Let's get into our morning, Mick, shall we?
We're going to start with Twili.
Remember that phenomenon well.
ATV series based on the fantasy
romance novels is reportedly an
early development at Liongates.
TV Author Stephanie Meyer,
who is expected to be involved in the series,
published the first
Twilight novel back in 2005,
followed by three more through .
More than 100 million copies
have been sold worldwide.
They were adapted into a hugely
popular 5 movie franchise that
became known as The Twilight Sa.
The movies combined went on
to gross over 1 billion.
Dollars.
People still talk about Twilight to this day.
I watched the first movie I hadn't watched.
They will shame
you if you haven't read. I know shame.
But this is going to be very por
and I think it's going to exploe
and it's probably going to attrt
more viewers because people are
now into binge watching a lot.
And if they find if it gets the
social media stamp of binge wor,
I think it will attract even a bigger
crowd. Now they haven't
decided if it's going to follow the books.
Like, they're they've gotten their writer,
but they haven't decided if the actual series
can actually follow the books or just kind
of be an offshoot of it.
You know, could be a prequel to.
It could be a sequel to who kno?
I think fans are going to be
there for it however they decide
to do it. All right, So exciting
news here, Kristen, from one ofy
favorite bands, the Foo Fighter,
are releasing their first album since the
death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.
It's called But Here We Are,
and the band says it's a testamt
to the healing powers of friend.
Family and music.
Most of the album is coming this summer,
but the new single Rescued is out now.
As a part of the announcement,
a toxicology report shows that Hawkins
had a list of drugs in the system and
he died on four about a year ago. Gosh,
this story just always hit we wd
tickets to go see them last yea.
My husband was so excited.
I was so excited.
And then Taylor Hawkins.
And I'm really interested to her
this album because they said its
emotional and raw and really explores
everything they went
through in this past year.
And not that, you know,
I'm trying to minimize,
but sometimes some of the best music,
oh absolutely comes from that.
I think all music really has to come from
some place of a pain or disturb.
And so I think they're sharing
that experience with us. And mu,
call it a soul because it can connect us.
So there's definitely going to
be other people out there who've
experienced what they have.
And this would just be another .
Oh yeah, to connect with them as well.
Just
trying to get tickets to
their show at the Atlantis.
But it's sold out, so keep tryi.
I'm charge. Today is the day Twr
is getting rid of that legacy.
Blue verification check marks.
Users who still want the check
check mark will now have to pay
for subscription to Twitter.
Blue organizations can still apy
for a Twitter with Twitter for a
free check mark in a different r
to show that the account is rea.
Some users say they're concerned this will
cause more fake info to spread on Twitter.
May Remember back in November when Twitter's
subscription service first laun,
someone made an account pretending to be
drug maker Eli Lilly and tweeted that
it would be offering insulin for free.
Yes, more fake information
is going to be out there.
And if you've used Facebook
anytime during the past 16 year,
you could be owed money from
Facebook you can now file to get
part of a $725 million settleme.
It's from a class action lawsuit
over third parties like Cambride
Analytica using private informan
without permission from users.
Meta has denied any wrongdoing,
but agreed to the settlement
to avoid the costs,
costs and risks of continuing the case.
A federal judge approved
the settlement last month.
A final approval hearing
is set for September.
Social media,
the
bane of our existence at this p.
I know you don't want to
live with it sometimes, but you
just have to. You have to. It's
part of our society for our business.
It's really important for
a lot of businesses. Obviously,
that's how people market.
But there's just so much.
I'll scroll Twitter
sometimes and it's just the.
I have to It's just depressing.
More depressing than the news
it is. It can be a bit bombarding sometimes,
but it is the way we stay conne.
It's where people are getting
their news and weather informat,
if you will. Having that check,
I guess it's somewhat of like
a mental pat on the backside.
Without that, I wonder how if pe
are going to feel like I feel nd
because I don't have my check.
And as far as the Facebook settlement,
that says a lot, if it's it's 7.
More than $700 million is settl.
That's right. If those two
are the same sentence,
that does say a lot, but probaby
the time everybody you're goingo
get a little bit, maybe you'll ,
you know, $5 to get your
very coffee. All right, Well, me
you saw on Facebook a cat with £40.00
of Love to Give just got adopted
and Richmond, VA patches of fluffy white
cat had been looking for a new r
who could help maintain a special diet
and get him to a healthy weight.
It only took a few hours to
find the right person after
Richmond Animal Care. Control
posted pictures of patches on social media.
Kristen. So cute. That is one of
the biggest cats that I have ev.
My cat at 20 pounds was big.
That's a that's a big end bad.
But I'm glad that he found some
love. A loving home and as we s,
more of him to love at the more
to love. But glad you know the family. Thank
you for taking care of that, that kiddo.