The Thursday Edition - Aug 23, 2018
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Movies, Brian Henson, Melissa McCarthy, The Happytime Murders

Review: The Happytime Murders is a One Joke Movie with Not Much Else Going On

melissa mccarthy
How can a movie filled with so much talent be so bad? That's the question that kept going through my head as I watched The Happytime Murders. The film is an exercise in wasted potential, squandering a fun premise and a talented cast in what could have been a legitimately entertaining movie. All the pieces are there, but The Happytime Murders doesn't have a clue what to do with them.
TV, representation, television, women writers

There’s No Excuse for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Terrible Writers’ Room Diversity in 2018

its always sunny in philadelphia cast
Yesterday, Star Wars: Episode IX second unit director Vic Mahoney tweeted about how It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia was going into its thirteen season, with 134 episodes total; of those episodes, three were written by a woman and two by a person of color. That only happened in the last season, meaning that for most of the show's run, the stories were being written entirely by white men.
Big on the Internet, Pete Souza, witch-hunt

White House Shade Icon Pete Souza Reminds Us What an Actual Witch Hunt Looks Like

obama, pete souza, instagram, white house, shade
It's been a while since we checked in with former White House photographer Pete Souza, the master of whatever the Instagram equivalent of subtweeting is.
News, politics

I Can’t Believe I’m Watching Donald Trump Unwittingly Explain His Crimes on TV. Again.

donald trump makes stupid face during speech
How many times can the president of the United States get on television and, in his rambling "defense," explain the exact reason that what he did was a crime? We've seen it before, most prominently, when he flat out stated, in an interview on NBC, that he had "this Russia thing" in mind, and the idea that it was "a made up story," when he decided to fire FBI director James Comey. Well, he's at it again.
Big on the Internet, L3-37, novelizations, solo: a star wars story

The Way the Solo Novel Treats Female Droid L3-37 Is Horrifying

Solo, Star Wars Story, l3, l3-37, droids, sentient, conscious
I try not to be one of those Star Wars fans that harps on everything they don't like about the movie. Yes, it's a work in progress, but I'd like to think I'm getting a little better. But my personal dislike for Solo just reared it's unfortunate head with the latest excerpts from the novelization, which mostly amplified what I didn't like about the film.
Movies, Film/TV Adaptation, Monument Valley, video games

What Would a Monument Valley Movie Even Look Like? We’re Going to Find Out!

monument valley movie
If you're not familiar with Monument Valley, it's one of the most beautiful games of recent years. The game takes Princess Ida through a series of puzzles and optical illusions, manipulating the world around her to complete each level. And now it's getting a movie adaptation.
Comics, marvel, Marvel Comics, Psylocke

Marvel Undoes a 30-Year Character Transformation

Marvel Group Shot
Spoilers for "Mystery in Madripoor #4."
Movies, Crazy Rich Asians, gold open, John Cho, representation

Things We Saw Today: Crazy Rich Asians’ Star & Director Bought Out a Theater for John Cho’s Searching

john cho, searching, crazy rich asians, jon m chu, gold open, henry golding
Crazy Rich Asians' star, Henry Golding, and director, Jon M. Chu, bought out a theater showing Searching to make sure it has a #GoldOpen.
News, Immigration, racism, violence against women

The GOP Is Trying to Weaponize Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder to Stir Up Fear of Immigrants

daca, immigration, animals, trump, racism, ms-13
It is possible to mourn the death of a young woman and to condemn her killer without turning them both into symbols to be used for a racist attack on all Hispanic immigrants.
Uncategorized, fire, news, world news

The World Is on Fire so Here’s How to Cope

With the news cycle that was yesterday afternoon, people are still trying to catch up. Three indictments and a murder? It's the 2018 version of Four Weddings and a Funeral but terrible and not at all what we want.
TV, fandom, The Big Bang Theory, women writers

Why the Next Big Bang Theory Needs to Be Written by Women

The cast of CBS's The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is dead. Long live whatever comes next. Just let it be about women. 
TV, Jessica Jones, mcu, Melissa Rosenberg, Netflix

Netflix/Marvel’s Jessica Jones Loses Creator to Warner Bros. TV

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones in Netflix/Marvel's "Jessica Jones" (Credit: Netflix)
Melissa Rosenberg, the creator and executive producer of the Marvel/Netflix series Jessica Jones, is jumping ship.
Big on the Internet, Chris Pine, Netflix, Outlaw King

Chris Pine and His 14th-Century Scottish Accent Star in Outlaw King Trailer

Chris Pine in Outlaw King
Chris Pine is playing Robert the Bruce in the upcoming Netflix movie, and he's here to prove that he can sound like a Scotsman—and, you know, unite the country and seek revenge and fight England.
News, Beto O'Rourke, politics, protest

If You Don’t Know Why Your Texas Friends Are So Excited About Beto O’Rourke, This Video Will Make It Clear

Beto O'Rourke video nfl protests
Up to this point, I'd been aware of Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat challenging Ted Cruz's Senate seat. I knew my friends from the area were fired up about him, but I didn't know the specifics of why they were so excited. But a video of O'Rourke talking about the protests from NFL players kneeling during the national anthem has gone viral, and it has me wishing I lived in Texas just so I could vote for him.
TV, Krypton (TV show), Syfy, women in television

The Women of Syfy’s Krypton Are What Make This Superman Prequel Work

Georgina Campbell as Lyta-Zod
When the news broke that the Syfy network was launching a Superman prequel series called Krypton, most viewers probably had a few preconceived expectations about what the show would involve. The one thing no one could have possibly predicted, however, was that the most memorable thing about Krypton would turn out to be its fascinating women.
Movies, Pokémon (franchise)

Pokémon: The First Movie Was a Surprisingly Heartfelt Film

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Get your tissues ready, because we're about to talk about Pokémon: The First Movie (full title Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back). If you didn't cry during this movie, you ain't fam, because not only is this movie really good (so good your parents weren't mad about you taking them), but it actually raised some interesting philosophical questions about the nature of Pokémon.
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