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San Diego Comic-Con delivers major news as George Lucas makes his historic first appearance and Marvel's Kevin Feige reveals plans extending through 2032. Fantastic Four tops the box office with $118 million in its opening weekend.

• George Lucas receives standing ovation at his first-ever Comic-Con appearance while promoting Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
• Star Trek Strange New Worlds announces Muppet crossover episode created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop
• Paramount+ reveals Star Trek: Starfleet Academy teaser set in 32nd century with Holly Hunter as Chancellor
• Kevin Feige confirms Marvel scaling back to one TV show per year with Robert Downey Jr. returning as Doctor Doom
• Warner Bros' Coyote vs. Acme saved from cancellation, now set for 2026 theatrical release
• Booster Gold TV series moving forward at HBO Max with Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins
• Tom Parker and Matt Stone strike reported $1.5 billion South Park streaming deal with Paramount
• Cultural icons Ozzy Osbourne (76), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (54), and Tom Lehrer (97) remembered after passing

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Tonight, san Diego Comic-Con news, marvel's future
discussed, and remember HulkHogan, ozzy Osbourne, malcolm,
jamal, warner and Tom Lehrer Allthat and more in this edition
of Multiverse Tonight.
Welcome to Multiverse Tonight,your source for geek news.
We dissect films, games, comicsand much more, bringing you

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insightful commentary on popculture.
This is Multiverse Tonight.
Now here's your host, thomasTownley.
Well, hello everyone, andwelcome to episode 245 of
Multiverse Tonight.
I'm, of course, your host,thomas Townley, and we have lots

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of news today.
Of course, fantastic Four cameout this past weekend.
So let's go and look at the boxoffice report.
Starting at number seven withhow to Train your Dragon still
running along it's seventh week.
It's made $257 million.
I Know what you Did Last Summerdrops from number three to

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number six.
It's made $23.5 million.
Smurfs dropped from four tofive in its second week.
That's not good Making $22.7million.
F1 movie went from five to fourin its fifth week with $165.5

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million.
And your top three, jurassicWorld Rebirth dropped from two
to three in its fourth week Nowwith $301.5 million.
Superman dropped from numberone to number two.
Of course, that's cutting about$57.5 million from the week

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before, but still it's up thereat $289.5 million in the third
week and Fantastic Four, firststeps, of course, was the big
winner with $118 million in weekone.
So you know Fantastic Four isdoing well, fantastic.
But anyway, let's go on to theStar Wars news.

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Roger roger, at a historicappearance at San Diego
Comic-Con, george Lucas, thevisionary behind Star Wars,
captivated thousands in Hall H.
This marked his first time atthe popular arts convention,
which owes much of its growth tohis creative legacy.
The event drew the largestSunday panel in the convention's
history, a testament to Lucas'simmense influence.

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Now, attendees who waited forhours chanted Lucas Lucas before
giving him a thunderousstanding ovation.
He was introduced by QueenLatifah and joined on stage by
filmmaker Guillermo del Toro andStar Wars production designer
Doug Ching.
Despite the 6,500 strong crowd,lucas did not discuss Star Wars
or Indiana Jones.

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Nonetheless, cries of I loveyou, george and the waving of
lightsabers filled the air,demonstrating the audience's
unwavering admiration.
Lucas received an outstandingovation upon concluding his
presentation, which focusedentirely on the Lucas Museum of
Narrative Art that he and DelToro and Ching were there to
offer a sneak peek of the museumand advocate for the importance

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of narrative art, includingcomic book art, as a vital form
of expression.
Now Lucas described his museumas a temple of the people's art.
Quote.
He shared that his passion forcollecting began in college when
he could only afford comic bookart.
With his success, hiscollection grew to over 40,000
pieces.

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Del Toro emphasized thesignificance of the collection,
saying, quote what is importantto me is what is magical is is
not a man, and his collection,it's a lineage of images,
unquote.
He also added that we're in acritical moment, which one thing
they like to disappear is thepast, and this is a memorization

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, a popular, voracious andelegant moment in our visual
past that belongs to all of us,and this museum celebrates it
Now.
A video presentation showcasedthe museum's interior, noble for
its lack of right angles, ashighlighted by Latifa.
The presentation also displayeda selection of artworks selected

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for the collection.
These include covers from DC'sMystery in Space featuring Adam
Strange's debut EC's 1950s Talesfor the collection.
These include covers from DC'sMystery in Space featuring Adam
Strange's debut EC's 1950s Talesfrom the Crypt, the first Flash
Gordon comic strip and stripsfrom Peanuts and Garfield.
Art by Diversive Comics,diversive creators like Brian
Bolin, hellboy creator MikeMignola, underground cartoonist
Robert Crumb, windsor, mckay andMobius was also featured,

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alongside images of Astro Boyand Scrooge McDuck Notably.
The collection also includesworks by Norman Rockwell, nc
Wyeth and Frida Kahlo.
The museum will also houseconcept and storyboard art from
Star Wars and Rays of the LostArk by Ralph McQuarrie and Jim
Storenko, as well as props likestarships and speeders from
various Star Wars films.
Like starships and speedersfrom various Star Wars films.

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Jiang explained that comic arthas historically been
undervalued, stating that it'snot taken seriously and
recounting how he was told as achild quote you will outgrow it
one day, unquote.
He expressed gratitude that henever did, stressing that a core
strength of narrative art isits story-driven nature.
Quote story comes first, artcomes second, unquote.
Now, lucas repeatedlyemphasized the idea of narrative

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art fostering community andshared belief systems.
Del Toro delved intophilosophical distinctions
between art for myth buildingand art for propaganda and
clarified quote myth belongs toall of us, propaganda belongs to
a very small group.
Myth unites us, propagandadivides us, unquote.
The Lucas Museum of NarrativeArt, after several delays, is
projected to open sometime nextyear.

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Now let's go on to the Star Treknews.
Star Trek Strange New Worlds isboldly going to where no Star
Trek show has gone before theworld of Muppets.
At the Star Trek Universe panelat the San Diego Comic-Con, the

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cast and exec producers of StarTrek Strange New Worlds debut a
teaser for the fourth season ofthe series, which just finished
production.
It revealed Captain ChristopherPike sitting on the captain's
chair of the Enterprise, but asa Muppet, saying on the
captain's chair of the Air Prize, but as a Muppet Quote.
There might have been anunexpected and terrible
transport accident, saidexecutive producer Akiva
Goldsman on the stage, whichmight have some unexpected,

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felt-like effects.
Unquote Now, the puppets werecreated by Jim Henson's Creature
Shop for the episode, which isdirected by Jordan Koenig, who
did Fraggle Rock back to therock, and in keeping with the
Strange New Worlds approach oftreating each episode as its own
unique genre, including horror,screwball, comedy, costume,
fantasy and even a musicalepisode and a crossover episode.

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That was with Star Trek LowerDecks, of course, in 2024,
variety cover story on thefuture of Star Trek.
Goldman even teased the puppetepisode.
As long as we're instorytelling that is cogent and
sure-handed, I'm not sure thereis Unquote Now.
Goldsman said when asked ifthere was a genre the show
couldn't handle, could it doMuppets?

