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Sequel Watch: News On X-Files 3, Pirates 5 And Independence Day 2!

John Cho talks Star Trek 3. Javier Bardem joins the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean. Another famous name is rumored to be playing Doctor Strange. Guess which Flash characters will be going to Arrow. Plus Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Toy Story That Time Forgot. Spoilers now! Top image: American Horror Story Star Trek…

On Forever, Nothing Changes. Ever.

On this week’s episode, a New York neighborhood has always been a place where the disadvantaged have died because of the greedy and where children are placed in danger because their protectors die. This was not a happy episode. Spoilers… Nothing Changes Because this is Forever, there is not a murder in New York City…

Once Again, Scorpion Wows Us With Some Genius Hacking

This week, Scorpion continues to deliver the head-smashingly terrible high-tech adventures of our geniuses. They’re in Vegas, baby, doing things like using wifi and talking about statistics! In the scene above, we’re deep in the middle of a dangerous hack, where Hardware Ninja is gaining access to data using what she authoritatively refers to as…

Hot Damn, Last Night’s Originals Was A Solid Hour Of Television

Two episodes in, and The Originals really seems to be hitting a new level in its second season. It’s not just the fact that the stories are fast-paced and kind of insane — there were some serious emotional bombshells this week. And this episode actually had some new things to say about the show’s theme…

Star Wars Rebels Reveals What R2-D2 And C-3PO Did After Episode III

Now that we’ve met the rogues of Star Wars Rebels, the Ghost’s crew attempts a good old-fashioned heist. They run into a pair of familiar droids—R2-D2 and C-3pO—but what are they doing with an Imperial agent? First off, I’m glad that the animators seem to have gotten Ezra’s hair under control. I am now less…

Which TV Show Did You Go From Hate-Watching To Just Plain Watching?

Sometimes it’s more fun to watch a TV show that you kind of hate, so you can feel like those two old guys on The Muppets. If it wasn’t for hate-watching, television would have a lot fewer options. But sometimes, hate can turn to love. Or appreciation. Which show did you start hate-watching and then…

Has A New Producer Ruined Your Favorite TV Show? That’s Nothing New

Once upon a time, most fans of genre television series were blissfully unaware of who was working on those shows from behind the scenes. But nowadays, fans are hyper-conscious of who produces their favorite shows, and quick to blame newcomers for any missteps. What changed? Here’s the history of fan backlashes against new showrunners. Top…

Atomic Bomb Show Manhattan Renewed For A Second Season

Lots of folks fell in love with Manhattan, or at least enough to give WGN America the impetus to renew this series for a second season. Set in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Manhattan centers around the scientists behind the atomic bomb and the families they brought with them. And now it’s been renewed for a…

Lego wants to produce a reality TV show—wait, what the hell?

Lego is bringing something other than kids shows to the small screen with a Reality TV show for 2015. Jill Wilfert, Lego’s vice-president of global licensing and distribution states that Lego is: Exploring some reality competition show formats, which is new for us: the idea of becoming a Master Builder is something we think could…

Gotham‘s Version Of American Idol Is A Lot More Brutal

In the various Batman tales, someone is always trying to put something into the water of Gotham City. Poison, chemicals, mutagens, liquid fear gas… but the prequel show Gotham conclusively reveals that the water supply already contained critical levels of lead, lowering everybody’s IQ to single digits. Spoilers… Seriously. I don’t actually expect people to…

What’s The Fate of The Walking Dead‘s New Villain?

More Star Wars concept art sheds light on another possible character. A producer explains how Ben Affleck’s Batman differs from all the rest. J. Michael Straczynski promises to change the face of television with Sense8. And another Gotham Easter egg is revealed! Spoilers now! Top image: Walking Dead Star Wars Welcome back to the land…

This bodes ill: Syfy’s announced that all six episodes of its alt-history space show Ascension will air in three days. Its release date has also moved from November to December 15, 2014. With two episodes airing every day, the miniseries will be gone by December 17. Watch the trailerand tell us if this makes sense.

Once Upon A Time Forever Changes Frozen Canon

So Once Upon A Time is expanding the Frozen universe, which is fine by me because I don’t really have any dog in the Frozen fight, unless you want to screw with living legend Idina Menzel. NO ONE MESSES WITH MENZEL. Spoilers ahead. So after the weird wig episode, we have THIS episode. And seriously,…

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Are Making A Spy Show For Syfy

Syfy has announced yet another new TV series, and this time they’re partnering up with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for a futuristic spy show called Incorporated. But wait, it’s not just Jason Bourne in the future. According to the press release sent out by Syfy, the new series Incorporated will take place in a…

Over The Garden Wall Preview Is Crushingly Charming And Batshit Insane

Stop what you are doing and watch this sneak peek of Cartoon Network’s new miniseries Over The Garden Wall. It is amazing. So amazing. It’s got all the charm and wonder of a classic children’s story melded perfectly with the strange modern comedy sense of today. Created by Patrick McHale (of Adventure Time fame) the…

What Would Gravity Falls Look Like As An Anime?

Now, no one is suggesting that Gravity Falls toss out its energetic animation style in favor of a more anime-inspired one. But it’s fun to see cartoons redone in a different type of animation. Animator Mike Inel took a “what if” approach, reanimating part of one episode as anime. The audio for this segment comes…

This Week’s TV: America’s Stabbiest Clown Attends A Children’s Party

As we settle into the fall TV season, two of our summer shows—The Knick and Manhattan—reach their seasons’ end. Plus, C-3PO and R2-D2 return to TV, and a familiar DC villain pops up on The Flash. Get all the details below! Tonight Gotham (8 PM, Fox) It’s not a good time to be a politician…

​Carol Is Queen Badass In A Stellar Walking Dead Season Premiere

We’ve been told that season 5 of The Walking Dead would be “devastating.” I’m genuinely terrified for what’s coming up this season, because despite the evil cannibal town, last night’s premiere was as happy an ending I’ve seen on TWD — and the only way it was devastating was devastatingly good. Also: holy shit Carol.…

Do We Already Know the Line-Up of the Suicide Squad Movie?

And there’s a surprising new rumor about the Justice League movie’s villain. Keanu Reeves reveals trippy scenes from Bill and Ted 3’s script. The X-Men live-action TV show might star Days of Future Past’s Quicksilver. And Daredevil casts a bunch of key roles. Spoilers now! Top image: Batman v. Superman Justice League/Suicide Squad Here are…

On Resurrection: When You Just Can’t Keep Your Dick of a Brother Dead

You know when your useless bully of a brother keeps harassing you and then tries to make you eat the dinner you made him off the ground, so you shoot him a in the back? A bunch of times? And then, as you’re just getting to burying his body in the basement, he shows back…