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Netflix cancels coming out dramedy ‘Everything Sucks’
cast and fans are petitioning for the show’s return
Peyton Kennedy as Kate Messner in ‘Everything Sucks’ (Screenshot via YouTube)
Netflix has canceled “Everything Sucks,” the ’90s teen dramedy from writers Ben York Jones (“Like Crazy”) and Michael Mohan (“Save the Date”), after only one season, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The series focused on a group of outcast teens, one group in an AV club and the other in drama club, in Boring, Ore. in 1996. Luke O’Neil (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) develops a crush on the principal’s daughter Kate Messner (Peyton Kennedy) but Kate finds herself having feelings for drama student Emaline Addario (Sydney Sweeney).
“We’re super proud of the show we made — and very proud that it found an audience of very passionate fans, for many of whom it became an important personal touchstone: either reflecting their current life, or an echo of their own teenage years,” executive producer Jeff Pinker said in a statement. “We are grateful to Netflix for the opportunity, but are very disheartened we won’t be continuing to tell these stories.”
Cast members and fans of the show aren’t giving up hope. They’ve taken to social media to rally for Netflix to grant the series a second season.
If you ❤️ KATE & EMALINE & LUKE & MCQUAID & TYLER & OLIVER, pls go to these #Netflix accounts and reply #RenewEverythingSucks on every single post! @netflix @Netflix_CA @NetflixUK @NetflixES @NetflixANZ @NetflixIT @NetflixBrasil @NetflixSA @NetflixNL @NetflixKR @NetflixFR et al
— Peyton Kennedy (@peyton_kennedy) March 30, 2018
PREACH!!!!! https://t.co/mvrKfflyWP
— Jahi Di’Allo Winston (@jahidiallo) March 30, 2018
Pretty devo @EverythingSuxTV got cancelled. Such an important show and true quality television ?️??
— Nicholas Hamilton (@Nic_Hamilton) April 8, 2018
My teenage daughter and I loved watching this show together. She is the same age as @peyton_kennedy which made her character feel real and relatable. Seriously, @netflix I don’t get it. #everythingsucks https://t.co/GJIl0Jg2Q8
— heathershaw (@heathershaw) April 9, 2018
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Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates 45 years at annual gala
‘Sapphire & Sparkle’ Spring Affair held at the Ritz Carlton
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington held the annual Spring Affair gala at the Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The theme for this year’s fete was “Sapphire & Sparkle.” The chorus celebrated 45 years in D.C. with musical performances, food, entertainment, and an awards ceremony.
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Executive Director Justin Fyala and Artistic Director Thea Kano gave welcoming speeches. Opening remarks were delivered by Spring Affair co-chairs Tracy Barlow and Tomeika Bowden. Uproariously funny comedian Murray Hill performed a stand-up set and served as the emcee.
There were performances by Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington groups Potomac Fever, 17th Street Dance, the Rock Creek Singers, Seasons of Love, and the GenOUT Youth Chorus.
Anjali Murthy, a member of the chorus and a graduate of the GenOUT Youth Chorus, addressed the attendees of the gala.
“The LGBTQ+ community isn’t bound by blood ties: we are brought together by shared experience,” Murthy said. “Being Gen Z, I grew up with Ellen [DeGeneres] telling me through the TV screen that it gets better: that one day, it’ll all be okay. The sentiment isn’t wrong, but it’s passive. What I’ve learned from GMCW is that our future is something we practice together. It exists because people like you continue to show up for it, to believe in the possibilities of what we’re still becoming”
The event concluded with the presentation of the annual Harmony Awards. This year’s awardees included local drag artist and activist Tara Hoot, the human rights organization Rainbow Railroad as well as Rocky Mountain Arts Association Executive Director, Dr. Chipper Dean.
(Washington Blade photos and videos by Michael Key)
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(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
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(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
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