Back where she wants to be: Reba McEntire returns to sitcoms with NBC's 'Happy’s Place' BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Oct 12, 2024 Oct 12, 2024 Updated Jan 13, 2025 × The queen of country returns to comedy in the all-new series Happy's Place - starring Reba McEntire! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES – Look at a list of Reba McEntire’s gigs and you’ll agree with her mother’s assessment: “She has the attention span of a 2-year-old.”kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ 9@DE:?8 2H2C5D D9@HD[ D6CG:?8 2D 2 ;F586 @? “%96 '@:46” 2?5 DE2CC:?8 :? 2 5C2>2 @? pqr[ D96’D ?@H E96 =625 :? 2? }qr 4@>65J[ “w2AAJ’D !=246]”k^AmkAm“xE’D D@>6E9:?8 5:776C6?E[” |4t?E:C6 D2JD H96? 2D<65 23@FE E96 3C625E9 @7 96C 42C66C] “x’> 2 8JADJ 2E 962CE]”k^Am kAmp7E6C D96 E@@< 2 A2FD6 7C@> E@FC:?8 2?5 5:5 2 4C:E:42==J 244=2:>65 DE:?E :? “p??:6 v6E *@FC vF?” @? qC@25H2J[ E6=6G:D:@? AC@5F46CD 42>6 42==:?8 2?5 @776C65 96C 96C @H? 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Kathy Bates makes a case for a new 'Matlock' While the CBS program shares a title with an old Andy Griffith series, this version with Kathy Bates isn’t the same “Matlock.”
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Jeff Bridges warms to the surprise element of 'The Old Man' Considering “The Old Man” is built on secrets, it’s amazing Jeff Bridges is its star.
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