SPECIAL TRIBUTE ISSUE GEORGE MICHAEL 1963–2016 JAN. 13, 2017 • #1448 Plus THE WINTER PEOPLE’S PRINCESS TV PREVIEW CARRIE P. 34 FISHER 1956–2016 THE AMAZING LIFE OF A STAR WARS ICON REMEMBERING HER LEGENDARY MOM, DEBBIE REYNOLDS 1932–2016 STARRING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GIOVANNI RIBISI GRAHAM YOST BRYAN CRANSTON STREAMJAN THE TOP 10 THINGS WE LOVE THIS WEEK Nick Viall 2 3 4 THE BACHELOR THE : MITCH HAASETH/ABC; ILLUSTRATION BACKGROUND: CRAIG SJODIN/ABC 1 5 1 2 3 4 5 ; PATERSON TV MOVIES BOOKS PODCASTS TV THE BACHELOR PATERSON THE SPY WHO TWICE REMOVED PORTLANDIA : MARY CYBULSKY; • Former Bachelor in • Jim Jarmusch’s sweet COULDN’T SPELL, • Host A.J. Jacobs seeks • Fred starts his own Paradise and two-time indie celebrates the by Yudhijit to prove we are family phone company, Carrie Bachelorette contestant mundanities of everyday Bhattacharjee by tracing the ancestry dates a hunk, and Nick Viall is back for more existence, following • In this remarkable true of a notable guest each Candace and Toni PORTLANDIA roses, champagne, and a New Jersey bus driver story about the hunt week. As he discovers explore life as feminist- tears. In the 21st season, and amateur poet for a brilliant American ties to historical figures bookstore retirees. the 36-year-old romantic (Star Wars’ Adam Driver) traitor who claimed to be and the common man, The seventh season of QUIRK/IFC AUGUSTA : will date 30 women in through seven days in a CIA analyst, the FBI Jacobs mixes humor, Fred Armisen and the hopes of finding true his life—from the 6 a.m. must decode encrypted emotion, and an element Carrie Brownstein’s love. Here’s hoping the wake-up call to the night’s messages that are even of surprise in this ambi- quirky sketch comedy fourth time’s the charm! last beer. (R) more complex because tious project that’s well is as strong as ever. (Mondays, 8 p.m., ABC) of the man’s dyslexia. worth a listen. (iTunes) (Thursdays, 10 p.m., IFC) 2 EW.COM JANUARY 13, 2017 ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN RITTER The Must List 7 8 6 9 10 HIDDEN FIGURES HIDDEN : HOPPER STONE/FOX; 6 7 8 9 1 LIGHTS BRIGHT : FISHER FAMILY ARCHIVE/HBO; HUNT: MARK HORTON/GETTY IMAGES HORTON/GETTY MARK HUNT: : ARCHIVE/HBO; FAMILY FISHER MOVIES MUSIC TV BOOKS MUSIC HIDDEN FIGURES “SAY SOME BRIGHT LIGHTS BURNING “DRINKIN’ • A feel-good movie THING LOVING,” • Following the BRIGHT, TOO MUCH,” that lives up to the the xx unexpected deaths by Nick Petrie Sam Hunt hype, Hidden Figures • What do you get of Carrie Fisher and • Petrie’s hero Peter • The country singer centers on three African- when you mix Jamie’s Debbie Reynolds, HBO Ash gets a second broke out with a breakup American women twinkling production moved up its 90-minute adventure in this thriller album, Montevallo, in (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia and vocalists Romy documentary about the that finds the former 2014. Now he’s back with Spencer, and a scene- Croft and Oliver Sim’s daughter and mother’s war hero tangled up no warning and a moving stealing Janelle Monáe) newly energized belting relationship. The result with a journalist hiding apology to the woman and their essential with one holy, combative is a heartbreaking look at out in the redwoods who inspired that batch contributions to the relationship tale? The their incomparable love of Northern California of tunes on this stark and space program in boldest xx release yet. for each other. (Jan. 7, after her mother’s stunning piano ballad. 1960s America. (PG) 8 p.m., HBO) suspicious death. 4 JANUARY 13, 2017 EW.COM THE WEEK’S BEST TWEET OF THE WEEK My 2017 “You know, honestly, Resolutions: 1) do less, I’d rather get hit by a bus enjoy more. 2) stand tall. than get one more 3) take time for text from you, Charles.” reflection, find contentment. —Gina (Chelsea Peretti) to Charles 4) fly private (Joe Lo Truglio), before actually being hit by more often. a bus later, on Brooklyn Nine-Nine @Actually NPH (Neil Patrick Harris) HARRIS: PHOTO IMAGE PRESS/SPLASH NEWS; PERETTI: TOMMY GARCIA/FOX; “YouandIwereblessed with some pretty terrible last names: Viall.” —Lauren “You’re terminated. Hastalavista,baby!” —Arnold Schwarzenegger, “What’s yours?” debuting one of his iring lines to Carnie Wilson, —Nick on The New Celebrity Apprentice “Hussey, Hussey. So basically, together, you andIarea disgusting slut.” BACHELOR THE —Lauren on The Bachelor : MITCH HAASETH/ABC (2); SCHWARZENEGGER: ART STREIBER/NBCUNIVERS “How could you be ogling these white men?” —Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) “Ifweweregoingto, “It’s equal rights. like, a vodka vineyard, that Ihavethe would be awesome.” right to see fine in —Jax, on wine tasting, on Vanderpump Rules every color.” AL; JAX: TOMMY GARCIA/BRAVO; —Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) in Hidden Figures HIDDEN FIGURES HIDDEN : HOPPER STONE : 6 EW.COM JANUARY 13, 2017 FEARLESS EW 01 13 2017 SPECIAL NEWS AND TRIBUTE ISSUE COLUMNS 18 2 Carrie Fisher The Must List 1956–2016 BY ANTHONY 6 BREZNICAN Sound Bites 24 10 Debbie Reynolds News & Notes 1932–2016 BY CHRIS NASHAWATY 64 The Bullseye 28 George Michael 1963–2016 REVIEWS BY NOLAN FEENEY 48 Movies FEATURES 52 34 TV 2017 Winter TV Preview 60 Highly anticipated Music returning shows plus exciting new projects 62 from Hollywood’s Books A list equals plenty of TV to cozy up with this season. FISHER AND STORMTROOPER: TERRY RICHARDS/NEWS SYNDICATION/REDU We remember Carrie Fisher (seen here in 1980) ON THE COVERS The Grim Reaper went on a vicious rampage at the end of 2016, unexpectedly claiming some of pop culture’s most beloved stars, including Carrie Fisher, her mother Debbie Reynolds, X, REYNOLDS: BETTMANN ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES and George Michael. We have celebrated their memorable lives and profound contributions to pop culture in the issue you’re reading. We have also published tribute covers for both Fisher and Michael; if you didn’t receive the cover you were hoping for, you’ll find instructions on how to purchase the other at right. Our sincere condolences go out to these stars’ families and friends, as well as to the loved ones of General Hospital The cover The Carrie Fisher cover The cover that we star Barbara Tarbuck and William Christopher (who notably our subscribers and George Michael cover didn’t publish, but best played Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H)—both of whom also passed are receiving (above) are available sums up our feelings away during the final week of the year. on newsstands every- Carrie Fisher as Star Wars’ Princess Leia. Photograph courtesy © Lucasfilm where—or for purchase at LFL 2016. George Michael photograph by Herb Ritts/Trunk Archive. backissues.ew.com 8 EW.COM JANUARY 13, 2017 The future belongs to those who change it. EW 01 13 2017 Mariah Carey Sounds Off Following a disastrous live New Year’s Eve performance, questions abound about the diva’s future. Here, she sets the record straight. By James Hibberd MARIAH’S WORLD HAS SUDDENLY become a lot more interesting. Eleven million people watched as the Grammy-winning pop star endured a per- formance meltdown on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest, not so much singing her three planned songs as kill- ing time vamping around the Times Square stage as the music played. The mishap instantly went viral, followed by accusations of lip-synching and plenty of public finger- pointing over who was to blame. staff repeatedly ignored the singer’s pre- ( From top ) Mariah “It was an incredible holiday season that show pleas to fix her in-ear audio, resulting Carey on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ turned into a horrible New Year’s Eve,” the in Carey being unable to hear her backing Eve; on Mariah’s World 46-year-old singer tells EW in her first tracks as she tried to perform in front of the interview on the subject. “Dick Clark was roaring live crowd, estimated at more than an incredible person. I’m of the opinion a million people. The production company, that he would not have let an artist go however, says it’s “absurd” that they would through that, and he would have been as try to sabotage their show’s star—but mortified as I was.” clearly something was amiss. Viewers won- Carey’s team insists the fault lies with dered why some patches of the recordings Dick Clark Productions, which produced featured snippets of vocals. “Every artist the program, and claims the company’s sings to a track, especially in circumstances 10 EW.COM JANUARY 13, 2017 17 Things That Will Definitely Maybe Happen in 2017,According to Real Science BY MARC SNETIKER like that when it’s really loud,” says Carey’s 1 The year of Claire Foy manager Stella Bulochnikov, shooting down rumors of lip-synching. Needless to say, emotions ran high behind the scenes immediately after the 2 Ariana Grande/Cher feud performance, with Carey’s team trying to persuade producers to remove the embar- rassing segment from the tape-delayed West Coast telecast and asking for a public 3 Devon Sawa wins Dancing apology, neither of which happened. After With the Stars the dust and glitter settled, the question 4 Girls series finale = Shosh’s soon became: How will this incident impact dream all along!?!? Carey’s career moving forward? 5 Laura Dern tell-all According to the industry experts EW spoke with, fans won’t be deterred. “It’s not like Ashlee Simpson on SNL, who was just starting out,” says one music-industry publi- 6 Step by Step reboot cist.