Maira Garcia
@mairalg.bsky.social
Los Angeles Times TV editor. Very tired mom.
The excellent documentary CHEER broke the myth of what cheerleading was and who could participate. Now comes STUMBLE, NBC's new mockumentary, loosely adapted from the docuseries. I spoke to the creators and Monica Aldama about making the show: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
'Cheer's' Monica Aldama provides NBC's 'Stumble' with the lift its creators desired
When Jeff and Liz Astrof decided to adapt the Netflix's 'Cheer' into a comedy series, they knew they needed Monica Aldama, the cheer coach at the center of the docuseries.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The excellent documentary CHEER broke the myth of what cheerleading was and who could participate. Now comes STUMBLE, NBC's new mockumentary, loosely adapted from the docuseries. I spoke to the creators and Monica Aldama about making the show: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Here's how the passing of Prop. 50 will shift your congressional district left or right, according to a Times analysis of recent election results prior to Nov. 4
Will your congressional district shift left or right in Newsom’s proposed map?
We calculated the margin of victory between Democrats and Republicans in Newsom's redistricting effort. Here are the results.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Here's how the passing of Prop. 50 will shift your congressional district left or right, according to a Times analysis of recent election results prior to Nov. 4
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A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Over 1,600 volunteers have created private archives with more than 50,000 photos and videos of museum exhibits before Trump’s directives take effect.
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Over 1,600 volunteers have created private archives with more than 50,000 photos and videos of museum exhibits before Trump’s directives take effect.
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A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
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November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Over 1,600 volunteers have created private archives with more than 50,000 photos and videos of museum exhibits before Trump’s directives take effect.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Over 1,600 volunteers have created private archives with more than 50,000 photos and videos of museum exhibits before Trump’s directives take effect.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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California voters approved Prop. 50. Here's a look at the percentage of "yes" votes by county, with 25.1% precincts reporting as of Nov. 4, 8:18 p.m.
Voters approve Prop. 50, California redistricting, in a win for Democrats
Prop. 50, California's congressional redistricting measure, was on the ballot on a high-profile election day that saw Democratic wins in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
California voters approved Prop. 50. Here's a look at the percentage of "yes" votes by county, with 25.1% precincts reporting as of Nov. 4, 8:18 p.m.
I’m listening to WNYC’s election coverage (never stopped even after moving to LA) and the most interesting calls have been from parents who say they were persuaded by their children to vote for Zohran Mamdani. It shows that those dinner table conversations can sway people.
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I’m listening to WNYC’s election coverage (never stopped even after moving to LA) and the most interesting calls have been from parents who say they were persuaded by their children to vote for Zohran Mamdani. It shows that those dinner table conversations can sway people.
Rhea Seehorn spoke to us about leading Vince Gilligan's new series "Pluribus" and some of life's existential questions. This is a really enjoyable read. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
To lead his next show, Vince Gilligan thought: Better call Rhea Seehorn
In his first series outside the "Breaking Bad" universe, Vince Gilligan tapped Rhea Seehorn to lead Apple TV's "Pluribus," in which she plays "the most miserable person on Earth."
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October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rhea Seehorn spoke to us about leading Vince Gilligan's new series "Pluribus" and some of life's existential questions. This is a really enjoyable read. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
It's a horse. It's a dinosaur. It's Jeff Koons. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
It's a horse, it's a dinosaur: An exclusive peek at Jeff Koons' monumental sculpture at LACMA
A look behind the scenes as artist Jeff Koons begins work installing the first of 50,000 flowering plants in his monumental topiary sculpture 'Split-Rocker,' which anchors LACMA's new David Geffen Gal...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's a horse. It's a dinosaur. It's Jeff Koons. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
"After Emmys, I get to take it easy for a few days."
ABC suspends Kimmel's show.
24+ hours later, we've published multiple stories. Here's the latest on what the late night hosts said.
ABC suspends Kimmel's show.
24+ hours later, we've published multiple stories. Here's the latest on what the late night hosts said.
What Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers said about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension
The four late night hosts weighed in on ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely in their monologues and in other segments.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"After Emmys, I get to take it easy for a few days."
ABC suspends Kimmel's show.
24+ hours later, we've published multiple stories. Here's the latest on what the late night hosts said.
ABC suspends Kimmel's show.
24+ hours later, we've published multiple stories. Here's the latest on what the late night hosts said.
The Gilroys are quite the team on "Andor." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
'Star Wars' has always been a family saga. For 'Andor,' Tony Gilroy tapped his brothers
Tony Gilroy, creator and executive producer of 'Andor,' relied on his brothers Dan, a writer, and John, an executive producer and editor, to finish the latest season of the 'Star Wars' series.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Gilroys are quite the team on "Andor." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
It is 3 p.m. on Emmys day and I am running on a peanut butter english muffin and vibes. But my exhaustion is your gain with our live coverage. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
2025 Emmy Awards: Full coverage
The Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sunday on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Follow along for photos of celebrities on the red carpet, get live updates from the show and track all the winners.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It is 3 p.m. on Emmys day and I am running on a peanut butter english muffin and vibes. But my exhaustion is your gain with our live coverage. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The Times' @villarrealy.bsky.social is hanging out with @michaelurie.bsky.social as he gets ready for the Emmys tonight. Follow along in this diary of his day.
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Michael Urie of 'Shrinking' is a first-time Emmy nominee. Follow along as he gets ready for the show
Michael Urie, who plays Brian on Apple TV+'s 'Shrinking,' is nominated for supporting actor in a comedy series. Follow our live updates at he gets ready for the ceremony.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Times' @villarrealy.bsky.social is hanging out with @michaelurie.bsky.social as he gets ready for the Emmys tonight. Follow along in this diary of his day.
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Ego Nwodim is the latest SNL cast member to announce she's leaving. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Ego Nwodim announces she's leaving 'Saturday Night Live' in latest cast shake-up
Ego Nwodim, who joined "Saturday Night Live" in 2018, is leaving the series, marking the latest cast shift ahead of the show's Season 51 premiere this fall.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ego Nwodim is the latest SNL cast member to announce she's leaving. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
My editing queue is nearing about 20 slugs, it can only mean one thing: Emmys are upon us.
September 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My editing queue is nearing about 20 slugs, it can only mean one thing: Emmys are upon us.
I'd like to commend the agent/rep for Fontaines D.C. for managing to get "Starburster" in multiple shows this year, including some coming this fall. It's become the dramatic needle drop to, "Oh shit, this actor/character/scene is going a whole other direction."
August 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'd like to commend the agent/rep for Fontaines D.C. for managing to get "Starburster" in multiple shows this year, including some coming this fall. It's become the dramatic needle drop to, "Oh shit, this actor/character/scene is going a whole other direction."
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Ah! I interviewed Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the great Luis Guzmán for LA Times.
The first part of WEDNESDAY Season 2 is out next week. We talked about their beloved characters and their thoughts on navigating this uncertain industry: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The first part of WEDNESDAY Season 2 is out next week. We talked about their beloved characters and their thoughts on navigating this uncertain industry: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
July 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ah! I interviewed Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the great Luis Guzmán for LA Times.
The first part of WEDNESDAY Season 2 is out next week. We talked about their beloved characters and their thoughts on navigating this uncertain industry: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The first part of WEDNESDAY Season 2 is out next week. We talked about their beloved characters and their thoughts on navigating this uncertain industry: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
On the heels of the new HBO documentary about Billy Joel (Part 2 is out Friday at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max), our music critic @mikaelwood.bsky.social ranked Joel's 43 Hot 100 hits. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
All 43 of Billy Joel's Hot 100 hits, ranked from worst to best
Ahead of Friday night's premiere of Part 2 of HBO's 'And So It Goes,' here's a ranked list of the Piano Man's biggest hits.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On the heels of the new HBO documentary about Billy Joel (Part 2 is out Friday at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max), our music critic @mikaelwood.bsky.social ranked Joel's 43 Hot 100 hits. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
“A suggested title for any upcoming films, books or TV series that are set in the dog days of 2025? ‘The Summer I Learned to Capitulate.’
