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[Suzanimal]

Dr Who fan, here. This just seems weird to me.

'Doctor Who' Fans Divided Over First Female Time Lord

Jodie Whittaker, who will be the 13th Doctor, gets some positive feedback, but critical viewers say that the character "is always a man" and that the BBC "just ruined the character for the sake of political correctness."

The BBC’s Sunday announcement that Jodie Whittaker would take over the lead role in hit series Doctor Who has been met with a mix of praise for the actress and criticism of the decision to cast a female Time Lord.

“I always knew I wanted the 13th Doctor to be a woman,” Chris Chibnall, the show’s new head writer and executive producer, said on Sunday. “We’re thrilled to have secured our number one choice.”

Whittaker herself had urged fans on Sunday “not to be scared by my gender.”

Colin Baker, who played the sixth Doctor, was among those who lauded the decision, tweeting that “the BBC really did do the right thing and let the Doctor be in touch with her feminine side.” He added: “As a father of daughters - result!” He later also wrote: “Change my dears and not a moment too soon - she IS the Doctor whether you like it or not!”

Tracy-Ann Oberman, who has appeared in Doctor Who in the past, wrote: "A generation of young Whovians who will now know that as a female in the Universe you don't have to be the assistant."

They joined other positive reviews for the casting decision, which included such tweets as “Jodie Whittaker is an awesome choice” and “The Dr. is the Dr., regardless of gender. #JodieWhittaker”

But others criticized the BBC for casting a female lead, suggesting the decision was made out of political correctness. “Nope, ta-ra Doctor Who. Just ruined the character for the sake of political correctness,” said one critical fan on Twitter.

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/doctor-who-fans-divided-first-female-time-lord-1021648

She could've bought Dr Who merch for her daughter when he was a man. I have a sonic screwdriver spork.

LOL!

 

[Suzanimal]

Will she be a womanizer?

The Next James Bond 'Could Be A Woman' Says Casting Producer

With the announcement this weekend that Jodie Whittaker is to become Doctor Who's first female Time Lord, a significant glass ceiling in the TV industry has been spectacularly shattered.

But what of cinema's most iconic and macho "male" role, James Bond?

A notorious womanizer and all-round action hero, 007 has been played by a succession of white men ever since Sean Connery worked his Martini-swizzling, baddie-busting moves in 1962's Dr. No.

Has gender equality now evolved to the point where a woman could step into Bond's super-shiny brogues - seducing a series of beautiful Bond boys as she goes about disrupting heinous bids for world domination?

Well, according to a lead producer on the show - yes, it's a distinct possibility.

In a recently unearthed interview by GQ - first published in 2015 - the Bond franchise’s executive producer, Barbara Broccoli, was open to the idea of a female lead for Hollywood's most coveted role.

Broccoli has worked closely with Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes, and according to him, she has the final say on casting.

"It's like Hamlet, who has been played by a variety of different people, including women," she said. "So presumably Bond could be."

The American exec added that she was keen to see Daniel Craig - Bond's current alter ego - reprise the part in the immediate future.

"But do I want to be making a Bond film without Daniel Craig? No, absolutely not!" she said. "He's so integral to the whole process that I'm in denial about anyone else playing Bond. Genuinely."

However, that was two years ago and at this point in 2017, it's not yet clear whether Craig will sign on for a fifth outing as 007.

Other names in the running to play one of cinema's most iconic characters include Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Tom Hardy.

And a number of women have thrown their hat into the ring, too. "It’s Bond. Jane Bond," Gillian Anderson tweeted last year, along with a Photoshopped snap of herself on the Bond poster.

The new Baywatch star Priyanka Chopra also voiced her interest. "I get that all the time," she said, when asked whether she would consider playing 007. "But fuck that — I wanna be Bond."

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is also keen, proclaiming: “I would love to play Jane Bond.”

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http://lifestyle.one/grazia/celebri...nder-equality-says-producer-barbara-brocolli/

 

[Lamp]

In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.

