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Several sources have now reported on new leaks regarding The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5, including the episode's title, runtime, and plot details.
Popdust has not independently verified the leaks. However, if true, these leaks hold major revelations about the upcoming episode (set to premiere Friday, November 27th on Disney+), as well as the future of the series.
MAJOR (POTENTIAL) SPOILERS AHEAD:
<p>First reported by @StarWarsStuff on twitter, "Chapter 13" of <em>The Mandalorian</em> will be titled "The Jedi" and will feature Rosario Dawson in the first ever live action appearance of Ahsoka Tano.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMandalorian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheMandalorian</a> Chapter 13 title:<br><br>THE JEDI<br><br>(<a href="https://twitter.com/osn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@osn</a>) <a href="https://t.co/1Z7qgC2g9d">pic.twitter.com/1Z7qgC2g9d</a><br>— Star Wars Stuff (@starwarstuff) <a href="https://twitter.com/starwarstuff/status/1329804317486960642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>While <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-5-runtime/" target="_blank">conflicting information</a> regarding runtime exists, S2:EP5 is rumored to be approximately 58 minutes in length, making it the longest episode of <em>The Mandalorian</em> to date. The show's creator, Dave Filoni, is confirmed to be directing the episode himself. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - underfirst11 - under_first_paragraph --></p><p>It makes total sense that Dave Filoni, who has been deeply involved with the <em>Star Wars </em>franchise since 2008 would want full control over the episode introducing Ahsoka in live action.</p><p><!-- Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph -->
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</p><h2>Baby Yoda's Real Name: Grogu?<br></h2><p>But the major detail people will be talking about is the reveal of Baby Yoda's name: Grogu. </p><p>Apparently this name has been floating around on reddit since 2019 and is now confirmed with the new leaks. The name itself is fairly in line with the names of others from the same species in <em>Star Wars </em>canon, the two others being <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yaddle#:~:text=Yaddle%2C%20a%20Force%2Dsensitive%20female,years%20of%20the%20Galactic%20Republic.&text=In%2032%20BBY%2C%20Qui%2DGon,Yaddle%20and%20the%20Jedi%20elders." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yoda and Yaddle</a>. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>However, as one YouTube commenter pointed out: "Giving baby yoda the name growgoo is one way to guarantee that everyone will continue to call him baby yoda."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><h2>Episode Plot Synopsis<br></h2><p>"Chapter 13: The Jedi" will of course introduce Ahsoka Tano to <em>The Mandalorian,</em> played by Rosario Dawson. Several sources have said that her live action character design is flawless, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3hT5JPPKy87JGbDls_5BQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heavy Spoilers</a> (YouTube), who stated: "Rosario Dawson looks like the best cosplayer in the world and she's complete with Ahsoka's orange skin as well as some bright blue contact lenses and a hood." </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>Ahsoka will be wielding her signature white, dual lightsabers, marking the first time the iconic <em>Star Wars </em>weapon makes an appearance in the series. She will be engaged in some sort of battle with armed forces on the planet of Corvus. </p><p>When Mando finds Ahsoka they are said to briefly battle as well, though this will not be a major moment in the episode. When it's clear Mando is outmatched, he will namedrop Bo-Katan (introduced in Season 2, Episode 3), stopping the fight in its tracks. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
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</script></p><p>Bo-Katan is of course a longtime friend of Ahsoka's, their many adventures having been chronicaled in both <em>Star Wars: The Clone Wars</em> and <em>Star Wars Rebels </em>animated series. </p><p>After realizing they can trust each other, Mando shows her Baby Yoda ("the Child"). Ahsoka has never met Baby Yoda before, but she immediately recognizes him as one of Master Yoda's species. Ahsoka then uses the Force to look into Baby Yoda's (or Grogu's) mind. This is where she learns his name and origin. Grogu was apparently being trained as a Jedi on <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Coruscant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coruscant</a> back in the good old days but was hidden away when the Empire came to power. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>The Force connection between Baby Yoda and Ahsoka is then cut off, due to his mind being surrounded by darkness after that point (or perhaps the <em>Dark Side</em>). We then learn that Ahsoka has been seeking <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Thrawn_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grand Admiral Thrawn</a> since we last saw her in <em>Star Wars Rebels</em>. The inclusion of Thrawn, another well known character from the franchise's animated series and novels, is potentially to lay the groundwork for a rumored spinoff featuring Bo-Katan and Ahsoka working together again.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p><strong>What do you think of these leaks? Let us know on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/popdust" target="_blank">@Popdust</a>! </strong></p>
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Spoken Word Poet Brandon Leake Just Won "America's Got Talent"—Does America Love Poetry?
