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“The Big Door Prize” Season 2 Gets Trailer

Let’s see what’s behind door number two! Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming second season of its critically acclaimed comedy series “The Big Door Prize,” which will premiere on the streamer on Wednesday, April 24.

Led by Chris O’Dowd and based on the novel of the same name by M.O. Walsh, the series is set in a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. In Season 2, the residents of Deerfield ready themselves as the Morpho machine prepares them for the mysterious “next stage.”

Watch the trailer for “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 below:

In addition to O’Dowd, the ensemble comedy stars Gabrielle Dennis, Djouliet Amara, Sammy Fourlas, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Ally Maki, and Damon Gupton. Season 2 will also feature Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland,...

Please Hold and Hornet’S Nest screen Thursday June 2nd at 7:00pm at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue Maplewood, Mo 63143). Jonathan Mabee, the director of Please Hold, will be in attendance for an introduction and post-screening Q&A.

It’s a pair of modern war films as part of this month’s A Film Series’ ‘Culture Shock’ event.

First up is the narrative short Please Hold (2011 – 25 minutes) written and directed by Jonathan Mabee. Jacob is an Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd). And like the tens-of-thousands of other veterans in this nation, he feels isolated and alone in his search for help. Will you also let veterans be placed on hold, or will you demand action in providing the resources our heroes so desperately need?

Director Jonathan Mabee will introduce his film and will host a Q&A when it ends.

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Updated, 9:40 Am: ABC News and NBC News said they will expand their evening newscasts to an hour tonight to cover the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado that so far has killed 24 including many children stuck in their schools. On CBS, the CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley is expanding to 90 minutes from 6:30-8 Pm. ABC also is airing a special edition of Nightline dedicated to tornado coverage, and ABC News’ David Muir, Ginger Zee, and Mike Boettcher will report in from Oklahoma this afternoon on Katie. Previous, Monday Pm: The network and its sister outlets MSNBC and the Weather Channel will focus Tuesday on coverage of today’s massive twister that cut a huge swath of destruction near Oklahoma City. Along with live coverage from devastated Moore, Ok, on NBC’s Today and MSNBC’s morning programs, the broadcast network will air a one-hour special hosted by Brian Williams...

The networks are rushing to send their anchors and top reporters to Oklahoma to cover the aftermath of the 2-mile-wide tornado that left at least 24 people dead and more than 140 injured Monday. ABC News weather editor Sam Champion and meteorologist Ginger Zee already are reporting from Oklahoma, while ABC's Mike Boettcher also is on the scene reporting on the immediate impact from the storm. Story: Oklahoma Tornado: Carrie Underwood, Ellen DeGeneres Address Tragedy on Twitter In addition, ABC News anchor David Muir and Alex Perez are en route to cover the aftermath of the storm, which

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