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Star Trek’s Best Sequel Was Almost a Bad Comedy
After the milquetoast Star Trek: Generations, the release of First Contact felt like a breath of fresh air right when …
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Star Wars Was Barely A Year Old When Someone Used It To Sell Cars
Fans of Star Wars have gotten used to this franchise being used to sell just about anything, which is only …
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The Acolyte Isn’t Breaking Canon, Here’s Why Star Wars Haters Are Wrong
The recent trailer for the upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte had a lot of cool stuff in it: well-choreographed …
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X-Men ’97’s Newest Mutant Faces Horrific Future
By now, you’ve probably watched the third episode of X-Men ’97, and you know that Mr. Sinister infected Cyclops and …
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The Expanse Went Wrong Doing One Sci-Fi Element Too Well
Like any fervent follower of sci-fi and its love-hate relationship with TV and cinematic adaptation, my journey has been—let’s say—bittersweet. …
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Star Trek Episode That Aged Best Makes Less Sense Than Ever
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Darmok” is famously about an alien culture that only communicates in metaphors, and …
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The Best Nickelodeon Series Masquerading As A Kids Cartoon On Streaming
The best kids’ shows are the ones that are actually meant for adults, and Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Life has to …
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A New Miles Morales Spider-Verse Film Was Just Released, And It’s Scary Perfect
After the amazing cliffhanger ending of Across the Spider-Verse, fans wanted to see the follow-up ASAP. However, factors such as …
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X-Men ‘97 Proves Media Literacy Is Dead
With the recent hubbub over people misunderstanding the point of Starship Troopers (1997) 2024 was starting to look like the …
Star Trek’s Weirdest Episode Inspired By Sci-Fi Cult Classic
Would you believe that one of the craziest episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation had the same inspiration as …
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The John Wick Franchise Works So Well For The Most Elusive Reason
The John Wick franchise has proven itself to be a massive commercial and critical hit for a number of reasons, …
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Failed By Forgetting What Makes The Franchise Great
What do you get when you take a legacy property and abandon everything that made its original premise so special? …
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Star Trek TNG Perfected A Sci-Fi Subgenre With One Episode
Fans everywhere know that Star Trek: The Next Generation is a nearly perfect show within the sci-fi genre, but would …
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Star Wars’ Jabba The Hutt Hides A Bizarre Secret In Plain Sight
Watching a film on Blu-ray or 4K that you grew up watching on VHS is like watching a whole new …
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Furiosa Must Kill Mad Max Franchise Canon, Return To What Makes The Saga Special
After nearly a decade-long wait, we are finally getting another Mad Max movie! However, this one is quite a departure …
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The Sandman Season 2 Needs To Cast A Marvel Actor
As The Sandman Season 2 approaches, fans are speculating about which plotline from the comics the show will adapt next. …
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X-Men ’97 Is Perfect And Marvel’s Live-Action X-Men Are In Trouble
The X-Men ‘97 animated series is officially beloved by MCU and X-Men fans alike, but the show has no connection …
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Has The Perfect Ending If You Stop Watching After One Episode
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the most iconic shows of the 1990s, with a passionate fanbase. Like any …
The Bad Guys 2 Happening Proves Animated Movies Are Doing the Right Thing
If you saw The Bad Guys in theaters, you may have been among the many fans cheering on these wild …
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Quiet On Set Is Changing Kids TV Forever
The explosive documentary series Quiet on Set is being called Nickelodeon’s #MeToo story. It draws back the curtain on allegations …
Squid Game Season 2 Makes No Sense But We’re Getting It Anyway
Ah, Squid Game; I enjoyed you, although the longer you lasted—that is, the more your first season progressed—the less sense, plot-wise, …
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Disney Is Letting The Best Star Wars Stories Rot
Many Star Wars fans have abandoned the franchise in the years since Disney took over. Some fans simply don’t like …
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Star Trek Desperately Needs To Give DS9 Hero Their Own Series
For many years, Star Trek icon Michael Dorn has campaigned for a solo Worf series. Having seen more of our …
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The Adult Animated Series So Sinfully Good You’ll Want To Binge In One Sitting, Stream Without Netflix
Hazbin Hotel is a mature animated musical TV show revolving around the princess of Hell, Charlie Morningstar. Having watched angels …
It’s Time To Start Collecting Blu-ray Again
If you told me five years ago that I’d be looking to get back into physical media, I’d have called …
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The Best Detective Series Of All Time Is Finally On Disney+
One of the most popular TV adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyal’s Sherlock Holmes series is now available to stream on …
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Marvel Left The Best Villain Out Of Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home was, without a doubt, a very fun movie packed with great callbacks and references to all …
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Frasier Reboot Desperately Needs To Give Fans What They Are Waiting For
Typically, when a popular sitcom gets rebooted it means bringing back as much of the original cast as possible, with …
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Hank Hill Is The Conservative Hero We Need
As time marches forward and we approach yet another extremely polarizing election cycle, Americans are more divided than ever, and …
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Jake Gyllenhaal Road House Is Far Better Than You Think, Here’s Why
I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy this film going in, but I should have known better. I …
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