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Sure, could it do.
Black and white Slapstick,maybe.
So what do you think about aMuppet episode.
I think it's kind of cute.
Paramount Plus has launched anew era for the Star Trek
franchise with the release ofthe Star Trek Starfleet Academy
teaser trailer.
Now, the trailer, which debutedat San Diego Comic-Con with

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executive producers AlexKurtzman and Noga Landau, marks
a transition as the firstgeneration of Paramount Plus
Star Trek series concludes andnew shows like Starfleet Academy
take center stage.
Starfleet Academy will explorethe furthest point in the Star
Trek timeline, set in the 32ndcentury.
The series focuses on theFederation's efforts to rebuild

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its ranks after the loss oftranswarp travel plunge the
galaxy into a new dark age, asdepicted in Star Trek Discovery.
Seasoned instructors will guidea diverse group of recruits to
become the Starfleet officersneeded in these challenging
times.
The teaser features HollyHunter delivering an inspiring

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speech to cadets, emphasizingthe show's core themes of
scientific curiosity,exploration and inclusivity,
values intended to resonate withGen Z.
The series' tagline promisesquote Star Trek.
Starfleet Academy follows theadventures of a new class of
cadets and of the most legendaryplaces in the galaxy.
Under the watchful anddemanding eyes of their
instructors, they'll discoverwhat it takes to become

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Starfleet officers as theynavigate blossoming friendships,
explosive rivalries, firstloves and a new enemy that
threatens both the Federationand the Academy itself.
Unquote.
Now Paramount Plus also releaseddetails including character
descriptions.
Holly Hunter plays Nala Aki,the Chancellor of Starfleet
Academy and Captain of the USSAthena and a long-lived

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half-Lathenite.
Sandro Rosota is Caleb Meir, anorphaned cadet with a troubled
past.
Karam Dayani is Jay Dunn-Karag,a Klingon cadet aspiring to be
a medical officer.
Karais Brooks is SiriusAcclamation Mill, the first for

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kind to attend the academy.
George Hawkins is Doreen Ramey,an inspiring captain from a
wealthy home world.
Bella Shepard is Janice's lifeand an admiral's daughter,
determined to forge her own path.
Zoe Steiner is Terima Saddle,the daughter of the president of
Bayazid, and Robert Picardo isreprising his role as the Doctor

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, and Tig Notaro as Jet Reno,with Oded Fahir as Admiral Vance
, chancellor's first officer andcadet master.
And Paul Giamatti will be arecurring guest star and will
portray Nos Braca, the season'svillain with a mysterious past

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linked to one of the cadets.
Now, visually, the seriesappears consistent with other
Paramount Plus Star Trekproductions, and, while Hunter's
monologue is compelling, theteaser primarily offers a
glimpse at the full seasonseries potential.
So, yeah, it looks good.
I'm interested to see whatversion of the Doctor this is.

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Is this the one that was leftin the Delta Quadrant and
traveled all the way back.
Or is this the original version?
I'll at least tune in for thefirst season, where it goes from
there, who knows?
But there going into otherforms of media.
Star Trek Khan, a new scriptedaudio series, will premiere on

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September 8th, with new episodesreleasing on Mondays.
Now this podcast explores theuntold events of City Alpha 5,
chronicling Khan'stransformation from a superhuman
visionary into the vengefulvillain we see in Star Trek II,
the Wrath of Khan.
The series was unveiled atComic-Con, where fans received a

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sneak peek trailer and key art.
It's written by Christian Beyerand David Mack and based on the
story by Star Trek IIwriter-director Nicholas Meyer.
The podcast is directed by FredGreenlaw.
The cast includes Navin Andrewsas Kanunin Singh, ren Schmidt as
Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers,sonia Cassidy will play Dr
Rosalind Lear, with franchiseveterans George Takei reprising

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his roles Captain Sulu andTimurus as Ensign Tuvok.
The supporting voice castfeatures Ali Haskivi as Delma,
murray Starling as Ivan MercyMalick as Ursula and Zero
Washington as Medot.
Star Trek Con will be producedby CBS's iPodcast Productions,

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corporate Seeker, hideout andRoddenberry Entertainment, with
Realm serving as the productionstudio.
Exec producers include AlexKurtzman, aaron Byers, kirsten
Beyer, molly Barton, carlyMcNara, fred Glaringla, trevor
Roth and Rod Roddenberry, withRobin Johnson as co-executive
producers.

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That was a mouthful.

Speaker 2 (12:17):
Let's go to the Marvel News begins with Kevin
Feige discussing Marvel Studios'past present and future with

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Kevin Feige, discussing MarvelStudios' past, present and
future.

Speaker 1 (12:45):
Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, recently offered
insights into the studio'strajectory in a rare candidate
interview at the Marvel officesin Burbank.
He revealed ambitious plans forthe MCU extending seven years
into the future, a departurefrom the traditional five-year
outlook now reaching 2032.
Addressing the too-much-contentera, feige acknowledged that

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the post-Adventures Endgame erasaw a significant increase in
content.
While Marvel produced 50 hoursof stories from 2007 to 2019,
the six years since Endgame hasyielded over 100 hours of
content, including 127 hours forthe multiverse saga, including
animation.
Instead, this rapid expansion,partially driven by Disney+, led

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to an overabundance of supplyrather than a drop in demand,
leaving audiences feelingoverwhelmed.
Feige emphasized his beliefthat this quanti-trumps-quality
approach, which Marvel hashistorically avoided, was a core
issue.
He cites the success of DCStudios' Superman as evidence
against superhero fatigue.
He cites the success of DCStudios' Superman as evidence
against superhero fatigue,highlighting the quality of the
film.
Now shifting focus less TV,more focused films.

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To address these challenges,marvel is significantly scaling
back its television output tojust one live-action show per
year, and these shows will haveless overlap with the feature
films.
The goal is to remove theexpectation that audiences need

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to watch everything tounderstand any given MCU project
.
Feige referenced earlier TVshows like Daredevil and Agents
of SHIELD, which had a losercanon to the films, as a model
that they're returning to.
While some character crossoverswill still occur, such as
Punisher appearing in both a TVspecial and Spider-Man, the
overall volume will be much less.
Now this reduction has led todelays for completed projects
like Ironheart and Wonder man,which Feige dislikes.

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Now.
Diversity remains a priority,but Miles Morales is on hold.
Feige affirmed Marvel'scontinued commitment to
diversity, evident in projectsincluding women, people of color
and LGBTQ plus characters.
He praised Iman Villani, aka MsMarvel, as exceptionally
casting and expressed excitementfor her future appearances.

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However, he was more cautiousabout the potential for a young
Avengers project, saying it'spotentially on the horizon,
dependent on finding the beststory and character dynamics.
Now, regarding Miles Morales'introduction into the horizon
dependent on finding the beststory and character dynamics.
Now, regarding Miles Morales'introduction into the MCU, feige
was definitive Quote that isnowhere unquote.

