Category: A League Of Their Own

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A League of Their Own co-creator responds to season 2 cancellation with a powerful statement

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The co-creator for A League of Their Own has spoken out after the series’ shocking cancellation.  On 18 August, Deadline revealed that the previously green-lit second and final season of the series would no longer move forward at Prime Video.  While the streamer refrained from making an official announcement, various reports said the decision stemmed from the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA stikes – which co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson vehemently denied.  “To blame this cancellation on the strike, (which is an essential fight for fair wages, protections and working conditions, etc…)…

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A League of Their Own: Prime Video cancels series after reversing its season 2 renewal

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Prime Video’s beloved queer-inclusive TV series A League of Their Own has been cancelled. On 18 August, Deadline revealed that the previously green-lit second season would no longer move forward at the streamer.  While Prime Video refrained from making an official announcement, various reports have said the decision stemmed from the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA stikes. In a statement on Instagram, the series’ co-creator Abbi Jacobson confirmed the dishearting cancellation news while also slamming the strike rumours. “What luck I have had to get to tell these stories and play…

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A League of Their Own showrunner slams recent cancellations of LGBTQ+ shows

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A League of Their Own showrunner Will Graham spoke out against the recent cancellations of many LGBTQ+ shows. During his acceptance speech for Outstanding New TV Series at the GLAAD Media Awards, Graham said “it would be strange to accept this award without commenting on the fact that this show is one of the lucky ones”. “So many of the shows that were nominated in this category have been cancelled or quietly cancelled, and that mirrors what’s happening with queer stories across our society and in our classrooms,” he told…

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“We deserve more”: A League of Their Own fans react to season 2 news

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A League of Their Own will return for a final season at Prime Video. Although the series – a reimagining of the 1992 sports drama of the same name – received widespread critical acclaim and garnered a passionate online following, it will abruptly end with a four-episode second season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news follows “months of negotiation” between co-creators Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson and Sony Pictures Television to “lower the show’s licensing fee”. Their sources additionally revealed that “the cast had to sign new deals, given…

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Broad City star Abbi Jacobson announces engagement to Jodi Balfour

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Cue the wedding bells, Broad City star Abbi Jacobson and her girlfriend Jodi Balfour are officially engaged. Back in 2021, the two lovebirds made headlines when they announced their year-long relationship on social media. “One year with this incredible human. Don’t know how I got so lucky,” Jacobson wrote via Instagram alongside an image of her kissing the Bomb Girls star on the cheek. Balfour shared a similar sentiment in her own post and revealed that 24 October was the couple’s one-year anniversary. “365 days of the best surprise of…

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Baseball icon and A League of Their Own inspiration Maybelle Blair comes out as gay at 95

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A League of Their Own inspiration and baseball icon Maybelle Blair has publicly come out as gay at 95. Between 1943 and 1954, baseball fans immersed themselves in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGBL). At the time, male players attached to Major League Baseball were away at war – which prompted the creation of the aforementioned women’s organisation. Since its closure in 1954, the AAGBL has continued to make a massive impact within the sports and entertainment industries. The legendary sports era and its players even inspired the creation of…

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Rosie O’Donnell set to appear in A League Of Their Own reboot series

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Looks like comedic legend Rosie O’Donnell is headed back to the pitch in the new A League Of Their Own Amazon series. According to a report from Deadline, the 59-year-old actress will be making a guest appearance on the forthcoming Amazon series. O’Donnell opened up about the role during her appearance on Danny Pellegrino’s podcast Everything Iconic. “I’m playing a bartender in one of the scenes at a local gay bar,” she revealed. “I didn’t shot it yet. I’m shooting it in the upcoming months.” The Now and Then actress…

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