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Carly Lane-Perry

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Senior TV editor @ Collider. Romance nerd @ Vulture. TCA member. Author of A REGENCY GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE from DK Books. She/her. Subscribe to my Kissing Books newsletter: kissing-books.ghost.io

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kristy yummy coochie 🇯🇲 @adrierising.adrierose.link · 17h
that's me! i wrote about loose women! i love loose women!
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The funniest part of Goodreads finally adding half and quarter-star review options is that I’m pretty sure I was mid-writing a book review when it actually took effect and it felt like a fun jumpscare
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Waxed poetic about that Lanterns show and how its lowest-rated episode had the most to say about a bullshit aspirational platitude.
Black excellence is a term coined, lamentably, during the Barack Obama presidency. It’s meant to celebrate the Herculean efforts Black people make to succeed despite systemic and social barriers like racism, bigotry, and all manner of invisible tripwires that make success harder. Become a billionaire like Beyoncé and Jay-Z? Black excellence. Become president? Black excellence. Become a Lantern? Honey, you just might be a Black Hal Jordan in the making. But every time I hear the phrase, my teeth itch. To me, “Black excellence” lives in the same area code as white people calling a Black man “King” as a compliment—well-intentioned, maybe, but pandering as hell. 

My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
multiple streamers now found at the scene of this particular crime
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Honestly, if you have the chance to get away to the mountains for a little bit, 11/10, would recommend.
A snapshot of the Blue Ridge mountains from the back deck of a very nice house with a view.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Romance CAN do almost any fucking thing. Having a romance plot does not mean a book isn't full of other details, other enquiries. There is no other genre that cares so much and so deeply about human relationships in all their forms.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Give me romance and don't condescend to me. And keep your lit fic which continually thinks its reinventing the wheel. Stop pretending people being depressed and breaking up (or 'discovering reality') is more innovative than people navigating human relationships and love. Just stop.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Having seen the Joyce Carol Oates very bad, not good tweet about romance and AI, I can't help thinking about the way that romance has been treated as a punching bag for so long and always by people who are completely unwilling to engage with the genre and know little about it.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My alternate title for this review is “Verity isn’t really for the truest sickos, and that’s a shame”
collider.com
Anne Hathaway's 'Verity' Is a Mostly Faithful Book Adaptation That Still Plays It Too Safe | Review
Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, is a faithful adaptation of Colleen Hoover's thriller that still plays it too safe.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Truly, romance authors' ability to take a previous book's antagonist and successfully spin them into a love interest worthy of their own HEA is UNPARALLELED
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Angri Bundel @anibundel.com · 03/10/2026
Reupping my #GBBO recap from last night for the morning crowd. I am delighted to report Nigella continues to be the best thing that’s happened to the show since Alison Hammond.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 02/10/2026
SEAAAAASON TWOOOOOOO
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bumping this now that we have the confirmation that both #Reacher Season 6 and #Neagley Season 2 are happening!
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Truly, romance authors' ability to take a previous book's antagonist and successfully spin them into a love interest worthy of their own HEA is UNPARALLELED
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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wrote about the NHL's "Hot for Hockey" nonsense and why their condescending attempts to give female fans a crumb of recognition is doomed to fail. www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
pajiba.com
The NHL's "Hot for Hockey" Romance Campaign is a Condescending, Boundary-Crossing Mess
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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 01/10/2026
impressed by the number of romance authors, reviewers, and readers interviewed in this article! my own view is that this is a fun thing to chat about, but there will never be a useful scale because what people find hot is so personal. you're just gonna have to use words to describe it
thecut.com
‘Someone’s Five Is Someone Else’s One’
Decoding spicy romance’s popular — and divisive — chile-pepper scale.
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Tamara Fuentes @tamarafuentes.com · 01/10/2026
Wrote about the NHL's 'Hot for Hockey' initiative and how it totally ignores what female fans have been asking for while also undermining the very community it's trying to influence.
cosmopolitan.com
The NHL’s ‘Hot for Hockey’ Campaign Misses What Women Fans Have Been Asking For All Along
Hockey romance fans deserve better than wink-wink audiobooks and zero accountability.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bumping this now that we have the confirmation that both #Reacher Season 6 and #Neagley Season 2 are happening!
