So, you left your job in the middle of a pandemic and started a whole new chapter? Yep, I did. But, you still wrote some stories you’re really proud of before moving on? Yep, I did. While this year has been pretty abysmal in many aspects, I want to celebrate some of the not horrible parts.
I covered the end of my beloved Schitt’s Creek with a profile on Annie Murphy, said farewell to Moira Rose with Catherine O’Hara (and talked all about her iconic wedding look), talked about the show’s legacy of love with Annie Murphy and Dan Levy and picked Dan Levy’s brain about the big finale.
This year also saw the end of The Good Place, one of TV’s smartest and funniest shows. I watched the finale in a conference room (hid my tears) and then talked to Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Manny Jacinto, D’Arcy Carden, William Jackson Harper and Jameela Jamil.
Talking to Eve Plumb and Maureen McCormick in a joint interview was something else. I grew up watching endless reruns of The Brady Bunch and was so nervous about this interview for their new HGTV project.
Another show I have fond memories of from childhood: The Secret World of Alex Mack. This was the second time I interviewed Larisa Oleynik (this time for her new Netflix series) and it was just as much of a blast as the first interview many years ago.
Feel Good was one of the most pleasant surprises of TV released early in the pandemic, so I talked to creator and star Mae Martin about it.
Greg Daniels returned to TV with two streaming shows — during a pandemic. He’s also the man partially responsible for one of my favorite shows, King of the Hill, so naturally I asked him about reviving that and a little show called The Office.
In April, I introduced my niece to Xena: Warrior Princess over Zoom. She then got my chakram from childhood and dove into the world of Xena and Gabrielle. This year was also the 25th anniversary of the series premiere and I took part in a podcast all about the show and its enduring fandom.
Had the pleasure of chatting with queen Regina King about one of the finest shows I’ve ever seen, Watchmen, in conjunction with the boxed set release.
I had my first psychic reading (over Zoom) and it was an experience. He nailed some things, but I’m a skeptic and think it was pure luck and just general assumptions. More details about that experience are here.
The last public event I went to was the first preview of Company on Broadway. Patti LuPone, as expected, blew me away. Her performance in Hollywood, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix miniseries, was equally great. Talked to her about that here and Ryan Murphy about the series and the big plans for Macaulay Culkin on American Horror Story.
Right before everything changed and shut down, I returned to Law & Order: SVU to reprise my role of “Reporter No. 2″ from the season premiere. The episode wasn’t intended to be the season finale, but because of the pandemic it was. Leaving E! was a tough choice, mostly because of the relationships I’ve cultivated while covering SVU.
Early in the pandemic, the creators of Getting On gave their pitch on how the show (one of my all-time favorites) would have handled coronavirus.
One of the last, and most treasured interviews I did at E!: Sara Bareilles. We Zoomed, I told her how often I sing Waitress after a few drinks, it was lovely.
And at HBO, I got my feet wet talking to Luca Guadagnino about We Are Who We Are.
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