32 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, March 25, 2024
Marvel finally got a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, and it came at the hands of some certified fresh mutants. The first two episodes of the Disney+ series X-Men ‘97 nabbed a 100 percent, making it the highest-rated X-Men project as well as the top-ranked Marvel series. While critics are praising the revival for its pitch-perfect blend of reverence for the original series with a fresh take for new audiences, the road to 100 percent hasn’t been without its controversies. Just days before the premiere, Marvel Studios announced the abrupt dismissal of series showrunner Beau DeMayo for reasons that still remain unclear. At the same time, right-wing outlets lambasted the series for “going woke” with LGBTQ characters — including a nonbinary mutant — despite the fact that X-Men has always been an allegory for minority communities. It’s been more good than bad, though, which is fortuitous given that two more seasons are in active development.
Despite a disastrous performance from first-time host Jo Koy, CBS is committed to more Golden Globes. After airing the ceremony for the first time in more than 40 years, Deadline reported that the network has secured a five-year deal to broadcast the awards show on CBS and in-house streamer Paramount+. The new deal is a complete 180 from the one-year contract the two parties agreed to ahead of this year’s ceremony. Hopefully the reconfigured deal includes a clause about securing a host that’s better equipped for the gig.
Meanwhile, the posters on the timeline have successfully evaded a case of the Mondays by blessing us with some hilarious tweets. Today’s funniest include those about the existential terror of accidentally closing a two-year-old tab, the most insane pregame playlist and a grocery store employee’s separation of church and state.