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
a pixelated blue screen with a dancing jack-o-lantern and the words “not long!”
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Nate Richard @nateknowsmovies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hold Stephen King’s original novel and the Brian De Palma film near and dear to my heart. My Dad introducing me to Carrie when I was 13 was what got me into horror. Mike Flanagan’s Carrie mostly works, but some of the changes are questionable.
collider.com
Mike Flanagan’s 'Carrie' Is a Riveting Remix and Risky Expansion of Stephen King’s Classic Novel | Review
Mike Flanagan's Carrie makes plenty of changes, both for better and worse, but his Prime Video series still remains true to Stephen King's novel.
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Destination: Toast! @destinationtoast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have been given a ✨🎁 gift link 🎁✨ to share with y'all -- read my article free for one week! But also support Fansplaining if you can, because they do great fandom journalism (like publishing me obvs 💅), and it's a bad economy for such things right now. fansplaining.com/crunching-th...
fansplaining.com
Crunching the Fandom Numbers
In 2013, curiosity about Johnlock fic led me to pull my first fandom stats. Today, the world of fandom data analysis is thriving.
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The Cut @thecut.com · 29/09/2026
Used by readers to identify the amount of sexual content in a romance, the chile-pepper ranking scale is a popular but divisive tool. For The Cut, writer Angelina Mazza attempts to make sense of it.
thecut.com
‘Someone’s Five Is Someone Else’s One’
Used by readers to identify the amount of sexual content in a romance, the chile-pepper ranking scale is a popular but divisive tool. For The Cut, writer Angelina Mazza attempts to make sense of it.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My alternate title for this review is “Verity isn’t really for the truest sickos, and that’s a shame”
collider.com
Anne Hathaway's 'Verity' Is a Mostly Faithful Book Adaptation That Still Plays It Too Safe | Review
Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, is a faithful adaptation of Colleen Hoover's thriller that still plays it too safe.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tonight’s screening. 👀
Image of a theater screen featuring the screen card for Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett with the tagline “there is no light where we’re going”
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Whitney Friedlander @whitneyfriedlander.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote a (very long, but could have totally been longer) oral history of our beloved The CW -- which turned 20 earlier this month and officially entered its new age when All American ended yesterday. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
latimes.com
From creating 'crack for girls' to superhero TV: The untold history of the CW, 20 years later
When the WB and UPN merged 20 years ago, the result was the CW, a network that took younger viewers seriously, spawning stars and hit series like 'Gossip Girl,' 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'Arrow.'
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm actually quite fascinated by the new romance current of authors revealing a surprise sequel book after a hit adaptation drops (and am SO tempted to write something about it)
Instagram post from Rachel Reid announcing Unrivaled, a new Shane/Ilya Heated Rivalry novel Instagram post from Ali Hazelwood announcing The Two-Body Problem, a new Adam/Olive Love Hypothesis novel
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spoke with Kelly Macdonald and Jason Ritter about this week’s #Lanterns, including how Rushville is dealing 10 years later and which scene specifically reminded Macdonald of filming Boardwalk Empire.
collider.com
'Lanterns' Star Kelly Macdonald Breaks Down Episode 7's Most Quietly Emotional Reunion Scene
Lanterns' Kelly Macdonald breaks down Episode 7 and why this week's most emotional reunion scene reminded her of working on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spoke with Kelly Macdonald and Jason Ritter about this week’s #Lanterns, including how Rushville is dealing 10 years later and which scene specifically reminded Macdonald of filming Boardwalk Empire.
collider.com
'Lanterns' Star Kelly Macdonald Breaks Down Episode 7's Most Quietly Emotional Reunion Scene
Lanterns' Kelly Macdonald breaks down Episode 7 and why this week's most emotional reunion scene reminded her of working on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 26/09/2026
This time in the #RomanceColumn it’s all about roommates! One of them is invisible (and gay), one of them is a mild-mannered botanist (and kinky online dom), and one of them is the reborn god-emperor you’re engaged to but who knows you betrayed him to his death! (Gift link) #Romancelandia
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Sizzling New Romance Books (Gift Article)
Our columnist on three books worth your time.
