Empire

Empire’ Star Counts Comedy, Playing Superhero On Wish List

... Posted March 19, 2017. Updated March 19, 2017 12:05 am. ASSOCIATED PRESS. Taraji P. Henson arrives at the Oscars on Feb. 26 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. If you love Taraji P. Henson as music executive Cookie Lyon in the Fox drama “Empire” or as mathematician Katherine Johnson in the Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures,” savor those performances, because you likely won’t see anything like them again. “I don’t like to repeat characters,” Henson said. “I’m an artist to the bone.”. “Hidden Figures,” the real-life story about three African-American women working for NASA during the space race, was a fixture on the awards-season circuit. “Empire,” in its third hit season, returns to Fox at 8 p.m. Wednesday and has become appointment television in an age of binge-watching. Later this month Henson begins production on ...

Wednesday's Tv Highlights

... it’s legitimate. Jesse Lee Soffer and Sophia Bush also star. 10 p.m. NBC. The Comedy Jam Comics and other celebrities re-create their memories of classic rock performances in this new series. In the premiere Tiffany Haddish performs “Proud Mary”; Bobby Lee sings “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?”; Chris Hardwick takes on “Wanted Dead or Alive,” accompanied by Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. 10 p.m. Comedy Central. Time: The Kalief Browder Story After a delay in the case, a missing witness is found that reveals sloppy detective work. Kalief still refuses to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit, and is released a month later without explanation in part four of this six-part documentary series. 10 p.m. Spike. Hap and Leonard: Mucho Mojo While Leonard (Michael Kenneth Williams) is stuck in a ...

Adobe Is Piecing Together Different Parts Of Its Marketing Software Empire

... search, display and video ad campaigns. It pairs Adobe's Media Optimizer search and display ad-buying tools with recently-acquired Tube Mogul's video ad-buying platform. The third part, known as Analytics Cloud, combines the popular Adobe Analytics tool for uncovering insights from customer data with Audience Manager, a platform for creating customer/audience profiles. Advertising Cloud has gotten a lot of attention , since it more firmly makes Adobe a player in an ad tech space where Alphabet/Google ( GOOGL ) and Facebook ( FB ) loom large, and where independent players such as The Trade Desk ( TTD )  and The Rubicon Project ( RUBI ) are also present. Adobe is pitching itself as an independent alternative to Google and Facebook, which of course are also giant sellers of ad inventory, while arguing that integrations between the three parts of Experience Cloud set it apart from both independent ad tech players and marketing software ...

Empire Recap

... Cookie prefers Tiana. Xavier threatens Becky for contradicting him in front of everyone. I am here for a rivalry in the office for Becky. Angelo is getting ready to go to Boston to deal with the DUI accusation. He says he couldn’t even remember her name, but he remembers that he didn’t do it. Sure, dude. He got a citation for the DUI somewhere far away from the lake so there’s no chance he did it. There was another driver in the car, so he’s heading to Boston to straighten this whole thing straight. Cookie sends him off and goes to see Jamal in rehab. The rehab center appears to be in Hogwarts. Hakeem seems to think it’s more of a working rehab and wants to play some new music for Jamal. Lurking in the corner is Tori Ash, former superstar who had a heroin-fueled meltdown during a concert. She antagonizes the Lyon family and flits out there when Jamal comes in. Jamal wants to get out of rehab early to go work on a song he’s got stuck in his head. My family works in addiction medicine and this scene drove me bonkers. No one seemed to concerned that ...

A Guide To The Fox Drama's New Characters

... group, the list of new additions join an already crowded ensemble that counts 12 series regulars. And that doesn't even factor in the returning recurring players from the first half of the season, namely Taye Diggs and Phylicia Rashad. However, showrunner Ilene Chaiken tells The Hollywood Reporter that all four actresses will become "completely integral to the fabric of the show" going forward. "Every one of those very major actors is joining this show because we were telling a story and wrote a character and then cast those roles with these great actors. Not a single one of them is going to pop out as a stunt," she says. "I'm the first to admit that in the second season of the show, some of the guest stars that were on the show — we were just so excited by all the fabulous people that showed interest in being on the show that maybe we went a little overboard, and we weren't as much driven by story. I think that that's the touchstone for us. It's always driven by story and ...

