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It’s been in a coma, but the romantic comedy isn’t dead yet. The latest example: Set It Up, a workplace romcom that’s been gaining quiet viral energy since its Netflix-only debut on June 15. Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell star as two strung-out assistants who conspire to get their bosses (played by Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs) to fall in love so they can get a break.

And it’s totally delightful.

Set It Up, directed by Claire Scanlon, gets what it’s like to be a millennial — the economic insecurity, the small apartments, the presumption that a good romantic partner is as much a friend as a lover. Romcoms have a long history of exploring not just love, but what it’s like to fall in love right now, and Set It Up effortlessly evokes everything about being a 20-something in 2018 without pandering or feeling clueless.

Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch star as two put-upon assistants in Set It Up. Netflix

It also feels different from other recent movies that have tried to reinvent the romcom after several factors have left it gasping for breath. There’s the bro-friendly raunch-com variety, launched by The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2005; its apex, as far as romcom material goes, is probably 2007’s Knocked Up and 2008’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno. These movies basically follow a lot of the contours of the traditional romcom, except they’ve got way more dick jokes.

Another variety tried to invert the genre conventions or inject them with unexpected elements. There are the “serious” romcoms — Silver Linings Playbook (2012), which is also about mental health; Obvious Child (2014), about abortion; The Big Sick (2017), about both serious illness and being a Muslim and an immigrant in America. And there’s films like 500 Days of Summer (2009), which are aware of the rails on which romcoms normally run and purposely run off of them.

But Set It Up doesn’t do any of these things. In fact, I think it works because it’s not highly original. That’s a feature of the film, not a bug. It’s a feature of the genre.

That might sound like I’m criticizing the romantic comedy. I’m not. I think there’s a very specific reason that romantic comedies need to be formulaic in order to be great — and I think it has everything to do with what romantic comedies are all about.

The main characters in Set It Up, Harper (Deutch) and Charlie (Powell), are aware that the story they’re living is a lot like other ones. Harper jokes about having to “Cyrano” their bosses — she has to eventually explain to Charlie what that means — and together they note that their plot is not entirely unlike The Parent Trap, though they seem to have only seen the 1998 Lindsay Lohan version and not the 1961 Hayley Mills original.

That sort of pop-culture callback (hey, Cyrano de Bergerac was a hit in 1897) shows up all over the history of the romcom. Sometimes they’re modeled directly on classic literary works and plays that have many of the same tropes of the modern romcom — most often plays by Shakespeare or novels by Jane Austen. Clueless (1995), for instance, is based on Austen’s Emma. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) is based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) is based on Pride & Prejudice, so explicitly that its main character is literally named Mr. Darcy. And She’s the Man (2006) is a send-up of Twelfth Night.

Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You, based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Touchstone Pictures

Part of the reason Shakespeare and Austen are such ripe material for romcom writers is they got what makes a romantic comedy satisfying. There needs to be some tension to keeps your leads apart — a disagreement, some kind of dislike, an existing impediment in the form of a (disposable) significant other or class conflict — until, at last, one or the other or both finally recognizes their feelings and they fall into each other’s arms.

The modern romcom replicates that in a few tropes. You need a meet-cute. Then you need a fight or argument, or at least a misunderstanding (the more contrived the better). You need a grand gesture to solve it, and you eventually need them to find one another again. That needs to happen as close to the end of the movie as possible because the endpoint of any modern romantic comedy isn’t a wedding or even really a relationship — it’s the promise of future joy.

Some other features pop up in a lot of romcoms, too — especially during the heyday of the 1990s and 2000s, when romcoms were still a popular way for a promising young starlet or leading man to launch a career. (As Vox’s Todd VanDerWerff pointed out last year, that’s no longer true.)

The “grand gesture,” for instance, was often a breathless rush to the airport to stop someone from boarding a plane. Most of these romcoms were also set in New York City, for some reason. Most of the protagonists had a couple of very close friends whom they could rely on to point out that they were actually in love with the other lead character. And they usually involved very beautiful people doing things in improbably beautiful workplaces, restaurants, and apartments, some of which became instantly iconic.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail Warner Bros.

The greatest example of all of these tropes, of course, was not onscreen at all: It was Friends, the 10-year TV romcom, which featured every single one of these tropes in spades. (If I remember correctly, there were at least three rushes-to-the-airport, including in the show’s finale.) A beautiful group of friends in much-too-nice apartments in New York City went through dozens permutations of these plot points, but the overarching story of Ross and Rachel set a template for the “will they or won’t they�� plot, and when they finally did, it became a romcom.

Set It Up has a distinct heritage, and it knows it. In fact, Harper and Charlie decide early on that they’re basically trying to cast their bosses in a romcom, complete with a meet-cute and grand gestures that they can Cyrano into being. And it knows it’s a New York story — it even pans up and west from Central Park at the end.

When Set It Up toys with the tropes, it does so gently. We see Harper wearing sweats and eating and crying while watching something, but when the camera pans around we realize it’s not a weepy romance — it’s a football game. (Harper works for a sportswriter and wants to be one, too.) One big comedic setpiece centers on a rush to the airport (with a bit of a twist) that’s mostly funny because of how it winks at the convention.

Set It Up works because it knows the long line of romcoms it comes from. (It even relies on 1960s pop for its soundtrack, a throwback to the successful soundtrack of You’ve Got Mail.) The joke, we know from the start, is that while Harper and Charlie think they’re creating a romantic comedy, they’re actually in one, and from their own meet-cute we have a pretty good idea about what’s going to happen.

So it plays with the romcom form, but it doesn’t play with it too much. We watch romcoms so we can hang out with the characters and watch how they end up together.

Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice (1995) BBC

That’s in keeping with an important thing about romcoms: They’re romantic, sure, but they’re mostly comedies. Not the joke-a-minute type (though Set It Up has lots of funny jokes), but the more classical type stemming from Shakespeare’s and Austen’s days: The type of story where things start out okay, then get worse for a while, and then, in the end, leave things in a better state than they were when the curtain first rose. Unlike tragedies, where everything just gets worse, comedies have a more cyclical form. In the end, all the good guys are a bit better off than they were at the start.

That cyclical nature seems to not just apply to romcoms individually, but also to the form as a whole. The romantic comedy has been declared dead, but it may be far more durable than it’s given credit for.

After all, the basic form hasn’t changed a whole lot since Austen’s intelligent heroines were fighting with and then eventually marrying their dashing suitors. Anne Shirley cracked her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head, but eventually she married him. Humphrey Bogart finally realized he loved Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe kissed Tony Curtis, Harry and Sally got together, and movie star Julia Roberts wound up with bumbling Hugh Grant.

And Set It Up might help revive the romantic comedy, too. There’s just something about the genre that we want to come back to, over and over again. Every generation wants some assurance that no matter how mundane or messed up our lives are, love might be just around the corner. And as long as romcoms know what makes them great, they’ll keep crossing our paths unexpectedly, lighting up our lives.

Original Source -> Netflix’s totally delightful Set It Up proves just how durable the romcom formula is

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Alberto hurls dangerous surf, heavy rains at US Gulf Coast

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Alberto hurls dangerous surf, heavy rains at US Gulf Coast

Subtropical Storm Alberto’s pelting rain and brisk winds rain roiled the seas as it neared the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, keeping white sandy beaches emptied of their usual Memorial Day crowds.

Forecasters warned of life-threatening surf conditions as Alberto approached expected landfall along the Florida Panhandle. A few brief tornadoes were possible in much of Florida and parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. But forecasters said flash flooding from heavy rain was the biggest threat for most areas.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 2 p.m. EDT Monday that Alberto was centered about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south-southwest of Panama City, Florida. Landfall was expected later Monday.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving north at 8 mph (13 kph). However, once Alberto’s center heads inland — deprived of the warm waters that fuel tropical weather systems — the storm was expected to steadily weaken. A subtropical storm like Alberto has a less defined and cooler center than a tropical storm, and its strongest winds are found farther from its center.

Rough conditions were whipping up big waves off the eastern and northern Gulf Coast region, and officials warned swimmers to stay out of the surf through Tuesday due to life-threatening swells and rip currents. The hurricane center said a tropical storm warning was in effect from the Suwannee River in Florida to the Alabama-Florida state line.

Between four and eight inches (10-25 centimeters) of rain could pummel Florida Panhandle, eastern and central Alabama, and western Georgia before the storm moves on. Isolated deluges of 12 inches (30 centimeters) were possible. Several inches (centimeters) were also possible from Tennessee east through the Carolinas. Lifeguards posted red flags along the white sands of Pensacola Beach, where swimming and wading were banned.

Some tourists said the rainy weather would not dampen their vacations.

Jason Powell said he was seeking to keep his children entertained until Alberto blows through his Florida Panhandle vacation spot.

“So far we’ve seen a lot of wind and the ocean is really high, covering up the entire beach,” Powell said, adding, “we’re not letting it ruin our vacation … we’re going to watch some movies inside and a little TV, and hopefully maybe even get into the pool” despite the rain. Janet Rhumes said her group of friends from Kansas had been planning their Memorial Day weekend on Navarre Beach since October, and no tropical storm could deter them. They stocked up on groceries and planned to play card games.

“We’ve never seen one before and we’re here celebrating a friend’s 20th birthday,” Rhumes told the Northwest Florida Daily News. “So how often can you say you rode a storm out?” Rhumes said her group.

The mayor of Orange Beach, on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, said Alberto brought rain and aggravation — and dashed hopes for record crowds. Red flags flew on Alabama beaches and officers patrolled, making sure no one entered the water.

Elsewhere, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management said, about 2,600 customers were without power in northwestern Florida on Monday morning.

Scarlett Rustemeyer, a barista at the Fosko Coffee Barre in Pensacola Beach, said she always frets about power outages whenever storms come through Florida.

“My boyfriend and I usually try to go to the store and stock up on lots of bottled water, and get like canned goods and things that won’t go bad if our power goes out,” she said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a hurricane season forecast Thursday that calls for 10 to 16 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. One to four hurricanes could be “major” with sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph).

If that forecast holds, it would make for a near-normal or above-normal season. An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

By  JENNIFER KAY by Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC(U.S)

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Funimation Updates English Dub Cast Listings For "JUNI TAISEN, Black Clover," "Kino's Journey," "GARO" and More

You know... anime doesn't always introduce everyone in the first episode. Or, sometimes, they're there, but they don't speak yet. Or, there are noteworthy one-off characters in later episodes. Many of Funimation's fall 2017 anime SimulDub announcements didn't announce all the voices with the initial reveals. So, they're gone back and added more of who's who.

  See our updated cast lists for our Fall SimulDub season on our blog including JUNI TAISEN, Black Clover, Kino's Journey, GARO, and more! https://t.co/areW3HedNw http://pic.twitter.com/3ntRRG3jyH

— Funimation (@FUNimation) November 15, 2017

    Black Clover Watch new episodes on Sundays at 3:00pm CT

From the studio that brought you Yu Yu Hakusho, Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto, and more!

Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic. 

