Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who loves “Abbott Elementary” for much more than just the love triangles. As Screen Gab editor Matt Brennan and senior TV writer Yvonne Villarreal discuss in this week’s Break Down, the third season of ABC’s Emmy-winning comedy has given us an ensemble’s worth of brilliant comic pairings along with its will-they/won’t they romances. Also in this edition, the writer of Netflix’s Jennifer Lopez vehicle “Atlas” picks his favorite JLo performance, plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
Must-read stories you might have missed ‘I relive it every night’: Jeremy Renner reflects on the day he almost died, and why he’s alive : Jeremy Renner’s return to “Mayor of Kingstown” after his near-deadly accident was not a forgone conclusion, but he says thanks to a collective of people, he’s back for Season 3. The 14 TV shows we’re most excited for this summer : Say hello to revivals of “Orphan Black” and “Yo Gabba Gabba!,” mystery miniseries, music-centered docuseries and more. The 15 movies you need to see this summer : Our staffers select a highly opinionated list of their most anticipated titles: Hollywood fun machines, indie big swings and the truly unmissable.
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