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On 3/30/2024 3:13 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
> 
> ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Gets Premiere Date At AMC & AMC+  (March 29)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2024/03/orphan-black-echoes-premiere-date-amc-krysten-ritter-1235872059/
> 
Finally!

> 
> ‘Earth Abides’: MGM+ Greenlights Limited Series Adaptation Of George R. 
> Stewart Sci-Fi Novel  (March 26)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2024/03/earth-abides-mgm-greenlights-limited-series-adaptation-george-r-stewart-sci-fi-novel-1235868087/
> 
> [" The six-episode limited series will star Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) 
> as Ish; production will begin in Vancouver on April 8. Earth Abides is 
> slated to premiere on MGM+ in late 2024. When a plague of unprecedented 
> virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the 
> aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably 
> breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against 
> the slide into extinction."]
> 
I get the feeling the only thing this will have in common with the book 
it the name and an apocalyptic plague.


> 
> ‘The Penguin’: Colin Farrell Calls ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Max Series 
> “Incredibly Violent” & “Really Dark”  (March 25)
> 
I take it as a sign of the decline of Western Civilization that we have 
so many movies and shows with psychopathic mass-murders being the lead 
and center of the show or movie.

> 
> Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen Headline & EP ‘The Miniature Wife’ 
> Dramedy Series Ordered By Peacock From Media Res  (March 25)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2024/03/elizabeth-banks-matthew-macfadyen-the-miniature-wife-comedy-peacock-media-res-1235867664/
> 
> ["Based on the short story written by Manuel Gonzalez, The Miniature 
> Wife is a high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances 
> between spouses, Lindy (Banks) and Les (Macfadyen), who battle each 
> other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate 
> relationship crisis."]
> 
That word salad synopsis it not a good sign.

> 
> ‘Invincible’ Recasts Ezra Miller’s Role In Season 2 Of Prime Video 
> Animated Series  (March 29)
> 
Miller's career was a Flash on the screen.  *ducks and runs*


>      The business of TV
> 
> 
> ‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Says Disney+ Deal Had To Happen As Demise Of The 
> BBC Is “Undoubtedly On Its Way”  (March 28)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2024/03/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-bbc-on-its-way-disney-plus-1235870522/
> 

> BBC Commissioned Half Of All UK TV Scripted Shows Last Year, Ampere 
> Research Finds  (March 25)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2024/03/bbc-scripted-research-ampere-analysis-1235867117/
> 
BBC's demise is undoubtedly on its way while it is commissioning half of 
all UK scripted shows....  Uh huh.


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