TV

There was a time when action-adventure cartoons dominated pop culture. For many fans of animation, the 90s and early to mid-2000s were some of the greatest years for action cartoons. Series like Teen Titans, Danny Phantom, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and especially Avatar: The Last Airbender brought...

Names like “New York City,” “The Big Apple,” and “The City Of Dreams” conjure up a wide range of mental and emotional associations. The iconic buildings and lively streets of New York City have been the setting for many tales, both true and imagined. But its charm is perhaps most...

Once praised as a miracle of human creativity, television has evolved tremendously since its start. It evolved into more than just a news or update delivery mechanism; it became the focal point of family entertainment, introducing people to the joys of the simple life and teaching them to be patient...

I grew up with Nickelodeon’s Avatar the Last Airbender. In elementary school, my friends and I would play pretend that we were in the world of powerful benders; we reenacted scenes in our unfinished basements, splashed each other in epic Waterbending fights in our Easy Set pools, and had Agni...

One of the biggest appeals of on-demand content that is released on streaming platforms is the total availability of full seasons of shows that are compiled after their original air dates, or are released in full season catalogs instead of a week-by-week basis, as seen on cable platforms. As a...

A Harry Potter TV series reboot will be premiering in 2026 on Max, formerly known as HBO Max. 15 years after the final movie of the Harry Potter franchise, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2,” the reboot will premiere. News of the reboot was first announced on April...

The X-Men are back with a new animated series. Marvel unveiled the first teaser trailer for X-Men ‘97, a continuation of its popular ‘90s cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series. According to Entertainment Weekly, the series picks up after the death of Charles Xavier in the original show’s 1997 finale. Now,...

Sony Pictures has announced that Karate Kid franchise alumni’s Ralph Macchio, 62, and Jackie Chan, 69, are set to star in a New Karate Kid movie. We all know Ralph Macchio from the very first, original film of the franchise “Karate Kid (1984)”, and Jackie Chan from the most recent...

Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment’s most iconic TV franchise is losing its longest-serving actor after 20 seasons. Sam Waterston, an acclaimed American actor is parting ways with Law & Order. Waterson first joined the show in 1994 during its fourth season as the assistant district attorney Jack McCoy. After the...

Latin and American movie star Sofia Vergara, 51, stars as Griselda Blanco in the new Netflix series: “Griselda.” To portray the Colombian drug lord, she underwent an extensive physical transformation. The six-part series showcases the life of the “Godmother of cocaine.” The series shows her start in Miami, Florida as...

A new poster has been unveiled for Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Following its 2018 initial announcement, Netflix’s latest adaptation is gearing up for its coming release this February. The new poster gives fans a full look at the main and supporting cast of the show, showing...

Oscar nominated film director David O. Russel is set to direct an upcoming biopic on the life of singer Linda Ronstadt starring singer-songwriter, actress, and teen idol Selena Gomez. This biopic will follow the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice”, which captured her incredible, diverse, and long...

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