  CHARACTER CAST Asta Dallas Reid Yuno Micah Solusod     Episode 1   High Priest Brian Mathis Sister Lily Dawn M. Bennett Arlu Sara Ragsdale Rekka Megan Shipman Revchi Daman Mills Tower Master Bill Jenkins     Episode 2   Father Brian Mathis Man David Matranga     Episode 3   Nash Morgan Berry Horo Kristi Rothrock Narrator Cris George     Episode 4   Sekke Garret Storms William Josh Grelle Yami Christopher R. Sabat Finral Brandon McInnis Nozel Ricco Fajardo Fuegoleon J. Michael Tatum Charlotte Colleen Clinkenbeard Gordon Mike McFarland Noelle Jill Harris Koza Matt Shipman Gayaya Chris Thurman Bumoda Dalton Tindall Tanon Anthony Bowling Lounie Skyler McIntosh Amy Dani Chambers Shinana Coby Lewin     CREW   ADR Director Cris George ADR Engineer Zachary Davis Scripts Bonny Clinkenbeard Mixing Engineer Nathanael Harrison

    The Ancient Magus’ Bride Watch new episodes on Mondays at 3:00pm CT

The award-winning manga comes to life with a highly anticipated anime series! Suffering a tragic childhood and sold at an auction, Chise Hatori has little hope for a better life. But when a mysterious sorcerer named Elias takes interest in her aptitude for magic, he decides to make her his apprentice—and his bride.

  CHARACTER CAST Chise Hatori Dani Chambers Elias Ainsworth Brian Mathis     Episode 1   Seth Noel Garret Storms Silver Lady Rachel Glass Jade Tia Ballard     Episode 2   Althea Varley Lara Woodhull Angelica Varley Janelle Lutz Hugo Alex Moore Simon Callum Tyler Carson     Episode 3   Lindel Todd Haberkorn Nevin Jason Douglas Beana Leah Clark Gwee Mikaela Krantz Uil Terri Doty     Episode 4   Mikhail Renfred Jarrod Greene Alice Jennifer Green Barney Tyler Walker Jasper Robert McCollum Matthew John Burgmeier Mina Jennifer Alyx Molly Melanie Mason     CREW   ADR Director Kyle Phillips ADR Engineer Jeremy Woods Scripts Bonny Clinkenbeard   Jamie Marchi Mixing Engineer Nathanael Harrison

  Dies irae Watch it on Tuesdays at 3:00pm CT 

At the end of World War II, sorcerers use the lives lost in battle as a ritual sacrifice in an attempt to resurrect a group of supermen whose coming would signify the world’s end. Yet when the war finally ends, no one knows whether the ritual was a success. Decades pass, and it’s all forgotten until present-day Japan when Ren Fuji has a disturbing dream of black-clothed knights.

  CHARACTER CAST Episode 00 (Prologue)   Reinhard Heydrich Dave Trosko Karl Krafft Brandon McInnis Beatrice von Kircheisen Alexis Tipton Eleonore von Wittenberg Alex Moore Riza Brenner Caitlin Glass Wilhelm Ehrenburg Aaron Roberts Wolfgang Schreiber Mikeala Krantz Rusalka Schwägerin (Anna) Jeannie Tirado Valeria Trifa Ian Sinclair Rot Spinne Marcus Stimac     Episode 1   Ren Brandon McInnis Kasumi Madeleine Morris Kei Brittany Lauda Marie Jad Saxton Rea Trina Nishimura Shirou Austin Tindle     Episode 2   Kei Brittany Lauda Marie Jad Saxton Rea Trina Nishimura Shirou Austin Tindle     CREW   ADR Director Tyler Walker ADR Engineer Domonique French Scripts Tyson Rinehart Mixing Engineer Andrew Tipps

  Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series Watch new episodes on Thursdays at 3:00pm CT

In an imperfect world, the stories make it beautiful. Meet Kino, a traveler exploring beyond the boundaries into unknown mystical places! With only her guns and talking motorcycle, Hermes, by her side, she learns about unique people and their customs through the fascinating stories they weave. But to see everything, she can only spare three days in each land before moving on to the next adventure.

  CHARACTER CAST Kino Lindsay Seidel Hermes Derick Snow     Episode 1   Man Ian Sinclair Regel Garrett Schenck     Episode 2   Riku Christopher R. Sabat Shizu Jeff Johnson     Episode 3   Diplomat Larry Brantley President Wendy Powell Teacher Megan Shipman General Mark Stoddard     Episode 4   Elder Barry Yandell Tower Clan Chief Bill Jenkins     CREW   ADR Director Kyle Phillips Assistant ADR Director Tabitha Ray ADR Engineer Jeremy Woods Scripts Aaron Dismuke Mixing Engineer Gino Palencia

  JUNI TAISEN: ZODIAC WAR Watch it on Wednesdays at 3:00pm CT 

  For one wish, they’ll risk it all. The time has come for the Twelve Tournament—held every twelve years. Twelve proud warriors, each baring a name from the Chinese zodiac, will prepare to fight in the bloody battle royale. The victor is granted a single wish, and they’ll do whatever it takes to earn it. Blood and tears will flow on this battlefield—who will be the lone survivor?

