Summary: In a career that spanned over six decades, Stan Lee became one of the most influential creators and publishers of comics that ever worked in the medium. He helped build Marvel Comics by creating dozens of superheroes including most notably Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and X-Men. Geoff Boucher, the new genre editor at Deadline Hollywood, joins us to discuss how Lee’s enduring work has heavily influenced the modern pop culture landscape.<br> Boucher also tells us how he got the exclusive story on Fox’s plans to release a PG-13 version of “Deadpool 2” in the midst of the holiday season. You might be interested to hear how this led to the kidnapping of actor Fred Savage, best known for his role in “The Wonder Years”.<br> Meanwhile a team from China just won the 2018 “League of Legends” World Championship. Though 110 million people in China play the game, it’s the first time the country has ever captured one of the most prestigious prizes in e-sports.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how we’re headed toward a record year at the North American box office, why Fox News is chastising some of its hosts and pay TV loses over one million subscribers in the third quarter.<br> <br> Set for ‘Westworld’ and Other Shows Destroyed in California Fire<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/arts/westworld-set-woolsey-fire-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/arts/westworld-set-woolsey-fire-california.html</a><br> Comscore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of November 11, 2018<br> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-november-11-2018-300748061.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-november-11-2018-300748061.html</a><br> Agony and Ecstasy: China Wins First ‘League of Legends’ Title<br> <a href="http://chinafilminsider.com/agony-and-ecstasy-china-wins-first-league-of-legends-title/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://chinafilminsider.com/agony-and-ecstasy-china-wins-first-league-of-legends-title/</a><br> Jessica Fletcher and “Murder, She Wrote” Are Alive and Well<br> <a href="https://crimereads.com/jessica-fletcher-and-murder-she-wrote-are-alive-and-well/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://crimereads.com/jessica-fletcher-and-murder-she-wrote-are-alive-and-well/</a><br> Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood by Karina Longworth<br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2018/02/20/the-seducer-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bookfilter.com/2018/02/20/the-seducer-2/</a><br> Booksellers Unite in Protest as Amazon’s AbeBooks Withdraws from Several Countries<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/06/booksellers-protest-amazon-abebooks-withdraw-russia-south-korea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/06/booksellers-protest-amazon-abebooks-withdraw-russia-south-korea</a><br> After Protest, Booksellers Are Victorious Against Amazon Subsidiary<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/technology/amazon-bookseller-protest-strike.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/technology/amazon-bookseller-protest-strike.html</a><br> Netflix Grants Exclusive Theatrical Release To Andy Serkis’ ‘Mowgli’<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-grants-theatrical-release-andy-serkis-mowgli-1159414" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-grants-theatrical-release-andy-serkis-mowgli-1159414</a><br> Netflix Is Developing Animated Shows From the Creators of Moana, Inside Out, and Finding Dory<br> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/6/18068736/netflix-animated-childrens-shows-disney-moana-finding-dory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.theverge.</a>
