Archive for February, 2016

The ’80s Issue: The Goldbergs Go Dirty Dancing

Nobody puts The Goldbergs in the corner. The 1980s set ABC sitcom is having the time of its life with this year’s big movie homage, Dirty Dancing. “My whole childhood was filtered through movies,” says series creator Adam F. Goldberg (who has based the show on his own rambunctious family). “That’s how I related to the world. For this episode, I looked to my mom. This was her movie. My memories of Dirty Dancing are me being dragged to it and her watching it over and over.”

Also in this issue, our celebration of all things ’80s:

• Soaps Hunks Everlasting: We gathered six suds stars for a candid conversation about their ’80s stardom and how they’ve managed to survive—and thrive—after all these years: Doug Davidson (The Young and the Restless), Don Diamont (The Bold and the Beautiful), Michael E. Knight (The Young and the Restless), A Martinez (Days of Our Lives), Stephen Nichols (Days of Our Lives) and Kin Shriner (General Hospital).

• John Stamos: The Grandfathered star revisits at the shows that led him to TV stardom, including General Hospital and Full House.

• Fashion Rewind: From Miami Vice to Dynasty, a look back at the iconic looks from the era of excess.

• The Ultimate ’80s TV Quiz: Never mind who shot J.R.—how many people watched the biggest Dallas episode ever?!

• Plus: Fuller House, The Walking Dead, Blindspot, Rosewood, Once Upon a Time and more.

Chicago is on Fire: NBC is Making the Windy City One Hot Property

Überproducer Dick Wolf has ignited a fiery franchise in the Windy City, spawning three intersecting series for NBC. We spent some time on the sets of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med for a closer look at how these shows intersect to form one sprawling drama. “What Dick is doing is so brilliant,” says Oliver Platt, who plays chief psychiatrist Daniel Charles on Chicago Med. “Shows have been spun off forever, but nobody ever thought to spin shows into one living community. That’s an interesting and challenging experiment for the actors because none of us are working on just a single drama.”

Also in this issue:

• Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk previews Season 2 of the Breaking Bad spinoff and talks about conquering drama, comedy and psychology.

• Girls: The minds behind HBO’s millennial comedy talk about branding Brooklyn, eye-opening sex scenes and why they decided to call it quits after one more season.

• 11.22.63: James Franco goes on a harrowing time-traveling odyssey to save JFK in Hulu’s new thriller.

• Plus: New seasons of Vikings and Survivor; The X-Files reboot comes to a close, Lucifer, Shades of Blue, The Magicians and the Academy Awards.