The Thursday Edition - Jan 16, 2020
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Movies, Essie Davis, Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears Trailer Delivers Everything We Love About the Series

essie davis
Everyone's favorite glamorous super sleuth has returned with her very own feature film.
TV, NBC, Peacock, The Adventure Zone, The McElroys

NBC’s Peacock Announces The Adventure Zone Animated Series!!!

The Adventure Zone Murder on the Rockport Limited (:RGB—Cover Image
Our favorite fantasy podcast, The Adventure Zone, is coming to television.
Movies, Bond, James Bond

We Don’t Need a Female Bond Because James Bond Exemplifies Toxic Masculinity

james bond looks tired
The custodian of the Bond character says Bond will never be a woman, and we're fine with that.
TV, James Corden, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Mrs. Maisel Joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe With Help From James Corden

mrs. maisel joins the mcu
Corden's role as the diva director brings some delightful moments of physical comedy.
TV, Archie Comics, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix

5 Things We’re Looking Forward to in Part 3 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman: still in a mostly bad wig
Having watched the first official trailer for part 3, here are the things I am actually excited seeing when the show returns in a week.
TV, Disney, WandaVision, Young Avengers

WandaVision May Bring Us Some Young Avengers!

wandavision six hours of this
The WandaVision TV series may bring us some important Young Avengers.
TV, D.B Weiss, David Benioff, HBO

HBO’s Confederate Is Finally, Officially Dead. Thank Goodness.

Writer/producers David Benioff (L) and D.B. Weiss accept the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Game of Thrones" episode Battle of the Bastards during the 68th Emmy Awards show on September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. / AFP / Valerie MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day came early when it was announced that HBO had finally, finally, officially canceled Confederate, the planned series set in an alternate universe where the South had won the Civil War, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
TV, amazon prime video, The Dark Tower

Amazon’s Dark Tower Series Not Going Forward

Amazon has passed on ordering a series based on Stephen King's Dark Tower books.
AMP Featured, Movies, contributors, Star Wars (franchise)

Why the Star Wars Prequels Are Better Than the Sequels

Palpatine tells Anakin tragedy of Darth Plagueis.
Both followup trilogies, the prequels and the sequels, were a mess in a variety of ways. There’s no denying that. However, while fans seemed to enjoy the sequels more, the prequels have one important advantage over the sequels that is too often ignored.
Big on the Internet, men, Twitter

Things We Saw Today: This Twitter Thread About Straight Men Cooking Is Getting Us Through the Day

Heterosexual couple with wine and a cheese plate in front of them.
Today there was exactly one thing bringing me joy: This tweet and its replies.
News, Danica Roem, equal rights amendment, Virginia

The Equal Rights Amendment Is Closer to Becoming Reality

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: A woman hold up a sign as members of Congress and representatives of women's groups hold a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) outside the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a new version of the Equal Rights Amendment last year and called for it to be passed again. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Today, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the constitutional amendment.
Big on the Internet, Healthcare, trans rights, United Kingdom

The State of Trans Healthcare in the UK Is Beyond a Joke

The UK seems poised on the edge of a grim meathook future in which trans rights are at the bottom of everyone's list of concerns.
AMP Featured, TV, contributors, the witcher

We Need To Talk About The Witcher’s Yennefer: Magic, Disability, and Motherhood

Yennefer in Netflix's The Witcher.
A main character in a prominent fantasy series with a visible disability! More than that, she’s a love interest! As a disabled person, I was really excited to see a disabled character whose storyline doesn’t revolve around her disability, and who’s allowed to have romantic and sexual relationships as part of her narrative. Except, well, as soon as she appeared onscreen, I knew I was wrong.
Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, donald trump, Star Wars (franchise)

Why Is Baby Yoda Suddenly on Trump Merch?

baby yoda ior something like it n the mandalorian
First, it was Donald Trump Jr. posting an edited photo of Donald Trump as baby Yoda, and now ... he's on t-shirts for Donald Trump? I have to protest!
News, 2020 Presidential election, Mike Bloomberg, Twitter

What the Hell Was Going on With Mike Bloomberg’s Twitter Account Last Night?

Democratic presidential candidate for US and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks into the camera at a campaign event.
Mike Bloomberg wasn't on the debate stage but he sure did get a lot of attention from those following along on Twitter. Not all attention is good attention though, Mike.
Big on the Internet, #OscarsSoMale, #OscarsSoWhite, Best Director, Bong Joon-Ho

Don’t Tear Down Men of Color in Lamenting the Lack of Female Directing Nominees

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 12: Bong Joon-ho poses in the press room with the award for Best Director for 'Parasite' during the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 12, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
If Bong Joon-ho wins Best Director for the film Parasite, he will be the second non-white person to win the award and the second director of Asian ancestry to win. That matters.
AMP Featured, Movies, Colin Trevorrow, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Colin Trevorrow Star Wars Script Leaks: Was It Better Than Rise of Skywalker?

Oscar Isaac and John Boyega in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
An early version of Colin Trevorrow's 'Star Wars' script has leaked on Reddit. And it's not terrible?
TV, Doctor Who

Doctor Who‘s Scariest Villain Yet? Climate Change.

Climate Change villains in Doctor Who
Doctor Who isn't letting you ignore climate change anymore and provides us with one of the scariest monsters to date.
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