Here is a summary of everything that was revealed about the show, from the press panel by Television Critics Association.
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (showrunner), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri) were present.
Henry Cavill (Geralt) was not since he is currently busy filming for another project. Lauren said that he healed well from his injury.
The journalists present to the panel watched the first two episodes of S2.
About Season 2 in general
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- Season 2 will be focused on the main family and their emotional connection.
- Anya likes that the three main characters start out in the same place: "they are all orphans".
- The team was devastated to shut down the filming after three weeks of shooting (because of COVID) but it allowed them to take a break to review, refine the scripts. They focused on the main characters, their relationships and made sure they were not over-shadowed by the monsters.
- The reactions to Season 1 did affect Season 2. Lauren says part of her job is to listen what fans like and want and service those desires, and that she really pays attention to that.
- Lauren is also aware the timelines of S1 were super divisive between fans, so they didn't play with time as much in S2. The first two episodes are much more linear which help for viewers who haven't read the books.
- They will still move Ciri's story back and forth in time, mostly in her head.
- She adds that she doesn't want to tell the simplest version of the story, but the best one.
About Yennefer in Season 2
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- Yennefer will meet Ciri in Season 2 and she will go back to Aretuza.
- Lauren promises a lot of songs, Jaskier being back, particularly a great one about Yennefer, at a key moment for her.
- We will get a lot deeper into her mind. Her background was established in S1, now the choices she makes will resonate a lot more with people and they will emphathize with those choices.
- Yennefer will make some unlikely alliances that really change her.
- Yennefer's journey is "one of self-exploration, and who she wants to be in the future", says Lauren.
- Anya says **Yennefer defies every fantasy ster
Apparently, the Oprah interview was also nominated for a Television Critics Association award. It was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in News and Information category.
TCA21 Panel just concluded, which included a sizzle reel from F&TWS and a Q&A with Feige. The relevant responses from Feige will be listed below.
Critics' reactions to the 16 minutes of FaTWS footage can be found here.
You can also follow the discussion live on https://twitter.com/decider
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Teyonah Parris is here to introduce the very first Marvel #TCA21 panel. She thanks critics for supporting #WandaVision and notes "it's really fun see all the reactions from the fans" with a giggle.
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Feige says soon after LOKI, animated series WHAT IF will premiere. He mentions he's currently on the MS. MARVEL set; HAWKEYE is in production. SHE-HULK starts soon, followed by MOON KNIGHT.
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Feige says they don't distinguish too much between TV and film; he mentions that the shows are built to be reacted to week-to-week. He clarifies Falcon and Winter Soldier is NOT "an 8-hour-long movie." "Not quite 8 hours" he says.
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Asked about casting Evan Peters as "Pietro," he says they came to that casting decision "early on in the development process...as a way "certain people" were messing with people." Winks at a "catchy song."
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Feige says "the goal" of these Disney+ shows and all MCU projects is to expand the fan base. He believes that #FalconandWinterSoldier should have appeal for those not usually into the MCU.
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Will there be second/third seasons of Disney+ shows? Feige says "YES, and it will be dictated by the story." He says the fun of the MCU is the crossover between shows and films." He says they are thinking of second seasons, but will not announce which shows.
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Feige says Marvel targets everything for kids and adults. Other than DEADPOOL, which will stay R, Feige says they've not yet encountered a story that can't be done in PG-13. But they haven't yet found a story that tonally needs to be R.
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Feige notes that with the weekly Disney+ rollout, it's like a new opening night for film every week. WANDAVISION's "unveiling very much in the way we hoped it would." Suggesting a big NOPE to Netflix-style binge-model.
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"From the dailies of CIVIL WAR, seeing them interact with each other...if we ever had an opportunity we would watch a whole show [of that]," on the #FalconAndWinterSoldier He says 6 EPs is what they landed on for S1. He notes these TV shows are NOT CHEAP to make.
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"One thing I don't worry about is more
Finally, it sounds as though Amazon is delighted in its new role as the home of The Expanse, with Sanders telling TCA members the studio is “thrilled with the fourth season and quality of the work,” and that it’s been especially cool to snag new viewers as the show has made the transition from its original network spot at SYFY. “The thing that has thrilled us is how many new fans who have come in,” said Sanders, adding, “we’re just seeing episodes for Season 5.”
Source: Syfywire
A tweet from a senior features editor from Variety at the event:
Danielle Turchiano @danielletbd Sanders says Amazon is "so proud of the quality" of Season 4 of #TheExpanse📷. "The thing that has really thrilled us is how many new fans came to the entire four seasons on the service for the launch of Season 4." #TCA20
- The panel featured the SDCC crew: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy (via satellite, which was apparently amusing), Jack Thorne and Jane Tranter (1, 2)
- There was a screening of the first episode. (1, 2) Still with temporary VFX? (1)
- Release date is still a vague "this fall". (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Lin might've used his airhorn sound clip again. He's hype. (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Lin yet again recalled the story of him and his wife reading HDM together when they started dating. (1, 2, 3, 4)
- They still won't reveal who Iorek's voice actor is, but he was on set during filming, and apparently operated Iorek's placeholder puppet. (1, 2, 3, 4)
- They're aiming at one book per season so far, but there will be foreshadowing ("little treats"). (1, 2, 3)
- Dafne: there aren't usually young woman leads in shows and she thinks it's important to see one as a hero. (1)
- Jack Thorne repeated w
If they intend on announcing a new season anytime soon, it would be at this event. CBS, who hold the rights to Frasier, have their day on Sunday. This could be it!
Since there is a bunch of articles, tweets, etc. about this right now, I thought it would be better to collect them in one thread instead of posting each and every one separately.
First Trailer For ‘Our Cartoon President’ has been released.
Stephen Colbert on imagining Trump as 'Our Cartoon President' (USA Today)
Stephen Colbert Says His Cartoon Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘Sounds Just as Happy as She Looks’ (The Wrap)
Stephen Colbert on How ‘Our Cartoon President’ Differs From ‘Late Show’ (Variety)
Colbert 'Would Love a Lawsuit' From Comedy Central Over Reprising 'Report' Character on CBS (The Wrap)
Colbert isn't worried about Trump fatigue (Star Tribune)
Stephen Colbert on Trump: “I love my country more than I love a good joke” (Vox)
TCA Interview: Stephen Colbert On His Trump/Putin Remarks, Colbert Report Character and Donald Trump Cartoon (We Live Entertainment)
From Our Cartoon President Twitter:
> @StephenAtHome on animating what goes on in the White House: Our #CartoonPresident shows the interpersonal relationships you imagine our leaders have, but animated. (Tweet)
> Does @Step
... keep reading on reddit ➡The awards season is off and Handmaid's Tale is racking up nominations
>INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us,” NBC Carrie Coon, “The Leftovers” & “Fargo,” HBO & FX Claire Foy, “The Crown,” Netflix Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies,” HBO Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette And Joan,” FX Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Hulu Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette And Joan,” FX
I have only seen Nicole Kidnam's performance, but between her and Elizabeth Moss, my gut is with Moss
They are nominated in 3 other categories
http://www.thewrap.com/atlanta-this-is-us-handmaids-tale-tca-awards-nominations/
According to this press tour schedule on the TCA website, FX has a panel slot for August 9. Will AHS info be revealed? http://tvcritics.org/press-tour-schedule-overview/
