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  • Every TV Show Astronauts Can Watch on the ISS Right Now

    Every TV Show Astronauts Can Watch on the ISS Right Now

    Astronauts on board the International Space Station have a lot of serious business to handle each day. But even astronauts need time for rest and relaxation. And if they like, they can watch a movie or TV show. What’s the selection like 250 feet above the Earth? Surprisingly good, if you can believe it.

    Way back in 2016, Gizmodo submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to NASA for the movies and TV shows that were available to watch on the ISS. The list was a fascinating little peek into life for astronauts when they’ve got some downtime. So we recently decided to submit a new FOIA request to learn what new movies and TV shows may be streaming up there.

    Today, we’re starting with just the list of TV shows. What’s new? A lot, as it turns out. There are, of course, space-themed shows like Hulu’s The First with Sean Penn from 2018, the critically acclaimed alt-history drama For All Mankind, and the Trump-era comedy Space Force. Other new series include Book of Bobba Fett, The Crown, and the cooking show Chopped.

    Other sci-fi series include Andor, Star Trek Discovery, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica. But there are also plenty of Earth-bound sitcoms from the past few decades like Friends, Young Sheldon, How I Met Your Mother, and Big Bang Theory. Astronauts also can watch HBO shows like Westworld, True Detective, and Game of Thrones, among others.

    The ISS also has Apple shows like Succession, Netflix shows like Stranger Things, and Disney+ shows like Loki. Typically, the shows appear to have most seasons that have been released, but there are a few exceptions. For example, the ISS is loaded with seasons one, two, and four of Mr. Robot. Where’s season three? That part isn’t clear.

    There are also documentary series like When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions from 2008, From the Earth to the Moon from 1998, and The Last Days of World War II from 2005.

    Here’s the complete list of TV shows available for astronauts to watch on the ISS:

    • 1883 (Season 1)
    • The Americans (Seasons 1‐4)
    • Among the Stars
    • Andor (Season 1)
    • Arrested Development (Seasons 1-3)
    • A Series of Unfortunate Events (Seasons 1-3)
    • Band of Brothers
    • Banff Film Festival World Tour
    • Battlestar Galactica (Seasons 1-4)
    • Better Call Saul (Seasons 1-6)
    • Big Bang Theory (Seasons 1-8)
    • Big Little Lies (Seasons 1-2)
    • Blackadder (Seasons 1‐4)
    • Breaking Bad (Seasons 1-6)
    • Cosmos
    • Chopped (Season 51)
    • The Chosen (Seasons 1 ‐3)
    • Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space
    • The Crown (Seasons 1-4)
    • Deadwood (Seasons 1-3)
    • Dead to Me (Seasons 1-2)
    • The Expanse (Seasons 1‐6)
    • Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Season 1)
    • Firefly
    • The First (Season 1)
    • Fixer Upper (Seasons 1‐5)
    • For All Mankind (Seasons 1‐3)
    • Friends (Seasons 6‐10)
    • Friends the Reunion
    • Friday Night Lights (Seasons 1‐5)
    • From the Earth to the Moon
    • Game of Thrones (Seasons 1-8)
    • Godless (Season 1)
    • The Handmaid’s Tale (Seasons 1-2)
    • House of the Dragon (Season 1)
    • How I Became Russian
    • How I Met Your Mother (Seasons 1‐8)
    • Jack Ryan (Seasons 1-2)
    • Kaamelott
    • Killing Eve (Seasons 1‐3)
    • The Last Dance
    • The Last Days of World War II
    • Le Bureau
    • Loki (Season 1)
    • Lonesome Dove
    • Longmire (Seasons 1‐6)
    • The Lord of the Rings the Rings of Power (Season 1)
    • Lost in Space (Seasons 1-2)
    • The Mandalorian (Seasons 1-2)
    • Modern Family (Seasons 1-11)
    • Mr. Robot (Seasons 1-2, 4)
    • The Office (Seasons 1-9)
    • Parks and Recreation (Seasons 1-7)
    • Peaky Blinders (Season 1)
    • The Queen’s Gambit
    • ReelRock
    • The Right Stuff (Season 1)
    • Schtt’s Creek (Seasons 3-6)
    • Seinfeld (Season 1‐9)
    • Severance (Season 1)
    • Shackleton
    • Sherlock (Seasons 1‐3)
    • Silicon Valley (Season 1‐6)
    • Space Force (Season 1-2)
    • Squid Game (Season 1)
    • Star Trek Discovery (Seasons 1‐3)
    • Star Trek Picard
    • Stranger Things (Seasons 1‐4)
    • Succession (Season 2)
    • Ted Lasso (Seasons 1‐3)
    • The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)
    • The Terror
    • The Witcher (Seasons 1-2)
    • True Detective (Season 1)
    • Wandavision (Season 1)
    • Watchmen (Season 1)
    • Westworld (Seasons 1‐3)
    • When We Left The Earth
    • Yellowstone (Seasons 1‐4)
    • Young Sheldon (Season 6)

