Being one of the most influential movie directors of the modern times, Quentin Tarantino is still not that widely recognized, mostly due to the explicit way of making his films harder to watch with all the violence shown in there.
Despite being a fan of something that isn’t accepted by all of the moviegoers, Tarantino nonetheless earned himself immense international fame by bringing his crime thriller Pulp Fiction to the screen back in 1994.
Being the director’s true magnus opus today, back then the movie was almost banned from the theaters due to its extremely explicit scene.
Following several simultaneous stories in quite a random order, Pulp Fiction once arrives at the point of showing John Travolta’s Vincent Vega accidentally shooting Marvin, portrayed by Phil Lamarr, right in the head while they’re both staying in the car.
The following sequence is limited to capturing just splashes of...
Despite being a fan of something that isn’t accepted by all of the moviegoers, Tarantino nonetheless earned himself immense international fame by bringing his crime thriller Pulp Fiction to the screen back in 1994.
Being the director’s true magnus opus today, back then the movie was almost banned from the theaters due to its extremely explicit scene.
Following several simultaneous stories in quite a random order, Pulp Fiction once arrives at the point of showing John Travolta’s Vincent Vega accidentally shooting Marvin, portrayed by Phil Lamarr, right in the head while they’re both staying in the car.
The following sequence is limited to capturing just splashes of...
- 5/19/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
“Mulligan”, the animated ‘apocalyptic’ sitcom created by Sam Means and Robert Carlock, streams Part 2, May 24, 2024 on Netflix:
“…after an alien attack destroys Earth, what's left of humanity has the chance to start all over again. Survivors will need to work together to avoid repeating the same mistakes…”
Cast includes Nat Faxon as ‘Matty Mulligan’, a working class man who saved Earth from the aliens, and has become leader of the human race, Chrissy Teigen as ‘Lucy Suwan’, Earth's de facto ‘First Lady’ and in a romantic relationship with Matty, Tina Fey as ‘Dr. Farrah Braun’, a single mom and super scientist, Sam Richardson as ‘Simon Prioleau’, a historian and Matty's right-hand man…
…Dana Carvey as ‘Senator Cartwright’, a person who appointed himself as ‘Vice-President of Earth’ and wants to return everything to the way it was in the past, plus Phil Lamarr as ‘Axatrax’, a well-regarded alien general who...
“…after an alien attack destroys Earth, what's left of humanity has the chance to start all over again. Survivors will need to work together to avoid repeating the same mistakes…”
Cast includes Nat Faxon as ‘Matty Mulligan’, a working class man who saved Earth from the aliens, and has become leader of the human race, Chrissy Teigen as ‘Lucy Suwan’, Earth's de facto ‘First Lady’ and in a romantic relationship with Matty, Tina Fey as ‘Dr. Farrah Braun’, a single mom and super scientist, Sam Richardson as ‘Simon Prioleau’, a historian and Matty's right-hand man…
…Dana Carvey as ‘Senator Cartwright’, a person who appointed himself as ‘Vice-President of Earth’ and wants to return everything to the way it was in the past, plus Phil Lamarr as ‘Axatrax’, a well-regarded alien general who...
- 5/14/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Mulligan”, the animated ‘apocalyptic’ sitcom created by Sam Means and Robert Carlock, streams Part 2, May 24, 2024 on Netflix:
“…after an alien attack destroys Earth, what's left of humanity has the chance to start all over again. Survivors will need to work together to avoid repeating the same mistakes…”
Cast includes Nat Faxon as ‘Matty Mulligan’, a working class man who saved Earth from the aliens, and has become leader of the human race, Chrissy Teigen as ‘Lucy Suwan’, Earth's de facto ‘First Lady’ and in a romantic relationship with Matty, Tina Fey as ‘Dr. Farrah Braun’, a single mom and super scientist, Sam Richardson as ‘Simon Prioleau’, a historian and Matty's right-hand man…
…Dana Carvey as ‘Senator Cartwright’, a person who appointed himself as ‘Vice-President of Earth’ and wants to return everything to the way it was in the past, plus Phil Lamarr as ‘Axatrax’, a well-regarded alien general who...
“…after an alien attack destroys Earth, what's left of humanity has the chance to start all over again. Survivors will need to work together to avoid repeating the same mistakes…”
Cast includes Nat Faxon as ‘Matty Mulligan’, a working class man who saved Earth from the aliens, and has become leader of the human race, Chrissy Teigen as ‘Lucy Suwan’, Earth's de facto ‘First Lady’ and in a romantic relationship with Matty, Tina Fey as ‘Dr. Farrah Braun’, a single mom and super scientist, Sam Richardson as ‘Simon Prioleau’, a historian and Matty's right-hand man…
…Dana Carvey as ‘Senator Cartwright’, a person who appointed himself as ‘Vice-President of Earth’ and wants to return everything to the way it was in the past, plus Phil Lamarr as ‘Axatrax’, a well-regarded alien general who...
- 5/11/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In the "Futurama" episode "A Fishful of Dollars", Fry (Billy West) remembers that he had 93 cents in his savings account when he was cryogenically frozen in 1999. After a thousand years of .25% interest, however, that amount had grown into a fortune of 4.3 billion dollars. Thankfully, inflation hasn't kept pace, and Fry is suddenly one of the wealthiest people on the planet. As anyone with abrupt access to a massive fortune might, Fry immediately begins to squander his riches on frivolous things. He buys the Mona Lisa merely so he may use it as a clay pigeon for skeet shooting. He tries to recreate a slobby, 20th-century apartment just as he remembered it. Most notably, he buys an ancient can of anchovies at auction, a valuable commodity indeed, given that anchovies went extinct many years before. The anchovies, still sealed, are guaranteed to be edible.
Unbeknownst to Fry, however, the anchovies are...
Unbeknownst to Fry, however, the anchovies are...
- 5/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Phil Lamarr, Tara Strong, and Vico Ortiz have joined the new animation series Atlantis Rocks, created by actor, producer, and star Coty Galloway, who voiced Avocato, on Warner Bros. animation series, Final Space. The cast is rounded out by Olan Rogers (Creator of Final Space), Dan Brumm (Bluey), Sophia Thomas, Valory Pierce, Bailey Galloway, and Da’Jonte Phillips.
Atlantis Rocks is a comedy-satire set in the fictional town of Los Sandeles, where after a series of disasters, sanitation worker, Fleming (Galloway) decides to confront the dump that is his life and sanitize the crap out of it. Lamarr plays Earl, a rambling yet lovable catfish, whose true meaning of his wise words eventually comes to light. Strong plays a smart, independent, and not-your-typical girl next door, with witty humor that shines through as Cora,...
Atlantis Rocks is a comedy-satire set in the fictional town of Los Sandeles, where after a series of disasters, sanitation worker, Fleming (Galloway) decides to confront the dump that is his life and sanitize the crap out of it. Lamarr plays Earl, a rambling yet lovable catfish, whose true meaning of his wise words eventually comes to light. Strong plays a smart, independent, and not-your-typical girl next door, with witty humor that shines through as Cora,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Cinema is replete with all kinds of onscreen deaths, including the unforeseen ones, which serve either to terrify the unexpecting audience or for comic relief. Sometimes even when everything seems safe and quiet, the filmmakers kill their characters all of a sudden to our shock.
