Jman

Yeah, that’s the Tower Of God guy.

The change is official. “Max. It’s not HBO, it’s just TV.”

Dethklok and Babymetal? That’s a show I might go to. The Doomstar Requiem was the intended finale of Metalocalypse before Lazzo pulled the plug. I imagine this is like the Venture Brothers movie, wrapping up the plot lines a season would have had they not been cancelled.

Just…Max. I think the fear was that the HBO name made people think of adult programming, but…Max?

I know the “Zaslav write off” is a tired joke, but if there was ever a time I wished that happened…

Part II with footage from the pitch reel.

To be fair, his write-offs are the reason this is happening (and are apparently a major sticking point with the writers guild negotiations) since write-offs mean less residuals.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/ When you have more money than most European nations, but no idea how to use it, Amazon Studios is the result. Some choice quotes - A separate article also pointed out that Amazon tried pitching a detective shows to focus groups about a black detective that was dealing with systemic racism. The focus groups rejected it in favor of a competing show…that was sliced up episodes of Starsky and Hutch.

The Silver Age did that a lot. To be fair, plenty were wacky enough you’d buy them in the covers alone. Have I mentioned the Silver Age was insane? This is by no means a negative.

I’m just reporting the news. If the Justice Department upends the merger, that will affect a lot of ongoing programming.

Well I know the unions are complaining of the write-off trend harming their residuals.

See, if that was the Silver Age you could have a bonkers comedy. Instead we’re getting slice of life stuff.

You know how I will sometimes complain that it doesn’t feel like shows that are made for kids these days don’t seem to target kids?! Now I have demographic data backing that up.

Biting the nose to spite the face, like all fascists.

It’s enough to make people wish Toonami got something less radioactive, like friggin Shield Hero or Goblin Slayer.

I’m getting the vibes the ratings will be dogshit and discussion online will descend into arguments between terminally online weirdos on both sides, ones that love the show and want Lois to be a lesbian because they’re still ass-mad The Owl House flopped, the other hardcore Restore the SnyderVerse weirdos who consider this an affront to Henry Cavill. And anime fans…will not watch. It doesn’t fit the Toonami branding the way it is now. And it honestly just makes me want to watch Superman TAS or Brave and the Bold. I imagine that the action will be severely downplayed for slice of life stuff and other shenanigans, which might explain Zaslav dumping it to be done with it.

You’re going to start seeing support for bills demanding automatic recall elections if reps switch parties. Because this is horseshit to an incredible degree.

First teaser. Meh.

Middle Earth: Shadow of War. Several years after the loot boxes were removed. Surprisingly fun to go back to killing Orcs although Tolkien scholars would have ulcers at this.

“You people drink Budweiser when you have a choice?”

Latino twenty-something is bonded to the DC Universe’s equivalent to the Guyver and makes a buster sword. Checks out to me.

Trailer.

Well now that New York has taken the first steps, I wouldn’t be surprised if Georgia makes their own announcement in the summer. I think that no one wanted to be first, and that now the doors are open.

Ouch. Still better than the Dennis Hopper one.

They are mobsters. Also this is not how people who are innocent operate.