0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/21/2015
Reboot fever is in full effect in the world of TV. For better or worse, all of our old favorite shows are coming back. Nostalgia has fed audience cravings as people want to spend more time with the characters they’ve grown to love, even at the risk of altering the trajectory of the shows they cherish. It’s […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/14/2015
Last week, Marvel announced a sequel to this year’s Ant-Man film, tentatively titled Ant-Man and the Wasp. Following the critical and financial success of Ant-Man, it was hard to tell where the company was going with this franchise. The titular character is set to appear in Captain America: Civil War, but whether or not he would […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/8/2015
Season three of Arrow was a mixed bag. While there were some cool ideas — such as introducing Ra’s al Ghul and having the League of Assassins — too many cooks in the kitchen resulted in a sloppy, overly dark narrative. With The Flash succeeding with a more upbeat attitude, watching the show seemed like […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/7/2015
“The Man Who Saved Central City,” the second season premiere of The Flash opens up with a cheerfully deceiving tone. Barry is duking it out against Captain Cold and Heatwave, and after an assist from Firestorm, they defeat the duo. The entire team is reintroduced at Star Labs, and you think everything is fine when the […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/5/2015
Almost instantly, I was hooked on HBO’s The Leftovers. The show’s premise was fascinating. What happened if two percent of the population had disappeared, all at the same time, due to an unexplained event? The approach was unique. It dealt solely with the remaining affected people and the pain and suffering of the characters, instead […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/30/2015
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D overcame major growing pains over its first two seasons. The series was a product of the superhero hype machine, Marvel’s first attempt in bringing its cinematic universe to the small screen and it floundered quickly. The show followed Phil Coulson, his group of agents, and their missions against bad guys and threats against the world. Early episodes had some fun moments, […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/24/2015
With Saturday Night Live‘s 41st season just around the corner, the show has made major changes to its writing staff. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, SNL will bring on six new writers. Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, and Will Stephen come via the improv sketch comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade. Paul Masella and Chris Belair join from […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/23/2015
It’s no secret that the upcoming DC Comics cinematic universe will carry a serious tone. Director Zack Snyder has gone on record multiple times to say the films won’t be bubblegum fodder and will transcend the superhero genre. This is why Man of Steel wasn’t called “Superman” and was perhaps the darkest version of the character on […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/16/2015
The upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has created a tremendous amount of hype before its scheduled release on March 25, 2016. The trailer has been viewed over 47 million times and Warner Brothers has already announced a Batman solo film, which Ben Affleck will not only star in, but also direct and co-write. With all this Batman-mania, it […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/10/2015
The first season of FXX’s You’re the Worst was a story about how two people, Jimmy (Chris Greere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) were falling for each other, despite not wanting anything resembling a modern relationship. The show, created by Orange is the New Black exec Stephen Falk, came out of nowhere as it featured almost […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/9/2015
Many former Saturday Night Live stars have used the show to springboard into bigger fame. Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey were all on the program before they became huge stars. So which SNL star has the best chance to join them? The Ghostbusters Trio – Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Cecily Strong Filming […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/1/2015
When The CW announced it would be spinning off the popular DC Comics series Arrow to create The Flash, I was cautiously optimistic. I wasn’t sure how they were going to pull off The Flash’s character on a TV budget, I had concerns about Grant Gustin (a Glee alum) playing the part of the iconic […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 8/17/2015
Review just began its second season on Comedy Central, and in one of the latest episodes, Forrest MacNeil (Andy Daly) — the man who will review literally anything life throws his way — finds himself in the midst of one of his simplest reviews to date. He’s gotten involved in a bare-knuckled brawl and, as […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 8/11/2015
When Wet Hot American Summer came out in 2001, it wasn’t exactly met with praise, failing both critically and at the box office. While that combination is usually an indicator the film was a failure, Wet Hot became a cult classic and more appreciated over time. I first watched the movie this year and found it to be […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 8/6/2015
When Rare Replay was announced at E3, there were plenty of reasons to be excited. The compilation of 30 games featured some of the best Rare titles including Battletoads, Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Banjo Kazooie. Not only did you get all of the classic games, but the price was surprisingly reasonable at just 29.99 […]