Here are 5 of the most unforgettable examples of such deaths, chosen by Redditors. Heavy spoiler alert, obviously!
1.The Departed (2006) - Billy (Leonardo DiCaprio)
Presumably, this one comes first to mind when we’re talking about jaw-dropping movie killings. The thriller’s finale promised a fair ending when DiCaprio’s character catches Matt Damon’s bad guy Colin and prepares to bring justice to him, but he gets suddenly shot by Colin’s friend with his brains left on the back of the elevator wall.
2. The Big Lebowski (1998) - Donny (Steve Buscemi)
Even the Donny actor confessed that this very onscreen demise is his favorite one.
Here are 5 of the most unforgettable examples of such deaths, chosen by Redditors. Heavy spoiler alert, obviously!
1.The Departed (2006) - Billy (Leonardo DiCaprio)
Presumably, this one comes first to mind when we’re talking about jaw-dropping movie killings. The thriller’s finale promised a fair ending when DiCaprio’s character catches Matt Damon’s bad guy Colin and prepares to bring justice to him, but he gets suddenly shot by Colin’s friend with his brains left on the back of the elevator wall.
2. The Big Lebowski (1998) - Donny (Steve Buscemi)
Even the Donny actor confessed that this very onscreen demise is his favorite one.
- 5/5/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
"Futurama" is no stranger to out-there stories, but sometimes, even this show needs an excuse to break the rules. That's where the anthology episodes come in: installments featuring three seven-or-so-minute-long themed segments where the status quo of the show doesn't apply.
"Futurama" inherited this formula from co-creator Matt Groening's previous series, "The Simpsons." However, "The Simpsons" developed a consistent formula for its anthology episodes: "Treehouse of Horror," where the Simpsons family (and friends) are put through parodies of horror/sci-fi stories (from "The Twilight Zone" to "Death Note"). "Treehouse of Horror" has been an annual "Simpsons" tradition since season 2, but the series isn't constrained by this. A handful of "Simpsons" episodes are anthologies of a different flavor (see "Simpsons Bible Stories" in season 10 or "Tales from the Public Domain" in season 13).
"Futurama," though? The sci-fi show doesn't have an equivalent tradition, perhaps as part of the show's efforts to not compete with "The Simpsons.
"Futurama" inherited this formula from co-creator Matt Groening's previous series, "The Simpsons." However, "The Simpsons" developed a consistent formula for its anthology episodes: "Treehouse of Horror," where the Simpsons family (and friends) are put through parodies of horror/sci-fi stories (from "The Twilight Zone" to "Death Note"). "Treehouse of Horror" has been an annual "Simpsons" tradition since season 2, but the series isn't constrained by this. A handful of "Simpsons" episodes are anthologies of a different flavor (see "Simpsons Bible Stories" in season 10 or "Tales from the Public Domain" in season 13).
"Futurama," though? The sci-fi show doesn't have an equivalent tradition, perhaps as part of the show's efforts to not compete with "The Simpsons.
- 4/28/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
On October 14, 1994, Pulp Fiction aired in theatres across the U.S., stunning audiences with its intertwining stories of violence and crime in LA. The film made the careers of John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson while catapulting Quentin Tarantino to a legendary status among directors. On April 18, the cast gathered at the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival to celebrate Pulp Fiction‘s 30th anniversary.
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ cast 30 years later John Travolta, Maria De Medeiros, Quentin Tarentino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, and Samuel L. Jackson at Cannes film Festival in 1994 | FocKan/WireImage
Pulp Fiction first premiered at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or. The movie received seven Oscar nominations at the 67th Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay (Tarantino and Avary), Best Picture, Best Director (Tarantino), Best Actor (Travolta), Best Supporting Actor (Jackson), Best Supporting Actress (Thurman), and Best Film Editing. Since then, the...
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ cast 30 years later John Travolta, Maria De Medeiros, Quentin Tarentino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, and Samuel L. Jackson at Cannes film Festival in 1994 | FocKan/WireImage
Pulp Fiction first premiered at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or. The movie received seven Oscar nominations at the 67th Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay (Tarantino and Avary), Best Picture, Best Director (Tarantino), Best Actor (Travolta), Best Supporting Actor (Jackson), Best Supporting Actress (Thurman), and Best Film Editing. Since then, the...
- 4/19/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Harvey Keitel reunited at the TCM Classic Film festival on Thursday for a 30th anniversary screening of Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” to reflect on the film’s impact on their careers — and upon the medium itself.
“It changed cinema, so it’s almost hard to have it sink in,” observed Uma Thurman, who joined Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta and Harvey Keitel for a Q&a about Tarantino’s benchmark film with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz. “I feel like I’ve had an evolving and beautifully growing relationship with ‘Pulp Fiction’ all of my life. It changed cinema, and it changed every filmmaker I met since.”
Though she and her three costars were the only members asked to speak before the screening, several other members of the cast and crew joined them in the auditorium of the Tcl Chinese Theatre,...
“It changed cinema, so it’s almost hard to have it sink in,” observed Uma Thurman, who joined Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta and Harvey Keitel for a Q&a about Tarantino’s benchmark film with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz. “I feel like I’ve had an evolving and beautifully growing relationship with ‘Pulp Fiction’ all of my life. It changed cinema, and it changed every filmmaker I met since.”
Though she and her three costars were the only members asked to speak before the screening, several other members of the cast and crew joined them in the auditorium of the Tcl Chinese Theatre,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Pulp Fiction stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Harvey Keitel reunited Thursday to celebrate the movie’s 30th Anniversary as part of this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival.
The theme of this year’s festival, which runs through April 21, Is Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film. Besides Pulp Fiction, other movies that are included this year are Chinatown, Dirty Harry, Dog Day Afternoon, In Cold Blood, North by Northwest, and On the Waterfront.
As is tradition with the festival, all screenings include special introductions to provide context about the films. Thursday’s screening of Pulp Fiction at the Tcl Chinese Theater included a conversation with Travolta, Thurman, Jackson and Keitel. Other film stars in attendance included Rosanna Arquette, Phil Lamarr, Burr Steers, Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, and Frank Whaley.
Pulp Fiction was released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino. He and Roger Avary won an Oscar for writing the screenplay.
The theme of this year’s festival, which runs through April 21, Is Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film. Besides Pulp Fiction, other movies that are included this year are Chinatown, Dirty Harry, Dog Day Afternoon, In Cold Blood, North by Northwest, and On the Waterfront.
As is tradition with the festival, all screenings include special introductions to provide context about the films. Thursday’s screening of Pulp Fiction at the Tcl Chinese Theater included a conversation with Travolta, Thurman, Jackson and Keitel. Other film stars in attendance included Rosanna Arquette, Phil Lamarr, Burr Steers, Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, and Frank Whaley.
Pulp Fiction was released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino. He and Roger Avary won an Oscar for writing the screenplay.
