Location
United States Of America
Expertise
Evil Dead, The Conners and Roseanne, Laverne and Shirley
- Melissa is a dyed-in-the-wool aficionado of blue-collar comedies such as "Grace Under Fire," "Laverne and Shirley," and "My Name is Earl" She is such a devotee of "Laverne and Shirley" that she owns several pieces of memorabilia from the show, including one of Laverne's signature L-emblazoned sweaters and a chair from Cowboy Bills.
- She grew up watching "Roseanne," despite her love for the show and its spinoff, she thinks "The Conners" works a lot better without lead Roseanne Barr. She's also glad Darlene and David broke up and likes Darlene's relationship with Ben more.
- Melissa conducted an interview for Newsweek with Christopher Schonberger and Sean Evans, the founders of "Hot Ones" and "First We Feast." The interview was retweeted through their official social media.
Experience
Melissa Lemieux has been in entertainment journalism since she was a teenager and has always wanted to bring the truth to light with her words. She has moved from distributing her own professional wrestling newsletter to working for Newsweek in the span of ten short but busy years. In between, she has worked as a freelance celebrity interviewer who has contributed her work to websites such as The Deadite Slayer and Deadites Online. She has been working at Looper for over three years running.
Education
Melissa is a high school graduate who is currently working on her college education.
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Sitcoms
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Movies
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TV Dramas
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Paramount+
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TV Dramas
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Sitcoms
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TV Dramas
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Movies
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TV Dramas
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Gibbs meets a real estate agent called Diane in the Season 1 finale of "NCIS: Origins." As those familiar with "NCIS" know, she's set to become very important.
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TV Dramas
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TV Dramas
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TV Dramas
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TV Dramas
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"Fire Country" insiders have revealed which character dies in the blaze featured in the Season 3 finale, and it's a bad move by the writers.
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TV Dramas
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Netflix
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"Squid Game" Season 2 ended with a massive cliffhanger, but luckily we don't have to wait too long for Season 3. Here's all the info we have right now.
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Reality TV
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Sitcoms
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Sitcoms
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Sitcoms
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TV Dramas
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After Natalie's presence on "Chicago Fire" has been built up, it's looking more and more like her backstory is not as dramatic as it could be.
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Sitcoms
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Estelle Parsons' Grandma Bev was missing from the series finale of "The Conners," and there are reasons both fictional and real-life for her absence.
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Sitcoms
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"The Conners" wrapped its seven-season run with one last emotional scene in the family living room -- capped by a short but sweet final line from its patriarch.
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TV Dramas
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Sitcoms
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