This All American review contains spoilers. All American Season 2, Episode 1 All American Season 2 “Hussle and Motivate” starts off with a moment between Spencer and Coop standing in front of a beautifully-crafted mural of the late Nipsey Hussle, whom the title of the premiere references (“Hussle & Motivate” was one of Nipsey’s songs).
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When we came across Undone, created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg of BoJack Horseman fame, we figured most of the appeal would come from the realistic, rotoscoped animation, which reminded us of Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly or Waking Life. But what we quickly realized was this technique, combined with a completely unique form of
Valentine’s Day weekend 2020 just got a little bit better. Outlander Season 5 has an official release date and, you guessed it, it is February 2020. Starz made the announcement that it would be renewing its historical time travel romance based on the bestselling series from Diana Gabaldon for two more seasons in October 2018, taking it
Deathstroke, DC Comics’ ruthless, cycloptic, sword-swinging mercenary-turned grizzled anti-hero, is currently in the midst of a long-overdue pop culture surge, and it’s not stopping anytime soon, with the The CW’s latest adaptation plans, an animated series! The announcement arrived during the CW’s upfront presentation in May, where, amongst a treasure trove of CW/DC news, network
Jack Ryan Season 2 is already a go at Amazon! While the Amazon television offering, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, debuted on August 31, the series officially announced its astoundingly advanced Season 2 renewal back on April 24. The series stars John Krasinski – in a form that’s surreal to fans of his classic TV run
Warner Bros. is developing a Harley Quinn animated series for its DC Universe streaming service. Harley’s star continues to rise as a character, and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn was a major factor in the success of the Suicide Squad movie. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco will voice Harley in the new series. Harley Quinn is, of course, perfect for animation. She made
This South Park review contains spoilers. South Park Season 23 Episode 2 One thing I’ll say for this season of South Park is, so far, they’re doing a pretty good job having their serialization cake and eating it too. The only meaningful narrative through line from the premiere to this episode is Randy becoming a mob
Horror and television have always been a bit of an awkward fit. What’s scary and what’s bingeable sometimes seem mutually exclusive. Horror requires that you suspend your disbelief and the longer it asks of your attention span, the higher the risk that the tension wanes. Still, in the modern streaming era, there are plenty of
DMZ, the cynically-prophesizing DC Comics-published Vertigo title depicting a United States left literally divided after a second Civil War, is the next comic book-inspired small screen project embraced by HBO. Indeed, the premium cable channel has brought in a prominent name in Ava DuVernay – who happens to have her hands full with DC film
You thought movies were the only place to get your daily dose of horror? Oh you fool! You absolute FOOL! There are plenty of bingeworthy and scary horror TV shows out there and Hulu just happens to be a great place to find them. You can see a complete list of Hulu new releases here
More than anyone, Adult Swim knows that animation can take you to a wide variety of times and places. So for the networks’s next offering, they’re going all the way back to pre-history. According to Deadline, Adult Swim has ordered Primal, a new animated series from Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky. Primal will
This article contains Elseworlds spoilers. Elseworlds was the best, and most explicitly comic book-y Arrowverse crossover yet. It was more than just a way to get all the heroes together, it was an exploration of what makes each of them so special. And after all the reality altering, multiverse hopping superhero action, they still managed to
From making fun of Ant-Man in 1979 to making fun of Ant-Man in 2014, Saturday Night Live has always thrown a line to the world of comic book superheroes. Superman himself has been portrayed by the likes of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, Jerry Seinfeld, The Rock, and even Macaulay Culkin. With the increased
This Power Rangers Beast Morphers review contains spoilers. Power Rangers Beast Morphers Episode 11 Just as the Rangers set up a Gigadrone detector in this episode, I think I’ve figured out a way to detect if a Power Rangers Beast Morphers story will be above average. The key thing to watch out for? How Ben and Betty are utilized.