- 4/19/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Genndy Tartakovsky's 2001 animated series "Samurai Jack" is probably one of the best of its era. The series boasted a peculiar and stoic tone, with the title hero (Phil Lamarr) staying quiet for vast blocks of the show. Samurai Jack was lost in the distant future, thanks to the sorcery of a tricky trickster god named Aku, and a lot of the series was devoted to Jack's exploration of strange, new alien settings. "Samurai Jack." also featured a unique, neo-cubist aesthetic; characters didn't have black-line outlines, and backgrounds were often abstract and blocky. Fans will also hasten to add the overwhelmingly awesome action of "Samurai Jack." If one is animating with blocky shapes and abstract backgrounds, the action can be just as stylized. The fight scenes on "Samurai Jack" are the stuff of legend.
"Samurai Jack" ran until 2004, and there had long been plans to adapt the series into a live-action feature film.
"Samurai Jack" ran until 2004, and there had long been plans to adapt the series into a live-action feature film.
- 4/15/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Phil Lamarr is one of the most prolific voice actors, having lent his voice to some of the most iconic characters in the animation medium. Lamarr is best known for voicing John Stewart / Green Lantern in the 2000-2004 animated series Justice League and its follow-up, Justice League: Unlimited. He also lent his voice to a Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise.
Phil Lamarr (Image Credit: Vanity Fair | YouTube)
In an interview, Lamarr was asked about his favorite character to voice in animation and video game mediums. However, Lamarr avoided the question and refused to pick a favorite between his Justice League and Star Wars roles. Here is why Lamarr refrained from naming the voice-acting gig that was closest to his heart.
Justice League Star Phil Lamarr Refuses to Choose Favorite Voice-Acting Role
Phil Lamarr has had a respectable acting career but he became a pop culture icon thanks to his voice acting roles.
Phil Lamarr (Image Credit: Vanity Fair | YouTube)
In an interview, Lamarr was asked about his favorite character to voice in animation and video game mediums. However, Lamarr avoided the question and refused to pick a favorite between his Justice League and Star Wars roles. Here is why Lamarr refrained from naming the voice-acting gig that was closest to his heart.
Justice League Star Phil Lamarr Refuses to Choose Favorite Voice-Acting Role
Phil Lamarr has had a respectable acting career but he became a pop culture icon thanks to his voice acting roles.
- 4/8/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival next week will also serve as a Pulp Fiction reunion.
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel are among those joining John Travolta on April 18 for the 30th anniversary, 35mm screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fellow actors Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Frank Whaley, Phil Lamarr and Burr Steers, producer Lawrence Bender and executive producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are expected to be there as well.
As previously announced, actor Billy Dee Williams and makeup artist Lois Burwell will be honored at the 15th annual festival; author Jeanine Basinger will receive the Robert Osborne Award; and Jodie Foster will partake in a hand- and footprint ceremony.
The festival, with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” runs through April 21 at venues including the rejuvenated Egyptian Theatre.
Among those...
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel are among those joining John Travolta on April 18 for the 30th anniversary, 35mm screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fellow actors Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Frank Whaley, Phil Lamarr and Burr Steers, producer Lawrence Bender and executive producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are expected to be there as well.
As previously announced, actor Billy Dee Williams and makeup artist Lois Burwell will be honored at the 15th annual festival; author Jeanine Basinger will receive the Robert Osborne Award; and Jodie Foster will partake in a hand- and footprint ceremony.
The festival, with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” runs through April 21 at venues including the rejuvenated Egyptian Theatre.
Among those...
- 4/8/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bruce Timm needs no introduction when it comes to the animation industry. The man, the myth, the legend was responsible for creating much of the childhoods of 90s/early 2000s kids whenever they were not at school. His DC creations such as Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League have achieved legendary status over time, and once pushed Cartoon Network’s ratings and viewership to sky-high levels.
John Stewart/ Green Lantern was voiced by Phil Lamarr in Justice League
Apart from the amazing artwork and breathtaking action scenes, these animated adaptations enthralled young minds due to the variety of characters that graced the screen, especially in Justice League and its later installments. Comic book enthusiasts would know that initially, Hal Jordan was the Green Lantern who joined the ranks of the Justice League. But in the show, it was John Stewart who replaced him as the ring-wielding superhero.
John Stewart/ Green Lantern was voiced by Phil Lamarr in Justice League
Apart from the amazing artwork and breathtaking action scenes, these animated adaptations enthralled young minds due to the variety of characters that graced the screen, especially in Justice League and its later installments. Comic book enthusiasts would know that initially, Hal Jordan was the Green Lantern who joined the ranks of the Justice League. But in the show, it was John Stewart who replaced him as the ring-wielding superhero.
- 4/5/2024
- by Sayantan Choudhary
- FandomWire
Good news, everyone: The Futurama gang will be back on the delivery route this summer.
The 10-episode Season 12 will arrive Monday, July 29 on Hulu; new episodes stream weekly. This comes after the animated comedy was renewed for Seasons 13 and 14 back in November.
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The 10-episode Season 12 will arrive Monday, July 29 on Hulu; new episodes stream weekly. This comes after the animated comedy was renewed for Seasons 13 and 14 back in November.
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The upcoming installment finds the occasionally heroic crew embarking on “mind-bending adventures involving birthday party games to the death,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
The “Among Us” animated series is rounding out its voice cast.
Variety has learned that Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil Lamarr, and Wayne Knight have all been cast in the series, which is currently in the works at CBS Studios. No network or streaming service is currently attached.
Character descriptions can be found below.
The four will star alongside previously announced cast members Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, Kimiko Glenn, Randall Park, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, and Ashley Johnson.
Oswalt currently appears in the Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” and the film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.” He is known for his stand up comedy career, winning the Emmy Award in 2016 for his special “Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping.” As an actor, he is known for his roles in films like the animated hit “Ratatouille” and for the CBS sitcom “King of Queens.”
He is repped by UTA, Independent Artists Media, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Variety has learned that Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil Lamarr, and Wayne Knight have all been cast in the series, which is currently in the works at CBS Studios. No network or streaming service is currently attached.
Character descriptions can be found below.
The four will star alongside previously announced cast members Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, Kimiko Glenn, Randall Park, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, and Ashley Johnson.
Oswalt currently appears in the Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” and the film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.” He is known for his stand up comedy career, winning the Emmy Award in 2016 for his special “Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping.” As an actor, he is known for his roles in films like the animated hit “Ratatouille” and for the CBS sitcom “King of Queens.”
He is repped by UTA, Independent Artists Media, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- 4/4/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Seal the vents and watch the monitors because Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil Lamarr, and Wayne Knight are getting sus for CBS Studios‘ Among Us animated series.
In the adaptation of the wildly popular social deception game, Patton Oswalt is the voice of White, a contest winner who abides by the mantra of no trauma, no drama. Oswalt’s White would instead leave the heavy lifting to others and believes wealth can be a personality trait.
Debra Wilson voices Yellow, also known as Ship Cook #1. Indignant, opinionated, and a relentless prankster, Yellow’s pleasure is making pizza and sharing a slice with their best friend, Brown (Lamarr).
