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See The Flash‘s Speed Force Scene (And All Its Easter Eggs) In Slow-Mo

If you watched this week’s finale of The Flash, you know that Barry Allen traveled into the Speed Force, which allowed him to run through time itself, amidst images of the past and the future. As such, it was jam-packed with fun comics easter eggs, and now you can get a really good look at…

George Romero’s Marvel Comic Empire Of The Dead Is Heading To Television

There’s going to be a new zombie comic book getting a TV show soon, and it has nothing to do with The Walking Dead. Oh, and did we mention there will be vampires, too? Empire of the Dead, written by Romero himself, is set years after a zombie plague has ravaged New York City, with…

Community Parodies Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s Elevator Scene

Community’s latest paintball episode is online and it includes one scene that pays tribute to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Just as Steve Rogers finds himself in an elevator surrounded by enemy agents, so too does Community’s Dean Pelton find himself apparently cornered by rival paintball players. Via Comic Book Movie, you can see the…

I’m Going To Pretend Everyone Died At The End of Supernatural Season 10

Supernatural has had an amazing run. The first five seasons of Eric Kripke’s monster-fighting show had a beautiful arc, and formidable storytelling chops, and the five post-Kripke seasons have had moments of greatness, despite an aimlessness bordering on ennui. But after season 10? I’m done. It’s a bad sign when the season finale of a…

On iZombie, Liv’s In Danger All of Her Own Making

iZombie is gearing up for a big finale, and Liv and everyone she knows is in danger. Zombie danger. And Liv’s caused all of it herself. Spoilers… There are only two episodes left in iZombie’s first season, and “Mr. Beserk” both followed up on the ending of last week’s episode (Noooo, not King Arthur!) and…

Which Superpower Would Make Someone Basically Unstoppable?

Fantasy and science fiction stories are full of people who have incredible powers — and yet, they’re not just ruling over the rest of humanity, or luxuriating in untold wealth and luxury. Which superpower would make someone basically an unstoppable ubermensch if you took it to its logical conclusion? Please include a picture, poster, clip,…

Hey Other Comic Book Shows, The Flash Finale Just Kicked Your Ass

The Agents of SHIELD can stand down. Constantine can go to hell. Daredevil got the crap kicked out of it. And Arrow? You just got outshot by your little brother. The Flash finale wasn’t quite perfect, but it showed exactly why it’s the best comic book show currently on TV. I know I’m frequently guilty…

Scream Queens Trailer Asks If a Serial Killer Is Scarier Than a Sorority

Honestly? Emma Roberts’ sorority girl is definitely scarier than that guy in the devil outfit. It’s hard to take seriously anyone who takes inspiration from the head chopper in Caligula. This full-length trailer gives us way more information than we’ve had before, with our lead joining the sorority that her mother died in twenty years…

How To Raise The Stakes In Your Story Without Wrecking Your Characters

The best science fiction and fantasy stories are impossible to tear yourself away from — and often, that thrilling sense of momentum comes from the sense that the danger to the world keeps getting bigger and scarier. But how do you raise the stakes without sacrificing your characters? All images by Mateusz Orzminski (More at…

Exclusive Dark Matter Concept Art Is Loaded With Glorious Spaceships!

Feast your eyes on some truly glorious spaceship porn. Prepare yourself for Syfy’s latest foray into the big black with some exclusive concept art from Dark Matter, the new space series from the minds behind the Stargate franchise. Behold! Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie’s Dark Matter is based on their Dark Horse comic that centers…

Grant Gustin Calls Arrow, Flash And Legends Of Tomorrow “All One Show”

My one worry about The CW’s third DC TV show, Legends of Tomorrow, was that it would steal great characters like the Atom and Captain Cold away from their original series. Happily, Flash star Grant Gustin has revealed that some of Legends’ stars will be appearing on all three DC TV series. In an interview…

Simon Pegg has written a thoughtful response to our article about his comments on science fiction and infantilization: “Maybe I was being a little bit trollish… [but] it’s good to ask why we like this stuff, what makes it so alluring, so discussed, so sacred.”

Did the last episode of Game of Thrones have a hidden death scene? Vanity Fairhas slowed down a scene and dug up some possible foreshadowing and book clues to come to the conclusion that, yes, someone may have died without us noticing.

The Borden Sisters Go Undercover (But Not For Long!) On Chronicles

You gotta give The Lizzie Borden Chronicles credit; the only thing predictable about this show is how unpredictable it is (and, ok, the fact that Lizzie will off at least one other character per episode). In episode seven, “The Sisters Grimke,” the Borden sisters flee Fall River and Lizzie adopts a more fun-loving hair color.…

Fear The Walking Dead Will Be A “Family” Show With “Human Zombies.” Huh?

Creator Robert Kirkman has been dropping some details about Fear the Walking Dead, the goofily named spin-off to the hit zombie series The Walking Dead. It sure sounds like the show is going to be very different from the original, and not just because of the setting or the time period. As you may recall,…

This Week’s TV: In A Small Quarantined Town, Everyone Over Age 21 Dies

Netflix’s new series Between premieres this week, following a town full of kids who have no adults around and no way to escape to the outside world. Plus, we’ve got a clip of Wells revealing his motives to Barry on The Flash season finale and a look inside Supernatural’s season finale as well. Tonight StarTalk…

In Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Power Lies With Politics, Not Magic

What if a world of mysticism and magic stood alongside Regency high society? Susanna Clarke’s break-out novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell — the BBC’s adaptation of which began in the U.K last night — asks just that. But as the first episode shows, even in a world with magic, the real power is in…

Silicon Valley Made the Best Apple Maps Joke

Last night’s Silicon Valley is called “Homicide,” and it’s a reference to a fictional energy drink, not intentional killing. But the episode also contains a killer joke about the worst tech products in recent history. Hooli’s Nucleus completely screws up a UFC livestream, prompting a Gavin Belson freakout. He demands to know exactly how bad…

On Game Of Thrones, The Stark Girls Learn The Cost Of Becoming Monsters

Both Sansa and Arya Stark have been apprenticed to monsters lately on Game of Thrones. But in last night’s horrifying episode, they both learn that imitating their mentors may come at a higher cost than they realized. Spoilers ahead… Since the start of the season, Arya Stark has been studying with the Faceless Men in…

Disney May Be Thinking About Marvel And Star Wars TV Channels

Tucked inside an interview with Daily Finance is the news that Disney CEO Bob Iger seems to be considering two TV channels dedicated to Marvel entertainment and all things Star Wars, respectively. If you’re wondering how Star Wars could possibly get its own channel out of six movies and a handful of cartoon series, the…