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He explained that Sony Pictures, which holds the film rights,
has requested Marvel stay awayuntil the animated Spider-Man
trilogy concludes in 2027.
Now the Marvel method willendure with cost adjustments.
Feige defended Marvel'sinterpretive filming process, or
plussing, where films arecontinually refined throughout
production.
Crediting Walt Disney for theconcept, he said that Marvel

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never started a movie without afull script and is never
satisfied with the script,always striving for improvement.
He emphasized the value oflistening to actors' ideas,
especially those who have playedcharacters for years Now, while
the creative process remainslargely unchanged, marvel has
focused on reducing film budgets.
After ballooning costspost-Endgame, primarily due to

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the pandemic and drive forspectacle, films like Daredevil
and Wolverine through theFantastic Four are about a third
cheaper than two years prior.
Marvel even consulted with theteam behind the creator to learn
about their cost-effectiveproduction methods.
The MCU feature is global andpost-Kang.
Upcoming Avengers films,doomsday and Secret Wars will be

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produced in London's PinewoodStudios, a decision driven by
securing soundstage rather thansolely subsides.
The Feige anticipates futureMarvel films will return to the
US production hubs like Georgiaand New York, due to the more
competitive film incentives.
Feige also confirmed thedeparture of Jonathan Majors as

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Kang the Conqueror, evenrevealing that the studio had
concerns about Kang's impact asa character before Quantumania
was released.
Robert Downey Jr will return tothe MCU to play Dr Doom, who
Feige believes has thelong-standing comic book
gravitas to be a majorantagonist.
Avengers Secret Wars in 2027will not only conclude the
Marvel vs Saga but also act as areset for the entire MCU,

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including a new cast for theX-Men films.
While major cameo characters'futures are uncertain, feige
hinted at the return ofcharacters introduced
post-Endgame in future projects,embracing the comic book
tradition of charactersappearing anywhere.
He also teased a post-SecretWars film that will return to a
singular storyline by embracinga certain genre we haven't seen

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in a while.
Feige also expressed excitementfor the Fantastic Four joining
the MCU among, aiming to makethem A-listers, emphasizing that
the film will be ano-homework-required movie not
connected to prior MCU projects.
Revealed his current interestin watching classic films from

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the 30s and 40s, seeing them asa reminder of, quote, what
cinema is and how everything oldis new.
Again.
Regarding his own future, feigeexpressed a desire to continue
making big movies for bigaudiences for years to come,
saying quote Marvel's a greatway to do that for me right now,
but I hope to make big moviesfor lots of people forever.
Unquote that for me right now,but I hope to make big movies

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for lots of people foreverunquote.
So yeah, I think that the youknow King was never the lead
story, as kind of BS yeah he was.
They wouldn't have included himin post-credit scenes and stuff
like that if that wasn't theway they were actually going to
go.
Frankly, I'm fine with orwithout Kang, but don't say oh,

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we had reservations about it sowe just decided that wasn't the
way we were going to go.
Yeah, baloney.
Anyway, despite numerous falsestarts, mahershala Ali's debut
as the vampire slayer Blade isstill in the works.
According to Kevin Feige Quote,mahershala is still attached.

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Feige told a room full ofjournalists gathered at Marvel
Studios which would see thetwo-time Oscar.
The project would see thetwo-time Oscar winner assume the
role originated on screen byWesley Snipes, who played the
part in the late 90s and 2000s,as well as 2024's Deadpool and
Wolverine.
Quote.
The obstacle was Ryan Cooglercalled and said we'd love some

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costumes for sinners.
He joked referring to costumescreated by Ruth E Carter for the
abandoned Blade film thatMarvel commissioned, then sold
back to Carter for Coogler'svampire movie and we said take
him man, no problem, he's a goodfriend.
Take our costumes, we'll holdoff on the movie, unquote.
In all seriousness, feigeexplained that the prolonged
delays on Blade were a symptomof Marvel's overexpansion, and

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how the executive characterizesthe studio's response to
Disney's mandate to produce morecontent for the Disney Plus
streaming service.
Feige has stated to use adramatic term like fallout to
characterize the resultingsituation, but for the very
first time ever, quantitytrumped quality.
Now he said a lot more, but wewon't go into that.

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Anyway, spider-man Beyond theSpider-Verse has a new release
date of June 25th 2027, pushedback three weeks from its
original June 4th 2027 slot.
Now this marks another delayfor the film, which was
initially set for March 29th2024, but was moved due to the
2023 strikes.

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The third installment in theSpider-Verse series concludes
the story of Miles Morales, whois on the run across the
Spiderverse and discovered aparallel version of himself.
Had become the villainousProwler in a New York City
without Spider-Man and rampantwith lawlessness.
His friends, including Gwen,may not be able to save him.
The first two films, 2018'sSpider-Man Into the Spider-Verse

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, an Oscar winner for BestAnimated Feature, and 2023's
Spider-Man Across theSpider-Verse, have collectively
grossed $1.8 billion globally.
The intricate animation styleunique to each film requires
significant effort and a sourceclose to the production noted
that Across the Spider-Verse wasstill being worked on up to its
June 2023 world premiereindicating the dedication
involved.

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Beyond the Spider-Verse isdirected by Bob Pruschetti and
Justin K Thompson.
The screenplay is by DavidColumn, phil Lord and
Christopher Miller, with Lordand Miller producing alongside
Amy Pascal, avi Arad and JinkoGuth.
And let's go on to the DCComics News.
And DC News begins with JamesGunn, who's co-head of DC

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Studios, actively clarifyingspeculation surrounding the
casting of Wonder Woman for theDC Universe, particularly as
production on Superman finishedup.
Gunn addressed rumors on socialmedia, specifically debunking
claims that the studio wasseeking a TV actress similar to
Millie Alcock, who was cast as aSupergirl after her role in
House of the Dragon.
He emphasized that castingdecisions are based on talent,

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not an actor's past work in TVor film.
Quote I didn't cast Milliebecause of her past, but because
she was the best one for therole, gunn stated on Threads.
He further clarified that theWonder Woman role is not
currently being cast or evendiscussed until the script is
finalized, responding to a fan'squestion about the film being
fast-tracked finalized.

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Responding to a fan's questionabout the film being
fast-tracked, gunn confirmedit's a priority but not
fast-tracked, reiterating thatno filming will commence until
the script is deemed excellent.
During the Superman press tour,gunn also dispelled rumors
linking actress Adriana Arjonato the Wonder Woman role, after
social media users noted hefollowed her on Instagram.
He explained that theirfriendship dates back seven
years to a film they worked ontogether and he had been

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following her since then.
While acknowledging Arjonashe'd be a great Wonder Woman,
by the way, he clarified thathis social media activity is not
an indication of casting.
Your mileage may vary.
Hbo Max is moving forward withits Booster Gold TV series, with

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David Jenkins, creator of OurFlag Means Death, attached to
write the pilot and potentiallyserve as the showrunner if the
series is greenlit Now.
The news followed the Penguin'ssignificant Emmy nominations,
positioning Booster Gold as thepotential major DC Comics TV
adaptation for Warner BrosDiscovery.
Booster Gold, whose real name isMichael John Booster Carter,

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was created by Dan Juergens, amember of the Justice League.
Born in Gotham City, he wasexpelled from university after
losing his football scholarshipdue to gambling.
He became a superhero, gettinghis nickname from Ronald Reagan
after saving the formerpresident.
However, he is often irritatingto others due to his pursuit of
fame and wealth.
Over two years ago, dc Studiosco-CEOs James Gunn and Pierre

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Safran unveiled a vast slate forthe new DC Universe, including
a Wonder Woman reboot andParadise Lost.
At that time, they did mentionthe fans of Booster Gold would
quote use basic technology fromthe future to pretend to be a
superhero in the present dayunquote.
Did mention the fan favoriteBooster Gold would quote use
basic technology from the futureto pretend to be a superhero in
the present day unquote.
However, progress on the serieshas been slow and recent reports
indicated that the project lostits initial showrunner and

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rumors of Kamal Nanjiani playingBooster was expelled for the
time being.
If Booster Gold is picked up,it would mark a reunion between
HBO Max and Jenkins.
His unique pirate rom-com, ourFlag Means Death, was cancelled
in January of 2024 after twoseasons and failed to find a new
home.
At the time of its cancellation, jenkins commented that the

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comedy starring Taika Waititiand Rice Darby had quote come to
a premature end unquote.
While praising HBO boss CaseyBloys of the show.
Jenkins also created the TBSsci-fi series People of Earth.
This development comes just intime for San Diego Comic-Con,
where DC TV properties areexpected to be a hot discussion
point.
Meanwhile, hbo Max iscelebrating the success of the

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Penguin, which garnered 24 Emmynominations, including limited
anthology series for its leadactors Colin Farrell and
Christian Miloti, nearly settinga record for comic book
adaptations, playing limitedanthology series for its lead
actors, colin Farrell andChristian Miloti, currently
setting a record for comic bookadaptations.
Now let's go on to the geek news, thank you.

