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The Best Movies Where Animals Destroy Humans
Humanity getting on your nerves? We hear you. Sometimes the best thing to do is to just hit the couch and watch a movie about nature taking its revenge on homo sapiens. But which film to watch? This list has you covered, broken down by what animal you’d most like to see dominating the dominant … Continued
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Every Single Pinky and the Brain Plan to Take Over the World, Ranked
Are you pondering what I’m pondering? No, it has nothing to do with monkeys and dental floss. We’re ranking every single one of Brain’s schemes—both from the Pinky and the Brain series and their shorts on Animaniacs—and thereby take over the internet! (Enh, we’ll figure that part out later.) A version of this article originally … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Steven Universe Is in Too Deep
Steven Universe is back for a four-week special event! The season finales of Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time, and The Last Man On Earth! Kevin Smith directs The Flash! And Person Of Interest gets a two-night event! Will any of it be worth it? Let’s find out, on This Week’s TV! Monday Gotham (8PM, … Continued
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Every Single Monster on the Original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Ranked
With a Power Rangers movie of indeterminate quality on the way, a new comic book from Boom Studios performing outrageously well, and DVD sets of the original Super Sentai series finally hitting the U.S., it’s also the perfect time to take all the monsters from the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers TV series, and judge … Continued
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This Week’s TV: What the Hell is Houdini & Doyle?
Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle team up to solve mysteries in a British-Canadian-U.S. co-production you’re probably only just hearing about! Person Of Interest’s fifth and final season! And what are these continuously promised deaths on Agents of SHIELD and Once Upon A Time? Let’s figure it out, on This Week’s TV! Monday Gotham (8PM, … Continued
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Which Actors Played the Most Characters That Got Action Figures?
Sorry, William Shatner and Harrison Ford. There might be hundreds of action figures of Captain Kirk, Han Solo and Indiana Jones—but you don’t even rate a place in this particular action figure hall of fame. When it comes to playing the most different characters who got an action figure, the prize goes to some other … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Penny Dreadful Returns, and Our Hearts May Not Be Able To Stand It
Dalton! Green! All your Penny Dreadful favorites are back for season three! Gear up for the season finales of Limitless and Lucifer, while Reign returns from a brief hiatus and Game of Thrones continues to tease us about Jon Snow’s fate. And who’s going to bite it on Agents of SHIELD? Find out, perhaps, on … Continued
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This Week’s TV: You Know Nothing About Whether Jon Snow Will Stay Dead
Game of Thrones reveals the fate of Jon Snow! Plus 12 Monkeys resumes, and Supergirl concludes its first (and final?) season! The CW tries its hand at the outbreak genre with Containment! And what’s this? A Toxic Avenger Marathon?! Get Troma-tized on This Week’s TV! Monday Gotham (8PM, FOX) Pinewood “After leaving Arkham Asylum, Barbara … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Your Clone Club Membership Has Been Renewed—Orphan Black Returns
Season four of Orphan Black has come! The two-hour season finale of iZombie! The series premiere of Whitley Strieber’s Hunters! Jonah Hex debuts on Legends of Tomorrow! And just what the hell is Kong: King of the Apes? Find out in This Week’s TV! Monday Powerpuff Girls (6PM, CARTOON) Bye, Bye Bellum “The Mayor of … Continued
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This Week’s TV: The Powerpuff Girls Are Back, and Everything Is Going to Be OK Again
Plus Outlander is back, and we’re going to France to deal with court intrigue! Plus Fear the Walking Dead stumbles from its musty grave! And there are season finales of Sleepy Hollow and Shadowhunters, if you’re into that sort of thing! It’s all on This Week’s TV. Tonight The Powerpuff Girls (6PM, CARTOON) Man Up … Continued
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This Week’s TV: The Backstreet Boys-NSYNC Zombie Movie You Always Craved
Select members of The Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, 98 Degrees and O-Town battle zombies in the old West! The Flash crosses over to Supergirl! Wynona Earp premieres on Syfy! Archer returns for another season! All this, and the feature-length season finale of The Walking Dead, all on this week’s TV! Tonight Teen Titans Go! (6PM, CARTOON) … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Pee-Wee Herman Comes to Gotham, and Is Darth Vader’s Secret Revealed?
