It involved a pair of pointy ears. Alley appeared as the Vulcan Lt. Saavik in 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” and it was a role so beloved that fans wanted Paramount to bring it back for the next film. She had different ideas. But you can see why she made an impression: The movie opens with a simulation every potential Starfleet captain must endure as a test before getting their shot at the command seat — the Kobayashi Maru....

After multiple investigations into the fatal shooting during the New Mexico production and a series of lawsuits, Hutchins’ widow Matthew Hutchins issued a statement October 5 announcing a settlement over the wrongful death case against the producers of “Rust,” including lead star Alec Baldwin. “We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of ‘Rust,’ including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC....

In a recent interview with Collider, Esmail gave some insight into how he plans to approach the series. He said he specifically reached out to Ronald D. Moore, the helmer of the 2004 reboot of “Battlestar” that became a groundbreaking show in its own right, in order to secure his blessing. “I spoke to him before I even took on the project to make sure that it’s all kosher with him, because the last thing I want to do is step on his toes, and the one thing we both agreed on is that it won’t be a reboot of what he did,” said Esmail....

Jost, delivering lines that otherwise would’ve gone to co-host Che, started off with a joke about how Creed frontman Scott Stapp is playing Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic about Ronald Reagan. While that’s disturbing enough, the joke took another turn as Jost was tricked into making a whitewashed casting joke about his own wife, Scarlett Johansson. “The good news is Sammy Davis, Jr. will be played by Scarlett Johansson!” The joke is in reference to past controversies surrounding Johansson’s casting in films like “Ghost in the Shell,” which began as a Japanese manga....

The “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars got right to work on their monologue, delivering a series of one-liners that gently poked fun at current pop culture trends but saving the bulk of their efforts for self-deprecation. “We’re like Harry and Meghan,” Short said. “Nobody is rooting for us, but you’ll tune in to watch anyway.” “Working with Martin Short is like World Cup soccer,” Martin said. “I just can’t get into it....

While many eyes were turned to the CCA Awards as the latest leg of the Oscar race, there was plenty to glean from the evening’s TV award winners, which alternated between already heavily-decorated honorees and fresh blood, anxious for introduction in the awards sphere. Apple TV+ joy factory “Ted Lasso” was the biggest winner on the TV side of things, with Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, and the series itself all defending their CCA Award wins from last year, for comedy actor, supporting actress, and series, respectively....

“Things just turn and we go from a quite shocking or dark comic moment to quiet, loving emotive moments,” Coles said. “So in terms of aesthetic, you can’t be one or the other… It’s a real treat, actually, the writing, because I’m doing loads of different genres at once.” Because one of the abiding themes of the show is progress versus traditionalism, the wigs of those characters 21st-century audiences might find most sympathetic (such as Catherine and her mostly devoted confidante Marial) are more naturalistic, lace-front ones, with extensions deployed in the way they are worn today....