Contrary to what you might have read on right-wing Twitter, Lucasfilms didn’t fire Gina Carano for being a conservative. She didn’t work for them when she posted those garbage memes on social media. From NPR: “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,”...
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Gina Carano is a garbage person
Gina Carano, the actress who plays Cara Dune on Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian, is once again getting flack for things she’s shared on social media. From Variety: Carano shared the posts on her story late Tuesday night. One of the posts she shared compared today’s divided political climate to Nazi Germany. “Jews were beaten in...
Read MoreRemember when I called it quits on the ‘Expeditionary Force’ series?
Over a year ago, I decided to call it quits on the Expeditionary Force book series. I didn’t like how the audio drama Homefront contained story points crucial to the continuing story. You could not read the seventh book in the series, Renegades, and then continue to the eighth book in Armageddon. If you wanted to...
Read MoreEdwin Boyette behind Hawaii GOP pro-QAnon tweets
On Saturday, the Hawaii GOP’s official Twitter account tweeted statements supporting QAnon and the pro-MAGA enthusiasts who stormed the U.S. Capitol building on January 6. The tweet I read was this: We should make it abundantly clear – the people who subscribed to the Q fiction, were largely motivated by a sincere and deep love...
Read MoreRichard C. Meyer drops epic lawsuit against Mark Waid
Remember the epic lawsuit filed by Comicsgate founding father Richard C. Meyer against comic book writer Mark Waid for defamation and tortious interference? Yeah, about that. Meyer dropped the lawsuit. What started with much fanfare ended with a mostly silent whimper. I’m subscribed to Meyer’s YouTube channel. He stopped asking for donations to his lawsuit...
Read MoreFunimation to buy Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion
Anime streaming service Funimation has reached an agreement to buy competitor anime streaming service Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion in cash. Sony Pictures and Sony Music own Funimation. AT&T currently owns Crunchyroll. Sony and AT&T have been in talks for some time now to make this purchase a reality. AT&T has a lot of long-term debt ($153.39...
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