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Screenshot: Lucasfilm Not much more than a month ago, a rumor swirled around the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ show that the titular Jedi’s oldest foe, Darth Maul, had originally been planned to be a part of the series. It was an odd rumor, given everything we’d already heard about the show and because, well, the Kenobi/Maul … Read More “Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Disney+ Series: Darth Maul Rumor False” »
Screenshot: Warner Bros. In the umpteen years leading up to the premiere of The Batman, the film’s trailers all wanted to make one thing abundantly unclear: what the Riddler, played by Paul Dano, looked like under his mask. Although I stayed away from spending three hours in a theater to watch the newest cinematic outing … Read More “Batman Movie Riddler Spoiler Paul Dano’s Face” »
Screenshot: HBO Max/YouTube Today, The Batman arrives on HBO Max, so fans of the film and those waiting for it to hit streaming can enjoy Matt Reeves’ take on the Caped Crusader. That three-hour run time will be way more palatable with the magic of a pause button, especially compared to sitting smack in the middle … Read More “The Batman’s Streaming on HBO Max Now Give Us More Batman on TV” »
Lightning Wolves, allegedlyImage: Comedy Central Short of the midst of an especially busy Comic-Con, there are few days more tiring for the staffers of your humble Newswire desk than April 1, the day we have all, for some reason, decided it’s okay to just go ahead and Say Shit, and if someone believes you, welp, … Read More “New Bobby Moynihan Thundercats parody” »
Screenshot: Adult Swim Adult Swim may have already given Toonami two new seasons of the beloved FLCL anime and an original horror series called Housing Complex C, but I think the programming block deserves a little more celebration than that, don’t you? In lieu of gifts, however, let’s raise a glass to Toonami and remember … Read More “Best Toonami Series Adult Swim Anime” »
Screenshot: Jake Peterson The TV of today is fundamentally different from even its relatively recent past. Sure, cable still exists, but broadcast TV is increasingly an afterthought and those times when everyone seems to be watching the same show are fewer and farther between. You’re streaming something on HBO, I’m binging a season of one … Read More “Relive Your Glory Days With These Retro TV Sites” »
John Cho in Cowboy BebopPhoto: Kirsty Griffin/Netflix It’s been almost four months since Netflix released the live-action Cowboy Bebop show—which means it’s been almost three months since the streaming service abruptly canceled it, after just a single season on the air. Reactions to the show were decidedly mixed, but it was still somewhat surprising to … Read More “John Cho addresses the Cowboy Bebop cancellation” »
Temuera Morrison stars in The Book Of Boba FettPhoto: Lucasfilm/Disney+ In the recent past of the Star Wars franchise, the screens have gotten smaller and so has its galaxy. This isn’t a new phenomenon; the saga has often had proximity issues in terms of how its vast roster of characters tend to pop up in … Read More “Will Star Wars TV always be this way?” »
Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop is a show that often feels at odds with itself as it haphazardly shifts between the various and disparate tones that defined the original anime it’s based on. Just when the series feels like it might have found a comfortable groove to settle into, it switches things up, and its characters are … Read More “Clever Seinfeld Re-Edit With Laugh Track” »
Elle Fanning in The Great; Rosamund Pike in The Wheel Of TimePhoto: Gareth Gatrell/Hulu; Jan Thijs/Amazon Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, November 19, and Saturday, November 20. All times are Eastern. Top pick The Great (Hulu, Friday, 12:01 a.m., season two): The new episodes vividly portray Empress Catherine’s (Elle Fanning) … Read More “Hulu’s The Great season 2” »