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Boston Globe
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Amy Poehler and Michael Schur have lined up a new project together
Since then, Schur and Poehler have gone their own ways in Hollywood. Schur created NBC's existential series ' Advertisement Probably knowing 'Dig' was already in the pipeline, Poehler has long been singing the praises of Myers' 'Excavations.' The paperback edition sports a quote from her on its cover ('funny, smart, and deeply delicious'), and she even highlighted it during her Advertisement Thankfully, Poehler didn't turn to one of those for her next TV project. Instead, she's doubling down on a story about a quartet of women who have to work together in the face of stodgy patriarchs who'd prefer to maintain the status quo at all costs. In that respect, 'Dig' could actually prove to be a very fitting way for Schur and Poehler to make their return to TV as a team. The most successful throughline of 'Parks and Recreation' — and, come to think of it, 'The Good Place' — was its pairing of relentless optimism with sharp criticism of bureaucratic structures that run on red tape and rancid vibes. Its weakest moments, meanwhile, came from straying too far from 'warmly big-hearted' into 'aggressively saccharine' territory. Given the premise of 'Dig,' and the fact that Schur and Poehler are adapting the script from someone else's writing, it'll be fascinating to see how much they go back to the wholesome well from whence 'Parks' came — and how much they push themselves to go beyond their familiar shared past to end up somewhere new. Caroline Framke is a media analyst who previously served as Variety's chief TV critic. Her other work can be found at The Atlantic, Vulture, Vox, and more. A Smith College graduate, Framke is currently based in New York City. Advertisement
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Parks and Recreation' Alums Amy Poehler, Mike Schur Reunite for Peacock Comedy Series ‘Dig'
Amy Poehler and Mike Schur are teaming up once again for a comedy series at Peacock, Variety has learned. The series is currently titled 'Dig,' which is based on the Kate Myers novel 'Excavations.' Poehler and Schur are co-writing the first episode with Poehler also set to star. More from Variety How to Watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby Online Without Cable Bowen Yang Proposes 'SNL' Cast Should Be Able to Say 'S--' and 'F--' On Air 'If We're Dismantling the FCC Because of Trump' WrestleMania 41 Livestream: How to Watch the Major WWE Event Online Without Cable The official logline states, 'Four women working at an archeological dig in Greece are at wildly different crossroads in their lives. When the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history, they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes international conspiracy.' Along with Poehler and Schur, J.J. Philbin ('Only Murders in the Building,' 'Single Parents') also serves as a writer on the series. All three are also executive producers, with Schur executive producing under his Fremulon banner. Morgan Sackett executive produces as well, along with Dave Becky and David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Sharon Jackson for Ocean Avenue, and Kate Arend and Jordan Grief for Poehler's Paper Kite. Myers is a co-executive producer. Universal Television — where Poehler, Schur, and Sackett are under overall deals — is the studio. Poehler and Schur famously collaborated on the beloved comedy series 'Parks and Recreation,' which aired for seven seasons on NBC from 2009-2015. Schur co-created the series with Greg Daniels, while Poehler starred as indefatigable government employee Leslie Knope. Poehler also co-wrote multiple episodes with Schur, including the series finale. Sackett was also an executive producer on the series, which received 14 Emmy nominations throughout its run. It won a Peabody Award in 2011 and remains highly popular nearly a decade since it ended. Poehler and Schur also worked together during their time at 'Saturday Night Live,' where Poehler was a cast member and Schur was a writer. Schur is repped by UTA, 3 Arts, and Hansen Jacobson. Poehler is repped by WME, 3 Arts, Ocean Avenue and Sloane Offer. Philbin is repped by UTA and Rise Management. Myers is repped by CAA and Inkwell Management. Best of Variety Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
Gizmodo
08-05-2025
- General
- Gizmodo
Pompeii Family Blocked Bedroom Door With Bed to Escape Eruption, New Findings Reveal
In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted with tremendous force, burying the nearby Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum—and possibly around 16,000 people—under ash and pumice. Almost 2000 years later, archaeological investigations continue to reveal the victims' final moments, immortalized in the solidified volcanic debris. Recent excavations at the house of Elle and Frisso—a Pompeii home named after a mythological fresco in one of its rooms—have unearthed the building's main interior spaces. Archaeologists also uncovered heart-wrenching details of the inhabitants' desperate attempts to shield themselves from the eruption, a discovery detailed in the E-Journal of Pompeii's Excavations. 