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Avengers: Age of Ultron Nixed Vision’s Junk After Some Consideration

In another world, in another universe, in another life, in another dimension, we all know what Vision’s package looks like outside of that fan art you thought you deleted but keeps being re-blogged and is now deep-fried beyond all recognition on Imgur. According to WandaVision star Paul Bettany, Vision’s penis almost made it into Avengers: Age of Ultron after orders for its creation came straight from director Joss Whedon in the midst of making Marvel’s second blockbuster team-up film. Bettany revealed the story of Vision’s nixed tallywacker in an interview with Lights, Camera, Pod, recalling that Whedon was very keen…
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Bridgerton: Best Shows to Watch After the Netflix Series

Netflix’s Bridgerton has swept viewers off their feet with its lush blend of romance tropes—fake relationship, forbidden love, “we could be together if only we could stop misunderstanding each other”—anchored by the soapy, searing gossip of one Lady Whistledown. Those eight episodes went down like tea sandwiches, doubtless leaving viewers hungry for more Regency romance and timeless drama. Thankfully, you can sate your appetites with these nine TV series. A mix of adaptations and original series, they reimagine famous figures as compelling heroines and transplant viewers into immersive towns and households, with new scandals and love stories to get obsessed…
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How to Play Flash Games After the “Death” of Adobe Flash

Though the news was understandably downplayed during what proved to be a turbulent year, December 31, 2020, marked the end of Adobe’s official support of the Flash Player. The end of their official support cast serious doubt on our ability to easily access a legion of Flash games that have, in their own way, carved a piece of internet culture and history. As it turns out, the death of Flash was somewhat exaggerated. While it’s true that Adobe has ended their official support of the platform and that many websites are unable to run Flash Player and Flash-based programs as…
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Star Wars: Did Kylo Ren Kill Grogu After The Mandalorian?

This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. I know. No one really wants to consider the edgiest villain in the galaxy touching a hair on Grogu’s head with malice. But The Mandalorian takes place at a time when the events of the Sequel Trilogy are already being seeded. All this, the lawless Outer Rim and the ineffective New Republic police, will be swallowed up by the First Order eventually. And Grogu has a long enough lifespan to see this and many other governments rise and fall. How might his story intersect with the Sequel Trilogy timeline? Just in case…
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Zodiac Killer Code Cracked After 51 Years

The Zodiac Killer attacked at least eight people in California between 1966 and 1969. He claimed to have killed at least 37 people, although only five of those deaths can be definitively attributed to the killer. While the Zodiac Killer has never been caught, his case is still active, and now one major mystery has been solved: an international team of private citizens and codebreakers have cracked the Zodiac Killer’s mysterious “340 Cipher” 51 years after it landed on the FBI’s desk. Zodiac had a habit of taunting police by sending letters to the press, and several of those contained…
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Why The Jerky Boys Are Back After Two Decades Away

The last time Johnny Brennan picked up a phone to make a prank call, Apple was a decade away from releasing the iPhone. Hell, “texting” was virtually nonexistent. After a nearly 25-year hiatus from recording original material, the comedian and co-creator of The Jerky Boys is making a comeback with a new self-titled record featuring his classic characters.  Brennan’s return was in part inspired by a series of successful live shows over the past few years. The reverence fans showed for the crank call albums, including reciting back even the most obscure details from the recordings, convinced him it was…
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Where Does Supernatural’s Series Finale Go After That Penultimate Episode?

This Supernatural article contains spoilers for Season 15, Episode 19. Supernatural’s penultimate episode left a lot of fans scratching their heads in confusion. The episode saw Chuck defeated and left helpless while young Jack absorbed his powers and basically became God. There were echoes of the original planned series finale, the fifth season’s last episode “Swan Song,” as Lucifer and Michael fought each other, and both Sam and Dean took a bloody beating from a higher power. After Jack completed a particularly impressive ascension to a higher plane of existence, he left Sam and Dean in their bunker, drinking to…
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Cineworld Confirms Closure of U.S., UK Locations After No Time to Die Delay

Making good on rumors swirling all weekend, Cineworld confirmed Monday morning that the biggest movie chain in the UK, and second biggest in the U.S., will be closing its doors for an indefinite amount of time in lieu of the news Friday that No Time to Die was leaving November in favor of next April. Cineworld announced it would be closing all 127 locations in the UK, and 536 Regal Cinemas, beginning on Thursday. Additionally, the company released an update that said 45,000 employees will be affected by this “temporary suspension” of theatrical exhibition services. The news is not entirely…
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Xbox Series X May Be Sold Out After Pre-orders But Microsoft Promises More Stock at Launch

It seems like only yesterday that we were ruminating on what went wrong with PS5 pre-orders, and here we are again. The Xbox Series X and Series S pre-orders didn’t quite go as planned for Microsoft, even after suggesting things would go much more smoothly than they did for Sony. The sudden rush of customers to retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and GameStop led to sites crashing and many people being left without a pre-order as stores sold out of the next-gen consoles within minutes. Target wouldn’t let some people actually add a console to their carts. Even The…
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Supergirl to End After Season 6

