Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

++ The Last Of Us Season 2 official teaser trailer just came out. I'm both ready and not ready at the same time. It's gonna be quite a ride for both those familiar and unfamiliar with the game. I will say that, just by judging from this teaser, I love that there's minimal dialogue but the scenes? The new things I see? The characters I recognize from TLOU2? I'm hyped. The production looks so good.

++ Eliza Dushku has reemerged in a new article interview where she details her new life journey and career path. I knew that she has stepped away from acting after the bullshit she had to go through with CBS, the final straw after what she's endured within the entertainment industry, which was completely understandable and I was hoping that she was doing well even if we weren't seeing her in anything. Thankfully, she turned something negative into something positive in more ways than one. I highly recommend reading the entire article. It's very well-written and explains her journey from what she went through (sexual harassment/assault, drug addiction) to her road to recovery and where she is at now at her point in her life. In short, I'm very happy for her and proud of the work she's doing. I've been a long time fan of Eliza's since Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and while she may never work on screen again it seems like she has control of her life in the way she wants it to be and the drive to help others. As the article says, going from an actress in the entertainment industry to being a certified psychedelic assisted therapist and getting her masters degree for mental health counseling is quite a turnaround, but it's an uplifting one. She deserves the world.

I actually looked up what psychedelic therapy is, and it's quite fascinating.

++ Taken from thefridayfive:

( All about books. )

++ As a follow-up from the previous post, Eliza Dushku writes up her own statement telling her side of the story, detailing the events that occurred and the experience she had while on the set. It's long and eloquently written, but it's also painful to read because of what she endured, which despite doing everything right and had actual evidence of her harassment, she was still fired from the show and was horrifically mistreated. My heart aches for Eliza, and I'm sad for what she went through and angry how it was handled by others, but she's incredibly brave for speaking out about it even if it wasn't how she wanted it to happen. She just needed to clear the air and refusing to be silenced by those wanting to knock her down. Needless to say though, I'm just happy that she's moved on with her life and is in a better place now, and I wish nothing but the best for her future. She deserves it after the bullshit she's suffered from this industry.

In the same vein, Amber Heard recently wrote her own article telling her story and how we, as a society, need to change, especially in support of women who are faced with sexual harassment and abuse but are never believed or taken seriously. Amber herself was a victim of domestic abuse but, much like with Eliza, despite providing proof of the violence against her the public spewed hateful vile things towards her, even going so far as to make death threats and making her feel even more unsafe, while her abuser goes on unscathed. Here she also writes about how the industry responded by basically threatening to blacklist her. Even now, people still react negatively towards her despite her not having done anything wrong. Sadly, this happens all the time when victims come forward, that no matter how much evidence they provide they'll never catch a break. It's heartbreaking and devastating, but also enraging, and it's something that needs to stop.

++ Elementary will be ending after its upcoming seventh season. I know that some are confused since the sixth season seemed like it was a finalized way of ending the show, since I think there was a huge question on whether that was the last season or not hence why the season ended the way it did. Either way though, Elementary has had a good run and I think ending it after seven seasons is better than it going on longer, which is where most shows end up devolving.

++ The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is going to be a prequel series to The Dark Crystal coming to Netflix in 2019. I know they announced it, I believe, sometime last year with a teaser trailer and now we're finally getting casting information along with the first images from it. As this is one of my favorite childhood movies, I am absolutely excited. The Jim Henson Company is returning to work on this new series, which makes sense because only they can recreate the breathtaking visuals and puppetry that made the film absolutely extraordinarily gorgeous.

++ I recently ended up watching Eli Roth's History of Horror documentary series, and as someone who loves the horror genre it was incredibly fascinating. I love seeing different people, from actors to writers and directors, talk about why they adore horror, the history of what made certain horror so memorable, and just taking a look at how influential horror has become in pop culture throughout the years. The documentary has episodes focusing on specific topics, such as talking about slashers, monster horror, ghost stories, etc, and kind of discussing the cultural importance of these particular subgenres within horror itself and how horror has grown and evolved over time. Part of me wishes they had taken some time dedicating an episode to foreign horror, because I feel like foreign horror is often quite neglected during these discussions, but perhaps that'll be for another time. With that being said, I hope that there will possibly be a second season of this.

