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‘Star Trek 4’ being written and directed by ‘Fargo’ and ‘Legion’ TV series creator Noah Hawley!
Oh! Hey! How do you get me to give a fuck about Star Trek 4? You pop Fargo and Legion mastermind Noah Hawley on the director’s chair! Plus, Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth are apparently returning. Hell yeah.
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Monday Morning Commute: In the Glow of the Great Uniter: Baby Yoda
Man, it’s Baby Yoda’s world! We just living in it. The little green fucker has taken over our pop culture zeitgeist and for good reason: they’re equal parts adorable and fantastic. How the fuck you doing, friends? Hope you’re hanging in there. I’m in the dregs of the semester, pulling myself through the shit-flecked glass shards that is the last few weeks of the Fall.
But! It ain’t all hopeless. I got a lot of things to look forward to this week. And next! And, Baby Yoda is at the center of my glowing existential heartbeat. Every moment between now and Friday is just time to burn until the next episode of The Mandalorian.
Anyways, this is Monday Morning Commute! I hope you’ll join me in listing what you’re enjoying this week. What you’re looking forward to enjoying. And, anything and everything on your pop culture mind.
I’ll go first!
Confirmed: Jupiter’s moon Europa has water geysers. Fucking WATER GEYSERS, friends!
Oh, hell yeah. Jupiter’s moon Europa? That motherfucker? It’s got actual water geysers. Confirmed. It had been suspected, but now we know. And, fuck, let’s get out there ASAP.
‘Chinatown’ Prequel series coming to Netflix from David Fincher and Robert Towne. Sign me the fuck up, friends!
A Chinatown prequel series coming to Netflix? From David Fincher, and the scribe of the original? I could not be any more of support of this shit than I am.
Valve announces ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ their flagship VR game. This is not the new ‘Half-Life’ I wanted, fuck.
Hey! Want a new Half-Life game? Me too! Want it to be a flagship VR game? Me neither! But that’s what we’re getting! Half-Life: Alyx.
‘The Expanse’ Season 4: The Crew goes through the Ring Gate. What could go wrong?
The Expanse fucking rules. Here’s a trailer for Season 4! However, I ain’t watching it. This is despite having read the books. The authors and writer’s room have done a good job honoring the books, while making refreshing changes. Wanna keep shit fresh! Unspoiled.
Google Stadia nearly doubles its amount of launch titles. Still, like, missing a lot of promised features.
Snarky headline aside, I think Google Stadia is playing the long game. Not really trying to come out and set the Earth on fire. However, the list of features and games at launch kept shrinking. And shrinking. Somebody must have noticed the public dismay. How do I know? The company nearly doubled the amount of titles that are going to be available at launch.
Nicolas Cage playing Nicolas Cage in a movie about Nicolas Cage. Holy fucking meta, comrades!
I say this without irony: Nic Cage is one of the best actors working in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he usually stars in slop so he can pay off his incredible debt. However, this new movie he’s working on? Where he’s playing himself in a movie about himself? Sounds Kaufman-esque, and I’m here for it.
Netflix orders animated series ‘Heaven’s Forest’ from Warren Ellis and the rest of the ‘Castlevania’ team. Let’s fucking go, fellas!
I keep meaning to blog about this, despite it breaking a bit ago. Why? ‘Cause, it seems like it slipped under the radar! And it’s fucking dope! A new animated series from the team behind Castlevania!
Weekend Open Bar: A Cyberpunk Party, Baby!
Hey friends! It’s time for the Open Bar! The chance to hang out with the denizens of Space-Ship Omega throughout the weekend! In fact, it’s the only place and chance to hang out with (Bateman and) me this weekend! I know, I know. Will we ever stream again?
We will next weekend!
And the following week, we got a special stream on Thanksgiving! Seriously!