Phil Lamarr voices Brown, also known as Ship Cook #2. Unlike Yellow, Brown is chill, supportive, and accountable. Brown is a pizza enthusiast and a fan of Yellow’s shenanigans.
Wayne Knight voices Lime, the ship’s Engineer. Lime is a doomsday prepper and...
In the adaptation of the wildly popular social deception game, Patton Oswalt is the voice of White, a contest winner who abides by the mantra of no trauma, no drama. Oswalt’s White would instead leave the heavy lifting to others and believes wealth can be a personality trait.
Debra Wilson voices Yellow, also known as Ship Cook #1. Indignant, opinionated, and a relentless prankster, Yellow’s pleasure is making pizza and sharing a slice with their best friend, Brown (Lamarr).
Phil Lamarr voices Brown, also known as Ship Cook #2. Unlike Yellow, Brown is chill, supportive, and accountable. Brown is a pizza enthusiast and a fan of Yellow’s shenanigans.
Wayne Knight voices Lime, the ship’s Engineer. Lime is a doomsday prepper and...
- 4/4/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The Justice League animated series is one of the most beloved entries in the pantheon of DC content over the years. The series saw the iconic DC superheroes including Superman, Batman, Hawkgirl, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman battling various foes and supervillains. The show ran for 2 seasons and was succeeded by Justice League Unlimited.
The iconic intro of the Justice League animated series
The series was praised for its animation style, characterization, rich narrative, and interconnectivity with other series that came before. One of the intriguing aspects of the series was John Stewart and his peculiar green eyes. The developer of the series Bruce Timm addressed the reason behind this, making the character much more interesting.
John Stewart’s Green Eyes in Justice League Has an Intriguing Origin Story
John Stewart/ Green Lantern was voiced by Phil Lamarr in Justice League
After Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series,...
The iconic intro of the Justice League animated series
The series was praised for its animation style, characterization, rich narrative, and interconnectivity with other series that came before. One of the intriguing aspects of the series was John Stewart and his peculiar green eyes. The developer of the series Bruce Timm addressed the reason behind this, making the character much more interesting.
John Stewart’s Green Eyes in Justice League Has an Intriguing Origin Story
John Stewart/ Green Lantern was voiced by Phil Lamarr in Justice League
After Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
The DC Animated Universe is generally hailed as one of the better adaptations of superhero comics. While it was the definitive version of characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman, some characters suffered a lot throughout the shows, and fans felt that they were slighted in their depictions. When there are so many characters to focus on, some end up falling by the wayside.
Green Lantern Jon Stewart in Justice League Unlimited
While the Trinity and the characters that are close to them often got the lion’s share of character and narrative development, there were a few characters that failed to get their day in the spotlight in these shows. One such character was Green Lantern, be it Hal Jordan or Jon Stewart. Both Lanterns were instrumental parts of the teams they were on, but fans are pretty sure that they could have done better with these characters.
Fans...
Green Lantern Jon Stewart in Justice League Unlimited
While the Trinity and the characters that are close to them often got the lion’s share of character and narrative development, there were a few characters that failed to get their day in the spotlight in these shows. One such character was Green Lantern, be it Hal Jordan or Jon Stewart. Both Lanterns were instrumental parts of the teams they were on, but fans are pretty sure that they could have done better with these characters.
Fans...
- 3/28/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Spoiler Alert! This story contains plot points about the season one finale of Extended Family on NBC.
Extended Family — the sitcom from Mike O’Malley that originated as an off-cycle pilot — ended its first season Tuesday after 13 episodes. The series follows Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who, after an amicable divorce, continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports teams (Donald Faison) enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.
Here, O’Malley talks about why he made the decision to not end the season on a cliffhanger, how he feels about the chances of a pickup, and what he thinks about the contraction going on in Hollywood. O’Malley serves as showrunner and executive producer. Tom Werner, Jon Cryer,...
Extended Family — the sitcom from Mike O’Malley that originated as an off-cycle pilot — ended its first season Tuesday after 13 episodes. The series follows Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who, after an amicable divorce, continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports teams (Donald Faison) enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.
Here, O’Malley talks about why he made the decision to not end the season on a cliffhanger, how he feels about the chances of a pickup, and what he thinks about the contraction going on in Hollywood. O’Malley serves as showrunner and executive producer. Tom Werner, Jon Cryer,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
"Futurama" is, at least on one level, a workplace show. The main characters all met because they are co-workers at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company. Planet Express, however, is more of a background setting and an excuse to have the characters organically occupy the same space. "Futurama" stories either tend to reach deep into weird sci-fi or involve the characters' personal lives. Plots rarely surround the business and its inner workings.
The biggest reminder that "Futurama" does indeed take place in an office is the presence of Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr), the company bureaucrat. Hermes takes care of all the paperwork and accounting and does so with gusto. He's a freewheeling limbo champion who is also weirdly fastidious and obsessed with red tape and organization. In the episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", Hermes sings an upbeat calypso number about how great it is to be a bureaucrat.
The biggest reminder that "Futurama" does indeed take place in an office is the presence of Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr), the company bureaucrat. Hermes takes care of all the paperwork and accounting and does so with gusto. He's a freewheeling limbo champion who is also weirdly fastidious and obsessed with red tape and organization. In the episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", Hermes sings an upbeat calypso number about how great it is to be a bureaucrat.
- 3/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the third episode of "Futurama," called "I, Roommate," Fry (Billy West) is still sleeping at Planet Express, not yet having found a place to live. Fry is a slob, however, and his filthy detritus and unsanitary lifestyle become a nuisance for his coworkers. "Someone's been leaving food around," Hermes (Phil Lamarr) says at a company meeting, "and it's attracting owls. And I, for one, am tired of cleaning those owl traps."
Owls? Yes, it seems that by the year 3000, owls will have replaced rats as New York City's most prolific species of warm-blooded vermin. The owls are rarely addressed directly on "Futurama," but filthy alleyways and garbage-strewn streets are always lousy with owls. From the looks of the animation, they are northern saw-whet owls, although their precise species has never been clarified. Weirdly, the owls are a joke unto themselves, and no one ever makes puns or gags at their expense.
Owls? Yes, it seems that by the year 3000, owls will have replaced rats as New York City's most prolific species of warm-blooded vermin. The owls are rarely addressed directly on "Futurama," but filthy alleyways and garbage-strewn streets are always lousy with owls. From the looks of the animation, they are northern saw-whet owls, although their precise species has never been clarified. Weirdly, the owls are a joke unto themselves, and no one ever makes puns or gags at their expense.
- 3/23/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will open the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday, April 18 with a 35mm screening of the classic neo-noir Pulp Fiction (1994). Two-time Academy Award nominee John Travolta will attend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film.
Pulp Fiction kicks off a weekend of programming set within the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” as well as the 30th anniversary of the network.
“Pulp Fiction is one of the most important and influential movies of the 1990s. It was Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus and the beginning of a well-deserved comeback for John Travolta,” said Ben Mankiewicz, TCM primetime anchor and official host of the TCM Classic Film Festival. “Like Bonnie and Clyde and The Godfather, it changed our thinking about the type of stories Hollywood could tell.”
Pulp Fiction gives an inside look at a community of criminals, starring Travolta, Uma Thurman,...
