| TV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, reboots By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,11:57 21 years after it first entered the cultural lexicon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being rebooted for a new generation. Series creator Joss Whedon will executive produce the series, which is being written by Monica Owusu-Breen. Owusu-Breen previously worked on Agents of Shield, in addition to developing and showrunning Midnight, Texas on NBC. A woman of color leading the series? All of the yes. Read More > News, climate change, LGBTQIA, women in politics By Vivian Kane on Fri,6:08 The story of two women refusing to accept the condescending dismissal of men in politics. Read More > Big on the Internet, alcohol, Star Trek: The Next Generation, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,5:57 ACTUAL. SPACE. VODKA. Read More > Movies, Assassination Nation, comic con, Hall H By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,5:52 Assassination Nation, directed by Sam Levinson (son of famed director Barry Levinson) is about what happens when the small town of Salem suffers a massive data hack. As secrets come pouring out, the town turns on each other and violence and chaos take over. Four high school girls must defend themselves when the town turns on them. Read More > TV, American Horror Story, Jessica Lange, Ryan Murphy By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,5:51 The theme for season 8 of American Horror Story has been announced, but I honestly don't give a shit unless Jessica Lange is returning to the series. That theme is "Apocalypse", by the way, and will feature a mash-up of the worlds of both Murder House (season 1) and Coven (season 3). Read More > News, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn By Princess Weekes on Fri,4:25 James Gunn has been fired the upcoming Guardians 3 film in light of old tweets were dug up by a conservative personality showing that Gunn made jokes about rape and pedophilia as late as 2012. Read More > TV, LGBTQ Representation, San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Voltron By Kate Gardner on Fri,3:23 Get ready, everyone. The Voltron: Legendary Defender panel just blew our minds. Fans of the series have long been clamoring for LGBT+ representation and now their wishes have come true. Read More > TV, fat shaming, Fox News, Propaganda By Vivian Kane on Fri,2:32 I have plenty of issues with Fox News and the people that appear on the network. There are lots of reasons why I don't feel like they're qualified to be on television, let alone on such an influential platform. But physical appearance doesn't factor into it. Someone's weight has no bearing on their ability to deliver news (or in Fox's case, "news") and if you have a problem with someone's words or thoughts, what kind of sense does it make to attack their appearance? It's meaningless and lazy. Read More > Movies, Predator, Shane Black, The Predator By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,2:32 At the Predator panel at San Diego Comic Con, it was revealed that the latest film in the long-running franchise will finally feature female Predators. Congratulations ladies, we did it. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker By Jessica Mason on Fri,1:53 San Diego Comic-Con 2018 started out with a brilliant bang yesterday, as fans of Doctor Who filled the legendary Hall H for the much-anticipated introduction of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. Read More > Big on the Internet, anime, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,12:58 Taika Waititi's candy-colored supergod romp Thor: Ragnarok has been given the anime intro treatment! This video is the first thing that made me smile this week and stop thinking, for a marvelous one minute and twenty-one seconds about how the President of the United States is almost certainly compromised by Russia and that Vladimir Putin wakes up crying with laughter every day. Read More > Big on the Internet, Ashley Eckstein, Her Universe, San Diego Comic-Con 2018 By Kate Gardner on Fri,12:53 Yesterday was a big day for fans of actress and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. The day began with Eckstein on a panel for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which brought the big reveal that the beloved series was returning for another season. Later that evening, she brought fashion back into fandom for the fifth annual Her Universe Fashion Show, where 24 designers competed for the chance to design a Marvel's Avengers 4 inspired line to debut next spring. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Alex Kingston, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker By Princess Weekes on Fri,12:39 Within seconds, this post was deleted and reuploaded with a much less exciting caption. Read More > Movies, Andrew Lloyd Weber, cats, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,12:34 Whelp, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood got around to dusting off one of Broadway's longest running musicals for an all-star big budget movie remake. Universal is bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats to the big screen, with an all-star cast that includes Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen and James Corden. Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) will direct. Read More > |
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