The only thing more common than a reboot on TV these days is a book adaptation, and 2020 is shaping up to be chock full of them. The next decade is going to plumb the depths of your Goodreads account for inspiration, from comic books to fantasy novels to coming-of-age tales. While some adaptations don’t
Month: December 2019
One of the best holiday traditions out there is the Secret Santa. Each year friends, family, and coworkers get together to give presents to someone of their secret choosing, leaving each other with random, wonderful, sometimes horrible, gifts. Join members of the TV Fanatic team as we discuss what we would give our favorite characters
After months of waiting to see how and when Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) would die in Crisis on Infinite Earths, we finally found out in the first hour of the crossover, which was surprising to say the least. Now though, we may have just gotten the first hint of his return in the official synopsis
I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of this time of year. It’s cold and wet and people tend to get sick. I get the need to celebrate. I actually love to celebrate. As a Jew, I celebrate all the time and I’m not even talking about Chanukah. In fact, I’m going to let
If you thought the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker frenzy would end after the holiday season, you clearly don’t understand how the Force works. As if Saturday Night Live would ever miss out on the opportunity to keep the galaxy’s buzziest new film front and center when it returns in the new year? The
A decade is a long time in television, and we’re gathering the best programming across a bunch of fun categories. We’re starting with the best action/adventure series. Did your favorite make the list? Game of Thrones – HBO (2011-2019) Let’s get it out of the way. Games of Thrones had a rocky ending. That doesn’t
Eddie Murphy was back in the house — make that Studio 8H — for the first time in 35 years on the latest edition of Saturday Night Live. Not only did he seem to have a blast bringing back some old characters and engaging in a few new skits, but he also got to relish
Saying goodbye to Mr. Robot was not going to be easy. For four seasons, we’ve witnessed several hacks and moments that have shaped the hero at the wheel of the story for better or worse. The most surprising part of Mr. Robot Season 4 Episode 12 and Mr. Robot Season 4 Episode 13 was that the Elliot
Ho times three to you all out there looking for the best Christmas and holiday movies on Disney+. Though marketed as the must-have streaming service for fans of Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney classics, Disney+ is actually the streaming service to have if you want to watch Christmas movies year round. It’s loaded with so
Ciara tried to con Victor, Ben protected Will, and “Hope” admitted her feelings for John all while scrambling to cover for Stefano. Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Kathy from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives fan forum to debate if Ciara is Salem’s newest heroine, whether Will and Ben
[Warning: The following contains major spoilers for The Witcher. Read at your own risk!] The Witcher, Netflix’s adaptation of the Andrzej Sapkowski books that inspired the popular video game franchise, is finally here. Starring Henry Cavill as the titular witcher Geralt of Rivia, the fantasy series shows how the monster hunter-for-hire’s destiny becomes intertwined with
Bah, humbug. It’s only a week out from Christmas, but you would barely realize it from watching Days of Our Lives during the week of 12-16-19. Other than a few people taking their drama to the cafe in between shopping sprees and one measly gift exchange, it was business as usual in Salem… and boy,
This winter, celebrate the holidays the way they were meant to be celebrated: by basking in the glow of the TV with your family without saying a word to anyone for hours on end. Did you know that your Amazon Prime membership, which you will use to buy gifts days before Christmas because you were
Carly Pope and Kristoffer Polaha star in tonight’s Double Holiday on Hallmark Channel. Written by Nina Weinman, who has almost two dozen successful television movies on her resume, Double Holiday follows Rebecca, a successful Jewish woman working on her company’s Christmas party with Chris in the hope that it leads to a promotion. Carly and
by Trevor Kimball, December 18, 2019 (Syfy) You can put a stake in Van Helsing but the show’s not dead yet. The Canadian TV series, which airs on Syfy in the United States, has been renewed for a fifth and final season of 13 episodes. Season four concludes this Friday night. Season five production will
