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SAG-AFTRA says interim agreements are ‘a vital part’ of its plan to weather Hollywood’s labor strikeSAG-AFTRA says interim agreements are ‘a vital part’ of its plan to weather Hollywood’s labor strike
Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
Loner. Rebel. Legend.

Paul Reubens, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman, has passed away. He was genius in other supporting roles later in his career — including The Spleen in 1999’s thoroughly underrated Mystery Men — but he’ll always be Pee-wee in our hearts. Who could forget the mastermind behind the original smart home?

We’ll be re-watching the 1981 Pee-wee Herman Show special that started it all on Max — checking out some episodes of Pee-wee’s Playhouse on Amazon would be fitting, too. Rest easy, Paul, and wherever you are, tell ‘em Large Marge sent you.

Loki season 2 looks like a race through time and space in new trailerLoki season 2 looks like a race through time and space in new trailer
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Good news everyone: there’s plenty to stream this weekend.

Seriously, there’s a lot: Futurama is back on Hulu, The Witcher’s third season wrapped up on Netflix, Good Omens season 2 is on Prime Video, Secret Invasion’s first season is up on Disney Plus, and Twisted Metal made its debut on Peacock.

Elsewhere, the terrifying teen horror movie Talk To Me is in theaters, a cute Hello Kitty game is available on Apple Arcade, and two classic Zelda titles are up for Switch Online subscribers.

A still image from Futurama.
A photo of Henry Cavill in season 3 of The Witcher.
A still photo from Good Omens season 2.
Samuel L. Jackson in the Secret Invasion movie trailer
A still photo of the character Sweet Tooth in the TV show Twisted Metal.
A still photo from the film Talk To Me.
Key art from Hello Kitty Island Adventures featuring a collection of Hello Kitty characters exploring a tropical island
Official game art for Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons against a red and blue backdrop.
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Futurama.
Image: Hulu
The 75th Emmy Awards face postponement due to Hollywood strikesThe 75th Emmy Awards face postponement due to Hollywood strikes
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Righteous Gemstones is coming back for a fourth season after the strikes are over.

Ahead of The Righteous Gemstones’ upcoming season 3 finale this Sunday, HBO’s renewed the show for yet another season of saintly and sanctified bullshittery that it’ll be able to start production on once Hollywood’s ongoing double labor strike is over.

Castlevania: Nocturne’s first trailer puts Richter Belmont in the revolutionary spotlightCastlevania: Nocturne’s first trailer puts Richter Belmont in the revolutionary spotlight
The Witcher season 3’s big finale is a wasted opportunityThe Witcher season 3’s big finale is a wasted opportunity
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
To seek out new jokes and new improvisations.

Lower Decks actors Tawney Newsom and Jack Quaid came up with some of the funniest moments of the Strange New Worlds crossover episode — Newsom’s Ensign Mariner spouting that Spock is hot and Quaid’s Ensign Boimler pulling the “Riker maneuver” — on the spot, per interviews cited by Gizmodo.

Trek alum and episode director Jonathan Frakes seemed envious in his Variety interview:

“[Improvisation] doesn’t happen a lot on ‘Star Trek,’ as you probably have heard,” Frakes says. “I mean, especially in our fucking show” — i.e. “Next Gen” — “they were so strict. It was like we were doing Shakespeare or Chekhov.”

And just because it’s very good, here’s the closer from Gizmodo’s James Whitbrook’s article:

We’re living in a golden age of exploring the fact that Spock Is Hot.

Strange New Worlds-Lower Decks Crossover 'Hot Spock' Moment Was Improv

[Gizmodo]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is already spawning a sequel and a spinoff seriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is already spawning a sequel and a spinoff series
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Secret Invasion? Bad. Invasion? Secretly good.

With its sixth episode — “Home” — the first season of Disney Plus’ Secret Invasion has come to a rather anticlimactic end that put Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury right back where he was when the series began.

In the end, it really felt like Marvel didn’t know what it wanted to say with its story about Earth being surreptitiously invaded by hostile aliens. Coincidentally, Apple’s Invasion seems have a pretty clear idea about what it wants to do with a similar premise in its upcoming second season.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
What a horrible night to have a teaser trailer.

Word on the street’s that a new trailer for Castlevania: Nocture — Netflix’s upcoming Castlevania spinoff series about Richter Belmont’s adventures during the French Revolution — is slated to debut tomorrow ahead of the series’ September 28th premiere.

Peacock’s Twisted Metal is trying really, really hardPeacock’s Twisted Metal is trying really, really hard
War is breaking out in Invasion season 2’s first trailerWar is breaking out in Invasion season 2’s first trailer
Good Omens season 2 is a lovey-dovey shipper’s delight

The second season of Amazon and the BBC’s Good Omens adaptation joyously marches into familiar yet unexplored territory with a love story that feels like it was crafted with Neil Gaiman fans in mind.

Charles Pulliam-Moore

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