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Seven Of Nine’s Arrival On Star Trek: Voyager Came With Some Growing Pains Sometimes, the greatest and most famous characters on a television show are the ones who were added part-way through the series. That’s absolutely the case with “Star Trek: Voyager” and its breakout character, liberated Borg drone Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan).Joining the show in season 4, Seven’s appeal was obvious, but she rose beyond the expectations for a fan-service character....

Starz' ‘American Gods’ Will Tackle “Race, Gun Control, Gender, And Jesus Christ” [TCA 2016] Starz presented a panel on their 2017 seriesAmerican Gods, based onNeil Gaiman’s graphic novel. Co-showrunnersBryan FullerandMichael Greenwere in attendance and screened a trailer first. The clips showed Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) released early from prison for his wife’s funeral. He throws a gold coin on her grave and it sinks into the dirt. His wife, Laura Moon (Emily Browning) returns later in the clip saying, “Who said I died, Bobby?...

Superhero Bits: Rorschach Getting A ‘Watchmen’ Spin-Off Comic, ‘The Avengers’ Video Game Beta Release & More Did you hearWatchmenis getting a spin-off comic focusing onRorschach? When can players who pre-orderedThe Avengersvideo game start playing the beta? Why didn’tCottonmouthappear beyond the first season ofLuke Cage? Would you believe there was aBatman BeginsTV spot featuringNickelbackmusic? WillThe EternalsintroduceAtlantisto theMCU? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Here’s a trailer for the first issue of Marvel’s event series,Empyre, featuringAvengersandFantastic Four....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Wolverine, Rogue, Iron Man WhichMarvelTV show will take place in the same universe asThe Avengers? What’s the update on theBatmantargeting child predators? Want to readAlan Silvestri’s quotes about scoringThe Avengers? Where isThe Amazing Spider-Manshooting this week and what do shish kabobs andWolverinehave in common? Read about all of this, and hotRoguecosplay, in today’s Superhero Bits. We recently posted a video of a man dressed asBatmanconfronting child predators now, according to an article on The Daily What, they’ve decided to retire in the interest of safety....

The ‘Loki’ From ‘The Avengers’ Is Back And Still Mischievous As Ever [Comic-Con 2019] While everyone was mostly focused on what movies Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would entail, we didn’t think there would be so much announced for the streaming side of the MCU over at Disney+. ButTom Hiddlestoncame out to the Hall H stage at Comic-con and shared some little tidbits about what fans can expect from theLokiseries....

The Best & Worst Sketches From Chris Pine’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ This weekend broughtChris Pineto Studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Plaza to hostSaturday Night Livefor the first time. Since Gal Gadot is currently pregnant with her second child, herWonder Womanco-star got the honor of hosting the show as a way to help promote the comic book movie. Those hoping for aWonder Womansketch duringSNLwere disappointed, but for those who have always wanted to hear Chris Pine sing over and over again, the sketch show delivered plenty of that....

The Best Movies And Shows Leaving Netflix In June As is so often the case these days, the list of movies and shows departing Netflix next month is full of more quality entertainment than the list of movies and shows arriving on the streaming service.It’s an ongoing problem. Still, at least we have some warning and can plan our movie watching schedule accordingly. We’ve assembled the complete list of what is leaving Netflix in June, 2016 and we’ve collected a few recommendations for what youhaveto see before it’s too late....

The Daily Stream: Spy X Family Reinvents Found Family With Espionage, Murder, And Absolute Absurdity (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series:“Spy x Family” Where You Can Stream It:Hulu, Crunchyroll The Pitch:Like many badass spy thrillers before it,“Spy x Family” begins with a cold war: two rival countries (Westalis and Ostania) are waging a war in the shadows....

The First Purge Director Making A Movie About A World Where Only Black People Have Superpowers Director Gerard McMurray, who helmed"The First Purge"and the Netflix film “Burning Sands,” is developing an adaptation of “Black,” a comic book set in a world where only Black people have superpowers. The original “Black” comic, funded through Kickstarter in 2016, hailed from writer Kwanza Osajyefo, co-creator and designer Tim Smith 3, and artist Jamal Igle....

The Morning Watch: British Vs American Comedy, Movie Geometry & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, a video essay takes a look at the differences between American comedy and British comedy while another looks how how geometry is used in movies to add another layer of visual storytelling....

The Problem With Faith-Based Movies And Four Religious Films That Give The Genre A Good Name The weekend before last, a seemingly under-the-radar film calledI Can Only Imaginewound up being asurprise box office hit.It was the first in a string of faith-based movies set to roll out in the weeks leading up to Easter.Paul, Apostle of Christ, a biblical drama starring Jim Caviezel, opened last Friday, and a second sequel to the 2014 hitGod’s Not Deadsees release this week....

The Quarantine Stream: Start Taking Animation Seriously With The Year-Best ‘Wolfwalkers’ (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:WolfwalkersWhere You Can Stream It: Apple TV+The Pitch: The daughter of a wolf hunter, Robyn, comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when Robyn encounters a wild native girl, Mebh, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy....

The TJ Hooker Movie Is Moving Forward Stay with this story for the frightening clue that theTJ Hookermovie is actually going to star William Shatner. It’s worth it for the shudder factor. Varietyhave namedChuck Russellas the director out in the lead for theTJ Hookergig. The screenplay is being written byBrent MaddockandSS Wilson, who previously took up pens forTremors,Short CircuitandGhost Dad. While the 80s TV series was a straight up cop action drama, his movie is being pegged as a comedy, perhaps inevitably....