Sharon Stone’s Unmade Barbie Movie Shows How Hollywood Has Changed Since the ’90s

Barbieremains the biggest Hollywood success story of the past year. How far weve come. Thank you ladies for your courage and endurance. Ad content continues below Stone was not the only actress unable to get a Barbie movie made. The aftermath of that movie, however, was Stone becoming a major star. Instead she took what she wanted from the likes of Russell Crowe and a baby-faced Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie was also a flop and the following year she was in another sensual thriller,Diabolique....

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · Barbara Mitchell

Studios Need to Stop Pretending Their Musicals Aren’t Musicals in Trailers

TheMean Girlsremakethis time with showtuneswas a big win for Paramount Pictures over a long holiday weekend in the States. A film originally pegged and budgeted for Paramount+ until someone realized folks still love the 2004 classic (shocker! That matches practically all of its reported $36 million budget right out of the starting gate. Whoever recorded their movie theater screen, dont do that.2. THIS is what happens when you dont advertise your musical is a musical....

January 17, 2024 · 2 min · 244 words · Karen Mccann

The Battlestar Galactica Sequel Series That Could Have Been

Battlestar Galacticahas a compelling premise. Theres also nowa new feature film and TV seriesin the works. Richard Hatch, a.k.a. A voiceover teases that the Cylons have evolved. LikeGalactica 1980,Second Comingwould have largely focused on a new generation of characters. We see Apollos son, in a neat continuation of Apollos relationship with his father Adama in the original. However, this series never went any further than the trailer either. The Reimagined Series Ultimately, neitherThe Second ComingnorThe Great War of Magellanever got made....

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 186 words · Craig Butler

The Meaning Behind the Songs on Doctor Who’s TARDIS Jukebox

Ooh, jukebox indeed. Production designer Phil Sims explained in theJanuary 2024 edition ofDoctor Who Magazine: The jukebox was Russells request. We talked about armchairs and hat stands and previous article that have been on the TARDIS before. But Russell landed on a jukebox early on, and stuck to it. Im sure he knew that music was going to play a big part in the coming season… Ad content continues below...

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Cynthia Barron

The New Alien TV Show Is Ditching the Franchise’s Most Controversial Movie

What happens when Weyland is not around to program you anymore? archeologist Elizabeth Shaw asks the android David. I suppose Ill be free, answers David. The question gives the android pause. Not a concept Im familiar with, he answers. That being said, doesnt everyone want their parents dead? In a way, writerNoah Hawleyis continuing those themes for hisAlientelevision series. However, Hawley assures viewers that he has very different plans. InPrometheus, Scott revealed the Xenomorphs to be a self-replicating bioweapon designed by the godlike engineers....

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 130 words · William Garrett

The Ted TV Show Is Pretty Funny and the Internet Can Barely Believe It

TheTedTV series, also created by MacFarlane, flashes back to John and Teds 80s childhood. While the movie was warmly received, it wasnt necessarily a generational blockbuster. But now something amazing has happened. People watchedTedmany people to be exact. And based on the social media chatter, they seem to be enjoying it as well! am i going to watch this fucking showpic.twitter.com/2eyX9EJJVF Jesus? So like nobody gonna talk about this joke in Tedpic....

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Jon Miller

Wednesday Season 2 Update Suggests the Netflix Series Is Changing

Jenna Ortega promises that Wednesday will have a more “action-packed” season 2. LikeStranger Things 4, season 2 ofWednesdayis also going to lean into a little more horror. My only ask is that in doing so, the series doesnt entirely abandon its teen drama roots.

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 44 words · Eddie Dalton

When Time Team Dug Up a Faked Site & Other Unforgettable Digs

Not to mention the number of viewers it inspired to pick up a trowel themselves. Join us as we look back at six digs that encapsulate the range of everything that madeTime Teamso special. He must have felt like an armchair detective whod just solved the Ripper murders. Its not often the ancient past can produce physiological tremors in its far-off descendants. Thecoinwas printed in the Tower of London sometime between 1415 and 1420 (thats AD, not PM)....

January 17, 2024 · 2 min · 317 words · Jennifer Melton

Yellowjackets Secret Bonus Episode Explained

The mysterious bonus episode of Yellowjackets is the fandom’s worst-kept secret. Here’s everything we know so far about its existence. But that doesnt mean that fans will be spending the next year without any new episodes whatsoever. You read that right. In the interim, at a yet-to-be-determined date,Yellowjacketshas a not-so-secret bonus episode just waiting to be released. This, of course, led fans to ask why she would phrase it like this....

January 17, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · Elizabeth Nelson

0 for 53: Why Better Call Saul Never Won an Emmy

Better Call Saul has now officially never won an Emmy award. But does that matter? Casual viewers took to social media in shock. Vince Gilligans crime thriller won 16 Emmys in 58 tries, often snuffing out deserving foes. With four trophies in his house, many fans wondered why Heisenberg turned into a gold glutton. Save some for the others, Mr. White! Its vital to look at the competition and see the alternatives....

January 16, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · David Williams

25 Best Years In Video Game History

Where does 2023 rank on our updated list of the best years in video game history? 2009 is one of those years that keeps looking better as time goes on. 1987 Notable Game Releases:Contra, Punch-Out! The industry was expanding, and developers were doing whatever they could to help stand out. This is quite simply one of the most stacked gaming years of the 80s. Even some of the seemingly biggest games of the year caught many by surprise....

January 16, 2024 · 4 min · 715 words · Kristin Miller

A Dog Named Peanut Butter Just Beat an Obscure NES Puzzle Game

Yet, despite their accomplishments, most of those gamers were ultimately mere humans. Opposable digits, dry noses, a distinct lack of tails…disgusting, really. accessory that Nintendo used to help themsell the NES as a toyto a generation of wary gamers/parents. The gimmick was that R.O.B. While its neat towatch footageof R.O.B. Ad content continues below Enter Peanut Butter. How, you ask? James uses treats to encourage Peanut Butter to do his best R....

January 16, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Megan Irwin

Biker Mice From Mars Somehow Wasn’t a Fever Dream

Most ’90s cartoons are a little strange but Biker Mice From Mars may have been the strangest. They thought theyd escaped until a Plutarkian rocket crashed into their spaceship and sent them hurtling down to Chicago. There was a 2006 reboot that gave certain villains the fate they deserved. Lets rock and ride! Biker Mice From Mars Are Barely Mice Earth mice? Not that they were ever quiet. Being a Martian mouse has its advantages....

January 16, 2024 · 3 min · 487 words · Scott Turner