Chad is back on the futon to mess things up! On this, the eve of San Diego Comic Con, all the good news comes from last week. The EMMY nominations dropped and they're as white as ever! Everyone saw this coming. And BIG LITTLE LIES saw an upheaval creatively behind the scenes.
Emmy Nominations: https://deadline.com/2019/07/emmy-awards-nominees-2019-list-shows-nominations-1202646541/
Emmys decline in diversity: https://deadline.com/2019/07/emmys-diversity-acting-when-they-see-us-black-monday-rupauls-drag-race-pose-lgbtq-people-of-color-1202646769/
Disney's Granddaughter had choice words for current working conditions: https://news.yahoo.com/i-was-so-livid-disney-heiress-visits-theme-park-undercover-to-see-worker-conditions-093000722.html
FX+ ending: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/fx-plus-shutdown-disney-1203265944/
Andrea Arnold says HBO took creative control over “Big Little Lies” season 2: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/big-little-lies-season-2-andrea-arnold-lost-creative-control-jean-marc-vallee-1202156884/
HBO stands behind “Big Little Lies” season 2: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-little-lies-director-drama-hbo-responds-season-2-report-1224152
Where “Big Little Lies” went wrong: https://variety.com/2019/tv/columns/big-little-lies-season-2-andrea-arnold-david-e-kelley-1203266474/