Almost three decades ago this week, one of the most iconic cartoon comedy shows in small screen history debuted with a grisly gag that the series then repeated over a hundred times before it was retired. It is sometimes tough to understand just how much the success of The Simpsons reshaped TV history. Even saying […]
At the beginning of James Gunn’s Superman movie last summer, a title card appears on screen that offers some hints about the timeline of the newly formed DCU. It revealed that for three centuries, metahumans have been running around Earth in some form or another, with no clear examples of who or what that meant. […]
D23 is kicking off this weekend, and already, displays on the floor have given some major hints about what’s to come. Among them is a display for Ahsoka season 2, which has revealed a first look at Anakin Skywalker’s costume in the upcoming season. Hayden Christensen is confirmed to be returning as Anakin in season […]
House of the Dragon shows Game of Thrones fans the history of House Targaryen, which is nearly gone by the end of the original series. Jon Snow is the last known Targaryen alive when Game of Thrones comes to a close, though he and Daenerys both play crucial roles in the main story. And they’re […]
Before Marvel Studios oversaturated Disney+ with interconnected superhero shows, Marvel Television was developing a weirder corner of the MCU for Freeform. New Warriors originally got a 10-episode straight-to-series pickup right out of the gate and assembled a group of up-and-coming young actors to portray the titular group of heroes learning to use their powers and […]
The Power Rangers franchise has been on the upswing in recent months thanks to a successful Re-Ignition toyline and three new comic series from BOOM! Studios, and fans were also excited about a live-action series in development for Disney+. Unfortunately, that live-action series has received an incredibly disappointing update, as the project is reportedly dead […]
X-Men ’97 Season 2’s post-credits scene is the perfect setup. It teases a coming war between mutants and the US government, after Graydon Creed – the son of Mystique and Sabertooth – becomes president of the United States. Exodus already tried to put Graydon on trial for his crimes against mutantkind, but Nightcrawler objected, insisting […]
The story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer saw Buffy take on some pretty powerful enemies, but she rarely had to do so unarmed. From the very beginning of the show, Buffy Summers was faced with some very dangerous threats. Being humanity’s best line of defense against the forces of darkness, Buffy spent all seven seasons […]
In the era of streaming, it seems as though there is so much content out there that subscribers might feel like they can never catch up. Unfortunately, this same benefit can mean that some animated series can be lost in the shuffle. In 2023, Warner Bros added a thought-provoking, stunning show to its HBO Max […]
While some of the biggest cartoons on television and streaming are unapologetically R-rated, one iconic cult classic paved the way for this some 19 years ago. It is tough to overstate the role that the success of The Simpsons played in pop culture history. After over 800 episodes and 37 seasons, The Simpsons is the […]