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Vanessa Armstrong @vanessa-armstrong.com · 26/09/2026
I know it’s fall because I just spent $96 I don’t have on scented candles
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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
while we are all in TV hot take mode i'm afraid i am here to demand that matthew rhys return one of his now-fraudulent emmys www.vulture.com/article/beas...
vulture.com
Does the Sanctity of a Limited Series Emmy Mean Nothing?
For too long, we’ve watched and done nothing as a small group of TV shows have committed unrepentant category fraud. Enough.
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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 24/09/2026
this is fascinating
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Emily J. Edwards @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gotta admit, I wonder if/when we'll start seeing some whodunnit verticals? I've mostly just seen them talked about in the romance space.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I went behind the scenes on ReelShort's steamy adaptation of Sierra Simone's Lyonesse books to understand how vertical dramas are leading the charge on "trope-forward storytelling," why romance adaptations are boosting verticals in a whole new way, and more:
collider.com
Inside the Steamy Romance Trilogy Taking Verticals by Storm
Nico Tortorella, Jake Lively, Katelyn Rose, and author Sierra Simone discuss ReelShort's groundbreaking Lyonesse Trilogy adaptation.
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Max Evry @maxevry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fun to be at the top of Collider today with a Signature feature about the miracles Ed Douglas and his VFX team pulled off for #BACKROOMS! collider.com/hbo-max-back...
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gonna keep sharing this one because it’s an assignment I’m still very proud of. ☺️
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One thing that's always stood out to me about Alan Ritchson is how forthright he's been about any number of subjects, so when I spoke to him about the newest season of #Reacher, I had to ask about why he feels that's so important:
“People with ability and strength and power should be giving all of their time, energy, and resources to help those who need it the most, and we don't see that, and so we escape to a world where we wish that it was like this,” Ritchson asserts. “This is a hyperbolic version of what humanity can do if we really apply ourselves, and it saddens me that this is the exception to the rule, and we get to make a show about it. I wish everybody, in their own way, was their own kind of Reacher. I want to live in that world.” His affirmation is delivered with the same amount of candor that he’s discussed any number of topics in recent interviews over the years, ranging from professional setbacks to mental health struggles. When our conversation turns to why he thinks it’s so important to be open about any subject under the sun, he elaborates without hesitation.“I have to believe that continuing to talk about what's important and what matters and what's real, and what might open up the world for people to experience justice, freedom, a more fair experience in life, all of that, more opportunity, more provision — if we can create a world where we talk that into existence, and I have maybe planted a little seed of that, I will feel like my life had real meaning and purpose.”
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I interviewed Ali Hazelwood when #TheLoveHypothesis was first published, so it felt like a full-circle moment to get to review Prime Video’s adaptation, which has some third-act issues but is ultimately a successful experiment led by Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman:
collider.com
Prime Video's 'The Love Hypothesis' Is a Near-Perfect Rom-Com Experiment | Review
Prime Video's The Love Hypothesis, led by Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman's terrific chemistry, is a mostly successful rom-com experiment.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
guess who just got to the FNL episode where Reyes beats up Kaster and then LIES ABOUT IT ON THE LOCAL NEWS
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Tamara Fuentes @tamarafuentes.com · 23/09/2026
Went on a coffee date with Tom Bateman and chatted all about The Love Hypothesis, what men can learn from Adam's journey, and the best advice his wife gave him about handling fandom. ☕️
cosmopolitan.com
We Went on a Coffee Date With Tom Bateman, Rom-Com’s New Leading Man
Your next book-boyfriend obsession has entered the coffee shop.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As much as technology has advanced in impressive and sometimes scary ways in recent years, you’d think we would’ve figured out how to prevent multiple people from hitting “reply all” on an email that someone forgot to mass BCC
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
Emma Frost: "Emma Frost, darling. I'm a telepath. May I read your mind to ascertain if you're telling the truth?"

