Television

The young Jedi run off and join the circus on Clone Wars

When last we left the young Jedi, Ahsoka had been kidnapped by the pirate Hondo, leaving the younglings to head back to Coruscant and drum up a rescue party. But when damage to their ship and an intervening battle leaves the younglings on their own, they come up with a plan to rescue Ahsoka themselves,…

Supernatural brings us a new angelic conspiracy

Wednesday’s episode of Supernatural was so great it took me two days to process all my feelings of abandonment when it was over. At last I was able to work through some of my issues, just like Dean, and tackle this recap. Spoilers ahead! First of all, oh hey, Kevin and his badass mom are…

What Are Your Most Powerful Memories of Technology?

I’ve got some family shit going on right now, and it’s making me nostalgic. The memories floating to the surface are overwhelmingly of my sister and my parents. But right there along with my family are the times I spent with technology—a surprisingly prominent cast member in the movie inside my mind. They’re not the…

Neil Gaiman discusses his plans for the Cybermen on Doctor Who. Plus Fringe and Thor 2 set photos!

Three more directors are tangentially attached to the new Star Wars. (With a heavy emphasis on “tangentially.”) Who might costar with Mark Wahlberg in Transformers 4? Tom Hiddleston discusses Loki’s role in the Thor sequel. Plus X-Men: Days of Future Past, American Horror Story, and more! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The…

The Craziest Star Wars: Episode VII Rumor Yet!

Is Disney going to destroy the integrity of Star Wars after all? That’s what a ludicrous new rumor claims. Also, a surprising Avenger could be showing up in Guardians of the Galaxy. Zack Snyder has some hints about the tone of Man of Steel. Guillermo del Toro’s vampire TV show could start filming pretty soon.…

The amazing time-travel cop show Continuum coming to Syfy in January

Syfy will gain a strong new piece of television in a couple months, when the Canadian time-travel drama Continuum debuts. Syfy just announced the premiere date for Continuum: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. And Syfy has bought both seasons one and two of the show, which means that the 13-episode second season could air soon after…

The Firefly Episode We’re Really Glad Joss Whedon Didn’t Get to Make

Last night’s Firefly reunion special on the Science Channel contained the requisite amount of love for the spaceship that Joss Whedon and friends built. And for the fans — the greatest moment is this brief snippet where Gina Torres says, “There’s nothing like a scifi fan. Like warm honey, poured all over you.” I want…

Fringe is the story of a family doomed to tragedy

Last night’s episode of Fringe contained a major callback to the show’s very first season — and yet, it underscored just how much Fringe has changed since then. By now, the story of Walter Bishop and his son from another universe, Peter, has become a byzantine tragedy. And last night’s episode made it pretty clear…

The crazy canine Firefly episode Alan Tudyk pitched to the writers

We’ve certainly wondered what other plot lines the Firefly writers had in store for the crew of Serenity, but we had no idea how many plots were spilling out of actor Alan Tudyk’s brain. Nathan Fillion shared one of stories Tudyk pitched for Firefly, and it involves two words: dog pheromones. Entertainment Weekly was speaking…

What’s the Best Digital TV Antenna?

We’ve been testing a handful of indoor digital TV antennas over the past few weeks. So far, they’re all complete disappointments. (You know it’s a bad sign when you’re going back to the ol’ rabbit ears.) But surely we’re just making some poor choices in our antenna selection. What do you use? Are you happy…

Why haven’t the Wombles conquered America?

Anybody who’s spent any decent amount of time in the U.K. knows the Wombles — like little furry cousins of the Borrowers, they live in Wimbledon Common and collect the garbage that we humans leave behind. The popular book series by Elizabeth Beresford spawned a pretty iconic TV series and more than one major pop…

There’s now a Hulu Kids section, with 43 child-friendly, commercial-free channels. Barney! Spongebob! TV babysitting!

What Network Are You Watching the Election On?

Time to switch off G4 and MTV Jams—it’s Election Night, and that means you’re about to freebase news for the next several hours. What’s your flavor? There’s CNN with the wacky touchscreen action, holograms and 150 humans on the set talking at once, NBC with lots of serious platitudes, MSNBC frantically licking a portrait of…

Nathan Fillion gets back in the Captain’s Chair

Last night, Castle followed in the footsteps of CSI and many other shows and gave us a murder at a science fiction convention. But this Galaxy Quest-inspired outing was much more of a love letter to fans than a spoof on fandom — and it included the above scene, where Nathan Fillion’s Castle gets in…

Cable Industry Launches New Research Lab to Fight Off Streaming Services

The cable industry is pulling together and setting up a Silicon Valley research center, in an attempt to fight off the threat of online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Reuters reports that cable TV executives—from the likes of Time Warner and Comcast—are pooling resources to set up the research lab in Silicon Valley next…

Could Harrison Ford be back as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode VII?

Those Star Wars hints and rumors keep coming — including a tantalizing rumor about a possible director. There’s also tons of speculation about the direction of the new trilogy, and just when these films will take place. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro says he might be up for directing the supernatural version of the Justice League…

Watch Bravo’s Horrible New Tech Startup Reality Show with Us

At 10pm EST, Bravo’s awful and totally hilarious self-parody of a Silicon Valley reality TV show, Real Startups of Atlanta, or some bullshit, premieres. We will be watching and liveblogging in Kinja. Related, we’re also trying to fend off the impending apocalypse that this show is trying to usher in. Feel free to join us—share…

How Once Upon A Time turned into an all-guy love triangle

Is it just me, or is EVERYONE in love with Emma? Once Upon A Time has pulled a bit of a fast one on the audience — what was once an adventure fairy tale is now a broody supernatural young adult sex-fest. Because we ladies love it when guys fight over us. Look, I’m not…

CBS Shows Will Stream on Hulu Plus Next Year

CBS is home to many shows in which some unsuspecting individual with a special gift helps law enforcement agencies solve crimes once a week. And if you happen to be a fan of these shows, but don’t like watching them over broadcast or using the CBS site, there’s good news: they’ll stream on Hulu Plus…

How did MST3K pick those terrible, terrible movies?

Over the course of 10 seasons, the folks at Mystery Science Theater 3000 mocked nearly 200 movies. The films were bad, but watchably bad thanks in part to commentary from the show’s trio of B-movie snarkers. But how did the MST3K team select films that walked that line between bad and atrocious? Benjamin Vigeant at…