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Right now most of us are just trying to get through the next six days but a big bright spot just opened up on the horizon and it’s more Ted Lasso, which has been renewed for a third season just weeks after its first ended. In case you’re not watching, Ted Lasso is an Apple+ series starring Jason Sudeikis as a midwestern college football coach who gets recruited to coach an English Premier League team despite having absolutely no experience whatsoever in that kind of football.
The show is a pure delight and fits neatly into the genre of sports shows perfectly suited for non-sports-fans, which tend to be total heartwarmers. (See: Friday Night Lights, Sports Night.)
Me when my friend refuses to listen and watch TED LASSO because it’s ‘about sports’ pic.twitter.com/XqaP1NUVlm
— Kaila Sarah Hier (@cleverrgirrl) October 28, 2020
Ted Lasso is nothing if not heartwarming, with a titular character that might just be the nicest person on television, but it’s never saccharine or sappy. In fact, the show doesn’t shy away from touching on destructive aspects of toxic positivity. Still, there’s nothing in the world that could make Ted Lasso love his fellow human beings any less than he does or exhibit less natural kindness to those around him.
Like most streaming services, Apple doesn’t release its exact viewership numbers, but it has said that Ted Lasso has broken records for their service and also drawn 25% new viewers.
It’s obviously going to be a while before season 3 airs, since season 2 was only announced in August and while writer/actor (absolute thirst trap Roy Kent) has said that they’ve begun writing the second season, production is likely a ways off due to *gestures vaguely at all this.* But I guess that just means we have a longer future of Ted Lasso to look forward to, and that feels really nice. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
- Borat fans have raised nearly $100,000 dollars as of this writing for Jeanise Jones, one of the few decent people to appear in the movie. Jones has said that she felt “kind of betrayed” by the movie, which she did not know was parody, and which she was paid only $3,600 to appear in. Jones’ scenes with Tutar (Maria Bakalova), in which she encouraged the young woman to value and respect herself, were hands down the highlight of the film and she deserves this. (via Uproxx)
- Zoe Lister-Jones, the writer/director of The Craft: Legacy says there were definitely ghosts on set. (via Celebitchy)
- THE OCEAN IS TERRIFYING.
Everyone’s always wondering “are there aliens out there somewhere?” and the ocean is like “I’m RIGHT HERE” https://t.co/c5Jb1riz8w
— Rob SCARE-idan says #VOTE // #BLM #ArtIsResistance (@rob_sheridan) October 28, 2020
- Back in April, Jared Kushner bragged to legendary journalist Bob Woodward that Donald Trump was “getting the country back from doctors.” (via CNN)
- Which fictional characters would be anti-maskers? (via Pajiba)
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Tomorrow! Ghost Stories live stream Featuring: @CecilBaldwinIII, @LadyBash, @dylanmarron, @SymphonySanders, @hallublin, @MollyQuinn93, @desaparicion and @dessadarling.
Tickets: https://t.co/AGbnfeAfUe pic.twitter.com/hCZuduZeU0— Night Vale podcast (@NightValeRadio) October 28, 2020
What did you all see out there today?
(image: Apple TV+)
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Right now most of us are just trying to get through the next six days but a big bright spot just opened up on the horizon and it’s more Ted Lasso, which has been renewed for a third season just weeks after its first ended. In case you’re not watching, Ted Lasso is an Apple+ series starring Jason Sudeikis as a midwestern college football coach who gets recruited to coach an English Premier League team despite having absolutely no experience whatsoever in that kind of football.
The show is a pure delight and fits neatly into the genre of sports shows perfectly suited for non-sports-fans, which tend to be total heartwarmers. (See: Friday Night Lights, Sports Night.)
Me when my friend refuses to listen and watch TED LASSO because it’s ‘about sports’ pic.twitter.com/XqaP1NUVlm
— Kaila Sarah Hier (@cleverrgirrl) October 28, 2020
Ted Lasso is nothing if not heartwarming, with a titular character that might just be the nicest person on television, but it’s never saccharine or sappy. In fact, the show doesn’t shy away from touching on destructive aspects of toxic positivity. Still, there’s nothing in the world that could make Ted Lasso love his fellow human beings any less than he does or exhibit less natural kindness to those around him.
