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Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp smiling dryly in Wicked

Wicked's Cynthia Erivo Had A Forgotten Role In The Star Wars Universe

By Sandy Schaefer 1 month ago

Cynthia Erivo has played a character in the Star Wars universe before, and it's an appropriate role for the Wicked star.

Captain Ake in front of a large viewscreen watched by hundreds of cadets in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Starfleet Academy Borrows Some Unexpected Tech From Star Trek: The Animated Series

By Witney Seibold 1 month ago

It looks like the tech on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has finally caught up with tech glimpsed on Star Trek: The Animated Series.

Genosha city with statue of Magneto visible behind plated glass structure in X-Men '97

Genosha's Genocide In X-Men '97 Was Much More Than Just A Shocking Plot Turn

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

The creative team of X-Men '97 was tapping into real-world parallels with the Genosha genocide in the animated superhero series.

Obelisk the Tormentor, Exodia the Forbidden One, and Slifer the Sky Dragon next to one another

15 Strongest Yu-Gi-Oh! Monsters, Ranked

By Mike Bedard 1 month ago

Yu-Gi-Oh! has plenty of monsters to go around, but which of the franchise's creatures are the strongest? Let's take a look.

Rogue's eyes glowing as she absorbs energy in X-Men: The Animated Series

X-Men: The Animated Series' Rogue Voice Actor Has An Issue With The Movies (And She's Right)

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

X-Men: The Animated Series voice actor Lenore Zann thinks the changes made to Rogue for the live-action movies 'weaken' the character.

TV, Interrupted: Clerks The Animated Series Deserved At Least 37 More Episodes (In A Row)

By Ben F. Silverio 1 month ago

Clerks: The Animated Series got stuck in a dead end when it was barely out of the gate.

A Crucial X-Men: The Animated Series Episode Took Influence From A David Lynch Movie

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

An episode of X-Men: The Animated Series exploring the origins of Mister Sinister was influenced by David Lynch's The Elephant Man.

X-Men 97 Madelyne Pryor with levitating baby Nathan Summers in background

Why Madelyne Pryor Was One Of The Hardest X-Men '97 Characters To Animate

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

The team behind X-Men '97 found Madelyne Pryor to be a "tricky" villain to figure out and maybe the hardest character to animate because of her theatricality.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Mark Grayson as Invincible

What Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Can Learn From Invincible

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Invincible are telling two similar stories with very different approaches.

The hypnotoad on a TV screen in Futurama

Why Futurama Remains One Of TV's Most Unexpected Comfort Shows

By Witney Seibold 1 month ago

After numerous cancellations and revivals, Futurama has proven to be unkillable. Here's why the animated sci-fi comedy is weirdly comforting.

Nightcrawler's Signature BAMF Teleportation In X-Men '97 Came With Plenty Of Complications

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

Nightcrawler's cool "bamf" teleportation effect proved to be a challenge for the X-Men '97 animators. Here's how they figured out a solution.

X-Men 97 title sequence - Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Storm, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Professor X on side and Magneto, Juggernaut, Pyro, Emma Frost, Lady Deathstrike, Mystique, Sabretooth and Avalanche on the other

X-Men: The Animated Series' Creative Team Almost Quit Over The Show's First Villains

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

The Sentinels were famously the first villains faced in X-Men: The Animated Series, but the show creators had to fight hard to make that happen.

Batman vs Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series

This Batman Animated Series Used Clayface To Deliver One Of Its Darkest Episodes

By Devin Meenan 1 month ago

Arguably the darkest ending of The New Batman Adventures, a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series, featured Clayface murdering a child on screen.

Maury the Hormone Monster from Big Mouth surrounded by images from BoJack Horseman, Love, Death & Robots, Arcane, and Disenchantment

The 15 Best Adult Animated Shows On Netflix

By Eric Pierce 2 months ago

Netflix's best adult animated shows don't just throw around dirty words. They also tackle mature themes like mortality, sexuality, and grief.

Eleven and her friends look at something in the distance in Tales From '85

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Timeline Explained

By Debopriyaa Dutta 2 months ago

The first trailer for Netflix's Stranger Things: Tales From '85 has arrived. Here's where the animated spin-off show sits on the Stranger Things timeline.

Luca Diaz as Mike looking determined in Stranger Things: Tales From '85

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Teaser Trailer: Netflix's Biggest Hit Returns In Animation

By Jeremy Mathai 2 months ago

Did you really think Stranger Things was over? Netflix's new trailer for the animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From '85 would suggest otherwise.

Morph standing with Jubilee and Gambit in the mansion in X-Men '97 season 1

How X-Men '97 Limited Morph's Shape-Shifting Abilities With One Definitive Rule

By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

The creatives who worked on X-Men '97 put a rule in place regarding how Morph's shape-shifting superpowers worked, and they stuck to it.

X-Men 97's Bastion Almost Made His Cartoon Debut In Another Marvel Show

By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

The technopathic human-Sentinel hybrid Bastion appeared in X-Men 97, but he almost debuted in a canceled X-Men animated series first.

X-Men '97 title sequence, close-up of Rogue

How Τhe X-Men '97 Opening Credits Fixed A Clumsy Rogue Moment From The Original Series

By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

X-Men '97's bigger animation budget created an opportunity to fix a big Rogue moment that had been clumsily executed in the original series.

Why Storm's Mutant Powers Were Always A Challenge For X-Men '97 Animators

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Storm is one of the most powerful heroes in the entire Marvel canon, and that made her a challenge for the X-Men '97 animation team.

Wolverine, Gambit, Beast, Rogue, and Cyclops standing in front of the X-Mansion in X-Men '97

Why X-Men '97 Gave Up Making Logical Sense Of The X-Mansion

By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

X-Men '97 production designer Anthony Go Wu quickly realized that trying to make logistical sense of the series' X-Mansion was a lost cause.

Tim Robinson in a hot dog costume from I Think You Should Leave surrounded by Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff as Bill and Holden in Mindhunter, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Sadie Sink as Will, Mike, Eleven, and Max in Stranger Things, BoJack Horseman in BoJack Horseman, and Rege-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor as Simon and Daphne in Bridgerton

15 Best Netflix Original Shows Of All Time, Ranked

By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

Netflix has been churning out plenty of original programming for years now, but which shows truly deserve to be called the best? These are our picks.

Cyclops stands next to Jean Grey in X-Men the Animated Series

How X-Men: The Animated Series Paved The Way For Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

The success of the '90s X-Men: The Animated series lead directly to the creation of the even more successful Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Here's how.

Batman: The Animated Series, Legends of the Dark Knight - Batman dripping mud in the rain

How Frank Miller Felt About Batman: The Animated Series' The Dark Knight Returns Homage

By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

Batman: The Animated Series paid tribute to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in an episode where Gotham kids imagine what Batman is really like.