Television

Doctor Who Offers Us A Joyous Celebration Of Reusing Old Story Ideas

Doctor Who’s head writer, Steven Moffat, has sometimes been accused of having a few main story ideas that he trots out again and again. Today’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “Last Christmas,” feels like a hilarious, spirited defense: A story made entirely out of old stories, which just has fun with it. Spoilers ahead… The moment…

This Supercut Of Super Sentai Heroine Transformations Is My Happy Place

Japan’s insanely long-running Super Sentai series has produced a lot of really amazing female heroes and villains — including one who blows explosive kisses at people. (In the U.S., we know Super Sentai as Power Rangers, sort of.) Here’s a lovely reel of Super Sentai Heroines transforming. Warning: highly addictive. Pretty much the best thing…

Yet Another Way Game Of Thrones Could Leave The Books Behind Next Year

An actor drops a major hint at another way Game of Thrones could depart from the books next year. Some long-discussed concept art of Han Solo and Chewbacca may have surfaced. Sleepy Hollow prepares you for its return with a pack of featurettes. And we may know which episode of Once Upon a Time is…

Extant Ditches Most Of Its Supporting Cast For Season 2

The CBS “astronaut with a robot son gives birth to an alien” show Extant is getting a major shakeup for its second season, following in the footsteps of HBO’s The Leftovers. Two characters are gone, and two major characters are only appearing at the start of the season, and then vanishing. Spoilers ahead… https://gizmodo.com/the-leftovers-will-be-a-very-different-show-in-season-2-1668146093 According…

Will Gotham‘s Next Supervillain Arc Feature The Riddler?

Emily Blunt explains why Into the Woods was changed from stage to screen. James Gunn gives the definitive answer about a Guardians of the Galaxy/Avengers crossover. The Walking Dead spinoff gets its female lead. And are we close to seeing an Ant-Man trailer? Spoilers now! Top image: Gotham Into the Woods Emily Blunt talked about…

Once Upon a Time is doing a sequel to its graphic novel Shadow of the Queen. The sequel, due out in April 14, 2015, will be called The Darkest Past and will have “four never-before-told stories of fan favorite characters.” [Bleeding Cool]

The Evil Dead Show Will Have Two New Leads Along With Ash

Last month news dropped that Evil Dead was coming back to Starz along with former lead Bruce Campbell and creator Sam Raimi. We were excited, and now we know a little bit more about the series. Entertainment Weekly published a massive interview with Bruce Campbell that’s really a lovely in-depth look at the making of…

Rupert Wyatt Is Making A Scifi Series About The IRA? 

A long time ago, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt announced he was working on an intense HBO series called Echo Chamber centered around a British agent who goes undercover in the IRA. But now that series is going to be scifi. Wait, what? Apparently, everything about Echo Chamber has changed.…

First Look At HBO’s New Westworld Series Looks Crazy Good

Holy crap, three seconds of HBO’s rebooted television adaptation Westworld just got us insanely excited. This show could be really, really fun and weird — and that’s great! HBO just released a video roundup of their year, which included glimpses of their new television series, and in it was a sneak peek at Jonathan Nolan’s…

First Glimpses Of Some Returning Favorites In Game Of Thrones Season 5

There’s a wild rumor about Marvel’s plan to replace Tony Stark as Iron Man. New artwork gives a better look at some key Star Wars characters. Find out how Gotham will explore the backstory of Robin’s family, and how Agents of SHIELD will reveal May’s past. Check out a ton of Kingsman featurettes. Spoilers now!…

Legend of Korra Creators Confirm that Korrasami Is Canon

Both Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko took to the Internet today to make clear what, exactly, the relationship between Korra and Asami ended up becoming. Now it’s official: whatever ambiguity could has been read in the finale of Legend of Korra, the intention was that the two ended the show in romantic, not platonic,…

The Underlying Assumption That’s Necessary For Every Star Trek Mission

There are a lot of things you have to simply accept (like teleporters and faster than light travel) in the Star Trek universe. But there’s also an underlying assumption in the show that has less to do with technology and more to do with its characters — and it’s been hiding in plain sight the…

Gingerbread Iron Throne Is Worth Climbing A Wall Of Sugar For

Seriously, this gingerbread version of the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones is just so well done. If Princess Bubblegum crossed the Narrow Sea and conquered Westeros, this is probably the throne she would sit on. Right before she started doing unholy experiments to create candy White Walkers. This thing of pure beauty was tweeted…

Luke Cage Has Been Officially Cast

Marvel has finally made it official. Mike Colter, who has been long-rumored as the next Luke Cage, will in fact be the Luke Cage for the Netflix Marvel series A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones is a retired superhero turned private detective who meets Cage, “During the course of an investigation in New York… ” And…

Here’s A Supercut Of The 1970s Incredible Hulk Being Sad And Lonely

We loved the classic Incredible Hulk TV series for so many reasons — but one of the main factors was the beautiful sorrow of the green berserker who is all alone because nobody understands him. We’re excited to premiere this supercut of all the best “lonely Hulk” scenes, featuring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno in…

This Week’s TV: Two Specials That Will Make Christmas Extra Creepy

Christmas means that there’s not a whole lot of new TV this week, but there’s still plenty to watch other than endless replays of A Christmas Story. For one thing, there’s a spooky new Doctor Who special and the latest from the dystopian Black Mirror. Plus, marathons for those who prefer TV over yule logs.…

What Shocking Event Forces Ant-Man To Join The Avengers? 

Check out what appears to be our first glimpse of Chewbacca’s look in The Force Awakens. Yet another character is supposedly in the running to appear in Suicide Squad. Bruce Campbell spills the details on the Evil Dead TV series. And did Clark Gregg just hint at an Avenger cameo in Agents of SHIELD? Spoilers…

On The Librarians, Bruce Campbell Is the BEST SANTA EVER

There are Christmas-themed episodes that are saccharine affairs from start to finish (usually, they rip off It’s a Wonderful Life in some way) and then there are glorious holiday romps that are absurd and fun all the way through. This episode of The Librarians was the latter. Bruce Campbell as Santa Claus! THIS IS EVERYTHING.…

Legend Of Korra‘s Finale Again Proves It’s One Of The Best Shows On TV

Wow. The Legend of Korra really knows how to do a finale. There is so much to talk about between Kuvira and Korra’s final showdown, Team Avatar defending Republic City—and of course, that thing that happened at the very end. We’re sad to see this show go, but we’re delighted with the way it went…

New Daredevil Pics Show Off The Superhero’s Low Budget Costume

New images from the (from what we’ve seen) very exciting Daredevil Netflix series give us more shots of Daredevil’s new look. Or should we say retro shout-out to an older comic book look? Entertainment Weekly has two new shots from the series showcasing both daytime Matt Murdock and nighttime Daredevil! Oh, what fun. The less…