Television
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History of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
2019 marks the 35th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The fearsome foursome has been kicking shell for three decades. Today, we’re going to be taking a look back at their long and unorthodox history. The Comics The TMNT made their comic debut in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in May of 1984. Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the Ninja Turtles served as a parody of the comics that came before. You can see the influence the New Mutants and Daredevil had on the TMNT. Daredevil fights the Hand, the Ninja Turtles fight the Foot, Daredevil’s master is Stick, the Ninja Turtles master is Splinter. They also…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 5×11- “Seeing Red”
The Flash (5×11)- “Seeing Red” Written by: Judalina Neira & Thomas Pound Directed by: Marcus Stokes From “The Flash and the Furious” to “Seeing Red.” Interesting progression. We open on Cicada and the anti-meta-human movement seems to be gaining steam. Someone in the CCPD leaked names and addresses of metas to his doctor friend and this lets him knock off a lot of metas in quick succession which brings Team Flash running and that’s where things go haywire when Cicada breaks Nora’s back. This episode kind of reminds people that while Barry is so packed full of Hope he could easily replace Adara as the embodiment of Hope in the…
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Recap: YOUNG JUSTICE: OUTSIDERS Episodes 10-13
Young Justice: Outsiders is set to go on their mid-season hiatus. We have a ton of things to unpack because this week not only served as the mid-season finale, but we also got four episodes instead of the usual three. We will be discussing episodes 10-13: Exceptional Human Beings, Another Freak, Nightmare Monkeys, and True Heroes. If you haven’t caught up yet watch and come back. The first episode in this week’s batch is Exceptional Human Beings. This episode primarily focussed on Batman, Katana, and Metamorpho. Batman Inc. is in Santa Prisca gathering intel on the Metahuman traffickers. With the help of Oracle, the team discovers that Deathstroke is the…
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The CW’s BATWOMAN Adds Luke Fox and Two More Characters to Cast
The CW has begun casting for its Batwoman pilot, starring Ruby Rose as Gotham City’s new vigilante. This week, three actors have joined the cast of the potential series, and one of them is playing a key member of the Bat-Family. According to Deadline, these actors have joined Batwoman… Meagan Tandy will play Sophie Moore, a high-level private security agent who firmly supports Gotham. Also, she shows a softer side that’s illuminated by Kate Kane’s return. Camrus Johnson will play Luke Fox, aka Batwing in the comics. In the show, Luke seeks to keep Wayne Tower secure in the wake of Bruce’s absence. Despite his own desire for the symbol,…
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THE FLASH SPOILER Review: S5 E6- “The Icicle Cometh”
The Flash S5 E6- “The Icicle Cometh” Written by: Kristen Kim & Joshua V Gilbert Directed by: Chris Peppe Watching this episode I realized a few things; One: I must have watched this episode when I first came back from Japan to catch up because this was the déjà vu hour. Two: Not a lot happened because I actually smashed most of what happened in this episode in the following episode. Three: It’s time to put a name to episodes like this because while not a whole lot happened a lot of plot points for the overall season were kind of brought closer to the surface. First there was Caitlin…
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Recap: ARROW S7 E10 – My Name is Emiko Queen
Arrow returns for its mid-season premiere and returns to its roots. My Name is Emiko Queen is essentially an origin story for the new Green Arrow. This episode has a strong connection to Oliver’s story, even going as far for the title to be a direct reference to the show’s intro. The episode is almost too familiar. Emiko is the daughter of Robert Queen. She returns to Star City with only one goal, to avenge her mother’s death. Is this sounding familiar? This episode wants to focus on the parallels between Oliver and Emiko, but it becomes distracting. She’s just as brooding and stubborn as Olivers but it feels more…
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Recap: YOUNG JUSTICE: OUTSIDERS Episodes 7-9
We will be reviewing Young Justice Outsiders Episodes 7-9: Evolution, Triptych, and Home Fires. This is your spoiler warning. If you need to get caught up on all of our Young Justice coverage click here. Young Justice: Outsiders expanded on its lore this week, and it’s phenomenal. The first episode of the set was Evolution, which serves as a Vandal Savage origin story. Throughout the first two seasons, Savage has been portrayed as a genius tactician and leader of the Light. Here we see his beginnings. We have flashbacks of his life. He has been around for quite a while. Fifty thousand years to be precise. We see his come in…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 5×10- “The Flash and the Furious”
The Flash (5×10)- “The Flash and the Furious” Written by: Kelly Wheeler & Sterling Gates Directed by: David McWhirter Alright! The second half of Season five kicks off with a title I am genuinely surprised they didn’t use earlier. (It’s like how both the Bruce Timm Batman cartoon and “The Batman” reworked Batman film titles for Batgirl episodes, you just know the next Batman cartoon will have an episode called “Batgirl v Superman” at some point.) The episode opens pretty much where we left off in the 100th episode with Nora in the future talking with Eobard Thawne still looking like Wells. (They’ll have to explain that soon enough.) We…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 5×05- “All Doll’d Up”
The Flash (5×05)- “All Doll’d Up” Written by: Tony Pound & Sterling Gates Directed by: Philip Chipera Well what a time. I’ve been without a computer for pretty much the whole winter break and without a computer I can’t write reviews. (I have a phone but I’m not tapping out a review on that with my old man hands.) So, in short my big plan to clean up the episodes I missed was pretty much nuked and it’s scramble time. Anyways… For once those “Previously on the Flash…” Montages helped me out to remind of exactly what’s been going on going into this episode because I wasn’t watching too closely…
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Lady Sif Rumored as Marvel’s Next Disney+ Series
Marvel Studios has several new shows in development at the Disney+ streaming service. Loki, Vision & Scarlet Witch, and Falcon & Winter Soldier are getting their own shows, with Rocket & Groot rumored. Now, we have another rumored title to add to the list. According to Discussing Film, Lady Sif is set to receive her own series on Disney+. Jaimie Alexander will reprise the titular role, with Kevin Feige producing. Like the rest of the Marvel shows, it will be a 6-8 episode limited series and have a $100 million budget. Sif was a supporting character in the first two Thor movies, and she has guest starred on Agents of…
