The Friday Edition - May 18, 2018
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TV, Adnan Syed, documentaries, HBO, Serial, true crime

HBO Is Going to Be Tackling the Adnan Syed Case in an Upcoming Documentary

haeminlee
HBO is going to be providing their own take on the murder in an upcoming documentary called The Case Against Adnan Syed
Movies, In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Warner Bros.

The In the Heights Movie Is Saved, Thanks to Warner Bros.

We were so grateful when Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes finally got the film rights back to their musical, In the Heights, after having been tied up at The Weinstein Company. But the question still remained: Will we still be getting this film? Turns out, yes! The In the Heights movie is still happening, people!
Big on the Internet, crime, mugshots

Poetic Justice: Mugshots Are Circulating of the Mugshot.com Owners Arrested for Extortion

The premise of the website involved posting booking photographs and charging individuals to have them un-published.
TV, #MeToo Movement, catfish, MTV

MTV Halts Catfish Production After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Surface

Catfish
Another day, another sexual misconduct allegation against a man in a position of power. Today's entry into the Advent Calendar of Terrible Men features Nev Schulman involved in alleged sexual misconduct. MTV has suspended production of Catfish: The TV Show as it investigates allegations involving the program’s host and executive producer.
News, Healthcare, obamacare, Republicans

Republicans Now Just Admitting They Have No Actual Plan Beyond “Repeal Obamacare”

president barack obama disappointed
Republicans spent a good 75 percent of President Obama's term railing against "Obamacare," a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act, fooling their voters into believing that the solution was to roll it back, rather than work to make it better, because that made for better campaign propaganda. Now that they've gained control of the entire government and still can't get that done, they're starting to admit that it's because they never had a better plan.
News, Bill Gates, donald trump, HIV, HPV

Bill Gates Had to Explain to Donald Trump the Difference Between HIV and HPV

"Both times he wanted to know the difference between HIV and HPV and so I was able to explain that those are things that are rarely confused with each other."
TV, bisexual representation, bisexuality, LGBTQ Representation, LGBTQIA

Why TV Is Becoming Our First Line of Defense Against Bisexual Erasure in Media

Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
When I was working on my queer cinema piece yesterday, I asked my TMS colleagues to help me think of canon, queer-on-screen, bisexual characters in film. There was a lot of stuttering and stammering before we were able to start naming names, and then once we did, they were all in some way problematic. This is interesting, because when our focus turned to television, we had a much easier time. Can television be the thing that will save us all?
Big on the Internet, Amber Ruffin, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Roseanne (2018)

Amber Ruffin’s “Minute of Fury” Against Roseanne and White People Calling the Cops Is Spectacular

Amber Ruffin's "Minute of Fury" on Late Night with Seth Meyers was so great that I wish it had lasted the entire one hour.
News, discrimination, Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate, sexual harassment, women in politics

Are These Male Senators Just Hoping We’ll All Forget About That Sexual Harassment Bill They’ve Been Ignoring?

Female Democratic Senators harassment discriminaiton house congress
100 Days ago, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that would reform the ways in which sexual harassment claims are handled on Capitol Hill. As it stands, that process is super gross and serves to benefityou guessed itnot the people subjected to harassment. So why hasn't it made any progress in the Senate?
Big on the Internet, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Gina Rodriguez, Star Wars (franchise), Starz, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Starz Is Making a Mini-Series About Catherine of Aragon

Maria Doyle Kennedy in The Tudors (2007)
Starz is adapting another Tudor era show, Lando Calrissian will not be the focus of the next Star Wars Anthology movie, Gina Rodriguez finally comes to the 99, and A.I. are gonna teach you to see Asian actors in leading roles, damn it!
Big on the Internet, content creators, Sailor J, youtube influencers

Interview With Writer & Influencer Sailor J on Self-Care, Her Online Support and Keeping It 100 in a World of Biters*

Sailor J
Sailor J has taken over the internet, using her voice and public image to highlight issues of cultural appropriation, Harry Potter fuckery, and women's issues. To dismiss her as just someone who just makes "funny makeup videos" is a disservice to both her as a creative and as someone has been committed to social justice issues from the beginning.
Movies, Lando Calrissian, LGBTQIA, solo: a star wars story, Star Wars (franchise)

Solo Screenwriter Says That Lando’s Sexuality Is Fluid, Wants More LGBT Characters in Star Wars

Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian
When asked about Lando Calrissian's sexuality, Jonathan Kasdan had some wonderful things to say.
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TV, Lana and Lily Wachowski, Netflix, Sense8

Watch the Trailer for the Sense8 Series Finale

sense8 series finale
The end is here with a stunning new trailer for the series finale of Netflix's cult favorite Sense8. Netflix has already released poster art for the two-hour long Sense8 finale, which bows on Netflix June 8th.
Movies, female director, female directors, Kristen Stewart, women in film

Kristen Stewart Makes Feature Film Directing Debut With Biopic of Bisexual Olympic Hopeful

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Jury member Kristen Stewart attends the screening of "Blackkklansman" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2018 in Cannes, France.
Actress and Cannes Film Festival juror Kristen Stewart has been evolving as a director recently, having directed several music videos as well as a short film as part of Refinery 29's Shatterbox Anthology. Now, she's finally taking the plunge to write and direct her feature film debut, having found inspiration in the world of sports.
News, Cannes Film Festival, John Travolta, protest, sexual misconduct

Is Anyone More Disconnected From Reality Than John Travolta?

john travolta, me too, times up, cannes
In Travolta's reality, Battlefield Earth is a lesser Picasso, talking about gender-specific issues is "inhuman," and mental illness is caused by a thetan imbalance.
TV, The CW, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries

The Originals Has Introduced Nazi Vampires for … Reasons?

The Originals
I still watch The Originals and I will probably watch Legacies when it comes out, however, it doesn't erase that the Vampire Diaries universe has had some terrible issues with race, women and LGBT characters throughout its two series and in the most recent episode of The Originals it added on to that.
Movies, LGBTQ Representation, LGBTQIA

On Queer Film: One Person’s “Eating Jizz out of a Fruit” Is Another Person’s “Demure”

A scene from "Love, Simon"
A recent Vulture piece on "Queer Cinema" got my attention with its assertion that, despite the increase in LGBTQIA themes, stories, and characters in films, that on the whole those films are "subsumed by aesthetics and narratives that display a straight gaze." It argues for more subversion, for a "queer structure." As if there were only one way to define and deliver a truly "queer film."
TV, Arrow, Batwoman, DC Entertainment

Batwoman to Join Arrow-verse in December Crossover Event

Batwoman Kate Kane
Batwoman is finally coming making her live-action debut as part of an epic crossover event on the CW this winter. Arrow star Stephen Amell made the announcement at the CW upfronts in New York, saying "We’re incredibly excited to announce that we’ll be doing another crossover event this fall on the CW, and we’ll be introducing a new character. For the very first time appearing, we’ll be fighting alongside Batwoman, which is terrific."
AMP Featured, TV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Terry Crews, The Daily Show

Terry Crews Talks Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Toxic Masculinity, & Deadpool 2 on The Daily Show

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Terry Crews is many things: a former NFL star, a visual artist, a gifted comic actor, and now an increasingly important male voice in the #MeToo Movement. For me, he will always be Julius Rock on Everybody Hates Chris, one of the all-time great television dads. Crews appeared on The Daily Show to promote his role as Bedlam in Deadpool 2, and discussed other topics like the Brooklyn Nine-Nine pick-up and toxic masculinity.
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