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Zach and Stephen head out to the theater and come back with their reactions to Terminator: Genisys.
Not quite 20 years ago, (he said, feeling suddenly ancient and desiccated) Joss Whedon developed a not terribly successful movie script into a much more successful television series and set out on a path to a billion dollars. It’s not fair to credit/blame BtVS for the decade-plus of self-referential and recursively revampitudinous media that followed, but it is a clear standard-bearer of modern meta-textual media, referencing real-world pop-culture regularly and often, since the main characters are teenagers. The idea of using fiction in fiction is an ancient one (remember Hamlet’s play, designed to ‘catch the conscience’ of his wicked step-father?)…
Top 5 Overlooked Movies Top Five is a show where the hosts categorize, rank, compare, and stratify everything… from cars to gadgets to people and movies. From stuff that is hot, and things that are not nearly as interesting – it’s Top Five. Ruh-oh! Bruce Otter drops his Top 5 Cartoon Dogs on us, in this week’s installment of Top Five Express!
Having been a part of the Major Spoilers backstage crew for the better part of a decade, sometimes I forget that not EVERYONE is exposed to teasers, trailers and spoilers 24/7. Recently, while watching a trailer for the upcoming Fantastic 4 (or ‘Fant4astic”) film, my daughter suddenly sat upright and asked “Why doesn’t Ben have any pants on?” When I told her that it was meant to be a more realistic take on the heroes, without magic stretch pants, and she looked me in the eye and opined, “HE STILL NEEDS PANTS!” It’s a fair point, which leads to today’s…
Welcome to the all-new all-different Riverdale! Stephen and Matthew devour the goodness in the first issue of Archie #1 from Archie Comics.
IT’S NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! But what to read? The staff at Major Spoilers offers up its list of books they are looking forward to, and recommend you do, too!
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: You voted, and we read Emperor Joker for your amusement! We also discuss early San Diego Comic-Con news, review Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #2, Chew #50, and Death Head #1.
It’s been out for several weeks, and it looks like video gamers are very excited about Batman: Arkham Knight. From the gameplay to the graphics, to the promise that this is the last of the Batman games in this series, a lot of people are playing this game. Are you? VOTE! [poll id=”395″]
Terminator: Genisys is here, and to celebrate that we have a review of the pilot episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles! One of the hidden gems of the Terminator franchise! So sit back and enjoy as Ashley and Jason begin their lesson. You might learn something. Enter your Mind University!
We are the heroes! We take on the villains! We are the Sentinels of the Multiverse!
We wrap up our look at the Jurassic World LEGO set with the biggest dino of them all the Indominus Rex!
As a fat man of some note, I am a fan of food, and thus vary my diet as much as possible, and thus have never been a proponent of things like “meatloaf night” or having the same breakfast each day. But on certain days like today, when I was up too late the night before and actually DOING stuff rather than my usual routine of “stay on couch, engage internet besties”, I always have the same craving: cheese and summer sausage. It’s not even necessary for there to be crackers involved, although a sufficiently buttery and/or flavorful one can…
While it’s great fun to interview established comics creators, it’s also wonderful to talk with up-and-coming talent in the industry. This week, I chat with Richard Rivera, the creator of the new Stabbity Bunny independent comic. FULL DISCLOSURE: I did help with the editing on this comic, but Richard developed the concept, and that drew me in!