Andrea Francese joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 after seven years of working in content marketing. Most of her writing focuses on TV, and she’s an expert in her coverage of Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, and Sister Wives. Andrea also writes about vintage TV series including Star Trek and The Andy Griffith Show.
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'Gilmore Girls' seems wholesome at first glance, but a few fan theories suggest the series is much darker. Are some Stars Hollow residents hiding a secret?
Carrie Bradshaw and her crew have enough money now to eat wherever they want in New York City, and that's exactly what they are doing in 'And Just Like That...'. We've collected five must see spots from the reboot.
Rex Heuermann, a New York City architect, stands accused of being the Long Island Serial Killer. The crimes committed by the serial killer are not the first of its kind on Long Island. Two other serial killers were captured in the area in previous decades.
Over nine seasons, fans laughed, cried, and cringed along with the Barone family on 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' That doesn't mean the show was perfect, though. Three elements still make no sense to us.
What if everything you knew about 'Sex and the City' wasn't real? One fan theory suggests everything on the show is made up by Carrie Bradshaw, a creative writer instead of a nonfiction columnist.
Was Robert Barone jealous of Raymond because of their upbringing? Did he resent his career success? Maybe. A fan theory suggests Robert might have been jealous for an entirely different reason, though.
Could 'Young Sheldon' be Sheldon Cooper writing his own biography years in the future? The fan theory is interesting and would help explain why George Cooper is so different in the prequel.
Lucy Ricardo wasn't just a housewife trying to break into show business argues one fan theory. The theory suggests Lucy Ricardo might have been a woman on the run.
Samantha Jones' Meatpacking District apartment was not the largest or the most expensive of her friends. Still, she spent a lot of money to live in the modern studio.
Jared Padalecki's breakout role came in 2000 when he was cast as Dean Forrester in 'Gilmore Girls,' but creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino instructed the casting director to look at more guys after Padalecki's audition.
Andy Taylor owned his home in Mayberry on 'The Andy Griffith Show.' The house would be worth more than $250,000 today, but that's not what Andy would have paid for it back in 1960.
Miranda and Steve are ready to fight over their Brooklyn home as they navigate a divorce in season 2 of 'And Just Like That...'. It makes sense. The house is worth millions.
The Gosselin family feud is getting more intense by the minute. Mady is speaking out against Collin, Collin is sharing his negative experiences with Kate and Jon is criticizing Mady.
Carrie and Aidan's engagement in season 4 ended in a breakup. The former couple looks to be getting back together in the Max reboot, but who was at fault way back in 2000?
Julie Halston has appeared in 'Sex and the City' and 'And Just Like That...' as Bitsy Von Muffling. She auditioned for the show multiple times before landing the role.