This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks, season four, episode eight
For all of its far-flung exploration, Star Trek has always been about debates between the different aspects of humanity. Usually, that took the form of the dynamic between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, a trio replicated in some form or another in nearly every series that followed.
But in one of its earliest episodes, The Original Series bypassed Spock and McCoy and kept it all on Kirk. Written by the legendary Richard Matheson, “The Enemy Within” saw Kirk split into two people after a transporter malfunction. One of the Kirks, sporting the traditional yellow top, operates solely on impulse, which leads him to do things like assault Yeoman Rand and pick fights. The other Kirk, wearing a fashionable green shirt with golden highlights, treats his crew well, but cannot make a decision, even with Sulu freezing on a planet below.
For all of its far-flung exploration, Star Trek has always been about debates between the different aspects of humanity. Usually, that took the form of the dynamic between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, a trio replicated in some form or another in nearly every series that followed.
But in one of its earliest episodes, The Original Series bypassed Spock and McCoy and kept it all on Kirk. Written by the legendary Richard Matheson, “The Enemy Within” saw Kirk split into two people after a transporter malfunction. One of the Kirks, sporting the traditional yellow top, operates solely on impulse, which leads him to do things like assault Yeoman Rand and pick fights. The other Kirk, wearing a fashionable green shirt with golden highlights, treats his crew well, but cannot make a decision, even with Sulu freezing on a planet below.
- 10/12/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Television producers have long used their medium as a tool to push progressive thinking on such nuanced topics as interracial dating, queer acceptance and abortion into everyday American households. But what about storytelling that makes these creators and their supporters point the finger inward at their own shortcomings and failures to act?
This year, as a result of increased publicity for Black Lives Matter and other similar movements, several Emmy contenders have had honest conversations about race in their writers’ rooms and on screen. These depictions include the obvious outward kind, as well as the internal biases that live within us all.
Christina M. Kim, co-showrunner for the CW’s martial-arts drama “Kung Fu,” says her program had an added layer of need to cover the matter because “our show, is about a Chinese American family and a lot of it takes place within the Chinese-American community.”
As co-showrunner Robert Berens reminds,...
This year, as a result of increased publicity for Black Lives Matter and other similar movements, several Emmy contenders have had honest conversations about race in their writers’ rooms and on screen. These depictions include the obvious outward kind, as well as the internal biases that live within us all.
Christina M. Kim, co-showrunner for the CW’s martial-arts drama “Kung Fu,” says her program had an added layer of need to cover the matter because “our show, is about a Chinese American family and a lot of it takes place within the Chinese-American community.”
As co-showrunner Robert Berens reminds,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Rob Lowe will be the first guest on Fox’s upcoming parody after-show “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage,” which will reunite the stars of the previously-canceled “The Grinder.”
Framed to be a talk show to discuss the events after Fox’s made-up sci-fi drama, “The Flare,” “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage” will invite special guests like Lowe to analyze what took place on the fictional show’s latest episode (akin to AMC’s “Talking Dead and “Talking Saul”), and will include as set visits to “The Flare,” interviews with the “cast,” and fan discussions.
Kevin Zegers (“Dirty John”), Guillermo Diaz (“Scandal”) and Shiri Appleby (“UnReal”) are among those tapped to play the “cast” of “The Flare.”
Also Read: Fred Savage to Host a Real After-Show for a Fake Sci-Fi Thriller Series on Fox
Fox describes the fake show “The Flare” as being based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series,...
Framed to be a talk show to discuss the events after Fox’s made-up sci-fi drama, “The Flare,” “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage” will invite special guests like Lowe to analyze what took place on the fictional show’s latest episode (akin to AMC’s “Talking Dead and “Talking Saul”), and will include as set visits to “The Flare,” interviews with the “cast,” and fan discussions.
Kevin Zegers (“Dirty John”), Guillermo Diaz (“Scandal”) and Shiri Appleby (“UnReal”) are among those tapped to play the “cast” of “The Flare.”
Also Read: Fred Savage to Host a Real After-Show for a Fake Sci-Fi Thriller Series on Fox
Fox describes the fake show “The Flare” as being based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Fox has greenlit an after-show spoof from Fred Savage that is set to air this summer.
The broadcaster has given the series, titled “What Just Happened??!,” a nine-episode order. The half-hour series will debut on Fox Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. Et.
