James Gunn is moving over to the DC Universe. Gunn was fired from the Marvel Universe and his job of directing the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy series (and perhaps becoming the next overseer of that film universe after the current phase of movies ends with ‘Avengers: Endgame’) after a series of controversial tweets were highlighted online. Gunn […]
Read MoreMonth: January 2019
Batfleck Officially Finished
Deadline and, via a tweet referring to the article, Ben Affleck are confirming that Affleck is officially done with the role of Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter ego Batman. The article goes on to say that Matt Reeves ‘The Batman’ is now scheduled for June 25, 2021. The film will focus on a younger Bruce Wayne […]
Read MoreGotham Unites Its Characters In Ruin
For a show that at times hasn’t seemed to care about keeping its characters consistent or coherent, ‘Ruin’ is a nice change of pace. This has been a pretty solid season with episodes moving the plot right along. Maybe every season should have been shorter? I guess we’ll never know the answer to that question but […]
Read MoreDiscovery Questions The Cost Of New Eden In a season that so far promises to examine faith and spirituality, ‘‘New Eden’ takes a surprisingly light hand to the effects of science versus religion. It’s not an unwelcome hand though, with the outcoming message being that there can be room for both in the universe. It is […]
Read MoreHulu Is Dropping The Price Of Its Cheapest Subscription
Just as Netflix raised its prices across all plans, Hulu has decided to lower its price on its least expensive plan. Now you can the ad-supported tier of Hulu for just $5.99 a month. All of the programming (with the exception of live TV) is included in this package, you just need to put up […]
Read MoreLost Boys Pilot Ordered By The CW
The CW is gearing up to visit another set of vampires. The network has ordered a pilot for ‘The Lost Boys’, based on the 1987 Joel Schumaker film. The pilot will work from Heather Mitchell’s (’Scandal’) pitch – not the Rob Thomas (’iZombie’) decades idea that has been floating around. Thomas will serve as an executive producer […]
Read MoreDavid Tennant Is Going To Host A Podcast
David Tennant is getting into the podcasting world. The actor will host “David Tennant Does A Podcast With…’ for Somethin’ Else and No Mystery Production. The first guest on the show will be Olivia Colman, and then in the coming weeks look for stars like Jon Hamm, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Ian McKellan, Jodie Whittaker, and more. […]
Read MoreGet A Great Price On A Great 4K Smart TV
Amazon, through their Woot division, is offering a 43″ TCL 4K Smart TV for only $229. This is a great entry level price for 4K. The smart in this smart TV comes from it’s Roku brain, which gives you access to all kinds of apps. With 4K resolution and HDR, your picture will look better than […]
Read MoreNothing Left On Earth Excepting Fishes Elevates The Orville Slightly
This so can be so frustrating. We’ve spent the first three weeks of this season mired in scatological humor or looking at one of the crewmembers verbally abusive relationship with her parents. None of the examples thus far have been great motivating factors to even keep watching, so when an episode like ‘Nothing Left on Earth Excepting […]
Read MoreDiscovery Returns With A Missing Brother
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ has returned and seemingly left any constraints about showing ‘Trek’ that has come before (though, according to the timeline of the show, after) behind. As such we get a literally colorful view of the rest of the Federation and the Enterprise. It’s almost jarring after spending the last season avoiding all of these […]
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