Well hello and good day to you, my friends! Here’s your Monday Pop Culture Fix!


+ Norman Lear and Reba are remaking Fried Green Tomatoes as a TV series. SURELY it will be gay!

The hour-long drama project is described as a modernization of the novel and movie that explores the lives of descendants from the original work. When present-day Idgie Threadgoode (McEntire) returns to Whistle Stop after a decade away, she must wrestle with a changed town, estranged daughter, faltering cafe and life-changing secret.

+ What the heck is this, Shutterstock?

+ Here’s our first look at Viola Davis’ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which: I don’t even need to tell you how excited we are for this dang thing!

+ Javicia Leslie’s Batwoman is getting her own goddamn Batmobile!!!!!!!!!

https://twitter.com/pagmyst/status/1317353770171260928?s=21

+ Kristen Stewart on making the Yuletide super-gay in Happiest Season

+ Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ showrunner says every character on the show is “baseline bisexual.” 

+ Rebecca: From gaslighting to queer history, why Daphne du Maurier’s women remain so relevant today.

+ This is Chyler Leigh talking about Wynonna Earp, which is smack dab the middle of a the Venn diagram of Valerie Anne’s heart.

+ Read the open letter 270 fed-up Latinx writers sent Hollywood.

+ She-Ra and Kipo’s Karen Fukuhara on her animated journeys coming to a close. (SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!)

+ Okay, number one: did you know Doc McStuffins‘ creator is a lesbian? Well, she is. And number two: she’s doing a whole slate of inclusive preschool animated series for Netflix!

+ Tatiana Maslany is not She-Hulk after all.

+ Hey! Another gay Thanksgiving movie!

+ Hashtag You on Netflix has added another lesbian, which, as Natalie notes, is just to hurt me!

+ The Great British Bake Off and the meaning of life.

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+ The WNBA saw a 68% increase in viewership this season; multiple WNBA athletes saw a 600% increase in social media following.

+ How Dakota Johnson’s house built a queer cult following.

+ Pose and Mucho Mucho Amor won the top prizes at the Latino Media Fest Awards.

+ Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o’s Americanah the latest female-helmed show canned by COVID-19. I’m sure am noticing a pattern here.