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New York Post
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
How to watch ‘Duck Dynasty: The Revival' for free following Phil Robertson's death
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. One week after the death of the family patriarch, the Robertson family is back on TV in 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' The revival series is a sequel to 'Duck Dynasty,' which aired originally from 2012 to 2017 and garnered a number of spin-offs. Per the logline, 'Willie and Korie [Robertson] will bring their signature humor and family fun as they grapple with mapping out the future of Duck Commander, watching the kids navigate marriage, children and businesses of their own, and passing down the family legacy' 'It's been almost nine years now, and we didn't necessarily think we were going to come back to television,' Korie told The Post. In addition to Willie and Korie, the series follows their adult children, including Sadie and John Luke, their spouses and children, and other family members that audiences grew to know during the original series' run. 'Four out of our six kids are literally in our neighborhood,' Korie told The Post. 'Willie says he can hit a golf ball and hit any of our kids' houses, which is the greatest blessing. And then we're all working together in the Duck Commander warehouse.' what to know about 'duck dynasty: the revival' Date and time: June 1, 9 p.m. ET June 1, 9 p.m. ET Channel: A&E A&E Streaming: Philo (seven days free), DIRECTV (five days free) Phil Robertson, who will reportedly not appear in the new series, died on May 25 at age 79 after battling multiple health complications and Alzheimer's disease. When does the 'Duck Dynasty' revival come out? 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' comes out tonight, June 1, at 9 p.m. ET. How to watch 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' for free: If you don't have a cable subscription with access to A&E, you'll need a live TV streaming service to watch 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' for free. We recommend Philo, which comes with a seven day free trial before $28/month payments begin. You can also take advantage of free trials of DIRECTV and Hulu + Live TV to watch 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.' The free trials are five and three days long, respectively. Who is returning to 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival'? 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' will follow Willie Robertson, wife Korie Robertson, their adult children, including Sadie and John Luke, and their grandchildren. Kay Robertson, Uncle Si Robertson, and other fan favorites from 'Duck Dynasty' are also expected to make appearances. Patriarch Phil Robertson, who died last week at 79, will not appear in the new series. 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' trailer: Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
Budapest Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Budapest Times
Losing the plots in an antiseptic Hollywood
Only Belgian author Georges Simenon (1903-1989) has had more of his books filmed than English author William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965). We don't have the number for Simenon but for Maugham, to date and if television films are included, there have been more than 90 made from his novels, short stories and plays. Both writers are great favourites at The Budapest Times, and as well as reading them extensively we also look out for the films, so Robert Calder's book is an invaluable, and cautionary, reference point for Maugham. Of course, film-makers have always had a habit of setting their own scriptwriters to work 'bettering' the source material for which they already paid a handsome sum. And the result often causes the original writers to throw up their hands at the travesty that their creation has become. And that's very often the case here, as Calder details. He will advise. Calder is a Canadian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, and he wrote a book of literary criticism, 'W. Somerset Maugham and the Quest for Freedom' in 1972, and a biography, 'Willie, The Life of W. Somerset Maugham' in 1989. In this new book he tells how Maugham and Hollywood not surprisingly formed a long, productive partnership. Maugham had a varied and prolific career from the 1890s to the 1950s, during which he achieved success both as a novelist, with 20 books, and a dramatist, with 32 plays. Few authors have achieved such success in both genres, Calder says, and Maugham completed an even rarer trifecta by writing around 120 short stories, some of which – notably 'The Letter' and 'Rain' – Calder describes as the most memorable in the English language. In Calder's assessment, Maugham's writing appealed to the film industry because a recurrent theme and preoccupation was his concern for freedom, whether physical, emotional or intellectual. His territory was autonomy and enslavement, seeing humans as surrounded by narrowness and restrictions, trapped by poverty or the class system, restricted by a role such as colonial administrator or humble verger, and imprisoned by their emotions. In the early 20th century, Calder writes, the moving picture was becoming the newest of art forms, embryonic compared to literature, drama, opera and the visual arts. Audiences were initially excited to see moving images but soon developed a taste for actual stories, and producers began scouring the world for plots and characters. In 1915 Maugham's fame as a novelist was still to come but he was a well-known dramatist whose plays were staged in London and New York, and he sold the rights to his play 'The Explorer' to pioneering film producer Jesse Lasky. Of the 10 films made from Maugham stories in the silent era, only one – the novel 'The Magician' – was not a play. Straight away, the films shifted from Maugham's original stories, downplaying sexual struggles and revising endings, for instance. 