'Excavating and visiting Pompeii means coming face to face with the beauty of art but also with the precariousness of our lives,' Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, said in a park statement. Archaeologists unearthed the building's entrance, along with a central hall with a water-collecting basin, a bedroom, and a banquet room decorated with frescoes—including the one depicting Elle and Frisso. They also found a room with an open roof designed to collect rainwater. In the bedroom, the remains of at least four people were discovered, including a child, alongside an amulet likely belonging to them. The most striking discovery was a bed pushed sideways across the room's entrance—likely an attempt by the inhabitants, possibly a family, to protect themselves from lapilli, the small volcanic fragments flowing in through the roof's opening. While the bed's wood has long since decomposed, archaeologists were able to make a plaster cast of the empty spaces it left behind in the solidified volcanic debris. 'In this small, wonderfully decorated house we found traces of the inhabitants who tried to save themselves,' Zuchtriegel explained. 'They didn't make it, in the end the pyroclastic flow arrived, a violent flow of very hot ash that filled here, as elsewhere, every room.' Archaeologists also found bronze pottery including a ladle, a jug, a shell-shaped cup, and amphorae, some of which once stored the iconic ancient Roman fish sauce called garum. Furthermore, traces of masonry materials and incomplete decorations suggest that the house was under renovation at the time of the eruption. As is common today, the inhabitants of the house decided not to relocate during the work. In the myth of Elle and Frisso, also known as Helle and Phrixus, the two siblings' stepmother tricks their father into sacrificing them to the gods. Their mother Nephele sends a flying golden-fleece ram to save them, but Elle falls off its back and into the sea, named Hellespont (the modern-day Dardanelles) in her honor. The fresco in the Pompeii home depicts the moment Elle falls, at which point, depending on the version, she either drowns or Poseidon turns her into a sea-goddess. The individual who commissioned the fresco for his or her home couldn't have imagined that the mythical tragedy would one day witness one of the most famous catastrophes of the ancient world.
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Amy Poehler is reuniting with this 'Parks and Recreation' collaborator for new show
Amy Poehler and an old pal from "Parks and Recreation" are going digging for their next comedy hit. Poehler and "Parks and Recreation" co-creator Michael Schur are set to work together again for the first time since the acclaimed NBC sitcom ended a decade ago. On May 7, Peacock announced it has picked up a new series from Schur and Poehler called "Dig." The pair are producing the show and co-writing the first episode together. Poehler will also star. "Dig," based on the Kate Myers novel "Excavations," is described as a comedy series about four women working at an archeological dig in Greece who uncover "a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history," putting them at the center "of a high-stakes international conspiracy." No casting other than Poehler has been announced. Among the series' executive producers are Morgan Sackett and David Miner, both of whom previously worked as producers on "Parks and Recreation." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Poehler starred as Leslie Knope, the deputy director of a local parks department in Indiana, for seven seasons on "Parks and Recreation" alongside Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott and more stars. The series ended in February 2015 with a finale co-written by Schur and Poehler. Poehler later reprised the role of Leslie Knope in a special pandemic episode that aired in April 2020. Since then, Schur, who created "Parks and Recreation" with Greg Daniels, went on to create comedies like "The Good Place" and "A Man on the Inside," both of which starred Ted Danson. Meanwhile, Poehler has kept busy since "Parks" with parts including her lead voice role as Joy in the "Inside Out" franchise, and she reunited with Offerman for the NBC reality competition series "Making It" in 2018. In March, Poehler launched her own podcast, "Good Hang," on which she has interviewed several of her past co-stars including Jones, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler and Mike Schur Reteaming for Dig Comedy Series at Peacock
Ten years after Parks and Recreation wrapped on NBC, Amy Poehler and Mike Schur are breaking ground on a new TV collaboration. The pair is behind Dig, a new comedy ordered to series at Peacock on Wednesday. Poehler and Schur will co-write the pilot episode and serve as executive producers, while Poehler will also star in the project. More from TVLine ADVERTISEMENT An adaptation of Kate Myers' 2023 novel Excavations, Dig follows four women working at an archaeological dig in Greece, all of whom are at wildly different crossroads in their lives. 'When the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history,' the logline reads, 'they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes international conspiracy.' Dig marks Poehler and Schur's first creative team-up since Parks and Recreation, which ended in 2015 after a seven-season run on NBC. Other Dig EPs include Myers, J.J. Philbin, Morgan Sackett, Dave Becky, David Miner, Sharon Jackson, Kate Arend and Jordan Grief. Since Parks and Recreation concluded, Poehler's TV credits have included Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and the animated series Duncanville and Dream Productions (where she voices her Inside Out character of Joy). Schur, meanwhile, has since created or co-created NBC's The Good Place, Peacock's Rutherford Falls and Netflix's A Man on the Inside, now in production on its second season. Does Dig sound like it's up your alley? Hit the comments! Best of TVLine Sign up for TVLine's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
