Disney Gives Phineas and Ferb a 40-Episode Revival
If you were into watching The Disney Channel in 2008 (or spent a lot of time with someone who did), you’re most likely familiar with the animated series Phineas and Ferb. The show went off the air in...
View ArticleMarvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Trailer Teases an Utterly...
Who can protect the Lower East Side of New York City from evil? A thirteen-year-old girl and the T-Rex she accidently transported into the present-day, of course! Disney has turned the Marvel comic run...
View ArticleInvestigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti Reunite in The Imposition of...
Tordotcom Publishing is thrilled to announce that Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti are reuniting to solve a brand-new mystery, in this follow-up to the Jovian cozy space opera detective mystery...
View ArticleThe Mandalorian Will Show Grogu the Galaxy When Season 3 Returns in March
The new trailer for the third season is probably 47% shots of the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) in his shiny, tiny new ship with Grogu on his lap. “Being a Mandalorian is not just learning about how to...
View ArticleThe Triumph of the Id: The Company of Wolves
I came to this film because of the late, much lamented Angela Lansbury. A film with her in it is always worth watching, and this one fits right into the current chapter of the SFF Bestiary. The Company...
View ArticleTNT Won’t Air Snowpiercer’s Fourth and Final Season
If the post-apocalyptic train wants to keep going, it’s going to have to find a new track. Deadline reports that Snowpiercer will not air on TNT. Snowpiercer was the last scripted series standing at...
View ArticleReading The Wheel of Time: Everyone Wants a Piece of Mat in Robert Jordan’s A...
This week in Reading The Wheel of Time, we find out a little bit more about what the man who calls himself Bors is up to, Sammael finds out something that might just mess up Rand’s entire plan, and Mat...
View ArticleChucky and Reginald the Vampire Will Keep Haunting Syfy
It’s good news for killer dolls and young vampires! In a move that seems perfectly in keeping with its whole vibe, Syfy has renewed both Chucky (for a third season) and Reginald the Vampire (for a...
View ArticleHow To Sell a Haunted House: The Pros and Cons of Ghost Tourism
No one wants to see a ghost in their house. A single phantom voice, a quick glimpse of a transparent hag floating down the hall, one visit from an invisible entity that crushes your chest while you...
View ArticleJoking With Therapy Chatbots
Welcome to Close Reads! In this series, Leah Schnelbach and guest authors dig into the tiny, weird moments of pop culture—from books to theme songs to viral internet hits—that have burrowed into our...
View ArticleWill Channing Tatum Get Sexy With a Pottery Wheel in a Ghost Remake?
Once upon a time, there was a movie about sexy pot-throwing. I mean, I guess it wasn’t really about that, but it’s what many of us remember about Ghost. (Though my fellow Mollys may remember a...
View ArticleRead an Exclusive Excerpt From Kelly Barnhill’s The Crane Husband
“Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters.” We’re thrilled to share a bonus excerpt from Kelly Barnhill’s The Crane Husband, forthcoming from Tordotcom Publishing on...
View ArticleJulia Louis-Dreyfus Really Wants To Fight in Marvel’s Thunderbolts
Julia Louis-Dreyfus first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (pictured above), where she played the morally dubious Contessa Valentina...
View ArticleStar Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “The Xindi”
“The Xindi” Written by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga Directed by Allan Kroeker Season 3, Episode 1 Production episode 053 Original air date: September 10, 2003 Date: unknown Captain’s star log. We...
View ArticleCongrats to the 2023 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees!
We have the final ballot for the 2023 Philip K. Dick Award. Here are the six finalists and information on when we’ll find out who the winner is. The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for...
View ArticleHow to Cook and Eat the Rich
A man is offered the opportunity to partake in an exclusive, subscription-based eating club for those who wish to dine on human flesh. But he may have bitten off a little more than he can chew....
View ArticleProfessional Nerd Stephen Colbert Is Producing a Chronicles of Amber Series
Stephen Colbert is one of us—at least when it comes to being a fantasy fan. The well-known Lord of the Rings fan is now throwing his hat in the television production realm, joining the team working on...
View ArticleFive Cautionary Tales About Artificial Intelligence
One way to make one’s life more pleasant is to outsource everyday necessities, such as cleaning, cooking, farming (the list could go on). An all-too-common temptation is to pay as little as one can...
View ArticleNetflix’s 2023 Movie Preview Is a Mixed Bag
Netflix, we have one question and one question only: Where is The Old Guard 2? How much longer must we wait? It’s still somewhere in the distant future, apparently, as it’s not on the streamer’s 2023...
View ArticleRoom to Play: The Real Surprise of HBO’s The Last of Us
We know why it’s so hard to adapt videogames to a screen. It’s not just the change in medium. Ranking geek fandoms by their most vitriolic factions, gamers are pretty much at the top of the list, no...
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