How ‘9-1-1’ Mastered the Art of the TV Disaster

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( bee-nado watch [How 9-1-1 Mastered the Art of the TV Disaster]( With the much-anticipated “bee-nado” upon us, let’s run through the season-defining disasters that built to this buzzworthy moment. Photo: Christopher Willard/Disney 9-1-1 fans, the moment we’ve been waiting for is almost here. Say it with me: bee-nado. Bee-nado! BEE-NADO! Given the absurd premise and [campy marketing](, this could be one of 9-1-1’s best disasters. ABC’s first-responder show has already given us [one bee attack](, and it was a real stunner, but this one promises a raising of the stakes that is quintessential 9-1-1. From the beginning, the show has taken the [Grey’s Anatomy]( approach to large-scale disasters, conditioning fans to expect at least one grandiose emergency per season, and over the years has fine-tuned its tone, finding new and increasingly ridiculous ways to make us laugh, cry, and bug our eyes out of their sockets. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Bad Monkey: [Burning Down the House]( • Slow Horses: [Moving Target]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Ellen DeGeneres’s Netflix Special Has 70 Applause Breaks Seriously. 70. We counted them.]( By Jesse David Fox and Kathryn VanArendonk [The Pop Stars Who Flamed Out Katy Perry’s 143 joins the cursed ranks of musical missteps this year.]( By Craig Jenkins [9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month Get cozy with a celebrity memoir, a mystery filled with wacky characters, and a novel that takes a magical turn.]( By Marshall Heyman [10 Tips for Making Broadway (Kind of) Affordable From offers and apps to services and subscriptions, here’s how you can see theater on the (relatively) cheap.]( By Esther Zuckerman [An Unimpeachable Ranking of Every Transformers Movie Our rigorous assessment of a movie franchise made to sell toys.]( By Jordan Crucchiola [Kim Porter’s Kids Say New Memoir Taking Over Amazon Is ‘Simply Untrue’ All four of Porter’s children claim that Kim’s Lost Words was not written by their mother.]( By Jason P. Frank [Ilona Maher Danced Dirty Last Night On Dancing With the Stars, lifts are for everyone.]( By Jason P. Frank [Inside Out 2 Is Another Product of the Pixar Slump The animation giant goes back to the well of its 2015 coming-of-age hit, with less-than-joyful results.]( By Alison Willmore [Slow Horses Incompetence Index: The Dogs Have Their Day River making it this far without getting captured might be this season’s most shocking twist so far.]( By Brian Grubb [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 9-Down, Five Letters: “In space, no one can hear you scream” flick Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Visual China Group via Getty Images, Daniele Venturelli/WireImage, Capcom [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name an Oscar-nominated Jake Gyllenhaal movie? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Gary Gershoff/WireImage A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved