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SXSW Review: Hulu’s The Girl From Plainville Is an Introspective Drama Uninterested in Excuses
The Pitch: Series co-creators Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus keep the true-crime story wave going with The Girl From Plainville, an eight-part limited series based on the “texting suicide case.” In 2014, Conrad Roy III died by suicide in Mattapoisett, Massachussets — this tragedy eventually garnered national attention as investigators learned of the role that the teen’s girlfriend, Michelle Carter, played in his death. Roy’s and Carter’s motivations were previously explored in Erin Lee Carr’s 2019 documentary, I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter – and, of course, in all the preceding media coverage of the groundbreaking case. But The Girl From Plainville uses artistic license to venture deeper into the minds of these adolescents, and track how a chance meeting in Flor...
Parents TV Council: Marvel Shows on Disney+ Slippery Slope to “Striptease Performances” at Disney World
Disney+ recently announced the onboarding of Netflix’s TV-MA Marvel shows, which is great news for fans of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and more, but an unaccountable tragedy for the humorless scolds at the Parents Television and Media Council. In a new open letter, the PTC said the decision “violates the trust of families” and suggested carrying such content is a slippery slope to “adding live striptease performances in Fantasyland at Disney World.” The House of Mouse’s streaming platform is adding new parental controls for this more mature content in hopes of heading off criticisms like this. On March 16th, when Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist, and The Defenders become available to watch, subscribers signing in to Disney+ ...
Greg Daniels on How Jim and Pam’s Romance on The Office Inspired Season 2 of Upload
“You’re familiar with my last two years of life, then,” is how Greg Daniels responded when Consequence told him, at the beginning of a Zoom interview, that I’d seen both new seasons of his current TV shows: The Netflix original comedy Space Force, which he co-created with Steve Carell, and the latest installment of Upload, the futuristic rom-com now making its debut on Prime Video. Both seasons are second seasons consisting of seven episodes each, and both were shot with, as Daniels explains below, a lot of the same crew up in Vancouver, Canada. But while Space Force is a workplace comedy set within a satirical version of America’s newest branch of the armed services, Upload is first and foremost a love story. That’s the element which made Daniels excited about telling the story of a not-t...
Siesta Key Premiere: Juliette Wants To Move Out of Sam’s Mansion
The latest installment of the Siesta Key story has begun (and it’s not what anyone expected). A lot went down during tonight’s premiere, and Juliette’s relationship with Sam was at the forefront of the drama — with some major decisions to be made. Just a few months after moving into Sam’s “multimillion-dollar mansion,” the show’s narrator found herself grappling with regret. With her “own career, dreams and aspirations” (aka her red-hot swimsuit label) on the line, she’s ready to break free of the lavish lifestyle — waterfront property and Cartier diamond watches included. “After just moving in with Sam a few months ago, I was thinking about moving out of his beautiful house,” Juliette c...
The Dropout Creator Liz Meriwether Took on the Elizabeth Holmes Story With a Writers’ Room Full of Lizes
The Dropout creator Elizabeth (or Liz) Meriwether is pretty open about how, before taking on the story of famed entrepreneur-turned-fraudster Elizabeth Holmes for the Hulu limited series, she didn’t know too much about the world of entrepreneurs, or science. “It was totally new for me,” she tells Consequence in a phone interview. “I had to really learn a lot.” Holmes first became a famous figure as an anomaly in the Silicon Valley tech sphere: a young, conventionally attractive female innovator, whose big ideas for a blood-testing device that could lead to a massive uptick in early detection of medical issues led to magazine covers as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in investment funds. However, her innovative ideas turned out to be based on lies and deception, leading to the end o...
Human Resources Review: An Overly Raunchy, Occasionally Thoughtful Big Mouth Spin-Off
The Pitch: Five seasons into the Netflix animated comedy Big Mouth comes Human Resources, a spin-off dedicated to exploring the workplace antics of Big Mouth’s hormone monsters. Not only does the show feature familiar Big Mouth hormone monsters Maury (voiced by Nick Kroll) and Connie (voiced by Maya Rudolph), as well as The Shame Wizard (voiced by David Thewlis), Love Bugs, and Anxiety Mosquitos, Human Resources also introduces dozens of new characters, including a “Logic Rock” named Pete (voiced by Randall Park), Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voiced by Rosie Perez), and many other fantastical creatures that represent the complex emotions of human beings. Rather than dwell on the pubescent confusion of adolescence, the creatures of Human Resources serve humans of all ages, and throughout the...