Pulp Fiction kicks off a weekend of programming set within the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” as well as the 30th anniversary of the network.
“Pulp Fiction is one of the most important and influential movies of the 1990s. It was Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus and the beginning of a well-deserved comeback for John Travolta,” said Ben Mankiewicz, TCM primetime anchor and official host of the TCM Classic Film Festival. “Like Bonnie and Clyde and The Godfather, it changed our thinking about the type of stories Hollywood could tell.”
Pulp Fiction gives an inside look at a community of criminals, starring Travolta, Uma Thurman,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Voice actor Billy West plays several of the lead characters on Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's 31st-century sitcom "Futurama." His voice for Fry, he has said, is essentially how he sounded when he was in his 20s. He also voices the elderly Professor Farnsworth, the incompetent lobster Dr. Zoidberg, the blow-hard Shatnerian space captain Zapp Brannigan, and the severed head of Richard Nixon. He's also played a wide variety of store clerks, alien slugs, terrifying robots, and North Pole elves in his tenure on "Futurama." There is nothing, it seems, he can't do.
It also takes a great deal of professionalism to be so silly. Voice actors, especially prolific ones, have to recall how dozens of characters sound in a split second, able to call up whatever voices a scene needs. In West's case, he likely has to have conversations with himself, using two or more unique voices in a single scene.
It also takes a great deal of professionalism to be so silly. Voice actors, especially prolific ones, have to recall how dozens of characters sound in a split second, able to call up whatever voices a scene needs. In West's case, he likely has to have conversations with himself, using two or more unique voices in a single scene.
- 2/15/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" began to be developed in the late 1990s, it was not treated with the respect one might expect for a follow-up to "The Simpsons." Where Groening's previous cartoon dealt in the classic sitcom setup of a dysfunctional family, "Futurama" was a harder sell, set in the year 3000 but in a world that largely looked like the late '90s. Only with aliens and spaceships.
Fox, the channel on which the show premiered, should have been a good home. After all, "The Simpsons" was an incredible success, at that point entering its 10th year on the network. Mike Judge and Greg Daniels had produced the excellent "King of the Hill" for Fox, giving the channel another animated sitcom hit. Seth McFarlane's "Family Guy" was in development around the same time. All of these shows would become part of Fox's...
Fox, the channel on which the show premiered, should have been a good home. After all, "The Simpsons" was an incredible success, at that point entering its 10th year on the network. Mike Judge and Greg Daniels had produced the excellent "King of the Hill" for Fox, giving the channel another animated sitcom hit. Seth McFarlane's "Family Guy" was in development around the same time. All of these shows would become part of Fox's...
- 1/27/2024
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
"Futurama" is a fantastic series, but it's destined to rank second place in creator Matt Groening's legacy. How could it not when the man has "The Simpsons" on his resume?
"The Simpsons" is a genuine American cultural institution — everyone knows who the titular family is — and while plenty complain "The Simpsons" has declined over the years, there are others who insist it's still good. It has run continuously for 30+ years, so there's still an audience for it. "Futurama," since its 1999 debut, has been on-again/off-again with cancellations and revivals (it's currently in an on-again phase thanks to Hulu).
Still, the "Futurama" team has plenty to be proud of with their show and tries not to see it as in competition with "The Simpsons." The two shows are "different animals," said "Futurama" voice actor Billy West at the London McM Expo in May 2011.
At this Expo, West sat on a...
"The Simpsons" is a genuine American cultural institution — everyone knows who the titular family is — and while plenty complain "The Simpsons" has declined over the years, there are others who insist it's still good. It has run continuously for 30+ years, so there's still an audience for it. "Futurama," since its 1999 debut, has been on-again/off-again with cancellations and revivals (it's currently in an on-again phase thanks to Hulu).
Still, the "Futurama" team has plenty to be proud of with their show and tries not to see it as in competition with "The Simpsons." The two shows are "different animals," said "Futurama" voice actor Billy West at the London McM Expo in May 2011.
At this Expo, West sat on a...
- 1/8/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Prior to the debut of "Futurama" in 1999, preeminent voice actor Billy West was already a towering presence in his field. He had previously played Doug Funnie in the hit Nickelodeon series "Doug," in addition to voicing the Larry Fine-like Stimpson J. Cat on "The Ren & Stimpy Show" opposite show creator John Kricfalusi. When Kricfalusi was fired for missing deadlines, West took over the role, playing both leads for the bulk of the series. West also played Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in the 1996 oddity "Space Jam" and has voiced the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee and the Red M&m in myriad TV commercials.
In the normal course of seeking more work, sometime in the late '90s, West found himself in front of the casting directors for Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's new sci-fi sitcom. West, of course, would be cast in multiple roles for "Futurama,...
In the normal course of seeking more work, sometime in the late '90s, West found himself in front of the casting directors for Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's new sci-fi sitcom. West, of course, would be cast in multiple roles for "Futurama,...
- 12/26/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
On "Futurama," the character of Amy Wong (Lauren Tom) works at Planet Express as an intern and as a student of Professor Farnsworth (Billy West). She's a fashion-obsessed rich girl, the daughter of ultra-wealthy parents, who sometimes resents her wealth, but wholly embraces access to it. She's also staggeringly intelligent and often helps the Professor with his wild inventions and bizarre quests. In the 2008 "Futurama" movie "The Beast With a Billion Backs," Amy married her longtime paramour Kif (Maurice Lamarche), an invertebrate salamander-like alien. In the most recent season of "Futurama," Amy and Kif are raising three children.
Lauren Tom plays Amy incredibly well, communicating her intelligence and her ditziness in equal measures. Her wealth sometimes disconnects her, and she's sometimes gullible, but she's still incredibly affable. Sample dialogue: "Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times, shame on me." The ensemble would not be complete without her,...
Lauren Tom plays Amy incredibly well, communicating her intelligence and her ditziness in equal measures. Her wealth sometimes disconnects her, and she's sometimes gullible, but she's still incredibly affable. Sample dialogue: "Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times, shame on me." The ensemble would not be complete without her,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
There are more adventures of Phil, Leela, and Bender in our future. Hulu has announced the Futurama series has been renewed for seasons 13 and 14 and a total of 20 episodes.
A sci-fi animated comedy series, the Futurama TV show was created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen. The voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Katey Sagal, Billy West, Maurice Lamarche, Phil Lamarr, Tress MacNeille, Lauren Tom, and Dave Herman. The story revolves around Philip J. Fry (West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. He befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Sagal). The trio finds work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry's doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth (West). Together...
A sci-fi animated comedy series, the Futurama TV show was created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen. The voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Katey Sagal, Billy West, Maurice Lamarche, Phil Lamarr, Tress MacNeille, Lauren Tom, and Dave Herman. The story revolves around Philip J. Fry (West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. He befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Sagal). The trio finds work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry's doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth (West). Together...
- 11/3/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A scene from ‘Futurama’ season 11 (Photo by: Matt Groening/Hulu)
Futurama won’t be wrapping up anytime soon. The popular animated series returned after a 10-year break with season 11, and season 12 is targeting a 2024 premiere. Ahead of season 12’s debut, Hulu has officially renewed Futurama for seasons 13 and 14.
