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13 TV Dads Who Don’t Deserve Any Praise!
There are some really great fathers portrayed on television. But just like in real life, there are also the not-so-great ones.
We’ve compiled a list that pays tribute to them all: from fathers who were never there, to fathers who loved their liquor bottles, to fathers who despised what their children had become, to fathers who loved their children but had a twisted way of showing it.
Seriously, you should thank your lucky stars you don’t have to call these dudes “dad.”
1. Eli Pope – Scandal
Eli Pope is the definition of a bad parent. He kept Olivia in the dark about his secret life and allowed her to think her mom died in a plane crash. Eventually, she learned that mama Pope was actually a terrorist, and he was Command of B613, a covert government organization that tortures men and turns them into assassins.
Eli would kill in anyone that stood in his way, and a few times, his riff with his daughter almost ended with spilled blood. I can’t even count all the times Liv tried to secretly take him out for his Machiavellian-level schemes. Still, she always maintained some relationship with “dad” by attending weekly dinners and drowning the dysfunction in bottles of fine wine.
2. Blake Carrington – Dynasty
Blake 2.0 on the rebooted CW series Dynasty still earns the title of a “self-righteous dad.” He puts the company ahead of his children and often manipulates them to turn a profit. What else could you expect from the entrepreneurial patriarch?
Lying to his children is only the tip of the iceberg; he snuffed out his new wife Cristal from the company, blatantly lied to the media about the damage his company was doing to neighboring towns, and almost let his daughter marry her half-cousin. Actually, he’s not just a crappy dad, he’s a bad person. His only redeeming quality is that he isn’t homophobic and openly accepts his gay son.
3. Mikeal Mikealson – The Originals
Hating your son is grounds for winning the “bad father” award around here. However, Mikeal’s distaste for his son went further than hatred — he could never love him because Niklaus reminded him of his wife’s betrayal. That distaste led him to chase Niklaus around the world for 1,000 years in hopes of killing him. What kind of father does that? Because of it, Mikeal turned all of his other kids against himself as well.
Klaus’ daddy issues have manifested themselves in his relationship with daughter, Hope. He believes he’ll spare her from the pain if he simply removes himself from her life, but it’s that fear of disappointing her that makes him a better father than Mikeal ever could be.
4. Lucious Lyon – Empire
The former drug-dealer turned music mogul is an infectious disease when it comes to his family. He uses his sons in a power-struggle with ex-wife Cookie Lyon and pits them against each other to weed out the weakest link in hopes of choosing a successor.
He also despises Jamal’s homosexuality and is dismissive of Andre’s mental illness. We’ll never get rid of the image of him putting his son in the trash can for wearing heels. There is nothing worse than a father who cannot be supportive of his own blood.
5. Dan Scott – One Tree Hill
Dan Scott was a nightmare from hell to sons Lucas and Nathan. His claim to fame in terms of making the “worst dad on the TV” list had to be murdering his brother, Keith, out of jealousy. He hated that he was a father figure to estranged son, Lucas.
And don’t think Lucas had it easy because he was abandoned. Dan manipulated Nathan into making Lucas’ life a living hell, and when the pressure to make his father proud became too much to handle, Nathan emancipated himself.
6. Conrad Grayson – Revenge
Read more at TV Fanatic!
Money Heist
‘Money Heist’ Spinoff Focused on Pedro Alonso’s Character Berlin is Officially In the Works
We’re just mere days away from the final five episodes of Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).
But if you’re in your feels about the series coming to an end on Friday, December 3, we have some news that might just cheer you up!
While we’ll be saying goodbye to our favorite Bella Ciao robbers responsible for the biggest heist in the world, Netflix announced a new series focused on Berlin.
The spinoff will be centered around the beloved character portrayed by Pedro Alonso.
Berlin may have died in Season 2, but such a force lives on in memories and flashbacks.
The spinoff, titled Berlin: A New Series, is set to premiere sometime in 2023.
While no plot has been revealed, it will likely dig into the mysterious life of the electric character.
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It also provides some clarity surrounding the flashbacks about Berlin and his son in the first half of season 5 of Money Heist, which puzzled fans as they couldn’t figure out how they fit into the overall story.
As for Alonso, he’s “happy” about the spinoff.
“I am deeply grateful to be able to connect with people all over the world and receive so much love and such a memorable time. We started this series walking into the unknown and we have been winning ever since. You fans are our accomplices and thank you for that,” he said at a fan event celebrating Friday’s premiere.
Money Heist initially premiered in Spain and received a lukewarm reception. After it aired its final episode, Netflix added the two seasons to its international library, and the series took off! The series about Robin Hood-esque criminals became a global sensation spawning three more seasons sponsored by Netflix.
To this day, it’s one of the streaming giant’s biggest shows.