Brandon Leake is a powerful ambassador for an art form that has never had such a mainstream platform
09.25.2020
When you think of poetry, what comes to mind?
Maybe it's Robert Frost making trivial choices sound important, or Emily Dickinson giving voice to alienation, or Edgar Allan Poe writing his creepy love to his so-much-younger cousin/wife.
Generally speaking—to the extent we think about poetry at all—Americans tend to think of it as something a handful of dead people did in order to make our high school English classes slightly more dull and confusing. But there is another strain of poetry that doesn't feel so buried in the past–a form that was pioneered by people who are still alive and that's still thriving.
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<p>Spoken word poetry—also known as slam poetry—isn't written to be read alone in a quiet room, but to be performed. A compelling amalgam of rap, stand-up comedy, and personal essay that plays with rhyme, wordplay and poetic forms, spoken word found it's footing in the Lower East Side of New York City in the 1970s and '80s at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/style/nuyorican-poets-archive.html" target="_blank">the Nuyorican Poets Cafe</a>; it was made famous in the early 2000s by HBO's <em>Def Poetry Jam</em>.<br></p><p><span></span><strong>The form is still thriving on college campuses across the country, especially among young Black and Latinx poets who have found the emotive power of spoken word well-suited to expressing experiences of heritage, oppression, and triumph.</strong></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
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<!-- End Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><p></p><p>It's a form that lends itself to serious topics and deeply personal disclosure, which sounds at odds with the tone of a lighthearted show like <em>America's Got Talent</em>, which more often <a href="https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/05/americas-got-talent-winners-list-where-are-they-now/" target="_blank">celebrates ventriloquists, magicians, dancers, singers, adorable children, and performing pets</a>. It's not the kind of forum where you would typically expect to find—for instance—a moving perspective on the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor. But 2020 has been anything but a typical year...</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>Back in June, Brandon Leake made his first appearance on the show, performed a moving tribute to his late sister, and received a rare golden buzzer from Howie Mandel—automatically sending him to the quarter finals.</p><p>As Mandel put it at the time, "It's amazing to me that on Season 15 it's the first time we're hearing … spoken word. There's something more raw ... No music, no nothing. Just a raw heart beating in front of us. We feel your pain. We feel your love and you moved me to do this."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>With each subsequent performance Leake proved his skill with words, and his ability to translate heavy subjects like the daunting task of fatherhood and the deadly reality of racism in America into compelling and uplifting performances.</p><p></p><center><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- Popdust Mobile Banner 320x100 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4301469008561137" data-ad-slot="6952751205"></ins><script>
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</script></center><p></p><p>Then, this week, Brandon Leake went up against two musical acts in the season finale, and the first spoken word artist to ever appear on the show became the season 15 winner. As Leake put it, "This is a huge win for the spoken-word community. For an art form that has not been on the mainstream ever to have a chance to win <em>America's Got Talent </em>is bigger than anything,"</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>And he's definitely right. But does this victory mean that spoken word is finally about to enter the mainstream? Does the fact that an audience of millions of <em>AGT</em> viewers voted for Brandon Leake mean that America loves poetry now?</p><p>There's no doubt that this has raised the profile of spoken word poetry, but anyone who's hoping that this points to a resurgence of interest in poetry in American culture should probably not hold their breath. While it may turn out that this is the start of a new American love affair with poetry, the only thing we know for sure is that America loves Brandon Leake.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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</p><p>The 27-year-old is handsome, earnest, and upbeat, with an infectious smile and an approachable demeanor. His talent as a poet and a performer are undeniable, but he's also just about the best possible ambassador for the spoken word form. He's serious and political, weaving in touches of humor, powerful imagery, and surprising wordplay, and tying everything back to his Christian faith. Of course America loves him.<br></p><h2></h2><p>So, while it's hard to say whether this moment will lead to a broader renaissance of performance poetry, we can definitely expect to see more of Brandon Leake in the future.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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HBO "Euphoria's" Makeup Won an Emmy (and Zendaya Is Better Than All of Us)
HBO's "Euphoria" was honored for making mental illness and queer identity literally shine in the spotlight.
