The Daily Populous

Wednesday June 28th, 2017 morning edition

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The 'Breaking Bad' prequel will be back in 2018 with 10 new episodes.

No surprise here: AMC has renewed Better Call Saul for a fourth season.

The Breaking Bad prequel, produced by Sony Pictures Television, will return with 10 new episodes in 2018, the cable network announced Tuesday.

“Congratulations to Vince [Gilligan], Peter [Gould], Bob [Odenkirk] and everyone involved with Better Call Saul.

The series wrapped its third-season run with a surprising finale that [spoiler alert!]

Season three of the drama averaged 3.7 million total viewers, including 1.9 million among adults 25-54 and 1.7 million adults in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic, when factoring in three days of delayed viewing.

That's good enough to become the third-highest rated drama on cable among adults 25-54, trailing only AMC's The Walking Dead and prequel Fear the Walking Dead. »

Patients Use Cannabis Instead of Opioids to Treat Pain, Anxiety and Depression, Study Finds

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Patients are ditching opioids and instead using cannabis to treat pain, anxiety, and depression mostly in states where pot is legal, according to a new study.

The investigators surveyed nearly 3,000 respondents from all over the United States (as well as participants from Canada and Europe).

The findings serve as the latest bit of news demonstrating a growing trend of medical cannabis use for conditions traditionally treated with prescription medications. »

Neil Marshall Says His HELLBOY Will Be Bloody, R-Rated And Light On CGI

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Neil Marshall recently popped up on Mick Garris' Post Mortem podcast, and - as you might expect - the director had some things to say about his forthcoming Hellboy movie.

“We’ve been granted permission to do it R-rated, which for me is just like taking the cuffs off.

Furthermore, says Marshall, his plan for Hellboy: Rise Of The Blood Queen calls for using CGI as sparingly as possible:. »

Star Trek: Discovery adds Jonathan Frakes as director

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Frakes, of course, played Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation and in several Trek films.

“Jonathan Frakes will rejoin the Trek world with Discovery,” writer-producer Gretchen J. Berg told EW.

Star Trek: Discovery will debut Sunday, Sept. 24 (first on CBS, then shifting to CBS All Access streaming service; Netflix internationally). »

Elderly flight passenger throws coins into engine for ‘luck’, delays take-off for hours

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A flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou was delayed after an elderly woman passenger was suspected of throwing coins into the plane’s engine to ensure “good luck”, mainland media reported.

Passengers boarding the flight reportedly saw an elderly woman throwing coins at the engine for “blessings” from the middle of the boarding staircase and alerted the crew.

The flight was later given a green light and took off at 5.52pm, more than five hours late. »