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Hasbro has announced strongquarterly results and raised its
full year forecast in King thatthe impact of tariffs will be
less severe than initiallyprojected three months ago.
Despite a significant $1billion write-down to its
consumer products division,partially due to retailers
delaying holiday orders andeconomic uncertainty, hasbro saw
substantial growth in our areas.

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Substantial growth in our areas.
Revenue from Magic theGathering jumped 23%, largely
due to the successful launch ofFinal Fantasy, which marked the
biggest set release in Wizardsof the Coast history.
Ceo Chris Cox noted a surge inboth new and existing players
for the fantasy game.
This success was crucial inmaintaining total sales at $981
million and keeping adjusting orupbarring profit flat for the

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quarter ending in March.
The mobile game Monopoly Goalso performed well,
contributing $44 million inrevenue.
Hasbro has been activelydiversifying its production
footprint, with about 50% of itstoy volume currently sourced
from China, a primary target ofTrump's administration tariffs.
The company aims to reduce thisto under 40% by 2027.

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Cfo Gina Goeder mentionedexploring opportunities to
increase US production.
Recent updates in tradepolicies have eased some
pressure, with China tariffs nowat 30% and Vietnam another key
toy producer at 20%.
Goeder stated that theanticipated 2025 tariff costs,
previously modeled to between$60 million and $108 million,
are not expected to remain atthe lower end of that range.

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Regarding entertainmentofferings, cox highlighted
Hasbro's second-to-nonelicensing deal with Marvel,
citing upcoming titles likeSpider-Man, star Wars and
Avengers Doomsday as significantdrivers of top-line growth for
their Marvel portfolio.
The company is alsocollaborating with Lionsgate on
a feature film based on Monopolyand an unscripted competition
series.
Additionally, the animatedseries Peppa Pig, based on a

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Hasbro property, was amongNetflix's most-watched licensed
content.
In the first half of the year,adult Swim announced a new adult
animated comedy, present Curtisset in the Rick and Morty
universe.
News came during the San DiegoComic-Con panel, which featured
a surprise appearance by leadactor Keith David.

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Rick and Morty execs producersDan Harmon and James Siliano are
helming the series, which starsKeith David Reprising his role
is present.
Andre Curtis, stephanieBeatrice and Jim Rash also
joined the cast.
Notably, rash and David arecommunity alums, further
connecting the show to theHarmon creative universe.
David has been active in voiceacting, lending his voice to

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Harmon's Fox series Crapopolisand securing a new role in
Hulu's King of the Hill revival.
His recent voice creditsinclude has Been Hotel,
gremlin's, secret of the MogwaiFamily Guy, invincible Fight
Girl, catman Hell yeah, hitMonkey and Masters of the
Universe, revolution.
On camera.
He appeared in Duster, highPotential and Abbott Elementary
and has been seen in FX's theLowdown.

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In a statement, keith Davidexpressed his excitement saying
quote statement.
Keith David expressed hisexcitement saying quote
President Curtis has always beena blast to play.
Getting to explore his worldmore deeply in this new series
is a dream, and I can't wait forfans to see what kind of chaos
he serves when Rick isn't aroundto steal the spotlight.
Unquote.
Previous Rick and Morty TVspinoffs include Vindicator 2's

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Last Stand Between Earth andDoom and Rick and Morty the
Anime, in addition to variousshorts and games and Adult Swim.
President Michael Allen statedthat this is a series we would
have greenlit even if it didn'thave anything to do with Rick
and Morty.
President Andre Curse is justthat good of a character.
The rest of the world and theteam is fleshed out as super fun
and totally stands on its own,and he can't wait for you to see

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it.
It all depends on its own andhe can't wait for you to see it.
The Nacelle Company will make anew animated series based on the
cult 90s show Wild West Cowboysof Moo Mesa.
Now this news came, of course,saying to Comic-Con as part of
the company's plans to create ashared universe of reimagined
toy and animation hits dubbedquote the Nacelleverse.

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First introduced in 1991 byTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
artist Brian Brown, cowboys' MooMesa inspired a TV line, a
Saturday morning cartoon on ABCcomic books and an arcade game,
along with new toys and a newcomic.
The Nacelle Company isdeveloping a fresh upcoming
series which shares a connecteduniverse and timeline with two

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other Nacelle animated rebootsRoboForce, which is executive
produced by Brian Volk-Weiss,dwayne Johnson, danny Garcia and
7 Bucks Entertainment, andBiker Mice from Mars, executive
produced by Volk-Weiss, ryanReynolds and Maximum Effort.
The upcoming anime series willcomprise eight episodes.
Set in the 1800s, the showfollows a group of bovine

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lawmakers, including MarshallMoo Montana, cowl Loretto Kid
and Dakota Dude, as they serveup frontier justice and protect
Cow Town from crooked OscarMayor, oscar Bologna, ruthless
Sheriff Terrible and a roguegallery of outlaw varmints.
Other characters from the showinclude those names are just

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terrible, just terrible.
Anyway, amazon MGM Studios isdeveloping a TV series
adaptation of the Wolfensteinvideo games.
Plot details are scarce, but anofficial logline is quote the
story of killing Nazis isevergreen, unquote.
Now Patrick Summerall willserve as creator, writer, exec
producer and showrunner throughhis chaoticgoodtv banner.

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Other exec producers includeJoe Nolan, Lisa Joy and Athena
Wickham of Kilter Films, jamesAltman of Keyframe Films and
Jörg Gustafson of Machine Games,the Wolfenstein developer.
Now the Wolfenstein franchiseis known for popularizing
first-person shooter video games, primarily featuring US World
War II soldier William BJBlauskowski fighting Nazis who

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are experimenting and dabblingin the occult.
These series begin with CastleWolfenstein 1981, followed by
Beyond Castle, wolfenstein 1984,both top-down perspective
shooters.
The franchise shifted tofirst-person in Wolfenstein 3D
in 1992.
There are 14 games in total,with the most recent being the
VR game Wolfenstein Cyberpilot.

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A film adaptation waspreviously attempted in 2012,
but did not move forward.
Netflix is expanding theWednesday universe with a third
season of the Supernaturalcomedy series and a planned
spinoff.
The show starring Jenna Ortegaas Wednesday Addams, has been a
massive success at the streamer,becoming the most-watched
original series ever with over250 million views and earning 12

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Emmy nominations, including onefor Tega.
The renewal comes ahead of theseason two launch on August 6th.
Tim Burton and his execproducing, with series creators
Offred Goh and Miles Millar arebehind the series.
The show follows WednesdayAdams after she's expelled from
school and sent to Nevermore, aprivate academy for OutKast.
The cast includes GwendolynChristie, emma Myers and Ricky

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Lindholm.
Series 2 introduces CatherineZeta-Jones, louise Guzman, isaac
Ardonis and LuindaAnunana-Louis Naomi as series
regulars, with Billy Piper,steve Buscemi, eve Templeton,
owen Painter and Noah Taylorjoining along.
Now details have been scarce,with Burton Artega having
confirmed that a spinoff is indevelopment.

