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Stephen Amell Says ‘Flashpoint’ May Affect Arrow, or Not, Who the Hell Knows, Really

One of the biggest questions about the DC/CW universe of shows is whether the Flash, when he ended his second season by saving his mom in the past and rewriting the timeline, would also have changed the timelines of Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. Yesterday, Stephen Amell suddenly declared that it would. Then he quickly … Continued

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Preacher Finally Gave Us Some Answers, and Then Things Went Absolutely Insane

For weeks, viewers of Preacher have probably been wondering what the special power Jesse Custer had actually was. Last night, the angels DeBlanc and Fiore finally explained it to them (and Jesse) and, as a result, we got one of those incredible, jaw-dropping action scenes that illustrates why this show has so much potential. First, … Continued

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Rejoice, One Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami Really Soon

The viral Japanese webcomic and manga One Punch Man was finally turned into an excellent, frequently ludicrous anime by Madhouse last year, and it was a brilliant take on over the top superhero action. But good news! It’s finally coming to the West on Adult Swim’s Toonami—and it’s coming very soon. https://kotaku.com/one-punch-man-is-superheroes-comedy-and-over-the-top-1753726268 A surprise announcement … Continued

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Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Could Link To Future Movies

One of the many joys in watching Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels is when the show crosses over with the movies, whether it’s with the characters or the storylines. For the upcoming third season not only will there be more connections, they may be to future movies. Simon Kinberg, one of the executive producers on … Continued

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Here’s Another Glimpse of Mutant Dan Stevens on the X-Men TV Series Legion

In May, we got a look at Dan Stevens looking more moody than superpowered in the above first publicity still for Legion, the forthcoming show from Noah Hawley (Fargo) about the X-Men character of the same name. Now Hawley’s shared a photo of Stevens, as David “Legion” Haller, looking a bit more agitated. Is this … Continued

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WWII Ad Promised That TV Was Just Around the Corner

I came across this fantastically modern ad in the April 1945 issue of Radio-Craft magazine and just had to share it with you as we all slowly slide into the Fourth of July weekend. The ad was for Detrola, a company based in Detroit, Michigan that made some absolutely gorgeous radio sets in the 1930s … Continued

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23 Years of Power Rangers Uniforms, Ranked (Part One)

The Power Rangers may remain on TV until the end of time, but there’s one thing that always changes: their uniforms. Some are stylish, some are understated, some are bonkers—and it’s high time that they were ranked. All of them. Here is every single set of outfits worn by the various iterations of the Power … Continued

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Netflix’s Stranger Things TV Series Openly Worships at the Altar of Spielberg 

The debut of Netflix’s Stranger Things is just a few weeks away, and while this new trailer gives us a glimpse of its biggest-name star, Winona Ryder, it focuses on the four boys and mysterious girl who are the real focus of this E.T.-meets-Close Encounters of the Third Kind-meets-”basically everything Steven Spielberg was thinking about … Continued

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10 New Episodes of Lost In Space Are Coming to Netflix in 2018

The campy, iconic scifi show Lost in Space is making a comeback. Eight months after Netflix first purchased the rights to remake the show, they’ve officially given the series a 10 episode commitment with an eye on new episodes airing in 2018. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this version of the show “takes its cues … Continued

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Benevolent Time Travelers Alter Timeline to Ensure Syfy’s 12 Monkeys Gets a Third Season

Syfy has just announced that 12 Monkeys, the TV series inspired by Terry Gilliam’s 1995 movie of the same name, has been renewed for a third season. If this announcement makes you shrug—or if you just haven’t been watching the show—let me explain why this is good news. I feel like I’ve done this rant … Continued

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A Green Lantern Character Will Investigate Oliver on Arrow

Arrow is continuing on its season five casting spree by adding Carly Pope (Popular) as Susan Williams, also known in the comics as Susan Williams Jordan. Like in the comics, Arrow’s version of Williams will be a reporter from Coast City. According to TV Insider, which announced the casting, Williams will turn up in episode … Continued

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Preacher Will Return For Season Two With 13 Total Episodes

A day after we asked the question “Why are so few people talking about Preacher?”, AMC confirmed big-time that it still has confidence in the show by announcing it will get a second season. Variety broke the news and report that the second season will be 13 episodes. That’s an increase of three from this … Continued

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Why Wayward Pines Should Probably End With the Complete Extinction of the Human Race

Wayward Pines is halfway through its second season, and it’s moved way beyond the questions that drove its initial narrative. Everyone on the show knows where they are; a voice-over every week brings new viewers up to speed. But why they’re there still remains a mystery—and it’s something season two is struggling to answer. We’ll … Continued

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You Can Stop Second-Guessing That Big Jon Snow Revelation from the Finale

There’s no real way to really discuss this without spoilers, so let me put it this way: If you had any lingering doubts about that scene, you may put now them away. The scene, of course, was atop the Tower of Joy, as young Ned Stark arrived to rescue his sister Lyanna, only to find … Continued

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The Star City PD Adds a New Detective as Arrow‘s Cast Continues to Expand

There’ll be a new face in Star City next season on the CW’s Arrow: Tyler Ritter (The McCarthys) as Detective Malone, added to the police force after Captain Lance (Paul Blackthorne) peaced out in season four. Actually, there will be several fresh faces in Star City, since Ritter is only the most recent new cast … Continued

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The Walking Dead Adds Two New Characters Who Will Eventually Die Horribly

Whoever ends up dying from an acute case of Louisville Slugger syndrome in The Walking Dead’s seventh season premiere, it might console him or her to know that the show the survivors won’t be understaffed for long. Two new characters have been added to the cast, and they seem to be exclusive to the TV … Continued

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Why Are So Few People Talking About the Preacher TV Series?

Everywhere you go on the internet Monday mornings, people are talking about Sunday night’s television. Mainly HBO’s Game of Thrones. Lest we forget another major geek adaptation also airs Sunday nights, and has been for the past month: AMC’s Preacher. So why are so few people are talking about it? Sure there are a few … Continued

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Game of Thrones Showrunners Confirm There Are Only 15 Episodes Left, Max

The rumors have swirled for a while now. Various people who have worked on the show have dropped hints. But now David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones’ showrunners, have officially, irrevocably confirmed that we only have 15 episodes of the show left… at most. Probably less. Here’s Benioff during an interview with Deadline … Continued

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Adult Swim Uses Vine’s Extended-Play Feature to Debut Its New Cartoon

Adult Swim’s newest cartoon officially premieres on July 10, but you can catch a 10-minute episode of Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin Sclopio Peepio right now on an unlikely platform: Vine. It’s a clever collaboration to highlight both the show and Vine’s just-debuted feature that allows videos longer than six seconds. As Variety points out, Adult … Continued

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Matthew Goode Will Star in the Alien Aftermath Show Roadside Picnic

The TV version of Roadside Picnic is moving ahead. An adaptation of the famous Soviet scifi novel was first announced in 2015, then picked up by WGN America a few months later. Now the pilot has its star: Matthew Goode, known to genre fans for roles in Watchmen and Stoker. Deadline reports Goode is playing … Continued