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The Parkers Was Actually Nikki’s Metahuman Origin Story

Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe started delivering some of the most ambitious crossovers in Hollywood history, UPN’s Moesha and The Parkers had already laid the groundwork for one of the small screen’s most interesting assortments of interconnected television series that, depending on how you look at things, might have featured a superpowered origin story. … Continued

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Star Trek: Discovery‘s Doug Jones Unpacks Saru’s Surprise This Week

A lot of our faves on Star Trek: Discovery have been through some weird, weird stuff in three seasons, but few have had quite the journey Lieutenant—now Captain—Saru has had. But this week’s episode, “Su’Kal,” throws one hell of a curveball to our Kelpien friend…and to Doug Jones, the actor behind the makeup who found … Continued

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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Lied and Misled Investors

After Cyberpunk 2077 debuted to the world and set off a trash fire of rage and disappointment, the clock starting ticking. Many wondered when that anger would manifest itself into a lawsuit to take the game’s publisher, CD Projekt Red, to court. It happened on Christmas Eve. On Thursday, the Rosen Law Firm filed a … Continued

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Summer Camp Island‘s Season 3 Arcs Cast Everything in a Magical New Light

Based solely on camp counselor Susie’s characterization throughout Summer Camp Island’s first and second seasons, you got the sense that, aside from her vast magical powers, she was more or less your typical childhood bully. Despite being tasked to look after impressionable young minds, nothing delighted her more than tormenting campers like Oscar and Hedgehog … Continued

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The Three-Body Problem Producer Lin Qi Allegedly Poisoned By a Fellow Film Film Executive

After being stuck in development hell for years, an adaptation of Cixin Liu’s popular Hugo-winning novel The Three-Body Problem had finally found a home on Netflix, with Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss attached to write and executive produce. But now the project is facing a different sort of behind-the-scenes drama. Though production’s … Continued

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Critical Role‘s DM Will Spin a Yarn for Bardsung Dungeon Crawler

If you’re heading into a new dungeon, it’s good to have a familiar face by your side. Steamforged Games has added Critical Role voice actor and dungeon master Matthew Mercer to its list of guest writers for Bardsung, crafting one of several adventures for the new roleplaying game. io9 can exclusively reveal that Mercer is … Continued

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The Best and Worst TV Moments of 2020

We’ve already counted up our best and worst TV shows of 2020. But now we’re getting micro-focused on those special (and not-so-special) TV moments that made us laugh, cry, shriek, recoil, rewind, and make memes. You know, the ones that remained burned in our memories long after the episode or season ended. Behold! Best Star … Continued

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The Expanse‘s Wes Chatham Reflects on the Relationships That Define Amos’ Season 5 Journey

“I think it’s the best thing we’ve done so far,” Wes Chatham, who plays Amos Burton, says of The Expanse’s fifth season. We agree—and we also think Amos’ thrilling, emotional storyline has a lot to do with that success. In season five, we see him pay a long-awaited return visit to Earth, where things…take a … Continued

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HBO Max Will Ring in the New Year With Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond

In 2021, Warner Bros. is going all in on streaming with HBO Max in a way that’s almost certain to solidify the streaming service as a go-to destination for consumers looking to catch some of Hollywood’s newest upcoming feature releases. While Warner Bros.’ plan to release its entire 2021 slate of films on HBO Max … Continued

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Cobra Kai Season 3 Is Debuting a Week Early

Next year is starting off the best way possible: we’re getting a brand new season of Cobra Kai. The hit Netflix show was set to debut season three on January 8 but today it was revealed it’ll be out a week earlier, on January 1. The perfect way to ring in the new year. Cobra … Continued

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Updates From Wonder Woman 1984, Hawkeye, and More

The Mad Max: Fury Road prequel gets a release date. Wild new Flash set pictures could tease another obscure comics foe. Plus, what’s to come on the second season of Two-Sentence Horror Stories, and just in time for tomorrow, the…origins of Father Christmas!? Spoilers now! Furiosa The Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa, is now … Continued

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Discovery Just Rammed Its Endgame Into a Pretty Solid Episode of Star Trek

This week Star Trek: Discovery screamed: “WE’RE IN THE LAST THREE EPISODES OF THE SEASON” at the top of its lungs. It did, in the typical Discovery manner, a fine job of flinging big emotions, big stakes, big twists, and more at our faces to get us ready for season three’s climax. But unlike past … Continued

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Haunting of Bly Manor Creator Has ‘No Plans’ to Continue the Anthology Series

Writer and director Mike Flanagan has been giving fellow horror creator Ryan Murphy a run for his money with Netflix’s Haunting series, which started with Haunting of Hill House and continued this year with Haunting of Bly Manor. Even though the fledgling anthology series has so many haunts to explore, Flanagan said he has “no … Continued

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The Weapon of a Jedi Knight

Despite the fact that we live in a world with more Star Wars than ever, and even more to come, there is still power in the image of a Jedi. A flowing, hooded cloak, the snap-hiss and surreal glow as their lightsaber pierces our field of view—in spite of decades of familiarity, it’s an image … Continued

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Sean Astin’s Cool With You Shipping Sam and Frodo, Two Bros Who Should Have Kissed

Though Peter Jackson’sLord of the Rings films didn’t explicitly pair Frodo and Sam together romantically, the sizable amount of subtext presented on the screen naturally fed into the fandom’s already-established interest in the idea of shipping the two characters. All it takes is a cursory search through the fanfic site of your choice to see that … Continued

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Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Gives Us a Festive Huttese Sing-Along

Deck the halls with boughs of blasters. It’s time to get into the Life Day spirit with a Lego Star Wars Holiday Special sing-along, featuring the vocal stylings of Billy Dee Williams and Poe Dameron doing a dance in a sweater. The Star Wars YouTube recently released a sing-along video for “Joh Blastoh,” a holiday … Continued

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Cherk Is Gonna Win an Emmy or an Oscar or Something for Apple TV+, for Sure

Apple TV+ had a rough launch over the course of the past year, perhaps in part because of repeated meddling by Apple execs in creative decisions. It’s starting to turn the ship around with a stronger slate of programming and is hoping to win an award or two over the next few months. On Wednesday, … Continued

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A Brief History of Dalek Civil War

On New Year’s Day, Doctor Who finally returns with “Revolution of the Daleks,” and from what we know of it so far, seems like it’s going to give us a brand new faction of human-made Daleks…that the actual Daleks are none too pleased with. But this is far from the first time the pepperpots have … Continued

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The Fictional Characters, TV Shows, and Movies We Lost in 2020

It was a rough year for all of us in the real world, but those fictional universes we spend so much time in didn’t get off scot-free. A lot of television shows ended their runs this year, and a lot of our favorite characters from sci-fi, fantasy, and horror took their final bows as well. … Continued

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Daft Punk’s Rare Tron: Legacy Tracks Are Now Available for Streaming

The degree to which you’ve heard the full extent of Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack depends on just how dedicated you’ve been to tracking down the whole of the duo’s discography over the past 10 years. While the original soundtrack’s over a decade old at this point, different supplementary tracks have popped up over time … Continued