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You Don't Need to Be a Meth Kingpin To Afford the Complete Breaking Bad Blu-ray
Update: Grab the hydrofluoric acid and a large plastic container, because this deal is dead.
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The Airwaves Are Haunted in the Creepy Dark Signal Trailer
The trailer for Dark Signal piqued our interest for two reasons: one, it’s produced by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones). And two, we can’t resist horror movies that are set in and/or around radio stations. The Fog! Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2! Pontypool! And now... Dark Signal:
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The X-Files Is Coming Back to TV For an 11th Season
The X-Files is coming back yet again. After its limited 10th season last year, the show will return for another limited season either later this year or early in 2018. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will both reprise their roles for the show, which will run 10 episodes.
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Several Major Cameos Were Just Confirmed For Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
If possible, you should go into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as clean as possible. There are a lot of huge surprises. However, now that the film is screening and the cast is doing interviews, spoilers are starting to leak—including some major ones at today’s press conference.
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Marvel's Cosmic Hero Adam Warlock Will Appear in Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie dropped a hint of Marvel’s quantum magic-flinging hero Adam Warlock, fans have wondered when or if he’d ever join his fellow Guardians on the big screen. But now we know that he’s definitely coming, and when to expect him.
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A Look Inside Charmz, Papercutz' New Comic Imprint For Pre-Teen Readers
In an age where more and more young kids are reading comics—especially young girls—there’s not really much material out there that caters to children who are between kids comics and teen books. Papercutz wants to change that with its new imprint aimed at tween girls, and we’ve got an exclusive look at one of its new…
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These Alien: Covenant Photos Reveal Brand New Horrors
Empire has released three new images from Alien: Covenant, and each one contains a different kind of danger. We’ve got technological, biological, and what I’m betting is a conspiracy from a rich guy.
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Hulu Orders a Pilot for a Locke & Key Adaptation From the Director of Doctor Strange
At 2011's San Diego Comic-Con, a lucky few got to see the first attempt at a TV adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s cult-favorite IDW horror fantasy comic. That pilot never got picked up, but Locke & Key has been playing the second-chance sweepstakes ever since—and it looks to have paid off.
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Marvel's New Nick Fury Comic Is the Perfect Blueprint for a Black James Bond Movie
Nick Fury Jr., the biracial son of the original Nick Fury, has always been blessed with his father’s superhuman slow-aging and Samuel L. Jackson’s good looks. In his brand-new ongoing series written by James Robinson and penciled by ACO, though, the younger Fury does something that neither of his “fathers” has managed…
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First Photos From Game of Thrones Season Seven Tell Us Nothing, But Let's Speculate Anyway
The first official photos from season seven of Game of Thrones have been released, revealing little but making us dream of so much more.
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Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds
Over 70 percent of our planet is covered in water, and we tend to think that’s a lot. A new study suggests that our world is special in this regard, and that most habitable planets are dominated by oceans that consume over 90 percent their surface area. That may be good for primitive marine life, but not so good for…
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Marvel's Secret Empire Event Is Off to a Gutwrenching, Confusing Start
After the reveal that Captain America has secretly been a Hydra agent, after the controversy, and after months of teasing and build-up, the first issue of Marvel’s Secret Empire event is here. And boy, there are a lot of things happening—some tragic, some exciting, and some... well, baffling.
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Naked Mole Rats Could Save Your Life So Stop Calling Them Ugly
Contrary to what conventional beauty standards may lead us to believe, naked mole rats are good. They’re highly social animals who live communally. They’re ruled by a loyal queen. They’re also seemingly impervious to cancer and don’t age. But still, these little subterraneans get a bad rap for not looking like puppies…
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The Expanse's EP on the Stellar Second Season and Last Night's Explosive Finale
So much happened in last night’s season two finale of The Expanse—not all of it clear—we had no choice but to get some answers. We talked to executive producer Naren Shankar about how the second season of the acclaimed scifi series was planned, how it was made, and where it’s going in season three. Oh, and also, why…
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Thor: Ragnarok Made Sure There Was No Blue Paint Between Us and Jeff Goldblum's Glorious Performance
In Thor: Ragnarok, Jeff Goldblum plays the Grandmaster, an ageless and powerful being with a love of games. And as colorful as his costuming is, there is still the fact that Goldblum’s comic book counterpart is blue. Why didn’t that make it into the movie?
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Five Studios Are Duking It Out for the Rights to James Bond
Five Hollywood studios are currently battling over which one will make the next James Bond film.
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Make Your Walls Pop With This Sitewide Discount From Pop Chart Lab
If your spring cleaning doesn’t involve revamping your home goods, what are you even doing? Add some awesome infographics to your walls with Pop Chart Lab’s 20% off sitewide sale. Get everything from the Connected Characters of Seinfeld to every single bird in North America. Enter the code VERNALVALUE at checkout to…
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This Video Shows an Easy Way to Make Passengers Better, But It's Still Not Nearly Enough
Passengers was one of those films that more people talked about than actually saw, at least in the United States. Everybody knew about the “big twist,” because it was something that made our stomachs collectively churn. This video presents an idea for how the movie could’ve been fixed. It’s definitely an improvement,…
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The New Rick and Morty Game Is One of the Best VR Experiences You Can Play
Growing up, one of my favorite CD-ROM games was called The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield. As games go, it wasn’t that advanced, but it let me take a virtual, interactive tour through my favorite television show. The game had in-jokes from the show, voices from the cast, and perfect attention to detail. It was awesome.
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The Magicians' Finale Was So Amazing Season Three Seems Way Too Far Away
Damn, it didn’t seem like Syfy’s The Magicians could out-do last year’s chilling and intense season finale, but by the gods they managed it! In the words of Penny’s favorite singer, Taylor Swift: “Everything has changed.”
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