Daniel Dae Kim explains his exit from 'Hawaii Five-0'

News reports have been going crazy over the "4th of July" holiday. The surprise exit  of Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho) and Grace Park (Kono) from TV's "Hawaii Five-0." It was speculation at first over un-equal pay for the 8th TV season which is to begin filming soon. That speculation has become a reality. 

Daniel Dae Kim posted a message to TV fans on "Facebook." His departure was due to TV producers giving him less pay than his co-stars, Alex O'Loughlin (Steve) and Scott Caan (Danno). Grace Park has not reacted to the press or to fans over her own departure.

Daniel says in part of his statement, "“By now many of you have heard the news, and I’m sad to say it is true. I will not be returning to Hawaii Five-0 when production starts next week. Though I made myself available to come back, CBS and I weren’t able to agree to terms on a new contract, so I made the difficult choice not to continue...,”

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(CBS photo. Alex O'Loughlin and Daniel Dae Kim. TV fans will miss you Daniel.).

'Dateline' Saturday Night Mystery July 8, 2017

DATELINE on NBC. This weekend's episode is called, "The Promise" that will air this Saturday beginning at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you can.

NBC says, "Cathy Torrez is a beautiful, smart and responsible 20-year-old student. So why didn't she come home after work like she was supposed to? Josh Mankiewicz reports Saturday."

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An all new 'Dateline' Friday July 7, 2017

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "The knock at the door" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m. 

NBC says, "After a young woman is found murdered, her case eventually goes cold. Will her mother’s search for answers bring justice? Keith Morrison reports."

Jackie Chan 'The Foreigner' movie trailer drops

"THE FOREIGNER starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of, Casino Royale."

"The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism."

"In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers."

In Theaters October 13, 2017.

'The Mummy' climbs to $345 million at worldwide box office

According to "The Numbers" that tracks box office receipts. "The Mummy" is still doing business albeit on slow legs. After day 21 (June 30, 2017). It has creeped up to $72,488,840 million in the U.S. $273,505,648 million has been added at the Foreign box office. The total world wide is $345,994,488. The production budget is now reported at $195 million. Up from earlier reports of $175 million.

Total: 345,994,488 -- (June 30, 2017)

Budget: $195,000,000

Profit: $150,994,488

This does not exclude the cut Tom Cruise takes as the star of the movie. It also doesn't exclude Marketing of the film. It should climb to $75 million in the U.S., after the "4th of July" Holiday.

Reports say un-equal pay forced Park & Kim to exit 'Hawaii Five-0'

HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. It turns out that Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho) and Grace Park (Kono) couldn't come to agreements with CBS over pay salaries for the 8th TV season. One or both would've gotten 10 to 15 percent less than Alex O' Loughlin (Steve McGarrett) and Scott Caan (Danno). This was reported by "Variety" when news broke that the two regulars quit the TV crime show. 

CBS has announced that Chin Ho and Kono will not return for the Fall TV season premiere on Sept. 29, 2017. Their characters will be addressed in the story line from the get go. (Too bad because all four lead characters had good chemistry).

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(CBS photo. After 7 TV seasons. Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim, far left, exit TV show).

'Endeavour' Season 3 TV preview

ENDEAVOUR on PBS / MASTERPIECE. This is the prequel to the popular TV show, "Inspector Morse." 

I've been recapping all TV seasons. Constable Morse was arrested in the finale of Season 2. His boss inspector "Thursday" was shot and sent to the hospital. Both men uncovered a decade old murder and who was behind it. A young male was killed in an "all boy's school" that closed down in 1955. 

Below is a TV preview of Season 3 which I will recap next week.

'Hawaii Five-0' Shake up! Kono & Chin Ho will not return for 8th TV season

HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. It was announced on Friday June 30, 2017 by CBS. Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho) and Grace Park (Kono) will not return for the 8th TV season. If you remember, during the final episodes of Season 7. Chin Ho was asked to join a special cop force in San Francisco. He had to think about his adopted daughter. On the season finale, Kono boarded a plane and headed for the mid-west. She wanted to make sure young girls weren't captured and sold as sex slaves. 

This is a surprise because the rumors centered around Steve and/or Danno leaving the TV crime show. "Five-0" was picked up for an 8th TV season just as "Dr. Max" left the show in the spring of 2017. (That was an emotional goodbye). 

CBS says they will update "Five-0" fans on what will happen to Kono and Chin Ho. They will not be in the Fall season premiere on Sept. 29, 2017. I actually tuned in because of Kono. She is married to Adam and that might mean he will be gone too. Could this be the last TV season of "Five-0" because the main cast is exiting? It really was a good TV run...,

Click photos for "Deadline Hollywood" news on "Hawaii Five-0."

(CBS photo. Grace Park as Kono. TV fans will miss you.).

(CBS photo. Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho. TV fans will miss you.).