Miss Piggy: "But of course, darling I am an open book, a tell-all memoir."Emma Frost telepathically witnessing the entirety of Miss Piggy's life.Wolverine: "Frost? She legit?"
Emma Frost: "She's..She's... She's everything. And I would die for her."
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ok if you have spent time reading and posting about bret stephens today, dedicate like three posts to shout about writers who put out good things
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One thing that's always stood out to me about Alan Ritchson is how forthright he's been about any number of subjects, so when I spoke to him about the newest season of #Reacher, I had to ask about why he feels that's so important:
“People with ability and strength and power should be giving all of their time, energy, and resources to help those who need it the most, and we don't see that, and so we escape to a world where we wish that it was like this,” Ritchson asserts. “This is a hyperbolic version of what humanity can do if we really apply ourselves, and it saddens me that this is the exception to the rule, and we get to make a show about it. I wish everybody, in their own way, was their own kind of Reacher. I want to live in that world.” His affirmation is delivered with the same amount of candor that he’s discussed any number of topics in recent interviews over the years, ranging from professional setbacks to mental health struggles. When our conversation turns to why he thinks it’s so important to be open about any subject under the sun, he elaborates without hesitation.“I have to believe that continuing to talk about what's important and what matters and what's real, and what might open up the world for people to experience justice, freedom, a more fair experience in life, all of that, more opportunity, more provision — if we can create a world where we talk that into existence, and I have maybe planted a little seed of that, I will feel like my life had real meaning and purpose.”
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I interviewed Ali Hazelwood when #TheLoveHypothesis was first published, so it felt like a full-circle moment to get to review Prime Video’s adaptation, which has some third-act issues but is ultimately a successful experiment led by Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman:
collider.com
Prime Video's 'The Love Hypothesis' Is a Near-Perfect Rom-Com Experiment | Review
Prime Video's The Love Hypothesis, led by Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman's terrific chemistry, is a mostly successful rom-com experiment.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you didn’t know that Neagley was getting her own show and that it’s dropping the whole season this week, now you know! (And you can come back and read my profile once you’ve binged it.)
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spoke with #Lanterns creator Chris Mundy about taking Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner "one step further" than James Gunn's Superman, why John Stewart's character spotlight almost aired later in the season, his overall season plan for the show, and more:
collider.com
'Lanterns' Creator Officially Reveals His Long-Term Plan for HBO's Gritty Sci-Fi Detective Series
Lanterns co-creator Chris Mundy discusses Episode 6's Guy Gardner reveal and the long-term plan for HBO's gritty DCU series.
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The TCA @tvcritics.org · 21/09/2026
Attention TV journalists/critics: The Fall 2026 application window for the Television Critics Association is now open! Apply before October 2 here: www.tvcritics.org/apply
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ended up pinch-hitting a #ResidentEvil review for this week and walked away pleasantly surprised by Zach Cregger's lean, mean take on the iconic horror franchise, which loses some of its luster in the third act but is still anchored by a tremendous performance from Austin Abrams:
collider.com
Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Puts a Lean, Mean Spin on the Iconic Horror Franchise | Review
Zach Cregger delivers a fresh take on Resident Evil with 2026's reboot, featuring a perfect lead performance from Weapons star Austin Abrams.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spoke with #Lanterns creator Chris Mundy about taking Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner "one step further" than James Gunn's Superman, why John Stewart's character spotlight almost aired later in the season, his overall season plan for the show, and more:
collider.com
'Lanterns' Creator Officially Reveals His Long-Term Plan for HBO's Gritty Sci-Fi Detective Series
Lanterns co-creator Chris Mundy discusses Episode 6's Guy Gardner reveal and the long-term plan for HBO's gritty DCU series.
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