9 TV Shows Developed from Abandoned Movie Scripts

Never throw anything away goes the Womblin logic of creative writing. Its probably just ahead of its time. And if Hollywood doesnt come through, perhaps its because your project is better suited to television. None of them were actually dead and theyd planned the whole thing. all the time embracing the promises of the post-depression America. He is raised with hope and an almost arrogant belief that anything can be achieved....

August 10, 2015 · 2 min · 305 words · Paul Wilson

Fantastic Four Movie: Marvel Universe Easter Eggs and Comic References Guide

We hunted down all the Marvel Universe references and easter eggs in Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot. Here’s what we found… This article containsFantastic Fourspoilers. Alright, sothe newFantastic Fourmovie is a disappointment. Surprisingly, there are a number of Marvel Comics references and easter eggs hidden throughout the newFantastic Fourmovie. Well, except for Johnny, who was always a teenager. It wasUltimate Fantastic Fourthat de-aged the team, and thats primarily the version that you see in this film....

August 10, 2015 · 3 min · 605 words · Matthew Tucker

Rick and Morty: Auto Erotic Assimilation Review

Rick has relationship troubles in the latest episode of Rick and Morty. Here is our review! But this is an outdated way of thinking. There wasnt much more to the shows premise than watching a dizzy lady make a chump of herself. If it didnt have laughs, there was nothing else for it to fall back on. I chuckled a number of times, but only had maybe two big laughs....

August 10, 2015 · 1 min · 212 words · Charles Roberts

Why the VFX of Jurassic Park and Starship Troopers hold up

Years on, Jurassic Park and Starship Troopers' effects still impress. Why do they hold up? For those two-or-so hours, an entire generation believed that dinosaurs were once again walking the earth. So why do the effects seen inJurassic ParkandStarship Troopersstill look so good today? Ad content continues below Jurassic Parkhad a lot of Stan Winston creatures in it, Davis says. Those things always integrate with the lighting in the scenes perfectly because theyre actually there....

August 10, 2015 · 2 min · 309 words · Andrea Nguyen

Hell on Wheels: Struck review

Hell on Wheels delivers a solid, if unremarkable episode with “Struck.” Here’s Kendall’s review. ThisHell on Wheelsreview contains spoilers. The first three episodes were more focused on Truckee than the new township of Laramie. The more things change, the more they remain the same. Keep your enemies and hotheads close because friends might disappoint and betray you. Why else would Durant have promoted Mickey who in turn hired his bullying cousin Shay as the railroad foreman?...

August 9, 2015 · 1 min · 168 words · Julie Lopez

The Fantastic Four Comics: Where Do You Start?

If you’re looking for the best Fantastic Four stories, these are the essential comics you should read. The Marvel Universe began withFantastic Four#1back in 1961. Unless Marvel and Fox strike a deal… Comics just did not come this big at the time. Rich Buckler returned to theFantastic Fourin #168 which saw a powerless Ben Grimm replaced by Luke Cage. The creative team took myriad aspects of old Lee and Kirby concepts and mashed them together to great effect....

August 9, 2015 · 2 min · 421 words · Dennis Dominguez

The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode Guide

Catch up on The Walking Dead season 5 with our guide to the episodes! The Walking Deadseason 5 has come to an end! Until then, this is your one-stop hub for everything it’s crucial that you know aboutThe WalkingDeadseason 5! Refresh your memory with a brief overview of each episode.poke the episode titles to go to the full reviews! Be warned: after the picture of gagged Daryl and Glenn, there are life-ruining spoilers....

August 9, 2015 · 7 min · 1441 words · Zachary Luna

13 geeky beach read recommendations

Off to the beach this summer? Heres some suggested geek-skewed reading to accompany your sunburn. A beach read, were informed by glossy lifestyle magazines, should fulfil several criteria. ReadingJawson a beach is brilliant. Every paddle and sand-castle takes on a new layer of thrilling menace when you readJawson a beach. Read it in one sitting. Then dont go in the water. Traditional folk tales blend with fear and paranoia to make a strange, mesmeric story....

August 7, 2015 · 2 min · 290 words · Megan Garcia

Letters: Yonderland, Geeks Vs Loneliness, spoiler-y trailers

Find details of how to contribute below. And in the meantime heres the new round-up of your correspondence… Youre absolutely right, the lack of series two reviews is an omission on our part apologies for that. As a UK fantasy show, we should be right behind it. Boringly, it was a question of balancing budgets and time. Were a small bunch of people and cant stretch as far as wed like to sometimes....

August 7, 2015 · 2 min · 396 words · Jeanette Miller

Comparing Humans to Swedish Original, Real Humans

Channel 4s Humans is adapted from Lars Lundstroms Swedish Akta Manniskor. How close are the two dramas, and where do they differ? Warning: contains plot details forHumansandAkta Manniskorseries one. Humans:A dot of white light blinks on and shrinks away into a black recess. The shot pulls back through electronic camera shutters to reveal an unnaturally green eye framed by dark lashes. The trolley-pusher disregards the ranks of people behind him as if theyre part of the furniture....

August 6, 2015 · 4 min · 647 words · Amber Bishop

Dan Jurgens on Batman Beyond, The History of the DC Universe, and More

He helped kick off the DC New 52 with Justice League International and Fury of Firestorm. Jurgens was kind enough to chat with us not once, but twice, so that complete this interview. Dan Jurgens:My first favorite character was Batman. I ended up buyingSuperman#189. A little later I scored an 80 pageJustice League of Americagiant and I was officially hooked. That wasnt actually my first work! My first work for DC wasWarlord, which I started with #63....

August 6, 2015 · 12 min · 2400 words · Aaron Miranda

Joe Dante Interview: ‘I Like Directing Movies’

The legendary filmmaker on his new movie Burying the Ex, that Gremlins reboot and more. (laughs) Right. Theres not very many cast members. But it just appealed to me because I liked the script. And if you took the zombie aspect out of the equation, you could play it straight, practically. Thats pretty much true. That was kind of what appealed to me. The zombie part of it was just sort of icing on the cake....

August 6, 2015 · 6 min · 1162 words · Christopher Cook

Deadpool Movie Trailer Analysis

As shown on last nights Conan and all over the internet, weve finally been blessed with theDeadpoolmovie trailer. After the biggest misstep with 2009sX-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool is getting a mulligan. The wholeX-Menuniverse has been rebooted, so lets pretend that the mouthless, laser-eyed final boss incarnation never happened. This new movie is directed by Tim Miller with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. You have been warned....

August 5, 2015 · 5 min · 972 words · Linda Newton