  CHARACTER CAST Duodecuple Mark Stoddard Eiji (Ox) Ian Sinclair Kiyoko Jād Saxton Michio (Dog) Chuck Hüber Misaki (Monkey) Caitlin Glass Nagayuki (Dragon) Clifford Chapin Ryoka (Rooster) Monica Rial Sumihiko (Ram) Kenny Green Toshiko (Boar) Stephanie Young Tsugiyoshi (Rat) Daman Mills Usagi (Rabbit) Jerry Jewell Yoshimi (Horse) Randy E. Aguebor     Episode 5   Kanae (Tiger) Colleen Clinkenbeard Take (Serpent) Matt Shipman Sumi (Sheep) Kenny Green Ryoka (Bird) Monica Rial Duo (Host) Mark Stoddard     CREW   ADR Director Vic Mignogna Lead ADR Engineer Rickey Watkins Scripts Alex Muniz   Joel Bergen Mixing Engineer Neal Malley

  URAHARA Catch this show on Tuesdays at 3:00pm CT 

Japan’s fashion hotspot, Harajuku, is known for having some unusual visitors—but culture-thieving aliens from outer space? Well that’s just crossing the line! Banding together, three kawaii high school girls aren’t about to let anyone take away the beloved district where PARK, their new pop-up shop, has just opened for business! CHARACTER CAST Kotoko Sarah Wiedenheft Rito Julie Shields Mari Alexis Tipton Ebifurya Anthony Bowling Misa Monica Rial Ebi Chris Wehkamp Episode 3 Sayumi Tia Ballard CREW ADR Director Jeremy Inman ADR Engineer Matt Grounds Writer Emily Neves Mixing Engineer Adrian Cook

  Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ See this SimulDub on Wednesdays at 3:00pm CT

  Cardia has spent her life locked away in solitude, hidden from others due to a deadly poison that lies within her. But everything changes when she’s suddenly abducted by the royal guards! Before she can despair, she’s rescued and swept away by Arsène Lupin, a dashing and chivalrous thief. Together, they’ll travel to London to find her father and answers about her mysterious condition.

  CHARACTER CAST Cardia Beckford Jill Harris Lupin Arsene J. Michael Tatum Impey Barbicane Chris Guerrero Victor Frankenstein Micah Solusod Count Saint-Germain Brandon McInnis Abraham Van Helsing Ian Sinclair     Episode 1   Finis Justin Briner Rempart Leonhardt David Wald Isaac Beckford Greg Dulcie Sisi Apphia Yu     Episode 2   Finis Justin Briner Victoria Stephanie Young Sisi Apphia Yu     Episode 3   Delacroix Trina Nishimura Sisi Apphia Yu     CREW   ADR Director Jerry Jewell Assistant Director Apphia Yu ADR Engineer William Dewell Writer Samuel Wooley Mixing Engineer

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    King’s Game Watch it on Saturdays at 3:00pm CT 

  One night, all 32 members of a high school class receive a text message on their cell phone. It welcomes them to a game where they are given specific tasks to carry out in a 24-hour period. The tasks seem simple at first, but soon the tasks go beyond what the kids are comfortable with. Furthermore, they learn that the cost of failure is death. Will they be able to find a way out before more die?

    CHARACTER CAST Nobuaki Coby Lewin Natsuko Bryn Apprill Chiemi Alexis Tipton     Episode 1   Aimi Lindsay Seidel Yuuichi Jarrod Greene Masatoshi Kyle Phillips Rina Heather Walker Matsuoka Jeannie Tirado Takuya Clifford Chapin Nanami Skyler McIntosh Mizuki Brittany Lauda Teruaki Matt Shipman Toshifumi Orion Pitts Tatsuya Anthony Bowling Daiki Chris Thurman Kenta Garrett Storms Riona Tabitha Ray Ryou Justin Briner Yuuna Megan Shipman Haruka Jessica Peterson Makoto Tyler Walker Tsubasa Stephen Sanders Asuka Ariel Graham Hanako Rachel Glass Hayato Drew Breedlove Kuramoto Amber Lee Connors Megumi Kasi Hollowell Misa Lynsey Hale Shin Drew Bramlett Shou Stephen Fu Male Teacher 1a Brian Mathis Female Student 1a Kristin Sutton Tsubasa’s Father Mike McFarland Tsubasa’s Mother Alex Moore     Episode 2   Daisuke Dallas Reid Shouta Austin Tindle Misaki Jad Saxton Abe Brian Olvera Akemi Jennifer Alyx Akira Brad Smeaton Chia Natalie Hoover Emi Emily Fajardo Fujioka Jean-Luc Hester Hideki Ricco Fajardo Hirofumi Brandon McInnis Hiroko Kristen McGuire Kana Megan Emerick Kaori Genna Ford Kawakami Daman Mills Keita John Wesley Go Maki Amanda Gish Male Teacher 2A David Wald Mami Felicia Angelle Masami Sara Ragsdale Minako Sarah Wiedenheft Mizuuchi Travis Mullenix Motoki Ethan Gallardo Nami Jill Harris Naoya Howard Wang Ria Mikaela Krantz Satomi Dawn M. Bennett Shingo Dalton Tindall Yoshifumi Elijah Muller Yousuke Alejandro Saab     CREW   ADR Director Tyler Walker Assistant ADR Director Tabitha Ray Lead ADR Engineer Domonique French Assistant ADR Engineers Jamal Roberson   Nick Hernandez   Xavier Earl Scripts Jeramey Kraatz Mixing Engineer Neal Malley

Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Watch it on Saturdays at 3:00pm CT 

After a breach between Earth and the netherworld opens up over New York, humans and creatures from other dimensions become trapped in an impenetrable bubble that surrounds the city. Forced to coexist in a new city known as Salem’s Lot, the shaky peace between humanity and the netherworld creatures is protected by an underground group of super humans known as Libra.

When a case of mistaken identity brings not-so-ordinary delivery boy Leonardo Watch face-to-face with this group, he joins their ranks hoping to help prevent the destruction of the world by a group of monsters and madmen lead by a powerful being known as the King of Despair.

