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AMC continues to bring harrowing dramas set as period pieces. Their latest is Halt and Catch Fire, a fictional take on the personal computer boom of the 1980’s. Why watch? Think Steve Jobs mixed with Jordan Belfort and you might be right at home here. Here’s our latest look at the series. Chugging Along “The 214s” brought about with…
For the past few days, the internet has been breaking the first two rules of Fight Club: we just can’t stop talking about it. But our digression can be forgiven, because author Chuck Palahniuk himself recently revealed exciting new details about a Fight Club sequel in an interview with USA Today. The Comic Book Sequel…
Are you excited for the return of Downton Abbey? If you answered with, “I’m never excited,” then congratulations! You got the reference! And you’re also a terrible liar. If you said, “I am not amused,” then you got a different but still epic reference, and you’re still a terrible liar. Downton Abbey Returns! Downton Abbey…
Marvel Studios must be proud. How the original Matrix film revolutionized not only the action genre but filmmaking as a whole with “Bullet Time”, the rather young Marvel’s recipe for success is being adapted by other studios, some of which have been in business for some time, in creating a franchise that focuses on character…
A few weeks ago, Disney’s Maleficent unseated their own Frozen from the top spot in Japan, a reign that lasted an impressive 16 weeks. While it’s apparent that Disney is flourishing in the Land of the Rising Sun, with sisters Elsa and Anna and now Jolie’s sorceress pulling in high figures, we must look ahead…
Of all of the subjects that inspire incessant waves of hatred across the internet, few are so bizarre in the amount of disdain that they receive as fanfiction. Haters Gonna Hate Often laughed at and sneered upon by writers and readers alike, fanfiction (fiction written openly using character and story elements belonging to an already…
So we’ve come to the conclusion that everyone – especially you – should be watching the BBC drama In the Flesh. Here are five reasons why. 1. It’s a refreshing twist on a tired cliché. We know what you’re going to say. You’ll groan, sounding remarkably like the brain-munching, dead-walking creature in question. “Zombies again?” From…
We’ve all experienced the disappointment when our favorite super-heroes FINALLY make it to the big screen…and the adaptation absolutely SUCKS. To a comic fan, this is akin to having all the air drained from our bodies, leaving us empty and listless. Okay, so that’s a tad melodramatic, but you get the idea. Here now (in…
Ay Caramba is right! To celebrate the acquisition of the longest running scripted series in TV history, FXX claimed in April that it will air the longest marathon in TV history when it acquired The Simpsons complete series, which probably left some of you drooling like Homer. One of FXX promos for the upcoming premiere features a…
Like many comic fans, I’m looking forward to Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and wondering which director Zack Snyder and company will go. While Man of Steel was polarizing to many, I found it to be an interesting but flawed take on Superman and his world, but the tone set in that film is…
SyFy has decided to start a series based on 12 Monkeys, Terry Gilliam’s 1995 time-travel movie (also a remake based on the original 1962 short, La Jetée) starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Set to release in 2015, fans will have to wait and see if this reboot will embrace the unique themes, iconic weirdness,…
Marvel is amazing. A little background that people tend to forget: no one wanted to touch Iron Man with a ten foot pole. Fast forward six years and now it seems everyone wants a piece of Marvel studios—a company started because no one would produce these little comic book films that were supposed to flop…
Someone on the Internet seems to have sold their soul because this weekend we were greeted with a possible plot for the highly secretive Star Wars VII. But (and there’s every possibility this information isn’t accurate, will change or is even a diversion) if what we have his true, what does it mean? What We Know J.J…
A few weeks ago, the Queen of England herself took a trip to the set of Game of Thrones in Belfast, Ireland. And she seems to have really enjoyed it and decided to bring a little Westeros back to England. Changing Of The Guard Plays Game Of Thrones Theme The changing of the Guard is a time…
Fans of the CW’s Arrow are excitedly awaiting the start of the spin-off show The Flash, and will be happy to hear some good news about what next season has in store. Andrew Kresiberg recently confirmed that some of our favorite characters from Arrow will be appearing on The Flash and vice versa. While we…