Now Disney is just pissing everyone off …

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

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UPDATE:

Now. I will point out that he’s pausing ALL political donations in Florida, not just donations for the sponsors of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which is one way to hedge the entire issue.

While LGBTQ+ groups and employees criticize Disney for not doing enough to protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and Texas’ hateful attack on trans kids, they are also being targeted from the other political side, who think they’re doing too much. Ron DeSantis attacked Disney as a “woke corporation” that will not force him to back down on his spiteful legislation.

And The Parents Television and Media Council (PTC) are REAL MAD that the Netflix Marvel series, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders, are being moved to Disney+. PTC put out a statement warning Disney that adding the R-rated series to Disney+ would ruin their family-friendly brand. Now, Disney has tried to navigate just this thing by adding parental controls to the streaming service, but PTC would rather Disney do their parenting for them, apparently.

I will say that it’s an interesting quandary Disney has found itself navigating: when Disney+ first debuted, they did try to keep it as G- and PG-rated as possible, using Hulu as the vehicle for their more adult or controversial titles: for instance moving Love, Victor from Disney+ to Hulu because it featured a gay teen love story. However! They clearly want to keep all of their Marvel content in one place: it’s more valuable to them to have all the Marvel properties together than spread across the streaming universe — but a lot of that content is very adult. I guess they have calculated that making Disney+ home of all things Marvel no matter how mature is worth pissing off the likes of PTC and other conservative groups.

Jussie Smollett was sentenced to five months in prison for faking a hate crime. He also was “ordered to pay $120,000 restitution to the city of Chicago, plus a $25,000 fine, and to serve 30 months of probation.” He maintained his innocence during his sentencing and announced that he’s not suicidal, so if anything happens to him while he’s in prison, he didn’t do it to himself. What a sad, terrible story.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s longtime PR firm has fired them.

One of the “Joe Millionaires” — the poor one — has already broken up with the woman he chose on the show. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), the millionaire “Joe Millionaire” is still with his choice. (For now.)

The Afterparty may not be as witty as Only Murders in the Building, but it is a clever ride in its own right, exploring different movie and TV genres in each episode. If you’ve watched the series all the way through, this is a good piece about how the show used clever cinematography to get at the truth of who the killer was.

Renewals

  • Ex On The Beach has been renewed for seasons five and six on MTV.
  • Domina has been renewed for a second season on EPIX.

Cancellations

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Mark Your Calendar

  • CNN+ will launch on March 29.
  • The Boys returns on June 3 on Prime Video.

  • Bosch: Legacy premieres on IMDb TV on May 6.
  • The Hardy Boys returns on Hulu on April 6.
  • Three Busy Debras debuts on Cartoon Network on April 24.
  • Moonshot will premiere on HBO Max on March 31.
  • Metal Lords will premiere on Netflix on April 8.
  • Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Old Days will debut on Netflix on March 22.
  • WWE Evil will stream on Peacock on March 24.
  • The Informant will debut on HBO Max on April 1.
  • Dirty Lines will premiere on Netflix on April 8.
  • Yaksha: Ruthless Operations will debut on Netflix on April 8.
  • Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock will premiere on Netflix on March 29.

R.I.P.

Emilio Delgado, The actor who played Luis on Sesame Street for 45 years

Bobbie Nelson, Pianist, singer, and older sister of Willie Nelson

Mark Deetjen, Freemantle executive

Odalis Perez, Former MLB pitcher

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Turning Red: Pixar’s next great coming-of-age movie follows a 13-year-old girl who turns into a giant red panda every time she becomes stressed or angry. Disney+

The Adam Project: Ryan Reynolds stars in this time-travel action-adventure film. Premiere. Netflix

Charmed: Mel and Maggie try to figure out life without their sister in the season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Dynasty: Fallon is ready to jump back into her former life in the season premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

Life After Death with Tyler Henry: In this new reality series, medium Tyler Henry helps people find clarity and closure. Series premiere. Netflix

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Zoë Kravitz and Rosalia. 10:30 p.m., NBC

Help! My House is Haunted: Celebrity Edition: Don’t get too excited, the celebrities in question are British and unlikely anyone you’ve heard of. Series premiere. Discovery+

West Side Story: Check out the Oscar-nominated musical before the big awards ceremony. 7 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards: Nicole Byer and Taye Diggs host. 7 p.m., The CW & TBS

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain: A documentary about the beloved chef, author, and TV host. Premiere. 8 p.m., CNN

Weakest Link: I posted last week was the season premiere, but it was bumped for an interview with Bill Barr, so THIS WEEK is the premiere. 8 p.m., NBC

Late Night:

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Aidy Bryant, Martha Stewart, Alex Edelman

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Shark Tank
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS Undercover Boss
(new)		 Magnum P.I.
(new)		 Blue Bloods
(new)
CW Charmed
(new)		 Dynasty
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local

Paralympics 2022

NBC Paralympics 2022
(new)		 The Thing About Pam
(repeat)		 Dateline

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SAT. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
ABC NBA Basketball
(live)		 News/Local
CBS The Neighborhood
(repeat)		 Bob Hearts Abishola
(repeat)		 48 Hours 48 Hours News/Local
CW Great Chocolate Showdown
(new)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(new)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Basketball
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC Paralympics 2022
(repeat)		 Dateline
(new)		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(Zoe Kravitz & Rosalia)

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SUN. 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(new)		 American Idol
(new)		 The Rookie
(new)
CBS 60 Minutes The Equalizer
(new)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
(new)		 SWAT
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The CW 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards Local
FOX The Simp-sons
(repeat)		 Call Me Kat
(repeat)		 The Simp-sons
(new)		 The Great North
(new)		 Bob’s Burgers
(new)		 Family Guy
(new)		 Local/News
NBC America’s Got Talent: Extreme
(repeat)		 The Courtship
(new)		 Weakest Link
(new)		 Transplant
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