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Peacock's Crystal Lake, aprequel series to Friday the
13th, has announced five newreoccurring guest stars.
Callum Vinson, nick Cardellini,joy Soprano, danielle Koch and
Phoenix Parnevik are joining thecast Now.
Vincent will portray a youngJason Voorhees, appearing
alongside Linda Cardellini, whowas previously announced as

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Jason's mother.
Pamela Cardellini will playRalph, soprano will play Rita,
koch will play Claudette andParnevic will play Barry.
Serious regulars alreadyconfirmed include William
Catlett, dave Kensler, cameronZoggins, gwendolyn Sunstorm, and
, while specific plots are beingkept secret, the show will

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explore Pamela's life before theevents of the first Friday the
13th film Next up, the WalkingDead, daryl Dixon has been
renewed for a fourth and finalseason.
Production on the eighth episodeof season four will begin this
month in Spain and will film inand around Madrid, in locations
like Biloba, galicia, Andalusia,the Singovia region, toledo and

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much more.
Quote Norman Reedus, in astatement, said Daryl Dixon has
been an incredible journey.
I thank each and every fan whohas joined us for this ride.
It's been Against all odds.

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The underdog film Coyote vs Acmeis set for a global theatrical
release on August 28, 2026,according to stars Will Forte at
San Diego Comic-Con.
Now, this live-action animationhybrid centers on Wiley
Coyote's lawsuit against theAcme Corporation for its
defective products whichrepeatedly failed him in his
pursuit of the Roadrunner theproducts which repeatedly failed
him in his pursuit of theRoadrunner.
The movie faced an uncertainfuture in 2023 after Warner Bros

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Discovery shelled it aftercompletion to claim a $30
million tax write-off.
This decision aligned with CEODavid Zaslav's shift away from
streaming and more towardstheatrical releases, which also
led to the cancellations ofBatgirl and Scoob Holiday Hunt
in 2022.
However, coyote vs Acme wassaved in March 2025 when Ketchup

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Entertainment acquired it foran reported $50 million.
The Comic-Con panel, moderatedby Paul Scheer, playfully
acknowledged the film'stumultuous history.
Scheer kicked off the panel bydeclaring, quote this is the
panel that you were not supposedto see.
This movie was not supposed tocome out unquote.
He also shared a brief clipfeaturing Wally Coyote recalling

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Acme product failures, intercutwith classic Roadrunner
animations set to Johnny Cash'sHurt.
The panel was then interruptedby actor PJ Byrne portraying an
Acme Corporation representativeand lawyer in the film who
served Hall H with the synthesispaper shouting you do not have
permission to share informationor footage from this anti-ACME

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film.
Please leave the stage Now.
This extended comedic bitchcalling in a group of unpaid
interns, unsuccessfullyattempting to prevent the
trailer's debut, humorouslyalluded to the film's production
woes without explicitly namingWarner Brothers' discovery Fong,
deforte and Scheer welcomedirector David Green and voice
actor Erika Basia, who voicesall Looney Tunes characters, and
co-star Martha Kelly to thestage and they premiere an

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extended clip from the filmdepicting Wiley's disastrous
first day in court.
His lawyer, kevin Avery, playedby Forte, is out of practice
and faces off against Acme'sformer lawyer Buddy Crane,
played by John Cena.
The scene filled with playfulLooney Tunes references,
including a knitting mother henon the jury, a playboy penguin
as a courtroom sketch artist anda judge played by Louise Guzman

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with a squeaky cartoon gavel.
The panelists promised evenmore cameos, from characters
like Bugs Bunny to more obscureones like the animated version
of actor Peter Laurie.
So you know, mark that on yourcalendar.
So I want everyone to giveWarner Bros Discovery the middle
finger and go see this movienext year.

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Okay, can you do that for me?
Good, these Simpsons producersannounced new guest stars and
upcoming storylines at Ascendantof Comic-Con, including Kieran
Culkin, glenn Howerton, albertBrooks, cole Escola, danny Putty
, adam Paley and Brendan andDomhnall Gleeson for Season 37.

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The annual Treehouse of Warepisode will feature Idris Elba,
michael Keaton and Viola Davis,with an opening by Stan Kelly
of the Onion.
Idris Elba, michael Keaton andViola Davis, with an opening by
Stan Kelly of the Onion.
Those on stage at the panelincluded Matt Groening, matt
Schlemmelman and Mike Price,director Matt Vaughan and
consulting director and producerDavid Silverman.
Groening joked about the show'slongevity, stating, quote I

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honestly thought 36 was where wewere going to end it.
No, there's no end in sight,we're going to keep going.
The landmark 800th episode isset to air on Fox in February of
2026.
Solomon teased, quote it's abig deal to do 800 shows and so
we're going to be doing twobrand new original episodes that
night.
They're top secret for now, butI promise you they'll be the
best 800th episode of anythingyou've ever seen.

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The panel also addressed therecent online buzz about Marge
Simpson dying in the season 36finale.
Selman reiterated that Marge isin every episode and there is
no canon for the show, callingsuch headlines trick baits
designed to drive clicks.
He advised viewers to applyjust a little ounce of thinking
before believing such claims.
Now, with American Dadreturning to Fox and broadcast

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television, the show's producersadmit that they're going to
have to adjust to thosebroadcast standards.
Quote the only thing that we'regoing to have to get used to is
no longer being able to saybeep and beep, beep.
Exec producer Matt Whitesontold the audience at the show's
San Diego Comic-Con panel onSaturday.
But you know what?
We don't have to find creativeways to be entertained.

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The show, entering its 20thseason, recently received a
whopping four-season order atFox, alongside four-season
renewals for the Simpsons,family Guy and Bob's Burgers.
Fox originally launched theshow in 2005, but after it
canceled the show, pbs picked itup in 2014.
When PBS opted not to renew it,fox took it back.
And finally, news aboutFuturama is set to return with

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its 13th season on September 15,2025, but this time it will
premiere all 10 episodessimultaneously on Hulu at 5 pm
Pacific, 8 pm Eastern.
This binge-a-thon approachmarks a change from the previous
two seasons, which were put outwith weekly releases.
Fxx will also air Season 13,showing two episodes weekly,

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starting September 15th at 8 pmEastern.
Now David X Cohen at Comic-Conrevealed that the 2026 season
finale will delve further intoFry's childhood backstory.
Cohen also announced that SanAntonio Spurs player Victor
White Banana will make a guestappearance in the upcoming
season opener.

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The logline for season 13prompts his highest excitement.
Quote Bender's rampaging out ofcontrol, a volcano is about to
explode, fry confronts a rivalfor Leela's love and Dr Zoidberg
is rising up to heaven.
The excitement might be toomuch.
You've been warned it's anall-new season of Futurama
Unquote.
From phantoms to vampires.

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Cbs has ordered a pilot titledEternally Yours, a blood-sucking
love story from the writers andexec producers of Ghosts.
The single-camera comedyfollows Joe Port and Joe Wiseman
, fellows to vampires, who havebeen married for 500 years.
The undying couple ischallenged when their daughter
begins dating a human.
In August of 2024, cbsannounced it was opening a
development room for EternallyYours, which has since wrapped.
Eric Tenenbaum.

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Kim Tenenbaum and Jason Wangserved as executive producers on
the project.
Ghost meanwhile has atwo-season renewal.
In a significant move for thestreaming landscape, south Park
creators Trey Parker and MattStone have reportedly struck a
five-year $1.5 billion deal withParamount for the global
streaming rights to their hitanimated series.

