Despite the strikes, Comic-Con still happened and now we have a bunch of trailers to watch

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SEAVER IS A GOOD BOY.

@thedogist

Meet Seaver, future service dog and cutest player on the Mets! #nyc #dogphotographer

♬ So Cute – Kim Sung Hwan

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Bethenny Frankel isn’t kidding about her unionizing reality stars idea. She begins by discussing how reality TV exploits its stars, and then outlines in a second video what her terms for reality stars would be if they were to unionize. She’s got some great points and having watched countless hours of reality television myself, and documented many stars’ downfalls, it all seems fair:

@bethennyfrankel

The reality reckoning is here and the Bethenny clause is born…hell hath no fury like a reality star scorned. The days of exploitation & promoting IP that we don’t profit from are over. Terms will be in the next post. #imwithbethenny #bravo #peacock #neneleakes #vanderpumprules #raquelleviss #tomsandoval #realitytv #reality #strike #thebethennyclause #realityreckoning #realitytvstars #markmalkin #variety #realitystarsunion #justbwithbethenny #rewivespodcast #entertainmentnews

♬ original sound – Bethenny Frankel

@bethennyfrankel

This is a union. I’ve defined fair & reasonable terms & consider those making $0 on the bachelor to a housewife making millions. This is a 1st pass & how I’d negotiate, w/ my institutional knowledge & wisdom in this industry w/ over a decade on 8 tv, w/ 10 books, 5 podcasts, multiple businesses & what was the fastest growing spirits business in history. I know a contract. Looking into traditional TV residuals is like looking inside “a beautiful mind.” Content used later with no profit sharing & l exploitation of hard working talent is as archaic as calling empowered independent women “housewives,” a term setting back women 100 years then using them for drama. This is the REALITY RECKONING aka THE REALITY REVOLUTION. The is the new BETHENNY CLAUSE. Reality TV has existed for decades & sustained entertainment during the last strike & exploded. This isn’t for people like me, who have thrived & succeeded and clawed their way to the top despite the odds. This is for the next generation. These are broad stroke terms subject to modification. This fight is just getting started. We’re rogue & nimble & not entangled & unwieldy. The intention here is to affect change, get things done and make history. I’ve listed some names who have contacted me & want to get involved. People not on this list are Vanderpump rules talent & the Kardashians, ironically the most powerful entities in entertainment right now, with the most leverage. They should fight for others who paved the way & for those after them. Shows like Summer House and others in production should stand down. Viewers should not watch this content. This paves the way for nurses and teachers, essential workers, production members & glam teams that will be inspired to create a model of their own reckoning. Change takes courage. I’ve alienated this industry & burned bridges with the entire network and streaming community in one fell swoop. This is not for the faint of heart but it’s for the greater good. This is correct. We will be sending these terms by email with the subject line: “Reality Reckoning” starting emails with: imwithbethenny Who’s with me?

♬ original sound – Bethenny Frankel

This piece asks when The Bachelor became “so Christian” and the answer is … I mean, pretty much always? The franchise is a post-feminist heteronormative piece of reactionary propaganda whose end goal is for a heterosexual couple to get engaged after knowing each other for all of two months. You are just not likely to go on a show like this unless you hold “traditional” Christian cultural and moral values. I mean, yes, it became much more pronounced during Sean Lowe’s season, I agree, but it’s always been an element of the show even if it wasn’t explicitly discussed in earlier seasons.

George R.R. Martin gives an update on both the writers’ strike (“No one can be certain where we go from here, but I have a bad feeling that this strike will be long and bitter.”) and filming on House of the Dragon, season two (it’s continuing because the scripts were completed during the strike, and “The actors are members of the British union, Equity, not SAG-AFTRA, and though Equity strongly supports their American cousins (they have a big rally planned to show that support), British law forbids them from staging a sympathy strike.”). He also revealed that his overall deal with HBO has been suspended since June 1 because of the strike. GREAT. NOW GO FINISH THE BOOKS, GEORGE.