R.I.P. Emilio Delgado, Actor Who Played Luis on Sesame Street Dead at 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor who portrayed Luis on Sesame Street for over 40 years, has died, TMZ reports. He was 81 years old. Delgado’s wife, Carol, told TMZ the actor passed away Thursday (March 10th) at his home in New York City. He was diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma in December 2020 and had been in hospice care. Delgado portrayed Luis, the owner of Sesame Street’s Fix It Shop, from 1971 to 2015. Luis married Maria (Sonia Manzano) in Season 19, and the couple later had Gabi( Desiree Casado), who bared witness to much of Elmo and Rocco’s storied beef as the show went on. Advertisement Related Video As a Mexican-American actor, Delgado’s Luis helped break Latino stereotypes in 1970s television. In 1972, Delgado was named the coordinator of the Sesame Worksho...
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail and 30 Months Probation
A Chicago court has sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail and 30 months felony probation. He was also fined him $25,000, and be required to pay $120,106.00 in restitution. Upon hearing the news, he began shouting, “I am not suicidal!” and “I am innocent!” The Empire actor was found guilty in December of five counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after a 2019 incident in Chicago. These charges each carried a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a penalty of $25,000. He was acquitted on a sixth charge. In handing out the sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn said, “Let me tell you, Mr. Smollett, that there is nothing I can do here today that will come close to the damage that you have already done to your own life. You’ve turned y...
Siesta Key Split: Juliette Confirms ‘It’s Over’ With Sam
Siesta Key‘s Juliette and Sam (aka “the new kingdom”) are no longer together. And even though “everything has been posted on social media” (the Queen’s words), viewers are about to see “more to the story” of their breakup. “Do you even want to try?” Juliette tearfully asks Sam in the supersized sneak peek above. While his reply isn’t featured in the clip, the answer is crystal clear: He is seen with a “new girl,” and Juliette is locking lips with a mystery beau. But back to Sam’s possible partner: Who calls her a “trophy rebound” to her face? And where does Juliette travel to after she moves out of Sam’s abode? Watch the clip, and do not miss Siesta Key beginning tonight (brand-new night) ...
MTV’s Ex On The Beach Set For Two New Seasons
The blindsiding ex on the beach is about to commence. MTV’s global phenomenon Ex on the Beach has been greenlit for two new seasons, with the dating show making its return on March 31 (and airing internationally in 180 countries beginning April 14). Personalities from Love Island, Big Brother, Too Hot To Handle, World of Dance, The Challenge, Double Shot at Love and Paradise Hotel will navigate old and new love while constantly being surprised by their exes face-to-face. As former partners show up in the Gran Canaria Island of Spain, the daters will have to decide whether to rekindle a past flame or move on. Meet the singles and exes who will be stunned on the show, below, then keep up with MTV News as we approach the season premiere of Ex on the Beach on Thursday, March 31 at 8/7c! ...
Jimmy McGill Reaches His Final Form in Trailer for Final Season of Better Call Saul: Watch
The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul is fast-approaching, and if the official trailer is any indication, it’s going to satisfy ravenous fans of Breaking Bad and its spin-off. Check it out below. After an ominous shot of the Salamanca twins, Kim (Rhea Seehorn) asks Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), “You ever feel like you’re being followed?” He responds, “You know what they say, the wicked flee when no man pursueth,” to which Kim asks, “You think we’re wicked?” From there, the trailer pans to the office of the recently christened Saul Goodman, full of eager clients. The Twins reenter the picture, with shots of Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), Mike (Jonathan Banks), Nacho (Michael Mando), and Lalo (Tony Dalton), who are locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Advertisement Related Vide...
Pete Davidson to Star as Himself in Lorne Michaels-Produced Series Bupkis
After years of being typecast as different variations of schlubby tattooed men, Pete Davidson has finally landed the ultimate role: himself. Deadline reports that the SNL mainstay will play the lead in a forthcoming series inspired by his own life, tentatively titled Bupkis, with Lorne Michaels producing. Davidson will serve as co-executive producer of Bupkis, which is billed as “a mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements” in the vein of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. The comedian is also co-writing the script, alongside frequent collaborator Dave Sirus as well as Judah Miller (Crashing). The series is currently being pitched to various streamers; Prime Video and Peacock are reportedly among those interested. Agents are also apparently seekin...