    Do you spot anything notable? Anything you think would be funny to watch in space, for one reason or another? Stay tuned as we check out the enormous collection of movies that astronauts can watch on the ISS.

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  • Jerry Seinfeld Accosted By Anti-Israel Protesters In NYC – ‘Nazi Scum!’

    Jerry Seinfeld Accosted By Anti-Israel Protesters In NYC – ‘Nazi Scum!’

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    The comedian Jerry Seinfeld was berated by anti-Israel protesters as he left an event in New York City on Sunday night, finding himself being accused of being a “genocide supporter” and “Nazi scum!”

    Seinfeld Confronted By Protesters

    The New York Post reported that Seinfeld was accosted as he left a Manhattan event that featured the former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, founder of the Free Press.

    “Genocide supporter, you support genocide,” one protester could be heard yelling at Seinfeld, who attempted to smile and wave as he was led into a vehicle surrounded by officers with the NYPD.

    The protesters continued to scream as Seinfeld’s vehicle drove away, with one of them yelling, “F–k you, you support genocide!”

    “Nazi scum!” other demonstrators shouted, according to Fox News. It should be noted that it could not be more bizarre and nonsensical that Jewish people like Seinfeld are now being referred to as “Nazis.”

    Related: 700 Hollywood Stars Sign Open Letter In Support Of Israel

    Seinfeld Attends Weiss Event – Previously Targeted By Pro-Palestine Protesters

    Seinfeld had just attended an event being held at the 92nd Street Y that was hosting Weiss, who was giving the community center’s annual State of the World Jewry address. Weiss has long been an outspoken supporter of Israel, which has made her a frequent target of pro-Palestinian protesters.

    “Protesters were critical of Weiss, a strong supporter of Israel, and tried to connect her to the death of Palestinian professor and poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed in Gaza in December in an Israeli airstrike,” The Post reported.

    Two of the protesters were arrested outside of her event last night.

    This was not the first time that Seinfeld was targeted by anti-Israel protesters. Back in December, pro-Palestinian demonstrators launched a protest of Seinfeld’s stand-up comedy show outside the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New York, accusing him of being “complicit in genocide” over his support for Israel.

    The demonstrators used this protest to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas as well as an end to all U.S. aid to Israel, according to The Daily Orange. They also reportedly slammed House lawmakers for passing a resolution earlier that month that declared anti-Zionism as antisemitism.

    Seinfeld Visits Israel In Solidarity

    Undeterred by this, Seinfeld visited the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Be’er days later as part of solidarity trip to Israel, according to The Times Of Israel. There, Seinfeld and his wife Jessica met with Yuval Hara, whose father was brutally murdered in the Hamas terrorist attack that took place on October 7.

    Haran met with Seinfeld in the ruins of his family home, telling the comedian how much his father loved his eponymous 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld.”

    “When I heard that Seinfeld was coming to the kibbutz, it really moved me,” Haran said. “He is one of the characters that my father really appreciated, and I can’t count the number of times we would sit together and watch ‘Seinfeld.’”

    Related: Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino Visits IDF Military Base In Israel To Support Troops

    Seinfeld and his wife also met with other survivors of the October Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people across southern Israel and resulted in around 240 hostages being taken.

    At the end of this visit, Seinfeld praised the survivors for how resilient they have been, saying that he is “proud to be an ambassador for spreading the truth throughout the world.”

