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TV: Showrunner Claims Marvel Pulled Plug on “New Warriors” Sitcom for Being Too Gay

September 9, 2021 by scott

Marvel’s superhero sitcom New Warriors was dropped because bosses thought it was “too gay” for TV, its showrunner has claimed. The live action series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was greenlit in 2017 by Disney-owned TV studio Freeform, and went as far as casting main characters and filming a pilot. Its stars were billed as “six super-powered young people with abilities very different from the Avengers who want to make a positive impact in the world, even if they are not quite ready to be heroes”. The show promised the debut of Squirrel Girl (Milana Vayntrub), as well as … Read more

TV: Amazon Bringing the Wheel of Time to Streaming in November

September 1, 2021 by scott

Amazon has unveiled the first-look at its upcoming fantasy series Wheel of Time – and it looks pretty epic. Based on the novel series of the same name, the story of Wheel of Time takes place in a female-dominated society. Originally penned by Robert Jordan across 15 novels, the television adaption is premiering this November on Amazon Prime Video. It’s been described as a cross between Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings that flips the often male-centered genre on its head. In Wheel of Time, the largest kingdom is ruled by a queen who will pass her crown … Read more

FOR READERS: Foundation, The TV Series

August 17, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: How do you feel about Apple TV’s upcoming Foundation TV series? More excited or worried? Why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

FOR READERS: Queer TV

August 14, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your favorite queer representation on TV today? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

TV: Netflix’s “Fear Street” Breaks New Ground for Horror LGBTQ+ Representation

July 19, 2021 by scott

The stars of Netflix’s new Fear Street film trilogy have heaped praise on the writers for their “groundbreaking” approach to queer representation. The films, based on the book series by RL Stine, follows lesbian high-school couple Deena (Kiana Madeira) and Samantha (Olivia Scott Welch) as they grapple with an evil force responsible for horrifying murders in the town of Shadyside. LGBT+ fans have already heaped praise on Fear Street for its candid approach to queerness – a rarity in horror films – and the movie’s stars are proud of what the film series has achieved too. Full Story from Pink … Read more

TV: Ruby Rose Was Allergic to the Batwoman Mask

July 15, 2021 by scott

Ruby Rose was literally allergic to playing Batwoman, revealing it left her in “hives” with a “messed up throat”. Rose quit Batwoman in May last year, stunning fans by announcing her departure from the superhero show after a single season. The actor blazed a trail with her role on the CW show, playing out-and-proud vigilante Kate Kane, who takes on the titular superhero mantle. Rumours have abounded about why Rose quit the show and the actor remained vague, although later described the role as “taxing” and said she had to have surgery during filming due to an on-set back injury. … Read more

HBO Filming “The Last of Us,” a Queer Post-Apocalyptic Series

July 9, 2021 by scott

Lauded for their mature storytelling and queer representation, The Last of Us games are among the most popular on Sony’s PlayStation consoles. It was only a matter of time, then, before they were picked up for a TV show. Thanks HBO! This will be the network’s first show based on a video game, which they’re probably hoping it’ll fill the void left by Game of Thrones. So what can we expect from the post-apocalyptic fungal infested TV adaptation? Here’s everything we know so far about HBO’s The Last of Us. What’s The Last of Us about? The Last of Us is set in a … Read more

FOR READERS: My Favorite Franchise

July 6, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your favorite film/movie/streaming spec fic franchise, and why? And within it, what are your favorite movies or series? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

New Star Wars Series “The Acolyte” to Have Lesbian Producer

July 3, 2021 by scott

Disney’s new Star Wars series, The Acolyte, will bring a much-needed queer perspective to the franchise, its showrunner has teased. The Acolyte will focus on the emergence of dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic, an era that began roughly 200 years before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace kicked off the Skywalker saga. Leslye Headland, who is a lesbian, serves as the Disney Plus series’ showrunner, writer and executive producer. She is the first openly queer person to take the reins of an on-screen Star Wars project, and has promised that her point of view as an LGBT+ person will … Read more

Marvel Confirms Loki is Gender Fluid in new TV Series

June 7, 2021 by scott

Marvel has confirmed that the Asgardian trickster god Loki Laufeyson’s sex is “fluid” in its new Disney Plus series. The show takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame when the Tesseract was stolen. An alternate version of the Marvel villaine is brought to the Time Variance Authority (TVA) – a bureaucratic organisation that monitors the multiverse – to help fix the timeline. Marvel dropped new details about the upcoming series in a teaser trailer posted on the show’s official Twitter. The tweet read “POV: You’ve just arrived at the TVA” and showed a dossier for Loki. The file has … Read more