The iconic actor Ned Beatty has died at 83.

Earth to Ned, premiering this week on Disney+, is one of the most incredible and unexpected delights on the streaming platform, a dazzling mixture of technology and talent. In it, Ned (voiced and partially performed by Paul Rugg) is a towering space alien sent to Earth to destroy life but instead falls in love with the planet’s pop culture and decides instead of conquering, he’ll host a talk show instead. You’ve truly never seen anything like Ned, who took several performers to operate and was brought to life by the geniuses at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. …

With an abundance of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms and the pronounced need for content to go along with those services, the talk show, previously viewed an antique from the linear television days, has seen an unlikely resurrection. David Letterman returned with a looser format and bushier beard and Jerry Seinfeld kept driving around with people who made him laugh, with the format also allowing for exciting new talents like Michelle Wolf and Hasan Minhaj. Even Elmo has a talk show on HBO Max. The pre-established structure of talk shows is now only tangentially followed, with more room for …

Ned Stark's violent death in the Game of Thrones season 1 finale episode was teased in the HBO show's pilot episode during the direwolf scene.

Ned Stark's death in Game of Thrones may have been tragic, but it did provide fans with the context for many hilarious memes.

Ned Flanders could be viewed by some as the paragon of virtue in Springfield, but even he has his bad days

A lot of characters from The Simpsons have gone through big changes, sometimes for the better – but that wasn't the case with Ned Flanders.

Peter and Ned's friendship in the MCU is both admirable and also hilarious. These are some of the best moments they've had.

Game of Thrones shocked fans with the death of Ned Stark, and we can imagine all the ways in which the story would have changed had he survived.

Ned Flanders' good-natured Christian attitudes should absolve him of past transgressions, but he's actually done some pretty questionable stuff.

The legacy of late night talk show hosts and their sidekicks shines with bright, iconic comedy talent. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon. Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter. Now, as reported by Deadline, Disney+ and The Jim Henson Company have a new twosome to add to the pantheon: Ned and Lieutenant Cornelius. Oh, you've not heard of them? That's because they're alien puppets. At one point, they were given the task to destroy and take over Earth. Instead -- they're interviewing Earth's celebrities. That is the irresistibly odd premise at the center of Earth to Ted. …

Disney+ picks up Earth to Ned, an unscripted puppet comedy talk show from the Jim Henson Company that will feature celebrity interviews.

Ned Flanders' heart may be in the right place, but these 10 memes prove just how much of a joke this beloved Simpsons character actually is.

Exclusive: Spider-Man: Far From Home actor Jacob Batalon wants his character Ned Leeds to turn into the Hobgoblin, like he does in the comics.

Exclusive: Spider-Man: Far From Home's Jacob Batalon reveals that Ned was initially right there screaming alongside Peter in the post-credits scene.

Marvel has hired Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby) to rewrite the script for the Black Widow standalone movie that will star Scarlett Johansson, Collider has exclusively learned. Marvel had no comment. Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (Lore) is directing the action movie, which like all MCU movies, will be produced by Kevin Feige. Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle) wrote the previous draft of the script. Marvel made it a priority to hire a female director for Black Widow, meeting with more than 70 candidates before settling on Shortland, though the studio did, at one point, consider male filmmakers. The point …