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As is our custom, the Afronerd Radio “steam engine” has a chock full of subject matter to unpack for this week’s internet radio entry! Listen to the latest musings from your loyal AFROnerdist hosts for this week’s Mid Week in Review–airing every Wednesday at 8 p.m. eastern on BTalk 100. The topics to be bandied about are: the recent announcement that Disney+ is working on a sequel to the 1991 cult classic superhero/comic book film, The Rocketeer, produced and starring noted actor, David Oyelowo (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time); anti-black racism being a global phenomenon is nothing new but it still stings nevertheless-a Russian restaurant chain apologized and removed an ad featuring a black man surrounded by a bevy of European models well…..because it offended a far-right group for some reason;
Our impressions of the fourth episode of Disney+’s What If? series and if there are any clues or implications to be seen in a live-action Marvel iteration; we haven’t spoken about the recent CinemaCon event (and we will) but word has that legendary actor/director, Sylvester Stallone still “has it” based on his The Samaritan superhero trailer which was shown at the convention to rave reviews; Dburt weighs in on S2 of Paramount Plus’ Evil series starring Mike Colter (Luke Cage); the FanDome Warner Media event returns this year with an all-star lineup; the long-delayed James Bond trailer for No Time To Die just hit the cyberwebs:
Popular comedic actor and well-renowned geek, Patton Oswalt has recently been campaigning of sorts via social media for Marvel to consider crafting a Daughters of the Dragon series based on their Misty Knight and Colleen Wing characters last seen in the Marvel Netflix universe; And lastly, per time constraints, perhaps we can discuss football great, Cam Newton, and his COVID-19 ouster from the NE Patriots.
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As is our custom, the Afronerd Radio "steam engine" has a chock full of subject matter to unpack for this week's internet radio entry! Listen to the latest musings from your loyal AFROnerdist hosts for this week's Mid Week in Review-airing every Wednesday at 8 p.m. eastern on BTalk 100. The topics to be bandied about are: the recent announcement that Disney+ is working on a sequel to the 1991 cult classic superhero/comic book film, The Rocketeer, produced and starring noted actor, David Oyelowo (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time); anti-black racism being a global phenomenon is nothing new but it still stings nevertheless-a Russian restaurant chain apologized and removed an ad featuring a black man surrounded by a bevy of European models well.....because it offended a far-right group for some reason;
Our impressions of the fourth episode of Disney+'s What If? series and if there are any clues or implications to be seen in a live-action Marvel iteration; we haven't spoken about the recent CinemaCon event (and we will) but word has that legendary actor/director, Sylvester Stallone still "has it" based on his The Samaritan superhero trailer which was shown at the convention to rave reviews; Dburt weighs in on S2 of Paramount Plus' Evil series starring Mike Colter (Luke Cage); the FanDome Warner Media event returns this year with an all-star lineup; the long-delayed James Bond trailer for No Time To Die just hit the cyberwebs:
Popular comedic actor and well-renowned geek, Patton Oswalt has recently been campaigning of sorts via social media for Marvel to consider crafting a Daughters of the Dragon series based on their Misty Knight and Colleen Wing characters last seen in the Marvel Netflix universe; And lastly, per time constraints, perhaps we can discuss football great, Cam Newton, and his COVID-19 ouster from the NE Patriots.
One thing that Dburt is doing (finally) is investing in cryptocurrency, courtesy of Roundlyx. We would implore our followers to investigate, discern and then explore by using our referral code: afro-87A4BF
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When Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso premiered in 2020, it gave viewers a welcome reprieve from the unfolding chaos of the world. Fans have been feeling less enthusiastic about season two, and we’ve seen a lot of discourse recently. But perhaps the funniest take came from Reddit, and we caught wind of the now infamous Brett Goldstein CGI question via /Film. Even though the question happened during season one.
Almost a year ago, a puzzled poster on Reddit pondered whether Roy Kent was a CGI character. The now deleted comment states that the poster began watching the series. However, after watching a scene where Ted calls Roy into his office, they asked, “Am I crazy, or does he look like a complete CGI character?”
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After 11 months of not responding, Brett Goldstein, the actor who plays Roy Kent on the show, personally addressed the question. He shared his proof of humanity on Twitter. As an avatar, naturally.
My final statement on the matter: pic.twitter.com/YPzNnOu4mg
— Brett Goldstein (@brettgoldstein) September 2, 2021
“There’s a f***ing load of mad shit happening on the internet today as usual,” he opened the hilarious confession. “And I just want to clear up something once and for all: I am a completely real, normal human man who just happens to live in a VFX house and does normal human basic things like rendering and buffering and transferring data.”
The hilarious response is delightful. However, we can see why someone would believe Roy Kent is CGI. Not only is he very easy on the eyes, but his character is ornery and a joy to behold. He’s honest and direct. He adores his girlfriend and knows who he is. Clearly, these are not human qualities. So, maybe the Redditor was right. Maybe Roy Kent is an avatar?
Goldstein should take the robot test John Mulaney speaks of. Although, CGI characters can do a lot, including pick out which boxes contain a stop sign. So, it’s not the best example. But, if Brett Goldstein wants to keep releasing statements like the one from today, we’re okay with that. CGI or not.
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