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Serious #Dodgers question: Why is Bobby Miller not being called up?

Happy #Pride? Not for #LGBTQ TV during the industry's contraction: "a queer show is going to be one of the first things impacted," one exec says. My deep dive into what's happening to programming made for and by the #queer community for The Ankler: theankler.com/p/crisis-for-q…

ICYMI: GLAAD and other industry execs are sounding the alarm for #LGBTQ-themed TV programming this #Pride season.

#WeWereLiars boss and all around TV genius Julie Plec opens up about the state of YA programming (she's got another show at Amazon), why she re-upped with Universal TV (despite going 0-for-2 on NBCU platforms) and her long-term hopes for 'Liars' theankler.com/p/julie-plec-m…

New: Why sports scripted shows are red-hot, w/ exclusive details about the status of J.J. Abrams' #SpeedRacer & voices including #FNL's Jason Katims, the #CobraKai trio, Michael Waldron & the creator of #Stick; + execs from WBD, Disney and Skydance: theankler.com/p/scripted-spo…

Exclusive: Apple is no longer involved with J.J. Abrams' live-action #SpeedRacer TV series, which has also parted ways with its writers. This and more in my deep dive about why everyone is taking a swing at scripted sports fare for The Ankler strikegeist.substack.com/p/scripted-spo…

Benito Skinner’s Overcompensating started as a stand-up show in 2018. He tells @snoodit how his “cringe,” cathartic story blossomed into a Prime Video comedy about a closeted Idaho jock. Full conversation: anklerenjoy.com/events/prestig…

This week for The Ankler: A look inside the anxiety at cable networks as WBD and NBCU try to reinvent the wheel theankler.com/p/panic-fear-f…

Cable is splitting apart. Budgets slashed. Layoffs everywhere. But there is a path forward. Lesley Goldberg reports on the chaos inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU, and where the next jobs are theankler.com/p/panic-fear-f…

HUGE scoop from Lesley Goldberg. And she's got all the details you won't find anywhere else

The Last of Us game co-creator Neil Druckmann will not be returning as a writer-director on the show's third season. Lesley Goldberg details why Druckmann and showrunner Craig Mazin are parting ways and how this will impact next season: theankler.com/p/scoop-the-la…

Clayton's journey to 3,000.

FINAL: Congratulations to Clayton Kershaw on 3,000 career strikeouts.

Yesterday Lesley Goldberg revealed that Neil Druckmann is departing The Last of Us, leaving Craig Mazin to fly solo. Lesley, Natalie Jarvey and Elaine Low discuss what it means for Druckmann to be leaving during a pivotal part of the series. Full conversation: theankler.com/p/druckmann-di…