Carol seeks the truth (serum) in Pluribus episode 4
Carol seeks the truth (serum) in Pluribus episode 4 Last week one of my big questions about Pluribus was whether our reluctant hero Carol (Rhea Seehorn) would find someone to help her save the world from the scourge of happiness. In episode 4, I got an answer – sort of. We’re clearly introduced to a […]
Pluribus: all the latest on Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV series
Pluribus: all the latest on Vince Gilligan's Apple TV series Apple’s run of excellent sci-fi looks to continue with Pluribus. The series has some strong pedigree; it’s helmed by Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, who also has a history in the genre working on The X-Files. It’s also a show that […]
Apple’s latest sci-fi series Pluribus luxuriates in its mystery
Apple's latest sci-fi series Pluribus luxuriates in its mystery Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: “What the fuck is happening?” It’s something you’ll likely be asking yourself a lot while watching. I certainly did. But […]
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they're trying again anyway When Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was open to the possibility of a sale, the entertainment giant was careful to mention that it has already received multiple unsolicited offers “for both the entire company and Warner Bros.” We knew about WBD’s plan to split […]
Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’
Pluribus' Vince Gilligan on making shows that 'attract really smart viewers' Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus. Now he’s best known for the crime-fueled duology of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but when Vince Gilligan was first starting out in television, it was in the realm of sci-fi. Over seven years he penned a number of […]
Apple shows off the unsettling world of Pluribus in first trailer
Apple shows off the unsettling world of Pluribus in first trailer After a bunch of very cryptic teasers, Apple has finally revealed a proper look at Pluribus, it’s next big sci-fi series. The show comes from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, and stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol, “the most miserable person on Earth” who “must […]
Elon Musk is leading a pressure campaign to make Netflix un-woke
Elon Musk is leading a pressure campaign to make Netflix un-woke Elon Musk says he canceled his Netflix subscription and is telling others to do the same over the presence of transgender characters in series that made their debut (and in some cases ended) years ago. Earlier this week, Musk reshared a post on X […]
Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are ‘not aligned’ on decision to halt The Savant
Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are 'not aligned' on decision to halt The Savant Just a day after Apple announced that it was pausing the premiere of The Savant, its upcoming show about domestic extremism, star Jessica Chastain says that she disagrees with the decision. In a lengthy statement on Instagram, Chastain said that […]
Apple TV Plus has quietly pulled its new show about domestic extremism
Apple TV Plus has quietly pulled its new show about domestic extremism The Savant, the upcoming Apple TV Plus show about law enforcement working to prevent domestic terrorism, was slated to premiere this Friday. But the streamer has quietly pulled the series from its release slate and it’s not clear if or when it will […]
Alien: Earth’s beefy tablets were inspired by Sony’s classic Watchman
Alien: Earth's beefy tablets were inspired by Sony's classic Watchman Though technology has always played an important role in the Alien franchise, FX’s Alien: Earth series is the first chapter to really dig into the inner workings of the tech companies responsible for unleashing xenomorphs onto humanity. To corporations like Weyland-Yutani and its competitors, the […]