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Did you ever watch The Real Ghostbusters and catch yourself thinking, “Wow, I wish I knew who sang those hot freestyle jams that are played at inappropriate times, like when the gang faces Lovecraftian spirits from hell“? No? (Do you even talk to yourself that way?) Crap. I guess it really was only me then.
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Over 50 Doctor Who podcasters, writers, and artists—as well as Classic Who star Sophie Aldred (aka Ace)—are coming together to record commentaries for Season 26, the final season of Classic Who, on the 30th anniversary of its original broadcast. The more urgent occasion? To raise money for a cause The Doctor supports wholeheartedly: increasing access
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This Castle Rock review does not contain spoilers.  Castle Rock Season 2 Episode 1 Reinterpreting a beloved Stephen King villain like Annie Wilkes is a tall order, but Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) makes it look easy. Channeling a nervous energy and an obsessively clean mouth (although no “cockadoodies” just yet), Caplan completely transforms into
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Marvel’s live-action arena is set for a profound sea change with news of the imminent exit of its longtime television head, Jeph Loeb. Loeb – an esteemed veteran comic book writer of top-tier titles across all major publishers – who has served as Marvel Studios’ Executive Vice President and Head of Television since 2010, is
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Editor’s Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see what excllent TV comedies are being added to Hulu. Updated for November 2019.  You can see a complete list of new Hulu releases here. The list of the best TV comedies on Hulu is essentially the list of
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This Mr. Robot review contains spoilers. Mr. Robot Season 4 Episode 3 With the clock ticking down on its final season, it might feel like a weird time to include a fifteen-minute cold open set in 1982 that serves as an origin story of sorts for the series’ designated Big Bad, but, hey – this
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This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers. “So then, who will be the next leader?” The season premiere of My Hero Academia was bogged down with backstory and playing catch up, but it’s an episode that still looked exclusively at the heroes of this world. The heroes in this show are obviously the focus, but
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This Van Helsing review contains spoilers. Van Helsing Season 4 Episode 4 Let’s be clear from the start. “Broken Promises” is a great episode. Vanessa’s stunning transformation and later reconciliation with Axel may highlight this chapter, but it’s the increased employment of mysterious psychic connections that really drives Van Helsing into fascinating unexplored territories. From
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This Nancy Drew review contains spoilers. Nancy Drew Episode 2 The moment Horseshoe Bay became an iconic television location isn’t when Nancy Drew decided to basically confirm ghosts are real and its heroine is being haunted by a dead prom queen. Oh, no. It’s when the series reveals that the town’s major annual community ritual
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Jeff Smith’s Bone is one of those comics, like Calvin and Hobbes or the ’90s X-Men cartoon, that traces back to the very beginning of most comic fans’ interest in the medium. It is a timeless classic, pure fantasy with roots in equal parts Lord of the Rings and Carl Barks Disney comics. And now it’s getting an animated adaptation. Netflix announced today
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This Arrow review contains spoilers.  Arrow Season 8 Episode 1 This episode of Arrow is more playful and fun than the show has been in a long time, and that’s not just the nostalgia talking. Sure, there’s the fun of bringing back so many old favorites for a victory lap, but we’ve all seen plenty of shows
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Back at San Diego Comic Con 2019, the team behind The CW’s DC shows revealed quite a bit about next season’s big crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Among the news: Tom Cavanagh (who plays the various Harrison Wellses of the multiverse) will be playing Pariah from the comics. That’s…a pretty deep cut. They could have
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This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 3 The Simpsons, season 31, episode 3, “The Fat Blue Line,” is a supporting character-led episode, focusing on Chief Clancy Wiggum, the worst cop the state attorney’s investigating officer ever had the pleasure of humiliating in front of his men. While stories focusing on secondary character stories
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The end of Breaking Bad felt like the end of an era. The Golden Age of Television, marked by writer/creator-driven dramas focused on male anti-hero protagonists, arguably kicked off when Tony Soprano carried out a hit while on a college visit with his daughter, and ended when chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White took
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This Charmed review contains spoilers. Charmed Season 2, Episode 1 The first season of Charmed introduced us to Mel and Maggie, and their half-sister Macy who they only learned about after their mother’s death in the premier. It established who they were as individuals and how they fit together as a part of a powerful
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At New York Comic Con 2019, among other huge Star Trek announcements, CBS also launched the new mini-season of the anthology series: Short Treks. Though there were only four mini-episodes last time around, this time there will be six, and the first of those began streaming last Saturday. And, if you were distracted by the huge revelations
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