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It’s time to take a stand for homeless pets. It’s time to adopt change. Every day, more than 4,100 dogs and cats are killed in shelters across the country — but with Best Friends Animal Society leading the way, and your support, we can help our nation’s shelters and Save Them All. save-them-all.org THE WEEK’S BEST TWEET OF THE WEEK Ted Danson “This is like the first @TedDanson stages of an orgy— kind of exciting but It’s truly an honor to be nominated, and especially nice not to be the oldest also super awkward.” person in the category. Thanks, Larry! —Celebrating his Emmy nomination with a shot —RRoman (Kieran Cu Clki n), ) at his Curb Your Enthusiasm costar Larry David describinghis family’s therapy session, on Succession “You think you’re on the road to being legends, but you couldn’t “I’m not on make it from here to the door trial for murdering ENOWETH: without me etiquette.” pointing the way.” —Lavinia (Kristin Chenoweth), providing gifts to the audience at her —Elektra (Dominique Jackson), “This is the most sexist, launching into an murder trial, on Trial & Error insult tirade, on Pose misogynistic bulls--- we have everdone…andIloveit!” —Quinn (Constance Zimmer), reacting to Everlasting’s latest turn, on UnREAL KIN: PETER KRAMER/HBO; ZIMMER: BETTINA STRAUSS/LIFETIME; CH HOOD/USA NETWORK; HOFFMAN: IAN WATSON/USA NETWORK “And as Ned Stark would say, he who passes the sentence should “Mydemonsare swing the sword.” not remotely tackled. —Katrina (Amanda Schull), arguing They’re just why she needs to handle “You know I could the firm’s layoffs, on Suits never argue with mildly concussed.” Ned Stark.” —Camille (Amy Adams), addressing her many —Louis (Rick Hoffman) issues, in Sharp Objects SERGEI BACHLAKOV/NBC; ADAMS: ANNE MARIE FOX/HBO; SCHULL: SHANE MA DANSON: VINCENT SANDOVAL/GETTY IMAGES; JACKSON: JOJO WHILDEN/FX; CUL EW 08 03 2018 FEATURES NEWS AND COLUMNS 18 Comic-Con 2018 1 See exclusive Sound Bites photos and read inside intel on the 6 stars, shows, and The Must List movies that were the talk of San Diego: 16 Shazam!, Venom, News Glass, Aquaman, EW examines James The Walking Dead, Gunn’s firing from the and much more! third Guardians of BY EW STAFF the Galaxy film and Andrew Lincoln’s 28 unexpected Tom Clancy’s departure from Jack Ryan The Walking Dead. The Ofice alum John Krasinski is 64 a long way from The Bullseye Scranton, stepping into the role of the titular CIA analyst/espionage REVIEWS icon in Amazon’s new series. 38 BY SAMANTHA Movies HIGHFILL 44 34 TV Kenny Chesney The country star 56 opens up about Music his new album, Songs for the Saints, 60 which he recorded following Hurricane Books Irma—and benefits island relief. BY SARAH RODMAN ON THE COVER John Krasinski photographed exclusively for EW by Marco Grob Sarah Paulson on July 9, 2018, photographed in New York exclusively for EW STYLING: ANDREA CAPRIO/ on July 20, 2018, STYLEBYANDREA.COM; GROOMING: AMY in San Diego for KOMOROWSKI/ART-DEPT; Comic-Con SHIRT: VINCE 2 EW.COM AUGUST 3, 2018 PHOTOGRAPH BY BEN WATTS © 2018 glacéau. glacéau®, smartwater® and label are registered trademarks of glacéau. WE CAME. WE COMIC-CONQUERED YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING: IT’S NOT A plays Aquaman), Cole Sprouse, Regina the terrific interviews here: facebook.com/ successful party until the cast of Crazy King, and Kelly Ripa. We’re grateful to HBO, entertainmentweekly/videos—and chatted with Ex-Girlfriend jumps into a pool. Lucky for the presenting sponsor of our big blowout. our SiriusXM hosts Jessica Shaw, Dalton us, Rachel Bloom and Vincent Rodriguez That event capped a weekend in which Ross, Julia Cunningham, and Kyle Anderson. obliged at our eighth annual bash to close we hosted almost 80 casts, like Doctor Who If you want to hear those conversations, out San Diego Comic-Con. They were joined and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, at EW’s Photo you can find them on demand on the at FLOAT at the Hard Rock Hotel by less- and Video Suite atop the Hard Rock Hotel SiriusXM app. damp celebrities, including Jason Momoa San Diego. While they were there, they A very special thanks to Facebook, our (who ironically stayed dry despite the fact he went live on Facebook—you can watch all partner for this year’s studio. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S COMIC-CON BASH ( Clockwise from far left ) Rachel Bloom and Vincent Rodriguez; Aleks Paunovic and Jason Momoa; Aisha Tyler and Regina King; Lili Reinhart and Madelaine Petsch; Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos; Zoë Kravitz (2); TYLER AND KING, KRAVITZ, REINHART AND PETSCH, RIPA AND CONSUELO BLOOM AND RODRIGUEZ, PAUNOVIC AND MOMOA: PHILLIP FARAONE/GETTY IMAGES/ENTERTAINMENT WE IMAGES/ENTERTAINMENT FARAONE/GETTY PHILLIP MOMOA: AND PAUNOVIC RODRIGUEZ, AND BLOOM ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (4); JONES: VIVIEN KILLILEA/GETTY IMAGES FOR E COMIC-CON AFTER DARK! On Friday, July 20, EW’s studio became Marvel-ous as we partied with the casts of Marvel Television’s superhero shows. Hey there, Iron Fist! S: DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY IMAGES/ NTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Finn Jones’ iron peace sign EKLY A MYSTERIOUS CULT. 2 DEAD BODIES. SHE SURVIVED. NEW EPISODES FRIDAYS THE TOP 10 THINGS WE LOVE THIS WEEK Edited By | MARC SNETIKER @MARCSNETIKER NICK OFFERMAN The comedian and woodworker, 48, talks to EW’s Marc Snetiker about mastering the craft of reality TV Is Making It the most wholesome thing you’ve ever done? It’s healthy and medicinal family fare. It’s the brainchild of Amy and her estima- ble production com- pany, Paper Kite. They came up with this great idea and decided Amy should host, but said, “Who could host with you? Who knows his way around a hammer and nail?” And tradi- tionally, I’m very good at standing next to Amy while she’s hilar- HILL/GETTY IMAGES TAYLOR OFFERMAN: ious, so I had that on my résumé as well. MAKING IT What did you learn about what it means to Parks and Rec alums Amy Poehler and Nick Oferman team host a game show? up to lead this warm, fuzzy arts-and-crafts competition. With I was surprised inspiring challenges and pun-happy hosts, this down-home by how emotion- delight will take you by complete supplies. (NBC, July 31) ally invested 6 EW.COM AUGUST 3, 2018 ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN RITTER When your body is calling for energy, power it with vitamins B6 and B12. You’ll fi nd them in Special K cereals, with tasty extras like real strawberries, sliced almonds and yogurt clusters. ' CONTINUED I immediately was in all the contestants. I grew up playing a lot of sports, and all of those team feelings SNUBBED, BUT LOVED came into play. And the fact that some- Nominations for the 70th Emmy Awards (Sept. body gets cut from 17 onn NBC) may ofer a good list oof great tele- the team every week is heartbreaking. vision,o but dozens more award d-wworthyth series i didnn’t makethe cut. Here are 10 remarkable Can you attest to shows the Emmys missed—but you shouldn’t. how much it sucks to send someone home? 4 It really does. I try to think of it as, some- 8 one got an A-plus, but you happened to only get an A. Havee a safe trip home. Name one way Makiing It is just like Parks 2 and Rec, and one waay 3 7 it’s definitely not. 5 One way it’s like Paarks and Rec is that its heart and its themes are centered in opti- mism and the good- ness of the humann 1 9 spirit. Parks and Rec- 10 reation dealt with the complications of human foibles 6 but always ended up happy in the end because of the afec- tion and the relation- 1 3 6 8 ships. In the same KILLING EVE THE GOOD DOCTOR THE GOOD FIGHT DEAR WHITE PEOPLE way, nobody makes BBC America App ABC App CBS All Access Netflix things for themselves to sit and admire; you The buzzy new thriller We prescribe a binge Chalk this snub up to The college satire used make things for peo- received a nod for Eve for ABC’s hit starring Emmy voters not remem- wit and wisdom to tell HORSEMAN ple. To quote my herself, Sandra Oh Freddie Highmore as bering their CBS All TV’s smartest story about VINCENT RODRIGUEZ: SCOTT EVERETT WHITE/THE CW; RITA MORENO: MICHAE ABC; LOGAN BROWNING: EDDY CHEN/NETFLIX; JAMEELA JAMIL: COLLEEN HA favorite writer Wen- (the first Asian woman an autistic surgeon. Access passwords. race and relationships. ever nominated for lead It’s not just feel-good; The Christine Baranski- dell Berry, when you AMERICA; BBC COMER: JODIE D’AMICO/ABC; BOB HIGHMORE: FREDDIE : NETFLIX; CHRISTINE BARANSKI: PATRICK HARBRON/CBS; SETH MEYERS: NBC MEYERS: SETH HARBRON/CBS; PATRICK BARANSKI: CHRISTINE NETFLIX; : make things with actress!), but nothing it’s feel-everything. led Good Wife spin-of 9 your hands, that’s else for the addictive cat- proved in season 2—a LATE NIGHT 4 a wonderful way of and-mouse drama about playful, dangerous mirror WITH SETH MEYERS a spy (Oh) and an assas- of the age of Trump— saying “I love you.” CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND NBC App/YouTube sin (the darkly funny and The CW App why it’s TV’s most power- terrifying Jodie Comer). ful legal drama. And one way it’s It seems the Emmys different? The fact that Rachel didn’t take a close 2 Bloom’s rom-com- 7 enough look at Meyers’ detonating musical didn’t funny, bold, and vital Making It is a hard- ONE DAY AT A TIME THE GOOD PLACE Netflix even get honored for its NBC App Closer Look segments.