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Sounds like Riverdale‘s Skeet Ulrich might be burning some bridges on his way out of town. “I’m leaving Riverdale because I got bored creatively,” the actor told fans in a recent Instagram Live chat. 27 more words via Skeet Ulrich Explains His Riverdale Exit: ‘I Got Bored Creatively’ — Watch Video — TVLine

CBS is now confirming what we told you in January: The Bold and the Beautiful has been renewed for two more years, meaning it will be on the air through the 2021-2022 television season. 26 more words via The Bold and the Beautiful’s Two-Season Renewal Official at CBS — TVLine

Ginnifer Goodwin is pivoting to a new TV role: The Once Upon a Time alum will star in the Fox comedy pilot Pivoting alongside Eliza Coupe, according to our sister site Deadline. 26 more words via Ginnifer Goodwin to Join Eliza Coupe, Star in Fox Comedy Pilot Pivoting — TVLine

In large part, any discussion of race in America gets boiled down to black vs. white, ignoring the multitude of races and ethnicities that occupy the vast margins of our culture. While representation of race is growing on television across the board, it often morphs into cheap stereotypes and tokenism that do more to diminish […]… Continue reading Master of None: Expanding The Discussion — Television & American Culture 2020

I’ll admit, this lecture used to have a much larger impact on the students who heard it. There was a time when this show mattered to people your age in the same way (if not more so) than Drake & Josh or The Suite Life meant to all of you. So much so that I […]… Continue reading Boy Meets World: Indeed He Does! — Television & American Culture 2020

I’m going to roll the dice and guess that none of you caught the one and only half-season of Son of Zorn on FOX, but if you were to roll the dice on me having seen every episode, you would win. You will likely realize very quickly that it mixes both the real and animated […]… Continue reading Son of Zorn: Yes, It’s A Real Show — Television & American Culture 2020

So, things are bad. Like, real bad. Bleak, dystopian-novel-bad. I live in Kansas, where some people are so hard-headed that they are ignoring the CDC and spouting “it’s just the flu” and mad that their gym is closed. I won’t get into a rant, but my point is that most of you are probably going […]… Continue reading Quarantine Pop Culture Recommendations — BooksofJobe.com

Note: if you’ve never watched through The Sopranos, I’m gonna be majorly spoiling the ending here, as per the title of the article. So go do that then come back. There were two creators who essentially put HBO on the map as a place to get things besides boxing matches, second run movies and softcore […]… Continue reading The Sopranos Finale Now — Writers Without Money

Ken Miyamoto conjures 101 originally conceived and frightening story prompts that writers can use as inspiration for their next horror story. — Read on screencraft.org/2017/10/19/101-terrifying-horror-story-prompts/ via 101 Terrifying Horror Story Prompts – ScreenCraft — Lacrecia’s books

It’s done! I wrote a full first draft of my first feature-length screenplay in preparation for the ScreenCraft April summit in Chicago. It feels amazing to have done this. Now it goes away for a few weeks before editing begins. Here are some thing I learned about screenwriting during this process: 1.) The months of […]… Continue reading Write every day: How to write your first screenplay — Christa Avampato