July is shaping up to be a bend-the-knee month like no other …” @lorraineali.bsky.social
July is shaping up to be a bend-the-knee month like no other …” @lorraineali.bsky.social
Commentary: Colbert, Trump, Epstein and the art of capitulation
July is shaping up to be a bend-the-knee month like no other, and that’s quite an achievement given the number of universities, law firms, TV networks and news outlets trying to appease President Trum...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“A suggested title for any upcoming films, books or TV series that are set in the dog days of 2025? ‘The Summer I Learned to Capitulate.’
July is shaping up to be a bend-the-knee month like no other …” @lorraineali.bsky.social
July is shaping up to be a bend-the-knee month like no other …” @lorraineali.bsky.social
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In essence, Jon Stewart on Monday night told people like LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to “go f**k yourself” for corporate cowardice—and then handed one of them a comfortable platform on national television minutes later. www.status.news/p/jon-stewar...
Softballs for Soon-Shiong
Jon Stewart torched media executives for bowing to Trump—then handed Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, one of the worst offenders, an unchallenging interview minutes later.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In essence, Jon Stewart on Monday night told people like LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to “go f**k yourself” for corporate cowardice—and then handed one of them a comfortable platform on national television minutes later. www.status.news/p/jon-stewar...
Myself and @villarrealy.bsky.social wrote about why Ozzy Osbourne was one of the best TV dads. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
How Ozzy Osbourne became TV's most authentic dad on 'The Osbournes'
When 'The Osbournes' premiered in 2002, we saw a different kind of TV family with a patriarch who wasn't afraid to curse, shout and strip away his rock star persona for millions of viewers.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Myself and @villarrealy.bsky.social wrote about why Ozzy Osbourne was one of the best TV dads. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Another piece for a Friday, on Stephen Colbert, past, present and ? www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled, but he won't go quietly into that goodnight
CBS announced on Thursday that 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' would end in 2026, but the timing, coincidental or not, comes as Paramount tries to sell itself to Skydance.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Another piece for a Friday, on Stephen Colbert, past, present and ? www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
Not good news for late night TV.
CBS said it is canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at the end of the television season in May, a casualty of industry changes have dealt a crippling blow to advertising revenue.
CBS to end ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year
CBS attributed the cancelation to "a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
www.latimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Not good news for late night TV.
I did an audible "OMG!" when Esther text me this screenshot. Come for the story, and stay for Danny's crocs:
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July 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I did an audible "OMG!" when Esther text me this screenshot. Come for the story, and stay for Danny's crocs:
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I really enjoyed editing this profile of Kevin Williamson by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social. The creator of "Dawson's Creek" and "Scream" is channeling his family's story into the new Netflix series "The Waterfront" that's loosely based on his father. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
In 'The Waterfront,' 'Dawson's Creek' creator Kevin Williamson returns to his gritty roots
The main characters in Kevin Williamson's Netflix series are a multigenerational cast of adults whose lives are glossier and grittier than what audiences remember from the 'Dawson’s' gang.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I really enjoyed editing this profile of Kevin Williamson by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social. The creator of "Dawson's Creek" and "Scream" is channeling his family's story into the new Netflix series "The Waterfront" that's loosely based on his father. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
I asked ICE if they had given Dr. Phil a heads up about the raids, and one might think that to be the case since he was there before the operations on Friday. They did not comment and referred me to Homan/the White House.
Dr. Phil interviewed White House border czar Tom Homan in Los Angeles for his network MeritTV, but did not embed with ICE during raids as he'd done previously in Chicago.
No, Dr. Phil wasn't present at L.A. ICE raids, but he taped interview with Trump's border czar
Dr. Phil interviewed White House border czar Tom Homan in Los Angeles for his network MeritTV, but did not embed with ICE during raids as he'd done previously in Chicago.
www.latimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I asked ICE if they had given Dr. Phil a heads up about the raids, and one might think that to be the case since he was there before the operations on Friday. They did not comment and referred me to Homan/the White House.