It's been a hot week for a lot
of your favourite YouTubers
I've got the rapid fire roundup and more on Recap.
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Hey, it's Myah.
And this is buzzed about news.
I think you can use.
Last week all eyes were on
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
They announced they were stepping back from
their royal duties to live like normies.
But a lot more happened this week.
First, the Queen officially gave them her seal of
approval and used the word family a lot, but there's
still a bunch of nitty gritty details to work out.
Second, it was confirmed the Royal couple will
split their time between the UK and Canada.
We know they spent the holidays
at a mansion on Vancouver Island.
And Meghan Markle made an appearance at a Vancouver
women's shelter earlier this week.
Third, how are these two
going to make money and keep it classy.
Will they take a page from the Obamas on how to stay
popular and bring in that coin?
[coughs] Netflix.
Either way it looks like Canada has a new
super power couple.
And hey, if you guys need any help with the move call me.
Pop Quiz!
Which Prime Minister is on our five dollar bill?
Of course it's Wilfred Laurier.
Obviously.
We're going to have to learn some new fibre facts
soon because the Bank of Canada says it's time to
up the security features and give it a glow up.
Don't worry it's still staying blue.
But soon we're all gonna get to nominate who we
think should be on it.
It can be any historic Canadian that we think is bankable.
I've got some ideas from Recappers last night
and the results are all over the place.
Celine Dion,
Keanu Reeves,
Drake,
Bieber,
Shawn Mendes,
Lilly Singh,
Deadpool.
Come on guys.
You know back in 2018, the Bank of Canada
updated the 10 dollar bill
and it was the first time they ever
involved the public in the design.
So many great Canadians were suggested
and the ultimate choice was Viola Desmond.
She was a human rights activist
from Nova Scotia's black community.
Now, Terry Fox is an early favourite for the new five
dollar bill and he would be a great choice
but I wouldn't mind saying that I have a couple
Celine's in my wallet.
OK, hands up if you spend a lot of time
at a Cineplex movie theatre.
[cheering]
So, if you don't know the name Tanner Zipchen
you've definitely seen him.
He's been hosting the pre-show and TimePlay
since 2015 but this week Tanner tweeted that he's
been bounced off of our movie screens.
He was let go and said it's been an honour being
a part of your group hangouts, date nights
and family outings.
It's just all so sudden,
I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye.
Will we ever find out why?
Moviegoers are blaming the change on UK based
Cineworld Group, which bought Toronto based Cineplex
last month in a deal worth two point eight billion dollars.
But we reached out to Cineplex and we're told
the pre-show will continue and they're currently
exploring options from a content perspective.
And don't worry,
TimePlay is sticking around too.
So you can keep trying to win free popcorn,
unless you're playing against me .
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Look everyone,
It's time for Popcorn with Priya.
Hi!
Now, I've been meaning to ask, do you actually like popcorn?
Uh yeah.
Large popcorn, Nestea, small Teasers.
Oh, no, no, no, no,
no its large popcorn, Sour Patch Kids, Fruitopia.
Oh no.
We'll talk about this later.
[beep]
Well, we do have one thing in common.
We love movies and this week the Oscar nominations came out.
So controversial.
The Oscars don't even air until February 9th.
But hey, this gives people time to gossip about
the snubs and make predictions now.
I am so getting ready.
This is the first year I'm actually watching it with
friends and I'm in it to win it.
Well, we got a lot to talk about, but let's start with
some feel good stuff.
The movie Parasite is nominated for six awards,
including best picture.
This is the first time a South Korean film is even
up for an Oscar.
And I love Korean films so this makes me so happy.
I saw it this week and thought it was amazing.
Four and a half stars from me.
And a few weeks ago you
gave Harriet three and a half stars.
Yes.
Cynthia Riva was great in Harriet.
And if she wins Best Actress or Achievement in Music,
she'll be the youngest person ever with an EGOT.
EGOT?
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony.
Oh.
Is she going to do it?
I mean, I hope so but probably not
in the Best Actress category.
Who do you think is going to take that one home?
One-two-three
Scarlett Johansson. -Renee Zellweger.
What?
Scarlett Johansson was amazing in Marriage Story!
No,no, no, Renee was way better in Judy.
Agree to disagree.
Now, there was a lot of buzz because no female
directors were nominated this year.
So many people were expecting Greta Gerwig
because of her work with Little Women.
It received six Oscar nods but I found it's not
uncommon for a movie to get a lot of
nominations but not the director.
The same thing happened with the Colour Purple and even Argo.
It won best picture,
but Ben Affleck wasn't nominated for Best Director.
Maybe they need more slots in certain categories?
Oh, imagine how long the broadcast would be though.
One theory is that we just need
more women choosing the nominees.
Fact.
That may have helped with the one other snub a lot
of us are talking about.
I know exactly what you mean.
J-Lo!
I didn't love the movie Hustlers but so many
critics praised her performance and said
it was a role of a lifetime for her.
How do you think she took it when she wasn't nominated?
Probably took one look at her bank account
and shook the whole thing off.
I actually agree with you on that one.
Should we finish off with some more predictions?
Mm-hm.
Best Actor.
One-two-three.
Joaquin Phoenix.
Joker.
Best Picture.
One-two-three.
Joker. -The Irishman.
Hold up, I would love to see a Netflix film win an Oscar.
Imagine the backlash.
The Joker received eleven nominations,
more than any other film.
Well, I'm coming at you February 9th
to see who is more right.
Girl, I've been ready, bring it on.
All right.
[from off-camera] Heads up!
Sour Patch!
[laughter]
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YouTube was on fire this week with big stories
and even bigger view counts.
I'm going to try and get through a rapid fire
roundup in just 60 seconds.
Wish me luck.
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Nikki Tutorial shocked fans when she came out
as a transgender female.
She was born a boy and transitioned
into a girl in her teens.
Nikki was forced to share her truth after being
blackmailed by people that wanted
to leak her story to the press.
My story...
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..is beautiful.
At the time of taping this
her Coming Out video viewcount is over 26 million.
Next.
Twenty eight million people watched Jeffree Starr
announce a breakup with Nate Schwandt,
his partner of five years.
The timing seemed odd because Jeffree just
bought a massive mansion and did a home tour video with Nate.
Either way he's done and Jeffree is back to business.
He just announced he's discontinuing two of his
palates: Thirsty and Alien.
This news did not go over well with makeup collectors.
Next.
David Dobrik his Justin Bieber
in his backseat and took a ride to UCLA in California.
While there he surprised fans one after the other
with Bieber revealing himself at exactly
the right or wrong moment.
Awkward.
Oh, my God!
[laughter]
You should always check your backseat for any hidden Bieber.
[buzzer]
♪ Yes! I did it again!
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All right everyone, that's a wrap on this week's Recap.
For more bad rhymes come back next week.
I'll be here waiting and contemplating.
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