09.21.2020
At just 24 years old, Zendaya has become the youngest Emmy winner for best lead actress–further proving that Gen Z is better at getting sh*t done.
Beating her fellow nominees Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show) and Laura Linney (Ozark), Zendaya was honored for her performance in HBO's glitter-and-hormone-soaked Euphoria and made history at last night's Emmy Awards. She beat the prior record held by Jodie Comer, who won for her work in Killing Eve just last year–at the ripe old age of 26.
Perhaps these respective icons of Zoomer ennui and homicidal Millennial burnout are symbols that younger generations are finally assuming their own positions of power and using their collective voice to highlight issues that have been historically shamed and marginalized, such as mental illness and queer identity. Or maybe their makeup's just really pretty.
<p>After all, <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/feature/hair-makeup-costume-emmy-winners-2020-1234585851/" target="_blank"><em>Euphoria's </em>makeup artist<em>,</em></a><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/feature/hair-makeup-costume-emmy-winners-2020-1234585851/"> Doniella Davy</a>, won an Emmy for the show last night, too (the second one for Outstanding Contemporary Makeup). Here are the rest of last night's winners, but honestly after the<a href="https://theweek.com/speedreads/938850/emmys-again-draws-smallest-audience-ever" target="_blank"> lowest Emmy viewership in history</a>, all we care about is how long until Zendaya is old enough to run for congress (next year, people!).</p><div id="34ec4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e7f85aa27a8baa1c3fb80637eff14c02"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307481153834758144" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The incredible makeup on #Euphoria just won it an #Emmy. See how makeup artist Doniella Davy designed all the breat… https://t.co/xuzFgFJCwW</div> — Variety (@Variety)<a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/statuses/1307481153834758144">1600562773.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie</h3><p>Jeremy Irons ("Watchmen")</p><p>Hugh Jackman ("Bad Education")</p><p>Paul Mescal ("Normal People")</p><p><span></span>Jeremy Pope ("Hollywood")</p><p><strong>Mark Ruffalo ("I Know This Much Is True") *WINNER</strong><br></p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Lovie</h3><p>Cate Blanchett ("Mrs. America")</p><p>Shira Haas ("Unorthodox")</p><p><strong>Regina King ("Watchmen") *WINNER</strong></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>Octavia Spencer ("Self Made")</p><p>Kerry Washington ("Little Fires Everywhere")</p><h3>Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie</h3><p>Dylan McDermott ("Hollywood")</p><p>Jim Parsons ("Hollywood")</p><p>Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend")</p><p><strong>Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ("Watchmen") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Jovan Adepo ("Watchmen")</p><p>Louis Gossett Jr. ("Watchmen")</p><div id="c2bd5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="50b51150999896a58d71ac4c32e8515e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307858103401172992" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">"I dedicate this award to all the Black women in my life. The people who believed in my first."
@yahya wins #Emmy… https://t.co/LDfvE3JMP9</div> — Good Morning America (@Good Morning America)<a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/statuses/1307858103401172992">1600652645.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><h3>Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie</h3><p>Holland Taylor ("Hollywood")</p><p><strong>Uzo Aduba ("Mrs. America") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Margo Martindale ("Mrs. America")</p><p>Tracey Ullman ("Mrs. America")</p><p>Toni Collette ("Unbelievable")</p><p>Jean Smart ("Watchmen")</p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</h3><p>Anthony Anderson ("Black-ish")</p><p>Don Cheadle ("Black Monday")</p><p>Ted Danson ("The Good Place")</p><p>Michael Douglas ("The Kominsky Method")</p><p><strong>Eugene Levy ("Schitt's Creek") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Ramy Youssef ("Ramy")</p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series</h3><p>Christina Applegate ("Dead to Me")</p><p>Rachel Brosnahan ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")</p><p>Linda Cardellini ("Dead to Me")</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p><strong>Catherine O'Hara ("Schitt's Creek") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Issa Rae ("Insecure")</p><p>Tracee Ellis Ross ("Black-ish")</p><div id="84042" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a4c5c58d1b53f2ac755b6ec2e29a6d73"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307843923612762112" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Celebrate Emmy wins for Catherine O’Hara and Schitt’s Creek with this 58 second video of Moira saying “baby”… https://t.co/pub0D6X3IM</div> — Viv Heaton (@Viv Heaton)<a href="https://twitter.com/viv_heaton/statuses/1307843923612762112">1600649264.