Movies & TV Shows
Rick and Morty Season Three Set for July 30th

Finally, after a year and a half (or longer), Rick and Morty is back. Adult Swim confirmed yesterday with a trailer that the cult hit animated series will be back for a third season on July 30th. The trailer featured gags from Pickle Rick to Mad Max-inspired chases, in a style that fans have come to love over the last few years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeAw6aXHzcY
Pickle Rick– From Animatic to Trailer
It was cool to finally see at least a little of Pickle Rick and his fight against the rats. We got a taste of this at last year’s comic con with an animatic of the scene. Seeing a short clip of it fully animated in color gives an interesting perspective on the animation process. The fully realized scene should prove even more gruesome than the animatic did a year ago.
Welcome to the Darkest Year of Our Adventures
Rick and Morty supplies endless laughs, but it also is the source of heartbreaking and emotionally dark moments. With Beth and Jerry split, Phoenix Person teaming with Tammy, and Rick promising a dark year of adventuring, fans can expect scenes with the same depth and darkness as the ending of “Auto Erotic Assimilation” (spoilers), and “The Wedding Squanchers” (more spoilers). Jerry, the doofus father and now ex-husband who lost his family to Rick, would make the perfect villain for a dark season.
A Year and a Half, Or Longer!

Mr. Poopy Butthole broke the news of Rick and Morty season 3 at the end of season 2.
Fans have been complaining for months wondering when the next season would be released. This was always a weird thing to complain about since the last scene of season 2 confirmed how long it would take. Co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland have been open about delays, and have placed the blame solely on themselves. Recent false-reports have claimed (without proof) that the long-time collaborators had a falling out, thus halting production. Roiland made fun of the story on his twitter, while Harmon went in depth on their creative process.
I'm so sorry guys. Sorry about this super factual information. @danharmon and I are so sorry for this totally believable and true story. pic.twitter.com/8LPaGy4Udh
— Justin Roiland (@JustinRoiland) June 24, 2017
In a thread, Harmon first apologized, saying: “Justin and I are very regretful about the season taking way too long. I want to explain “what happened” because it’s way less dramatic than you might ever imagine.” He explained that fans are used to finding out the reason for delays in “intriguing/confusing/intense.” However, this was not the case with Rick and Morty. “The reason S3 took long is because it took long to write, because it was S3 of a show that we were scared to make worse than S2 or S1.” Harmon eased worries, however, saying “as far as I can tell, although I’m too close to it, it’s just another good season of RAM.” He finished with “we’re flattered by it and thankful to you and can’t wait for you to see S3 and also JUSTIN IS A PIECE OF SHIT I’M GOING TO FIST FIGHT.”
Harmon had been as open as he could in the past 18 months, one question answered in a comical rap titled: “They’re drawing it.” While the reason for the “delay” (though it wasn’t really a delay) isn’t dramatic, it’s good to see Harmon open up about the process of writing Rick and Morty (something he’s done various times before).
The release date of July 30th is close to 21 months after the season 2 finale. While it’s been a while, they certainly kept to Mr. Poopy Butthole’s promise. Rick and Morty comes back with episode 2, Rickmancing the Stone. The first episode premiered back in April, so be sure to catch up if you haven’t!
Geek Culture
Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quietly Removes Name from Troubled Borderlands Flick

When your writer—one of Hollywood’s hottest—tries to hide their involvement, it’s a bad sign. The Borderlands film’s original script was written by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us, Chernobyl), who recently asked the WGA to use the pseudonym “Joe Crombie” instead of his name.
We hope this means Mazin considers Joe Abercrombie, Lord Grimdark, the grittiness GOAT, but that theory is unproven. Since Mazin wrote the script in 2015 for Eli Roth to direct, a steady stream of writers has been brought in. Aaron Berg, Chris Bremner, Sam Levinson, Zak Olkewicz, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor, and Oren Uziel have put around 70 fingers in the honey pot.
The name change likely avoids confusion. Mazin probably doesn’t want to be blamed for Jack Black/Claptrap madness, but he wants to keep his rights.
To clarify, the Borderlands film finished filming in 2021, but Roth was replaced by Tim Miller (Deadpool) in January.
When this surprising star-studded film (Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchet) limps out, what are your expectations? We think this was supposed to coincide with Borderlands 3’s 2019 release, but it’s overshot the mark.
Geek Culture
Monday’s YouTube premiere of “Foundation” is free

Apple is streaming the first episode of “Foundation” on YouTube and hosting a Q&A on Monday before the second season’s premiere.
“Foundation” will return for ten more episodes on Friday, July 14, on Apple TV+. Apple is streaming the first episode of the first season to promote it.
“The Emperor’s Peace” will air on YouTube on Monday at 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern. After the episode, executive producer and showrunner David S. Goyer will answer questions live.
Geek Culture
Netflix cracks down on password sharing worldwide

After a delay, Netflix’s password sharing crackdown is reaching U.S. and international subscribers. After experiencing cancellations in regions where it had already implemented “paid sharing,” the streamer delayed the debut till the summer. U.S. Netflix consumers must either remove people from their account or pay $7.99/month for an additional membership for non-household members.
In weeks and months, many of worldwide markets will undergo similar transformations.
Current members can examine which devices are signed into their account and remove unwanted ones, as well as reset their password, to make this transfer smoother.
A “Transfer Profile” feature lets Netflix account sharers move their viewing history and watchlist to their own account.
Netflix informed investors that despite early cancellations, the password enforcement will benefit its long-term development and financial health.
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the password enforcement in its first supported markets was similar to how subscribers reacted to pricing increases during its first-quarter earnings.
“We see an initial cancel reaction and then we build out of that, both in terms of membership and revenue as borrowers sign up for their own Netflix accounts and existing members purchase that extra member facility for folks that they want to share with,” Peters told investors on the April earnings call. “First of all, it was a strong validation to see consistent results in these new countries, because there are different market characteristics different from each other and also from the original Latin American rollout countries,” he said.
Netflix tested the feature in Latin America before adding Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain this year. It will reach more global markets today, including Brazil, Bolivia, Belize, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Philippines, Malaysia, Israel, Thailand, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, and others.
The corporation may have postponed the crackdown in Q1 to avoid hurting net additions. Last quarter, the corporation added 1.75 million global customers, below Wall Street’s 3 million projection, to 232.5 million accounts.
It announced at results that U.S. members would receive the password-sharing adjustments “on or before” June 30. Netflix may have accelerated the timing.
Netflix revealed on its blog today that it will email U.S. account sharers.
“One household per Netflix account,” the firm advises. “Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are—at home, on the go, on holiday—and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices,” the post adds.
The email, labeled “An update on sharing,” lists options and links to support documentation.
Netflix explains in a press email that it is “now starting to roll out updates to sharing to countries around the world, including the U.S.”
Netflix has yet to see the effects of a password crackdown in the U.S., where it faces increased competition for users’ time and money.
Today, HBO Max becomes Max, a new service that combines HBO and Discovery+ content, doubling the amount of programming. Paramount+ will add Showtime next month on June 27. Disney plans to merge Disney+ and Hulu into one app. Subscribers get more content with some price increases. Netflix is charging more for the same.
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