‘Stranger Things’ had to add a content warning thanks to our broken, violent culture

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

 

This golden retriever cares more about this child’s safety than the entire GOP:

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Stranger Things had to add a title card with a content warning following the Uvalde school shooting:

“We filmed this season of Stranger Things a year ago. But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing. We are deeply saddened by this unspeakable violence, and our hearts go out to every family mourning a loved one.”

God, I hate this timeline.

The Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to use their social media sites to broadcast facts about gun violence instead of their usual game coverage last night.

Meanwhile, Ted Cruz and his fucking dumbass cohorts are out here insisting that schools only use one door. I know the GOP is suspicious of learning in general, but perhaps they should read up on The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Also, door lobby? You’re clearly not donating enough money to these fools.

Meanwhile, this whole story just becomes darker and sadder. The news today that 19 police officers stood outside the door for 40 minutes while the gunman killed 21 innocent souls — some of whom were calling 911, begging for help … this will haunt me for the rest of my life.

And in Chicago, a news crew covering a story about the rise in gun violence might have been threatened by a man with a gun? It actually looks like he’s holding a remote control to me, but who knows.

Having Seth MacFarlane claim your show caters to “the lowest common denominator” has to hurt.

Marvel heard what you had to say about She-Hulk’s CGI and are now trying to fix it.

This Is Us‘ showrunner gives us closure on two characters that everyone seems to have just forgotten.

Guy Fieri is finally getting the love he deserves. I’m not kidding.

Mr. Fieri has emerged as one of the most influential food philanthropists of the Covid age, helping to raise more than $20 million for restaurant workers. He has established himself as an industry mentor among chefs who may or may not admire his cooking but recognize his gifts as a messenger, which have boosted business for the hundreds of restaurants featured on his show. He has won the blessing of the white-tablecloth set through sheer force of charisma and relentlessness, coaxing a reconsideration of how the food establishment treated him in the first place.

“I don’t think he had the respect of people like me or people in the food industry,” said Traci Des Jardins, an acclaimed Bay Area chef who has become a friend. “He has earned that respect.”

“An amazing individual,” said the philanthropic chef José Andrés, recalling how Mr. Fieri churned out plates of turkey for wildfire evacuees in 2018.

Love Island (UK) participants will be given inclusivity training, covering language “around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviors and microaggressions.”

Take care of yourself, Ruby Barker.

Going Viral

I usually post about COVID on Wednesdays, but I was so overwhelmed by Tuesday’s events that I held it off until today. This is quite the dystopia we’re living through, guys.

Last week:

New York Times

This week:

New York Times

They’re not going to reinstitute mask mandates –we’re well past that — but if you are in an area with high transmission, I would think hard about wearing masks indoors.

OH LOOK HOW SURPRISING:

Masks work. Wear one.

Ten days after the Upfront events in New York City, and whaddya know, but attendees are coming down with COVID. Huh! How strange!

Jeff Bridges opened up about nearly dying from COVID, claiming that it was far worse than his cancer.

Jake Tapper reportedly taped his show earlier this month despite testing positive, infuriating some CNN staffers.

The Red Power Ranger has been charged with defrauding the government after allegedly obtaining more than $400,000 in fraudulent PPP loans.

Renewals

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Andor will premiere on Disney+ on August 31.
  • Willow will premiere on Disney+ on November 30.
  • Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey will debut on Netflix on June 8.
  • Wildhood will premiere on Hulu on June 24.
  • Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet will premiere on Netflix on June 15.
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation and Buckhead Shore will both return on MTV on June 23.
  • Surviving Summer premieres on Netflix on June 3.

R.I.P.

Andy Fletcher, Founding member of Depeche Mode

Alan White, Drummer for Yes and the Plastic Ono Band

Carol Baldwin, Mother of Alec, Stephen, Billy, and Daniel and breast cancer awareness activist

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Obi-Won Kenobi: So how did Ben Kenobi entertain himself all those years in the desert? Disney+

Stranger Things: Season four, and the end of the story, y’all. Premiere. Netflix

The Blacklist: Red and Cooper face off in the season finale. 7 p.m., NBC

SATURDAY

Old: I finally got around to watching this on a plane recently, and I’m here to say 1. it’s batshit insane and 2. it has one of the dumbest endings of any movie I have ever seen. 10/10 would recommend. (For the same reasons I recommend The Happening.) 7 p.m., HBO

Blazing Saddles: A popular thing for people to say about this Mel Brooks classic is that it couldn’t be made today. This is a thing that is said by people who don’t realize the heroes of the movie aren’t the racists, but the butt of the jokes.  5:15 p.m., FXM

SUNDAY

Purple Rain: We all know this isn’t a great film. That said, name me a movie with a better soundtrack. Go ahead, I’m waiting.  7 p.m., BET Her

Paranormal Activity: It didn’t invent found footage, but it did something new and interesting with it. 8:50 p.m., Epix Drive-In

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Rachel Dratch, Bashir Salahuddin, OneRepublic

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage 20/20
CBS Come Dance With Me
(new)		 Magnum P.I.
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
(repeat)
CW Charmed
(new)		 Dynasty
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC The Blacklist
(new)		 Dateline

—

SAT. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 Shark Tank
(repeat)		 The Rookie
(repeat)		 News/Local
CBS Magnum P.I.
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
(repeat)		 48 Hours News/Local
CW Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Would I Lie to You?
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(repeat)		 Local
FOX MLB Baseball
(live)		 News/Local
NBC Transplant
(new)		 Dateline
(new)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)

—

SUN. 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(repeat)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(repeat)		 The $100,000 Pyramid
(new)
CBS 60 Minutes The Equalizer
(repeat)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
(repeat)		 SWAT
(repeat)
The CW Local Riverdale
(new)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Would I Lie to You?
(repeat)		 Local
FOX NASCAR Cup Series
(live)		 Local/News
NBC Weakest Link
(repeat)		 Weakest Link
(repeat)		 American Ninja Warrior
(repeat)

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