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This agreement, valued at $300million annually, comes after a
period of tense negotiations andmarked a strategic shift for
the show, bringing regular SouthPark episodes to Paramount Plus
in the US for the first time.
Previously, warner BrosDiscovery was the home for
episodes, but that deal expiredlast month.
Sources indicate that, whilethe deal is in place, specific

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details are still emerging.
Paramount has not officiallycommented on the agreement.
This new pact will reportedlybreak down to a previous decade
long $3 billion deal betweenParker Stone and Paramount
Global, which Skydance is in theprocess of acquiring, paramount
allegedly rejected.
The strained relationshipbetween Parker Stone and
Paramount was evident with theseason 27 premiere of South Park

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, which was delayed by two weeksto July 23rd.
A blunt statement released bythe official South Park X
Twitter timeline said thecreators expressed their
frustration, attrib attributingtheir delay to quote this murder
and hoping fans would somehowget to see new episodes.
The new streaming dealcoincides with the show's launch
on Comedy Central and just tohave Parker and Stone's

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scheduled appearance at SanDiego.
Beyond the streaming rights,parker and Stone are in
discussions with Paramount toextend their overall deal, which
currently runs through 2027, tocontinue producing new South
Park episodes for Comedy Central.
Family Guy is expanding itscontent offerings with new
exclusive specials for Hulu, inaddition to its ongoing Fox

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episodes.
The Family Guy team atComic-Con released news about an
upcoming Halloween and otherHalloween holiday-themed
editions specifically for Hulu.
The new Hulu specials willdebut on Monday, october 6th
with a Halloween special titledA Little Fight Music.
That marks the first of twoexclusive episodes for the
streaming platform.
Specials will debut on Monday,october 6th with a Halloween
special titled A Little FightMusic.
This marks the first of twoexclusive episodes for the

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streaming platform.
The logline for A Little FightMusic reveals quote Brian and
Stewie realize there is ashortage of quality holiday
songs and set out to write a hitwith Peter and the guys
discover that lying abouttrick-or-treating can have
deadly consequences.
These Hulu specials aredistinct from the show's
upcoming 24th season, which isscheduled to premiere on Fox in
2026 and subsequently stream onHulu.

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Family Guy recently celebratedits 25th anniversary.
According to 20th, the series,which debuted in 1999, has
achieved cult status among fans,and its breakout star, a in
1999, has achieved cult statusamong fans and its breakout star
, a talking baby, has become oneof the greatest TV characters
of all time.
And now let's honor those whohave passed on before us.

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Hulk Hogan, who served as themain catalyst for launching pro
wrestling off the top rope andinto the pop culture
stratosphere when he joined theWorld Wrestling Federation and
became perhaps its biggest star,died Thursday in Clearwater,
florida, at the age of 71.
Wwe confirmed his death but didnot reveal the cause.

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Local police said Hogan realname Terry Bollea suffered
cardiac arrest at his home andwas pronounced dead at a
hospital.
Now I could give the man alonger obituary, but he really
came out as a big giant turdthese last few years, so he can
just go to hell and sit and spin.
I'll remember the character ofHulk Hogan, but Terry Bollea was

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trash Anyway.
Our next dead person is OzzyOsbourne, the iconic Prince of
Darkness, who co-founded Britishheavy metal pioneers Black
Sabbath and embarked on a huge,successfully solo career and
later charmed audiences as areality TV star.
He passed away on Tuesday, july22, 2025, after a protracted

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battle with Parkinson's disease.
He was 76 years old.
His family released thefollowing statement, quote it is
with more sadness that merewords can convey that we have to
report that our beloved OzzyOsbourne has passed away this
morning.
He was with his family andsurrounded by love.
We ask everyone to respect ourfamily's privacy at this time.
Unquote.
And surrounded by love.

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We ask everyone to respect ourfamily's privacy at this time.
Unquote.
Now, just weeks before hispassing, on July 5th, osborne
delivered what was billed as hisfinal performance, a poignant
reunion with Black Sabbath atthe Back to the Beginning
Festival in Birmingham, england.
Now this event, a massivetribute to the legendary band,
saw the stage shared withspiritual descendants like
Metallica, guns N' Roses, slayer, tool, bantertera and Alice in

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Chains.
Osborne had publicly disclosedhis Parkinson's disease back in
January of 2020, following twoyears of escalating health
issues.
In February of 2023, heannounced his retirement from
touring, citing spinal injuriessustained in a 2018 accident.
He expresses heartache at thedecision.
Quote in all good conscience, Ihave now become come to the

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realization that I'm notphysically capable of doing my
upcoming European UK tour dates,as I know I can't.
I couldn't deal with the travelrequired.
Believe me when I say that thethought of disappointing my fans
really beat me up more than youwill ever know.
Never would I.
From 1969 to 1979, osbourne wasthe electrifying frontman for

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Black Sabbath, theBirmingham-based band that
codified the heavy, churningsound and dark lyrical themes
that would define dozens ofmetal bands to come.
Despite a chaotic historymarked by substance abuse and
tumultuous infighting, the earlyalbums remained foundational
classics, with critic DeborahFrost, on the occasion of Black
Sabbath 2006 induction into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame,

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succinctly stating Black Sabbathsimply oozed upon us,
unfestuned by a pretense of art,peace, love.
Commercial terms eclipsed hisformer band's success.
His solo projects launched thecareers of guitar stars like

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Zach Wild and the late RandyRhoades.
His immense popularity led tohis wife and manager, sharon
Osbourne, to create Ozfest, atouring festival built around
him, which became one of thebiggest box office attractions
of the 1990s and helped launchmany careers.
Osbourne garnered additionalfame in the early 2000s as the
oft-bewildered patriarch of theOsbournes, a MTV reality series

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that offered an unfiltered lookinto the rock star's home life.
New York Times TV critic KarenJames noted that the season's
second season quote theOsbournes remain a wacky,
harmlessly outrageous variationon every family, as full of
warmth as there are the weirdestOzzy the trembling,

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goth-looking dad, sharon theexplicit-spying mom, daughter
Kelly the pudgy would-be singer,and son Jack, the unformed,
belligerent adolescent.
Plagued by lifelong struggleswith drug and alcohol addiction
and at times visibly impaired.
On stage, the unpredictableOsbourne was a magnet for
trouble and controversy.
His lair tenure with BlackSabbath was famously marred by a

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Concert no show that ignited ariot.
Most famously, at the 1981Meeting with CBS record
executives to promote his Debutalbum, he drunkenly bit the head
off a live dove.
A similar episode Involving alive bat occurred at a 1982 show
in Des Moines, iowa.
Nessus Tang, a review shot,seemingly intent on Living off

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of his musical fantasies ofviolence and horror on stage.
He had a especially tumultuousrelationship with his second
wife, sharon.
Their often violent domesticquarrels became tabloid father,
with one altercation in 1989leading to Osborne's arrest for
attempted murder.
Despite the turmoil, the couplealways reconciled.
Joe, born John Michael Osbornein Birmingham on December 3,

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1948.
He was one of six children of aworking-class family.
He dropped out of school at 15and became a manual laborer and
was briefly engaged in pettycrime, serving a six-week jail
sentence for burglary At 19,.
He partnered with bassistTerence Gieser Butler as the
vocalist in an unsuccessfullocal band.
As Terence Geezer Butler as thevocalist in an unsuccessful
local band, they were soonjoined by former mythology

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members, guitarist Tony Iommiand drummer Bill Ward.
Initially known as Earth, thequartet changed their name to
Black Sabbath after learning ofa similarly named group, taking
inspiration from Mario Bava's1963 Horrors Anthology.
Signed to Phillips Records inthe UK and Leonard Warner
Brothers Records in the US,black Sabbath released their

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debut album in 1970, on Fridaythe 13th.
Despite being largely reviledby the press, the murky, morbid
LP became a top 10 hit inBritain and reached number 23 in
the US.
They swiftly recorded afollow-up album, paranoid, which
firmly established the band onboth sides of the Atlantic,
topping the English charts andreaching number 12 stateside.

