Television

We get it, Revolution: Old people are terrible

There are a lot of themes in last night’s episode of the post-electricity TV show Revolution. Grieving parents, including Evil DOD Guy and Rachel. And the general theme of regret, and whether the post-blackout world could turn into a better place. But the real, overarching theme of the episode — and the series — seems…

First Image of a Brand New Starship in Star Trek Into Darkness

Matt Smith and David Tennant are photographed together at the readthrough for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary special. Find out what to expect in G.I. Joe 3! Primer’s Shane Carruth reveals the impressively practical special effects in his latest mindbending film. Robert Kirkman looks ahead to The Walking Dead’s next season. Plus new videos for Godzilla,…

TV This Week: A Tribute to the Greatest Monster Maker of All Time

The creator of Bubo, the fighting skeletons, the mighty cyclops and so many more gorgeous monsters is finally getting a movie tribute. Also this week, Grimm goes deeper into the fairy tale mythos of magical lizard royals and Orphan Black returns for more clone-on-clone action. Today: Adventure Time (7:45 PM, Cartoon Network): Now this is…

Game of Thrones Week One: Alliances You Already Know You’ll Regret Making

Game of Thrones came back last night, with an episode that shows how people’s fortunes have risen and fallen in the wake of war. But more to the point, it showed alliances being made and broken. Some people who cast their lot with terrible friends last year now have cause to regret it — but…

Concept art of the strangest creature on last night’s Game of Thrones

There was a lot of freakiness in last night’s episode of Game of Thrones — including a lot more magical stuff than you’ve seen in previous episodes. But the weirdest thing might have been this odd little creature, which this appears to be concept art for. Minor spoilers ahead… https://gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-week-one-alliances-you-already-know-yo-464871563 This artwork popped up over…

Cable-killing TV service Aereo has won a major court decision that’ll keep it in business—for now. [PDF of decision] https://gizmodo.com/aereo-hands-on-watch-broadcast-tv-wherever-and-wheneve-5893248

The Walking Dead season finale replaces its epic confrontation with some epic bullsh*t

Well, I can’t accuse The Walking Dead of being inconsistent. The season finale perfectly encapsulated the entirety of season 3 — a lot of padding, a few great character moments, and most of all, SOME TOTAL BULLSHIT. Let me say that season 3 is still the best season of The Walking Dead, but in no…

Robert Redford talks Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And why was World War Z‘s ending reshot?

Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss offer more hints about how the latest season of Game of Thrones will adapt its source material. Chronicle’s Dane DeHaan explains his mindset for playing the new Harry Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Plus everything you need to get ready for the next episode of Doctor Who! Spoilers…

Matt Smith confirms he’ll still be starring in Doctor Who in 2014

There have been tons of rumors about Matt Smith leaving the role of the Doctor, that ageless, mercurial time traveler, on Doctor Who at the end of this year. In the 50th anniversary special, or the Christmas special after that. But now it’s official: He’s on board for season eight. In the latest issue of…

This werewolf transformation might be the coolest thing we saw at Wondercon

We saw some killer stuff at Wondercon this weekend — but this intense, gruesome scene of a man turning into a werewolf in Hemlock Grove might be the craziest. Seriously, just watch and see for yourself. Oh, and the video and what follows are a bit spoilery. Hemlock Grove, coming to Netflix April 19, is…

We saw this week’s new episode of Arrow – plus more things to come!

This weekend at Wondercon, we got to see the next episode of the superhero show Arrow, in which everything changes for one character. And we also saw a sizzle reel of scenes from some other upcoming episodes. Not only that, but the cast and producer Marc Guggenheim hinted that we’ll be seeing a lot of…

Brian K. Vaughan gives us the first glimpse inside his new show Under the Dome

Y: The Last Man and Saga writer Brian K. Vaughan is one of the main writers of the new CBS show Under the Dome, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. And last night, we got the first glimpse of some footage, and Vaughan talked about how he aims to take a…

Orphan Black teaches you to steal your clone’s identity for fun and profit

Last night, our favorite new clone Sarah came face to face with Beth, her apparent twin, and stole her identity. But stealing money from your doppelgänger turns out to be more complicated than dying your hair and affecting a Canadian accent, especially when she’s hiding a few secrets of her own. Orphan Black delivered an…

Smell-O-Vision Might Actually Be Happening, But Who Even Knows Anymore

Doesn’t it seem like being able to smell a TV show would be undesirable a lot of the time? Alex Trebek’s cologne would be wafting around your grandma’s all through Easter dinner and then your house would smell like blood after the Game of Thrones premier. But you gotta give the people what they want,…

Is Clara the new River Song on Doctor Who?

Way back in the prehistoric era when David Tennant still piloted the TARDIS, we met a woman whose whole existence was a mystery. And then she died, right before the Doctor’s eyes. Now, the Doctor’s found a new woman whose existence is, once again, a mystery. And once again, he’s seen her die. Is Clara…

Javier Grillo-Marxuach says there’s more Middleman in the works!

Javier Grillo-Marxauch – co-creator of Viper Comics series The Middleman and the short-lived television series by the same name – says the much-loved series is slated to return! In what form? Who knows! All we’ve got is his assurance that something is, in fact, in the works, that it will not be a movie (à…

Clear your schedule: Netflix is now streaming Adventure Time, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and more

Back in January, Cartoon Network announced it would be making a whole mess of their most beloved content available for streaming via Netflix. That day has finally come. The lineup of CN shows available on Instant View now includes Adventure Time, Regular Show, Ben 10, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, The Boondocks, and even…

How one women plays over 5 different clones (and counting) Orphan Black

We’re crazy excited for BBC America’s new clone drama Orphan Black, starring Tatiana Maslany in over five different characters (that we’ve counted thus far). It’s a predominately all female cast, played by the same woman. Check out how she does, and get a sneak peek into the many minds of the clones she impersonates in…

A Grimm PSA: When an acid-secreting goblin asks you on a date, don’t stand him up

Grimm bounces back from last week’s mess with a solid tale of Rumpelstiltskin, odd MMO video games, and a deadly game of… Sudoku? Let me completely honest — as soon as I saw the video game aspect of this episode, I was worried. Traditionally, primetime TV network dramas do not understand video games, gamers or…

So what exactly is the difference between Katherine and Elena now, on Vampire Diaries?

Back in the dawn of time, when vampires were still creatures we slew instead of swooning over, Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave us the saga of Angel and his evil version, Angelus. Vampire Diaries has given us lots of vamps who oscillate between good and evil, but the main Angel/Angelus-type split was always between the…