 

[Suzanimal]

I started watching iZombie on Netflix the other night. Pretty fun show, btw. Mr Animal even finds it entertaining and he generally hates anything zombie. He says, there's no chance a zombie apocalypse can happen. He doesn't mean the virus, either. He thinks the rednecks will eradicate them before they can build their numbers to hoard size.

 

[Noob]

 

[Carlybee]

Dismal summer

Stranger Things returns Sept

 

[angelatc]

I started watching iZombie on Netflix the other night. Pretty fun show, btw. Mr Animal even finds it entertaining and he generally hates anything zombie. He says, there's no chance a zombie apocalypse can happen. He doesn't mean the virus, either. He thinks the rednecks will eradicate them before they can build their numbers to hoard size.

[videeo]

If you like zombie movies, might I suggest Train To Busan. It's Korean, so there are subtitles. But it's a good zombie movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Z5bM5WlSM

 

[Carlybee]

That new Netflix show Ozark starts tomorrow.

 

[AuH20]

Amazing trailer.

 

[CaptUSA]

Interesting.



With him on economics, but he loses me when he steps outside of his area of expertise. still good for the economics, which is most of the appearance.

 

[Carlybee]

That new Netflix show Ozark starts tomorrow.

Pretty good...slow getting into it but has a moody vibe like Bloodline.

Yet another one actually filmed in Ga.

 

[Suzanimal]

Pretty good...slow getting into it but has a moody vibe like Bloodline.

Yet another one actually filmed in Ga.

Why So Many Films are Shot in Georgia Rather than Hollywood

ven Ben Affleck can make economic sense when it is a subject on which he has personal experience. Here is his comment on why so many films are being made in Georgia instead of Hollywood:

You just follow the money. What happens is that you’re faced with a situation of shooting somewhere you want to shoot, versus somewhere you’d less rather shoot – and you get an extra three weeks of filming. It comes down to the fact that you have x amount of money to make your movie in a business where margins are really thin.”

Few industries are more dominated by the left-wing political mindset than the film business. Despite the previous truth, filmmakers are ever in search of the lowest-cost way to produce their art.

As the Affleck quote from above reveals in living color, lefty Hollywood follows the money, or better yet, the best tax deal. The superrich industry that almost monolithically supports tax hikes on the rich is always and everywhere in search of the lowest taxes possible.

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https://fee.org/articles/why-so-many-films-are-shot-in-georgia-rather-than-hollywood/

 

[Suzanimal]

New season of People of Earth. I love that show.

 

[Suzanimal]

Pretty good...slow getting into it but has a moody vibe like Bloodline.

Yet another one actually filmed in Ga.

I watched the first one last night. I doubt I'm going to like this. Too much brooding. Mr Animal thought it was good, though.

 

[Raginfridus]

Legacy: Origins of Civilization

Last week I finished Michael Wood's In Search of The Dark Ages, so I'm starting Legacy with Iraq.

He's the Carl Sagan of anthropology, so if you like history and people, Michael Wood is your guide. Here he is by railway to Victoria Falls:

 

[Raginfridus]

I just finished the Iraq: Cradle of Civilization, and ho-lee-bleep!

Remember the Yazidis? Well, they worship Satan as the true power on Earth, dispensing good and evil. They burn prayers to him in a cave crawling with snake motifs (no orgies tho). WADUFUK! Half of Murka was balling their eyes out, begging for a bigger war, when ISIS killed these creeps. Turns out - nobody trusts them. That's why they live in the far north. I mean, that's no reason to slaughter them, or starve them to death, but everybody left them alone, until we suckled jihadists and overthrew Saddam.

And that's why we have no business policing the globe, or telling people how to govern themselves. We know shit about the world.

 

[Carlybee]

Watched all the Marvel shows on Netflix..just finishing up Daredevil season 2. Also watching S04 of Halt and Catch Fire and finished S03 Narcos.

 

[Raginfridus]

Sometimes...

 

[navy-vet]

There's a series called "Anne with an E" on Netflix that's actually pretty good. Warning, it's wholesome and family oriented.

 

[navy-vet]

Saw a couple of back to back episodes of this series the other night and it seemed to be in line with my understanding of what happened. It is well done too.