The First Alice Through the Looking Glass Trailer Is Here. At Least It’s Colorful?

I really, really hate to judge something before it’s out. But I will say that this trailer is not doing the sequel to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland any favors. What we get from the trailer is a hint that the plot has Alice (Mia Wasikowska) fighting against Time (Sacha Baron Cohen) to get back…

This Arrow Episode Is Filled with Magic, and John Constantine Is Just One Part of It

Arrow’s last episode was lackluster, but “Haunted” more than makes up for it. This episode offers up one delight after another. John Constantine brings the magic—quite literally. But he’s still only the second best character this episode. Kiss Me, Alex Technically, the headline character for this episode is John Constantine, but the character that kicks…

The BBC finally has a new digital store that lets you buy and keep tons of BBC shows, past and present. Although it’s currently only available in the UK, the BBC Store has hours of BBC programming available, including a bunch of sci-fi: from Doctor Who to the 1981 classic Day of the Triffids, and…

Doctor Strange Set Photo Gives Us a Look at Benedict Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange!

What does a recently introduced Star Wars: Rebels villain tell us about the villains of The Force Awakens? Duncan Jones discusses making his Warcraft movie appeal to non-fans. Peter Capaldi says Clara’s exit on Doctor Who will leave fans sad for weeks. Plus, a clip from The Originals, and another Twin Peaks return. Spoilers! Doctor…

BBC Store Lets You Buy Classic TV Online—If You Have a UK Credit Card

Ah, Dad’s Army, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder. So much wonderfully British TV, which you can now buy and download from the new BBC Store—if you have a UK credit card. The new digital video store, launched this morning, provides access to many of the BBC’s best-loved shows. At launch, there are over 7,000 hours of TV,…

7 Things We Want In The New Star Trek TV Show

Yes, it’s finally happening: We’re getting a new Star Trek TV show for the first time in over a decade. Since this week’s announcement, Trek fans all over the world have been speculating and sharing their desires for the series—here’s just 7 things we’d love to see come 2017. 7) A post-Star-Trek-XI look at the…

Here’s What Americans Call “Muggles” in the World of Harry Potter

Big happenings in the wizarding world of H.P.! Courtesy of that Entertainment Weekly that presented the first picture of Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we have now learned that American witches and wizards have a whole new term for those who can’t practice magic. Ready? According to…

iZombie Gave Major the Shortest Downward Spiral in History

In other news, Ravi is the best. It was a weird week in “Love & Basketball.” Spoilers … The death this week was of a beloved basketball coach. Which means the Liv comedy was in her constant sports references. It also is mostly irrelevant. The important parts of the episode have to do with Major’s…

Continuing to Be Awesome, Agent Carter Adds Ken Marino to Its Cast

At some point, Agent Carter news will be disappointing. This is not one of those times. Get ready for Ken Marino, Marvel mobster. Variety reports that Marino is playing Joseph Manfredi, described by them as a “volatile leader in the Maggia crime syndicate.” In the comics, Joseph Manfredi has the power to control bats. I’m…

How Many Murderers Are on Scream Queens, Anyway?

Scream Queens took a break last week (thanks, baseball), and we hardly missed it. Its return to the airwaves, “Beware of Young Girls,” yielded one huge clue that moved the show’s central mystery forward, a few juicy Jamie Lee Curtis scenes, and a whole lotta hot air. Let’s dive in, shall we? Spoilers! Ok, this…

How Warren Ellis Brought the James Bond Of Ian Fleming’s Books To Comics

James Bond is back! And not just on the big screen—Britain’s most famous spy has returned to comics after decades away in today’s release of James Bond #1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Masters. To mark the release of issue one, we spoke Ellis to discuss how he brought Ian Fleming’s classic hero to life.…

The First Avatar Cirque du Soleil Photos Will Haunt Your Dreams

Remember Avatar? That 3D, James Cameron movie that’s still the highest grossing film of all-time yet no one talks about it? Well, last year, it was announced the masters of acrobatic spectacle at Cirque du Soleil would be turning the James Cameron flick into a brand new show. Here’s our first look at what it’ll…

Last Night’s Limitless Was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Gone Wild

Dangerous super drugs, a shady black ops gig, plenty of ‘80s references… several of my boxes, checked. Last night’s Limitless showed what happened when Brian tried to take a “day off,” packing in Ferris Bueller nods in between gruesome murders. (Including Rebecca as Sloane!) Solid episode overall, obviously. Spoilers, ho! It all starts when Brian…

The Absolutely Terrible Muppets Reboot Is Already Being Rebooted

It wasn’t at all a secret that ABC’s new Muppet show isn’t, well, good. In fact it’s terrible. The good news is that it looks like the network has plans to try to fix it. Showrunner and executive producer Bob Kushell is gone. Given that he created the show with Big Bang Theory’s Bill Prady…

This New Star Wars Poster Brings Together The Best Of Franchise History

Imagine being tasked to make a Star Wars poster. How do you take everything you love about even one of the movies and boil it down to a single image? It’s possible, we’ve seen it, but one thing we rarely see is all three movies summed up on one poster. How would that even be…

It’s a Fine Line Between Historical Fact and Fiction on Manhattan

The physicists on the Hill face a crisis of leadership in their quest to build an atomic bomb on this week’s episode of Manhattan, as Robert Oppenheimer contemplates relinquishing the throne for love. And it makes for an interesting case study of the challenges involved in the fictional portrayal of a beloved historical figure. Spoilers…

To Keep Her Man on Wicked City, A Gal’s Gotta Make Some Tough Choices

Wicked City is not a parody of a serial-killer show, though it sure does play like one. This week, on (groan) “Running With the Devil,” three different types of couples solidified their relationships, but it’s a toss-up as to which duo stretched believability the farthest, or embraced the most ridiculous cliches. Spoilers, if anyone actually…

In This Trippy Short Film, a Man Meets Every Possible Future Version of Himself

In Therefore I Am, the McCoubrey brothers create a compelling time travel mystery in just six minutes. It leaves you with questions, BUT in a good way. Therefore I Am tracks a conversation a man has with future versions of himself, each one arriving slightly earlier than the last, each one with slightly different instructions…

Amazing New Star Wars Posters Give Us Heroes, Villains, and Our Best Look at Leia

Were you bummed that there was only one poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? That just changed. Star Wars social media exploded Wednesday morning with a bunch of brand new character posters featuring Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren, Han Solo and Princess Leia. Here they are. These popped up on the official Star Wars Facebook,…

Harrison Wells Is Back and The Flash Is Damn Near Perfect Again

Yes, Tom Cavanaugh has returned to The Flash, as the Harrison Wells of Earth-2 joins the SuperSTARS in fighting Zoom. Guess what, though? People are having a hard time trusting someone ho looks exactly like the evil mastermind who murdered their loved ones (or in some cases, themselves). It also doesn’t help that the Wells…