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2022 - 7 - 4

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Chainsaws, shame and lifelong damage: inside TV's horrific ... (The Guardian)

As a big-boned TV creative, I've sat through talk about how fat is funny, witnessed weekly staff weigh-ins and had senior colleagues explain 'the problem ...

Instead of consigning us to a side show, plus-sized people need to be brought into the main event. Othering large – and indeed disabled people, as the show does – is at the root of TV’s less than stellar relationship with groups of people who are underrepresented in the industry. A truly great television format is one that can reflect the universality of these issues and reflect that in its cast. I believe it succeeds because it chooses to embrace the universality of how we all feel about our bodies, much like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Queer Eye continue to do. That is not to say I will turn my back on creating transformational TV: I believe that the medium can be a force for good. I have witnessed first-hand the discrimination and lazy stereotyping levelled at people who are big both in front of and behind the camera.

How Comics Creators and LGBTQ Inclusion Are Fueling TV ... (Hollywood Reporter)

A look at how the rise of LGBTQ characters and a young adult genre in animation is fueling more diverse stories about identity.

“I still think there’s a lot to be figured out about that demo and even more broadly about adult animation in America, in particular,” he tells THR. “But what I’m hoping is happening, particularly in America, is that the fan base for animation is expanding and it’s going to make YA much more relevant and better business. The whole show is the real world meets the demon world and to me, the real world is queer and diverse. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. “There’s a lot of optimism about how we all have the power to make the world a better place, which can seem a bit schmaltzy or overly simplistic if you do it in adult fiction, but that’s how it feels to be a teenager.” He also says that the convention-pushing content is “with some really hefty storylines, kind of pulling everyone else along” when it comes to topical and representational inclusion in animation targeted at younger viewers. “Other parts of the world have a deeper tradition of all ages watching animation, and then loving animation and there being more things that play to the full audience,” he says. “The fans they have drawn have been incredibly passionate, and I think those shows have been really important to their core fan group,” he explains. During the 2021 Cartoon Forum — a pitching and co-pro forum for animated TV projects held in Toulouse, France — there was a noticeable increase in the number of YA-skewing projects, according to Kid Screen magazine. Preschool, which has traditionally placed a lot of focus on educational content, can be “really fun but still has to have this very formulaic setup each episode,” according to Stotts. Meanwhile, the older demo sees more entertainment-infused content that’s action-focused or “high-stakes comedy-hybrid TV shows.” But there’s so much stuff that happens before then that’s such an important part of your life, and the thought that people will jump from Steven Universe to Euphoria — that’s such a huge jump.” YA as a genre is still relatively new in animation, but the industry hasn’t been completely devoid of content for the 12 to 18 market. Before and within the early 20th century, animation in the U.S. was made by individual artists and eventually studios for a broad range of ages and purposes, from film and TV entertainment shorts to public information spots.

TV's Best Bets (Mansfield News Journal)

Maybe it's the name … or temperatures that can reach 134 degrees. But 2 million people visit each year, Baratunde Thurston says, and a few stay. A former mining ...

Also, TNT blends the two comic book worlds: DC’s “Titans,” at 10 is surrounded by Marvel movies — “Fantastic Four” (2015) at 4:04 p.m. and the epic (but too prolonged) “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) at 6:05 and 11:03. AMC takes us through movie history with the first four “Rocky” films at 10:30 a.m. (1976), 1 p.m. (1979), 3:30 (1982) and 6 p.m. (1985); it follows them with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in the terrific “The Fugitive” (1993) at 8. ALSO: Now that the holiday weekend is done, networks return to some new episodes. “Titans” season opener, 10 p.m., TNT. This teen-superhero tale straddled the streaming landscape before reaching TNT and a broader audience. It’s an appealing journey that starts in Chicago and in Missouri. He’s turning the general store into a museum; he also survived a snowstorm — really — that stranded him indoors for 4-5 days.

What's on TV This Week: Macy's Fireworks and 'America Outdoors ... (The New York Times)

The annual fireworks display airs on NBC. And a new outdoor adventure series has its debut on PBS.

OSCAR MICHEAUX: THE SUPERHERO OF BLACK FILMMAKING (2021) 8 p.m. on TCM. Directed by Francesco Zippel, this documentary presents the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the Black film industry. In 2018, on an assignment for The Times, Steven Kurutz went to meet fans of the show at AlienCon, a three-day gathering for “Ancient Aliens” devotees, writing that only two hours into the conference, “ 500 years of accepted history and science were already being tossed out.” ANCIENT ALIENS 9 p.m. on History Channel. “Ancient Aliens,” one of History Channel’s longest-running shows, theorizes that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR 8 p.m. on NBC. The “Today” show anchors Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer return for a second time to host the 46th edition of the annual fireworks display. “And we did spend some time with people like that, but we also spent time with the original people on this land. It was a beautiful privilege that I got to interview people from three different Indigenous nations.” At 10 p.m., PBS will premiere another expectations-breaking travel program, THE GREAT MUSLIM AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, in which the rapper Mona Haydar and her husband, Sebastian Robins, who are both Muslim, drive along Route 66 and explore the history of American Muslims going back to the 1800s. AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In the premiere episode of this six-part outdoor adventure show, the writer and comedian Baratunde Thurston explores Death Valley in California, introducing viewers to some of the people who inhabit that sweltering region — including an ultramarathoner who runs in the heat and an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe. THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In this reality competition show, home cooks from different regions of the United States showcase their signature dishes and compete to win the national search for the “Great American Recipe.” In the episode airing on Friday, “Love Language,” each of the eight remaining cooks will share a comfort food inspired by a loved one — from first-date meals to family favorites passed on through generations. Viewers will have a front row look at explosions of color and sound against the backdrop of New York City’s summer skyline, with musical performances by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pitbull, and the cast of the Broadway show “ Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” plus other special guests. In a recent column, The Times television critic Mike Hale named the series one of 27 shows to watch this summer. Details and times are subject to change. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, July 4-10.

This Raspberry Pi-Powered Black and White Tube TV Plays Modern ... (Review Geek)

We've all seen countless retro-inspired Raspberry Pi projects throughout the years, like that iPod that streams from Spotify and this ZX Spectrum Raspberry ...

A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ makes all the magic happen, along with some movie files and other things. Once that was removed, the maker could easily put all the Raspberry Pi parts inside without having to rip open the old CRT TV and mess with dangerous components inside. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, this miniature 5-inch TV was something everyone wanted in their bedroom.

The Age of Peak TV Is Ending. An Age of Austerity Is Beginning. (Bloomberg)

Hollywood studios and major streaming services are cutting back on programming after years of unfettered growth. Apple Holds Unveiling Event For Media And ...

The sudden decline in Netflix’s share price and the growing fear of a recession have forced Hollywood into a new period of fiscal austerity. In the latest new trend, networks are canceling shows that they already agreed to make. This manifests in ways big and small.

TV tonight: the black-hearted enigma that is Ghislaine Maxwell (The Guardian)

A grimly compelling documentary about the convicted former socialite. Plus: Freddie Flintoff tries to convince Preston teenagers to play cricket.

In 2018, the people of Hawaii had to answer this question for real when a drill went wrong. So it’s no surprise to find a gaggle of strippers who book a man with a normal job to perform for them and a woman with a bottle-opener for a mouth in this instalment. In this penultimate episode, the last four fight for a place in the final with an attempt at Thai cuisine.

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