    Seinfeld is one of the few American celebrities who actually stays quiet about politics, but it’s clear that what’s happening in Israel transcends any kind of politics for him. We hope that he continues to rise above the anti-Israel protesters who are targeting him, and we hope that he continues to publicly stand by Israel!

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  • Jerry Seinfeld to headline outdoor comedy festival coming to Halifax  | Globalnews.ca

    Jerry Seinfeld to headline outdoor comedy festival coming to Halifax | Globalnews.ca

    A large Canadian comedy festival has announced it is coming to Halifax this summer with comedy star Jerry Seinfeld at the forefront.

    The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival — usually held in Edmonton and Calgary — will be expanding into Halifax.

    It will be hosted at the Garrison Grounds near the city’s downtown core.

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    On Tuesday, the festival announced its Halifax headliner, saying Seinfeld is “one of the greatest and most recognizable comedians of all time.”

    He is set to perform on Aug. 11, in the first of three festival nights hosted in the city.

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    Seinfeld is best known for his self-titled sitcom, Seinfeld, which ran for nine season and won several awards in the 1990s. But, his comedy career first took off after he appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981, and he’s been performing, directing and producing since then.

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    The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival said the event is a go, rain or shine, and is available to adults over the age of 19.

    “The vision… is and will always be to create an inclusive and safe experience that celebrates and features all forms of performance comedy, from locals to superstars,” the festival wrote.

    “All while celebrating and supporting the communities and beautiful parks we visit. A portion of the festival proceeds will support the Halifax Progress Club.”

    Tickets for the festival go on sale on Friday, with tickets ranging from $69 to $89 for general admission and up to $309 for VIP tickets.

    &copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

    Karla Renić

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  • Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander Wants Everyone to Get Their Shot

    Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander Wants Everyone to Get Their Shot

    Nov. 2, 2022 — When Jason Alexander performed in the musical Jerome Robbins’ Broadway in 1989, he got the flu. 

    Turns out, not getting the flu vaccine that year almost cost him a Tony award.

    “I missed six performances because my flu turned into bronchitis,” says Alexander, who has asthma and is best known for his role as George Costanza in Seinfeld. “I’ll never forget how the producers said ‘I don’t care how sick you are, get back on stage.’ I spent a solid week trying to do a very physically taxing show with bronchitis.”

    Though Alexander did go on to win the Tony, he never missed his annual flu shot again. That experience is just one reason he’s participating in a new flu campaign, a partnership between the American Nurses Association and flu vaccine maker Sanofi.

    Entitled “Not Today, Flu,” the campaign features Alexander encouraging people to get vaccinated and urge their loved ones to get a flu shot, too.

    This is all the more pressing as flu season is in full swing and experts are now warning of a “tridemic” this winter as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased. The CDC reports that this year’s flu season is coming on strong and early. Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 22, 443 flu-related hospitalizations were reported in the agency’s surveillance network, the highest number of hospitalizations reported at this time of the season in 10 years.

    “With so much talk about vaccinations over the past 2 years, I understand why people are either avoiding or are hesitant about vaccinations,” Alexander says.  “But there’s concern in the medical community that this could be a devastating flu season if people don’t inoculate.”

    The goal of getting vaccinated: To keep people out of the hospital and avoid respiratory complications.

    Turns out, Alexander knows a thing or two about hospital life. His mom was a nurse and he was often around sick people who were struggling to regain their health.

    “I grew up in and around the hospital where she worked,” he says. “I worked as a dishwasher and in the laundry room there. My mother would have been very happy if I gravitated toward the medical field, but I’m a functional idiot, so I went into this instead.”

    Ultimately, Alexander has just one message: Got get your shot as quickly as possible, especially with the holiday season right around the corner.

    “Because we’ve been in a pandemic and everybody has been staying away from each other, we’ve lost some of our natural immunity to the flu,” Alexander says. “This might be the first holiday season since the pandemic began that people are getting together with loved ones. Why derail that because you’re laid up with the flu!”

    And rest assured: The flu shot is safe.

    “There are no horror stories about the flu shot,” he says. “It’s been around your whole life, it’s been well tested, and it definitely won’t make keys stick to your forehead.”

    To find a flu shot near you, visit NotTodayFlu.

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