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<br></p><p>Andre Braugher ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine")</p><p>William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place")</p><p>Alan Arkin ("The Kominsky Method")</p><p>Sterling K. Brown ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")</p><p>Tony Shalhoub ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")</p><p>Mahershala Ali ("Ramy")</p><p>Kenan Thompson ("Saturday Night Live")</p><p><strong>Dan Levy ("Schitt's Creek") *WINNER<span></span></strong></p><h3>Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series</h3><p>Betty Gilpin ("GLOW")</p><p>D'Arcy Carden ("The Good Place")</p><p>Yvonne Orji ("Insecure")</p><p>Alex Borstein ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")</p><p>Marin Hinkle ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")</p><p>Kate McKinnon ("Saturday Night Live")</p><p>Cecily Strong ("Saturday Night Live")</p><p><strong>Annie Murphy ("Schitt's Creek") *WINNER</strong></p><div id="cd2c5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="eb474f29f5354530ec621ae52b808cfd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307925169642655744" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">good morning to emmy award winning actress annie murphy ONLY https://t.co/ltuj4aKwVj</div> — joe (@joe)<a href="https://twitter.com/jxeker/statuses/1307925169642655744">1600668635.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</h3><p>Jason Bateman ("Ozark")</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us")</p><p>Steve Carell ("The Morning Show")</p><p>Brian Cox ("Succession")</p><p>Billy Porter ("Pose")</p><p><strong>Jeremy Strong ("Succession") *WINNER</strong></p><h3>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series</h3><p>Jennifer Aniston ("The Morning Show")</p><p>Olivia Colman ("The Crown")</p><p>Jodie Comer ("Killing Eve")</p><p>Laura Linney ("Ozark")</p><p>Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve")</p><p><strong>Zendaya ("Euphoria") *WINNER</strong></p><h3>Supporting Actor in a Drama Series</h3><p>Giancarlo Esposito ("Better Call Saul")</p><p>Bradley Whitford ("The Handmaid's Tale")</p><p><strong>Billy Crudup ("The Morning Show") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Mark Duplass ("The Morning Show")</p><p>Nicholas Braun ("Succession")</p><p>Kieran Culkin ("Succession")</p><p>Matthew Macfadyen ("Succession")</p><p>Jeffrey Wright ("Westworld")</p><div id="c4cd8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7b74dece8957ae0e229520b97c17a349"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307888203270160384" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">A well-deserved Emmy 👏 for this magnetic performance by Billy Crudup.
Watch The Morning Show on the Apple TV app w… https://t.co/wDEv552d0l</div> — The Morning Show (@The Morning Show)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheMorningShow/statuses/1307888203270160384">1600659821.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><center><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- Popdust Mobile Banner 320x100 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4301469008561137" data-ad-slot="6952751205"></ins><script>
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<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p><strong>Julia Garner ("Ozark") *WINNER</strong></p><p>Sarah Snook ("Succession")</p><p>Thandie Newton ("Westworld")</p><h3>Outstanding Reality/Competition Series</h3><p>"The Masked Singer"</p><p>"Nailed It"</p><p><strong>"RuPaul's Drag Race" *WINNER</strong></p><p>"Top Chef"</p><p>"The Voice"</p><div id="69249" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="57654273d0b9381af7eff0863db43dc5"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1307480581752713219" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">RuPaul just broke the Emmys record for most wins in the Competition Host category, and dedicated the victory to Chi… https://t.co/Yzuz3QkP4J</div> — Joey Nolfi (@Joey Nolfi)<a href="https://twitter.com/joeynolfi/statuses/1307480581752713219">1600562637.0</a></blockquote></div><h4>Outstanding Variety Talk Series<br></h4><p>"Daily Show with Trevor Noah"</p><p>"Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"</p><p>"Jimmy Kimmel Live"</p><p><strong>"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" *WINNER</strong></p><p>"Late Show with Stephen Colbert"</p><h3>Outstanding Limited Series</h3><p>"Little Fires Everywhere"</p><p>"Mrs. America"</p><p>"Unbelievable"</p><p>"Unorthodox"</p><p><strong>"Watchmen" *WINNER</strong></p><h3>Outstanding Comedy Series</h3><p>"Curb Your Enthusiasm"</p><p>"Dead to Me"</p><p>"The Good Place"</p><p>"Insecure"</p><p>"The Kominsky Method"</p><p>"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"</p><p><strong>"Schitt's Creek" *WINNER</strong></p><p>"What We Do in the Shadows"</p><p><br></p><h3>Outstanding Drama Series</h3><p>"Better Call Saul"</p><p>"The Crown"</p><p>"The Handmaid's Tale"</p><p>"Killing Eve"</p><p>"The Mandalorian"</p><p>"Ozark"</p><ul class="ee-ul"></ul><p>"Stranger Things"</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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Fired "Squidbillies" Star Unknown Hinson Blames YOU for the Fallout of His Dolly Parton Attack
We apparently "ruined" his life by not being racist and sexist enough to accept his attacks on Dolly Parton.