'The Ordeal' in 1922, based on a 1917 Maugham play called 'Love in a Cottage', was extensively rewritten, making the play unrecognisable. Despite such revision and censorship, it's an unfortunate cinematic fact that many silent films are lost, with most of the Maughams among them, never to be seen again. Occasionally today one might still turn up in an attic in New Zealand or somewhere, but the chances reduce. Calder recreates the lost films from contemporary newspaper reviews and such. Usefully, he informs of complete changes of titles, so we now realise that 'Charming Sinners', released by Paramount in 1929, is actually the Maugham play 'The Constant Wife' first performed in 1926, and 'Strictly Unconditional', released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1930, is a version of another play, 'The Circle'. And who has even heard of 'Dirty Gertie from Harlem', from Sack Amusement Enterprises in 1946, let alone suspected that the plot is essentially an adaptation of 'Miss Thompson', which in turn is 'Rain'. Maugham is not credited and it is claimed to have been an original tale written by the ironically named True T. Thompson. Sadie is disguised as Gertie La Rue. When sound arrived, 'Rain' offered particularly fertile material. This short story was originally published as 'Miss Thompson' in April 1921 and is set on a Pacific island, where a missionary's determination to reform a hardened, cynical prostitute leads to tragedy. It was filmed as 'Sadie Thompson' by Gloria Swanson Productions in 1930, with Swanson in the lead, then as 'Rain' by United Artists in 1932 with Joan Crawford, and as 'Miss Sadie Thompson' by Columbia Pictures in 1953 with Rita Hayworth. At one stage, in 1940 when Mary Pickford owned the rights, she was approached by three studios. RKO wanted the story for Ginger Rogers, MGM saw it as a vehicle for Ann Sothern and Warner Bros. had Bette Davis in mind, but these projects all remained just that. Calder's account of Swanson's determined efforts to make a film that was essentially too hot for the moral crusaders trying to rein in Hollywood 'excesses' is a particularly intriguing look at the machinations in play. The Hays Office and its 'code of decency' barred profanity, nudity, miscegenation, scenes of childbirth and ridicule of clergy. Single beds and no toilets. Despite Swanson's trickery to evade the censors and put Sadie on screen, her film is sanitised and ends not with a bang but a mawkish whimper, Calder recounts. It wasn't alone. Maugham's semi-autobiographical fiction 'Of Human Bondage' included what could well be his most compulsively page-turning section ever, as medical student Philip Carey repeatedly subjects himself to humiliation by the slutty waitress Mildred. Bette Davis played the tormentor in RKO's 1934 film and Leslie Howard took the kicks. Unknown to us until now, Warner Bros. filmed it in 1946 with Paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker, and finally Seven Arts Productions did a version with Kim Novak and Laurence Harvey in 1964. Davis was also the murderess Leslie Crosbie in the Warner Bros. film of 'The Letter' in 1940, and Calder assesses that of all the Maugham adaptations it is the one that most enriches one of his stories with the artistic possibilities of the medium. As for the worst, this was surely 'Isle of Fury' starring Humphrey Bogart in Warner Bros.' 1946 version of Maugham's novel 'The Narrow Corner', seemingly 'the product of a team trying to win a quickie film contest'. Jeanne Eagels played Crosbie in Paramount's 'The Letter' in 1929, and Warner Bros. adapted it again as 'The Unfaithful' in 1947 with Ann Sheridan. Warners had also filmed 'The Narrow Corner' in 1933. Other 'multiples' were 'The Painted Veil' in 1934, 1957 (as 'The Seventh Sin') and 2006, 'The Beachcomber'in 1938 (as 'Vessel of Wrath') and 1954, 'The Razor's Edge' in 1946 and 1984, and 'Theatre' as 'Adorable Julia' in 1962 and 'Being Julia' in 2004. Calder details how Hollywood signed up eminent authors to write specifically for the studios because their names on posters guaranteed increased ticket sales, and while some of them adapted to the demands of creating film scripts, Maugham was not one. On a Hollywood sojourn in 1920 he got a $15,000 commission for a script but it was never used. After that he declined further offers. 'I'm amazed at the way in which producers buy my stories and then change the plots. If they like their own plots best, why bother to buy mine?' Calder gives us the eviscerations and revisions designed to satisfy the censor and the perceived tastes of moviegoers, if not the expectations of their author.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Korie Robertson on 'Duck Dynasty' revival, secret to Willie marriage
Quack is back. The hit reality series 'Duck Dynasty,' which originally ran for 11 seasons from 2012 to 2017, is back for a revival. Premiering June 1 (9 p.m on A&E) and already renewed for a Season 2, 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' revisits the Robertson family. 'It's been almost nine years now, and we didn't necessarily think we were going to come back to television,' Korie Robertson, 51, told The Post. But when A&E asked them to return, the Robertsons 'came together and really prayed about it as a family. We were like, 'wow, that feels right.'' 8 Jeb Robertson, Willie, and Si Robertson in 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' Bryan Tarnowski/A&E She joked that when the show premiered in 2012, 'We were like 'we're going to be on television' and we got our nails done and put extensions in the hair, the makeup was perfect and all that.' This time around, they're more casual. 