0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/18/2015
It doesn’t seem all that long ago that my first recap for the 40th season of Saturday Night Live was posted here, but 21 episodes later — and one 40th anniversary special — we’ve reached the end of the season. Unfortunately, SNL limped into the summer with an uneven, and at times, very awkward episode […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
We start with a prelude of sorts, in this review of a finale: Is it possible to think too much about Mad Men? I’ve never thought so. Yet, as I began to think about how to shape the review of the final episode of this series, it dawned on me that I might have become part […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/16/2015
I probably think about these sorts of things more than I should, but when Mad Max: Fury Road was announced, I wondered if it would be a potential disaster. There doesn’t seem to be a statute of limitations on the length of time for a sequel, but 30 years really appeared to be pushing it. […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/15/2015
Latino-Review, which has broken a lot of big casting news over the years, is reporting Asa Butterfield has been cast as the new Spider-Man. While this hasn’t been officially confirmed, Butterfield has been rumored as one of two finalists for the role, and Kellvin Chavez says he’s been sitting on the news for a week. […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon
Among last week’s cancellation announcements, NBC announced About a Boy, Jason Katims’ adaptation of the movie based on Nick Hornby’s novel, would not be returning for a third season. The news wasn’t surprising considering the series’ low ratings on a network that was grasping for a hit comedy. (See One Big Happy.) Save for People are Talking, […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/14/2015
The Simpsons have a recent history of inviting other animated comedies into the show. For example, when they parodied Adventure Time, South Park, Archer and many more in just one scene. Well, they’ve done it again, only this time with a couch gag. Watch as the titular characters from Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty (Dan Harmon and […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Are you a fan of The Simpsons charcaters Mr. Burns, Waylson Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Lenny Leonard, Otto Mann, Principal Skinner, Dr. Hibbert or Rainier Wolfcastle? Well, I’ve got some devastating news. Harry Shearer, who voices all of those iconic characters, tweeted he won’t be returning for the 27th season of The Simpsons after contract negotiations […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
The CW network releasing a poster image of the cast for its new superhero series, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, was just the beginning of a big push for the show, set to premiere in early 2016. Hours later, the network revealed who the story’s villain — billed as “an immortal threat” — will be. And […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Late-night TV has always been a boys club. Actually, until Larry Wilmore got The Nightly Show on Comedy Central, it had always been a white boys club. (Trevor Noah will help those numbers when he takes over The Daily Show in September.) But women have still been missing from the late-night comedy landscape. That will […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
I’ve written fairly extensively about my excitement for the CW network’s upcoming Arrow-Flash universe spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Thursday morning, we got our first tease of the series with an official image featuring the cast and characters. Here’s the official release from the CW: When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
I must admit that I wasn’t very interested in CBS’ new Supergirl series. This was going to be the show, in my view, that finally pushed this superhero thing too far. At least on television. Part of the hurdle that superhero movies and TV shows had to overcome was seeming corny to the general public. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/13/2015
A period film set in the 19th century starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska would be appealing enough based on its cast. But what if it’s also a gothic horror movie? And what if that film is being directed by modern monster master Gullermo Del Toro? All of that makes Crimson Peak one […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
According to The Wrap, Marvel Studios is eyeing Selma director Ava DuVernay to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe and direct one of its upcoming films, either Black Panther or Captain Marvel. For those who aren’t familiar with DuVernay’s work, she’s one of the most coveted directors in Hollywood after directing the critically acclaimed drama about Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman
Tuesday night, after watching LeBron James and Derrick Rose show off in the first quarter of the Cavs-Bulls NBA playoff game, I switched over to my local CBS affiliate to watch a different athlete show off. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers traded in his jersey for a cardigan on Tuesday’s edition of Celebrity Jeopardy!, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/12/2015
In early April, reports circulated that ABC was looking to bring back The Muppets, reviving or rebooting the original Muppet Show concept for a new series. The network ordered a pilot and presentation for “proof of concept.” Evidently, ABC loved the presentation and pilot because a new version of The Muppets is part of the […]
