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Demetrius Patterson

Demetrius Patterson is a TV and news freelance writer for The Hollywood Reporter. Patterson’s writing has been published in Variety, JAZZIZ, Harvard University’s African American National Biography, Black Radio Exclusive (BRE) and The Chicago Defender. In the ‘90s, the award-winning journalist also wrote a syndicated jazz column for Gannett News Service. Patterson graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Communication/Journalism. He was also a fellow at Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

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NABJ in Talks With Kamala Harris Team Following Trump Panel; Co-Chair Speaks Out

Former Ohio University journalism professor Justice B. Hill has proudly been a card-carrying member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for nearly five decades. But this week, Hill echoed similar thoughts of many journalists who converged on the first day of the 2024 NABJ Convention and Career Fair in Chicago. As they heard […]

The ‘Cobra Kai’ Bosses Want to Give Mr. Miyagi His Prequel Story

It’s been two weeks now since fans of Netflix’s super popular series Cobra Kai have been able to watch the first part of the three-part final season (the first five episodes of season six have been viewed worldwide 24.3 million times since the July 18 release, per the streamer). And in the five episode-premiere, it […]

7 Shows to Watch Until ‘The Boys’ Returns

The Boys have been dispersed across their weird and violent universe. The fourth season of the hit Amazon Prime series — spoiler alert! — ended with all of the Boys, except for Starlight and Butcher, being captured at Homelander’s order — and The Boys viewers are likely going through some Supes vs. vigilantes withdrawal. And […]

‘The Boys’ Star on How Finale Assassination Changes Everything for Season 5

[This story contains major spoilers to the season four finale of The Boys, “Season Four Finale.”] “We will make America strong again… we will make America Super again.” The Boys has always been about Trumpism. Creator/showrunner Eric Kripke explained as much to The Hollywood Reporter at the start of season four when discussing how he […]

‘The Boys’ Star on Black Noir and How Season 4 Sets Up a Perilous Final Season

[This episode contains spoilers from season four, episode seven of The Boys.] The penultimate episode of The Boys season four could be seen as a coming out for some of the key characters. Viewers finally saw A-Train (Jessie T. Usher) reveal himself to the Seven to be the supe traitor they’ve all been searching for. […]

‘The Chi’ Boss on How That Major Finale Death Sets Up Season 7

[This story contains major spoilers from the season six finale of The Chi.] To say that Otis “Douda” Perry, played by Curtiss Cook, had a target on his back by numerous people on The Chi would be a major understatement. For five seasons on the Paramount+ with Showtime series Douda has served as the ultimate, […]

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Star Emma Laird on Her Character’s Disheartening Season 3 Turn

[This story contains spoilers from episode five of season three of Mayor of Kingstown.] When watching the Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon co-created series Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+, viewers see each week that life is tough for the residents in Kingstown. But for some characters of the show about a fictional prison-industry town and […]

Rosemarie DeWitt on Her Key ‘The Boys’ Role and What She Wasn’t Prepared For

[This story contains spoilers from episode five, season four of The Boys, “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son.”] From the first episode of The Boys, audiences knew life would be tough to the nerdish and somewhat awkward child-like protagonist Hughie Campbell (played by Jack Quaid). Devoted followers of the Amazon Prime series know that Hughie’s girlfriend […]

‘The Boys’ Boss on Landing That Surprise A-List Cameo

[This story contains spoilers from episode five, season four of The Boys, “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son.”] Leave it to The Boys to tug on viewer heartstrings while horrifying them at the same time. That’s exactly how episode five of season four, “Beware the Jabberwork, My Son,” was supposed to hit, says Eric Kripke, creator […]

Every Season 4 Episode of ‘The Boys’ Has “At Least One Totally F***ing Bananas Moment”

[This story contains spoilers from the first three episodes of season four of The Boys.] In the great nation of the United States of America — in The Boys‘ parallel universe where satirical humans and superhero characters coincide — the most powerful “supe” in the world, Homelander, is on trial. In season four’s three-episode opener, […]

‘The Boys’ Refresher: What to Remember Before Season 4

In the current political climate — which some say is stranger than fiction — you have under 150 days before votes will be cast in the 2024 Election, where the onslaught of a media blitz can tantalize your cerebral cortex. But if you can’t wait that long, June 13 is promising to entangle you with […]

Eric Kripke on Why ‘The Boys’ Is Ending With Season 5

It’s the beginning of the end for The Boys. The adult superhero universe of humans vs. supes (as superheroes are called in the series) will soon come to end after season five, showrunner Eric Kripke announced on Tuesday, just two days before the hit Amazon series prepares to launch its fourth season with a three-episode […]