Doctor Who: Planet Of The Spiders
Originally posted 11-20-13, this review begins Drew Simchik’s countdown of his top 5 Doctor Who stories. Number 5 of my all-time Doctor Who favorites is […]
Squirrel Girl Going Freeform With ‘New Warriors’
The greatest superhero in the Marvel Universe will be joining the Freeform network in 2018. Going straight to a 10-episode series, New Warriors will center on […]
Classic ‘Doctor Who’ Finally Streaming Again
Without a lot of hoopla, unless you already were getting emails from the BBC, the venerable network finally launched their long-promised streaming service in the […]
The Scum & Villainy Cantina
When Obi-Wan Kenobi uttered those deathless words, “you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy,” he was talking about the spaceport town […]
Doctor Who: New Who Favorites 2005-2013
Originally posted November 20, 2013, it may be time for Drew Simchik to freshen things up. Here he was getting ready to celebrate the 50th […]
The 2017 Hugo Awards Finalists
Announced this morning from Helsinki, here are the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards. Attendees of Worldcon 75 in Helsinki will be voting on the […]
Comic-Con 2017: San Diego Gets A Comic-Con Museum
The Comic-Con experience has a cycle. Every year there’s a build up (tickets go on sale next week), either jubilance or anger depending on whether […]
Jean Grey and Black Bolt Both Fly Solo
Poor Marvel — they’ve gotten a lot of the wrong kind of attention this past week, bemoaning low sales and (partially) blaming it on diversity […]
First Look At ‘Black Lightning’
I don’t think we’d noted on the podcast that the CW was actively developing its fifth DC superhero series (sixth if you count iZombie) for the 2017-2018 […]
‘It’ Floats Its First Trailer…
As was pointed out to me by a friend today, the so-called “Losers Club” of kids that face down against Pennywise features Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things […]
New Trailer For ‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’
Can we silently admit to ourselves that sometime in early July, marketing is going to cut down the title to just Valerian? Or maybe people will […]
Review: ‘Doc Savage: The Ring Of Fire’
It’s 1938. The world is on the brink of war. Months earlier, one of America’s brightest heroes, Amelia Earhart, disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. That […]
Rifftrax Takes On ‘Doctor Who: The Five Doctors’
Modern audiences watching old Doctor Who episodes can be forgiven for rolling their eyes at the sometimes very cheap effects and occasionally glorious moments of ridiculousness. […]
Damage Control In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Back in early 2015, Marvel fans got excited when ABC announced that they planned to develop a comedy set in the Marvel Universe: Damage Control. Based […]
First Look At Alicia Vikander As ‘Tomb Raider’
I love the idea of Lara Croft, a strong, smart action hero, even if some played the games for other more prurient reasons. Being a […]
‘It’ Invites Us To Play…
As excited as we’ve been for The Dark Tower, it’s time to remember that Stephen King’s most frightening creation (okay, except for the ending) is also […]
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Official Trailer
“Can’t you be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?” Despite the presence of Iron Man (thank you, Robert Downey, Jr.), it does look like Spider-Man: Homecoming is giving […]
The ‘Justice League’ Trailer
Yesterday we got a lot of teases… and, as I suspected, no sign of Superman. One of the plot points we can safely assume will […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 467: Wild Man and Prodigy
Cinequest 2017 interviews with the cast and crew of Wild Man, then the directors of Prodigy, and the comics, movies and TV news of the week!
Doctor Who: ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’
It was 1999. The attempt to revive Doctor Who in the U.S. had failed. Yet many television writers, comedians, and other actors had grown up as […]