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It featured several heavyriffing tracks with lyrics
penned by Butler and powerfullydelivered by Osborne, helping to
define the metal sound, withWar Pigs, paranoid, hand of Doom
and the group's ultimatesignature, iron man.
The original lineup releasedtheir highest-trading album,
master of Reality, in 1971,which climbed to number eight
and included Sweet Leaf, acrowd-pleasing ode to pot

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smoking.
The band diversified its soundon Volume 4 in 1973, featuring a
surprise Osbourne balladchanges and the wildly admired
Sabbath, bloody Sabbath,distinguished by a threshing
attack and instrumental tracksby the 70s, osbourne and his
bandmates drifted apart.
The singer's heavy drug andalcohol consumption led to the

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collapse of his first marriage,in which he fathered daughter
Jessica and son Louis, and otherSabbath members also indulging
heavily in their own vices.
The problems led to asignificant decline in music
quality and record sales.
Sabotage peaked at number 28,while its successor, technical
Ecstasy, recorded amiddistractions in Miami, managed a
weak number 51.
Following a troublesome lateralbum, osbourne briefly left the

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group in 1977 to pursue a soloproject, blizzard of Oz, and was
replaced by singer Dave Walkerof Savoy Brown.
However, he quickly returned tothe Sabbath fold for a dismal
collection, ironically titledNever Say Die, released in the
game-changing punk revolt in1978, which topped out at number
69, which was followed by hisdisaster Sabbath tour, which was

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opened by young Pasadena bandVan Halen.
A melee erupted in Nashville'smunicipal auditorium after
Osborne overslept and failed tomake the show.
Enraged by his disinterest andlack of discipline, the other
members of Black Sabbath firedhim in early 1979 and replaced
him with Ronnie James Dio.
His epic solo debut, blizzard ofOz, revitalized Osborne's

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commercial fortunes andintroduced his dynamic lead
guitarist, randy Rhoades.
It peaked at number 21 andeventually went quadruple
platinum featuring one ofOsbourne's layer signature
tracks, crazy Train.
Another track, suicide Solution, prompted a lawsuit from the
parents of an American teen whoclaimed the song prompted their
son to kill himself in 1984.
The sophomore solo released,diary of a Madman, surpassed its

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predecessor.
Following his first post-Roadsrelease, bark at the Moon and
the Ultimate Sin, osborne scoredhis only hit single, close my
Eyes Forever, a debut withformer Runaways guitarist Lita
Ford, which reached number sixin 1988, and found a winning
combination with Zach Wild, whotook over in guitar In 1996,.

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After Lollapalooza declinedOsborne services.
Sharon Osborne conceived theidea of a metal festival
centered around Ozzy'sparticipation, mild in just two
days in Arizona and California.
Ozfest was a smashing success,becoming a top-grossing US and
UK touring event that attractedmost of the big names in metal,
including a regrouped BlackSabbath.

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Osbourne made a return to BlackSabbath in 1998, and after a
couple of on-stage reunions forthe live set reunion, the
two-desk release featuring allfour members, including the new
bonus studio recordings, peakedat number 11 nationally and
captured a Best MiddlePerformance Grammy for its
concert rendition of Iron man In2001, osburn's first studio

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recording in six years down toearth, shot to number four and
during the first half of the2000s, osburn split his
activities between touring andwork on the Osburns, which
featured, of course, ozzy,sharon and two of his three
children.
Osborne split his activitiesbetween touring and work on the
Osbournes, which featured, ofcourse, ozzy, sharon and two of
his three children.
Daughter Amy declined toparticipate.
The male equivalent of Ozzy andHerod, the comedic look at the

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rock and roll domesticity,became MTV's highest-rated
reality show.
Osborne issued two popularlate-career solo albums Ordinary
man, which went to number threein 2020, and Patient, number
nine, in 2022.
A new reality show starring theOsbourne family, home to Roots,
documented their return to theUK after 25 years in the US, was

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announced by the BBC in late2022.
Again, ozzy Osbourne issurvived by his wife and five
children.
Ozzy Osbourne was 76 years old.
Next up, malcolm Jamal Warner,best known for his role as
Theodore Theo Huxtable on theCosby Show, has died at 54 due

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to accidental drowning.
Abc News reports that he was onfamily vacation in Costa Rica
and succumbed to asphyxia nearCochlea Beach in Le Mans after
being caught in a high currentwhile swimming.
His body was identified byCosta Rica's national police on
Sunday.
Warner's representatives havenot come out on the passing.

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A beloved figure, 1980stelevision, warner was nominated
for an Emmy for his performanceas the only son of Bill Cosby's
character, cliff Huxtable, onthe Cosby Show.
As a teenager, he was an earlyfan favorite, with audiences
watching Theo negotiate life'schallenges.
After the Cosby Show, warnercontinued his career with
diverse roles, starring asMalcolm McGee in the UPN series

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Malcolm and Eddie for fourseasons and led the BET sitcom
Reed Between the Lines from 2011to 2015.
He played Sticky on FX's Sonsof Anarchy and AJ Austin on the
President from 2018 to 2023.
His other acting creditsinclude Showtime's Jeremy, 911,
alert, missing Persons Unit andSuits.
He portrayed Al Cowlings on thelimited series the People vs OJ

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Simpsons American Crime Storyand made a guest appearance on
shows like the Fresh Prince ofBel-Air, grown-age and Community
.
He also served as producercharacter and served as
executive producer for PBS's theMagic School Bus.
Born in New Jersey, warrendeveloped an early interest in
acting, leading his parents toenroll him in New York City
Performing Arts School.

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He auditioned for Theo on thefinal day of the nationwide
search and was personallyselected by Bill Cosby.
Beyond acting, warner also madesignificant contributions as a
director.
In his late teens he begandirecting music videos for
artists like Mudition andSpecial Ed.
He also directed episodes ofthe Cosby Show All that, kane
and Kel and Malcolm and Eddie.
He also directed the widelyviewed 1992 educational video

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Time Out the Truth About HIV,aids and you.
Additionally, he earned aGrammy as a featured artist on
the song Jesus' Children withRobert Glasper and Lala Hathaway
.
Most recently, warnerco-launched the podcast Not All
Hood with Wasu Baraka andCandace Kelly, where they
discussed black masculinity,mental health and media
representation.

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Warner survived by his wife anddaughter and again, malcolm
Jamal Warner, dead at the age of54.
Brief mention Chuck Mangione,the Grammy-winning virtuoso jazz
flugelhorn player, trumpeterand composer who had a

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left-field top-five pop hit withFeel so Good in 1978 and
released some 30 albums duringhis career, died Tuesday in
Rochester, new York.
He was 84 years old.
Mangione's family told hishometown newspaper, the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, that the musician died at home
in his sleep.
That's a shame.
That's one of those songs thatjust Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do,

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do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do,do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do.

