Over the past couple years, video games have been getting mainstream attention on late night talk shows. It was a sign of the times when old timers were on the way out and the current hosts seemed more catered to the 18-41 year old demographic especially gamers. Stephen Colbert’s CBS show recently premiered and while […]
Did you see the news? A b-list DC comics character is coming to CBS’ totally-not-a-cash-in show Supergirl! It’s Red Tornado! You know, the robot that controls wind? Yeah, the one from Young Justice. Well, now he’s going to be a villain for Superman’s cousin and you know what? He looks terrible. I know it’s hard […]
Many people are talking about the new season of DC Comics shows on the CW – Arrow, The Flash, and the new series Legends of Tomorrow. However, although it has flown under the radar somewhat, there is another show in the DC-CW partnership – Vixen, about the former Justice Leaguer Mari McCabe (who can adapt […]
(Spoiler warning: this feature story contains major spoilers of season one of Mr. Robot.) From the first minute of USA’s critically-acclaimed hit series Mr. Robot, it’s clear why it has become such a huge success with audiences and critics alike. There is no other show on television that compares to Mr. Robot. The series is […]
So while trying to find the pilot for the ill-conceived Supergirl show, I found another pilot for another ill-conceived show: Wonder Woman. This would be NBC’s 2011 attempt at a Wonder Woman show spearheaded by David E. Kelly, the guy who made Boston Legal. Yeah. So I gave it a watch and you know what? […]
In many ways, The Flash is one of the few comic book shows that simply gets it. Though the series often makes use of iffy storytelling, CW-brand melodrama, and underwritten female characters (CW-brand, also?), it counters these critiques by embracing a lighter tone, continually expanding the universe, and displaying a cast of characters I want […]
It’s not like season one of The Flash on the CW was perfect by any means. There were a number of things that didn’t work: underdeveloped “villains of the week,” making romantic interest Iris West into a pseudo-sister for Barry Allen, and then having most characters perpetually lie to Iris. Still, it did enough things […]
With pilot season right around the corner, it’s time to take a look at some of the best TV pilots that ever aired. You’ve probably seen quite a few of these lists, but there are a few praise-worthy pilots that are rarely mentioned. Here at the five best pilots of the last 25 years that […]
This past Saturday, Arrow star Stephen Amell took time out from preparing for Sunday night’s Summer Slam to chat a bit with the people at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago about the upcoming season of Arrow, and how the series fits into the DC universe. During the 40 minute Q&A panel, Amell genially handled questions […]
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, a mostly-okay TV show that dabbles perhaps a little too lightly in its source material, is currently moving into its third season. I enjoy it, as do the dozen or so other people who watch it. However, due to its perpetual lukewarm ratings I was surprised to learn ABC is close […]
