The Saturday Edition - Oct 20, 2018
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A blockbuster, near-future science fiction thriller, S.L. Huang's Zero Sum Game introduces a math-genius mercenary who finds herself being manipulated by someone possessing unimaginable power.
TV, Luke Cage, Marvel's Luke Cage, Netflix

In a Shocking Move, Netflix Cancels Marvel’s Luke Cage After Two Seasons

Simone Missick and Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
Just one week after canceling Iron Fist, Netflix and Marvel have pulled the plug on season three of Luke Cage.
Big on the Internet, Avengers 4, things we saw today, trailer

Things We Saw Today: Okay, This Avengers 4 Trailer Description Looks Legit

Avengers 4 promotional art
We've seen supposed descriptions of what might be happening in the Avengers 4 trailer before, but this one seems like it might be viable.
Big on the Internet, Fox News, racism, The Daily Show

The Daily Show Recaps Fox News’ Week in Racism Because You Don’t Want to Wade Through That Crap Yourself

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The good folks over at The Daily Show know you don't want to watch Fox News, but maybe you want to be informed about their racist rhetoric anyway. So they went ahead and recapped it for us.
TV, recaps, reviews, The Good Place

The Good Place Reboots Itself Yet Again in This Season’s Best Episode Yet

The Good Place - Season 3 jeremy bearemy
If there's one constant The Good Place has shown, it's change. This is a show that is constantly painting itself into corners only to explode the whole room (and sometimes the very reality of rooms in general). The latest episode, which is hands down the best of the season so far (and I'm not just saying that because it gave us shirtless Chidi), does that yet again, essentially resetting the entire premise. Again.
AMP Featured, TV, Boy Meets World, nostalgia

Celebrating 25 Years of Boy Meets World: Love, Bromance, & Chasing Angela

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This year, at New York Comic Con, the cast of Boy Meets World—Ben Savage (Cory Mathews), Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence) and Will Friedle (Eric Mathews)—reunited, and it ignited all these feelings.
Big on the Internet, Captain America (character), Chris Evans

Chris Evans Is Just as Done With Everything as We Are

captain america fighting thanos in avengers infinity war marvel (image: disney)
The Year of Our Lord 2018 has finally broken Chris Evans.
Movies, Chris Pine, Outlaw King

Outlaw King Review: Tonally Confused, but Overall Enjoyable to Watch

Often historical movies can feel dry and lose us in the story, but with Outlaw King, it works in terms of telling a story to a modern audience, but the tone ends up being all over the place. An overall easy watch, it tells the tale of Robert the Bruce and his journey to get the crown of Scotland, the movie goes back and forth between a love story between Robert (Chris Pine) and Elizabeth (Florence Pugh) and the history of Scotland's brief separation from England.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Philip Pullman, trans rights, transphobia

Philip Pullman Wants to Know Which Side of the “Trans Argument” He Should Be On

Philip Pullman is confused about trans people
Philip Pullman—an Oxford-educated writer hailed as a humanist and praised as a literary luminary—actually typed out the following sentence in regards to trans people: "If someone could tell me which side I should be on, it would save a lot of worry."
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Chuck Wendig, Marvel Comics, Twitter

Bots Probably Helped Get Chuck Wendig Fired, Because Twitter Is a Cesspool

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So what does this all mean? It means that Twitter is terrible, first of all.
News, Busy Philipps, James Franco, time's up

Busy Philipps Is Disappointed That Her Book Tour Has Become All About James Franco

busy philipps, book, james franco
Busy Philipps is currently in the middle of a publicity tour for her new book, This Will Only Hurt a Little. The book is a memoir spanning Philipps' career from shows like Freaks & Geeks and Cougar Town to her more recent Instagram fame. But it's her story about James Franco that has dominated media coverage during the tour.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Own a Candy Shop That We Suddenly Need to Visit

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and The Wasp
There is, apparently, a hidden gem in Hudson Valley, New York. Fans of Paul Rudd, the immortal god among us, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, everyone's favorite Hot Dad, have a candy shop. (Somewhere in the distance, "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent is playing softly.) Called "Samuel's Sweet Shop," the lovely little place also features the occasional Paul and Jeffrey behind the counter.
Movies, Halloween, Repo! The Genetic Opera

For Your Halloween Watching Consideration: Repo! The Genetic Opera

Alexa PenaVega in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
One of the best things about the Halloween season is that people are always exposing each other to new films related to the holiday, so for your consideration: Repo! The Genetic Opera.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Twitter meme

#TrumpDMLeaks Reminds Us That the Thoughts He Keeps to Himself Must Be Even Worse

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Of course there's a new Donald Trump meme on Twitter. Every day, we seem to mock the president more and more (no matter how often we think there's no way to top the most recent incident), and while humor can help keep our spirits up, it does grow tiring. We shouldn't be able to mock the leader of our country so easily, and we shouldn't want to mock that person this badly.
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