SNAPSHOT The series, which revolves around the ace fighter pilots of Leia Organa’s burgeoning Resistance, follows a young pilot named Kazuda Xiono (voiced by Days of Our Lives’ Christopher Sean), recruited by the rebel group to conduct secretive spying missions on the growing reach of the villainous First Order. Continue Reading
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Welcome to Dreamland: Meet the characters of Disenchantment
SNAPSHOT In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “People Like Us” (S4, E9 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ZOMBIES WHO ARE BLOWING IN THE WIND … THEY’RE BLOWING IN THE WIND MY FRIEND Things got more than a little Z Nation in the opening episode, “People Like Us”, of the second half of the fourth season of Fear the Walking Dead. The undead, Continue Reading
Phoebe Buffay: The Mystery Ingredient of Friends (video essay)
SNAPSHOT Phoebe is the secret mastermind of the group. She uses her insights about the other characters to pull invisible strings. …Phoebe the puppet master can be a bit of a troublemaker …she has a habit of being loose lipped and even straight-up meddling in her friends personal lives. Continue Reading
Get ready for the judgement day! The Marvellous Mrs Maisel S2 exuberant teaser trailer debuts
The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel leads the pack of the shows I would love to be watching but simply don’t have the time to get to, alas. That’s largely because it sits on its own streaming platform, Amazon, and I’m hardpressed to keep up with two I do have – Continue Reading
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Hank Azaria attest to the genius of Mel Blanc
SNAPSHOT Do you know how hard that is? To do to take your own character, have it imitate another one of your own characters? It’s almost impossible. If you try to combine two voices that you’re doing, you kind of just land in the middle. …we all tried to Continue Reading
TV Trailer Trio: Maniac pops a pill, Kidding is definitely not and Outlander teases
So much TV, so little time. Honestly, while other people may fantasise about having lots of money and time to lie on a beach in the south of France, float idly on a riverboat down a quiet burbling river or indulge their love of extreme macrame-making (trust me, it’s Continue Reading
Colony: “What Goes Around” (S3, E13 review) #seriesfinale
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND NO FURTHER STORYLINE OF ANY KIND, THUS UNDERSCORING HOW STUPID THE WHOLE TV SYSTEM IS, PERPETUALLY LEAVING US WITH HALF-TOLD STORIES The making of TV shows is a curiously cruel business. Unlike books, which arrived fully formed, or movies which come with a complete narrative Continue Reading
Tons o’ #SDCC trailers: Origins, FTWD, Nightflyers, Disenchantment, SHAZAM! + lots more (bonus The Good Place gag reel)
As always lots of pop culture goodness came cascading out of San Diego Comic Con wrapped up just under a week ago. This intro is far too short a beast to capture it all which is why you check out Den of Geek’s excellent round-up which has all the Continue Reading
Colony: “Bonzo” (S3, E12 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END (FOR REAL AND NOT JUST NARRATIVELY) … So Colony is dead … long live, well, nothing really since in marked contrast to shows like Lucifer and Brooklyn 99 which attracted spirited campaigns from fans and cast & crew, the #saveColony Continue Reading