The Feed | April 19, 2021

 

Amazon is making the biggest television series in history, at least financially speaking.  A new series based on the Lord of the Rings novels is filming in New Zealand, and as part of a freedom of information act, the Kiwi government has announced that Amazon will be spending $465 million on the first season alone. Five seasons are planned for the production.  For comparison, Game of Thrones cost around $100 million per season toward the end of its run.   Amazon spent a quarter billion dollars on the rights alone for the series, so they’re betting big on its success. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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It looks like Matthew C could actually win the governorship of Texas should he run next year.  In a new poll of more than a thousand Texans, 45% said they’d back the actor over current governor Greg Abbott.  33% said they’d vote for Abbott, and 22% said they’d vote for someone else.   Now, while Matthew McConaughey has not said he definitely will run, he hasn’t  said he won’t, and that he’s interested in some kind of political career potentially. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Lizzo shot her shot with Chris Evans.  She shared a TikTok that showed her message, just three emojis, “ 💨🤾🏾‍♀️🏀,” literally shooting that shot. So far nothing from Chris yet...but we’re hoping for a connection!
 
 
 
 
We just flew on Mars!
 
 
 

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