Star Wars: Aftermath introduces many new things to the Expanded Universe. Prepare yourself for The Force Awakens with this helpful list. By its nature, this list isfull of spoilers, as well as some speculation. You might find some new favorite characters in this changed universe. The New Republic claims Chandrila. In the old Expanded Universe (now known as Legends), everything revolved around Coruscant. Mothma herself has been named Chancellor of the new Galactic Senate....

This month we spend a little time with home ports of two legendary arcade classics… That made sense in my book. She also happened to be Codys girl which explained his involvement but Guy? Also missing from the SNES UK port were several elements presumably deemed unsavoury by the family-friendly Nintendo. Haggar appeared in the pro-wrestling-themedSaturday Night Slam Mastersseries whilst Cody and Guy eventually debuted in theStreet Fightersaga. Iron Man as his Veep....

Last weekends super-secret Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference yielded some hints and possibilities. But, I will just say that this is all to tell a new story. Its not a nostalgia trip. We had to go backwards, to get to go forwards. If you look at IV, V and VI, those are stories that continue. The fabric needed to be that which we are familiar with, to tell a brand new story....

Not that much, as it happens… This article originally appeared on Den of Geek UK. Think about your typical slasher movie an unknown killer stalking a group of people in a familiar location. The killer attacks his victims in a variety of ways with a variety of exotic weapons. Take the plot ofCommando. He kills the bad guys, rescues his daughter and flies off. Nice and simple, job done. Ad content continues below...

The first trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse drops lots of clues for the movie. Does this new glimpse of the movie put you at ease? And what can we learn from it? I think we can safely say this movie will be operating along similar lines. It seems like theyll have a similar relationship here too. Remember how at the end ofDays Of Future Pastwe saw a pale, thin guy telekinetically building a pyramid?...

Many different writers have taken a shot at the Merc with a Mouth over the years. Some made it work and others…not so much. Deadpools got a lot going on these days, even if he did just die. He has a solo series, a miniseries with Spider-Man, and hes going to be joining the Avengers. I suppose Icouldinclude5 RoninandIdentity Warsif I wanted to stretch the technicality, but nah. Now to the list....

We continue to trawl the DVD bargain bins hunting for overlooked Christmas films. The Smurfs do A Christmas Carol. Nothing says Christmas like tiny blue creatures performing public domain classics. Dont forget Paul Oakenfolds urban remix, which doesnt even make sense as a concept but apparently exists. Still, room for one more, eh? DidSouth ParkdoA Christmas Carol? Where Cartman is Scrooge and all the ghosts are Kenny? I need to stop drinking so heavily during the festive season, its turning me quite peculiar....

Its also in prime position for this amazing poster… Ad content continues below The importance of greebles toStar Warsprobably cant be overstated. And thats the art of it. I understood how to do that engineering and all that stuff. So George said, Yes, go do it.And airplane scrap at that time, nobody wanted it. There were junkyards full of it, because they sold it by weight. I could buy almost an entire plane for 50 pounds....

Jennifer Lawrence is the biggest movie star on the planet right now. In an era of billion dollar capes and bows and arrows, this is something of a novelty. And it is alsoJoys best asset. Who knew QVC was such a high stakes do-or-die environment? At times,Joyis the squeaky clean, straight-laced alternative toAmerican Hustle(i.e. But what was endearing in previous Russell dramedies is listlessly grating here. Its strangely a step removed from the action and far too pious for this kind of yarn....

By its penultimate episode, Jessica Jones' plotting has tightened back up. Here are James' viewing notes for AKA Take A Bloody Number… When the time limit has passed they go looking for Kilgrave. Luke forgives Jessica for what she did, re-kindling their romance. He orders Luke to kill Jessica, and they fight. Perhaps well find out in the next episode. The reveal that Luke was still under Kilgraves thrall was well-handled, if not entirely out-of-the-blue....

We continue our hunt for an overlooked Christmas classic in the DVD bargain bin. Grumpy Cat… Grumpy Cats Worst Christmas Everis a hard film to write about. Besides, whatever insult you could level at this films content is redundant. Odds are its already been covered by the mega-meta self-loathing that oozes from every scene. What makes it so compelling, though, is the simple fact that it exists. That you’ve got the option to buy it on DVD....

With the recent release of Amazon Storywriter, the battle for supremacy in scriptwriting software is hotting up… Which actually made the whole thing a lot easier. Ad content continues below But its not quite that simple. Theres a lot of choice out there. So what should you choose? Below is a guide to helping you decide. Ive also tried to list other options after, for the sake of completism… But before we start, why bother with all this anyway?...

This approach obviously makes the article longer (hence the need to divide over more than one page). Definitely the most quippy of all the genocidal maniacs inDoctor Who. Ad content continues below More actively threatening is Harrison Chase, who actively preferred plants to people. Tony Beckleys performance knows when to be calm but twitchy, and then let rip during the camper excesses. Theres a balance to it, and its tremendously entertaining....