Minority Mindset

On September 17th, ABC stopped production of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, right before taping was scheduled to begin. This decision followed attacks from far-right activists associated with the MAGA movement. They were upset by a statement Kimmel made on September 15th about people trying to distance themselves from a person who allegedly attacked Charlie Kirk, and using the situation for political gain. Following this, Brendan Carr, who leads the Federal Communications Commission and is a supporter of Donald Trump, hinted on a MAGA-aligned podcast that ABC’s local stations could face consequences from the government if they continued to air Kimmel’s show.

The Mandalorian, the first Star Wars television series, debuted in 2019 and quickly became popular, running for three seasons until April 2023. While creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni had finished writing a fourth season, Lucasfilm decided to shift direction. Instead of continuing the series, they opted to create a new Star Wars movie based on The Mandalorian’s story. This movie, titled The Mandalorian and Grogu, was announced in January 2024 and wrapped up filming in December 2024.

At a recent Edmonton Expo panel, Mike Colter shared his opinion that Luke Cage is better suited as a grounded, street-level hero rather than joining the Avengers to fight massive threats like Thanos or Doctor Doom. He pointed to the treatment of Hulk in *Avengers: Infinity War* – specifically, how easily Thanos defeated him – as a reason. Colter questioned why Luke Cage would fare any better, suggesting Thanos would similarly overpower him.

I’ve noticed this pattern before – when you look at the actual data, it often doesn’t match the narrative being pushed by celebrities and the media that covers them. It’s like there’s a disconnect between what’s being said and what’s really happening, and the numbers usually reveal the truth.

Okay, so let’s talk about the Eyeball. Seriously, this thing feels like something I sketched in my notebook back in seventh grade when I was obsessed with horror, but now it’s all brought to life with CGI! It’s currently chilling on Boy Kavalier’s island with all the other creepy stuff Weyland-Yutani’s collected from across the galaxy. The ship, the *Maginot*, brought a ton of new creatures down to Earth – it was a biological research vessel, you see. But honestly, while there’s a lot of new monsters, the Eyeball is the one that really stands out. It just *has* that main character energy – the kind that makes you think it’ll be giving us nightmares for years, even longer than the original Xenomorph! No offense to the weird, hanging plant with a tongue, those acid-spitting flies, or the super-ticks, but the Eyeball is on another level.