The Thursday Edition - Apr 19, 2018
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TV, Jessica Jones, Marvel Entertainment, Netflix

Should Marvel’s Netflix Shows be Limited to One Season to Stave Off the Sophomore Slump?

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones in Netflix/Marvel's "Jessica Jones" (Credit: Netflix)
When I wrote about Marvel's Jessica Jones being renewed for a third season on Netflix, my feelings were very firmly meh, as its second season left much to be desired. Come to think of it, the second season of Daredevil left much to be desired, too. Perhaps Marvel has been thinking about these shows all wrong. Maybe Marvel should treat them less like episodic television and more like mini-series.
TV, Westworld

The Subtle Feminism of HBO’s Westworld

Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores on HBO's Westworld
Westworld is many things: fascinating, shocking, confounding, violent, cerebral, beautiful, and ambitious. It’s one of those shows that means something. It’s as intricate and multilayered as one of the non-human "hosts" that populate the screen, a maze with a shocking revelation at its center. And could it be, like those hosts, secretly revolutionary? Could Westworld be feminist? Progressive? The answer, I think, is yes.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Denzel Washington, The Equalizer II

Denzel Turns Himself into a Weapon of Vengeance in The Equalizer II Trailer

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Why is Denzel so cool? Even at the age of 63, the two time Oscar Winner manages to sell being a bad ass in Equalizer 2, which is the first sequel of his career.
Comics, AfterShock Comics, Christina Harrington, women in comics

AfterShock Comics Makes Its First Editorial Hire, Snagging Marvel’s Christina Harrington

Christina Harrington is AfterShock Comics' first editorial hire!
I've been slowly falling in love with AfterShock Comics, which has proven itself as a formidable force in indie comics, attracting quality talent and giving some of my favorite female creators the space to create extraordinary creator-owned work that's outside the scope of what they'd usually do for the Big Two. Now, they've hired Christina Harrington as their new managing editor to further grow the publisher.
Movies, Deadpool, Deadpool 2

Final Deadpool 2 Trailer Assembles* the Whole X-Force, With a Surprise Addition

Deadpool 2 final trailer
The Deadpool sequel is only a month away now, and what a long way we've come from the time when the first one was seen (by the outside world, anyway) as a surprise hit. Things have gotten bigger in every way, as they often do for the sequel, and the final trailer shows off the whole of Deadpool's expanded X-Force team, including a surprise member.
TV, Cinemax, Outcast (TV Show), Patrick Fugit

Interview: Patrick Fugit Enthuses About Outcast Season 2…and Data on Star Trek: TNG

Patrick Fugit as Kyle on Cinemax's Outcast
The Walking Dead isn't the only Robert Kirkman comic with a TV show. Outcast was adapted into a ten-episode first season that aired on Cinemax back in 2016. A second season was filmed and aired in the UK in 2017, and that second season will finally be airing in the United States this summer. I had a chance at a recent Cinemax press junket to talk to the show's star, Patrick Fugit.
TV, GLOW, Netflix, the 1980s, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Netflix’s GLOW Returns With Its Cast Dancing Like They’ve Never Danced Before

Betty Gilpin and the cast of Netflix's GLOW
Netflix's GLOW, one of our favorite shows of last year announced their Season Two premiere date in the most fun way ever! Check out the video above, and watch as our favorite wrestlers are dancing like they've never danced before. It's the most 1980s thing you'll see today.
Big on the Internet

Princess Anna of Broadway’s Frozen Opens Up About Mental Health: “Even Disney Princesses Are Terrified Sometimes”

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Patti Murin, who plays Anna in Frozen on Broadway, opens up about her struggles with anxiety and depression.
News, donald trump, Planned Parenthood, Stormy Daniels

Stormy Daniels Plans on Donating $130,000 To Planned Parenthood In Trump’s Name

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"I don’t have shame," Daniels told Penthouse. "You can’t bully me."
TV, Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Talked to Megyn Kelly About Being a Feminist Icon and Her Own Me Too Experiences

Lynda Carter as President Olivia Marsdin on The CW's Supergirl
Lynda Carter, star of the 1975 Wonder Woman TV show, has been all over the place lately, even popping up back in the DC universe with an appearance on Supergirl as none other than the president of the United States——a timeline we would very much rather live in, thank you. This morning, she stopped by Megyn Kelly Today and mentioned somewhere else we might soon see her, feminism, and the Me Too movement—including her own experiences.
News, Blackout, Puerto Rico, relief efforts

Puerto Rico Recovering From Sudden Island-Wide Blackout Seven Months After Hurricane Maria

Lest you think that Puerto Rico doesn't continue to struggle after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, this recent news should clear up that misconception. The island is currently in the process of recovering from a sudden island-wide blackout that left Puerto Ricans much in the same situation as they were back in September in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane.
TV, james comey, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert and James Comey Drink Wine and Talk Trump: “It’s Not Normal”

James Comey on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Former FBI director James Comey visited The Late Show to remind us that we can't just 'shrug' Trump away.
AMP Featured, TV, Laurie Metcalf, Supergirl (TV show), Supergirl recaps

Supergirl‘s “Schott Through the Heart” Shows That No One Suddenly Wakes Up a Monster

Supergirl -- "Schott Through the Heart" -- Image Number: SPG314a_0073.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jeremy Jordan as Winn and Laurie Metcalf as Mary McGowan -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
Supergirl is back after a (too long!) hiatus with "Schott Through the Heart," a surprisingly dark and emotional episode that throws us full-force back into the emotional lives of our favorite characters. We also have a new character to start caring about in Winn's mother Mary, played by Laurie Metcalf, who returns to reconnect with Winn after having left him when he was a child.
Big on the Internet, Gemini, Lola Kirke, sexism

Lola Kirke Responds to The New Yorker’s “Glib” and Sexist Review of Her Movie Gemini

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There are plenty of valid reasons not to like a movie. A female character's unflattering outfits is not one of them.
Big on the Internet, Books, #FearlessWomen, Tor Books

Tor Books’ #FearlessWomen Initiative Encourages Everyone to Read More Women in Science Fiction

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Tor has released their #FearlessWomen campaign to promote their upcoming books that feature powerful female characters by female writers.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, bruce banner, Shuri

Shuri Helps Bruce Banner Do Science in Avengers: Infinity War Clip

Shuri and Bruce Banner in Infinity War
In one of the first actual scenes we've seen out of Infinity War, my girl Shuri teaches Bruce "I have 7 PhDs" Banner a thing or two about science.
Big on the Internet, TV, Dear White People, Netflix, race

Dear White People Vol. 2 Promises to Tackle All the Issues Your Twitter Has Been Blowing up Over

Dear White People (2017)
Netflix's Dear White People is returning this May.
Big on the Internet, bad ideas, fashion, The Handmaid's Tale

Nothing Says “Missed the Point” Like a Line of Sexy Handmaid’s Tale Sleepwear

handmaid's tale, hulu, offred, handmaid, lingerie, lunya
Apparently, there is at least one business that saw the bright red robes of The Handmaid's Tale, that immediately recognizable uniform of sexual slavery, and thought to itself: "We're gonna market the crap out of that."
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