With Disney+ on the horizon, Marvel is taking their ball and heading to their new home, leaving Netflix a little light on the superhero fare that has come to dominate cinemas and streaming services. Netflix can’t go without a plethora of America’s current favorite genre for long. Superhero stories resonate with wide audiences for several reasons,
Lost in Space season 2 is in the works at Netflix, but hiatus has been long for fans of the sci-fi reboot. Lost in Space Season 1’s promising, cliffhanger conclusion indicates that the producers are confident there will be a Lost in Space season 2. Soon after news of the renewal, series co-creators Burk Sharpless and
The Bone Collector is about to be collected by NBC. The Peacock Network is moving forward with a serial television adaptation of the Jeffery Deaver crime novel-turned 1999 movie, which starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. However, the small screen adaptation will brandish the title, Lincoln, named after investigator main character Lincoln Rhyme. Last November,
Servant marks M. Night Shyamalan’s return to television, a medium in which he last endured the 2016 cancellation of his secretly-post-apocalyptic Fox television series, Wayward Pines, after two seasons. However, Shyamalan didn’t have to wait long for his television hopes to rebound, since he subsequently closed a deal with Apple, which will provide his new
The end of Arrow this fall means a lot of things for The CW. The network is losing its flagship superhero property, the series that started the entire shared DC comics TV universe that defines such a large piece of its brand. What will the Arrowverse look like when the show that gave it its
American Gods Season 3 is a go! Starz announced only one episode into American Gods Season 2, that the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel, will be getting a third season. This is good news for anyone who is into mesmerizing visuals and fantastical commentary on today’s sociopolitical status quo. Also, for anyone who wants
Arrow might just see its legacy maintained on The CW after the series – the inaugural entry and namesake of the network’s DC Comics-adapting Arrowverse shows – ends its seminal small screen run with an abbreviated final frame this fall. That’s because the network has put a spinoff project into development, this one centered on
More than a decade ago, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia started out as a pilot shot on a camcorder by three friends. Today, it’s one of the seminal shows of the 2000s, a breakthrough sitcom that became the comedic face of what is now a prestige cable network. How do you know you’ve made your
As someone on an HBO show once said: “The king stay the king.” After briefly losing its title in 2018 as the network to receive the most Emmy nominations, HBO is back at the 2019 Emmys with a vengeance. HBO leads all content providers in 2019 with an astounding and record-breaking 137 total nominations. That
On September 5, 1992, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and a host of talented writers and animators delivered what many people still consider to be the definitive interpretation of a towering pop culture icon with Batman: The Animated Series. Its unforgettable animation style and character designs, distinctive music, and cinematic approach to storytelling that often made
The Batwoman TV series is coming to The CW, bringing Bruce Wayne’s cousin, Kate Kane, to the Arrowverse. Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) will serve as the writer and will executive produce, along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Geoff Johns. Marcos Siega directed the pilot. He brings a vast CV from director/producer TV runs on Dexter, The Following and The Vampire
This Killjoys review contains spoilers. Killjoys Season 5 Episode 10 “It doesn’t matter how your story begins. It’s about who’s with you at the end.” By their very nature, series finales present considerable challenges even when the showrunner and writers enjoy plenty of advance notice as is the case with the SyFy space drama Killjoys.
“I’ve got three kids and a wife. What have you got besides two ferns?” Over the years, Zach Galifianakis’ wonderfully hilarious Between Two Ferns web series has increased its scope in terms of the profile of its guests, grabbing the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Barack Obama. Now the series increases its goals in terms of turning
Our favorite space-faring warship is being put back in commission by NBCUniversal, which has set a reboot of Battlestar Galactica for its upcoming Peacock streaming service. According to Deadline, the new series comes from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. We don’t know anything about the reboot itself except that Esmail is a “huge fan of Battlestar
Updated for September 2019 Isn’t it just the worst when you’re out with friends at your favorite restaurant and everyone’s discussing Kakegurui –Compulsive Gambler and you’re unable to jump in? How about when you’re waiting for the bus to arrive and people are discussing the latest Overlord plot twist? Or when your cashier at the supermarket tries to make
The puberty horror stories will continue. Netflix has renewed its equal parts disgusting and touching animated comedy about growing up, Big Mouth, for Season 3. Speaking of disgusting…Netflix sent out a truly revolting image to celebrate the renewal. Get ready for it. Told you. Big Mouth comes from Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and