Season 11, which premiered on July 24, 2023, features the voices of John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr, and David Herman. Series creator Matt Groening executive produces along with David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler, and Claudia Katz.
Hulu’s offers this description of the animated show’s 10-episode 11th season:
“After a brief ten-year hiatus, Futurama has sprung triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact. The ten all-new episodes of season eleven have something for everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans...
Futurama won’t be wrapping up anytime soon. The popular animated series returned after a 10-year break with season 11, and season 12 is targeting a 2024 premiere. Ahead of season 12’s debut, Hulu has officially renewed Futurama for seasons 13 and 14.
Season 11, which premiered on July 24, 2023, features the voices of John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr, and David Herman. Series creator Matt Groening executive produces along with David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler, and Claudia Katz.
Hulu’s offers this description of the animated show’s 10-episode 11th season:
“After a brief ten-year hiatus, Futurama has sprung triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact. The ten all-new episodes of season eleven have something for everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans...
- 11/2/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
You can’t keep Futurama down. The animated series developed by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen has cheated death time and time again, and it’s been announced that Hulu has renewed Futurama for two more seasons.
Futurama has been picked up for an additional 20 episodes, which will serve as seasons 13 and 14 (or 10 and 11). Hulu originally ordered 20 episodes of Futurama last year, and the first 10 episodes wrapped up their run in September. So this renewal means that fans have 30 more episodes of Futurama to look forward to. Good news indeed.
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The original series aired on Fox from 1999-2003 but returned with four direct-to-dvd movies several years later. The success of those movies led to the show returning to television for two more seasons consisting of 26 episodes each before it was cancelled yet...
Futurama has been picked up for an additional 20 episodes, which will serve as seasons 13 and 14 (or 10 and 11). Hulu originally ordered 20 episodes of Futurama last year, and the first 10 episodes wrapped up their run in September. So this renewal means that fans have 30 more episodes of Futurama to look forward to. Good news indeed.
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The original series aired on Fox from 1999-2003 but returned with four direct-to-dvd movies several years later. The success of those movies led to the show returning to television for two more seasons consisting of 26 episodes each before it was cancelled yet...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
“Futurama” is coming back for more adventures after being renewed for Seasons 13 and 14 — an additional 20 episodes — at Hulu.
The beloved adult animated series, which originally premiered in 1999, follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. Fry goes on to befriend a hard-drinking robot named Bender (John Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal).
The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s elderly doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong and alien lobster Dr. John Zoidberg, they embark on adventures that take them to every corner of the universe.
After its initial run on Fox, a roller-coaster of cancellations and resurrections ensued. Four successful direct-to-dvd releases between 2007 and 2009 led to the show’s rebirth on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. In...
The beloved adult animated series, which originally premiered in 1999, follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. Fry goes on to befriend a hard-drinking robot named Bender (John Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal).
The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s elderly doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong and alien lobster Dr. John Zoidberg, they embark on adventures that take them to every corner of the universe.
After its initial run on Fox, a roller-coaster of cancellations and resurrections ensued. Four successful direct-to-dvd releases between 2007 and 2009 led to the show’s rebirth on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. In...
- 11/2/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Hulu has ordered two more seasons of the adult animated series Futurama.
The streamer revived the series in 2022 with a 20-episode order. Season 11 premiered July 24 on Hulu on and was on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals series list for six weeks.
Season 12 is expected to debut on Hulu in 2024. The 20-episode latest order is for Seasons 13 and 14.
The animated series premiered in 1999 and quickly gained a faithful following and acclaim, including two primetime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program. The series follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal). The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr...
The streamer revived the series in 2022 with a 20-episode order. Season 11 premiered July 24 on Hulu on and was on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals series list for six weeks.
Season 12 is expected to debut on Hulu in 2024. The 20-episode latest order is for Seasons 13 and 14.
The animated series premiered in 1999 and quickly gained a faithful following and acclaim, including two primetime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program. The series follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John Dimaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal). The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr...
- 11/2/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu is putting plenty of gas in the Planet Express Ship, renewing Futurama for Seasons 13 and 14 (20 episodes total), TVLine has learned. Season 12, which was part of the revival’s initial order, is set to debut sometime in 2024.
Futurama stars the voices of John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr, and David Herman. It follows the exploits of Phillip J. Fry (West), a pizza delivery guy who accidentally cryogenically freezes himself, defrosting 1,000 years later in a world populated by talking aliens, alcoholic robots… and Zoidberg!
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Futurama stars the voices of John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr, and David Herman. It follows the exploits of Phillip J. Fry (West), a pizza delivery guy who accidentally cryogenically freezes himself, defrosting 1,000 years later in a world populated by talking aliens, alcoholic robots… and Zoidberg!
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- 11/2/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
On "Futurama," Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr) is an unusual character. He's a relaxed, Jamaican limbo champion who enjoys meals with his family and (although never seen on camera) consuming marijuana. Hermes is so good at limboing, in fact, that he can slip underneath the company stove at Planet Express. He once served on the Jamaican Olympic limbo team.
At the same time, Hermes is a high-ranking bureaucrat who is a massive stickler for detail, always careful to file and refile papers, making sure they are each quintuple-stamped. Hermes' filing skills and attention to tiny details have saved the day on more than one occasion. Hermes even had a catchy song in the 2000 episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back," explaining that even as a child, he required friends to fill out the proper paperwork before they were allowed to attend his birthday party. "We didn't choose to be bureaucrats," he sang,...
At the same time, Hermes is a high-ranking bureaucrat who is a massive stickler for detail, always careful to file and refile papers, making sure they are each quintuple-stamped. Hermes' filing skills and attention to tiny details have saved the day on more than one occasion. Hermes even had a catchy song in the 2000 episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back," explaining that even as a child, he required friends to fill out the proper paperwork before they were allowed to attend his birthday party. "We didn't choose to be bureaucrats," he sang,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Featuring the voices of: Joel McHale, Jennifer Grey, Phil Lamarr, Grey Griffin, Kelly Hu, Gilbert Gottfried, Robin Atkin Downes | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding
For the latest instalment in its animated franchise, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match, Warner Bros. takes us back to Los Angeles in the 80s where Johnny Cage, a C list action hero with an A list ego, is about to get his big break. Or was, until his co-star Jennifer Grey doesn’t show up for filming.
Johnny and his nerdy assistant Brian go over to her mansion to convince her to return to the set. As they drive, Johnny relates a Karate Kid like story of how he got into the martial arts and ended up in Hollywood. But once he gets to Jennifer’s house, he finds himself in the midst of a fight between Kia and Ashrah.
Fittingly, director Ethan...
For the latest instalment in its animated franchise, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match, Warner Bros. takes us back to Los Angeles in the 80s where Johnny Cage, a C list action hero with an A list ego, is about to get his big break. Or was, until his co-star Jennifer Grey doesn’t show up for filming.
