Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’s 20 Most Famous Guest Stars
It's a beautiful day in Twitch's neighborhood. The online streamer is launching an 18-day marathon of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the classic PBS series, in an effort to raise funding for public broadcasting.
Beginning Monday, May 15th, at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, Twitch will kick off their celebration of Fred Rogers, his friends and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. It won't just be Mr. McFeely, King Friday XIII, Daniel Tiger and Henrietta Pussycat viewers will get reacquainted with, though. Throughout its 31 seasons, Mister Rogers Neighborhood welcomes a plethora of guests, ranging from musicians, to actors, to people from various communities helping to show Mister Rogers and his TV friends how to live better lives.
24: Legacy and Prison Break Could Both Be Back
FOX has made their final decision on which shows they're bringing back... mostly. The network did the usual round of May cancellations and renewals this past week -- including renewing New Girl for a seventh and final season and canceling Scream Queens -- but no final decision has been made yet on 24: Legacy or Prison Break.
Regarding Prison Break, FOX exec Dana Walden told reporters Monday, "We would definitely consider doing more episodes," and that the show's producers have pondered the possibility, while stating at the moment, there's nothing in the works.
As for 24: Legacy, Newman said they were very happy with how the show turned out and praised star Corey Hawkins, saying, “Replacing Jack Bauer is no easy feat."
Glass: What to Look for in the Unbreakable/Split Sequel
Rejoice, long-time Unbreakable fans (the ones for whom even M. Night Shyamalan couldn’t ruin M. Night Shyamalan)! After 17 years of anticipation, we’re finally getting a sequel to Unbreakable, as well as this year’s Split.
Be warned: Spoilers follow for Split if you haven’t seen it yet…
After revealing -- via a classic twist ending and an uncredited cameo by Bruce Willis in Split -- that the two films take place in the same universe, the writer/director announced via Twitter recently that a follow-up to both films, titled Glass, will be released January 18, 2019. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy are all set to reprise their roles in the upcoming film.
FOX Moving Gotham to Thursdays
FOX's fall schedule has been revealed, and there's some swapping up of the scheduling of their comic book-based series. With the X-Men-connected The Gifted joining the lineup, that series will now air on Monday nights, after Lucifer. After three years, Gotham will move from Mondays to Thursdays this fall, where it will be paired with the new Seth MacFarlane sci-fi series, The Orville.
Meanwhile, the Sunday night lineup will get the addition of Ghosted, starring Craig Robinson and Adam Scott.
FOX is holding several series -- including the final season of New Girl and a new 10-episode season of The X-Files -- for midseason.
Check out FOX's full fall schedule below (All Times ET/PT)
Rick and Morty Have Made an Alien: Covenant Advert
Rick and Morty is a show that thrives on surprise (see: surprise releasing an episode on April Fools' Day or, you know, practically any episode's plot), and yet it still seems strange to see them advertising Alien: Covenant.
A new short popped up over the weekend, just in time for Alien: Covenant's upcoming release in the US, featuring Rick's innate defence against facehugging. You can watch it below:
Halo Dev 343 Industries Names New Studio Head
343 Industries has appointed Chris Lee to be its new studio head.
Lee, who was the executive producer on Halo: 5 Guardians, will head up the production of future Halo first-person shooter games, 343 franchise development director Frank O'Connor announced on Twitter.
"Follow our new studio head @tefferlee because he's keen to talk about Halo and better at Twitter than me," O'Connor said.
In a subsequent post, O'Connor clarified Lee's position, saying he's "heading the FPS production
not replacing Dan
Here’s What Paul McCartney’s Pirates 5 Character Looks Like
Paul McCartney is excited to join the Pirates of the Caribbean life, sharing a first look at his character in the upcoming fifth film.
On Twitter, McCartney showed off his buccaneer getup for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The famous Beatle doesn't have a guitar or piano, but instead is holding cards in his hand.
#PiratesLife pic.twitter.com/9GXS5QB931
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) May 13, 2017
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Announced
Warner Bros has announced a sequel to LEGO Marvel Super Heroes on the game's Facebook page.
A small teaser trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 shows a LEGO Baby Groot - who recently featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - running through an explosive brick world. The 16-second peek concludes with Doctor Strange levitating beside the logo before announcing that the full-length trailer will be available to view on May 23.
34 Images from Marvel’s The Gifted Official Trailer
Fox dropped the trailer for The Gifted, giving us a better look at the upcoming Marvel mutants series.
Bryan Singer, veteran director of the X-Men movies, is directing the show's pilot. Check out the gallery below for a host of images from the trailer.
Fox made it official, ordering episodes of The Gifted for the 2017-2018 season. Burn Notice co-creator Matt Nix serves as The Gifted's show runner, and Nix also wrote the script for the pilot.
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With NES Classic Discontinued, Retron HD Could Take Its Place
Hyperkin wants to pick up where NES Classic Edition left off with the Retron HD, a new console that plays 8-bit classics from Nintendo's home system.
The Retron HD works with original NES cartridges — from both NTSC and PAL regions — displaying them at 720p on screen. The console comes with a controller with a 10-foot cord and HD cable, plus a micro USB charge cable.
Announced earlier this month, the Retron HD looks like an attempt to build off the success of Nintendo's mini console. The Big N discontinued the NES Classic Edition in April, with a company representative at the time stating that the system "wasn’t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product."