'Endeavour' Season 2 Finale has 'Morse' being arrested

ENDEAVOUR on PBS Masterpiece. (S2E4). The fourth episode and season finale is called, “Neverland.” The final TV ratings garnered 6.01 million TV viewers overall. This is the prequel to the popular “Inspector Morse” TV series. 

“Neverland.” A male news reporter is found dead near the railroad tracks. A male prisoner escapes from jail and is later found dead in a street pond. A boy, Tommy, may have seen what happened to either one of these men. He then disappears. A local politician is found stabbed to death in his office. Inspector “Thursday” and Constable Morse have three murders to solve. It has to do with an all-boy’s school that closed down back in 1955.

There is corruption inside the police force. Morse tells Thursday that evidence in three of their investigations had been stolen. They are asked to report to the top man about that corruption. It turns out that a boy was murdered in that school back in the 1950’s. It remains a secret until his friends grow up. Who was behind that boy’s murder? Why is Morse arrested? How could Thursday be shot with a gun? 

(Note: Wow… what a great season finale.).

You can buy Season 2 of ENDEAVOUR from AMAZON.

'Baby Driver' has already opened in movie theaters

BABY DRIVER from SONY / COLUMBIA. It's release date was Wednesday June 28, 2017. It opened on 3,226 movie screens. It has pulled in $5.7 million after day one...,

'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes July 1, 2017

48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour is called, "Crime & Punishment" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat episode. Check it out if you missed it.

CBS says, "A stepfather sits in prison for killing his wife. Her daughters vow to keep him there. Does he deserve parole? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates."

'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes July 1, 2017

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour is called, "The Secret Life of Paige Birgfeld" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat episode and an update. Check it out if you missed it.

CBS says, "A young mother disappears, a double life exposed -- eight years later, an arrest in the case. '48 Hours' correspondent Erin Moriarty has an update."

'Endeavour' Women are strangled to death with French stockings

ENDEAVOUR on PBS Masterpiece. (S2E3). The third episode is called, “Sway.” The final TV ratings garnered 5.93 million TV viewers overall. This is the prequel to the popular “Inspector Morse” TV series. 

“Sway.” An unknown male uses an expensive French stocking to strangle and kill women. The small department store that sells them is investigated. All of the female victims are married, but Constable Morse notices that all of them are wearing no wedding rings. A symbol number “8” is turned sideways and left behind. There is also a number “4” left behind, but turned backwards. They are imprinted at the crime scenes and written in chalk. There is a ladies-man who is meeting married women on the Oxford streets. 

(Note: I didn’t even want to try and identify the killer. I just watched a good murder mystery unfold.)

You can buy Season 2 of ENDEAVOUR from AMAZON.

'Endeavour' Morse deals with 100-year-old family massacre

ENDEAVOUR on PBS Masterpiece. (S2E2). The second episode was called, “Nocturne.” The final TV ratings garnered 6.19 million TV viewers overall. This is the prequel to the popular “Inspector Morse” TV series. 

“Nocturne.” A genealogy professor and researcher is blade-sliced in the throat and dies. There is a lot of blood. His death is connected to a “young girl’s school” where it is run by a lady who attended that school as a teen. There is only a handful of students living inside this huge building/mansion. They are also haunted by a family who were all killed on the grounds of the home. They were actually slaughtered and it has been a 100-year-mystery on who killed them. Constable Morse discovers that the professor had information on an inheritance coming from that mansion…,

(Note: I guessed who the killer was, but changed my mind. Boy, was I fooled. I love this TV series). 

You can buy Season 2 of ENDEAVOUR from AMAZON.

Facebook Photo. Is it Murder or Suicide?

I received this in my Facebook News feed. I think it's Murder because she's left handed. Take a look and decide for yourself. (I like this.).

(Facebook Photo).

Critics rave 'War for the Planet of the Apes' opening July 14, 2017

There are thousands of movie critics just on YouTube alone. Most of them screened the next sequel in the "Apes" trilogy, "War for the Planet of the Apes." They are of course raving about it. The film opens July 14, 2017.

20th Century Fox says, "In - War for the Planet of the Apes - the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet."

'Dateline' Sunday July 2, 2017

DATELINE on NBC. The weekend episode is called, "Into the Wild" that will this Sunday at 7/6 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

NBC says, "When a 17-year-old girl training to be a pilot disappears over Montana on her first long solo flight, her family and friends fear the worst. Keith Morrison reports Sunday, July 2."

Click photo for DATELINE TV Preview at NBC.

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'Dateline' Friday June 30, 2017

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "A Texas Twist" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

NBC says, "A recent high school graduate is miraculously found alive after she and her friend are brutally attacked just outside of Corpus Christi, Texas. Who could have committed such a horrific attack? Josh Mankiewicz reports."

'Endeavour' Constabe Morse returns off-kilter for Season 2

ENDEAVOUR on PBS Masterpiece. (S2E1). The first episode was called, “Trove.” The final TV ratings garnered 6.48 million TV viewers overall. This is the prequel to the popular “Inspector Morse” TV series. 

