The Thursday Edition - Jul 25, 2019
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Movies, Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Far From Home

What Does Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Billion Dollar Box Office Mean for the Future?

Peter Parker and Aunt May in Spider-Man: Far From Home
The MCU's Peter Parker swooped in and stole our hearts, and now Spider-Man: Far From Home has hit the $1 billion dollar mark, a franchise first. So ... what next?
News, Megan Rapinoe, Memoir, women's soccer

Please Give Us This Megan Rapinoe Memoir Immediately

Megan Rapinoe kisses the trophy she earned.
Not only is Rapinoe and incredible player, but she's outspoken on issues ranging from civil and LGBTQ+ rights to gender discrimination. For many of us who weren't already fans of women's soccer, it was that outspokenness that made us take notice of Rapinoe in the first place. And thankfully, it will have a major place in this book.
TV, Confederate, D.B Weiss, David Benioff

Looks Like We’ll Be Spared Game of Thrones Creators’ Controversial Confederate Series

7: D. B. Weiss (L) and David Benioff accept the Outstanding Drama Series award for 'Game of Thrones ' onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
It sounds like HBO isn't moving forward on Confederate, and we couldn't be gladder.
Movies, Catherine Hardwicke, Heathen, LGBTQ Representation

Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Queer Feminist Viking Saga Heathen

catherine hardwicke
A swashbuckling lesbian Norse mythology fantasy adventure written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke? Shut up and take all my money.
Big on the Internet, Simu Liu, Twitter

The Simu Liu Is Now the Better Version of The Secret

Simu Liu at San Diego Comic Con
Simu Liu is down with us using his tactics to manifest our own destiny!
TV, Alan Moore, Damon Lindelof, Watchmen (HBO Series)

Damon Lindelof Has Some Choice Words for Alan Moore’s Disinterest in His Watchmen Show on HBO

A cult dedicated to Rorschach menaces the country in the new teaser for Watchmen.
For those of us excited for Damon Lindelof and HBO's upcoming Watchmen series, let's not get our hopes up that original co-creator Alan Moore is involved. Lindelof has made it clear that despite personal efforts to reach out and explain the show to him, Moore wants nothing to do with the series.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Why though

Dear Male Democratic Candidates, No One Cares How Many Pushups You Can Do. Please Stop Being Weird About This.

Joe Biden on MSNBC above a chyron reading "Biden on taking on Trump: 'I'm used to bullies.'"
Some of the male Democratic candidates are getting really weird and peacocky talking about Trump.
AMP Featured, TV, Amazon Prime Instant Video, contributors, The Boys

The Boys Is a Subversive, Profane, and Surprisingly Feminist Delight

The cast of the boys flipping the bird.
Whether it’s Doom Patrol using the genre as an exploration of trauma and recovery or Supergirl tackling our fraught political landscape, super-shows haven’t run out of stories to tell, and that’s true for The Boys, as well. Amazon Prime Video’s new series, from Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, is yet another riff on the superhero mythos, this time from a seriously subversive, anti-corporate, and shockingly feminist perspective.
TV, Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, Tuca and Bertie

Netflix Has Taken Tuca & Bertie From Us Too Soon

Tuca and Bertie "The Jelly Lakes"
Last night, it was announced that Netflix would not be picking up a second season of its animated comedic drama Tuca & Bertie which stars comedians Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong as the titular duo.
TV, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, Why Women Kill

Why Women Kill Promises a Darkly Funny Soap From the Creator of Desperate Housewives

Ginnifer Goodwin
There's a lot to like about this 'Why Women Kill' trailer: talented actors, quippy writing, and some solid period piece production value. Also, absolutely murderous ladies.
Movies & TV, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Women Took over San Diego Comic-Con

Cosplayers at Comic-Con
Women stormed Comic-Con this year, and the nerd in me is proud.
TV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Stephanie Beatriz

Stephanie Beatriz Knows What Makes Brooklyn Nine-Nine so Special

Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
Stephanie Beatriz has been making a lot of waves with her work on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and now, as she is filming Lin Manuel Miranda's In the Heights, she's going to be bigger than ever. But that doesn't get to her head. She's still one of the most amazing people to talk to and is fun and truly willing to get into any kind of topic.
AMP Featured, Movies, J.J. Abrams, Quentin Tarantino, Star Trek (franchise)

Quentin Tarantino Doesn’t Even Understand How the Star Trek Movie Timeline Works

Jim Kirk (Chris Pine) faces a no-win scenario in Star Trek Into Darkness
Another day, another reason to really freaking hate the idea of a potential Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie.
TV, Arrowverse, Black Lightning, Cress Williams, The CW

Black Lightning Is One of The CW’s Best Superhero Shows, so Where’s the Fandom Love?

(L-R) Krondon, Cress Williams, Jordan Calloway, Christine Adams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams of 'Black Lightning' attend the Pizza Hut Lounge at 2019 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 20, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Pizza Hut)
I did not attend San Deigo Comic-Con this year, but I was following along many people who I enjoy and respect both on this site and others to get some insight into the mood there. Among all the excitement over BladeThe Eternals, and everything else, something stood out to me when I saw a tweet from io9's Charles Pulliam-Moore about the lack of excitement from fans of the Arrowverse when it came to Black Lightning.
Movies & TV, GLOW, Hulu, Netflix

Here’s All the New Goodness Landing on Netflix and Hulu in August

Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie in Glow
Let's be real: August is a garbage month. But all is not lost! A new month brings with it a host of new films and series on Neftlix and Hulu.
Movies, Jennifer Lawrence, Mob Girl, Teresa Carpenter

Let’s Hope Jennifer Lawrence Can Shake up the Mobster Genre With Mob Girl

jennifer lawrence, photo hack, nude, pictures, prison, jail
Jennifer Lawrence will enter the mobster genre with an upcoming adaptation of Mob Girl, based on the true-crime book by Teresa Carpenter. We have some requests.
TV, contributors, The Flash, TMS SDCC 2019

Comic-Con: The Flash Gang Gave Us a Preview of a Season of “Thrills and Chills” for Barry, Iris, and Co.

The Flash cast
It looks like the heroes are headed for a serious Crisis and that the new villain, Bloodwork, played by Heroes’ Sendhil Ramamurthy, is going to make things even more dangerous if the new trailer is any indication. We talked to the cast and showrunner all about it at San Diego Comic-Con to find out more.
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