TV Tidbits
Creeping Woke
Hollywood is nothing if not sneaky. It’s taken a look at dismal box-office returns, and the (relative) unpopularity of recent Marvel movies, Disney shows, and anything deemed too woke.
But rather than dispense with woke altogether, Hollywood’s become sneaky about it. Case in point: Best Medicine on Fox. In early episodes of this new comedy-drama, gay bar-owners George and Greg (pictured above) are lovable supporting characters who were featured briefly in each episode. But the big event of the show’s season finale? A very public wedding for George and Greg, highlighted by a prolonged kiss between the two.
Don’t get me wrong. Overall, I enjoy Best Medicine. I even enjoy George and Greg. But it’s obvious what Hollywood is up to: downplay the woke elements early in a season, wait until a decent-sized audience is hooked on your show … then go big on leftist issues.
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Something Very Bad Was Going to Happen
Now that I’ve seen the entirety of Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, I recommend it. It has elements I’m not fond of, such as murky lighting throughout and supernatural plot points. Normally, I am not a big fan of the supernatural; it makes it too easy for writers to cheat.
But Something Bad was never boring and it was unpredictable. That compensates for a lot, these days.
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Artemis II
OK, that was fun.
But I’m old enough to remember the 1969 moon landing (assuming it actually happened) and, sorry kids, but just flying around the moon ain’t quite the same thing.
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