Makai

I really doubt that the character will be close to 30 when Young Avengers is finally made. MCU time has never been in line with real time and projects aren’t released linearly. It was three years between Hawkeye and Echo but only six months for the characters. Our time is only now starting to catch up with the earliest post-Endgame projects.

This is why the Young Avengers being in their twenties doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Kate’s background makes her read has far younger than Steve or Nat. Plus these are heroes that have been shaped by growing up in a world with the Avengers. It creates a very different dynamic Hailee Steinfield and Florence Pugh are only a year apart but when they were on screen together Kate and Yelena did not feel like contemporaries in the slightest.

Exactly this. There are actually a lot of things that Marvel has keyed up that I would love to see but they are too focused on expanding rather than paying off existing plots. Case in point, Hawkeye set up a ton of plots but the most interesting ones with Yelena/Kate and Kate/Clint is going nowhere. Same with WandaVision. I’m actually craving good superhero movies since no one is making them right now. I have shitty superhero movie/tv fatigue.

I just finished Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson and am now mildly obsessed. It’s been a long time since I laughed so much when reading. He was inspired by The Princess Bride and he nailed the tone.

Trying to come up with a favorites list just caused to be add more books to my re-read list. Fortunately, my library has them all available through Libby since my physical copies are in storage at the moment. Another for the re-read list. I agree that I would be a good one to adapt.

I love seeing this as a topic. I think I’ve read everything she’s written except for Promise Me Tomorrow. My interest has waned somewhat in the last few years but I still enjoy most of her books. Birthright is probably my all time favorite book. I agree. I just love how she writes characters. They feel like real people with real relationships. The oxymoronic titles never fail to amuse me. I loved both of those, particularly Public Secrets. Honest Illusions is another one of my favorites. I still wouldn’t call her books diverse, but she does seem to be improving in that area. Her last completed trilogy (Dragon Heart Legacy) features a gay romance alongside the main couple. The main female lead has a found family within the LGTBQ community. Yep. Unfortunately, I doubt it will ever happen because she is very hands off about her adaptations. Inheritance really hooked me. I’m curious if the second book will be entirely focused on a second couple since she seems to be moving away from that format somewhat.

There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that these types of decisions haven’t been thoroughly vetted by many top lawyers. She wasn’t even fired. Her contract was complete and they decided not to sign her to a new one. I’m curious if her lawsuit (or Disney’s response) addresses personnel conflicts. Pedro’s sister is trans and Gina had said that he tried to explain to her the importance of pronouns. I can’t see him wanting to work with her in any capacity.

Yep. Many of the same people who now lament cancel culture had zero issue when they were the ones deciding who was cancelled. Then actions having consequences was a good thing and now they see it as a great injustice. I’m not sure if I would call it predatory but Alyssa used the same problematic elements in the industry that lead to predatory behavior to paint herself as a victim and force Shannen out. The Charmed showrunner has since been accused of sexual harassment and Rose McGowan has accused Alyssa of making the Charmed set toxic. Even when the show first aired, you could see a lot of the issues specific to Alyssa, bleed onto the screen with the plot choices. Without knowing any of the details, the decision to write Shannen off the show felt like a big red flag that Alyssa had undue influence over what happened behind the scenes. It doesn’t help that she has since positioned herself as an advocate for women in Hollywood.

They haven’t aired it in the US. They stuck it on Hallmark’s streaming service a few years ago and haven’t aired it since. I miss it every year. I did see that it is available to buy and I am tempted. I thought the same. Too little plot to fill 90 minutes for my taste.

I started watching My Christmas Guide expecting it to be awful but it was much more enjoyable than expected. I think it really helped that a lot of the movie was the two leads walking around and talking to each other. Christmas felt like a backdrop rather than the plot. The third act conflict still wasn’t well developed but it also wasn’t a misunderstanding. Watchable is a good description. They addressed why she was dating the narcissist. She said he had changed and when they met he doted on her and she believed he was thoughtful. Sounded like early relationship love bombing before the true colors come out. As for the dog, he gave him up because he gave up on trying to have a normal life that wasn’t defined by his disability. The dog represented his ability to freely navigate the world and once he was pushed into no longer teaching it killed his hope for more.

Not really. GAF is touting that they are the fastest growing network but that’s because their ratings have been in the toilet. When your programming bring in a .01 ratings share it’s not hard to claim big growth. The Hallmark actresses that jumped ship are not bringing in big numbers. Hallmark’s main channel ratings have been on par with last year’s ratings and HMM’s Thursday Christmas premieres have been significantly up. Overall Hallmark’s numbers have been really good considering live tv viewing has been consistently falling. Their movies are usually in the top 10 or 15 of cable programming and only behind sports. GAF isn’t cracking the top 150. That also doesn’t to take into account people who watch Hallmark on Peacock. Hallmark seems pretty much bulletproof. Probably because more and more people want an escape from reality. Ugh. That was my concern when watching the promo. I like Tyler so I’ll probably still watch. It had the same writer as 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost so I was hoping it would be better than the premise indicated.

The man admitted to setting up a woman to be raped by his friend. Because the friends desire to have sex with a specific woman mattered more than her right to know who she was sleeping with. I’m generally not a vindictive person but the idea that the women he has been in relationships with have brought him pain fills me with glee.

Yeah, he’s just angry she said the quiet part out loud. There are of articles about how everyone on the industry knew there was no point in even trying to put diversity in Hallmark movies when he was in charge. He would have entire scenes reshot because background actors could have appeared to be interracial couples. He’s fine with representation as long as it’s not noticeable or acknowledged.

I feel like multiple sources confirming the same story is evidence that it is true not that it is a lie. I don’t see it not be challenged in court being a problem. What the police and lawyers suspect is not the same as what can be proven. There doesn’t seem to be anything to be gained by challenging him on it during his testimony. The defense had a different alternate theory to float in the trial. Kutcher really only helped established the timeline.

To me age and ignorance is a somewhat justified explanation for mild statements of confusion regarding gender and sexual identity issues. I don’t think simple ignorance due to the changing times is an explanation for Alice Cooper or Carlos Santana. What they are saying is willful ignorance in spouting anti-trans talking points like the person identifying as a cat or concern for kids. If a person of any age is using the same language used to take rights away from or hurt trans individuals they lose any leeway I would be willing to give them.