The Head Writer of Rick and Morty Is Creating a New Animated Star Trek Series
CBS’s all-encompassing expansion of the Star Trek universe just got a weird new addition: an adult animated comedy from one of the minds behind Rick and Morty.
Deadline reports that CBS has commissioned a two-season order for Star Trek: Lower Decks, a half-hour animated sitcom that follows the supporting crew working on “one of Starfleet’s least important ships.”
Named for the Next Generation episode that focused on the lower-ranked officers aboard the Enterprise, Lower Decks will be developed by Rick and Morty head writer/executive producer Mike McMahan and produced by Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout as part of his expansive Trek deal with CBS, the series will be the first animated show exclusive to CBS All Access (but of course, not the first Star Trek animated series!). Here’s a quote about the order from Kurtzman himself:
Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end.’ His cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed,” Kurtzman said. “He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of ‘Trek’ to fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.
Lower Decks joins Discovery and the still-untitled Picard series as part of CBS All Access’ plans for an unprecedented amount of Trek TV. We’ll bring you more on those plans, and Lower Decks itself, as we learn it.
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‘L&HH’ Star Amara La Negra 100% Behind Spice Going White Face!
“Love & Hip Hop: Miami” star Amara La Negra is totally behind Spice‘s decision to go white face for her album, because she believes Spice had a noble purpose and executed it brilliantly.
Amara tells TMZ, the haters who have lashed out at Spice are all wet for attacking Spice over a photo that was designed to mock those who believe light-skinned African American women are more beautiful than their dark-skinned counterparts.
As we reported, the imagery goes hand-in-hand with Spice’s track, “Black Hypocrisy” on her mixtape that includes the lyrics, “(‘Cause) I was told I would reach further/If the color of my skin was lighter/And I was made to feel inferior/Cause society said brown girls prettier.”
And THAT right there is why Amara’s in Spice’s corner … ’cause Amara herself has clashed with others trying to define her beauty. You’ll remember “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” cast member Young Hollywood was on the receiving end of death threats after suggesting Amara get “a new look.”
In short … Amara says she gets it and supports Spice, because sometimes you gotta shake people to call attention to your cause.
Mission accomplished.
Article via TMZ
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Cardi B turned down 7-figure deal for photos of baby Kulture
There’s not a check big enough to convince Cardi B and Offset to release photos of their new baby.
Talking with Apple Music host Ebro Darden on Wednesday, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper revealed she was offered an enormous sum for images of baby Kulture.
“Me and my husband … we just don’t wanna show our baby right now,” she said. “I got offered seven figures, but I’m just not ready yet … Over a million.”
Cardi B and Offset, both 26, welcomed Kulture on July 10.
Since then, they’ve only shown pictures of her hands or feet — never her face.
While Cardi B may not be sharing new photos of her kid, she’s talking nonstop about how her life has changed.
She quipped a few days ago that giving birth to Kulture “broke” her vagina.
Pooch Hall Now Facing Six Years In Prison For DUI And Child Abuse
Actor Marion “Pooch” Hall has been formally charged with driving under the influence and felony child abuse by the Los Angeles County District Attorney for an accident earlier this month that resulted in his arrest.
If convicted, The Game star faces a maximum of six years and six months behind bars, reports TMZ.
According to police reports, a witness saw Hall’s vehicle collide into a parked car in Burbank, California on October 3. The witness told authorities that Hall was behind the wheel at the time of the crash along with his 2-year-old son, who was sitting in his lap instead of a car seat. The witness claimed Hall was allowing his son to take steer the car alone as if it were a toy.
Shockingly, no one was injured in the accident, but witnesses say the toddler erupted into a fit of tears after the crash. His son is now in the custody of his wife.
After failing field sobriety tests, the 41-year-old actor reportedly blew three times the state’s legal limit when he was finally given a breathalyzer test.
Hall was released on $100,000 bond after being booked for child endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Ray Donovan star has been mum about the incident on social media. His Instagram and Twitter accounts have not been updated since he was arrested.
Article via Essence
Tamar Braxton Finally Gives Fans a Peek at Her ‘Fine’ Nigerian Boyfriend
Tamar Braxton has been doing a pretty good job of keeping her Nigerian boyfriend out of the spotlight but a recent video has given fans their closest look at him yet.
Braxton and her man, whose name is said to be Yemi according to the singer’s Tamar Chronicles fan page, went to one of the stops of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour in September. As Bey sang “Young Forever/Halo,” Braxton swiveled her phone camera around to capture her and reportedly her new man rocking sunglasses and embracing as she caressed his face.
“I mean, he’s the real-life T’Chella,” Braxton told St. Louis, Mo.’s 95.5 The Lou recently, comparing him to fictional Wakanda native T’Challa of “Black Panther.” “He’s originally from Nigeria but he’s been here [in America] … he lives in California … He is fine.”
Braxton has recently been opening up more about her man, including when she visited “The Wendy Williams Show” last month. There, she echoed talk of how attractive her boo is.
