Keke Palmer is doing her part to get the youths "off TikTok" and to the polls.
The True Jackson, VP and Hustlers star released a new PSA music video for a song titled "Actually Vote" ahead of Election Day. The song, written by Finneas O'Connell, Dear Evan Hansen's Pasek and Paul, and Kaleena Zanders, urges young would-be voters to, well, actually vote for Joe Biden in the next five days.
"Young people like to talk that big talk/Young people are the biggest voting bloc/You can only make a change if you check that damn box," Palmer sings.
The video also features cameos from Ilana Glazer, Bella Thorne, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Julianne Moore, as Palmer's friends and relatives who are equally fed up with "that clown politician running his mouth on my damn television," and wraps up with captions advising voters, "At this point, don't mail it, drop it off. Or vote in person."
This video joins numerous other efforts by celebrities to get out the vote this year, from cast reunions to, um, other methods. Palmer also hosted Nickelodeon's Nick News: Kids Pick the President special this week, which was spammed by adult Trump supporters who apparently have nothing better to do. You can watch the special in full here: http://bit.ly/nicknewskpp20
In case you weren't aware, Election Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 3; be sure to check and follow your state's requirements for returning your ballot to ensure it is counted.
The Legend of Korra has been on the minds of many this year thanks to its cultural comeback. Its move to Netflix brought millions of eyes old and new to the show, and fans around the world were sucked back into the series' charm. Of course, that means the fandom at large has been theorizing new ways to bring Korra back into the spotlight, and one group did that with a stunning live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon hit.
Over on Twitter, the production crew Re:Anime decided it was time to tackle The Legend of Korra. The group posted a teaser earlier today that shows its vision for the series. You can check out the video above and decide whether you think this take on Korra does the Avatar justice.
As you can see, the video begins easily enough with a woman playing Korra. The costume looks spot-on to the one found in the show, and its handmade touches make it all the more authentic. The actor Katrina Rosita even has her hair styled after Korra, so I give this look two thumbs up.
The teaser continues with Korra going through her training mantra, and that pushes her to bend all of the elements. She begins by pulling water from the air before freezing it into a barrier of sorts. She moves to fire before pulling earth from the ground. Finally, she works with air despite Korra's trouble with the element, so fans can see how Korra would work in a live-action space.
Clearly, this adaptation feels more natural than the one Hollywood did with Avatar: The Last Airbender, which Korra is a spin-off from, years ago, and fans are thrilled with how authentic it feels. In fact, many netizens say they hope Netflix's live-action plans follows in line with this teaser, so the company might want to hit up Re:Anime for a consultation on their upcoming live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series ASAP.
What do you think of this live-action teaser? Does it do The Legend of Korra justice or...? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!
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Your First Look at POWER RANGERS #1 From BOOM! Studios
Two New Series. Two New Teams. A New Beginning For All Power Rangers Is Here!
October 29, 2020
BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed today a first look at POWER RANGERS #1 from superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), acclaimed artist Francesco Mortarino (Firefly: The Sting), colorist Raúl Angulo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), launching in conjunction with the brand new Mighty Morphin series. Two New Series. Two New Teams. The Era of UNLIMITED POWER begins HERE—and only Lord Drakkon, their greatest enemy, can save the Power Rangers in November 2020!
POWER RANGERS #1 reveals a new cosmic threat that only the original Power Rangers, now known as the Omega Rangers – Jason, Trini and Zack – can hope to defeat! But their secret weapon is… the villainous Lord Drakkon?! Zordon forbids the Omega Rangers from engaging Drakkon, so if they want to save the universe then they’ll have to go rogue – and go up against their Mighty Morphin allies.
Currently, Power Rangers is celebrating 27 continuous years on the air, making it one of the longest running kids’ live-action series in television history with nearly 900 episodes aired to date. Created by Haim Saban and launched in 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the franchise celebrates its 27th season, Power Rangers Beast Morphers currently airing on Saturdays at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S.
POWER RANGERS is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; and Alienated by Simon Spurrier and Chris Wildgoose. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David López, and Firefly from Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma & Daniel Bayliss.
Print copies of POWER RANGERS #1 will be available on November 11, 2020 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
Softcover collections of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios are available now, everywhere books are sold.
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Are you ready? Jamie Lynn Spears reunited with her Zoey 101 co-stars by releasing a music video of the show's remixed theme song.
Pacific Coast Academy is back in session!
