#fysee

(I am not spelling out the word so that people who block sp0ilers can see this, too.)

There is a screening of Episode 1 at FYSEE on Nov. 8. (It was previously posted about here on Tumblr) FYSEE is an annual event by Netflix that is apparently for "Emmy voters, press, and the public." This website that the ST screening is for "(Emmy) voters." So I'm hoping nothing will leak!

If people don't sp0iler tag, then many of us protecting ourselves from sp0ilers will need to avoid this site.

Also, can people in the comments please share what other platforms if any exist where we can shield ourselves from spoilers? I'm scared that people won't tag on tiktok or anywhere at this point...

EDIT: As it turns out, there was a screening that took place on Stranger Things Day Nov. 6, with the cast! They showed Episode 1 and the first 10 minutes of Episode 2. I'm glad that no sp0ilers have come out from that so far!

🎥 JCB for goldderby

I have finally, finally, finally seen an FYC ad for Cobra Kai. It’s about damn time.

Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy (The Politician, Scream Queens, Glee) brings to Netflix a Hollywood revisionist tale that plays with the facts and lore of Hollywood to bring about a series about what the industry could be if only people were to screw their courage to the sticking place and more care was put into ones’ values than the bottom line. 

When the project was first announced, it was dubbed Ryan Murphy’s Scotty Bowers project, with the assumption Murphy frequent collaborator Darren Criss would be playing Bower.  Bowers - who passed away last year - was (in)famous for his autobiography “Full Service” and his documentary “Scotty Bowers and the Secret History of Hollywood” in which he told of his years as a prostitute turned pimp for the actors/actresses/execs from the Golden Age of Hollywood. 

But if there is anyone close to playing Bowers in this series it’s Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story: Murder House) who plays failed actor turned gigolo and pimp Ernie West  who employs a stable of men yearning to crack the industry as gigolos. 

David Corenswet (The Politician) plays Jack Castello, a married former military vet who wants to be in the pictures, and turns to escorting to get those connections,  Maude Apatow (daughter of Leslie Mann and Judd) as his pregnant wife who thinks her husband is just a gas jockey; Broadway actor Jeremy Pope plays Archie Coleman a gay screenwriter who turns to turning tricks for extra money, Jake Picking (Blockers) as Roy, another wannabe actor forms a relationship with Archie, Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory) plays the real life talent agent Henry Willson (tremendous role for him) who takes on Roy and plans to turn him into a Hollywood legend; Darren Criss as Raymond Ainsley, a director who wants to elevate and uplift marginalized actors of colors as a way to address his biracial identity, and Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Raymond’s girlfriend, a black actress who wants to do more than play maids. 

For the literalists this series is like murder. Murphy & Co. obliterates history in the same way Tarantino did in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Inglorious Basterds”.  But I appreciated that, much like OUATIH, Murphy & Co. gave a happy ending to stories that far too often had none.  I have read one review "Hollywood” is preachy and maudlin, but it’s a show that speaks to the dreams and dreamers of those who came to Tinseltown during he Golden Age of Film and those who still come to L.A with stars in their eyes in hopes of stardom.   The series takes all the unseemly things we know about the industry and tries to right those wrongs.  It even has charity for those who did the wrong (again, Henry Willson is such a great role for Jim Parsons!)

The series also stars Patti LuPone, Holland Taylor, Joe Mantello, Rob Reiner and Samara Weaving. 

We are in the thick of Emmy voting season and everything is muted due to the lack of campaigning due to the pandemic; I really wish the cast had a chance to push this show. 

TBT last year’s FYC events for Netflix and Amazon.