Dylan Gwynn | October 12, 2016
ABC renewed The Real O’Neals for another season. For the season premier, titled ‘The Real Thang,’ main character and gay teenager Kenny O’Neal (Noah Galvin) decides to start an LGBT group at his school in honor of National Coming Out Day. What’s especially awesome about how the show portrays Kenny’s new gay club, is how they in no way indulge in any kind of gay stereotypes: Kenny: It's 3:29.…
Dylan Gwynn | October 12, 2016
ABC renewed The Real O’Neals for another season. For the season premier, titled ‘The Real Thang,’ main character and gay teenager Kenny O’Neal (Noah Galvin) decides to start an LGBT group at his school in honor of National Coming Out Day. What’s especially awesome about how the show portrays Kenny’s new gay club, is how they in no way indulge in any kind of gay stereotypes: Kenny: It's 3:29. In…
Dylan Gwynn | October 6, 2016
The Obama Administration is coming to an end, and, safe to say, ABC’s Blackish is not taking it well. There aren’t too many examples of when I will present video to you without comment. However, what you are about to see is…shall we say…hard to put into words: ♪♪ How do I say goodbye♪♪ ♪♪ To what we had?♪♪ ♪♪ The good times that made us laugh♪♪ ♪♪ Outweigh the bad♪♪ Bow: So, this is why you…
Dylan Gwynn | October 2, 2016
Madam Secretary: Sir, we need to talk. How are you, Russell? Russell: I am very Sam Evans. Madam Secretary: That can't be fun. President: Take a seat. I could use a break. Madam Secretary: I need to know why, when every respected climate scientist in the country had warned that the Bahraini base was subject to damage from cyclones, Burton Standard Enterprises did nothing to address the…
Dylan Gwynn | October 2, 2016
Jay: This draft looks solid. Remember, any adjustment to the rotation schedule has to meet the definition of minimum credible deterrence, so make sure we include language saying that the Bahrainis have to consult with the Secretary of the Navy before closing any facilities. DOD Agent: Got it. Jay: Other than that, we're good to go. I guess I'll see you next storm of the century. DOD Agent:…
Dylan Gwynn | September 22, 2016
Pitch is a show about the first ever female Major League Baseball player. A funny premise, since the fastest pitch ever thrown by a woman was 69 mph, a feat easily reached, and frequently surpassed, by most male high school pitchers. But hey, if they can make a movie about a child becoming a major league pitcher, then why not make a TV show about a 23-year old girl who is a major league pitcher…
Dylan Gwynn | September 21, 2016
ABC premiered their new comedy, Speechless, on Wednesday night, tells the tale of an overly-eccentric mother of a child with cerebral palsy.  The mom’s (Minnie Driver) obsession with finding the right school for her disabled child takes her to one particular school that once had a Viking as their mascot. I say “had,” because that Viking was exchanged for something a little less offensive: Child…
Dylan Gwynn | September 8, 2016
Apparently we’ve arrived at the point in social media history, where not sending a congratulatory tweet about the legalization of gay marriage means you are anti-gay. On Thursday’s edition of ESPN’s Around the Horn, Kate Fagan went full-froth, denouncing the owner of the Washington Spirit, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League, for playing the National Anthem with the teams still in their…