This week’s television includes the series finales of the beloved Lost Girl, and the slightly less beloved Second Chance. Stitchers returns for a slightly retooled second season, while iZombie, Arrow and The Flash come back from hiatus! My body is ready—is yours? It’s all on This Week’s TV. Tonight Gotham (8PM, FOX) Mad Grey Dawn … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Does the City Really Need Daredevil?
Daredevil returns with Elektra and the Punisher! The season finale of Colony! The Ninja Turtles meet their 1980s counterparts! And saints be praised, there’s a new Pee-Wee Herman movie! All this, and much, much more on This Week’s TV! Tonight Gotham (8PM, FOX) This Ball of Mud and Madness “Alfred and Selina help Bruce on … Continued
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33 Secrets You Probably Never Knew About the Making of Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest could have been a forgettable Star Trek spoof—but instead, it’s become a beloved science fiction comedy, which has been voted one of the best Star Trek movies of all time. How did this miracle happen? Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about the making of Galaxy Quest. For this article, we drew … Continued
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This Week’s TV: The ‘Sex-Drenched’ Biblical Drama We’ve All Been Waiting For
The Bible rules television this week. First, Damien brings the Antichrist to TV—and competes with Lucifer! Then ABC unveils its long-delayed Bible soap opera Of Kings and Prophets. Also, Joe Dante directs Legends of Tomorrow! The return of Agents of SHIELD! If that weren’t enough, Jonathan Frakes, Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz make the leap … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Exit Madame Masque, Enter Mr. Freeze
Gotham begins as Agent Carter ends! The Muppets and Shannara Chronicles close out their seasons with uncertain fates, but Frank Oz returns to voice a CG Yoda on Rebels! It’s a stark time for puppets, but hey, Last Man On Earth is back! And Madchen “Dream Lover” Amick makes a villainous turn on Second Chance! … Continued
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5 Utterly Bizarre Real-Life Crimes That Were Predicted by Science Fiction
People talk all the time about whether science fiction accurately predicted the technology and science of the 21st century—but what about crime? It turns out, science fiction is great at predicting (or inspiring) some truly odd crimes. Here are five real-life crimes that happened first in science fiction! 1) Clown criminals When pressured by the … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Finally Gets a Sequel
Also this week: The X-Files concludes its mini-season! Vixen debuts on Arrow, The Flash fights King Shark, and Supergirl meets a major comics villain, Silver Banshee! All this, and Enrico Colantoni on iZombie! It’s all on This Week’s TV! Tonight Supergirl (8PM, CBS) Truth, Justice and the American Way “Supergirl does battle with the deadly … Continued
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This Week’s TV: Gravity Falls Ends With The Coming of the Weirdmageddon!
The Series finale of Gravity Falls! The Return of Vikings! Mulder & Scully meet their sexy doppelgangers! And would you believe TWO episodes of Agent Carter? It’s all on This Week’s TV! Tonight Teen Titans Go! (6PM, CARTOON) How Bout Some Effort?/Pyramid Scheme “It’s Valentine’s Day and Cyborg goes to great lengths to make it … Continued
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This Week’s TV: The Walking Dead is Back, and All Your Favorites Are Probably Going to Die
Plus this week’s TV episodes feature the smackdowns we’ve been waiting for: The Flash vs Killer Frost, Supergirl vs. the Black Mercy, and Freddy Kruger vs St. Valentine himself! It’s all on This Week’s TV! Tonight Supergirl (8PM, CBS) For the Girl Who Has Everything Can Kara escape the “Black Mercy”, a parasitic plant that … Continued