“Trove.” Constable Morse returns to work after being shot. His dad passed away too and something is missing. Inspector “Thursday” sees that Morse is gun shy at anything that sounds like a bullet blast. He just isn’t the same.

A man supposedly commits suicide by jumping from the roof of a building. It was during a parade where a beauty queen was attacked on her float with fake blood and a pop gun. There is also a missing girl whose dad searches for her at Oxford. An ancient dagger, “Trove” is stolen and Morse tries to tie all the cases together. He follows a lead and goes to the office of the man who fell from that roof. He is suddenly attacked and beaten. Are all these incidents connected? 

(Note: I was absolutely floored by the ending. I guessed wrong again on who the killer turned out to be. I hope you watched closely at that end, ending. This has great mystery writing.). 

You can buy Season 2 of ENDEAVOUR over at AMAZON.

SAG-AFTRA still in contract negotiations with AMPTP 2017

SAG-AFTRA says, 

"Dear Member, your SAG-AFTRA negotiating team has been hard at work bargaining with the major studios and networks represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for a new three-year contract covering motion pictures, television and new media." 

"We had hoped to be sharing the good news that we had reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP but, unfortunately, their unwillingness to come to a fair and equitable agreement means we are coming to you with very different news....," 

You can read full statement over at SAG-AFTRA. 

Get up to date information on negotiations over at SAG-AFTRA.

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'Endeavour' PBS Masterpiece Season 2 TV recap this week

Hello murder and mystery fans. I will continue writing TV recaps of the PBS Masterpiece series "Endeavour." This coming week will be Season 2. I just discovered this great mystery TV series. It is the prequel to the popular "Inspector Morse" TV show. Remember, Constable Morse was shot in the 1st Season finale...,

'Dateline' Wife who hired hit-man to kill husband is found 'Guilty'

DATELINE on NBC. The episode was called, "The Sting" and it aired back in 2016. Dennis Murphy reported on Dalia Dippolito who tried to hire a hit-man to kill her husband Mike. She went through 3 court trials and the last jury has found her "guilty." They deliberated for less than two hours. She could spend up to 20 years in jail. 

You can watch "The Sting" along with "The House on the Lake" over at NBC.

Click photo below for 2 back-to-back episodes.

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1950's Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida to get Star on 'Hollywood Walk of Fame' 2018

Well, it's about time. Italian beauty & 1950's actress, Gina Lollobrigida will finally get her Star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" 2018. TV's "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter will get her star too. She has already been honored with appearing on "Casino Slot Machines" everywhere as Wonder Woman. Below is the list of complete 2018 honorees...,

Movies: Kirsten Dunst / Jack Black / Jeff Goldblum / F. Gary Gray / Mark Hamill / Jennifer Lawrence / Gina Lollobrigida / Minnie Mouse / Nick Nolte / Zoë Saldana.

Television: Steve Irwin / Anthony Anderson / Gillian Anderson / Lynda Carter / Simon Cowell / RuPaul Charles / Taraji P. Henson / Eric McCormack / Ryan Murphy / Niecy Nash / Mandy Patinkin / Shonda Rhimes.

Music: “Weird Al” Yankovic / Mary J. Blige / Richard Branson / Petula Clark / Harry Connick, Jr., / Ice T / Snoop Dogg / Carrie Underwood.

Radio: Steve Jones. 

Live Theatre/Live Performance: Bernie Mac / Charles Aznavour / Lin-Manuel Miranda.

(Tony Curtis & Gina Lollobrigida in "Trapeze" 1956.).

(Gina Lollobrigida & the other 1950's sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.).

(Lynda Carter as 1970's Wonder Woman)

'Dateline' A young wife found naked & shot in the head

“Dateline” (NBC) can be seen each Friday evening at 10/9 p.m. It was seen at 9 p.m. (central time) on the Albuquerque TV station KOB 4. Last night’s episode on June 23, 2017 was called, “As Night Fell.” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 4.29 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.9 million TV viewers with the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “20/20” (ABC) grabbed 4.7 overall & reached 01.0 with adults. “Blue Bloods” (ABC) nabbed 5.5 overall & 0.6 with adults (repeat).

“Dateline” is a TV show focusing on crime and murder in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Josh Mankiewicz.

 “As Night Fell.” The state of Utah. Heidi was naked and standing in the hallway. She was taking a bath and her husband Conrad was in the kitchen. He claims he heard a “pop” sound. It turned out to be a gun. Heidi knew how to use guns before she met him. She dropped to the floor in the kitchen and he called 911 Emergency in hysterics. She was shot in the head and he thought that someone was shooting outside the bathroom window. Police found no bullet through that window. A gun was found in the kitchen at least 10 feet away from her body. Conrad was drunk and angry. What happened? Was it a suicide or was it murder? 

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'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday June 24, 2017

48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour is called, "Serial Confessions" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. 

CBS says, "The shocking confessions of Todd Kohlhepp -- a real estate agent-turned-serial killer and the stunning rescue video of a woman he held hostage in a shipping container. David Begnaud and Peter Van Sant report."