++ Charisma Carpenter is coming to Wizard World Con in my city! I was already planning on attending at least one of the days during this convention, however this has me even more tempted. Now only if Eliza Dushku would also be listed that would be even better. There aren't that many guests lined up at the moment, so I'm assuming that more will be trickling in the sooner the date approaches. I'm also tempted on attending an anime con later this year (also in my city) because one of the cast of Critical Role is scheduled to be attending. In fact, some of them have been attending that convention for some years now, and because I have just gotten into the series I'm really excited about this prospect that they'll continue coming here.

++ Also, speaking of Eliza Dushku, not only is she going to be a regular on Bull (CBS), she is also developing an adaptation of The Black Company and is going to be playing a dark sorceress. Look at my girl getting those regular and recurring roles on television! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

++ Chloe Bennet talks about her Chinese heritage in a new interview. I absolutely adore her, and one of the things I've always appreciated and admired is how open she is with discussing these particular issues, from the experiences she's had with racism along with addressing the problems within the industry itself, calling out the limited role opportunities for Asian-Americans and the constant whitewashing that continues to happen. Agents of Shield might not always be perfect, but it has shaped and created her character, Daisy Johnson, around her heritage which became a vital part of her arc especially in the second season where she started discovering and accepting parts of who she is, both as an Inhuman and where she comes from, which is the kind of representation we need more of, imho. I love that Chloe has not only been given this opportunity that is unfortunately rare but also been using this platform to speak out on these issues, and that she continues to do so in the future. ❤

++ Sendhil Ramamurthy should do comedies more often. After Friday's Psych and his video blog piece promoting a movie he doesn't appear in, it's so obvious that he should just do something in the comedy-line of work. Perhaps he should go on How I Met Your Mother or something similar to that. Maybe he and Zachary Quinto and Nathan Fillion and Misha Collins should get together and do something hilarious . How awesome would that be?!

++ Saw Eliza Dushku's movie Open Graves last night when it aired on SciFi, and hoo-boy was it horrible. So very, very horribly bad. The only decent thing about it was Eliza, of course, otherwise I swear I could have had a better time watching paint dry. It makes Soul Survivors and Wrong Turn look like masterpieces, I am so not joking. It was that bad. But I had to watch it because it had Eliza. Oh bb, the things I do for you.

But all wasn't lost, because I saw a very short Caprica teaser for the series. \o/

++ Like most I watched the SPN 5.03 spoiler clip and ( here are my own thoughts about it )

++ I've been meaning to do a recommendations post, which I may write up later. But here is something I have to rec out today, because it's simply fantastic:

"Chosen", created by k9lover27 (music video)
For those who love Draco Malfoy, you'll enjoy this fanmade video which illustrates perfectly the conflicts and turmoil he suffers through HBP. The way it was edited with the music, the scenes, the voiceovers, it's really very excellent. I found this just the other day and fell in love. It does an nice job with placing the mood for my poor Draco and what he goes through. ♥

I finally own both seasons of Tru Calling on DVD. I'm actually surprised it took me this long to get it, but I'm not complaining since I just rediscovered my love for this show. And Eliza, because she's gorgeous and hot and talented and awesome. Yes. Last night I popped in the first disc and watched to the second episode where MICHAEL TRUCCO guest-stars. Seeing him and Eliza together on my screen, I'm surprised the DVD didn't burn up from their hotness alone. Seriously. Needless to say I loved his character, not unlike Anders which is okay, though it makes me wish his character lasted longer into the rest of the series. Obviously because I'm shallow, but I think he would've been good for Tru for various reasons. Why, oh why did this show get cancelled?

This has me more excited for Dollhouse, since I can't wait to see what Eliza has in store for Echo.

And now the plotbunnies have me thinking of possible ways for a Heroes and Tru Calling crossover. I know, the parallels of fandoms can be found almost everywhere, but the mythological arcs of both series seem to have certain similarities, the same way I see BSG as well.