The Sunday Edition - Oct 6, 2019
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“Leave it to Stan Lee to save his very best for last. A Trick of Light is as heartfelt and emotional as it is original and exciting. What a movie this one will make.” –James Patterson
 
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AMP Featured, News, air travel, TSA

The REAL ID Law Is Going To Screw Up Travel for the Whole Country

The REAL ID requirement for air travel goes into effect next year and most people aren't ready.
Big on the Internet, Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Why Exactly is Rose Tico Being Removed From Star Wars Merchandise?

Rose Tico is being removed from Star Wars merchandise and we're worried.
Big on the Internet, Batman (character), Batman: The Animated Series, The Joker

The Best Joker Origin Movie? Mask Of The Phantasm, Of Course.

The Joker in Mask of the Phantasm
Joker is out in theaters, but a perfect origin for the character already exists in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and it's much more frightening.
TV, Picard, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: Picard

Let’s Break Down Everything in the Star Trek: Picard Trailer

We're digging into all the details of the lastest trailer for CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard.
News, donald trump, impeachment, Mitt Romney

I Can’t Believe Trump Made Me Defend Mitt Romney

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant, November 29, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The President is calling for the impeachment of Mitt Romney because Romney had Trump very scared.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Jensen Ackles, music, Supernatural

Things We Saw Today: Jensen Ackles is Releasing An Album and We Are Pumped.

in a move that would make Dean Winchester proud, Jensen Ackles has announced he's releasing an album with Steve Carlson and the new band Radio Company.
Movies, Halloween, Hocus Pocus

What Makes Hocus Pocus The Best Halloween Movie Ever?

We've a;ll seen it a dozen times, but Hocus Pocus is everything we love in Halloween and that's why we keep coming back to Salem.
Podcasts, The Adventure Zone, The McElroys

Processing the End of The Adventure Zone: Amnesty

The adventure zone amnesty key art by Evan Palmer
We have some thoughts on the conclusion of the McElroys' latest role play adventure.
Movies, Disney, Inspector Gadget

I Guess We’re Getting a New, Live Action Inspector Gadget

Inspector gadget in the original cartoon
Because it worked so well the first time around, Disney is developing a new, live action version of the classic cartoon Inspector Gadget with the producers of Aladdin.
AMP Featured, TV, Arrowverse, Batwoman

Batwoman Is Gay, Gothic, and Great

ruby rose as kate kane in batwomn
The premiere of Batwoman is finally here, and we're happy to report that is an atmospheric, super-queer adventure that we want to see more of.
News, abortion, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade

Abortion Is Heading Back to the Supreme Court. So, Is Roe v. Wade in Danger?

Pro-choice activists
The moment pro-choice advocates have feared since the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is coming. The Supreme Court has granted Certiorari – meaning it will hear the case – in the matter of June Medical Services V. Gee. and advocates fear this may be the beginning of the end for the court’s support of a federal, constitutional right to abortion as set out in Roe. V. Wade.
Books, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Star Wars (franchise), Timothy Zahn

Things We Saw Today: We’re Getting a Thrawn and the Chiss Ascendancy Trilogy of Star Wars Novels

The cover art for Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn, from Del Rey and Lucasfilm
Yes, Thrawn will be back.
Big on the Internet, giveaway, kat rosenfield, Stan Lee

Giveaway: Stan Lee’s A Trick of Light, “One of the Last Creative Acts of a Master Storyteller”

Despite being gone, the legacy of Stan Lee as the big brain behind Marvel remains, and with that has come A Trick of Light, a novel inspired by his ideas that, co-written with Kat Rosenfield, brings to life a story that has people we trust in Geekdom very excited. Now our Mary Sue readers have an opportunity to get their own copy!
TV, The Good Place

With Brent, The Good Place Has Introduced a Character Worse Than Any Demon

The Good Place's Brent leans back on a sofa with a smug look.
We're now four seasons into NBC's The Good Place, and the Mike Schur afterlife comedy has introduced its most evil character yet. But for a show filled with literal demons, its worst character isn't immortal—it's Brent Norwalk, the sexist, narcissistic, recently-deceased human Eleanor and the gang are supposed to get to improve himself.
Books, Sponsored

Empathy and Kindness Highlight the Depiction of Mentally Ill Teens in Lauren Shippen’s The Infinite Noise

The-Infinite-Noise-The-Mary-Sue-Sponsored-Post-9_19
Lauren Shippen's novel The Infinite Noise is an empathic piece of young adult literature that blends shades of X-Men with a fresh LGBTQ character focus. Fitting since Shippen is part of the Marvel family now, as the writer of Marvel's Marvels podcast, coming soon to Stitcher!
Movies, In The Tall Grass, Netflix, Stephen King

Review: In The Tall Grass Tries So Hard to Be Good, but Is Middling at Best

Becky (Laysla De Oliveira) faces some supernatural evil in In the Tall Grass.
I can't say for sure whether or not I liked In The Tall Grass, Netflix's adaptation of a story by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill.
TV, Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe, Steven Universe: Future

Here We Are in Steven Universe Future! It’s Bright, but There Are Still Problems.

Steven Universe Future
New theme song! New friends! Some of the same baddies!
Movies, Avengers Campus, Disney parks, marvel

Okay Yes, Disneyland, I’d Love to Watch Spider-Man at the Stark Expo

Spider-Man looking shocked
I do find it funny that the Stark Expo at this new park is essentially a show for these characters (it seems) instead of, you know, the Stark Expo.
Books, prequels, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games Prequel Cover & Title Has Been Revealed!

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
It has been nine years since Mockingjay but Suzanne Collins has just shared the cover and title of the next Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Movies, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Martin Scorsese Says the Marvel Movies Aren’t “Cinema”? Oh, Cry Me a River.

Bruce Banner as Professor Hulk in Endgame
So, it isn't Scorsese's idea of cinema. That's it. He isn't the definitive ranking of what is and isn't film. And guess what? That's fine if he doesn't like Marvel movies.
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