  CHARACTER CAST Leonardo Watch Aaron Dimsuke Zapp Renfro Ian Sinclair Klaus Von Reinhertz Phil Parsons Gilbert Alstein Francis Henry Steven Starphase J Michael Tatum Femt Josh Grelle Deldro Brody Mike McFarland Dog Hummer Orion Pitts Patrick Ray Hurd Sonic Monica Rial K.K. Stephanie Young Aligura Tia Balard Chain Sumeragi Trina Nishimura Zed O’Brien Christopher Wehkamp Nej Alison Viktorin Neyka Alexis Tipton Franz Ackerman Bruce DuBose     Episode 2   Hospital Director Mark Oristano Dr. Gunther Bill Jenkins Luciana Estevez Jeannie Tirado Zamedle Damon Mills Zamedle’s Dog Ian Mead Moore     Episode 3   Ellen Elizabeth Maxwell Larry Bryan Massey Tall Male Punk Chris Rager Short Male Punk Chris Thurman Sharon Janelle Lutz Tracy Brittany Lauda Vedid Terri Doty     Episode 3   Delimid Brian Mathis Emilina Morgan Berry Gähnen John Swasey Janet Amber Lee Connors Mi-Yeon Katelyn Barr Ogamu Steve Powell Olga Alex Moore Velved Rachael Messer     CREW   ADR Director Mike McFarland ADR Engineer Brandon Peters Mixing Engineer Adrian Cook

GARO -VANISHING LINE- Watch it on Thursdays at 3:00pm CT

  An omen awakens in a city that never sleeps. Caught in the resulting shadow war, two lives cross paths. While Sword seeks to expose this darkness, Sophie searches for her missing brother. Something more mysterious than fate has brought them together as they chase after their only clue, two words—El Dorado.

    CHARACTER CAST Sword T. Axelrod Sophie Madeleine Morris Luke David Matranga Zaruba Barry Yandell     Episode 1   Chiaki Felecia Angelle Ricardo Garret Storms Ricardo Horror Garret Storms   Chris Guerrero     Episode 2   Hardy Christopher Dontrell Piper Enith Alle Mims     Episode 3   Sword T. Axelrod Gina Trina Nishimura Damian J. Michael Tatum Nero Matt Holmes Mafia Elder Ben Phillips Clemenza Charlie Campbell Mia Natalie Hoover     Episode 5   Waitress Felecia Angelle Viola Wendy Powell     CREW   ADR Director Caitlin Glass ADR Engineer Manuel Aragón Scripts J. Michael Tatum Mixing Engineer Neal Malley

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Noticias de series de la semana: Muere un doble de acción en 'The Walking Dead'

La muerte de Bernecker

The Walking Dead ha detenido su producción en Georgia tras la muerte de John Bernecker, uno de sus dobles de acción, conocido también por sus trabajos en Scream Queens, Logan o The Hunger Games como doble o coreógrafo de escenas de combate. Un mal paso podría haber ocasionado su caída desde una altura de 6 metros a un suelo de cemento -dicen que cayó a escasos centímetros del colchón de seguridad-. Sufrió heridas graves en la cabeza que provocaron su muerte cerebral y su posterior fallecimiento, el primero en este gremio en 17 años en Estados Unidos. OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) y SAG-AFTRA (el Gremio de Actores de Cine y la Federación Americana de Artistas de Radio y Televisión) han abierto una investigación que podría durar hasta seis meses.

Los e-mails de Darabont

Frank Darabont, creador de The Walking Dead, envió una serie de e-mails incendiarios entre 2010 y 2011 criticando a ejecutivos de AMC, productores e incluyo directores, actores y operadores de cámara por lo que estaban haciendo con su obra, y amenazando con matar a todos los personajes si no empezaban a respetar los guiones. Acabó en la calle. Resulta que ahora la cadena ha filtrado esos correos durante el proceso de demanda de Darabont por los beneficios de la serie.

Nuevo doctor

Hoy conoceremos al sustituto de Peter Capaldi como doctor número 13 de Doctor Who. El anuncio se hará tras la final masculina de Wimbledon.

Renovaciones de series

TNT ha renovado Claws por una segunda temporada

Incorporaciones y fichajes de series

Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) será la tercera protagonista de Good Girls sustituyendo a Kathleen Rose Perkins. Se volverá a grabar el piloto y la serie llegará a NBC en midseason.

Olivia Munn (The Newsroom, New Girl) será Gina, una inteligente e implacable agente de la CIA, en la segunda temporada de Six.

Katja Herbers (Manhattan, The Leftovers) se une como regular a la segunda temporada de Westworld. Será una visitante del parque en sus horas más oscuras. A falta de confirmación oficial, parece que Zahn McClarnon (Longmire, Fargo) también participará en ella.

Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) participará como invitado en varios episodios de Mozart in the Jungle. Será Fukumoto Akihiro, el CEO de una firma japonesa de tecnología y un apasionado de la música.

Bill Skarsgard (Hemlock Grove, It) será un joven con un problema legal poco habitual en Castle Rock.

Juliette Lewis (Wayward Pines, Secrets and Lies) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Graves como Bailey Todd, una productora y mánager musical de Nueva York.

David Strathairn (The Blacklist; Good Night, and Good Luck) será recurrente en la tercera temporada de The Expanse. Se desconocen detalles de su personaje.

Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool) se une como regular a la segunda temporada de The Exorcist. Será Verity, una niña de acogida criada por Andrew Kim (John Cho).

Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) y Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix) serán los padres de Melrose (Benedict Cumberbatch) en la miniserie Patrick Melrose. Anna Madeley (Utopia, The Crown) interpretará a la esposa de Melrose.

Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us, Love) y Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) serán Squirrel Girl y Mister Immortal en New Warriors. Completan el reparto Jeremy Tardy (Dear White People), Calum Worthy (Austin & Ally), Matthew Moy (2 Broke Girls) y Kate Comer (The Comeback) como Night Thrasher, Speedball, Microbe y Debrii.

Conleith Hill (Game of Thrones) participará en dos episodios de la cuarta y última temporada de 12 Monkeys. Será Bonham, un agente de la ley que se enfrenta a los últimos días de la humanidad y ha dejado de creer en el poder de la reliquia que heredó de su familia.

Natalie Zea (Justified, The Following) y Kendrick Sampson (How to Get Away with Murder, The Vampire Diaries) serán recurrentes en White Famous como Amy, agente de Hollywood y antigua jefa de Malcolm (Utkarsh Ambudkar), y Robbie, un actor con mucho talento y belleza.

Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Madoff) participará como invitado en Hit the Road interpretando al padre de Ken (Jason Alexander).

Hannah New (Black Sails, El tiempo entre costuras) será recurrente en Trust como Victoria, novia de John Paul Getty II (Michael Esper).

Kyan Zielinski, Drew Logan Powell y Gabriel Bateman (Outcast, American Gothic) interpretarán a Liam, Dash y Wyatt, los tres hermanos protagonistas de The Dangerous Book For Boys. Chris Diamantopoulos (Good Girls Revolt, Silicon Valley) será Patrick, el padre fallecido, y Terry, su hermano gemelo. Erinn Hayes (Kevin Can Wait) será Beth, la madre. Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly, Pushing Daisies) será recurrente como Tiffany, la madre de Patrick y Terry y suegra de Beth.

Lulu Wilson (The Millers) será regular en Sharp Objects como Marian Preaker, la hermana fallecida de Camille (Amy Adams).

Amin Joseph (Snowfall) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Shooter como Martin Jacobs, agente de la corporación ATLAS conocido y temido por sus compañeros.

J.J. Soria (Army Wives, Animal Kingdom), Kwame Patterson (The Wire, American Horror Story), Elisabeth Röhm (Flaked, Law & Order), Linda Purl (Homeland, The Office), Michael Malarkey (The Vampire Diaries) y Eve Mauro se unen a The Oath.

Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries), Sherry Miller (Queer as Folk) y John Bourgeois se unen a Jerry O'Connell en Carter.

Leah Gibson (Shut Eye, Rogue) se une como regular a la segunda temporada de Jessica Jones. Se cree que podría interpretar a Typhoid Mary, enemiga de Daredevil.

Jon Seda (Antonio Dawson) volverá como regular a Chicago PD tras la cancelación de Chicago Justice.

Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show, Greek) reemplaza a Edi Patterson en Ghosted. Será regular como Amy, experta en tecnología y armamento que está diseñando nuevas armas contra las fuerzas paranormales.

Kelsey Asbille (Teen Wolf, One Tree Hill) se une a Yellowstone. Será Monica, nativa americana esposa de Corey Dutton (Luke Grimes).

Brit Morgan (True Blood) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Riverdale como Penny Peabody, una abogada conocida como "Snake Charmer" que prefiere ser pagada con favores.

Ben Lawson (Doubt, Neighbours) se une como regular a la segunda temporada de Designated Survivor. Será Damian Rennett, un agente del MI-6 que conoce a Hannah (Maggie Q) en Amsterdam.

Nadej Bailey (Containment, Resurrection) se une como regular a Life Sentence. Será Sadie, una paciente de oncología.

Pósters de series

         Nuevas series

Luz verde directa en Netflix a diez episodios de The Umbrella Academy, basada en la novela gráfica, sobre una disfuncional familia de superhéroes que investiga la muerte de su padre mientras sus personalidades y poderes chocan y les alejan.

Channel 4 emitirá The Virtues, drama de cuatro episodios escrito por Jack Thorne (This Is England, National Treasure) y Shane Meadows (This Is England) y dirigido por este último, sobre un hombre que lo ha perdido todo y regresa a Irlanda a reencontrarse con su pasado -fue niño de acogida- provocando brutales y salvajes consecuencias. Protagonizan Stephen Graham (Taboo, This Is England), Niamh Algar, Helen Behan (This Is England) y Frank Laverty.

Showtime ha adquirido Guantanamo, creada y escrita por Daniel Voll (The Unit), sobre los presos de esta famosa prisión y aquellos que les defienden y condenan. La primera temporada tendrá diez episodios y Oliver Stone dirigirá el primero.

La segunda serie original de Netflix España será Élite, un thriller adolescente grabado enteramente en 4K y con una primera temporada de ocho episodios sobre el asesinato ocurrido tras la llegada de tres jóvenes de clase obrera al colegio más exclusivo del país. De los escritores Carlos Montero (Física o química) y Darío Madrona (Los protegidos) y los productores de Tres metros sobre el cielo y Tengo ganas de ti. Estreno previsto para 2019.

Netflix y Canal + Francia encargan el thriller Safe, creado por el escritor Harlan Coben (The Five), sobre un cirujano pediátrico y sus dos hijas adolescentes cuyas vidas cambian tras un asesinato y una desaparición. Protagoniza Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under, Dexter).

Showtime desarrolla una secuela de The L Word con Jennifer Beals (Bette), Katherine Moenig (Shane), Leisha Hailey (Alice) y nuevos personajes.