“Thank you, God, he’s so fine! I can’t take it sometimes. It’s like a whole snack — a Lunchable!” she exclaimed.
Once fans saw the video, which was uploaded to Braxton’s page on Thursday, Oct. 18 before it was pulled down, they wholeheartedly agreed.
“? I just started to declare, I don’t date American Men no more, not at all. I’m trying be smiling like Tamar. Ijs, let me see your birth certificate and passport book, okkk. I’m not playing…?”
“Get yo ass a Wakanda ladies!!! You won’t regret it ?”
“Sheed I sware…. mane that’s I was when I first experienced an African man. Its was amazing until I realize he just like a nigga. Blessing. Happy for you❤️”
“Keep smiling boo!! Enjoy that ride, it’s your turn??””
“Yesssss im happy for my girl go boo keep doing you long as you and Logan is happy that’s all matter much love #teamtamar?????”
“Happy for you I love you how you feeling about that situation god blessing you girl god is really with you keep him don’t let him go have faith.”
Disney theme parks confirm long-running urban legend is true
Some people enjoy Disney World and Disneyland so much that they never leave.
Despite years of denials from the House of Mouse, an urban legend has been confirmed: Human ashes are regularly scattered at the theme parks.
Loved ones of the recently deceased are known to place the remains on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, the Dumbo ride, near Cinderella’s castle — pretty much everywhere, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. It happens about once a month, often enough that custodians know to call for a “HEPA cleanup” with a special vacuum cleaner when it does.
The most popular place for people to spread ashes? “The Haunted Mansion probably has so much human ashes in it that it’s not even funny,” an unnamed custodian told the newspaper.
One employee said she and her co-workers got in trouble for referring to such incidents as “Code Grandma.”
For guests, there are consequences for getting caught.
“This type of behaviour is strictly prohibited and unlawful,” a company spokeswoman told the Journal. “Guests who attempt to do so will be escorted off property.”
The act of spreading ashes without permission is a misdemeanour, according to a spokesman for the Anaheim (California) Police Department.
But there are plenty of people willing to take the risk, if it means their beloved friend or family member can spend eternity with Mickey Mouse and pals. They just hide the ashes in Ziploc bags or pill bottles when they come to the park.
Jodie Jackson Wells went with the latter in 2009 when she brought her mom’s ashes to Disney World, where she sprinkled them on the It’s a Small World ride and in front of Cinderella’s Castle.
“Anyone who knew my mom knew Disney was her happy place,” Wells told the Journal.
When people like Wells do get caught, theme park employees reportedly shut the ride down for “technical difficulties” until any visible ashes are removed.
So that’s what they’re doing…
Article via Yahoo News
‘Survivor: David vs. Goliath’: Emergency forces entire cast to be evacuated off island
It was more than just a game on Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.
The entire cast of Survivor: David vs. Goliath was evacuated from their Fijian island under threat of a cyclone — the second they had experienced since starting the competition just 12 days earlier.
“We’re all Davids today. That’s the Goliath,” Christian said, as he, the Vuku, Jabeni and Tiva tribes were all escorted away from their camps and rushed to safety.
The cast returned to find that, just hours later, their entire camps were completely destroyed. “We get back from being evacuated, and our shelter is obliterated,” Angelina expressed. “Had any of us been inside of that, I mean, it would have been game over, for sure.”
“I think everyone’s mood was like, oh God,” Alec added. “It looked like a bomb went off… It’s pretty intense.”
“Two cyclones, a medical evacuation, a person quitting,” Alison recalled of the adversity they’ve faced since starting the game. “It just speaks to the crazy nature of this game.”
After 37 seasons of Survivor, however, host Jeff Probst wasn’t freaking out. The entire cast of Millennials vs. Gen X was similarly evacuated early in the competition in 2016.
“You are all safe and sound, and the game is back on,” Probst told the David vs. Goliath cast on Wednesday’s episode as they kicked off their first immunity challenge since the cyclone.
Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
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Liam Neeson Is A Revenge-Seeking Snowplow Driver In The ‘Cold Pursuit’ Trailer
History’s greatest monster is whoever decided Hard Powder, a movie where Liam Neeson kills members of a Rocky Mountains drug cartel with his snowplow, should be retitled Cold Pursuit. That’s a less interesting title (although I do appreciate the chilly wordplay, which I just got), but no matter, the movie still looks great, in a “Schindler’s List actor Liam Neeson now fights wolves and drives murder-plows and no one thinks less of him” kind of way.
Did I mention that Neeson says “when you drive the same road day after day, it’s easy to think about the road not taken” while gazing adoringly at his wife, played by Laura Dern? And that the trailer is set to “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” for some reason? And that there’s a random shot of someone parachuting? And that Neeson kills a dude by dropping a tree through his car? Movie of the year.
Here’s the official synopsis.
Cold Pursuit, an action thriller infused with irreverent humor, stars Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife (Laura Dern) is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels’ search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking (Tom Bateman), a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one each of Viking’s associates “disappear,” Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing — and no one — get in his way.
Cold Pursuit opens on February 8, 2019.
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