Surprise ‘Moana’ sequel sets sail this November
The ‘Moana’ Disney+ show has been upgraded to a theatrical release. PLUS: ‘Jurassic World’ snags a ‘John Wick’ director, and Taylor Swift heads to Disney+.
We’ve made it through another week. At least, I assume you did if you’re reading this edition of Popculturology. There’s a ton to talk about this week, including the surprise announcement of a Moana sequel and whether or not we’ll get to see a dinosaur say, “yeah, I’m thinking I’m back,” in a new Jurassic World movie.
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We started watching the Ted prequel show on Peacock. Despite a few friends telling me to watch it, Ted wasn’t on my radar. It’s been a long time since I was a Family Guy viewer, and I didn’t think another Seth MacFarlane show was going to be worth my time.
I was wrong. Ted is worth your time.
Dustin Rowles over at Pajiba summed up Ted pretty well: “It takes a real asshole to reboot something no one asked for and then have the audacity to make it not only funny but genuinely enjoyable. It’s a real dick move on Seth MacFarlane’s part. No one wanted this! And yet, everyone who ignored the voices in their head telling them not to watch Ted has ultimately enjoyed it. A lot.”
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I scheduled an Apple Vision Pro demo for this weekend. I’m absolutely not buying one (I’d rather drop that kind of money on home theater improvements, if I had that kind of money), but I figured there was no harm in taking the device for a spin like SFGATE’s Drew Magary did. I’ll take a stupid picture of myself to share with you all next edition.
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