Fechas de series

La segunda temporada de Top of the Lake llega a BBC Two el 27 de julio

La cuarta temporada de Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce llega a Bravo el 17 de agosto

La tercera temporada de Narcos se estrena en Netflix el 1 de septiembre

La cuarta temporada de BoJack Horseman llega a Netflix el 8 de septiembre

La tercera temporada de Outlander se estrena en Starz el 10 de septiembre

Suburra, la primera serie original de Netflix Italia, se estrena el 6 de octubre

La segunda temporada de Stranger Things llega a Netflix el 27 de octubre

Tráilers de series

Narcos - Temporada 3

Empire y Star - Crossover

Ozark

Mr. Mercedes

The Tick

Teen Wolf - Temporada 6b

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Temporada 9

The Deuce

The State

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State teams: We name the best of the best

IT’S BEEN 18 years since State of Origin footy last graced the AFL calendar but the concept continues to capture the imagination of fans across the country.

The debates are seemingly endless. Which state boasts the best midfield? Which club would be best represented across all four state teams? And would the Big V still reign supreme, or does one of the rival states have claims to the crown?

Our writers have put their heads together and come up with four State of Origin teams – Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Allies (NSW/ACT, Queensland, Tasmania, NT) – that could take the field if the games were played this weekend (so injuries were considered).

Under our rules, a state could only claim ownership of a player if he had played his junior football (U15-U18) in that state – the player’s birthplace was considered irrelevant. Overseas players were aligned to the Allies.

ALLIES

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Dane Rampe, Jeremy Howe HB: Callum Mills, Steven May, Zac Williams C: Isaac Smith, Dayne Beams, Nick Riewoldt HF: Steven Motlop, Taylor Walker, Mav Weller F: Jack Riewoldt, Ben Brown, Luke Breust R: Toby Nankervis, Isaac Heeney, Dayne Zorko INT: Sam Gilbert, Zach Tuohy, Jack Steele, Lachie Weller  UNLUCKY: Harris Andrews, Jarrod Witts, Josh Green

A versatile line-up from around the country The Allies line-up is young but stacked full of talent, with the spine as good as any representative team you’ll see. Williams, Howe, and Harbrow give the back half plenty of dash and attack, with Rampe and Howe able to play tall or small depending on the opposition and, along with May and Mills, all six defenders use the footy well by foot. Gilbert and Tuohy are also outstanding options when they get on the ground.

Smith and Nick Riewoldt bring two totally different looks on the wing, while Nankervis is a huge presence in the ruck and has Ben Brown as back-up when he needs a rest. Beams and Heeney add class to the midfield, Zorko brings the pace, and Steele and Lachie Weller the back-up run off the bench.

Mav Weller can be added to the onball mix when he’s not inside 50, along with Motlop and Breust, with Walker and Jack Riewoldt able to be deep threats or play up the ground.

Rampe was a selection headache given he’s only played three games, but he was just too good to leave out, with Andrews stiff to miss the team, along with the injured Cyril Rioli, Grant Birchall and Mitch Robinson.

SELECTORS: Adam Curley (chairman), Michael Whiting, Peter Ryan, Matt Thompson, Nat Edwards

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 

B: Rory Laird, Phil Davis, Tom Jonas HB: Shannon Hurn, Heath Grundy, Shaun Burgoyne C: Jared Polec, Bryce Gibbs, Bernie Vince HF: Paul Puopolo, Justin Westhoff, Shane Edwards F: Orazio Fantasia, Daniel Menzel, Brodie Grundy R: Sam Jacobs, Brad Ebert, Lachie Neale INT: Caleb Daniel, Brodie Smith, Ryan Burton, Trent Dumont UNLUCKY: Hamish Hartlett, Andrew Mackie, Jack Hombsch

Small forward lines are the way to go There’s no shortage of quality defenders in the South Australian team. The job Tom Jonas did on shutting down Gold Coast star Tom Lynch got him over the line, Rory Laird is in brilliant form, veteran Hawk Shaun Burgoyne rose to the occasion against the Swans while Heath Grundy (Sydney) and Phil Davis (Greater Western Sydney) have been superb in key defensive posts for their respective sides. 

It was tough to leave out Hamish Hartlett and Jack Hombsch, who have both been important contributors for the Power, while Andrew Mackie’s smarts and experience are an essential piece of the Cats’ backline. 

The starting midfielders pick themselves. Brad Ebert is in career-best form, Bernie Vince can be employed as a tagger or win his own ball, while Jared Polec’s raking left foot is valuable on the wing. 

A lack of key forwards means Daniel Menzel starts at full-forward. The general consensus was to start Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy on the bench, but the chairman pulled rank to have a tall target inside the forward 50. Chad Wingard’s calf injury rules him out, while Travis Varcoe also wasn’t considered.

There was quite a bit of debate about the make-up of the bench. Selecting Trent Dumont ahead of Wayne Milera to add another midfielder instead of a winger/forward was another chairman’s call, while the versatility of NAB AFL Rising Star nominee Ryan Burton gives him the edge over several other contenders.

SELECTORS: Lee Gaskin (chairman), Ben Guthrie, Jennifer Phelan, Marc McGowan, Dinny Navaratnam

VICTORIA

B: Heath Shaw, Robbie Tarrant, Dylan Roberton HB: Easton Wood, Michael Hurley, Sam Docherty C: Josh Kelly, Joel Selwood, Zach Merrett HF: Marcus Bontempelli, Joe Daniher, Dustin Martin F: Toby Greene, Jeremy Cameron, Eddie Betts R: Shane Mumford, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane INT: Ollie Wines, Gary Ablett, Andrew Gaff, Clayton Oliver UNLUCKY: Marc Murphy, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Lynch (Gold Coast), Matthew Kreuzer, Seb Ross

How can you not love this team? It contains a few players who would have been staples of any Victorian team for years such as Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood, Rory Sloane and Gary Ablett, but also recognises those whose stars have risen over the last season or so, such as Marcus Bontempelli, Toby Greene, Dustin Martin and Robbie Tarrant. 