Speaker 2 (57:58):
Finally, tonight we remember the man who created the
following song I ache for thetouch of your lips, dear, but
much more for the touch of yourwhips, dear.
You can raise welts like nobodyelse, as we dance to the

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masochism tango.
But also songs like this You'rewearing your squeaky shoes and

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right there taking a snooze is atiger.

Speaker 1 (58:47):
So how do you walk on ?

Speaker 2 (58:49):
by there taking a snooze is a tiger.

Speaker 1 (58:59):
So how do you walk on by, silently, silently, silent?

Speaker 2 (59:02):
l y this one's one of my personal favorites.
I always will remember it was ayear ago, november.
I went out to hunt some deer ona morning, bright and clear.
I went and shot the maximum thegame laws would allow Two game
wardens, seven hunters and a cow.

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I was in no mood to trifle.
I took down my trusty rifle andwent out to stalk my prey.
What a haul I made that day.
I tied them to my fender and Idrove them home somehow.
Two game wardens, seven huntersand a cow.

Speaker 1 (59:42):
That's Tom Lehrer.
The acclaimedsinger-songwriter-pianist known
for his sharp and witty anddarkly satirical songs, passed
away at 97.
A friend reported he was founddead in his Cambridge
Massachusetts home this pastSaturday.
Laird gained nationalrecognition in the 1960s when
his topical songs were featuredon the comedic TV news show that

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Was the Week that Was.
He had previously built anunderground following in the
early 1950s with self-releasedalbums.
Despite his musical success,laird was primarily a
mathematics professor, teachingat Harvard and Laird at UC Santa
Cruz.
He often joked about hisacademic profession saying,
quote I don't like people to getthe idea that I have to do this

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for a living.
I mean, it wasn't as though Ihad to do this.
I could be making, oh, $3,000 ayear just teaching, unquote.
His academic career remainedhis main focus for most of his
life.
A trailblazer of musical blackcomedy during the optimistic
Eisenhower era, laird influencedLaird musical satirists.
A trailblazer of musical blackcomedy during the optimistic

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Eisenhower era, laird influencedLaird musical satirists such as
Randy Newman, weird Al Inkvickand Harry Shearer.
With his lean, bespectacledappearance he tackled taboo
subjects like sexuality with themasochist in Tango.
Drug addiction, like with theold dope peddler.
Homosexuality and the BoyScouts called Be Prepared and
militarism and makes a fellowproud to be a soldier.

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On his early albums.
His fame significantly grewwith the binding material he
wrote for TW3, nbc's Americanadaptation of a popular British
show hosted by David Frost His1965 reprise album.
That Was the Year that Wasreached number 18 on the
American charts, featuringincisive songs that satirized

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Prejudice, national BrotherhoodWeek, nuclear Proliferation.
So Long Mom, the CatholicChurch, the Vatican, rag and
Education, the New Math.
Born in New York to a Jewishfamily, laird began piano
lessons at seven, receivingclassical training while also
developing an early interest inAmerican pop music.
Receiving classical trainingwhile also developing an early
interest in American pop music,he became a versatile

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keyboardist capable of playingin nearly any style.
A mathematics prodigy, heenrolled at Harvard at 15,
graduating magna cum laude in1945 and earning his master's a
year later.
He intermittently pursued adoctorate there for 15 years,
even mocking the school'sformality in his early song
Fight Fiercely Harvard.
He taught at Harvard, mit andWellesley before his passion for

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musical theater led him tosongwriting.
In 1951, he contributed materialto a Harvard musical review and
in 1953, he recorded his debutsolo album, songs of Tom Lehrer,
in a single Boston studiosession for $40, with the cover
depicting him as a devil playingpiano in hell.

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Initially sold on Bostoncampuses, it became a cult hit
selling 10,000 copies.
His second LP, more of TomLehrer, was released in 1959
after his military service.
It included live repertorystaples such as the Elements, a
rapid-fire recitation of theperiodic table inspired by Danny
Kaye's A Gilbert and Sullivanmelody, the masochism tango and
the darkly humorous ode tospring poisoning pigeons in the

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park.
This album led Time Magazine tocategorize Laird alongside sick
comedians of the era like LennyBruce and Mort Sahl.
Material from more of Tom Lairdwas also recorded live at
Harvard as An Evening Wastedwith Tom Laird was the Laird Tom
Lehrer was also recorded liveat Harvard as An Evening Wasted
with Tom Lehrer was a letterreleased by Reprise.
Songs of Tom Lehrer wasre-recorded for the label in
entirety in 1966, and hisnatural breakthrough arrived in

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1965 with the solo recital ofthe satirical, topical songs he
composed for TW3.
While continuing his academiccareer, lehrer was popular
enough to occasionally tour as asolo performer for overseas
audiences, punctuating hisbiting material with a bullfish
grin.
After writing a few songs forthe PBS educational series the

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Electric Company and performingat fundraisers for Democratic
personal candidate GeorgeMcGovern in 1972, lehrer
dedicated the rest of his lifeto academia, teaching math and
musical theater at theUniversity of California, santa
Cruz, for many years.
Despite his retreat from thepublic eye, his work remains
cherished.
His music became a regularfeature on Dr Demento's
syndicated radio show Tomfoolery.

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A review of his work premieredin London in 1980.
Rhino Records released a boxset of his material, the Remains
of Tom Lehrer, in 2000.
And Shot Factory digitallyre-released his catalog and
issued a DVD of a 1967 concertin Oslo, Norway.
Tom Lehrer never married andhad no children Again.
Tom Lehrer dead at the age of97.

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Good night, so let's play oneof my favorite songs.

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By the way, another nice thingabout this man is he put all of

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his songs in the public domain.
It says right here I, tomLehrer, individually and as
trustee of the Tom Lehrer Trust2007, hereby grant the following
permissions All copyrights tolyrics and lyrics music written
or composed by me have beenpermanently and irrevocably
relinquished and therefore suchsongs are now in the public
domain.

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So head on over totomlearsongscom and you'll find
his whole work right there.
But let me pay you.

Speaker 2 (01:06:47):
I'd like to take you now on wings of song, as it were
, and try and help you forget,perhaps for a while, your drab,
wretched lives.
Here's a song all aboutspringtime in general and in
particular about one of the manydelightful pastimes that the
coming of spring affords us all.
Spring affords us all.

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Spring is here, a-suffering ishere, life is skittles and life
is beer.
I think the loveliest time ofthe year is the spring.
I do, don't you?
Of course you do.
But there's one thing that makesspring complete for me and
makes every Sunday a treat forme All the world seems in tune

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on a spring afternoon when we'repoisoning pigeons in the park.
Every Sunday you'll see mysweetheart and me as we poison
the pigeons in the park.
When they see us coming, thebirdies all try and hide, but

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they still go for peanuts whencoated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,everything seems all right when
we're poisoning pigeons in thepark.
We've gained notoriety andcaused much anxiety in the

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Audubon society with our games.
They call it impiety and lackof propriety and quite a variety
of unpleasant names.
But it's not against anyreligion to want to dispose of a
pigeon.
So if someday you're free, whydon't you come with me and we'll

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poison the pigeons in the park.
You come with me and we'llpoison the pigeons in the park,
and maybe we'll do in a squirrelor two.
While we're poisoning, we'llmurder them all amid laughter
and merriment, except for thefew we take home to experiment.

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My pulse will be quickeningwith each drop of stricken and
we feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgen topoison a pigeon in the park.

Speaker 1 (01:09:26):
Thank you, tom Lehrer .
Thank you for the music, goodnight.