Six weeks after setting sail for Treasure Island, and five days since the last breeze rolled through, boredom borders on madness for the crew of the Hispaniola. Cabin fever sets in, and the sun-baked sea-farers find themselves helplessly sambaing along to a bombastic musical number. No, this isn’t your average…
Source: io9 – Muppets Treasure Island’s songwriters gave us an anthem for the current moment 25 years ago
30 years ago, Super Sentai was in dire straights. A period of decline in the 1980s, even as potential outside interest from Western parties to adapt the superhero franchise beyond Japanese shores, meant that the series was facing cancellation. But one final effort to shake the longrunning series out of its slump…
Source: io9 – Happy 30th Birthday to Jetman, the Secret Savior of Power Rangers
Need a quick brain break? We’ve got five short films that’ll transport you out of whatever winter funk you’re currently stewing in, and show you the very human perils of outer space and social media—as well as some more-than-human tales involving superpowers and the supernatural.
Source: io9 – 5 Short Films to Distract You From the Winter Blues
Good news! HBO Max just announced that Static Shock, the beloved DC Animated Universe series about the Milestone hero Virgil Hawkins, is now available to binge for your viewing pleasure. That means you can watch every DCAU show but one: The Zeta Project.
Source: io9 – Why Isn’t This DC Animated Universe Show I Never Knew Existed on HBO Max?
Let’s face it. We’re all old. Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. For us, one of those things is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being. The best course of action? Use the fact that your favorite…
Source: io9 – The Major Sci-Fi and Fantasy Anniversaries of Winter 2021
We’ve known that the final six episodes of The Walking Dead’s 10th season, which will premiere February 28, will include a look back at big bad-turned-mistrusted-anti-hero Negan and his life before the zombie apocalypse. Now, the show has released a small—okay, very small—glimpse of what’s in store.
Source: io9 – The Walking Dead Gives Us a Peek at Negan’s Backstory (and Beard Dye)
Batman’s great, especially animated Batman. But we’ve got so much of him, and HBO Max just keeps adding his finest animated outings, and then some (please, for the love of god, watch Batman: The Brave and the Bold). But with the recent arrival of Justice League and Justice League Unlimited on the service, you’ve got…
Source: io9 – The Best Justice League Episodes (That Aren’t About Batman)
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Source: io9 – Upgrade to 4K for Just 0 With This Westinghouse 43” Roku Smart TV
Dexter ended in 2013 to a dull roar of “wait, what?” So, naturally, it’s coming back with a reboot courtesy of original showrunner Clyde Phillips. Michael C. Hall will reprise his role of Dexter Morgan, a serial killer but, like, for good, who we last saw as a lumberjack who is okay, who sleeps all night and who works…
Source: io9 – Dexter Is Coming Back and the Cast Is Coming Together
In a world of uncertainty, we cling to things we can count on. Puppies are cute, cookies are delicious, and if a show does well and the creators want it to continue, it will get a second season. Well, I don’t know why we count on that because we are very often wrong, but in the case of Lovecraft Country, we’re just in…
Source: io9 – Will There Be a Lovecraft Country Season 2? Here’s Hoping
Happy Valentine’s Day, my little internet lovebugs. I got you a folded Lisa Frank paper valentine with a temporary tattoo inside, because I love you.
Source: io9 – Bob’s Burgers and The Great North Have Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Jam
It’s also living in a society. Yes, they went there.
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder’s New Justice League Trailer Ushers In a New Age of Heroes
Gotta get up, gotta get out / Gotta get home before the mornin’ comes.
Source: io9 – Frank Grillo Is Looping Up a Storm in Boss Level
Six years after declaring the series as dead as Micah at the end of the first Paranormal Activity (apologies for 14-year-old spoilers), Paramount Pictures and producers Jason Blum and original writer/director Oren Peli have resurrected the franchise.
Source: io9 – Paranormal Activity Is Coming Paranormal Back-tivity
Well, what would have (should have) been DC’s first Latina superhero to headline her own show, is no more. The CW has decided not to move forward with Wonder Girl. Dailyn Rodriguez, who wrote the pilot, broke the news/our hearts on social media Friday.
Source: io9 – Wonder Girl Didn’t Get Picked Up at The CW Because We Can’t Have Nice Things
In a move straight out of our fanfic dreams, Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Childish Gambino himself Donald Glover will executive produce and star in a new series based on the 2005 movie Mr. and Mrs Smith for Amazon Prime.
Source: io9 – Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Are Mr. and Mrs. Smith in a New Series for Amazon
At DC Fandome last year, we learned the first proper (and long-awaited) details of the return of the legendary Milestone imprint—and it turns out we’re going to be learning a whole lot more in just a few short weeks.
Source: io9 – Milestone Returns to DC Comics This Month With a Big New Preview
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of the latest and greatest in shiny bits of articulated plastic. This week: Sentinel’s Fighting Armor line enters the world of the X-Men, Hasbro unleashes even more Power Rangers figures, and a Universal Monsters icon shuffles their way into NECA’s toyline. Check it…
Source: io9 – Wolverine Armors Up, Frankenstein Shambles, and More of the Shiniest Toys of the Week