'We're kind of like, 'okay, the cameras are in our house.' We're so used to it. So we're walking out having our coffee, and the cameras are there.' 8 Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson attend the 11th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on May 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Getty Images The original 'Duck Dynasty' followed the Robertson family and their hunting and outdoor recreation business Duck Commander in West Monroe, Louisiana. The Season 4 premiere scored over 11 million viewers in 2013. The show prioritized 'faith, family, and ducks' and focused on Phil Robertson and his adult sons such as Korie's husband, Willie Robertson. Phil, who had Alzheimer's, passed away at age 79 on May 25. He is not involved in the revival series. The show now centers around Willie, 53, Korie, their six kids — including John Luke Robertson, 29, Rebecca Loflin, 36, Willie Robertson Jr., 23, Bella Robertson-Mayo, 22, Rowdy Robertson, 22, and Sadie, 27 — and their eight grandchildren. 8 Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson from the A&E series, 'Duck Dynasty' in 2013. AP 8 Korie Robertson with her daughter, Sadie, on 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' Bryan Tarnowski/A&E Phil's brother, Silas 'Si' Robertson, 77, is also on the revival show. After the original show ended, the family scattered, as their kids got married and went to college. 'Four out of our six kids are literally in our neighborhood,' Korie told The Post. 'Willie says he can hit a golf ball and hit any of our kids' houses, which is the greatest blessing. And then we're all working together in the Duck Commander warehouse.' Even more, her office is near Sadie's podcast studio, John Luke's coffee roaster, and the store where Bella works. In the first 'Duck Dynasty,' Korie said that she and Willie were 'the parents, [but are] now the grandparents.' 8 Willie and Korie Robertson on 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' Bryan Tarnowski/A&E 'And [the first show] was the time period of our lives where Willie and I both were trying to grow our business,' she explained. 'And now, we're in that next phase of life.' Their kids were in middle school and high school in the earlier seasons. 'So they got to live their teenage lives on television, which was kind of nice that they all wanted to do it again,' she told The Post. 'We were like 'okay, we didn't ruin them by putting them on television as middle schoolers!'' 8 Willie and Korie Robertson in a 2024 Instagram photo. Korie and Willie have been married for 33 years. 'We really grew up together. We are best friends, we work together on the show, and in life and Duck Commander, and all the things we do. So I think respect for one another is really important, and to respect each other's differences,' she said of why their marriage works. They also 'talk through' the hard times. 'Sometimes you can wake up and you realize, 'We're going in different directions.' But noticing that and being intentional about coming back together every single time has been what's been important for us.' 8 Willie and Korie Robertson with their adult children on 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' Bryan Tarnowski/A&E 8 Korie and Willie Robertson with their kids on 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival.' Bryan Tarnowski/A&E Since her kids have spouses that weren't on the first version of the show, 'we tried to prepare the newbies,' she said. Korie told her sons and daughter in-laws, 'just be prepared for the comments, because you will get that. Not everybody's going to like you, not everybody's gonna like our show. People are going to have opinions about you. That comes with the territory.' 'That is the thing that we've been through, the ones who've done it before. We know what that's like.'
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch reality TV gold in 'Duck Dynasty: The Revival' online from anywhere
If the elevator pitch for the original show - "Duck Dynasty" - must have been something to behold, the incredible success of the reality TV show (and various spin-offs) around a Louisiana family who run a duck call and hunting products company justified whatever they did to get it on our TV screens in 2012. It disappeared five years later but is now back with most of the old crew and the spotlight on a new generation of Robertsons in "Duck Dynasty: The Revival"... Here's how to watch "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" online from anywhere with a VPN. ► Date: "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" premieres on Sunday, June 1 at 9.00 p.m. ET/ 6.00 p.m. PT on A&E. • U.S. — A&E via Sling• CAN — A&E / StackTV• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN risk-free The original show was based around Phil and Kay Robertson, three of their sons — Jase, Willie and Jep — various grandchildren and a few of the employees at Duck Commander, the family business. Patriarch Phil passed away earlier this year after being diagnosed with Alzheimers and this time the focus is 53 year old Willie and his wife Korie, Miss Kay, Uncle Si and other favorites from "Duck Dynasty" including John Luke, Sadie, Will, Bella and Rebecca and their growing families. "With their dynasty expanding into more than just ducks," A&E promise, "Willie and Korie will bring their signature humor and family fun as they grapple with mapping out the future of Duck Commander, watching the kids navigate marriage, children and businesses of their own, and passing down the family legacy." There are two seasons (20 episodes) in the can. 