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Stormroopers under fire in Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars Will Finally Answer One Of The Biggest Questions We Have About Stormtroopers

By Rafael Motamayor 1 day ago

Star Wars: Visions season 3 will take the franchise where it's never gone before (and from a whole new perspective) with the stormtrooper short 'Black.'

Stimpy squeezing Ren's neck in joy on The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Why The Original Creator Of The Ren & Stimpy Show Was Fired From His Own Series

By Witney Seibold 1 day ago

The Ren & Stimpy Show was both groundbreaking and influential, but it also suffered from some serious behind-the-scenes issues.

Composite image of the Joker, Batman, and Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series with Gotham City in the background

5 Essential Batman: The Animated Series Episodes That Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Devin Meenan 2 days ago

Here are the five essential episodes of Batman: The Animated Series that you should definitely check out if you've never seen the show.

Rick and Morty, Rick groggily waking up to see horrified Morty and Summer, who've just woken up from 17 years in the Matrix

Rick And Morty Season 8's Tone Was Influenced By An Emmy-Winning HBO Series

By Michael Boyle 2 days ago

Rick and Morty playfully wears its inspirations on its sleeve, and the animated sci-fi comedy pulled from an HBO drama for season 8.

How Much Creative Freedom Does Adult Swim Give Rick And Morty?

By Nick Staniforth 2 days ago

There are always horror stories about studio control of TV shows, but Adult Swim is happy to let Rick & Morty stay unhinged.

Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) from Sesame Street, Columbo (Peter Falk) from Columbo, Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) from Roots, Gilda Radner from Saturday Night Live, and Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) from The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The 15 Best TV Shows Of The 1970s

By Gregory Lawrence 3 days ago

The 1970s was an important era for television, as shows started to break the mold of the earliest TV programming. Here are the best TV shows of the 1970s.

Overlooked '80s Cartoon-Toy Franchises Ripe For Revival

By Kirk Boxleitner 5 days ago

There's more to '80s cartoons than G.I. Joe, Transformers, and He-Man. Here are some long-forgotten favorites we'd love to see get another chance to thrive.

Jim Carrey as Truman in The Truman Show, Itchy and Scratchy from The Simpsons, and Tim Robinson on I Think You Should Love

10 Best Fake TV Shows From Other Movies And TV Shows

By Luke Y. Thompson 6 days ago

Sometimes, film and TV get meta by creating fake programming within their narratives, and these are the best fake TV shows from real movies and TV shows.

Composite image of Gale Harold as Brian in Queer as Folk, Jennifer Beals as Bette in The L Word, Joe Locke as Charlie in Heartstopper, Bilal Baig as Sabi in Sort of, and animated Harley Quinn in Harley Quinn, divided by rainbow lines

12 Best LGBTQ+ Shows To Watch During Pride Month

By Kira Deshler 6 days ago

For Pride Month, take a look at this roster of the best LGBTQ+ TV shows, ranging from quirky comedies to powerful dramas and more.

Marvel's Hit-Monkey goes ape with twin handguns in the Hulu series.

Hulu Is Home To Marvel's Bloodiest (And Strangest) Animated Show

By Andrew Gladman 7 days ago

There have been many Marvel projects over the years, and one of the strangest (and most violent) is this overlooked animated series.

Collage of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Will Smith, Kyle MacLachlan, Mary-Kate Olsen, Bart Simpson

The 15 Best TV Shows Of The 1990s

By Allyssa Capri 8 days ago

The best TV shows of the 1990s range from reliable sitcoms to influential sci-fi and even a show that's still running to this day. Take a look!

Axel playing it cool while evading authorities in Lazarus

John Wick's Director Helped Create The Sleek Action Of An Adult Swim Series

By Debopriyaa Dutta 8 days ago

The new Adult Swim series from the creator of Cowboy Bebop features incredible action sequences because they brought in the director of John Wick.

Carol laying in bed holding a book in Carol & The End of the World

An Underrated Netflix Animated Miniseries Is The Perfect Watch During An Existential Crisis

By Genci Papraniku 8 days ago

This beloved, if under-seen, animated Netflix miniseries has a simple yet endearing message that should speak to anyone dealing with some existential angst.