All good things must come to an end, and that includes Supergirl. The WB TV show, which began life on CBS before moving to The CW in its second season, will be ending with the upcoming sixth season. The CW and producers Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions made the announcement today ahead of the production start date for Season 6. According to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, “between the delays and Supergirl’s downward ratings trajectory, I hear the producers, the studio, the network and Benoist came to a decision that it was better to end the show with a longer final season.”…
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Xbox Series X Pre-order Date and Time Confirmed After Chaotic PS5 Pre-orders

Microsoft has confirmed when Xbox fans will be able to pre-order an Xbox Series X or Series S. Players hoping to get their hands on one of the company’s next-gen consoles should be ready to pounce on digital storefronts on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 11 am ET. Retailers that will begin taking pre-orders at that time include Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, GameStop, and Newegg. The details come from the Xbox PR via GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb, who shared a screengrab of the Xbox Series X pre-order details on Twitter: From Xbox PR about preorders: pic.twitter.com/rqpSbbX1se— Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb)…
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The Batman Resumes Production After Robert Pattinson’s COVID Case

In a development that should relieve fans, The Batman, Warner’s developing DC Extended Universe reboot movie, is now back on track after a COVID scare earlier this month from a positive test, reportedly from star Robert Pattinson, resulted in the production coming to a standstill. Warner has issued a statement announcing its return to production on director Matt Reeves’s The Batman, although the studio remains ambiguous on the details, especially since it never officially confirmed the now-accepted notion originally reported by Vanity Fair that the on-set positive case that caused the shutdown was star Robert Pattinson himself. Yet, we can…
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Link Tank: Revisiting Hackers After 25 Years

About twenty-five years ago, the movie Hackers introduced the internet to the wider American audience. “It’s wild to think that the internet has only been a part of the public consciousness for a few decades. When the movie Hackers hit theaters in September 1995, only 14 percent of Americans had access to the web, according to Pew Research, and the vast majority were on achingly slow dial-up. But the online revolution was just around the corner.” Read more at PCMag. Killer whales have been attacking boats near the Spanish waters, and it seems to be on purpose. “Reports of orcas…
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Link Tank: Revisiting Reign of Fire After Eighteen Years

It’s been over eighteen years since the release of Reign of Fire. Here’s a look back at this beloved cult hit film. “With the tagline ‘Fight fire with fire,’ the dragon apocalypse blockbuster Reign of Fire crashed and burned at the box-office in the summer of 2002. Once it hit home entertainment, the metamorphosis from flop to beloved cult film was almost instantaneous. Over the next two decades of cable reruns, the movie rose from the ashes to a loyal fandom.” Read more at Gizmodo. Check out these fifteen fun facts about the life of the late acclaimed British novelist…
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Colin Kaepernick Returns To Madden After 4-Year Absence

Colin Kaepernick is back. Not quite in the NFL, but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback turned activist has returned to Madden for the first time in four years. Referring to Kaepernick as “one of the top free agents in football and a starting-caliber quarterback,” EA Sports announced his arrival in Madden NFL 21, the officially licensed NFL game, on social media. The quarterback’s 2016 decision to kneel during pregame performances of the national anthem, in protest of racial injustice in the United States, effectively blackballed him from the league.  According to The Undefeated, EA Sports attributes his absence from…
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The Batman Pauses Production After Robert Pattinson Tested Positive for COVID-19

The Batman has, once again, seen its production paused. While momentum seemed to be on the side of Warner’s latest Caped Crusader movie reboot effort, which just got back into production after a pandemic-pushed shutdown back in March, the positive COVID test of star Robert Pattinson himself has abruptly put a boot on the wheel of its Batmobile. Warner Bros. officially halted production on The Batman in Leavesden Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England. While the studio was initially mum about the identity or even job designation of the positive COVID case, a report from Vanity Fair identifies it as Pattinson.…
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NOS4A2 Canceled After Two Seasons at AMC

This time Charlie Manx won’t be coming back. AMC has canceled supernatural horror drama NOS4A2 after two seasons. NOS4A2 showrunner Jami O’Brien broke the news via her Twitter feed, writing:  “Well friends, I heard from AMC last week. We won’t be making a 3rd season of NOS4A2. It’s a bummer, but I’m grateful we were at least able to finish adapting the storyline from Joe Hill’s terrific novel. CONGRATULATIONS to every single member of our phenomenal team on two seasons of weird and wonderful TV. I will miss seeing everyone back in Little Rhody this year, but I’m awfully proud…
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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Canceled After One Season

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels was canceled by Showtime, according to Variety. The resurrection of the Penny Dreadful brand opened with its patron, Santa Muerte, as she carries the souls of the newly dead to whatever comes next, just so long as it’s not on the premium cable channel. “Showtime has decided not to move forward with another season of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” Showtime announced in a statement. “We would like to thank executive producers John Logan, Michael Aguilar and the entire cast and crew for their outstanding work on this project.” The series starred Natalie Dormer (Game…
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