Star Trek: Picard had some great cameos in its third season. But if showrunner Terry Matalas had his way, a few more Voyager characters would have appeared. But the final season ofPicardalmost brought back evenmoreVoyagercharacters to the 25th century. The latter would have appeared as part of aStar Trekversion of Avengers: Endgame that Matalas envisioned. But all of that is very expensive. We were already way too ambitious. As most viewers know, Captain Harry Kim would be quite the upgrade from the characters usual standing....

The first trailer for Terminator Zero from Netflix goes back to the ’90s, with a surprising twist. Thats a strange thing to hear from a character who literally went back in time. A human resistance soldier from 2022, Eiko has been sent to the year 1997. Rather,Terminator Zerofeatures Malcolm Lee (voiced by Andre Holland), a scientist living in Japan. Lee is working on an AI that threatens to compete with Skynet....

Is The Acolyte about to reveal Darth Plagueis or Tenebrous? Is The Stranger a whole new Sith Lord? Here are the theories about the show’s biggest mystery ahead of the finale. More importantly, is he the master or the apprentice? Then theres The Strangers base of operations on an ocean planet. Are these connections more than just coincidence? Not Darth Plagueis, But Darth Tenebrous? Just like Plagueis, Tenebrous had a connection to cortosis and Baldemnic in Legends....

Many count “Love & Monsters” among the all-time worst episodes of Doctor Who. But because of its odd format, “Love & Monsters” highlights qualities unique to the franchise. You dabbled with aliens, declares creature that had been posing as an alien hunter named Victor Kennedy. Now meet the genuine article. Its hard to put into words just how upsetting that genuine article is. Comedian Peter Kay makes his character even more upsetting by bearing his teeth and sticking out his tongue....

Jenna Colemans DC Ember Manning isn’t alone in re-evaluating the past. Warning: contains spoilers forThe Jettyepisode one. One boy wore a tie and had his own car, wrote 13-year-old-her; another was a police officer. Adult-Thorn does that queasy maths most women eventually do when revisiting adolescent sexual experiences. New BBC crime seriesThe Jettyis a dramatization of the world contained in that line. Mack was in his mid-twenties when he started having sex with 16-year-old Ember....

Heres the significance of that Amy Knightly photograph. Warning: spoilers forThe Jettyepisode one. Inside the pages of a book, Hannah finds a picture of her father from before she was born. Oh my god, dad looks so young! she says, before asking Whos that girl in the photo?. Embers reaction is one of stunned disbelief. Thats Amy Knightly, she tells Hannah, the girl who went missing. The Jetty is available to stream nowon BBC iPlayer....

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEK magazine. you’ve got the option to read all of our magazine storieshere. Its a painting of men in horse-drawn chariots racing across a dusty track. Circus Maximus, Rodat says. I bought that thing for like five bucksI cant even guess how many decades agoat a yard sale. Ive had a super-longstanding interest in the late [Roman] Republic. If I told you how many books Ive read about it, youd say Im insane or a liar....

These spin-offs to some of the biggest video game franchises ever have all but been lost to time. Yet, some forgotten video game spin-offs are far more interesting than others. Some are quite good and deserve more recognition than theyll probably ever get. Others seem like they should have been a bigger deal than they ultimately were. Some estimates suggest over 120Mega Mangames have been released over the years. The name alone will likely draw a worthwhile Huh?...

Demon Slayer’s action-packed “Infinity Castle Arc” is set to be adapted into a trilogy of films. Here’s what we know about it. What Is Demon Slayers Infinity Castle Arc? Demon SlayersHashira Training Arc concludes with a thrilling tag team effort from the Demon Slayer Corps against Muzan Kibutsuji. Escher-like depths of the demonic Infinity Castle. This setting is the basis forDemon SlayersInfinity Castle Arc, which dominates the series concluding Final Battle Arc....

This article contains spoilers throughHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4. House of the Dragonhas more in common withThe Sopranosthan you might think. Maybe theres a guilt that Aemond feels with that, Mitchell says of Prince Jaehaerys murder. Aemonds intensity this season makes a lot of sense within this context. Like Daemon, Aemond has had to pick up scraps of power wherever he can as the second son.

The blockbuster Mario Kart franchise has inspired a number of clones over the years. Some have been better than others. Sonic Drift (1994) 1994sSonic Driftis often credited for being the firstMario Kartclone. In many ways,Sonic Driftis closer to the Sega arcade racing games of all (likeHang-On). Vehicles come in three classes: land, sea, and air. The gameplay suffers due to this, with races feeling really slow and herky-jerky. Chocobo Racingdoes have a spiritual successor: 2022sChocobo GP....

Joe Johnstons 1991 superhero movieThe Rocketeerbegins in the usual way, with orange opening credits against a black screen. Sure enough, after the title reveal, the score pauses. They are announcing the hopes hanging on the yellow biplane that emerges. Its great high adventure, butThe Rocketeerstill soars because it makes the audience care about the characters. And few directors understood the relationship between genre fiction and rich characters better thanJoe Johnston....

Sam Wilson is ready to pick up the shield, and not a moment too soon. William Hurt played General Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross in the first MCUHulkmovieThe Incredible Hulk. MCU fans met Bradley, played by the great Carl Lumbly, inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Photo: Marvel Studios. Bradley is the sole survivor of American experiments on Black citizens to replicate Steve Rogers supersoldier serum. That is Ruth Bat-Seraph (Shira Haas), known in the comics as the mutant superhero Sabra....