We’ve also picked the bolters, those whose form this year has been too good to ignore. So welcome to the Big V Joe Daniher, Dylan Roberton, Josh Kelly, Zach Merrett and Sam Docherty and brace yourself for the firm E.J. Whitten handshake when you are presented with your first jumper. Clayton Oliver gets in based on potential as much as anything. We want him to be committed to the cause for years to come and what better way than to be around these players.

We’ve structured this side so that Daniher would give Shane Mumford a chop-out in the ruck, which leaves Matty Kreuzer, who is having a cracking season for the Blues, as a very unlucky omission. And when Scott Pendlebury cannot get a game, we must be going OK.

Max Gawn is probably the one player who would have been picked if not for injury.

This team won’t let the Big V down and in the words of the late great E.J., will “stick it right up them”.

SELECTORS: Ashley Browne (chairman), Nick Bowen, Ben Collins, Howard Kotton

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

B: Nathan Wilson, Alex Rance, Brad Sheppard HB: Elliot Yeo, Jeremy McGovern, Jason Johannisen C: Bradley Hill, Patrick Cripps, Mitch Duncan HF: Michael Walters, Lance Franklin, Cam McCarthy F: Jeff Garlett, Paddy Ryder, Charlie Cameron Ruck: Aaron Sandilands, Nat Fyfe, Tom Mitchell  INT: Connor Blakely, Matt Priddis, Daniel Wells, Stephen Hill UNLUCKY: Jack Darling, Sam Menegola, Sam Powell-Pepper 

How would this team look without so many injuries? Injuries to key players caused the WA selection panel one or two headaches. Traditionally the Sandgropers’ forward line is the envy of every state, but losing dual Coleman medallist Josh Kennedy to a calf hurts, especially with Jesse Hogan on the comeback from testicular cancer and Rory Lobb battling a groin complaint. Jack Darling has booted 19 goals this year and his forward pressure is elite, but there was plenty of debate about his spot in the line-up and he loses out to Cam McCarthy (14 goals).

Paddy Ryder arguably deserves the No.1 ruck spot, but a reshuffle has landed him at full-forward, while Aaron Sandilands has been rushed back from hamstring tightness to lead a midfield dominated by Dockers.

The engine room boasts a nice blend with ball-winners Nat Fyfe, Patrick Cripps and Tom MItchell complemented by the leg-speed and class of Stephen Hill, brother Bradley, Daniel Wells and even Michael Walters pushing up as a high half-forward. Connor Blakely would tag the opposition’s best onballer.

The backline practically picked itself, although Ben Stratton being unavailable due to a knee complaint was a blow. Alex Rance and Jeremy McGovern would have to be the best full-back and centre half-back combo going around, while Nathan Wilson, Elliot Yeo and Jason Johannisen are walk-up starts.

SELECTORS: Travis King (chairman), Nathan Schmook, Ryan Davidson, Callum Twomey

Taylor Walker (Allies), Sam Jacobs, Rory Laird, Brodie Smith (SA), Eddie Betts, Rory Sloane (Vic), Charlie Cameron (WA)

Dayne Beams, Dayne Zorko (Allies)

Bryce Gibbs (SA), Sam Docherty (Vic), Patrick Cripps (WA)

Jeremy Howe (Allies), Brodie Grundy (SA), Daniel Wells (WA)

Orazio Fantasia (SA), Joe Daniher, Michael Hurley, Zach Merrett (Vic) 

Lachie Weller (Allies), Lachie Neale (SA), Connor Blakely, Nat Fyfe, Bradley Hill, Stephen Hill, Cam McCarthy, Aaron Sandilands, Michael Walters (WA)

Steven Motlop, Zach Tuohy (Allies), Daniel Menzel (SA), Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood (Vic), Mitch Duncan (WA)

Jarrod Harbrow, Steven May (Allies), Gary Ablett (Vic)

Zac Williams (Allies), Phil Davis (SA), Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene, Josh Kelly, Shane Mumford, Heath Shaw (Vic), Nathan Wilson (WA)

Luke Breust, Isaac Smith (Allies), Shaun Burgoyne, Ryan Burton, Paul Puopolo (SA), Tom Mitchell (WA)

Bernie Vince (SA), Clayton Oliver (Vic), Jeff Garlett (WA)

Ben Brown (Allies), Trent Dumont (SA), Robbie Tarrant (Vic)

Brad Ebert, Tom Jonas, Jared Polec, Justin Westhoff (SA), Ollie Wines (Vic), Paddy Ryder (WA)

Toby Nankervis, Jack Riewoldt (Allies), Shane Edwards (SA), Dustin Martin (Vic), Alex Rance (WA)

Sam Gilbert, Nick Riewoldt, Jack Steele, Mav Weller (Allies), Dylan Roberton (Vic)

Isaac Heeney, Callum Mills, Dane Rampe (Allies), Heath Grundy (SA), Lance Franklin (WA)

Shannon Hurn (SA), Andrew Gaff (Vic), Jeremy McGovern, Matt Priddis, Brad Sheppard, Elliot Yeo (WA)

Caleb Daniel (SA), Marcus Bontempelli, Easton Wood (Vic), Jason Johannisen (WA)

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