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Ted Turner left behind the networks he created, and his contributions to the entertainment industry and to philanthropy will not be forgotten, even if some of the networks he put on the air wind up in the hands of Paramount Skydance. RIP Ted Turner (1938-2026) [EMOTE]

Thanks to its PG rating, Toy Story 5 may as well be the darkest mainline Toy Story movie yet. The PG rating also made Finding Dory darker than its Finding Nemo, its 2003 predecessor. If Cars 4 does happen, I hope it will get a G rating, unlike Finding Dory and Toy Story 5.

No, I didn't come up with anything for Golden Week this year... So, here's an oldie but goodie for Golden Week: [DEVIATION]

Before I turn in for the night, I will remind you that the Oklahoma City Thunder are not only the only team in the NBA to sweep the other team (in that case, the Phoenix Suns) in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Thunder are also the first team to advance to the second round. All that's missing is either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Houston Rockets.

Let's face it: If Paramount and Warner Bros. merge, that would be the third time two major movie studios fall under one roof, all because of one movie so overpriced its critical and financial failure killed its studio's time as a standalone distributor. Instance # 1: Heaven's Gate (1980), distributed by United Artists, was such a critical and financial failure that not only did it signal the beginning of the end of the New Hollywood era that dominated the 1970s, but it led to Transamerica selling United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1981 (on a side note, critics would warm up to Heaven's Gate a little as time went on). Instance # 2: Fantastic Four (2015), distributed by 20th Century Fox, made back its budget globally but didn't break even, nor did critics take a liking to it, so 20th Century Fox was sold to Marvel owner Disney in 2019 and renamed to 20th Century Studios in 2020. Now, instance # 3: Joker: Folie a Deux (2024), distributed by Warner Bros., which, like

We've waited for the film to be saved... Now the trailer has been unveiled. [VIDEO]

Happy Earth Day! [VIDEO]

My brother Justin still treats me like a kid, even though I am too old to be less than 18, with those Internet restrictions. And he's threatening to impose said Internet restrictions on Mom's laptop too. For God's sake, I'm too old to be a kid, I wish Justin would stop treating me like one! [EMOTE] [EMOTE] [EMOTE]