In this episode of Salty Saturday, the Nerds talk about how Darth Maul was almost General Grievous, how Mark Hamill was canceled over a JK Rowling retweet, Actors slamming Marvel, Cowboy Bebop creator hating on the Netflix live action version, Peacock losing billions, more DC shows getting canceled, a suprize ratings win for Velma, massive waves of layoffs for game journalists, and how Phoebe Waller-Bridge is taking over Tomb Raider. What do you think of these topics? Let us know in the chat!
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Brian Montgomery: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtyV5COMaTNEPQpEsMMyHfg
Odin's Movie Blog: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmKtlNiv6ht63DpTJN4B88g
Midnight's Edge: https://www.youtube.com/@UCvrd6VtgWF7CwaZH1S0N-Qg
Articles Referenced In The Stream:
Darth Maul Was Almost Grievous
https://www.slashfilm.com/1179944/star-wars-creator-george-lucas-briefly-considered-making-general-grievous-darth-maul-in-disguise-exclusive/
Hamill Canceled Over JK Rowling
https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/01/27/mark-hamill-tries-to-appease-angry-leftists-after-liking-a-j-k-rowling-tweet/
Dorff Slams Marvel
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/stephen-dorff-marvel-garbage-mcu-blade-wesley-snipes-1235503432/?cx_testId=48&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s
Cowboy Bebop Creator Hates Netflix Adaptation
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cowboy-bebop-director-slams-netflix-remake-shut-off-one-scene-1235504755/
Fleabag Does Tomb Raider
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tomb-raider-tv-show-amazon-phoebe-waller-bridge-1235311582/
Peacock Loses Billions
https://www.slashfilm.com/1180735/peacock-lost-2-5-billion-last-year-and-will-lose-3-billion-this-year-how-is-this-sustainable/
Titans and Doom Patrol Canceled
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/titans-doom-patrol-ending-hbo-max-1235310044/
VELMA Wins Big In Ratings
https://www.thewrap.com/top-shows-hbo-max-velma-netflix-wednesday/
Massive Wave Of Layoffs For Game Journalists
https://games.mxdwn.com/news/washington-post-shuts-down-gaming-section-launcher-amid-wider-games-media-layoffs/
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