John Stamos wanted to quit Full House before it ever filmed because he knew Jodie Sweetin was going to be a bigger star than him.

Two special Emmys have been added for puppetry performance and puppet design/styling by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Prepare for Sesame Street to dominate for all time.

You are reading this correctly: Disney wants you to buy a DVD box for WandaVision that does not actually contain a DVD. It’s just a box with some postcards and shit in it, but no actual disc. We are living in the absolute STUPIDEST timeline.

Robert Kirkman originally wanted to kill Rick off on The Walking Dead early on because “it would be funny.”

Netflix is doing something to the Downloads tab on their mobile device — changing it to “My Netflix” to “streamline” the viewing experience. As someone who uses Netflix downloads A LOT, I’m still unsure what this change is about, but OK.

Max might have removed the “Creators” label, but there still are a ton of errors all over the place.

LOL, according to Dummy Jr., he’s been banned from Fox News. GOOD.

Elon Musk is out here embarrassing himself again. Narcissists gonna narcissist, I guess. 

ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop fainted during pre-game coverage of a Real Madrid and AC Milan match. Hope he’s doing better.

Jamie Foxx, y’all. Glad to see him on his feet:

Renewals

In Development

  • Biker Mice from Mars, an animated series, is being developed at Maximum Effort on Fubo.
  • Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish director of Drive is working on an untitled animated series and an adaptation of the children’s novel series The Famous Five, which apparently was the inspiration for Scooby-Doo. And now you know.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Gen V premieres on Prime Video on September 29.
  • The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will debut on AMC and AMC+ in 2024.

  • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will premiere on AMC on September 10.

  • Invincible returns on Prime on November 3.
  • Interview with the Vampire returns on AMC and AMC+ in 2024.
  • Family Guy returns on Fox on October 1.
  • Krapopolis will premiere on Fox on September 24.
  • The Wheel of Time will return on Prime Video on September 1.
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns on Paramount+ on August 3.
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks returns on Paramount+ on September 7.
  • Star Trek: Discovery returns on Paramount+ in 2024.
  • Solar Opposites returns on Hulu on August 14.
  • American Dad! returns on TBS on August 4.
  • Rick and Morty: The Anime will premiere on Adult Swim soon.
  • ONE PIECE will premiere on Netflix on August 31.
  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter will return on Netflix on August 17.
  • LEGO Masters returns on Fox on September 28.
  • Deadly DILF is streaming on Tubi. Also, it’s called “Deadly DILF.”
  • Eye of the Storm debuts on Netflix on August 15.
  • Behind Your Touch returns on Netflix on August 12.
  • Ferry: The Series will debut on Netflix on November 3.
  • Mask Girl debuts on Netflix on August 18.
  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 returns on Netflix on August 8.

R.I.P.

George Alagiah, BBC journalist and presenter

Vince Hill, U.K. radio and television star

WATCH THIS

Son of a Critch: This new coming-of-age comedy follows 11-year-old Mark as he navigates middle school in 1980s Canada. One-hour series premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Children Ruin Everything: A young couple attempts to balance parenthood with their previous, child-free lives. One-hour series premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

The Golden Boy: A look into the life of boxing great Oscar De La Hoya. Premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

The Bachelorette: After testing The Bachelorette at an 8 p.m start time, ABC has decided to move it back to its normal 7 p.m. slot. You’ll find Claim to Fame at 9 p.m. 7 p.m., ABC

MON. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC The Bachelorette
(new)		 Claim to Fame
(new)
CBS The Neighborhood
(repeat)		 Bob ♥ Abishola
(repeat)		 NCIS
(repeat)		 NCIS: Hawai’i
(repeat)
CW Son of a Critch
(new)		 Son of a Critch
(new)		 Children Ruin Everything
(new)		 Children Ruin Everything
(new)		 Local
FOX Stars on Mars
(new)		 Crime Scene Kitchen
(new)		 News/Local
NBC American Ninja Warrior
(new)		 The Wall
(new)		 Weakest Link
(repeat)

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