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‘American Gods’ Season 2 Premiere: See you at the House on the Rock

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Welcome back to the war between the old Gods and the new, with everyone’s favorite coin-trick-performing convict Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) and a whole host of allies and enemies gathering their forces!

After the obligatory previously on American Gods shots, we are treated to a rant from Mister World himself, admirably played by Crispin Glover, as he snarls and simpers his eerie way through reasoning with Technical Boy (Bruce Langley). There is only one thing Mister World commands to Technical Boy be done, like the effective deity he is, and that is, find Media. Ooh, foreshadowing.

Elsewhere, our heroes and down-at-heel Gods have made it to the House on the Rock. In the book, the scenes are mighty different, for the addition of a single element to the car ride throws a good deal of possibility into the ether, the presence of dead-wife Laura Moon (Elizabeth Browning).

Anyway, a good deal of fascinating information about the House on the Rock and it’s maker, the history of the House itself, and on and on the story goes, is delivered to everyone. Anansi the filthy-mouthed storytelling spider-God (Orlando Jones), has joined the party, and Queen Bilquis (Yetide Badaki) has made an uninvited showing, intent on being heard as well. And now, everyone is to take a ride on the largest carousel in the world, full of golden flashing lights and fantastical beasts on display, with laughing old Gods riding them, beckoning for Shadow to join them, as we make for an epic meeting of the old Gods.

The scene of the old Gods conversing in Odin’s old hall, “backstage” as the old Gods called it, was done fairly well, I thought. Though heavily reliant on CGI and some odd color choices might abound, the scenes do come across as understandable for what they are meant to be: old Norse God Odin (Ian McShane), trying to convince several other old Gods to join him in the war against the New Gods that’s coming.

This is about where the show and the book take a diverge for a while, which is fine. Next thing Shadow knows, we’re here in a diner and Wednesday is schmoozing the old Gods with goofy food and cheap wine, while Anansi and Czernobog (Peter Stormare) brood with Shadow, and Laura and Mad Sweeney commiserate of the left-out. But death is about to come screaming through the windows, and in the confusion of trying to take down the shooter, Shadow is captured by the opposition!

Stay tuned to Starz next week for the return of Media on ‘American Gods’ Season 2!

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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