4 posts tagged ‘showrunners’
Ricky Gervais isn’t David Brent from The Office. He’s worse
AV Club,
Ricky Gervais no longer does comedy. He does grievance. Two minutes into his latest, hourlong outrage bait for Netflix, Armageddon, he’s talking about the backlash he generates and how he’s putting “woke” in his Twitter bio. Later, amid adlibbing about Chinese people eating dogs, taking an applause break for saying… Read more...
Doctor Who's Russell T. Davies On the Importance of Showing Trans Struggles
Gizmodo,
For as much as Doctor Who’s first 60th anniversary special, “The Star Beast,” was a celebration of the old, it also brought plenty of new with it—including Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney as Rose, Donna Noble’s trans teenage daughter. But for as important as Rose became to the episode, for showrunner Russell T. Davies,… Read more...
32 best shows streaming right now on Peacock
We know, we know—it’s tough to subscribe to yet another streaming platform. But even so, NBC Universal’s service is worth the sacrifice. Peacock is home to network standouts like The Office, 30 Rock, and other unique originals and irreverent comedies. (Enjoy them while they last.) To help you sort through all the… Read more...
Inside Out 2 teaser reveals the replacements for Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling
We’ve known for more than a year at this point that Pixar’s Inside Out 2 was suffering from some pretty serious casting disputes—specifically, that neither Bill Hader or Mindy Kaling would be returning for the film as Fear and Disgust, respectively, having apparently expressed their own fear and disgust at being… Read more...