Fire & Blood Files: On Matters Of Heirs & Manderlys
**Spoilers follow for House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 “Rhaenrya Triumphant,” and the series in general.** The third
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Commentary — ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ Has A Plausible Kaiju
Sea monsters have existed in the human consciousness for as long as people have ventured out into the ocean. Human
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Trek Thursdays: Trekking Towards Sixty #21 — ‘Counterpoint’ And ‘Equinox’
On September 8th, 1966, an intrepid crew of explorers boldly went where no one had ever gone before on television.
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Commentary: ‘Widow’s Bay’ Thrives On The Close Link Between Horror And Comedy
Horror and comedy might seem like opposing genres. One is about eliciting terror, while the other is meant to encourage
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Fire & Blood Files: Is ‘House Of The Dragon’ Trolling George R. R. Martin?
One of the subplots surrounding the release of House of the Dragon‘s third season is the ongoing semi-feud between showrunner
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Characterization In The Buffyverse — ‘Angel’ Season 2, Episode 20
This is part of a bi-weekly series concerning the characterization of Buffyverse characters. Arguably the best place to begin reading
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Trek Thursdays: Trekking Towards Sixty #20 — “Duet” And “In The Hands Of The Prophets”
On September 8th, 1966, an intrepid crew of explorers boldly went where no one had ever gone before on television.
Read moreCommentary — ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ Learns From The Lessons Of ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
If the past is any indication, it’s extremely difficult to do a television show spun off from a successful film
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Fire & Blood Files: The Significance Of The Dragonseeds’ Campsite
The third season of House of the Dragon bowed Sunday night with the long-promised Battle of the Gullet. A key
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Trek Thursdays: Trekking Towards Sixty #19 — “Crisis Point” And “No Small Parts”
On September 8th, 1966, an intrepid crew of explorers boldly went where no one had ever gone before on television.
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‘The Tick’ And ‘The Tick: The Complete Series’ Top Out Netflix Picks In July
Summer is in full swing. If record temperatures across the world and fires sprouting everywhere wasn’t evidence enough, Netflix’s July
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Characterization In The Buffyverse — ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Season 5, Episode 20
This is part of a bi-weekly series concerning the characterization of Buffyverse characters. Arguably the best place to begin reading
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Fire & Blood Files: Can ‘House Of The Dragon’ Do It All In Just 16 Episodes?
HBO’s House of the Dragon returns this Sunday, promising another season of political machinations, Grand Guignol-ian violence and dragon-on-dragon action
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Commentary: ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Should Remember Why It Exists
Premises are extremely important when devising a television show. This might seem obvious, but a surprising number of programs forget
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Trek Thursdays: Trekking Towards Sixty #18 — “The Measure Of A Man” And “Drumhead”
On September 8th, 1996, an intrepid crew of explorers boldly went where no one had ever gone before on television. At
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Commentary: The Most Relatable Character On ‘The Boys’ Is Also Its Least Relatable
Because of the nature of The Boys, it has an incredible cast of ridiculous characters. They include a horny living
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Commentary: ‘Your Friends And Neighbors’ Is A Vain ‘Breaking Bad’
Anti-heroes have become extremely popular ever since Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) forever changed television. Jon Hamm has already popularized an
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‘Heated Rivarly’ And ‘Industry’ Lead This Year’s TCA Awards Nominations
With a record number of its members participating in the open nomination round, the Television Critics Association announced its final
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Where Batman, Car Culture, And Music Collide: Hallmark Guitars’ 2009/2017 ‘Wing-Bat’ Guitar
My friends and colleagues will tell you that I am a massive sucker when it comes to my favorite fandoms
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“The Boss” And Other Lost ‘Doctor Who’ Plotlines
In the first of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, “The Star Beast”, the titular creature (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) makes an
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Hasbro Unveils New Figures During Hasbro Pulse’s Marvel Legends Fanstream
On the most recent Hasbro Pulse’s Marvel Legends Fanstream, the toy company revealed several upcoming action figures arriving this fall.
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Commentary: ‘Devil May Cry’ Season 2 Opens In The Most Perfect Way Possible
Television shows and films based on established properties already have a foundation from which to build their tone. When something
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TV Review — The Tide Turns In ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episode “The Hateful Darkness”
After the previous episode‘s quick speed-run through the fallout from Vanessa’s (Ayelet Zurer) death and the escalation of the anti-Fisk
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Commentary: The Reaction To Flight 37 Is The Most Realistic Part Of ‘The Boys’
Early on in The Boys, there’s a plot device that becomes pretty essential to maintaining the status quo. By the
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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Cancelled As The BBC Looks For New Creative Direction
Doctor Who is once again in a state of flux. After a tumultuous relationship with Disney and a wild two years
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Blasts From The Past: New ‘Star Wars: Droids’ Black Series Figures Releasing This Summer
Hasbro has drawn on the present with their Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu line for both the Black Series
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Commentary: ‘The Boys’ Builds On A Dark Side Of Real History
It’s indisputable that The Boys is a wild story. It has a ridiculous number of superheroes with crazy powers who
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Characterization In The Buffyverse — ‘Angel’ Season 2, Episode 19
This is part of a bi-weekly series concerning the characterization of Buffyverse characters. Arguably the best place to begin reading
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Commentary: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Ending Is A Perfect Allegory For Our Times
It’s hard not to see the real-world parallels within Daredevil: Born Again. The story centers on a ruthless and criminal
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Trek Thursdays: Trekking Towards Sixty #16 — “Frame Of Mind” And “Hard Time”
On September 8th, 1966, an intrepid crew of explorers boldly went where no one had ever gone before on television.
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Force Matters: More All-Maul ‘Star Wars’ Madness
Comics took a week off, but we’ve got two more episode of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord to dig
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