22nd Annual Accessories Resource Team (ARTS) gala event on January 2, 2011. In 2012, HGTV won

3304-426: Was real." Naomi Fry of The New Yorker wrote, "even though the circumstances of his death are cruel, there is something deeply humanistic, even hopeful, about the turn The Curse takes. The world might not want Asher's sudden honesty about who and what he is, and it certainly doesn't want his altruism, however genuine it may be, which is why he is sent hurtling into the stratosphere — a sign that he has become, if not

3363-746: Was rebranded as PeopleTV in September 2017. Beginning with the August 2019 issue, Entertainment Weekly transitioned to a monthly issue model. Bruce Gersh, president of the Meredith entertainment division, which includes both EW and People , said that the cutback in print would be accompanied by deeper 24/7 digital coverage. Entertainment Weekly would still produce weekly digital "covers" and push into podcasts, and planned events and experiential offerings with stars and festivals. JD Heyman, deputy editor of People , replaced Henry Goldblatt as editor. As

3422-618: Was released on July 4, 2008, and included the magazine's top-100 list for movies, television shows, music videos, songs, Broadway shows, and technology of the past 25 years (1983–2008). As of its 1,001st issue, EW drastically revamped the look, feel, and content of the publication—increasing font and picture sizes and making all columns' word count shorter. The magazine's website EW.com provides users with daily content, breaking news , blogs , TV recaps, original video programming, and entertainment exclusives and serves as an archive for past magazine interviews, columns, and photos. Along with

3481-412: Was retooled as a women's general entertainment channel. In June 2024, WBD announced that it would end its licensing agreements with Corus and Bell Media for its lifestyle and factual networks beginning in 2025, and transfer Canadian rights to the brands to Rogers Communications . The existing channel will be relaunched by Corus under the in-house brand Home Network effective December 30, 2024, while

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