By 1992, Star Trek: The Next Generation had become a hit in its own right, but fans still had a soft spot for Kirk’s original crew. And who better to bring back than Scotty? James Doohan returned as the legendary engineer 34 years ago in an episode that gave fans something they rarely got to […]
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Smallville S5 episode “Thirst”, depicts Lana Lang as a vampire During Smallville’s fifth season, the creative team for the hit television series received orders from the CW network for holiday themed episodes. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the Smallville showrunners at that time, answered with an episode for Christmas called “Lexmas” and an episode for […]
Image Courtesy of Marvel Comics Today, it’s hardly unusual to see an alternate version of Spider-Man. Beginning in 1977 with the first issue of What If … ? Marvel invited readers to imagine alternate timelines and different scenarios for their favorite heroes and villains. Few were more appealing than Spider-Man, who invited speculation like “What […]
Image Courtesy of Universal Paul Reubens will forever be known as Pee-wee Herman to legions of fans, but that was not the only character he played in his career. A lot of people likely remember him as one of the more entertaining evil vampires in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. However, he was also […]
Image Courtesy of Marvel Comics For thousands of years, the hero archetype has served as a universal symbol of strength and hope across cultures worldwide. And while heroes, especially in comics, are a dime a dozen only a few can truly stand at the top of the hierarchy as the ultimate symbols of hope and […]
Television has given us so many excellent stories over the years, and some of them have come to be considered truly iconic. Many of the best TV shows secure themselves substantially long runs and dedicated fanbases, leading them to earn a considerable place in society’s collective pop culture consciousness. Some of the best shows manage […]
The beauty of sci-fi movies is that the genre is incredibly diverse. If you look up the sci-fi category on any streaming platform, you will find everything from alien invasions, robots, space travel, zombie outbreaks, clones, time, travel, and even superheroes — and that’s just scratching the surface. You’ll also find different tones, with some […]
Image Courtesy of Cinedigm It has been two years since a horror movie came out that broke box office records despite its disgusting premise. When it comes to the horror movie genre, most movies that are successful at the box office are either more pop-culture-centric or just terrifying and intense thanks to the dark storylines. […]
Nickelodeon in the 1990s was a wonderful place to develop questions that absolutely nobody needed to answer. How was that character able to live with that kind of physical arrangement? Why did a bunch of cartoon characters seem like they always needed immediate medical attention? And why did some of the network’s strangest ideas somehow […]
We have reached the time of year when everyone is looking to check out movies for spooky season. Halloween is around the corner and that means people everywhere are rewatching their favorite horror films or discovering new ones that fit the mood. However, horror isn’t always what you want to see at this time of […]