Monthly Archives: December 2015
The Flash: What to Expect from Wally West
Full spoilers for The Flash's Season 2 midseason finale, "Running to Stand Still," continue below.
Wally West has arrived on The Flash! In Season 2's midseason finale, "Running to Stand Still," Keiynan Lonsdale's character arrived on Iris (Candice Patton) and Joe West's (Jesse L. Martin) doorstep to connect with the family he never knew.
As fans of DC Comics know, Wally West has a larger role to play than just being a new family member. After the episode aired, I hopped on the phone with Lonsdale to talk about how long it will take to get to know Wally more, find out whether he can offer any Kid Flash teases and learn what we have to look forward to when The Flash returns from its winter hiatus.
Showtime Orders New Seasons of Homeland, The Affair
Both Homeland and The Affair have been picked up an additional season, Showtime has announced.
Homeland will be receiving a sixth season, while The Affair will enter its third, after both shows have climbed to the top as the two highest-rated scripted series currently airing on premium TV.
The Season 5 finale of Homeland will air on December 20 at 9pm ET/PT and star Claire Danes' Carrie Mathieson and Mandy Patinkin's Saul Berenson, as the two seek to prevent a terrorist attack from taking place in Berlin.
You’re the Worst Stars Preview the Season 2 Finale
Grab your trash juice, because the Season 2 finale of FXX's fantastic comedy You're the Worst is almost here.
Full spoilers for Season 2 continue below.
It's been a doozy of a season, mixing comedy with drama as its central story followed Gretchen dealing with the return of her clinical depression. Fortunately that arc came to a positive place at the end of Season 2's penultimate episode, "Other Things You Could Be Doing," and things seem to be in a better place for the series' central couple going into the finale.
To preview the new episode, "The Heart is a Dumb Dumb," I hosted a Google Hangout with stars Aya Cash and Chris Geere to talk about the show and what they hope will happen in Season 3. You can watch it in its entirety below.
Xbox One $50 Off Console Deal Returns for Limited Time
Thanks to a successful Black Friday, Microsoft has announced it's bringing back the $50 discount on all Xbox One console bundles.
According to Major Nelson's announcement on Xbox Wire, the promotion begins in the United States today, December 9, and will continue until December 26. The deal extends to all console bundles, including the Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Bundle, the Xbox One Elite Bundle and the Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle.
In addition, the company will be holding a special Countdown sale from December 22 to January 7. According to Microsoft, it will be the "biggest digital game sale of the year for the Xbox Store," offering an array of titles at discounted prices with weekly and daily deals.
Community’s Dan Harmon to Script MST3K Reboot
The creator of Community and Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon, will be a guest writer on the upcoming Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot.
MST3K creator Joel Hodgson announced the guest writer spot on the Kickstarter campaign today, via TheWrap. Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is already aboard as a guest writer, along with several others including Ernie Cline (Ready Player One), Rob Schrab (The Lego Movie Sequel), and Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon).
The crowd-funding campaign currently sits at more than $4 million, with just over two days to go. It ultimately aims to hit $5.5 million to produce a full 12-episode season.
6 New Photos From Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has gotten six new publicity stills, showcasing Rey, Poe Dameron and even Han Solo embracing General Leia.
The photos — via ComicBookResources and seen below — also give us a new look at Kylo Ren and General Hux walking together, with Captain Phasma off in the background. And Chewbacca gets a close-up as part of the collection, looking like he hasn't aged a day since the Rebellions destroyed the second Death Star.
Earlier this week, we learned The Force Awakens is vying for a Visual Effects Oscar award. And Star Wars creator George Lucas has seen the finished film, saying "fans are going to love it."
Billie Lourd’s Leia-Inspired Look for Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress Billie Lourd has a Princess Leia Organa-inspired look, even though she's not portraying her daughter.
People Magazine has the first look at Lourd, who is Carrie Fisher's daughter, in The Force Awakens. While her ear buns aren't quite as big as Leia's in A New Hope, there's no doubt her hairdo is inspired by the princess-turned-general.
Courtesy of People Magazine
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Newest Gun Is Much Too Powerful
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community has been rocked by the seemingly innocuous addition of the R8 Revolver.
The weapon costs $850 in in-game currency — just $150 more than the standard Desert Eagle. Yet the game's Reddit community has been worked into a fervor over the pistol’s stopping power, which sounds to be on par with weapons that cost five times as much.
Reddit posters note that the R8 seems incredibly accurate, even while moving, and can eliminate enemies in a single hit on most parts of the body. Videos of the weapon in action have begun to surface just hours after the patch, and seem to back this claim up.
Pilot The Millennium Falcon in Google Street View
You can now explore Google Street View with famous Star Wars spacecrafts.
Thanks to a fan made mod, discovered by Popular Science, you can pilot the Millennium Falcon, Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing, or even Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter and explore all that Google's famous panoramas have to offer.
Taking the helm of Han Solo’s ship will drop you in London. Piloting the X-Wing will start you in Times Square. And if you want to explore your inner dark side, picking Vader's TIE Fighter will place you in Brussels. The best part? John Williams' famous score plays over it all.
Disney Hasn’t Forgotten About Star Wars 1313
Star Wars 1313 may not be entirely dead after all, according to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.
This ray of hope comes from SlashFilm, which recently interviewed Kennedy on topics including the once announced live-action Star Wars TV series. Kennedy brought up 1313 in passing, which prompted the interviewer to ask about the seemingly abandoned third-person action game.
"So our attitude is, we don’t want to throw any of that stuff away," Kennedy said. "It’s gold. And it’s something we’re spending a lot of time looking at, pouring through, discussing, and we may very well develop those things further."