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Freeform Kicks off the Holidays With Its ’25 Days of Christmas’ Lineup – See the Schedule
Sleigh bells are jingle-ing, ring-ting tingle-ing, too because it’s officially December, which means you do not have to feel guilty about all the hot cocoa you’re about to consume and the holiday movies you’re about to binge!
Freeform is getting into the holiday spirit with its annual 25 Days of Christmas programming.
The schedule is decking the halls with some tried and true classics such as Home Alone + the sequels, the Santa Clause movies, Frosty the Snowman, Love Actually, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more.
You can also catch some Christmas-themed episodes of The Simpsons and Family Guy.
Check out the full Freeform schedule below:
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
7 am Holiday in Handcuffs
10:30 am The Simpsons
11:05 am The Santa Clause
1:15 pm The Santa Clause 2
3:45 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
5:50 pm Home Alone
8:20 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12 am The Simpsons marathon
THURSDAY, DEC. 2
7 am The Mistle-tones
10:30 am The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11 am Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
1:05 pm Arthur Christmas
3:10 pm Home Alone
5:40 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
8:20 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12 am The Simpsons marathon
FRIDAY, DEC. 3
7 am The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
7:30 am Jingle All the Way 2
9:30 am Jingle All the Way
11:35 am Family Guy marathon
4:35 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
7:15 pm The Santa Clause
9:25 pm The Santa Clause 2
11:55 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
SATURDAY, DEC. 4
7 am The Simpsons
7:30 am Jingle All the Way
9:35 am Prancer Returns
11:40 am Home Alone 3
1:50 pm Arthur Christmas
3:55 pm Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:05 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
7:10 pm Frosty the Snowman
7:45 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
8:50 pm Home Alone
11:20 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
SUNDAY, DEC. 5
7 am Prancer Returns
9:05 am Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
10:05 am Unaccompanied Minors
12:10 pm Arthur Christmas
2:15 pm Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:55 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:00 pm Frosty the Snowman
5:35 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
6:40 pm Home Alone
9:10 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
11:50 pm Daddy’s Home 2
MONDAY, DEC. 6
7 am It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
10:30 am The Simpsons
11 am Daddy’s Home 2
1:10 pm Home Alone
3:40 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6:20 pm The Santa Clause
8:30 pm The Santa Clause 2
12 am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
TUESDAY, DEC. 7
7 am Stealing Christmas
11 am Home Alone
1:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
4:10 pm Jingle All the Way
6:15 pm Disney’s A Christmas Carol
8:20 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12 am Arthur Christmas
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8
7 am Snow
11 am Jingle All the Way
1:00 pm Jingle All the Way 2
3:00 pm Arthur Christmas
5:00 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
7:30 pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
9:30 pm Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12 am The Simpsons marathon
THURSDAY, DEC. 9
7 am Snow 2: Brain Freeze
10:30 am Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
11:30 am The Santa Clause
1:40 pm The Santa Clause 2
3:50 pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
5:50 pm Home Alone
8:20 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12 am Snowglobe
FRIDAY, DEC. 10
7 am Call Me Claus
9 am 12:00 pm Family Guy
12:00 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
2:35 pm Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:10 pm Home Alone
6:40 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
9:20 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12 am Family Guy marathon
SATURDAY, DEC. 11
7 am Unaccompanied Minors
9:05 am The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
9:35 am The Star (2017)
11:40 am Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
1:10 pm Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
2:40 pm Toy Story That Time Forgot
3:10 pm Toy Story
5:10 pm Toy Story 2
7:15 pm Toy Story 3
9:45 pm Toy Story 4
11:55 pm Arthur Christmas
SUNDAY, DEC. 12
7 am The Star (2017)
9 am Jingle All the Way
11 am Jingle All the Way 2
1:05 pm Arthur Christmas
3:10 pm Disney’s A Christmas Carol
5:15 pm The Santa Clause
7:25 pm The Santa Clause 2
9:55 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
12 am Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist
MONDAY, DEC. 13
7 am Holiday in Handcuffs
10:30 am Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
11:30 am The Santa Clause
1:30 pm The Santa Clause 2
4:00 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
6:00 pm Home Alone
8:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12 am Family Guy marathon
TUESDAY, DEC. 14
7 am 12 Dates of Christmas
10:30 am Jingle All the Way
12:30 pm Love Actually
3:30 pm Home Alone
6:00 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
8:30 pm Office Christmas Party – Freeform Premiere
12 am The Night Before
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15
7 am Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve
10:30 am Family Guy
11 am Office Christmas Party
1:35 pm The Santa Clause
3:45 pm The Santa Clause 2
6:15 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
8:20 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12 am Family Guy marathon
THURSDAY, DEC. 16
7 am Black Nativity
10:30 am The Preacher’s Wife
1:00 pm Almost Christmas
3:30 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
6:00 pm Home Alone
8:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1 12 am The Simpsons marathon
FRIDAY, DEC. 17
7 am Family Guy marathon
9 am Love Actually
12:00 pm Home Alone
2:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
5:10 pm The Santa Clause
7:20 pm The Santa Clause 2
9:50 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
11:55 pm Disney’s A Christmas Carol
SATURDAY, DEC. 18
7:35 am Love Actually
10:45 am Unaccompanied Minors
12:55 pm The Santa Clause
3:05 pm The Santa Clause 2
5:35 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
7:40 pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
9:40 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12:20 am Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
SUNDAY, DEC. 19
7 am The Middle
7:30 am Unaccompanied Minors
9:30 am Home Alone 3
11:30 am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
1:30 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
4:10 pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
6:10 pm Frosty the Snowman
6:45 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
7:50 pm Home Alone
10:20 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1 am Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
MONDAY, DEC. 20
7 am Prancer Returns
10:30 am Home Alone
1:00 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
3:35 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
4:40 pm Frosty the Snowman
5:15 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
6:20 pm The Santa Clause
8:30 pm The Santa Clause 2
12 am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
7 am Family Guy marathon
10:30 am Jingle All the Way
12:30 pm The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
1:00 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
2:00 pm Daddy’s Home 2
4:00 pm Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:00 pm Home Alone
8:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12 am Family Guy marathon
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
7 am The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
7:30 am Jingle All the Way
9:30 am Love the Coopers
12:00 pm Daddy’s Home 2
2:05 pm Home Alone
4:35 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
7:15 pm The Santa Clause
9:25 pm The Santa Clause 2
11:55 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
7 am It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
9 am Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
10:30 am Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
12:00 pm Arthur Christmas
2:05 pm The Star (2017)
4:05 pm Home Alone
6:35 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
9:15 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
11:55 pm Arthur Christmas
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
7 am Prancer Returns
10:30 am The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11 am The Star (2017)
1:00 pm Home Alone
3:30 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6:00 pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
8:30 pm Frosty the Snowman
9:00 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
10:00 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12 am Family Guy marathon
SATURDAY, DEC. 25
7 am Arthur Christmas
9:10 am The Santa Clause
11:20 am The Santa Clause 2
1:50 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
4:00 pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:05 pm Frosty the Snowman
5:40 pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
6:45 pm Home Alone
9:15 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
11:55 pm Arthur Christmas
December is the start of a holly, jolly month!
And what better way to get into the spirit of the holidays than by streaming some heartwarming and festive Christmas movies on Netflix?
From Netflix to Hallmark to HBO Max — spread the Christmas cheer to those far and near!
Here are the 9 movies to check out in December 2021:
Love Hard – Netflix (Nov 5)
A rom-com where you find yourself rooting for the underdog (despite the cat-fishing) and not the guy that belongs on the present-day version of an Abercrombie bag. Bonus: it stars Nina Dobrev from The Vampire Diaries and Jimmy O. Yang in Silicon Valley.
Next Stop, Christmas – Hallmark Channel (Nov 6)
If you love the Polar Express and Back to the Future, this movie is for you. Christopher Lloyd taps into the conductor role on a time-traveling train as a woman ponders what her life would be like if she married a former boyfriend who went onto become a famous sportscaster and mysteriously finds herself 10 years in the past.
Father Christmas is Back – Netflix (Nov 7)
Four widely different sisters reunite for Christmas in a Yorkshire mansion and find themselves uncovering family secrets when their long lost father shows up for dinner. Elizabeth Hurley, Nathalie Cox, and Kelsey Grammer star in the comedy.
Home Sweet Home Alone – Disney + (Nov 12)
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star – Netflix (Nov 18)
Vanessa Hudgens x3! Royal lookalikes Margaret and Stacy turn to third doppelganger Fiona for help retrieving a stolen priceless Christmas relic.
A Boy Called Christmas – Netflix (Nov 24)
A young boy named Nikolas sets on a quest to find his father and stumbles upon a village of elves called Elfhelm.
8-Bit Christmas – HBO Max (November 25)
Set in suburban Chicago in the 1980s, a 10-year-old sets out to get the ultimate Christmas gift of his generation: a video game system. The comedy stars Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Steve Zahn, and Winslow Fegley.
The Christmas Contest – Hallmark Channel (11/28)
It’s the Fuller House reunion you didn’t know you needed! Queen of Christmas Candace Cameron Bure stars in her 11th Hallmark movie as Lara, who faces off against Ben (played by John Brotherton) in a Christmas competition. We can’t wait to see these two back together onscreen considering their chemistry in the Full House spinoff. Maybe we’ll get a surprise appearance from Danny Tanner? We dream.
The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls – Hallmark Channel (12/18)
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