Jon Stewart is returning, and so is Daredevil, plus more of the week's top news
A look back at the biggest entertainment news on The A.V. Club from the week of January 22
R.I.P. Gary Graham, Star Trek: Enterprise and Alien Nation actor
Gary Graham, best known for his roles in multiple Star Trek titles as well as a starring role in Fox’s Alien Nation, has died. According to his wife, Becky Graham, Graham died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Spokane, Washington (via The Hollywood Reporter). Becky was by Graham’s side when he died, as confirmed in a Facebook message posted early Tuesday morning by his ex-wife Susan Lavelle. “Gary was funny, sarcastic sense of humor but kind, fought for what he believed in, a devout Christian and was so proud of his daughter, Haylee,” Lavella wrote. Graham was 73. Read More
Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show, part time
The Daily Show finally hired a host. That long-awaited leader is… Jon Stewart, who will be returning to the hosting desk eight years after initially stepping down in 2015. – Emma Keates Read More
Christopher Eccleston says an “A-list actress” falsely accused him of groping her on set
Christopher Eccleston—former Doctor Who star and love interest to Jodie Foster’s Detective Liz Danvers in True Detective: Night Country—says an “A-list” actress accused him of groping her on set during a sex scene earlier in his career, an allegation he calls an “abuse of power.” – Emma Keates Read More
All of Daredevil’s old friends (and enemies) are apparently coming back for the rebooted Born Again
Disney and Marvel Studios’ decision to bring back Charlie Cox’s Daredevil for a new series called Daredevil: Born Again has been a real roller coaster for fans of Netflix’s Daredevil series. It was exciting to hear about the show and that Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin would also be returning, plus the news that Jon Bernthal would come back as the big, bad Punisher, but then it was reported that Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson would not be returning as Karen Page and Foggy Nelson—a truly baffling decision, since Daredevil has always been defined by his relationships to the people around him, especially Foggy. – Sam Barsanti Read More