Monthly Archives: August 2017
Everwood Creators, Cast Talk Revival Likelihood
The WB's small-town drama Everwood didn't make it to the air when the network merged with UPN in 2006—but it's made the CW lineup at last, sort of, as an addition to the network's streaming service, CW Seed. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the premiere—and its availability on streaming at last—the network gathered nearly the entire regular cast (minus Star Lord himself, Chris Pratt, who got his start on the series) to reminisce about the family show.
Pratt has spoken of his fondness for Everwood on numerous occasions, and although he wasn't present for the reunion (filming blockbusters like the Jurassic World sequel really does a number on a man's availability), his castmates remembered plenty about his time on the show. Below, eight revelations from the panel—including just how much they, too, love Chris Pratt.
Arrow: Oliver Queen Still Has a Team Arrow Despite Deaths
After the cliffhanger ending to Arrow: Season 5, the creative team behind the show has promised there will be casualties to Team Arrow. But executive producer Marc Guggenheim promises that there still will be some semblance of a Team Arrow in Season 6.
"The whole idea behind the cliffhanger is that there are consequences to the explosions on the Island that affect Oliver and affect the surviving members of his team. Spoiler alert: we didn't kill off everyone except for Oliver and one person," Guggenheim told reporters at the summer 2017 TV Critics' Association press tour. "He still will have a team, just the question is what is the composition of that team, and how are they all affected by the trauma of what happened at the end of last year. I like to say, for us, it's more than a binary thing of who lives and who dies. There are consequences that we're also playing around as a result of what happens at the end there."
Legends of Tomorrow’s New Villain Is a ‘Non-Human Entity’
After the success of the Legion of Doom in DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2, the upcoming season of The CW series will again be uniting a team of villains. This time, though, there will be a different sort of person in charge.
"At the head of whatever you want to call our evil organization, it's different. Last year it was three characters from the three different shows that form this alliance. This is a non-human entity," executive producer Phil Klemmer told IGN at the 2017 TV Critics' Association summer press tour. "This is a much more supernatural, spooky vibe this season. We're dealing more with magic. It's less real-world bad guys."
Klemmer was keen to leave that character a secret, but he did promise you will hear the character's name in the Season 3 premiere. Unlike previous seasons which are more science or time-travel focused, Season 3 of Legends will "be more in the world of the occult and monsters."
Saint Seiya Anime Remake Announced
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya, a CG remake of the classic 80s anime Saint Seiya, is coming to Netflix.
As reported by Cinema Today (translation via Kotaku), D.Gray-man Hallow director Yoshiharu Ashino is helming the series, which will begin with the Galaxy War arc and continue up to the Silver Saint arc.
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya art (Credit: Masami Kurumada/Toei Animation, via Cinema Today)
Grand Theft Auto Online Just Had Its Best Quarter Ever
Grand Theft Auto Online just had its best quarter, ever, for parent company Take-Two Interactive.
In its quarterly earnings release, Take-Two reported net revenue from digitally-delivered content grew 72% over the same period last year, with GTA Online leading the pack for "recurrent consumer spending."
Recurrent consumer spending refers to "virtual currency, downloadable add-on content and microtransactions," but it's not just GTA Online fans are spending real money on. NBA 2K17 also keeps bringing home the bacon for the company, both in recurrent spending and in over-all sales, with 2K17 now holding the title of Take-Two Interactive's best-selling sports title ever.
X-Men’s Corsair and the Starjammers Explained
The X-Men are going to space. That's really the main selling point of 2018's X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which will pick up where 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse left off and give Fox a second chance at adapting one of the most iconic X-Men stories ever told.
We already know that the X-Men will be contending with Empress Lilandra and the Shi'ar Empire in this new movie. And while it hasn't been confirmed yet, there's a good chance that Dark Phoenix will also introduce Corsair and the Starjammers, characters with a key connection to the X-Men in general and Cyclops in particular. With that in mind, we figured now was a good time to break down who these colorful space pirates are and why they're such an important part of the X-Men franchise.
Miami Vice: Vin Diesel’s Company Producing TV Reboot
Vin Diesel's production company One Race Television is reviving the classic 1980s cop TV series Miami Vice for NBC.
Diesel's One Race Television will team with Chris Morgan Productions on the project. Diesel and Morgan have collaborated on the Fast and Furious film franchise, which Morgan has scripted six of the franchise's eight entries.
Variety reports that "no executive producers have been locked in yet, as deals are still being hammered out. ... Peter Macmanus will write the script, based on the original series. While executive producers haven’t been set, it’s more than likely Macmanus, Morgan, and Diesel will all serve as EPs, along with more staffers from One Race TV."
10 Rick and Morty Gadgets We Wish We Had IRL
There is no knowing where Rick and Morty will end up in Season 4, which premieres Sunday, November 10 on Adult Swim (check out our review here). Regardless of circumstance, fans of the animated series know that Earth C-137 Rick Sanchez always has a futuristic gadget or two cooked up to save his day.
From manipulating time to breaking the hearts of an entire planet, here are the top 10 gadgets viewers wish they could own from the misadventures of Rick and Morty:
Which gadget is your favorite? Let us know in the comments if you would use this advanced tech for good or for…Rick purposes.
10 New Photos from Game of Thrones “The Spoils of War”
Game of Thrones has released 10 new images from the fourth episode of Season 7, "The Spoils of War." This comes on the heels of the exciting promo for the new episode, which includes a pretty incredible shot of Daenerys.
Click through the new photos below:
While we won't be getting used to seeing Daenerys Targaryen alongside Jon Snow anytime soon, some notable inclusions in this lineup of 10 photos are Theon Greyjoy striking land -- seemingly around Dragonstone, maybe? -- and a focus on Brienne and Pod, both of whom haven't had much to do this season.
The promo for "The Spoils of War" gives us an even better idea of what's to come in this week's episode, so make sure to read our full breakdown. For a better deep dive on last week's "The Queen's Justice," make sure to read IGN's review and rundown of theories, secrets and explanations.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Is Cena Okay After His Scary Neck Bump?
Hey, everyone. I'm back!
I know I've been gone for a few weeks but I wa...OH MY GOD!
HOLY HELL THAT LOOKED AWFUL! OH MAN! I FEEL UNWELL!
That was so uncalled for. Ugh. I know Cena's blood is made of pure bees and all of his bones are coated in vibranium secretly harvested from Wakanda, but this guy's already in serious danger of not being able to walk upright ten years from now. And as bad as that neck crunch looked from the angle in the above .gif, it looked even worse from the side when WWE replayed it over and over in slo-mo. It looked like when you fold up a slice of pizza to eat it like a taco. It looked like he was a cartoon coyote and had tried, and failed to blow up the roadrunner.