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The Hunger for Cobra Kai VI is Afoot

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  When I saw the latest trailer for Cobra Kai season 6, I expected maybe some partying and scenes of a happy ending, not more drama.  From the looks of it, the Sekai Taikai struggles may be putting Daniel and Johnny back to square one.   And though Sam and Tory have made amends, I guess she's still not fully accepted into Miyagi-do, at least by someone other than Sam.                                                   Or Miguel and Robby. Maybe they're debating who deserves to be Johnny's golden boy in and out of karate. At least at some point, the rivalry stops between Sam and Tory. Perhaps they're finally having a girls' night out before the Sekai Taikai. All photos courtesy of Netflix and Sony Pictures Television. Now, I was hoping that now that Daniel rehashed the ending of Karate Kid Part III in the season 5 finale of Co...

Disney Channel's ‘Amphibia’-Wildly Awesome Adventure

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Anne Boonchuy (voiced by Brenda Song), and the Plantar family-Sprig (voiced by Justin Felbinger), Polly (voiced by Amanda Leighton), and Hop Pop (voiced by Bill Farmer) from Amphibia . Taken by William Beavers. Copyright 2021, Disney Enterprises, Inc. Hello, all. If you're looking for more recent Disney animated TV fun to add to your watchlist, I would recommend Amphibia , created by Matt Braly. Amphibia stars former Zack and Cody star Brenda Song as the voice of Anne Boonchuy , a 13-year-old Thai-American girl who accidentally gets sucked into a dimension of frogs. Struggling to survive, she befriends adventurous pink frog Sprig Plantar , voiced by Justin Felbinger , and his young polliwog sister Polly , voiced by Amanda Leighton , Emma from The Fosters , and grandfather  Hopadiah Plantar/" Hop Pop ", voiced by Bill Farmer , the current Goofy, and stays in the town of Wartwood while trying to find a way to return to Earth. In Amphibia , Anne Boonchuy and Sprig Plantar b...

Netflix's 'Atypical' Can Encourage People with Autism

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  Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner, Brigette Lundy-Paine (they/them) as Casey Gardner, Keir Gilchrist as main character Sam Gardner, and Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner from Atypical. Taken by William Edward Beavers, V. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television. Good evening. On the morning of February 28, 2024, I finally wrapped up streaming Atypical   on Netflix, created by Robia Rashid ( How I Met Your Mother , The Goldbergs ). It's about a young male adult diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder named Sam Gardner , played by Keir Gilchrist , trying to navigate his social and professional lives. In addition, the show chronicles some battles from his parents Elsa and Doug, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport , sister Casey, played by Brigette Lundy-Paine , best friend, coworker, and eventual roommate Zahid, played by Nik Dodani , and girlfriend Paige, played by Jenna Boyd . As I was figuring out how to paint a good picture of autism for one of my own me...