… I just discovered that something calling itself the “Parents Television Council” used to publish what it called “The Worst TV Show of the Week”
Maybe they stopped because they realized people were reading their “warnings” in reverse
Worst TV Show of the Week: iZombie on The CW | Parents Television Council
Only “sort of”?
Seems to me the options are always to either rent it, as you wrote, or watch it by subscribing to a streaming service, which you can drop after the first month. Isn’t the former what you said you’d love?
I’m only one episode in, and concerned about where they are going with the plot involving Jean and Joy. I guess I’ll find out who Otis called for help this weekend.
I mean, you could do that, but I’d rather not have to sign up for another service just to watch the latest season of House of Dragon or whatever… And amazon prime is not one of the services I do have (all we have is Netflix, actually). 
Is it even possible to rent stuff without it…
Ah, right. I don’t know…
I know plenty of people do that, but generally speaking, I’ll just wait for physical media… and until recently, some streamers were not putting it out, but at least Disney is changing course on that now…
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call was a more enjoyable movie than people tend to admit. I enjoy the fact that Leslie Jones called out Jason Reitman for using language that was clearly meant to distance Afterlife from her film. There are ways to promote a film without promoting it against a previous installment.
Jones said more about Answer the Call on a recent installment of the Fly on the Wall podcast. She’s pretty critical of the cuts made before the film was released, believing they made poor editing decisions in response to the pre-criticism/hate the film received before it even came out. I know some, if not all, of the scenes were restored in the extended cut. I haven’t seen that version yet. Heck, I haven’t even seen Afterlife yet. But I enjoyed the theatrical cut of the Ghostbusters reboot. It’s not the original film, though. But even that crew failed to make a follow-up that was comparable to the original – according to some folks. But it’s clear that there are people out there who exist to let you know that they cannot be pleased.
I enjoyed it, too. 
Is any reboot supposed to be the original, though? I haven’t seen many*, but each one puts a unique spin on the source material/original idea. Otherwise, what would be the point (beyond some SFF movies remade to take advantage of better tech and special effects)?
I’ll probably look for the extended cut of Answer The Call, to see what might’ve been. Still, this seems like yet another case of poisoning the well and misogyny - brought to us by the folks who are probably busy now working on a movie called Ken for 2024. 
*Thinking back, a large number were female-led films, making me wonder why there were so many adaptations vs. original content.
I hate that this is probably true.
We’re watching The Woman in the Wall. Which is great. I mean, I’d watch Ruth Wilson read out the phone book in a variety of funny voices and that would also be great, but she’s fucking amazing in this. Bit grim, so it is, but still.
So many people think the answer to this is so obvious: Yes, it’s supposed to be exactly the same as the original, yet different enough to “justify its existence,” and on top of all that be better (but not in a way that overshadows the original).
We should be on the second or third sequel to that series, but it was cut off at the knees by the same vocal minority who seem to enjoy ruining things in media, politics, etc. And the studio seemed more than OK with losing money than jumping in to defend their investment by putting out the best product possible and beefing up the PR.
They cancelled the Wonder Years reboot after only two seasons.
I’ve noticed a few headlines about shows being axed (and the strike being blamed for it 
), but I’m gonna wait (and take in a lot more unicorn chasers) before wading through that list. Maybe if a deal is worked out soon, studios might backtrack and resuscitate a few… 
ETA some clear paragraphs and getting rid of typos.
I am a fool for cartoons.
I watched Fionna and Cake, an Adventure Time spin off, last episode and enjoyed it very much. Adventure Time was a great success and making another cartoon based upon its characters, at first, sounds like a kind of, I don´t know, my vocabulary is a little short.
Although the show seems to wander aimlessly, exploring the Multiverse fad, deep down the episodes there is a line that the writers followed smoothly. Despite the childish gags, this is an animation for adults, but without all of the nonsense/pffensive/boring stuff that Adult Swim usually dumps on the screens. They touched bittersweet themes that probably ressonate among the show audience, that grew up and now must face more subtle and treacherous dangers than monsters, witches and magic swords.
I also watched the trailer for Scavengers Reign, a science fiction cartoon also for adults that will soon air on HBO or Max, I’m not sure what the streaming name is these days. The video says it is Max, but I´m used to HBO.
Scavengers Reign is a 2D cartoon series (thank God! When will they give up on the poorly made 3D films that plagues screens?) based on a 2017 short film about astronauts/scientists stranded in an alien world.
I saw the trailer for that last night… it’s looks incredible… You can see the Miyazaki influence, too.
The setting and the atmosphere reminded this movie. It has a surreal and oniric air.
But it also reminded me “The Airthight Garage” universe by Moebius.
That wasn’t a mistake, it was a subtle clue to their inside source - The mountain from the Paramount logo
A very sneaky peak indeed.
So sad to see the end of Sex Education. I grew to love so many of its characters. I did think it ended nicely all around though. I also love how it’s pretty much all like a vivid nightmare for Tories. And especially for Republicans. 
No more need for that nice house either.
How well do you think it works as a standalone? I’ve been curious about checking out it. I just haven’t watched more than a handful of Adventures Time episodes. It’s one I’ll probably get around to.