The Enterprise from Star Trek: The Animated Series

A Forgotten Star Trek Spin-Off Is Still Worth Revisiting 5 Decades Later

By Witney Seibold 8 days ago

This Star Trek spin-off is particularly underseen, but don't let appearances be deceiving – it's still worth your time, even 50+ years after its release.

What Does Nickelodeon Mean? The Name Of The TV Channel, Explained

By Devin Meenan 10 days ago

No, Nickelodeon does not mean "I don't care about God." Here's what the children's network name actually means, and where it came from.

Mr. Burns, looking like Balock on Star Trek, on The Simpsons.

Every Major Star Trek Actor Who Had A Cameo In The Simpsons

By Witney Seibold 10 days ago

Many major cast members from various Star Trek projects have popped up on The Simpsons, so let's take a look at them all.

The Simpsons, the Itchy and Scratchy Show writers' room, the writer on the left (wearing glasses and blue hat) voices an objection

The Simpsons Writers' Room Had An Important Rule In Place About Repetition [Exclusive]

By Michael Boyle 11 days ago

There's a reason why you haven't seen a ton of storylines recycled in Springfield: The Simpsons writers' room had a limitation on repetition.

Peggy, Bobby, and Hank Hill in the King of the Hill reboot

Hulu's King Of The Hill Reboot Footage Reveals Adult Bobby Hill, And We're Not Ready For This

By Danielle Ryan 11 days ago

The opening credits for the King of the Hill reboot reveal things have changed in Arlen, and Bobby Hill is all grown up.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Alphonse Elric Edward Elric brothers

How Studio Bones Made One Of The Best Anime Shows Ever – Twice

By Devin Meenan 13 days ago

Japanese animation studio Bones has produced some of the best anime series ever, including both versions of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime.

Frieren floating in a stream in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

The Future Of Animation Has Never Been Darker, But One Event Gives Me Hope

By Rafael Motamayor 13 days ago

Animation is constantly under attack (even when it's rescuing the box office), but attending the Crunchyroll Anime Awards gives this /Film writer hope.

Images of Hayley Atwell as Grace, Peggy Carter, and Martha, edited together

10 Best Hayley Atwell Movies And TV Shows, Ranked

By Russell Murray 14 days ago

Hayley Atwell rose to prominence in Captain America: The First Avenger before joining Mission: Impossible, and these are her best movies and TV shows.

David and Rebecca on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Why Netflix's Sci-Fi Hit Cyberpunk Edgerunners Only Lasted One Season

By Danielle Ryan 14 days ago

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was critically acclaimed and had a dedicated fandom after it premiered on Netflix, but here's why it only lasted one season.

Mark Grayson from Invincible and Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead composite photo with zombies in the background

How Robert Kirkman Wrote Invincible And The Walking Dead At The Same Time For 15 Years [Exclusive]

By Devin Meenan 15 days ago

The Walking Dead and Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman wrote both comics simultaneously for 15 years. Here's how he managed it.

Rick and Morty, Rick waking up to find Morty and Summer screaming, having just woken up from 17 years inside the matrix

Rick And Morty Season 8 Suggests A Popular Fan Theory Could Come True

By Michael Boyle 16 days ago

The Rick and Morty season 8 premiere gives summer a rather dark plotline, and it could hint at the potential for a larger fan theory to come true at some point.

A close-up of Batman in shadow in New Batman Adventures

Why Kevin Conroy Changed His Batman Voice For The New Batman Adventures

By Devin Meenan 17 days ago

Kevin Conroy changing his Batman voice for The New Batman Adventures was part of a greater creative shift from Batman: The Animated Series to that show.

Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta) from The Simpsons drools in front of a collage featuring Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) on Married... with Children, Fred Flintstone (Alan Reed) on The Flintstones, Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane) on Family Guy, and Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) on Roseanne

15 Best TV Shows Like The Simpsons

By Samuel Stone 18 days ago

Here are 15 television series that fans of "The Simpsons" should check out for their mix of satire, family dynamics, and/or dysfunctional shenanigans.

Why Is Azula's Fire Blue In Avatar: The Last Airbender?

By Devin Meenan 20 days ago

Azula wields blue flames when she does her firebending in Avatar: The Last Airbender, but the explanation behind that has more to do with symbolism than lore.