The Monday Edition - Aug 6, 2018
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TV, TCA, tell me a story

Fairy Tale-Based Tell Me a Story Cast, Creator Explain Why It’s Like Nothing Else on Television

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 05: (L-R) Executive Producer Kevin Williamson, actor Billy Magnussen, actress Dania Ramirez, actress Daniel Campbell, actor Dorian Missick, and actor Davi Santos of the television show "Tell Me a Story" speak during the CBS segment of the Summer 2018 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 5, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Kevin Williamson believes his new CBS All Access show, Tell Me a Story, is unlike anything else on television right now.
Movies, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell Is the Latest Guardians of the Galaxy Star to Support Fired Director James Gunn

Kurt Russell as Ego the Living Planet in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2
Kurt Russell followed in the footsteps of other Guardians of the Galaxy actors by publicly expressing his support for James Gunn in the wake of the director's firing.
TV, criminal justice reform, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Describes How Prosecutors Have Made Courts as Sad and Futile as “AT&T’s Customer Service Hotline”

In yesterday's episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver took shots at Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort's awful fashion sense, and  how prosecutors, despite being a mostly overlooked aspect of the criminal justice system, have a great deal of power that is very often abused. 
Big on the Internet, CBS All Access, Fairy tales, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Tell Me a Story Turns Fairy Tales into Dark Thrillers

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CBS All Access continues to announce new shows for the streaming network. Today they premiered the trailer for their new series from Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Following). Tell Me a Story takes classic fairy tales and turns them into present day thrillers set in New York City.
TV, Melissa Benoist, Supergirl (TV show), The CW

Melissa Benoist Talks Carol King, Buffy and the New Season of Supergirl

image: Katie Yu/The CW Supergirl -- "Both Sides Now" -- Pictured: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
What does Kara Zor-El have in common with Carole King? A lot, it turns out. Melissa Benoist, who is currently wrapping up her Broadway run in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, sat down with Deadline to discuss her summer on Broadway and the upcoming season of Supergirl.
TV, Game of Thrones, marvel studios, Sisters

It’s National Sisters Day! Here are Our Top 5 Favorite Sci-fi and Fantasy Sisters

game of thrones
It's National Sisters Day, a day to celebrate your relationship with someone who can simultaneously be your very best friend AND the most annoying person on the planet. Sisterhood is a powerful thing: who else remembers your fierce neon phase in the 90's or your near obsessive crush on that kid in your sixth grade class?
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