Television

War Of The Worlds‘ Martian Tripods Invade Actual World War I Footage

Last year, the History channel aired a mockumentary about the “Great Martian War” of 1913-1917. The real treat is the videos of the battles, which places War of the Worlds-style walkers in real footage from World War I. Christian Johnson (Plazma) and Steve Maher (impossible factual) directed these mashups of HG Wells and World War…

There’s A Peter Pan Workplace Sitcom Coming To NBC

NBC Is making a live-action, Peter Pan-inspired workplace comedy titled Wendy and Peter. It sounds like The Office meets J.M. Barrie’s classic fairy tale. I volunteer the whole of Brooklyn as both a cast and location (including myself). According to Deadline, the half-hour, single camera show will be more of a romantic comedy and less…

TrekCore’s Youtube channel has been taken down due to copyright claims on its SD and HD Star Trek comparisons. In their post on it, Trek Core expressed surprise that a project that reflected so positively on the Blu-ray releases and had been shared by CBS’ social media would fall victim to the takedown process.

Which TV Episode Does Everybody Seem To Love Except For You?

Everybody knows that loving or hating a particular TV show is a matter of intensely personal taste — but sometimes, this includes individual episodes. Everybody else might think one episode is genius, and you just can’t understand why. But what’s the most overrated single episode of a TV show, in your book? Please include a…

Peter Capaldi’s Most Embarrassing Moment As A Young Doctor Who Fan

We know that Peter Capaldi was a huge fan of Doctor Who long before he took up the mantle of the 12th Doctor, but apparently his enthusiasm earned him the ire of the BBC’s Doctor Who office. Watch him squirm adorably as he hears what one BBC employee thought of his younger self. While Capaldi…

Forever Serves Up Some Delicious Brain Smoothie

Which is awesome. On the other hand, Henry Morgan is an immortal who forgets all his emotional lessons. Seriously, the whole point of this episode is our main character re-learning a lesson that he apparently also learned a century ago. So much for wisdom and experience. Spoilers now… Congratulations, Forever. I was really afraid that…

Person of Interest Lets Us See How Two A.I.s Suit Up for Battle

It’s starting to sink in that the entire United States is in danger from one of the most powerful authoritarian regimes ever to challenge the nation. On last night’s episode of Person of Interest, we watched Samaritan make its first major power moves. From the opening credits (from Samaritan’s POV) to the plot arcs of…

American Horror Story‘s New Opening Credits Are A NSFW Clown Nightmare

We’ve gotten some shudder-inducing promos and a dream-like trailer for American Horror Story: Freak Show, but the latest promo shows us some actual scenes from the new series. Plus, the opening titles have been released—if you have a fear of killer clowns, steer clear. One of the particularly neat things about this trailer is how…

The Stylish First Trailer For Syfy’s “Mad Men In Space” Show Ascension

In the alternate reality of Syfy’s upcoming TV miniseries Ascension, President Kennedy launched 600 Americans into space aboard a generation ship. In this trailer, we get a peek at the world where people—including Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer—have lived in space for decades but still dress like it’s the 1960s. Ascension is set 50 years into…

The Agents Of SHIELD‘s Main Superpower Is Accepting Each Other’s Damage

Last night’s Agents of SHIELD was really like part two of the season opener, wrapping up the Absorbing Man story and the “getting the team together again” story. But the best bits involved our heroes accepting each other’s damage, and even using it to get things done. Spoilers ahead… We’re still missing Gemma Simmons —…

Community Will Have to Continue On Without Shirley

There’s so much sadness in this story: Nicole Yvette Brown has announced that she will not be joining the show on Yahoo! in order to take care of her ailing father. That’s just heartbreaking on every level. Brown to TV Guide: My dad needs daily care and he needs me. The idea of being away…

The Cast Reading the New Middleman Graphic Novel Is the Best Thing

THE BEST THING. NO THINGS ARE BETTER. The much-beloved Middleman only lasted on TV for 12 episodes, but it’s still beloved by many a fan. And after a successful crowdfunding campaign , the original cast has reunited to read the script of the new graphic novel. So get out your milk flasks and your cruelty-free…

Warning: These Adventure Time Art Books Are The Ultimate Time Sink!

There’s so much beautiful weirdness packed into every 11-minute episode of Adventure Time, it’s hard to appreciate it all. Which is where two new books come in. Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo and The Title Cards give you a closer look at the show’s creativity. We’ve got some never-seen artwork from both books. Above…

Marvel Confirms Tony Stark’s Dad And More Agent Carter Details

When Agent Carter comes to TV, she’ll have at least one familiar ally on her side; Marvel has confirmed Dominic Cooper, who played Tony Stark’s father Howard in the first Captain America movie, will be a member of the show’s full-time cast. But that’s not all! Here’s the official synopsis from Marvel, along with more…

​Sleepy Hollow Raises Our Expectations (And a Punny Monster)

Last week, Sleepy Hollow got everyone out of the cliffhanger clutches of evil. But while it was as entertaining as ever, there were lingering issues everywhere. This week addresses them so directly you can tell the Horseman reads the recaps And they also go full Frankenstein, because you need a B-plot of something, right? It’s…

Why Selfie‘s Worth Watching Despite Its Name

Selfie is a new romantic comedy series premiering tonight on ABC. Once you get past the terrible name, you’re left with My Fair Lady for internet age, and you should definitely watch. Selfie is the story of nerd-turned-hot-but-shallow-social-media-obsessive Eliza Dooley (played by Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan) making good. Note the name for the overt nod…

Here’s Bruce Wayne Listening To Death Metal And Sketching, On Gotham

Somebody really, really needs to remix this scene so young Bruce Wayne is listening to Batman’s song about darkness from The Lego Movie. Spoilers ahead… So two episodes in, Gotham continues to be insanely watchable. It’s as silly as a pair of meat pants, but it’s still really fun, and you root for the conflicted,…

Which Legendary Hero Would Be Dead Within A Day In Real Life?

There are many forms of protection in science fiction and fantasy stories — but the most powerful is Plot Armor. Someone wearing Plot Armor can walk through a nuclear explosion unscathed, or go sunbathing on the sun. But which awesome character has the strongest Plot Armor of them all? Please include a picture, clip, comics…

Post-Scarcity Societies (That Still Have Scarcity)

One of the most alluring dreams in science fiction is the post-scarcity society — a place or time where nobody goes without, because technology has improved. But when you dig deeper, most post-scarcity worlds still have some scarcity, because otherwise it’s hard to tell a story about them. See for yourself! The Jump 225 trilogy…

David Fincher Will Direct Season 1 of HBO’s Supernatural Thriller Utopia

In what is a pretty big commitment — destined to take up most of 2015 — David Fincher’s planning to direct every episode of HBO’s adaptation of the British series Utopia. Assuming that HBO’s Utopia is a close adaptation of the original UK show, it’ll follow a group of people who have a cult graphic…