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io9MoviesReviews
Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling Is About Letting the Past Go and Embracing the Future
When Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling was first announced back in 2016, it initially seemed as if it might premiere on Nickelodeon as an hour-long television special—a metaphorical coming home for fans of the original series with nostalgic memories of tuning into the network where they first met Rocko 25 years ago. Watching it now, … Continued
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io9Fantasy
The Good Place’s Moral Message Changed as Much as the Characters Did
It wasn’t just the characters who needed to learn what it meant to be good on NBC’s The Good Place, it was the show itself. The creator of the moral philosophy series recently explained how the show went through its own metamorphosis—coming to the conclusion that being good isn’t so much about doing, but trying. … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvel
Dark Phoenix‘s Concept Art Is Better Than Anything in the Movie, Shocking No One
To listen to people who worked closely on Dark Phoenix, like writer/director Simon Kinberg and VFX supervisor Greg Butler, there was a point during the film’s production when the vision for the final product included all of the cosmic pyrotechnics and epic space battles people associate with the “Dark Phoenix Saga” from Marvel’s comics. By … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
The Doctor and Ace Face Their Deadliest Conflict Yet in Big Finish’s Explosive New Short Story
Have I mentioned that the conflict is Ace herself? The Seventh Doctor’s role as a shady manipulator—of humans and aliens alike, and even his own companion, molding her into a tool for him to use in his myriad schemes—is something that served as a dark thematic undercurrent throughout Sylvester McCoy’s time on Doctor Who. Now, … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
A Wild Agents of SHIELD Rumor Suggests a Familiar MCU Face Could Appear in the Last Season
Quentin Tarantino thinks his tenth and ever-purportedly final film could dip into the horror genre. The Walking Dead has found its Dante. Colton Haynes clarifies his Arrow exit. Not one, but two denials come out against some Doctor Who rumors. Plus, Constantine is a major part of Legends of Tomorrow’s next season. Spoilers get! Quentin … Continued
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io9Fantasy
Wu Assassins Sure Feels Like What Iron Fist Could Have Been
A quick glance and you’ll notice a lot of similarities between the new Netflix Original, Wu Assassins, and old Netflix Original, Iron Fist. Both are goofy shows about chosen ones out to stop bad guys with their fists. Both are about men facing a turning point in their personal lives. Both are set in coastal … Continued
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io9Animation
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes Has Been Cancelled
This week, while discussing the OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes’ special episode that saw the heroes of Turbo Plaza teaming up with Sonic the Hedgehog and his friend-who-is-just-a friend Tails, series creator Ian Jones-Quartey quietly announced a bit of news that nobody wanted to hear. While speaking with Den of Geek, Jones-Quartey mentioned that now … Continued
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io9ComicsMarvel
House of X Is Ready to Break the X-Men’s Grand Design
The X-Men have been through so much over the years. So many cycles, so many rises and falls, alternate realities, canonical reshuffles, game-changers, and world-enders. To envision its wild new era for mutantkind, House of X #2 just re-contextualized everything we’ve ever known about the X-Men—so it can break it apart, once and for all. … Continued
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io9ComicsDC Comics
DC Comics’ Top Brass Discuss What Happened to the Imprints and Mad Magazine
DC Comics has been having an interesting go of things for the past few months. It underwent a massive restructuring, made controversial inroads with its new Black Label imprint, and then surprised everyone when it suddenly brought some of its older, more popular imprints like Vertigo and DC Zoom to an end. According to publisher … Continued
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io9Animation
I Love You, She-Ra, But Please Slow Down
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power just came back for its third season last week, and it was great—in fact, I can’t wait to see more, which is quite ironic considering what I’m about to ask of the show. It was a condensed season that came just three months after its second and all signs … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
The Y the Last Man Show Gets a Tiny Update, and Adds a Writer Very Familiar to Us, Specifically
Since it was announced that Eliza Clark was being brought in to showrun the seemingly-troubled FX adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s post-apocalyptic comic series Y: The Last Man, we’ve not actually heard much about the series. But Vaughan recently emerged from the shadows to give us a tiny update. The writer took … Continued
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io9MoviesFantasy
Disney Unveils the Lady and the Tramp Remake’s Real-Life Good Doggos
Doggo is a good doggo. Thankfully, Disney’s live-action Lady and the Tramp isn’t going The Lion King route by making photorealistic CGI versions of canines. Instead, they’ve cast a bunch of real good boys and good girls for Tessa Thompson, Janelle Monáe, and other actors to voice. Plus, they’re rescue pups! People unveiled the first … Continued
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io9MoviesStar Wars
Check Out the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Cookbook Recipe for Rey’s Bread From The Force Awakens
Blue milk is obviously the superstar when you think of Star Wars food. But rising up the charts, literally, is the bread Rey makes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Although that concoction, officially named Polystarch, is not available in the Black Spire Outpost (otherwise known as Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge), a new cookbook has … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Another Character Is Confirmed to Return for Venom 2
The Cruella prequel casts an important crony. Before Thor: Love & Thunder, Taika Waititi has another mysterious project in the works. Plus, Wonder Woman gets another animated movie, what to expect from the end of Preacher, a clip from Krypton’s season finale, and Gary Oldman is haunted by…a boat? To me, my spoilers! Venom 2 … Continued
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io9MoviesReviews
Despite Some Cool-Ass Monsters, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Offers Only Fleeting Frights
With the full force of producer and monster fanboy Guillermo del Toro behind it, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is, undeniably, a lovingly crafted adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s beloved series for younger readers. But unlike those spooky books, this perfectly fine big-screen version isn’t destined for classic status. That’s not to say it’s … Continued
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io9Toys and Collectibles
The Powerful Women of Pop Culture Get Their Own Portrait Show
When Louisiana-based artist Ashly Lovett decided to do a gallery show based on the women of pop culture, narrowing down the options wasn’t easy. “I had a hard time at first,” Lovett told io9 via email. “There are so many powerful figures to choose from. Ultimately, I thought it was best to narrow them down … Continued
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io9MoviesSci-Fi
Intriguing Female Characters Highlight These 8 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts
Not all of the women in these new sci-fi and fantasy shorts—be they astronauts, fighter pilots, ambitious office workers, criminals, or just regular folks dealing with complicated emotions and surreal situations—are heroes. But isn’t life more interesting that way? 1) Rendezvous With Mars Divya More and Mayukh Goswami created this animated film (shared online by … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Sign Massive Overall Deal With Netflix
They helped create one of the most popular pieces of pop culture this century, and now they’re being rewarded with a nine-figure deal to produce even more projects for the best-known streaming service in the world. Deadline reports that after weeks of courting by a total of six studios, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Phil Lord and Chris Miller Are Developing a Mysterious, Live-Action Marvel TV Universe
Marvel has its cinematic universe and, in the future, it may have a new television universe too, thanks to a few of the people behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In a new interview with Deadline, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller dropped a few new details on the upcoming superhero shows they are developing, which … Continued
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io9Animation
Young Justice: Outsiders Is Raising Fascinating Questions About Super Ethics
While Young Justice: Outsiders’ larger, overarching story has followed multiple groups of public-facing and covert Justice League teams fighting to stop the Light and its involvement in Granny Goodness’ metahuman trafficking operation, some of the series’ smaller, more personal stories have explored what the new age of active meta-genes means for “normal” people. Unlike the … Continued