The series will explore the fictional fandom surrounding a fictional sci-fi series called “The Flare,” based on the fictional book “The Moon Is the Sun at Night” by fictional author Tj Whitford.
The “book” revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
The after-show — in the vein of shows like “Talking Dead” on AMC — will feature multiple segments, including celebrity interviews, set visits, as well as interviews with “The Flare’s” “cast,” as well as discussions with fans and more.
“What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage” is...
The broadcaster has given the series, titled “What Just Happened??!,” a nine-episode order. The half-hour series will debut on Fox Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. Et.
The series will explore the fictional fandom surrounding a fictional sci-fi series called “The Flare,” based on the fictional book “The Moon Is the Sun at Night” by fictional author Tj Whitford.
The “book” revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
The after-show — in the vein of shows like “Talking Dead” on AMC — will feature multiple segments, including celebrity interviews, set visits, as well as interviews with “The Flare’s” “cast,” as well as discussions with fans and more.
“What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage” is...
- 4/29/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fred Savage is set to host an after-show for a fake series at Fox. Yeah, let us break that down a bit for you, because huh?
Savage will host a new half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show premiering this summer called, “What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage,” which explores the “fandom” surrounding the for-sure-not-real sci-fi thriller series, “The Flare,” the broadcast network said Monday.
Here is the description for “The Flare” — the Fake show: “The Flare” is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, “The Moon is the Sun at Night,” which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Illinois – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
Per Fox, the Real after-show will feature multiple segments, “including authentic sit-down celebrity interviews, set visits to...
Savage will host a new half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show premiering this summer called, “What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage,” which explores the “fandom” surrounding the for-sure-not-real sci-fi thriller series, “The Flare,” the broadcast network said Monday.
Here is the description for “The Flare” — the Fake show: “The Flare” is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, “The Moon is the Sun at Night,” which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Illinois – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
Per Fox, the Real after-show will feature multiple segments, “including authentic sit-down celebrity interviews, set visits to...
- 4/29/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The aftershow phenomenon has taken a new twist. Fox has greenlighted What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage, an actual aftershow to a fake TV show, co-created and hosted by former The Grinder star Savage.
Teased on Fox’s social pages, The Flare is a fictional sci-fi thriller drama with a very-real aftershow. What Just Happened??! is a half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show dedicated to exploring the fandom surrounding the “show.” It’s set to premiere Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 Pm on Fox.
Here’s the premise: Drama “series” The Flare is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, The Moon Is the Sun at Night, which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a postapocalyptic battle for human survival.
The aftershow will feature multiple segments,...
Teased on Fox’s social pages, The Flare is a fictional sci-fi thriller drama with a very-real aftershow. What Just Happened??! is a half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show dedicated to exploring the fandom surrounding the “show.” It’s set to premiere Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 Pm on Fox.
Here’s the premise: Drama “series” The Flare is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, The Moon Is the Sun at Night, which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a postapocalyptic battle for human survival.
The aftershow will feature multiple segments,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack And Dean Of All Trades may have ended after two seasons when Fullscreen shuttered its eponymous subscription service, but beloved YouTube duo Jack Howard and Dean Dobbs are getting back on the saddle with a brand new project -- which is being developed through the Sundance Institute and YouTube’s New Voices Lab.
The YouTube-funded initiative, which was introduced in 2016, annually offers workshops, meetings, residencies, and tools to a select group of up-and-coming filmmakers. This year’s class will comprise 12 total creators (and creator teams) who each have a digital series pilot in the works. Howard and Dobbs will be joined by other participants, including Pakistani-American documentarian Sindha Agha, comedy duo Anna Salinas and Edgar Momplaisir, and YouTuber Andy ‘Goldentusk’ Goldenberg. (You can check out the full roster of New Voices fellows right here).
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The YouTube-funded initiative, which was introduced in 2016, annually offers workshops, meetings, residencies, and tools to a select group of up-and-coming filmmakers. This year’s class will comprise 12 total creators (and creator teams) who each have a digital series pilot in the works. Howard and Dobbs will be joined by other participants, including Pakistani-American documentarian Sindha Agha, comedy duo Anna Salinas and Edgar Momplaisir, and YouTuber Andy ‘Goldentusk’ Goldenberg. (You can check out the full roster of New Voices fellows right here).
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- 4/6/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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