Johnny and his nerdy assistant Brian go over to her mansion to convince her to return to the set. As they drive, Johnny relates a Karate Kid like story of how he got into the martial arts and ended up in Hollywood. But once he gets to Jennifer’s house, he finds himself in the midst of a fight between Kia and Ashrah.
Fittingly, director Ethan...
- 10/17/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
In the 2007 "Futurama" movie "Bender's Big Score," a trip to a nude beach planet reveals that Fry (Billy West) has a tattoo on his posterior that he didn't know was there. It seems, unbeknownst to the poor dope, that someone tattooed a miniature portrait of his robot pal Bender (John Dimaggio) on his right buttock. A closer look at the tattoo reveals a hidden binary code that, when read aloud by a robot, opens a portal in time. Unfortunately for everyone, Bender falls under the control of a trio of evil nudist online scam aliens, and they use Bender's newfound time travel abilities to send him into the past and plunder history's most priceless artifacts.
More than anything, however, Professor Farnsworth (West) is frustrated that time travel exists at all. As a scientist, he understands that the laws of physics make it impossible, at least not without creating causality loops and paradoxes.
More than anything, however, Professor Farnsworth (West) is frustrated that time travel exists at all. As a scientist, he understands that the laws of physics make it impossible, at least not without creating causality loops and paradoxes.
- 10/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the seventh episode of "Futurama," called "My Three Suns", Hermes Conrad (Phil Lamarr) finally notices that Bender (John Dimaggio) the alcoholic robot, doesn't really seem to fulfill any specific function at Planet Express. Rather than face a cut in his salary, Bender proposes to be the company chef. This is an issue for two reasons. First, Bender has no skill whatsoever in the culinary arts, and second, Bender has no sense of taste. His inaugural meal as the company chef is a salted slug served with glasses of salt water. The reaction from a disgusted Fry (Billy West) says it all, "That's the saltiest thing I've ever tasted! And I once ate a big heaping bowl of salt!" Bender defends himself by saying that the salt levels were fine, being 10% less than a lethal dose.
Bender's obsession with cooking would be explored several additional times throughout "Futurama." Bender often...
Bender's obsession with cooking would be explored several additional times throughout "Futurama." Bender often...
- 10/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The character of Reverend Lionel Preacherbot (Phil Lamarr) first appeared in the "Futurama" episode "Hell Is Other Robots". In the episode, Bender (John Dimaggio) gets to go backstage at a Beastie Boys concert where he is introduced to "jacking on," a practice involving electricity-based narcotics. Bender soon becomes addicted, bottoms out, and within weeks is sleeping in the gutter. While rusted and intoxicated, Bender is approached by the Preacherbot about joining the Church of Robotology, an organization that can get him clean. Bender does indeed convert and swings hard into a pious life, becoming a hardcore proselytizer for Robotology.
There is, of course, a catch. Robotology believes that committing sin in life leads to Hell in death, and, because they are robots, they have actually built a physical Robot Hell -- run by the Robot Devil (Dan Castellaneta) -- underneath New Jersey.
Lamarr plays the Preacherbot like a fiery old-fashioned Pentecostal preacher,...
There is, of course, a catch. Robotology believes that committing sin in life leads to Hell in death, and, because they are robots, they have actually built a physical Robot Hell -- run by the Robot Devil (Dan Castellaneta) -- underneath New Jersey.
Lamarr plays the Preacherbot like a fiery old-fashioned Pentecostal preacher,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The latest episode of "Futurama," the season 11 finale entitled "All The Way Down," covers a lot of territory. Professor Farnsworth (Billy West) devises a new machine called the Simputron, which is able to render a full-scale simulation of the known world. Only, because he hasn't tapped a reliable power source for the process, the simulated universe is at first rendered in 8-bit.
The main action of the episode spirals into Nolanesque territory, pondering the dread-filled existential quandary of whether by now it's pretty much certain we're living in a simulation and, if so, whether that even matters. The Planet Express crew decide to send Bender (John Dimaggio) down into the body of simulation Bender, "Inception" style, and reason with them not to blow up a magnetar and thus glitch out the coding of their "universe," thereby revealing the man behind the curtain, so to speak. The episode ends with a powerful moment of pathos,...
The main action of the episode spirals into Nolanesque territory, pondering the dread-filled existential quandary of whether by now it's pretty much certain we're living in a simulation and, if so, whether that even matters. The Planet Express crew decide to send Bender (John Dimaggio) down into the body of simulation Bender, "Inception" style, and reason with them not to blow up a magnetar and thus glitch out the coding of their "universe," thereby revealing the man behind the curtain, so to speak. The episode ends with a powerful moment of pathos,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Take a look at more new footage from "Futurama", the animated comedy TV series, created by Matt Groening that "after a brief ten-year hiatus has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, with its full original cast and satirical spirit intact", now streaming new Season Eleven episodes on Hulu:
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille,...
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.
Trekkies love to argue about everything, especially the best and worst parts of their favorite franchise. But while favorites might be up for constant debate, most agree on two of the worst episodes of all time: “Haven” from Star Trek: The Next Generation and “Move Along Home” from Deep Space Nine, both part of the otherwise acclaimed series’ beleaguered first seasons. The episodes aired while their respective series were still figuring themselves out, indulging in embarrassing ideas that were quickly brushed under the rug.
But as has been made abundantly clear over the past few years, the creators of animated comedy series Lower Decks don’t forget anything. So it’s no surprise that the Betazoid Gift Box from “Haven” and the Chula Game from “Move Along Home” make a return in the latest Lower Decks episode, “In the Cradle of Vexilon.
Trekkies love to argue about everything, especially the best and worst parts of their favorite franchise. But while favorites might be up for constant debate, most agree on two of the worst episodes of all time: “Haven” from Star Trek: The Next Generation and “Move Along Home” from Deep Space Nine, both part of the otherwise acclaimed series’ beleaguered first seasons. The episodes aired while their respective series were still figuring themselves out, indulging in embarrassing ideas that were quickly brushed under the rug.
But as has been made abundantly clear over the past few years, the creators of animated comedy series Lower Decks don’t forget anything. So it’s no surprise that the Betazoid Gift Box from “Haven” and the Chula Game from “Move Along Home” make a return in the latest Lower Decks episode, “In the Cradle of Vexilon.
- 9/14/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Take a look at more new footage from "Futurama", the animated comedy TV series, created by Matt Groening that "after a brief ten-year hiatus has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, with its full original cast and satirical spirit intact", now streaming new Season Eleven episodes on Hulu:
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille,...
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Futurama" has never been shy about tackling current events and season 11 is no different. Fresh off satirizing Amazon and online shopping two episodes ago, the series' latest episode — "Rage Against The Vaccine" — is about the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this episode, Planet Earth (and Planet Express) deal with the outbreak of a new virus, dubbed Explovid-23. The virus, spread through nebulous means, apparently originates from the Sewer Mutants. Quarantining the sewers doesn't contain it, though, because Leela (Katey Sagal) was visiting her parents and becomes a superspreader when she returns to the surface.
Half the episode is Hermes (Phil Lamarr), convinced the virus is a form of zombie-ism, trying to find a cure with Voodoo. The other half is Covid jokes, several of them centered around the show's resident scientist, Professor Farnsworth (Billy West). I wouldn't say all these jokes are home runs, but (or even because) they'll be familiar to...