Jamie Lynn Spears finally reunited with her Zoey 101 co-stars on Tuesday, Oct. 27, when she debuted a new music video of the show's remixed theme song.
The 29-year-old actress turned the "Follow Me (Zoey 101)" song reveal into a big event by bringing back favorite PCA students Chase Matthews, Quinn Pensky, Michael Barret and Logan Reese—that would be actors Sean Flynn, Erin Sanders, Chris Massey and Matthew Underwood, respectively.
Also joining the show-stopping ensemble were A-list influencers JoJo Siwa, Sofia Reyes, Dixie D'Amelio and Noah Beck, who played themselves auditioning to be characters in a very meta Zoey 101, directed by Gigi Gorgeous. Filmed on Sept. 29 at a "secret location," the casting call-themed music video ended with a confetti-filled dance party, where Dixie and Noah locked lips as Quinn and Logan.
Jamie Lynn spoke to Ryan Seacrest ahead of the premiere, telling him why the song is meant to tide fans over until the full-on TV reboot of the Nickelodeon show in 2021.
She said, "2020 was a crazy year. We'd been focusing on the reboot and giving it to the fans at the beginning of the year. And then with everything that happened, we were like, 'Well let's figure out a way that we can safely give them something.' And we figured why don't we give them a song?"
Jamie Lynn originally wrote and recorded the "Follow Me" theme with big sis Britney Spears in 2004, but a lot has happened since then. She wanted to update the lyrics with "little tweaks." Jamie Lynn explained, "Obviously, when I was 12, I was probably experiencing a different season in life, so I wanted to rewrite it a little bit."
It's no surprise that Jamie Lynn got her superstar sister's stamp of approval on the new version. "Obviously, she and the other co-writers gave it the nod and OK for us to go on and make it something for today's generation," the mom of two continued. "This is all rooted in the brilliance of my sister."
The original lyrics include, "I'm just another kinda girl/ And you wanna see my world/ So come and run away." In comparison, the reimagining goes, "You know I'll always be your girl/ Together we can see the world/ Come on let's run away."
Jamie Lynn told Nylon earlier this month that the new tune is "reminiscent of that time, but also the modern Zoey," adding, "Who would Zoey be today? What would she sound like? This hits it right on the head, especially for where I'm going with everything. And not just for Zoey, but for me, too."
She said the conversations have gotten "serious" about developing a full-on reboot of the show. She explained, "Obviously we want to meet her as an adult now, and I do think it should be a show for young adults."
As for where the show picks up, Jamie Lynn revealed to Ryan that they're in the creative part of development right now, figuring out where Zoey is in life.
"We have heard some pretty crazy twists and turns," she teased. "I'm telling you there's plenty of surprises up our sleeve."
‘Zoey 101’ Revival: Jamie Lynn Spears Says Chase and Zoey Are ‘Like Ross and Rachel’ From ‘Friends’
Actor Jamie Lynn Spears is perhaps best known for her role in the ’00s Nickelodeon series Zoey 101. Now that the series is set to be revived, fans may wonder what’s to come for the central couple of Chase and Zoey. Here’s what Spears said about her character’s romantic future, comparing it to another famous TV pairing.
Jamie Lynn Spears starred in ‘Zoey 101’
The younger sister of pop star Britney Spears, the actor got her start on the Nick sketch show All That as a child. She remained on the program for two seasons. Spears then entered into a deal for her own scripted series, which became Zoey 101, about a high school student who attends boarding school in Southern California.
Spears portrayed the titular character, who, along with her classmates at Pacific Coast Academy (affectionately known as PCA), lives out the teenage fantasy of being surrounded by friends and no parents to speak of. Among the most popular Nick shows of the time, Zoey 101 aired for four seasons on the network.
The series is coming back for a revival
Over the past several years, revivals and reboots have become more and more common in Hollywood. Spears first broached the idea of a Zoey 101 revival in 2020. After she was reunited with some of her co-stars during an episode of the revived All That, the idea came together to become a reality.
“I think we are finally at a place creatively where we’ve found a good spot,” Spears told RADIO.COM in October 2020. “So now it’s just the business side making things really happen. But it’s full-on happening. We’re pushing forward. It’s just a matter of timing,” she finished, citing a possible 2021 debut.
Her character had a romantic interest in Chase
Among those who joined Spears during the recent cast reunions is Sean Flynn, who portrayed Chase Matthews. Chase and Zoey quickly become friends, but he has a crush on her from the onset. Both date other people throughout the show, but in the Zoey 101 Season 3 finale cliffhanger, she learns of his feelings.