Gather all your jingle bells and mistletoe because ’tis the season for some holiday cheer, and the festive TV takeover tradition has already begun. If you’re like us, you’ll take all the onscreen merriment you can get, from feel-good cartoon Christmas classics to gushy holiday love stories to those joyful reality competition specials. To help
It’s almost time to say goodbye to the beloved series Schitt’s Creek. The sixth and final season gets underway Tuesday, January 7, and Pop TV has dropped the official trailer. As teased in a previous trailer, David and Patrick are gearing up to get married, but they think there’s something far bigger out there for
The year of Olivia Colman isn’t over yet. After taking over as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown and winning an Oscar for The Favourite, Colman is stepping away from the throne to star as a killer in HBO and Sky’s crime drama Landscapers. The series is written by her husband, Ed Sinclair. Landscapers, which
Beloved Wheel of Fortune host, Pat Sajak, appeared on Good Morning America on Friday. This was Sajak’s first interview since undergoing surgery for a blocked intestine, surgery which ultimately led to him taking a leave of absence from his job on Wheel of Fortune. The 73-year-old game show host recalled the entire terrifying ordeal: “My
Netflix’s film The Two Popes starts with one Pope, Pope John Paul II. He was head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, a good long run, third longest, in fact, in nearly 2000 years. When he died, the Cardinals assembled to find their new leader, which involves a specific set of rituals. There’s
Sofia Vergara may have already lined up her return to the small screen. The Modern Family favorite is reportedly in talks to join the judging panel of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, according to TMZ. The outlet claims the actress had a meeting with show executives, as well as NBC Entertainment President Paul Telegdy, and members
Today in worlds been had colliding: Netflix released a trailer for Leslie Jones: Time Machine, a stand-up special from the former Saturday Night Live breakout star. Cool, pretty standard. But then that trailer has a heavy Game of Thrones theme, with Thrones-inspired titles and music and Jones making a “Dracarys” joke. It all builds to
Gravity Falls Season 2 Episode 11, “Not What He Seems,” delivers the perfect television scene. What makes a television scene perfect is when each of its elements comes together to convey the emotion and story beats intended by the scene in the best way possible, and that scene is placed properly within the narrative to
The Masked Singer ended another wild season with a jaw-dropping reveal: Fox, who won it all, was none other than Wayne Brady, the singer-actor-comic-dancer-game show host who proved with this win there’s almost nothing he can’t do. As Fox, Brady had a standout season, absolutely killing cuts like “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” from
What a harrowing direction Vikings has taken. Lagertha had to lose someone close to make her change course and return to a life on the battlefield, and she lost Hali on Vikings Season 6 Episode 4. While killing off kids is par for the course on shows like Vikings, it was still a punch to the
by Trevor Kimball, December 14, 2019 (ABC) ABC has cancelled their second drama series of Summer 2019, Reef Break, after one season. The network previously dropped freshman entry Grand Hotel. Both had very low ratings and were outperformed by game shows and reality programs. A crime drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam,
Along with resolutions for a better you and a fresh start to the decade, the new year also brings new episodes of some of your favorite shows. The CW unveiled midseason premiere dates for its 2020 lineup on Wednesday, and it looks like you’ll need to cancel your plans throughout January to catch everything that’s
Amazon’s long-gestating Lord of the Rings TV series just confirmed a major movie character will be a part of the fun when it debuts. Per Variety, Morfydd Clark (His Dark Materials) has been added to the cast as a young Galadriel, the elf played by Cate Blanchett in the Lord of the Rings movies. This
by Trevor Kimball, December 18, 2019 There won’t be a sophomore season for Netflix‘s high school zombie series. The streaming service has opted to cancel the Daybreak TV series after one season of 10 episodes. The Daybreak TV show stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, Cody Kearsley,
If you’ve been waiting to hear what the deal is with Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo) ever since she made her fantastic return to NCIS, your time has finally come. The midseason finale gave us a much-needed Tony update, and frankly… it took you guys long enough! When Ziva first returned from