Cinemas are open and we’re diving into two blockbuster releases — the MCU’s Eternals directed by Academy Award-winner Chloe Zhao, and No Time to Die, the latest James Bond release featuring Daniel Craig in his final appearance as 007.

If you’re still scarred by the Supermarket Toilet Paper battles of 2020, you may want to check out Preppers, a new ABC comedy about doomsday preppers. Co-creator and lead Nakkiah Lui and cast member Eryn Jean Norvill talk to BW + BL about playing fictional preppers against the backdrop of a real pandemic. 

Also: If you posted a picture of your pet on instagram hoping someone would plant a tree, we’ll tell you why that’s not happening. Is Big Bird a vaccinated communist? And what are your demands for #YourGayBC when Mardi Gras returns to the national broadcaster?

Show notes:

Preppers on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/preppers

Eternals receives worst audience reviews of any MCU film: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eternals-worst-audience-reviews-of-any-marvel-studios-movie-cinemascore-2021-11

Instagram plant a tree for pets campaign false: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-09/plant-a-tree-for-pet-pic-instagram-likely-a-false-campaign/100603506

ABC secures rights for Mardi Gras broadcast: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-09/abc-to-broadcast-world-pride-and-sydney-mardi-gras/100591320

Anti-vaxxers declare Big Bird a communist: https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1457134086900928514?s=12