'I never thought we'd do this again," Willie Robertson has said, "But I realized people wanted to see what we're doing.' Read on to find out how to watch "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" online and from anywhere. "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" premieres in the U.S. on Sunday, June 1 at 9.00 p.m. ET/ 6.00 p.m. PT on A&E. This can be accessed with one of the best TV antennas, a cable TV package or a live TV streaming platform like Sling TV, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV or YouTube TV. Americans abroad can catch the show on their usual domestic streamer via a good VPN. We recommend NordVPN. Sling TV gives you live TV at an affordable price. The Sling Blue package includes more than 50 channels including ABC, Fox and NBC (in select cities), AMC, A+E, Food Network, HGTV, Lifetime and USA. You can get 50% off right now! If "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" isn't available where you're currently located, that doesn't mean you have to miss out on this show while you're away from home. With the right VPN (virtual private network), you can stream the show from anywhere. We've evaluated many options, and the best VPN you can get right now is NordVPN. It meets the VPN needs of the vast majority of users, offering outstanding compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds. You can try it risk-free for 30 days if you take advantage of NordVPN's no-quibble money-back guarantee. There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 7,000 servers, across 110 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend. Get 70% off NordVPN with this deal Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're visiting the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select a U.S. server from the location list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to your streaming service app — so A&E, for example — and watch "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" online from wherever you are in the world. "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" also premieres in Canada on Sunday, June 1 at 9.00 p.m. ET/ 6.00 p.m. PT on A&E. It will be available to stream the following day via the STACKTV add-on with Prime Video. A Prime membership costs CA$9.99 each month, and a Stack TV subscription costs CA$14.99 on top. However both offer free trials to new users if you want to try the services out. Outside Canada right now? We recommend using NordVPN so you can keep up with "Duck Dynasty: The Revival". Unfortunately, at the time of writing, "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" has no release date in the U.K.. However, Americans and Canadians on vacation in the U.K. can still catch the reality TV show by using NordVPN. As with the U.K., there is no confirmed release date for "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" in Oz but it will almost certainly follow the original "Duck Dynasty" on to 7Plus after screening in the U.S. on A&E. U.S. and Canadian viewers on vacation Down Under who can't wait to watch the show can use a VPN to stream "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" just as they would back home. We recommend NordVPN. Sadie Robertson - Self Si Robertson - Self Willie Robertson - Self John Luke Robertson - Self Korie Robertson - Self Kay Robertson - Self Bella Robertson - Self Rebecca Robertson - Self Lil' Will Robertson - Self Season 01 Episode 01: "The Robertsons Are Back" - In this new series eight years after "Duck Dynasty," the world has changed on Willie Robertson; his kids are grown, he's a grandpa, and the Duck Commander warehouse has become the hub for multiple family businesses. (Sunday, June 1) S01 E02: "Grandaddy Daycare" - Newly fully semi-retired, Willie turns his attention to bolstering the Robertson legacy amongst his grandkids, attempting to babysit all seven of them at once; uncle Si tries to pitch Korie his eccentric idea. (Sunday, June 8) S01 E03: "Si-Squatch" (Sunday, June 15) S01 E04: TBA (Sunday, June 22) S01 E05: TBA (Sunday, June 29) S01 E06: TBA (Sunday, July 6) S01 E07: TBA (Sunday, July 13) S01 E08: TBA (Sunday, July 20) S01 E09: TBA (Sunday, July 27) S01 E10: TBA (Sunday, August 3) Erm... very. According to Entertainment Weekly, 11.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the season 4 premiere in 2013 making it the most-watched nonfiction series telecast in history. No, not for the moment. "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" is set to launch on A&E. If you're outside America or Canada right now, you can use NordVPN to keep up with the action. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. 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STV News
5 days ago
- Sport
- STV News
Rangers pay tribute to former player Willie Stevenson following death at 85
Rangers have paid tribute to former player Willie Stevenson following his death at the age of 85. The midfielder spent four years at Ibrox between 1958 and 1962, winning a league title in 1959 and the Scottish Cup a year later. Following a string of impressive performances for Rangers he moved to Liverpool where he won two league titles and the FA Cup under legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly. He also helped the Anfield side reach the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1966 when they defeated Celtic in the semi-final. Evyerone at Rangers is saddened to have learned of the passing of former player Willie Stevenson at the age of 85. The thoughts of everyone at Rangers are with Willie's family and friends at this sad time. — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 28, 2025 Edinburgh born Stevenson played for a string of clubs including Stoke City, Tranmere Rovers and Vancouver Whitecaps before finishing his career with Macclesfield Town. Rangers confirmed his death on Wednesday, saying: 'The thoughts of everyone at Rangers are with Willie's family and friends at this sad time.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
