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  • NBC Is Pulling a Netflix and Dropping All 13 Episodes of ‘Aquarius’ at Once

    NBC has caught the binge-watching bug.

    The network had decided to take a page from Netflix’s book and just dump an entire season of a new show for viewers to stream at their pleasure. Following its May 28 premiere, the new David Duchovny – Charles Manson show Aquarius will land online. All of it.

    NBC says you’ll be able to stream all 13 episodes of the first season for four weeks on NBC.com, the NBC app, and video on-demand. The show will also continue to air on a week-to-week basis in its normal timeslot.

    “With Aquarius we have the opportunity to push some new boundaries to give our audience something no broadcast network has done before,“ said NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt. “We are fully aware how audiences want to consume multiple episodes of new television series faster and at their own discretion, and we’re excited to offer our viewers this same experience since all 13 episodes of this unique show have been produced and are ready to be seen. I appreciate the enthusiasm we’ve gotten from the producers of the show and our partner Marty Adelstein of Tomorrow Studios to launch this series in a new, forward-thinking way.”

    It certainly is new and forward-thinking for a broadcast network. This is a first.

    While the move to forgo the traditional release structure is a huge deal for a network, The Hollywood Reporter has something that’s possibly more interesting.

    The episodes will only be available for the first four weeks of the run. And it makes sense considering producers have cut two versions of the series. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that one will be more broadcast friendly with the other intended to push the envelope on streaming.

    This isn’t just R-rated bonus scenes – this is apparently two different cuts of the series. If online streaming becomes a place where networks like NBC, FOX, ABC, and CBS can push the boundaries and create content with more adult elements, boy would that be a game changer.

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  • David Duchovny Defends Russian Beer Ad

    David Duchovny Defends Russian Beer Ad

    Actor David Duchovny recently defended a controversial Russian beer commercial he stars in, telling TMZ that he does not support Russian policy of late, especially the invasion of Ukraine.

    In the Sibirskaia Korona ad, which runs over two minutes long, Duchovny muses about how his life might have turned out if he was born in Russia instead of the United States. “This is the country where I was born and raised,” Duchovny says at the start of the rather epic video, adding, “But there is another country, where I got my family name from. And sometimes I wonder: What if things turned out differently? What if I were Russian?”

    Various little vignettes depict the actor as a ballet coach, a cosmonaut, a mullet-wearing bassist in a pop rock band and a hockey player missing a tooth.

    Yet, fans became a bit riled over the ad, especially after the recent downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by pro-Russia separatists. Duchovny commented, “I am proud of my Russian, Ukrainian, Scottish and Polish heritage as I am proud of my American heritage.”

    The Sibirskaia Korona commercial spot:

    Duchovny adds, “But being proud of one’s ancestry is not a political statement on any current government or public policies.”

    The reaction to the commercial has been mixed on Twitter:

    Duchovny insists the beer commercial is not a political statement – “In retrospect, and in light of recent tragic events, I can now see the potential for misunderstanding and hope people will understand.”

    The former X-Files star recently completed a seven-season run on the Showtime hit dramedy Californication, and will appear in the new NBC police drama Aquarius. Duchovny will play a 1960s police sergeant investigating budding cult leader Charles Manson.

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  • Jacques Cousteau: Grandson Hoping to Beat Record

    Jacques Cousteau: Grandson Hoping to Beat Record

    Famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau spent 30 days under water and now his grandson Fabien Cousteau is hoping to beat that record. The 46-year-old will head out Sunday for a record 31 days under the sea.

    “It is symbolic for me personally, because my grandfather (and team) spent 30 days under water in the Red Sea 50 years ago,” Fabien Cousteau said during an interview in the Florida Keys.

    While under water Cousteau will work with documentary filmmakers and conduct experiments in an underwater lab called Aquarius which is located off Key Largo. The lab features internet, air conditioning and portholes as well as “higher-than-normal atmospheric pressure.” These are things Jacques Cousteau likely didn’t even dare dream of during his days of exploring the ocean.

    Fabien Cousteau isn’t looking to break his famous grandfather’s record out of disrespect, but to honor him instead as well as to honor “his aquanauts and all the previous aquanauts who have done such fantastic work”.

    The younger Cousteau recalls something his late grandfather–who died in 1997–was famous for saying.

    “In order to film a fish, you have to become a fish,” Jacques Cousteau used to say.

    “And what better way to film the unknown and the final frontier on our planet, than to actually become a fish for 31 days,” Fabien Cousteau says.

    Fabien is taking both his and his grandfather’s comments very seriously. Every day he and his fellow researchers will dive for about 12 hours until 10:00 P.M. At that point they will rest for about eight hours before resuming their work.

    Cousteau started diving when he was just four years old. He spent years growing up on his grandfather’s vessels–Calypso and Alcyone. He acknowledges the many changes made to underwater exploration since his grandfather passed away.

    “It’s the first time that a Cousteau expedition has ever been able to invite the world in real time” thanks to the Internet, he explained, also noting that he and his teammates would be able to speak to students during their explorations.

    “My grandfather must have dreamed of this but didn’t have the technology to do it,” Cousteau said. “It is like living in a very small apartment with five of your new best friends.” He also mentioned they’d all be living “with very high humidity.”

    “We will miss things like family and friends, in my case my dog,” he also said.

    Fabien Cousteau and his fellow explores can be followed at www.mission-31.com.

    Do you think he will break Jacques Cousteau’s record?

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