In the fourth (and finale season), the two are separated as Chase is stuck at a boarding school in England (where he ended up after chasing Zoey there). Zoey dates James but realizes she’s in love with Chase, and they get finally get together in the penultimate episode. The series ends with Zoey and Chase as a couple.
Spears compared their ‘will they, won’t they’ vibe to ‘Friends’
When asked about how she sees the relationship playing out in the revival, Spears said, “Obviously, in the beginning, we can’t have all of our character’s hopes and wishes happen, or else no one’s going to watch episode 2. I think there still definitely has to be that back and forth with Zoey and Chase, like Ross and Rachel.”
She continued. “But I would think on the last episode of Zoey [101] ever — you know, in a perfect world, Zoey and Chase would walk off into the sunset together, and have a beautiful family and a beautiful life,” Spears said of an eventual finale. “I think that’s very important to the show and to the fans.”
Originally published: Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
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PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Helps Save the Day at the Mayborn Museum
Waco, Texas - Friday, October 30 - Kids and families can now play and save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups, at the brand-new PAW Patrol: Adventure Play exhibit at the Mayborn Museum at Baylor University, running now through Monday, January 18, 2021. Based on Nickelodeon’s hit CG-animated preschool series PAW Patrol (produced by Spin Master Entertainment), this interactive exhibit gives kids and their grownups an opportunity to run rescue missions and work together to overcome challenges in a fun and immersive environment.
Please note: Due to the on-going COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, facial coverings are required for all visitors aged two and up. Gaiters, face shields, bandanas, scarves, and masks with valves are not suitable face coverings and not permitted in Baylor University buildings. No exceptions. Click here for more information.
Families will visit Adventure Bay with a group of eight rescue pups. Each pup is inspired by a real-world job like fire fighter (firedog Marshall), police officer (police pup Chase), construction worker (Rubble), fearless pilot (Skye) and more. Just as the heroic pups, who believe "no job is too big, no pup is too small," work together to protect the community on the TV show, families work together to save the day with a can-do attitude at the museum. In the process, kids learn about different jobs within a community and how those real-life professionals coordinate to keep people safe and happy.
Each of the pups has special skills, gadgets and vehicles to help them on their rescue missions. In the exhibit, families are invited to pop on a pup pack containing their own imaginary tools and check out the lay of the land from the lookout tower. They can head to Jake’s Mountain and scope things out near the snowy slide to see if anyone is in trouble. They can also board the PAW Patroller, push buttons, and drive it up the mountain to help Rubble and Everest rescue a snowboarder stuck in the snow. Those with a taste for foodie adventures can whip up tasty treats in Porter’s Café and help Adventure Bay win the Tallest Cake Competition by stacking cake layers as high as they can. Families can also cruise Adventure Bay aboard the Sea Patroller, steering it to rescue baby seagulls and turtles.
The hands-on, immersive PAW Patrol: Adventure Play exhibit is a fun way for the whole family to learn bravery and heroism, with exciting stories. The whole family will learn how to combine their skills to problem-solve together and save the day.
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play was produced by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in partnership with Nickelodeon, following on the heels of two popular exhibits based on Nickelodeon shows created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Secrets of the Sewer™ and Dora and Diego – Let’s Explore!. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a nonprofit committed to creating extraordinary family learning experiences across the arts, sciences, and humanities that have the power to transform the lives of children and families.
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Tour Schedule:
Fall 2020: Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX
Spring 2021: Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH
Summer 2021: (Available to book)
Fall 2021 and Spring 2022: Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
Summer 2022: The Strong, Rochester, NY
Fall 2022: The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (Tentative)
Spring 2023: Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar, CA (Tentative)
Summer 2023: Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
Fall 2023: Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
PAW Patrol follows the adventures of a tech-savvy boy named Ryder and his team of pups who are ready to save the day. Whenever there's trouble, pups Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Zuma, Rocky and Skye are ready for action, no matter what comes their way. With a mission to work together to keep Adventure Bay safe, no job is too big, and no pup is too small.
Airing in over 160 countries, in 30 languages, PAW Patrol is consistently ranked as one of, if not the, top-rated preschool series. Currently entering its seventh season on Nickelodeon, PAW Patrol's universal messaging resonates with children around the world and since its launch in 2013, the franchise has won countless awards. The series has been renewed for an eighth season, and had a feature film in production, scheduled for released in August 2021.