08.19.2020
On Sunday guitarist and voice actor Stuart D. Baker, better known as his stage persona Unknown Hinson, was fired from the long-running Adult Swim show Squidbillies.
Baker had voiced the show's main character, Early Cuyler, for over 12 seasons, lending his distinctive voice to a show dedicated to stereotypes of ignorance and intolerance in the rural south. Unfortunately for Baker, it turns out that his act as a belligerent sexist bigot was...not really an act.
<p>Baker certainly exaggerated his own offensive beliefs when in character as Early Cuyler, the mud squid, or the 400-year-old toothless, gun-toting, aggrieved, and self-aggrandizing ex-con hillbilly vampire and "King of Country Western Troubadours" known as Unknown Hinson—with his songs like "Don't Look at Me," "Talk American," and "I Don't Take Dope" elevating misogyny, xenophobia, and disgust for "hippies" to the point of comedy. However, in a series of since-deleted Facebook posts Baker revealed that his personal attitudes aren't much better.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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</p><p>Responding to <a href="https://www.popdust.com/dolly-parton-blm-2646985408.html" target="_blank">Dolly Parton's support for the Black Lives Matter movement</a>, Baker wrote on facebook, "So now this freak t*tted old southern bimbo is a BLM lover? Remember, sl*t, Rednecks made you a Millionaire!" <strong>While Baker's performances as both Early Cuyler and Unknown Hinson play on stereotypes about what it means to be a redneck, Baker apparently buys into the stereotype that rednecks—i.e. rural, working class, white people—must necessarily be opposed to a racial justice movement like Black Lives Matter.</strong><br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>His eagerness to attack a woman on the basis of her body and to call her a "sl*t" for disagreeing with him—incidentally, Dolly has been married to her current husband since 1966—is revealing. It's the kind of thing you might expect to hear in the lyrics of a song like "Put Out or Get Out." The whole disgusting situation aligns so closely with the kind of thing Baker would say in character that it would be tempting to interpret his comment as a clumsy and unpleasant attempt at humor. Unfortunately Baker's "apology" more or less eliminates that possibility.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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</p><p>After deleting his initial remarks, Baker posted one of the worst efforts to apologize in history, implicating Dolly and any one else who was offended by his disgusting attacks against a <a href="https://www.popdust.com/dolly-parton-twitter-2641506562.html" target="_blank">beloved American treasure</a> and justifying his bitterness toward Dolly, saying, "I was simply offended by her words, 'Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No.'" Apparently he took that so personally that he felt it warranted calling the "9 to 5" singer and <a href="https://www.popdust.com/dolly-parton-bedtime-stories-2645631960.html" target="_blank">children's literacy advocate</a> a "bimbo" and a "sl*t."<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>What was it about those words that offended him so deeply? Was it the implication that the only possible objection to the Black Lives Matter movement would come from a white supremacist? Or was he offended, as a white supremacist, by Dolly's declaration that "our little white asses" are not the only ones that matter?</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>That might have remained a mystery if Baker hadn't responded to the "Liberals" who unfriended him on Facebook with particular vitriol in yet another post, saying, "I don't want you UN-AMERICANS around! Have fun becoming an Eloi or something without a thought of your own where you bow down to the ALL-KNOWING MINORITY! HAVE FUN forsaking your own race, culture and heritage."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Wow... the whole thing calls to mind Early Cuyler of <em>Squidbillies</em> reacting to the ban on confederate flag merchandise in Ballmart. Wearing a "HERITAGE NOT HATE" confederate flag hat, he said, "We can express any-thang that comes into our squishy little heads." And when Baker's absurdly racist and sexist tirade led to the inevitable, and he was fired from the show, that's pretty much exactly how he responded.</p><div id="213ce" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="106f4caff35e0321a2d50f10151118dc"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1295120819870367745" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">https://t.co/PNWhcw72CE</div> — Squidbillies (@Squidbillies)<a href="https://twitter.com/Squidbillies/statuses/1295120819870367745">1597615840.0</a></blockquote></div><p>The move was announced on Sunday through the official<em> </em><em>Squidbillies</em> Twitter account, with a note signed by the creators referring to Baker's "extremely offensive and derogatory social media posts" and stating that "production of <em>Squidbillies</em> will continue without Mr. Baker effective immediately." The show was renewed for a 13th season in the spring of last year.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><p><span></span>Since he'd already embodied the misogyny, racism, and belligerence of his characters, it was good to see him include the "good man and talent" line, so we know he's aggrieved and self-aggrandizing too—his skill with a guitar notwithstanding.