Who Is Tory Ash On 'empire'? Jamal's New Friend Could Take Advantage Of Him

... usually a commendable thing to be trusting and kind, Jamal has plenty of people in his life who hurt him. His dad, his brothers, even his mother — they’ve all done Jamal dirty, and even still, he comes back for more. I mean, Lucious fathered a child with Jamal’s ex-girlfriend and then told Jamal he was the father. Come on. Source: GIPHY. The Lyons’ exploits are public knowledge, so that my guess is that Tory will befriend Jamal to help him find his music so that he can, in turn, help her find her musical break. Jamal is in a vulnerable state, newly sober and needing to create more music, and if Tory is more manipulative than friendly, she could just be buttering him up and getting ready to drop him after she gets what she wants. Maybe this will finally be the turning point for Jamal to stop being so trusting. I, too, want to believe in the good in people, but damn — how many times does a guy need to be taken advantage of before he realizes that something has to change? “Volatile” Tory will “have ripple effects,” so my guess is that Jamal will once again find himself ...

Rising Star Sierra Mcclain On 'empire,' Carving Out Her Own Identity, & Putting Those Stunning Vocals To Work

... up. Ahead of the midseason premiere of Empire which airs Wednesday, March 22 nd, __link__ spoke with Sierra Mc Clain about her breakout role, the songs and TV shows she’s currently obsessed with and what’s next on Empire. JET: Sierra, we were introduced to you and your sisters in Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls a decade ago. Since then, you’ve worked with your sisters in your band Mc Clain, but your role as Nessa on Empire is you stepping out on your own. What has that been like for you. Sierra Mc Clain: Oh my gosh, that’s such a good question. To be honest with you, I wasn’t even sure I could do it. I had been working with my sisters for God knows how long and with my father, who is my favorite music producer. So, I felt like that kind of groomed me and prepared me for this opportunity. But, it all happened so fast. I don’t even think I really had the time to second guess myself too much. It was just a regular audition. I went in and did the audition and then, once I booked it, I flew out that night. It has just been a whirlwind from there. It’s been studio sessions and filming and rehearsals, so I didn’t have time to psyche myself out of it. ...

Empire Oyster Popup Raises The Raw Bar In St. Petersburg

... have been embroiled in a long-standing legal battle over water rights, Florida claiming Georgia's water use to the north has adversely impacted estuary salinity, and thus oyster spawning. In February, Georgia scored a major legal victory when the U. S. Supreme Court allowed that the state's water use may not be directly responsible for the collapse of the Apalachicola oyster industry. "Politically, you hear all this banter about creating jobs," Joseph says. "But what about not losing jobs and protecting the way of life of oystermen? They're doing what they've done for generations — there's honor in that. I want consumers to respect the integrity of what food producers are doing, whether that's terrestrial or aquatic.". He just wondered if Floridians, specifically St. Petersburg locals, were ready for Empire, popups or even a high-end ...

Empire’ Returns And ‘shots Fired’ Premieres

... off against an old enemy. Survivor: Game Changers (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) – A classic immunity challenge sends players flying blind as not one but two teams are forced send someone home. Criminal Minds (CBS, 9:00 p.m.) – The team tries to keep Reid safe behind bars as they track two unsubs who may be murdering people in the same city, at the same time. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) – An investigation turns personal for Benson when a suspect charged with rape blames his genes for committing the crime. The 100 (CW, 9:00 p.m.) – The Black Rain is here. As the survivors at Arkadia bunker down inside what remains of the Ark, Bellamy goes looking for Octavia. Meanwhile, back at the island, Clarke’s failure to bring enough fuel forces Abby to make a morally questionable choice. The Magicians (Syfy, 9:00 p.m.) – Eliot and Margo finally start taking their royal duties seriously as Julia continues with her reckless ...