Television

Resurrection Suddenly Remembers and Resolves Last Season’s Cliffhanger

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been waiting for this show to resolve the question of Marty’s relationship to the Thompsons pretty much all season. We ended season one on the revelation of that, and we haven’t heard anything about that until now. Just in time to dispose of most of the Thompsons…

CBS has made a commitment to produce a pilot for a Limitless series, based on the2011 moviestarring Bradley Cooper. The show was in development last year, but now you can officially get ready for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman’s take on a drug that enhances the brain with some intense side affects. [Deadline]

Will Clara Pay A High Cost For Trying To Be The Doctor On Doctor Who?

Doctor Who’s two-part season finale aired its first half tonight, and the story is almost entirely driven by Clara Oswald and her decisions. It’s a measure of how much she’s grown as a character that this works as splendidly as it does. But did Clara just learn the true cost of trying to be the…

Will Legend Of Korra‘s Superweapon Change The World Of Avatar Forever?

Technology has radically changed the world of Legend of Korra, giving its people the wonders of trains, cars, and radios. But with Kuvira moving on the Earth Empire’s final holdout, we see how technology also has the potential to make warfare in the Avatar world more devastating. How can the Avatar match the advancements in…

Why Can’t Vampire Diaries Ever Just Let Bonnie Be Awesome?

I’m serious. Last night’s Vampire Diaries was brilliant — except that the show once again set Bonnie up as a total awesome shitkicker, and then took it away again. WTF Vampire Diaries? Spoilers ahead… I’m referring, of course, to the fact that Bonnie Bennett has the episode’s main “fuck yeah” moment when she stands up…

Watch The First Episode Of Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall

We’ve been looking forward to Cartoon Network’s miniseries Over the Garden Wall. Everything we’ve seen from this tale of two brothers lost in a strange forest has looked utterly whimsical. But this first chapter, which has been released online, is also a tad creepy. Over the Garden Wall, created by Patrick McHale, will air two…

Michael Showalter Is Producing A Scifi Comedy For FX

FX has put in a development deal for his new scifi comedy series Daedalus 6. Very little is known about this project, but Deadline is reporting that the series is set in the “near future.” Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit (1600 Penn, Super Fun Night) will write the series and executive produce with Michael Showalter.…

Check Out John Constantine’s Psych Profile: “A Real Charming Gentleman”

If you’re still wondering whether John Constantine’s rough edges are going to be smoothed out in his new TV show, this brand new featurette — exclusively at io9 — should help to answer the question. Hell no. Watch Constantine’s therapist try to analyze him, only to wind up wigging out. This is the “patient debrief”…

Supergirl TV Show Will Introduce A Brand-New Character—Kara’s Sister

Casting has started for the upcoming Supergirl TV series, and the casting notices give us a little more insight into Kara and her life. For one thing, they reveal a character who doesn’t appear in the comics: Kara’s older foster sister. TVLine spotted the casting notices, which describe the two characters. Here is the basic…

What Supposedly Scary Story Made You Laugh Instead?

The line between terror and hilarity is kind of ill-defined at the best of times. There’s a reason why we have so many horror comedies. But sometimes, a movie, TV show or book sets out to be scary… and just winds up making you laugh. What’s the most unintentionally funny piece of horror you’ve ever…

The Peter Pan Live Trailer Is Kind Of Terrifying

NBC has released a trailer for their Peter Pan LIVE! But because this is a live presentation, this isn’t really a trailer at all, but a weird behind-the-scenes video of a photoshoot in which an orchestra warms up and the sound of unknown people marching faster and faster. It’s actually kind of creepy. But thanks…

Okay, The 100, So That Was Creepy

We have members of the Ark spread out in this week’s episode of The 100, but things are moving forward on all fronts. While the adults try to establish some semblance of order on the surface, Clarke learns the dark secret lurking beneath Mount Weather. A Crucifixion at Camp Jaha Now that the adults have…

Syfy’s New 12 Monkeys Trailer Really Shows How Time Travel Is Hell

What’s worse than living in a post-apocalyptic future where a plague has wiped out everyone? Traveling back in time to change things, only to discover that time travel is slippery and the past a lot more confusing than you realized. Welcome to Syfy’s version of 12 Monkeys. This new trailer for Syfy’s adaptation of Terry…

The Best Moments From Last Night’s Arrow

Arrow enters its usual first-quarter holding pattern in this episode, so we don’t make much progress. But “The Magician” is still peppered with great moments. Let’s talk about the scenes that absolutely made the episode. Nyssa and Laurel Share a Bloodlust Nyssa is back, and she’s pissed off. So is Laurel. What a coincidence! At…

Amy Poehler Quizzes George R.R. Martin On Game Of Thrones Trivia

How well does George R.R. Martin know his own characters? On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers asked Martin to match lines from A Song of Ice and Fire with their appropriate characters—and the results are pretty damn adorable. The one-time Weekend Update cohosts had a bit of fun with Martin,…

Fan Service and Failed States on Person of Interest

Even though last night’s Person of Interest was a slightly goofy meta episode, with one character clearly intended to be a stand-in for fans of the show, it was also pretty intense. We now understand what the stakes are for the crime bosses of New York. Plus, Finch did something seriously out of character. This…

What The Heck Is Going On With Dean On Supernatural?

Last night’s episode of Supernatural was basically a standard issue “can monsters stop being evil” episode, something the show has done several times now. But this time around, there was an added subtext, because of everything that Dean just went through. Spoilers ahead… Basically, this was Dean’s first episode back as a human (tempted to…

Peter Pan Show Will Follow Lost Boys 15 Years After Leaving Neverland

What happened to Peter Pan’s band of Lost Boys after they left Neverland and grew up? In the show League of Pan, currently in development, they grew apart—at least until someone starts murdering them one-by-one. Deadline is reporting that Fox has a script commitment for League of Pan, which is being developed by 20th Century…

​The Flash Needs To Clone Felicity Smoak Like, Yesterday

The best Flash episode so far aired last night, and you can thank Emily Bett Richards for that. The guest appearance of Arrow’s Felicity Smoak was so great it actually may be problematic for the show — because it reveals exactly what The Flash needs to be great. Namely, more Felicity Smoak. But let’s recap…

Who’s Getting Played On Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD? It’s Hard To Tell

Even after last night’s episode of Agents of SHIELD is over, it’s still really hard to tell who got played, and who was the player. Who’s telling the truth, and who’s twisting everything around? Politics and spycraft make for a heady combination. Spoilers ahead… In last night’s episode, “A Fractured House,” we meet Grant Ward’s…