On our new show:

1. Fandom roundup -

We talk a bit more about Good Omens;

About Billie Piper commenting on the idea of a female Doctor;

Drew Goddard is about to direct a new Marvel spin-off;

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/drew-goddard-write-direct-x-men-spinoff-x-force-1036462

In a surprising twist, infamous BadFic "My Immortal" is relevant again
http://bit.ly/2hemMmB;

Amazing author Rainbow Rowell is writing the TV adaptation of the Runaways graphic Novel, and we talk breifly about her books Fangirl and Carry On;

Histerical Robot Chicken / The Walking Dead trailer is out;

http://www.tvguide.com/news/the-walking-dead-robot-chicken-special-trailer-premiere-date/

Wynonna Earp's amazing casting with the help of twitter;

And rumors of a new Powerpuff Girl is giving us hope!

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Black-Powerpuff-Girl-43987946

2. Main stories -

We go deep, discussing whitewashing in Hollywood, following the actions of actor Ed Skrein after being cast as Major Ben Daimio, originally an Asian character on the Hellboy reboot.

https://twitter.com/edskrein/status/902244967296491520

We talk about representation; responsibility of people in the industry vs. the need to succeed and book jobs; and the price none-white actors pay when they try to make it in the business.
We discuss the White Savior trope, the representation of Israelies on TV and movies; the casting of Ghost in the Shell; And a brand new white character invented for the upcoming Aladin live-action movie.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hellboy-whitewashing-backlash-may-signal-tipping-point-hollywood-casting-1035604

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DhoBuU1Dtc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=0Ll7gt0meuU

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-billy-magnussen-as-new-character-1035329

Plus, Chloe Bennet of "Agents of SHIELD", born Chloe Wang but having to change her name in order to be cast in a leading role, and "Agents of SHIELD" 's creator Maurissa Tancharoen's song named simply "Nobody's Asian In the Movies ".

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/03/548296823/actress-chloe-bennet-wants-to-change-the-narrative-for-asian-americans-in-hollyw?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

All this and much more, in this episode of Random Fandom!

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