</p><div id="1ad04" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2ec481c9e6a9a00294ffe2788199bc5d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1294710394163007488" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@waxtron Hi, we are no longer associated with Unknown Hinson. We have stopped production on his guitars and we have… https://t.co/zZt15uN0uM</div> — Reverend Guitars (@Reverend Guitars)<a href="https://twitter.com/ReverendGuitars/statuses/1294710394163007488">1597517987.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Without any more clarity as to who are the "assh*les" in question, it's safe to assume that Baker means anyone who doesn't support him calling Dolly Parton a "freak t*tted old southern bimbo" for supporting Black Lives Matter, which includes... every decent person on Earth.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><h2></h2><p>In revealing that his whole faux-offensive act was just a cover for his real ignorance and intolerance, Stuart D. Baker poured gasoline on his career and lit up a cigarette. Now he's mad at you for not rushing to help him put out the fire.</p>
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The "Fresh Prince" Drama Reboot Is Everything Right About How Our Culture Is Changing
Morgan Cooper's take on the 90's classic promises to dig into the dark reality that was always there.
08.16.2020
The original six seasons of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air were consistently some of the best TV a '90s sitcom was capable of producing.
They were mostly silly fun—Will Smith making goofy faces and teasing Uncle Phil, Geoffrey making snarky comments, and Carlton doing his iconic dance—but there was always a core of genuine emotion and a willingness to tackle some heavy issues.
Yet there was still a fundamental rule of television at the time that Fresh Prince could not break: At the end of every story arc, whatever dark subject matter had been covered, everything would be neatly wrapped up with a comfortable, positive lesson.
<p>When Will accidentally doses Carlton with speed at the prom, sending him to the hospital, the episode ends with a clear and simple anti-drug message. When Will gets shot at an ATM, and Carlton buys a gun, the episode ends with a clear and simple anti-gun message. And in 1992, when video of Rodney King being beaten by the LAPD led to the L.A. riots… Will and the Banks family were part of the clean-up effort, without really acknowledging the riots themselves, or the reason behind them.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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<!-- End Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><p></p><p>There are even a few episodes that involve run-ins with racist or otherwise corrupt police, but Uncle Phil just uses his connections as a judge to clean things up, and there isn't generally much of an attempt to interrogate the class dynamics involved, or how dangerous those scenarios are for Black men in real life.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>Amid all its conversations about race, drugs, and crime—at a time when mass incarceration of Black men in the U.S. was rapidly accelerating—<em>Fresh Prince</em> always left its audience with a sense that things would be okay: There was a correct response for resolving any bad situation, and the world was fundamentally a good place where good things happened to good people.</p><p>But things have changed since then. People who were raised on the neat reality of '90s sitcoms still return to those old classics for the nostalgia factor, but it always feels like regressing—like turning off the part of your brain that has grown up and let go of that naive worldview.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>While there is good in the world, for a lot of people who grew up in the 90s, the last couple decades have been an exhausting process of realizing that the sitcom fantasy is just that—a fantasy.</p><p>For many of the world's problems there are no clear, simple solutions. "Very special episodes" that teach us important life lessons are not nearly as common as traumatic life events that leave us changed and scarred. And, increasingly, we're drawn to storytelling that acknowledges life's darkness and complexity, rather than providing a simplistic escape.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>That's why <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fresh-prince-bel-air-drama-reboot-works-1306799" target="_blank">the recently announced reboot of <em>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em></a> is so promising. Unlike <em>Fuller House</em> and <em>Girl Meets World</em>, the upcoming <em>Bel-Air</em> isn't aiming to build on the original clean and happy version of '90s reality. Instead, it's taking the premise of the original series and treating it as the serious drama that it always could have been: "My life ain't a sitcom, Aunt Viv. I don't even feel like I belong here."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