Like most streaming services, Apple doesn’t release its exact viewership numbers, but it has said that Ted Lasso has broken records for their service and also drawn 25% new viewers.
It’s obviously going to be a while before season 3 airs, since season 2 was only announced in August and while writer/actor (absolute thirst trap Roy Kent) has said that they’ve begun writing the second season, production is likely a ways off due to *gestures vaguely at all this.* But I guess that just means we have a longer future of Ted Lasso to look forward to, and that feels really nice. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
- Borat fans have raised nearly $100,000 dollars as of this writing for Jeanise Jones, one of the few decent people to appear in the movie. Jones has said that she felt “kind of betrayed” by the movie, which she did not know was parody, and which she was paid only $3,600 to appear in. Jones’ scenes with Tutar (Maria Bakalova), in which she encouraged the young woman to value and respect herself, were hands down the highlight of the film and she deserves this. (via Uproxx)
- Zoe Lister-Jones, the writer/director of The Craft: Legacy says there were definitely ghosts on set. (via Celebitchy)
- THE OCEAN IS TERRIFYING.
Everyone’s always wondering “are there aliens out there somewhere?” and the ocean is like “I’m RIGHT HERE” https://t.co/c5Jb1riz8w
— Rob SCARE-idan says #VOTE // #BLM #ArtIsResistance (@rob_sheridan) October 28, 2020
- Back in April, Jared Kushner bragged to legendary journalist Bob Woodward that Donald Trump was “getting the country back from doctors.” (via CNN)
- Which fictional characters would be anti-maskers? (via Pajiba)
-
Tomorrow! Ghost Stories live stream Featuring: @CecilBaldwinIII, @LadyBash, @dylanmarron, @SymphonySanders, @hallublin, @MollyQuinn93, @desaparicion and @dessadarling.
Tickets: https://t.co/AGbnfeAfUe pic.twitter.com/hCZuduZeU0— Night Vale podcast (@NightValeRadio) October 28, 2020
What did you all see out there today?
(image: Apple TV+)
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Didn’t think I’d be crying over a video of Captain America’s speech before the time heist in Avengers: Endgame set to videos supporting Joe Biden, and yet here I am. Kevin Smith posted an incredible video with some masterful editing that turns the Marvel movie’s scenes into a call to arms for Biden, and Endgame directors the Russo brothers retweeted it.
One Week from Today: ASSEMBLE! Voting is the ENDGAME! (Help me give credit to whoever made this! I got it from a follower who also doesn’t know. Anybody have any idea where this Marvel-ous piece of editing came from?) #VOTE pic.twitter.com/5R6pVk09kg
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) October 27, 2020
No one is sure who made this video at the moment, but its message is simple and now widely seen, with over a million views: It’s Captain America’s speech set to a video of how we lost five years ago (well, we lost in 2016 but you get the sentiment) and how we now have a chance to “take it all back” with Joe Biden.
We have to say that the video is pretty damned brilliant, and it does exactly what it is meant to do. It makes me extremely excited to vote for Joe Biden.
One Week from Today: ASSEMBLE! Voting is the ENDGAME! (Help me give credit to whoever made this! I got it from a follower who also doesn’t know. Anybody have any idea where this Marvel-ous piece of editing came from?) #VOTE pic.twitter.com/5R6pVk09kg
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) October 27, 2020
In true Avengers fashion, many of the cast and crew behind the film joined in to share the video (Chris Evans even RT’d the Russo Brothers).
On your left… https://t.co/RsdrzolAEG
— Russo Brothers (@Russo_Brothers) October 27, 2020
Wow!!! This is amazing!! spread it fast. https://t.co/UB5o2rbGJG
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 27, 2020
Love this https://t.co/zKLnKN1YRe
— Paul Bettany (@Paul_Bettany) October 27, 2020
In a lot of ways, this video also drives home why I love these movies so much. Watching heroes take on the bad guys, trying to stand up for what’s right? It makes me have hope in our future and the future of humanity. Sure, it is a bit cheesy to look at Captain America’s speech in Avengers: Endgame and apply it to the current presidential election, but it does feel like we’re in the fight of our lives.
Right now, Donald Trump clearly does not care about the American people. He cares about protecting the rich, keeping those who will do his bidding on his side, and taking as much power as he possibly can. It’s a terrifying time in this country and some of us may have entertained the thought that we wished superheroes were real so that they could save us from this monster.
But the truth is that Captain America isn’t going to save us. What WILL stop this is if we do our civic duty and actually get out there and make our voices heard. Voting is the most important thing we can do right now. Phonebanking is a superpower. Getting your friends to vote is your training. We all have a chance to be the superheroes we need and we have to make sure that we’re doing our part in this election. Whatever it takes.
Anyway, do as the Avengers do.
Make your voice heard. pic.twitter.com/KXfzKSdeGg
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 27, 2020
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The first act of The Craft: Legacy is great. It’s full of lush and beautiful aesthetics; vibrant florals, effervescent sparkles, like an Instagram filter conjured to life. And that’s a compliment, because it’s the world these characters occupy: a modern world informed by technology that renders life more beautifully than it is. For a split second, Legacy feels like something fresh and knowing. Like it wandered into the frame of a TikTok Wiccan hashtag and mined it for gruesome possibilities.
Unfortunately, the film never lives up to its initial potential. Instead, The Craft: Legacy offers sparks of brilliance, but is weighed down by a final act that has “lost in reshoots” written all over it. It’s a shame, because director Zoe Lister-Jones is clearly talented. She amassed a wonderful young cast, and infused the film with the energy it needed to play cards with the 1996 original. That’s why the ending is especially troubling. Because it doesn’t mesh at all with what comes before. The final result feels tampered with in some needless effort to connect it to its predecessor. But this Craft was just fine on its own.
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The young cast is splendid. Cailee Spaeny excels as our central character Lily, whose youthful vitality is anchored by an old-soul knowingness. Lily has a close relationship with her mother Helen (Michelle Monaghan), whose moving the pair to a new town so she can settle in with her boyfriend Adam (David Duchovny). This puts Lily in a fish-out-of-water scenario, and Spaeny masters this. You understand her, you feel for her when things go wrong—as they’re wont to do in films like this—and you empathize with her new role in this family she doesn’t understand. She’s looking for her place in this strange environment. And luckily, it isn’t long before she finds it.
Lily has a power that attracts a coven of fellow high school girls. They’re on the hunt for their fourth member, and know right away that Lily is it. Why? She can hear their telepathic whispers to skip detention. And she has the ability to make things happen with her mind. You know, typical witch stuff. The coven is made up of Frankie (Gideon Adlon), Tabby (Lovie Simone), and Lourdes (Zoey Luna), who each represent a direction and its corresponding element. Frankie is the south’s air, Tabby the east’s fire, and Lourdes the north’s earth. Which makes Lily their west’s water. She agrees to join and together, the coven’s powers are unstoppable. But with all of that power comes a price.
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The Craft: Legacy is wonderful when it spends time with these girls. It’s subversive, refreshingly modern, and inclusive—and, in fact, challenges the original’s lack of inclusivity. It doesn’t best what came before, but it lives up to the “craft” of its title, which would have been more than enough. But it’s in the “legacy” where things start to fall apart.
The film would have worked best as a standalone with shades of the original peppered in. There are times where it feels like a soft reboot, and therein lie its strengths. When the coven interferes with the life of classmate Timmy (Nicholas Galitzine), they learn the weight of their power. It’s an important lesson for them: that their magic has consequences. Unfortunately, this lesson is undone by a series of tacked-on revelations that feel completely unearned. The whole finale feels like a bad episode of The X-Files. And if you’ve seen the spoilery trailers, you probably have an idea of where things are headed.
Ultimately, the film squanders its wonderful potential for a few cheap “aha” moments that never coalesce. In fact, they turn the whole film into one giant, incomprehensible mess. “Your difference is your power,” Helen often tells her daughter. If only The Craft: Legacy has listened.
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