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It wasn’t at all a secret that ABC’s new Muppet show isn’t, well, good. In fact it’s terrible. The good news is that it looks like the network has plans to try to fix it. Showrunner and executive producer Bob Kushell is gone. Given that he created the show with Big Bang Theory’s Bill Prady…
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The Republican presidential campaigns seeking to influence network control over the debate formats are dealing with a handful of defections as they seek to cobble together a coalition with enough heft to achieve their demands. Late Tuesday, Jeb Bush joined the list of candidates who would not sign on to a letter many of the…
By Mark Joyella on Nov. 4, 2015 – 9:29 AM Netflix chief Reed Hastings would advise you to forget about the network evening news. Asked at a conference about Netflix perhaps adding news to its mix of programming, Hastings said “the 6 p.m. newscast: that thing’s going away.” The New York Post notes that Hastings was…
A new preview for Uncanny X-Men #600 has been released which features the young Iceman confronting his older self about his/their sexuality. As it turns out, the Bobby Drake from the past isn’t the only one who’s about to come out of the closet. This could be a controversial one… • The final explosive…
Jon Stewart, who left “The Daily Show” earlier this year, will move to HBO for his next act. The comedy host reached a four-year production deal with Time Warner Inc.’s premium cable channel, according to a statement Tuesday. Stewart’s first project will be making short-form videos based on current events for HBO’s digital services HBO…
CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the…
After decades of iconic soundtracks and scores, legendary German composer Hans Zimmer has finally announced his first-ever tour. The European trek kicks off next year on April 16th at London’s SSE Arena and continues for 17 more dates before wrapping up in Bulgaria on May 16th at Sofia’s Stadthalle. “Performing a tour like this is…
So first, let’s establish Jar Jar as a skilled warrior. While this does not in itself necessitate a connection with the Physical Force, it’s highly suggestive in the Star Wars universe– very rarely do we see “normal” characters exhibiting extraordinary stuntwork or physical feats unless they are Jedi, Sith, or at least force sensitives. So…
November 7th, 2015 at the Brooklyn Commons, 7pm Join us for a screening of Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner followed by a panel discussion in conjunction with our upcoming course Replaceable Parts: Becoming Cyborg in America. Panelists will discuss the film through the lens of contemporary technology studies, cybernetics, and cyborg theory while paying particular attention to questions of media, mediation,…