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</p><p>Based on Morgan Cooper's viral fan trailer, Will Smith is teaming up with Cooper to produce <em>Bel-Air</em>, which will tell the familiar story without sanitizing the realities of gun violence, racism, and wealth inequality, and various streaming services are in a bidding war over the right to host it. The show aims to maintain a lot of the humor and charm of the original but also to reflect the harsher side of reality.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>It remains to be seen whether the execution will live up to the concept's promise, but as protests against police brutality continue across the country and <a href="https://www.popdust.com/how-to-fight-for-justice-8-13-2646972537.html" target="_self">calls for racial justice grow louder,</a> the moment is right for a show that takes off the rose-tinted glasses from a classic '90s sitcom.</p><h2></h2><p>The optimism and promise of that era's television was a comforting lie, but our culture has slowly shifted—with some major exceptions and a lot of resistance—toward embracing dark truths.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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Netflix's Live-Action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Is Probably Ruined
Hopes for a decent live-action series based on a beloved cartoon are always too good to be true.
08.13.2020
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While live-action adaptations of beloved animated series are typically horrendous, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender were tentatively excited for the upcoming Netflix adaptation.
Even after 2010's universally loathed live-action The Last Airbender movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan, fans held out hope that when Netflix announced a new Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series, this time would be different. After all, series creators, Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, would be helming the project.
<p>This seemed promising because Dimartino and Konietzko have guided every successful <em>ATLA </em>story to-date, from the original cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008 to the acclaimed 2012 spin-off series <em>The Legend of Korra </em>to the ongoing <em>Avatar the Last Airbender </em>comic book series. If Netflix was really putting their live-action <em>Avatar: The Last Airbender</em> show in Dimartino and Konietzko's hands, surely it stood a chance of actually being great.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>Konietzko goes on to explain that "this was not a simple matter of [he and Dimartino] not getting [their] way," and that they "ultimately came to the belief that [they] would not be able to meaningfully guide the direction of the series."</p><p>"Perhaps the team that remains might still be able to make something fans of the original and an entirely new audience can enjoy," said Konietzko. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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</div></blockquote></div><p>Dimartino, too, <a href="https://www.michaeldantedimartino.com/an-open-letter-to-avatar-the-last-airbender-fans/" target="_blank">posted an open letter to <em>ATLA</em> fans on his website</a>, writing: <span></span></p><p>"Look, things happen. Productions are challenging. Unforeseen events arise. Plans have to change. And when those things have happened at other points during my career, I try to be like an Air Nomad and adapt. I do my best to go with the flow, no matter what obstacle is put in my way. But even an Air Nomad knows when it's time to cut their losses and move on."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/the-last-airbender-creators-exit-netflix-adaptation-1234579624/" target="_blank">In response, Netflix told Indiewire</a>: "We have complete respect and admiration for Michael and Bryan and the story that they created in the 'Avatar' animated series. Although they have chosen to depart the live-action project, we are confident in the creative team and their adaptation."</p><p><!-- Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph -->
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<!-- End Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><p></p><p>Many fans are speculating on the nature of the disagreement, with many concerned that the series—which follows a young, Asian-coded boy named Aang who has the power to manipulate natural elements (namely wind) and seeks to end the militant Fire Nation's endless conquest against other nations—might be getting whitewashed by Netflix. Others worry that Netflix is insisting upon romantic relationships between characters that were not romantically connected in the original series.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>The only thing we can be sure of right now is that whatever the reason was, it was big enough for both of the series creators to depart the show as showrunners. This bodes incredibly poorly for the future of Netflix's adaptation. </p><p><span></span>Dimartino put it nicely, saying, "Who knows? Netflix's live-action adaptation of <em>Avatar</em> has the potential to be good. It might turn out to be a show many of you end up enjoying. But what I can be certain about is that whatever version ends up on-screen, it will not be what Bryan and I had envisioned or intended to make."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><h2></h2><p>So we'll say it another way: We won't be holding our breath.</p>
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