SNAPSHOTThe 13-part production is set in 2012, three years before the events of the 2015 blockbuster, and follows animal behaviorist Owen Grady and Assistant Manager of Park Operations Claire Dearing (characters played in the films by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, respectively, though both are voiced by different actors Continue Reading
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Bounty hunting is a complicated profession: The Mandalorian debuts poster + trailer
SNAPSHOTAfter the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “You’re Still Here” (S5, E11 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … ARBOREAL ART GALLERIES, FISH FRYING AND UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS KILLING FOR AN AUDIENCE … Is art dead in the zombie apocalypse? You’d have every reason to think so since let’s face it, there’s barely enough time to stay alive, let alone do some tasteful painting or film people Continue Reading
Weird promo hybrid #1: The Morning Show (TV) and Underwater (movies)
Pop culture is like a hydra, heads sprouting everywhere so often and in such profusion that finding the time and real estate on the blog to feature them all is next to near impossible. Hence, this new series which will throw two wholly different shows/books/movies/comics as a way of getting Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “210 Words Per Minute” (S5, E10 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND JELLY BEANS … AND REMOTE CONTROL CARS … AND STARLIT NIGHTS THAT AREN’T BUT ARE IN ALL THE RIGHT, LIEE-ENDING WAYS … Shopping in the zombie apocalypse is never a good idea. More specifically, shopping in the apocalypse at a mall in the zombie apocalypse a Continue Reading
You’re Not a Monster: Even members of the supernatural need a therapeutic listening ear
SNAPSHOTMax Seward’s patients really are the horrifying monsters they think they are … because they really are horrifying monsters. …features the voices of Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Aparna Nancherla, Ellie Kemper, Patton Oswalt, Adam Pally, Amy Sedaris, and more. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) How does Medusa really feel about all Continue Reading
The end is the beginning: Picard gets a prequel comic book and novel
SNAPSHOTStar Trek: Picard will tell the next story of Picard’s life, taking place after Star Trek: Next Generation. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Star Trek: Discovery creator Alex Kurtzman revealed in March that it will be “a very different show from Discovery.” He also mentioned that the Continue Reading
20 years later … I’m still Mad About You
SNAPSHOTIn its return, Mad About You will explore the modern marriage through the eyes of the Buchmans (Reiser and Hunt) as newly minted empty-nesters after dropping their unpredictable, hard-to-control daughter Mabel off at college. (synopsis (c) Deadline) TV revivals are a wonderful thing. Let me qualify that — TV revivals Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Channel 4” (S5, E9 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND EXPLODING ZOMBIES, BAD MUSTARD AND HIGHLY-DECORATIVE, INSPIRATIONAL TREE ART … You know what the zombie apocalypse needs far more of, well besides less of the undead? Pad Thai, of course! Granted, this may not be the first thing that springs to mind in a world crying Continue Reading
Carnival Row: Murder, mystery and love supernatural
SNAPSHOTCarnival Row is a fantasy-noir set in a neo-Victorian city called Burgue. Mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city, and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. The growing population of supernatural beings struggles to coexist with humans — forbidden to live, love, or Continue Reading