Television

Leonardo Da Vinci shows off his holy hand grenades

Last night’s Da Vinci’s Demons took us away from mad nuns and brought us back to the battle of wits and wills between Leonardo and Count Riorio. Leonardo’s latest move in the defense of Florence involves a pomegranate and some pretty fireworks. As always, spoilers within. Lorenzo Medici is feeling the paranoia after arresting his…

On Person of Interest, we confront the tragedy of AI life

There’s only one more episode of Person of Interest left this season, and if last night’s episode is any indication, we’re headed for interesting times. Finch has revealed the true nature of his relationship with the Machine, and it isn’t pretty. Spoilers ahead! Before we delve into what I consider to be the most interesting…

Nobody does ironic plot twists like Vampire Diaries

It’s possible we’ll grow to love the Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originalswith the same mixture of straight-up love and ironic love that we have for the parent show — but a lot depends on whether The Originals is ever able to make our heads spin as much as last night’s TVD episode did. Seriously, there…

8 Game of Thrones characters who are better on TV than in the books

We’ve talked before about the many ways the Game of Thrones TV series has improved upon George R.R. Martin’s beloved fantasy books, but there’s something we haven’t mentioned — the characters. There are performances on-screen which enhance their literary inspirations, and here are just a few! 1) Margaery Tyrell We begin with what is probably…

Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special returns to where it all began!

Plus, crucial new details are revealed for the upcoming season finale. Two more stars for Guardians of the Galaxy are confirmed. Christopher Nolan chooses a Best Actress nominee to be the third star of Interstellar. Plus new videos for Star Trek Into Darkness and Man of Steel! Spoilers… right now! Top image from Iron Man…

Orphan Black renewed for a second season!

Great news lovers of sexy clone conspiracy theories and murder — the BBC America drama Orphan Black has been renewed with a 10-episode order! Celebrate by stealing your clone’s identity!

Supernatural is on its way to becoming a truly great TV show again

Ever since the angels were introduced as major characters on Supernatural, they’ve been used to talk about questions of free will versus obedience to some divine plan. And last night’s episode, written by the great Ben Edlund, took that theme in a fascinating direction — by showing us what creatures with free will are capable…

The human bad guy in Transformers 4 will be… Frasier Crane!?

Zack Snyder explains why Superman and his fellow D.C. characters are special among superheroes. An Avengers 2 rumor is confirmed… maybe. Check out the latest Star Trek Into Darkness videos. Steven Moffat offers new hints about the Doctor Who finale. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. Star Trek Into Darkness Here…

Yes! PBS Superheroes Will Save the World from Crappy Reality TV

Imagine if PBS created its own Avengers by teaming up superheroes from our childhood. I’m not talking about Iron Man or Thor but Carl Sagan, Mister Rogers and Bill Nye. Real superheroes. This fantastic short imagines the trio teaming up with Bob Ross to form the PBS Avengers who want to save us from brain…

The PBS Avengers assemble to save us all from stupid TV

When Honey Booboo and other godawful reality shows clog the airwaves, there’s only four people you can call. Carl Sagan. Mr. Rogers. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bob Ross. Together, they are the PBS Avengers, and this world would be a better place if this video were real. Not a real movie, mind you, although…

Glowing leprechaun aliens feast on cow ovaries in a low-key Grimm

Sure, this article title is true only from a very certain point of view. But shouldn’t any episode of anything that you can even possibly summarize as “glowing leprechaun aliens feast on cow ovaries” also never be able to be described as “low-key”? Going into this episode, all I was hearing that aliens were coming…

Ron Perlman says he keeps bugging Guillermo del Toro to make Hellboy 3

An HBO star might be up for a role in the Fantastic Four reboot from Chronicle director Josh Trank. How much longer will Robert Downey, Jr. play Tony Stark? What do the new Star Trek Into Darkness reviews say about the sequel? Doctor Who finds a new executive producer. Plus previews for the endgames on…

Warehouse 13 may not be clever, but it has heart. (And James Marsters)

Last night’s season opener of Warehouse 13 took a couple of very well-worn ideas, and managed to make them feel pretty fresh, all over again. The two quests that our heroes go on are full of things you’ve seen before, but they’re helped immensely by the characters, a few cunning twists… and guest star James…

Revolution teaches what to do when someone holds your ex at gunpoint

Revolution is quickly becoming a show about regret — perhaps as a consequence of focusing on the older generation, after Charlie and Danny failed to hold anyone’s interest. And nothing says “regret” like a reunion with your ex. Nothing, perhaps, except for hilarious teenage flashbacks! Spoilers ahead… In any case, if someone holds your ex…

The captain of Bryan Fuller’s awesome, non-existent Trek TV show is…

The awesome producer Bryan Fuller wants to makes an awesome new Star Trek TV series. Paramount won’t let him, because they’re busy letting J.J. Abrams make his Trek movies. But that doesn’t mean Fuller doesn’t have a captain in mind should he ever get the green light: Angela Bassett. As he told Den of Geek…

This might be the most creative Doctor Who cosplay we’ve ever seen

You can have your TARDIS dresses — we want a TARDIS control panel dress! We can honestly say, we never saw this design coming. A dress full of knobs, buttons, levers and wheels that will take you away! Found on Craig Hurle‘s website, modeled by Kirsty Delwig. [via Fashionably Geek]

Nielsen Is Finally Including Online Viewers in Its Television Ratings

Nielsen, the company that determines whether or not your beloved television shows even matter, has been perching dangerously on the verge of irrelevancy for years—but all that’s about to change. After sitting idly by as internet viewership skyrocketed, Nielsen has finally decided to start taking note of the unhealthy amounts of time we spend curled…

Well, Netflix is on a roll, and hoping to keep the original-series streaming magic alive: It just announced its fourth original series, a prison dramedy called “Orange Is the New Black,” will premiere on July 11. Once again, the whole season will be available at once for your gorging pleasure.

When Defiance isn’t copying other scifi series, it’s enjoyably insane

Well. “The Devil in the Dark” summed up Defiance pretty well there, didn’t it? We have about 50% straight-up copying of basic tropes and specific scifi series, about 40% of nonsense bordering on stupidity, and then 10% of inspired weirdness that may be brilliant, but it’s so mired in everything else it’s tough to tell.…

What exactly does Joss Whedon have planned for Thanos in Avengers 2?

Carrie Fisher once again confirms that she will be in Star Wars: Episode VII. Michael Shannon reveals why he’s so excited about General Zod in Man of Steel. Andrew Garfield and Jamie Foxx are spotted in an Amazing Spider-Man 2 set video. An Oscar nominee joins the latest incarnation of American Horror Story. It’s all…