POP CULTURE NEWS ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE: IT WILL ‘BEGIN AGAIN’ + IT ENDS
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✨POP CULTURE NEWS ONE HUNDRED and FIVE: IT WILL ‘BEGIN AGAIN’ + IT ENDS✨ Talking the big stories of the week, including that one EVERYONE gushed about. #PopCulture #WritersStrike #Movies #NCIS #DavidMcCallum #TaylorSwift Share on XNot sure what, as always, we’ll find this week, but I’ve seen a few stories leading up to this so now I just have to track them down to ensure we’re sharing them correctly. Because, right, who needs to keep a running list and post pre-publication? That seems too efficient, right? Here we go.
POP CULTURE NEWS ONE HUNDRED and FIVE
THE END of IT ALL
After months (since July) of striking the WGA Strike is over. The writers are now “authorized” to return to work which means, according to veteran showrunner, Warren Light, that broadcast-TV’s primetime scripted fare could salvage a 13 episode TV season, if writers would be willing to a one instead of two week Christmas break. The SAG-AFTRA however hasn’t reached a deal, tentative or otherwise yet. They will return to negotiations on Monday. The particulars of the WGA deal isn’t something I’ve read up on since I really don’t care about the whole situation.
THE ROMANCE SOCIAL MEDIA is OBSESSED WITH
Everyone and their mom was posting about the thing that happened on Sunday. That thing was Taylor Swift appearing at the Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs football game. Of course, this because of the summer long rumors that Swift could be in a situationship with KC player Travis Kelce. The player went to her summer show back when she played the Kanas City stadium and made a deal, afterwards, about how he wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it. Needless to say, Sunday night and Monday the socials were obsessed with talking about and posting all of this “gossip.”
So, here’s my take. I get that in popular culture, Swift is a whole moment in 2023. Do I listen to and like her music? Yes. Do I see the stories about her? Yes. But I don’t obsess over her personal life. I also find Swift a contradictory personality. She’s been quoted as saying she wants to be known (in the press, etc.) for her artistry and her work, and not her dating life, but then there’s talk that she’s also remarked on wanting to be pursued by someone. It’s like she doesn’t want privacy… except when she does. Her fans also, which isn’t her words, also promote this odd thing of her being in the spotlight and treated as a queen, which then leads to her private life being on every platform.
Honestly, any public figure whether I like them or not, should have a personal life that is private. We don’t need to know who they’re dating or texting or talking too or being casual with. Like, no. (Also, just because it doesn’t happen publicly, doesn’t mean something doesn’t happen.) We want to listen to their music, relate to it or marvel at their talent. Watch their movies and get swept up in the glamour or romance of their characters, and then… well, move on. But then social media is a big culprit of why this isn’t true anymore.
LAST THINGS
Originally slated for Paramount+, the new Mean Girls movie, which is a musical, will now be in theaters with a current release date of January 2024.
Three seasons is all ABC’s Home Economics will have. The network opted for cancellation today. In other ABC TV news, they are holding the Kaitlin Olsen drama High Potential about “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective” until fall 2024.
Starting December 15, you can digitally purchase the indie film, Sound of Freedom, which made quite an unexpected mark at the box office and on social media, both negative and positive. On November 14, you can purchase a physical copy.
If you ever saw or loved Moonlighting, you might like to know it’s heading to streaming. Hulu will be its home and the show will debut on October 10. The show is about private detectives and featured Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd in its leading roles.
Former Man from U.N.C.L.E. and more recent NCIS star David McCallum passed away this week. His death has prompted multiple of his co-stars to write tributes to him.
Did you spy any of these making the social media rounds this week? Which ones made you smile? Or did they make you fangirl cry? Let’s hear your takes and see what you think of our story recap from the week.
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