In this episode, Planet Earth (and Planet Express) deal with the outbreak of a new virus, dubbed Explovid-23. The virus, spread through nebulous means, apparently originates from the Sewer Mutants. Quarantining the sewers doesn't contain it, though, because Leela (Katey Sagal) was visiting her parents and becomes a superspreader when she returns to the surface.
Half the episode is Hermes (Phil Lamarr), convinced the virus is a form of zombie-ism, trying to find a cure with Voodoo. The other half is Covid jokes, several of them centered around the show's resident scientist, Professor Farnsworth (Billy West). I wouldn't say all these jokes are home runs, but (or even because) they'll be familiar to...
- 9/4/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The newest episode of "Futurama," called "Rage Against the Vaccine," is 25 minutes of every Covid-19 anxiety all rolled into a condensed ball. "Rage" opens with a celebration hosted by the head of Bill Nye (himself), finally declaring that Covid-19 has been defeated. Note that "Futurama" takes place in the year 3023. "It's felt like a thousand years," Nye says. "It was actually a little longer," Bender (John Dimaggio) corrects him. Given some recent reports about new variants and new spikes in Covid-19, that prediction feels dismayingly accurate.
But now that Covid-19 has been defeated, there's a new pandemic at play: Explovid-23. This is a virus that causes coughing and sneezing, but also an attack of inexplicable rage and a desire to punch others in the face. This, also, feels dismayingly accurate. The characters all test for the disease by swabbing their noses with enormous Q-tips, and it's revealed that Leela (Katey Sagal) has contracted it.
But now that Covid-19 has been defeated, there's a new pandemic at play: Explovid-23. This is a virus that causes coughing and sneezing, but also an attack of inexplicable rage and a desire to punch others in the face. This, also, feels dismayingly accurate. The characters all test for the disease by swabbing their noses with enormous Q-tips, and it's revealed that Leela (Katey Sagal) has contracted it.
- 9/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The animated science fiction comedy TV series, "Futurama", created by Matt Groening ("The Simpsons") and David X. Cohen, has been revived with new episodes, now streaming Season 11 on Hulu and Disney+:
Groening and Cohen return with the original cast, including Billy West ('Fry'), Katey Sagal ('Leela'), Tress MacNeille ('Mom'), Maurice Lamarche ('Kif'), Lauren Tom ('Amy'), Phil Lamarr ('Hermes') and David Herman ('Scruffy').
"Futurama" debuted March 1999, running to August 2003 on Fox.
Comedy Central later picked up the series, airing new episodes from 2008 to 2013.
Currently all 140 episodes of the first 10 seasons are now streaming on Disney+.
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa'...
Groening and Cohen return with the original cast, including Billy West ('Fry'), Katey Sagal ('Leela'), Tress MacNeille ('Mom'), Maurice Lamarche ('Kif'), Lauren Tom ('Amy'), Phil Lamarr ('Hermes') and David Herman ('Scruffy').
"Futurama" debuted March 1999, running to August 2003 on Fox.
Comedy Central later picked up the series, airing new episodes from 2008 to 2013.
Currently all 140 episodes of the first 10 seasons are now streaming on Disney+.
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa'...
- 9/2/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Writer and Actress Felicia Day stopped by San Diego Comic-Con along with some of her cast from her new story “Third Eye.” Day is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. As an actress, Day has played Vi in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in Eureka (2011) and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on Supernatural (2012–2015, 2018–2020).
According to Audible, “Third Eye” is about the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: She would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel’s performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop.
Now, instead of being a legendary hero, Laurel’s the resident pariah of the magic realm.
According to Audible, “Third Eye” is about the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: She would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel’s performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop.
Now, instead of being a legendary hero, Laurel’s the resident pariah of the magic realm.
- 8/30/2023
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
It’s time to return to 221B Baker Street.
The second season of Audible’s fictional podcast taking place in the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Silent Order, just announced a new lineup of actors who will be joining the latest installment.
Helen Mirren, Anya Chalotra, Ross McCall and Arielle Goldman will star alongside the mystery thriller’s returning cast, which includes Dominic Monaghan as Professor James Moriarty and Phil Lamarr as Sherlock Holmes.
Produced by Treefort Media, the 10-episode first season premiered in July 2022. The series’ sophomore season, available Nov. 9 exclusively on Audible, (spoiler alert) picks up six months after Moriarty survives near death at Reichenbach Falls and tracks down the woman he loves in New York City, where she is trapped in the web of The Order — an evil organization that stretches beyond Britain and the Crown, according to Audible.
When he fails to break her free, he...
The second season of Audible’s fictional podcast taking place in the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Silent Order, just announced a new lineup of actors who will be joining the latest installment.
Helen Mirren, Anya Chalotra, Ross McCall and Arielle Goldman will star alongside the mystery thriller’s returning cast, which includes Dominic Monaghan as Professor James Moriarty and Phil Lamarr as Sherlock Holmes.
Produced by Treefort Media, the 10-episode first season premiered in July 2022. The series’ sophomore season, available Nov. 9 exclusively on Audible, (spoiler alert) picks up six months after Moriarty survives near death at Reichenbach Falls and tracks down the woman he loves in New York City, where she is trapped in the web of The Order — an evil organization that stretches beyond Britain and the Crown, according to Audible.
When he fails to break her free, he...
- 8/30/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Babylon 5: The Road Home", directed by Matt Peters, is a new animated feature film, from creator J. Michael Straczynski, with a new story about the iconic 'Babylon 5' space station and its inhabitants as they take a journey through the past to determine their future, now available for Digital, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray:
"...travel across the galaxy with 'John Sheridan' as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines...
"...and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home.
"Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe..."
The film features the original voice cast from the 30-year old TV series, including Bruce Boxleitner as 'John Sheridan', Claudia Christian as 'Susan Ivanova', Peter Jurasik as 'Londo Mollari', Bill Mumy as 'Lennier', Tracy Scoggins as 'Elizabeth Lochley' and Patricia Tallman as' Lyta Alexander'.
"...travel across the galaxy with 'John Sheridan' as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines...
"...and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home.
"Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe..."
The film features the original voice cast from the 30-year old TV series, including Bruce Boxleitner as 'John Sheridan', Claudia Christian as 'Susan Ivanova', Peter Jurasik as 'Londo Mollari', Bill Mumy as 'Lennier', Tracy Scoggins as 'Elizabeth Lochley' and Patricia Tallman as' Lyta Alexander'.
- 8/30/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at more footage from "Futurama", the satiricial animated comedy TV series, created by Matt Groening , now streaming new Season Eleven episodes on Hulu:
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr and David Herman.
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
"...new viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries...
"...including developments in the epic love story of 'Fry' and 'Leela', the mysterious contents of the 'Nibbler' litter box, the secret history of evil 'Robot Santa' ...
"...the whereabouts of the tadpoles belonging to 'Kif' and 'Amy' and a whole lot more.
"Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV..."
Voice cast includes John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr and David Herman.
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
- 8/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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