Thereโs got to be a morning after! This week, Peaches and Michael are having a topsy-turvy New Yearโs Eve party in celebration of 1972โs THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE! In addition to discussing this disaster epicโs influence over a whole subgenre that would follow, our hosts delve into why it just may be the most harrowing movie theyโve covered yet. Joining the conversation is drag icon and dancing diva Love Connie, who shares how her deep love of this classic filmโs female characters formed the DNA of her own larger-than-life character. From twisted trees to Stellaโs suppositories, this episode has it all! Go!
Plus, Peaches and Michael share some important information about their 2023 release schedule!
Official Teaser For Season Two Of HBO Original Drama Series PERRY MASON | Debuts March 6
Official Teaser For Season Two Of HBO Original Drama Series PERRY MASON | Debuts Marchย 6
Season two of the HBO Original drama seriesย PERRY MASONย debutsย MONDAY, MARCH 6 (9:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT)ย on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Check out the official teaser here below!
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Season 2 logline:ย Months after the Dodson case has come to an end, the scion of a powerful oil family is brutally murdered. When the DA goes to the cityโs Hoovervilles to pinpoint the most obvious ofโฆ
In this weekโs episode Douglas Hickoxโs Theatre of Blood goes under the spotlight! It stars Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Harry Andrews,ย Coral Browne,ย Robert Coote,ย Diana Dors,ย Jack Hawkins,ย Ian Hendry,ย Joan Hickson,ย Michael Hordern,ย Arthur Lowe,ย Robert Morley,ย Milo OโShea,ย Dennis Priceย andย Eric Sykes. All that plus three more critics who need to heed the warnings of thisโฆ
Stream It Or Skip It: โPerry Masonโ Season 2 On HBO, Where The Downtrodden Lawyer Investigates A Murder In A Wealthy Family
People have likely been wondering where the second season of Perry Mason is after the first season ran on HBO in the summer of 2020. Weโd imagine that COVID delays threw things off, but almost 3 years later Matthew Rhys is back as the gumshoe-turned-lawyer.
PERRY MASON SEASON 2: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
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George Harrison's cameo in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
"The sureness of Eric Idleโs judgment was encouraged and confirmed by George who plunged into Ericโs project as publicist, adviser and as actor, playing a nosey reporter interviewing press officer Eric Manchester (Michael Palin) as he lied about and denied the decline of Rutle Corps." - Derek Taylor, I Me Mine (x)
โThe great thing about The Rutles is that even though it was a parody it was the nicest thing about The Beatles. It was done with love, even though it was a send-up. And because of Eric Idle being a good friend of mine, it have him access to things that any other potential Beatle filmmaker wouldnโt have. I showed him footage that was obscure, like when we first came into NYC, in the back of a limousine and Paulโs listening to a radio and a guy is saying โthe Beatles are going to be here at the station to read their poetry.โ And that isnโt a famous bit of footage. So in the Rutles you see them, and heโs listening to the radio, and the disc jockey โand the Rutles are coming to talk about their trousers.โ And also, just the detail, where they got exactly what sort of suits we were wearing on that day, even at Shea Stadium, little marshalโs badges, the Rutles even had the psychedelic guitars, it had a good eye for detail. At the same time, it sent up documentaries, the style and those boring questions that they ask.โ - George Harrison, Globe and Mail, 1987 (x)
How would the series have been different if Hyde came from a healthy/"normal" family?
All depends on the dynamics of that family. Also, he'd have formative childhood experiences outside his family that would shape him. The possibilities are virtually endless.
That being said, his compassion for others is a keystone of his personality (from "Prom Night" [1x19] on). He might not feel the need to disguise it without his canonically abusive upbringing.
His sarcasm and passive-aggressiveness come from Edna, so he he'd be more truly laid back in temperament. Very chill instead of a tightly-wound coil that could snap -- but which he controls with dissociative techniques (his version of Zen) and regular (self-narcotizing) pot use.
He'd probably be more ambitious since he wouldn't grow up with too many familial examples of a bleak future (and Edna's messaging about his worthlessness and being just like his father, Bud). He'd be closer to Donna's personality in this regard. On the show, his "laziness" stems from a lack of hope for himself and underlying depression. When in a nurturing environment (the Formans' home), he's significantly more motivated.
So he'd actively pursue a career in (rock) music from a relatively young age. Get guitar lessons (he plays Eric's acoustic guitar in S1). If he has musical proficiency, he'd learn bass and drums, too, and how to sing (we never learn if he does or doesn't have musical of since he's canonically deprived of the opportunity to learn these things about himself -- unstable home, parentally and financially, and the emotional malaise from his abusive upbringing).
Canonically, he's characterized as smart but unmotivated. With a healthy upbringing and proper support, he'd learn all he could about the music business, music production, meet who he could (network), make opportunities for himself -- all as a teenager in a small town. This isn't unrealistic. It's absolutely possible (I'm a primary witness to it, a beautiful experience to be part of).
Donna and WFPP would play a role in the above.
Hyde still wouldn't take shit. He'd learn to develop this later than he does canonically, but thirteen-years-old is early enough.
He'd be more in touch with his sensitive nature because he'd feel far less of a need to protect himself from people. He and Eric have this aspect in common, and they both canonically obscure it in their own ways as protection and out of insecurity.
Hyde wouldn't be opportunistic with his friends (e g., Fez and their double blind date in "Eric Gets Suspended" [2x09]).
None of Hyde's chasing Donna nonsense in S1. Pre-show, he and Eric would, accidentally, reveal to each other their romantic feelings for Donna. They'd make a pact not to make a move on her. But Donna makes the first move on Eric in "That '70s Pilot," so that settles that question for Eric and Hyde both.
Kelso ... without Hyde connecting with him through mutual delinquency and, thus, Kelso joining the Hyde, Eric, Donna friend group through him -- not sure he'd be a long-term friend. He wouldn't fit.
No Kelso, possibly no Jackie (of course, I can always find ways to bring her into the group -- like through Fez). This Hyde would have more patience than his canonical self. He'd continue to be a protector of the vulnerable, but he might not be as driven by that part of himself as he is in the show. His connection to Jackie would be different, less intense since he's naturally chill.
Hyde's childhood wounding in T7S informs so much of who he is. He's mostly subtext on the show. Building different complexities in him and internal conflict not due to parental neglect and abuse would be an interesting exercise in writing. The above scratches the surface.
Thank you for the question, Shea! It's right up my alley (which you know). ๐