RIP Derry Girls: Season 3 to be the end

One of the great TV series of the past decade has been the laugh-out-loud Irish comedy Derry Girls. It was made for Channel 4 in the UK and distributed globally on Netflix. The show follows the lives of a group of teenage friends in Northern Ireland during the early 90s.

The upcoming third season of the show will be its last. Here's series creator Lisa McGee:

My Statement about #DerryGirls. What a ride! pic.twitter.com/TvYKDRY697
— Lisa McGee (@LisaMMcGee) September 23, 2021

That final sentence does make me think that McGee isn't as done with the show as this makes it sound.

Live TV gets dangerous

Yesterday I jumped on my Always Be Watching hobbyhorse and referenced that a live late night talk show would be more exciting to watch for the reason that liv TV is exciting: there's a sense of both immediacy, but also that things can go terribly wrong. It's a bit dangerous.

When The Conners aired a live episode overnight in the US, it actually did something truly wild and dangerous: One of the characters on the show rang viewers live on air. The cast didn't know what the person was going to say and had to respond to it in character in real time. Wonderful stuff.

The episode also concluded with the cast farewelling Norm Macdonald who had worked on both the original version of Roseanne in the 90s as a writer and was a key creative voice in the return of the show (back when it was still titled Roseanne).

TeeVee Snacks

The Orville is set to return in March 2022. And when it does, the series (now a Hulu original) will be retitled The Orville: New Horizons. Apparently the new-look show will have a far more ambitious production design. I guess that means looking far less like 90s Star Trek (which is actually what excited a lot of viewers to begin with). Read: TV Line
RIP Jay Sandrich, the Emmy Award winning TV director whose credits included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls, WKRP in Cincinnati, and Soap. Read: Deadline
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will return for a 7th season. AFter 6 years the host still can't stand entirely upright while making a point. Let's hope year 7 gets her there. Read: Deadline
RIP Al Harrington. The actor was best known for playing Ben Kokua on Hawaii Five-0. Read: Deadline
Polygon has broken down the animated shorts of Star Wars: Visions into lists of which ones focus on Stars, Wars, or Visions. Read: Polygon
Apple are launching a companion Foundation podcast, while Showtime will have a companion Dexter: New Blood pod. Read: Variety

Netflix unveils Tudum schedule

Tudum is Netflix's streaming fan event that celebrates all things Netflix. You can watch it this weekend - not on Netflix, but on YouTube.

Netflix announces Tiger King 2

Quietly nestled into a promo for Netflix true crime series coming soon: Tiger King 2.

And Carole Baskin is PISSED:

Agents of SHIELD actor speaks out about Secret Invasion

Chloe Bennet starred in a Marvel TV series Agents of SHIELD. It came and went a few years ago. I say it was terrible. Many agreed. But it inexplicably has its fans. One of the stars from the show (I guess), Chloe Bennet, has been rumored to be a part of the upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion. If so, this is notable because to date none of the characters of events from Agents of SHIELD have been integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (AKA the movies and the Disney+ shows).

Bennet is not appearing in Secret Invasion and she would rather people stop bothering her with such things:

"I have avoided saying anything like this in general, on social media or whatever, because I thought maybe it would blow over, but it has not. I am in no way attached or involved, even at all or a little bit, in the Secret Invasion Marvel thing. I honestly don't even know really what that is ... I am only coming on here to say this because it has gotten to the point that every day I'm getting hundreds of messages about this ... I'm now getting like approached in person. Today it was in the tampon aisle at Target ... So I figured I would just clear the air."

The end of humanity

New VR system Half Dive will let you engage in VR while laying in bed. This is all of our future:

The device employs a variety of features completely unique from that of conventional VR headsets, including a 3D audio system, immersive haptic feedback, and a distinctive control system.

The French Dispatch music video

To promote the release of the upcoming Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch, an animated music video, directed by Anderson, has been released for the Jarvis Cocker song Aline.

Trailer Park

Passing debuts on Netflix Dec 10.

Injustice debuts direct to digital Oct 19. This is a red-band version, which means it features adult content. It means you need to watch it on the YouTube site.

An unthinkable tragedy propels Superman into a dangerous new mindset, ultimately pitting Justice League members against each other

Acapulco debuts on Apple TV+ Oct 8.

"Acapulco" tells the story of twenty-something Máximo Gallardo (Enrique Arrizon), whose dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco.

The Unlikely Murderer debuts on Netflix Nov 5.

An assassinated prime minister. A police investigation that lead no-where. What happened that night in Stockholm? And who is Stig Engström, the man that was named as the probable shooter?

A World Without debuts on Netflix Oct 14.

In a country where dating is outlawed, three teenage girls in search of happiness decide to join a reclusive community led by a charismatic leader.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain debuts on Amazon Prime Video Nov 5.

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Muppets Haunted Mansion debuts Oct 8 on Disney+.