Author: Heath Andrews

Did you remember that American Idol is actually a show that’s still happening? Somehow we knew the show was airing, but we weren’t actively thinking about it. The renewal announcement from ABC was a quick reminder that it’s still happening. It’s also a sobering sign of how troubled network television is. Not to mention, not a great sign for the music industry either. When American Idol premiered on Fox back in 2002, it was an absolute smash. It was based on the successful UK program, Pop Idol, and carried over producer and host Simon Cowell. Of course, Cowell hasn’t been…

The mystery of what killed the dinosaurs has largely been solved. An asteroid that crashed into what is now known as the Chicxulub crater wrought enormous harm to the entirety of Earth. But what happened afterwards? Did the dinosaurs get killed off by the dawning of an ice age? Turns out they very easily may not have lived to see that happen. Dinosaurs and Disaster New research and evidence suggest that the mass extinction event that followed this impact likely killed the dinosaurs in a matter of hours. How does something like that happen? Obviously, the impact itself would have…

This December will mark 10 years since the passing of musician George Michael. The pop superstar is well known the world over for his breakout solo album, Faith, and several successful follow-ups. Before that, though, was Wham!. Formed alongside Andrew Ridgely, the pop duo had hits with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Everything She Wants,” amongst others. But you’d be forgiven if you thought of these as George Michael songs since Wham! didn’t quite take America by storm the way they did the native UK. But did you know they attempted to break through to the U.S. via…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) got a bit more hellish over the weekend. It was announced that Ghost Rider would be returning to the big screen. The last time we saw the motorcycling spirit of vengeance in theaters was with Nicolas Cage in 2007 and 2011. They were …movies. Yup. Certainly were movies. Considering they were not part of the MCU that kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, it’s not surprising that they lacked the kind of quality that became a staple of Marvel’s slate of projects. But with the rights to the franchise back in Disney’s hands, it…

Let’s get right down to it. We hate Tilly Norwood. Tilly’s been branded as the first AI actor by her creator, Eline Van der Velden. She’s not an actor. She’s an artificial intelligence that was built on the backs of learning algorithms that have, in turn, pulled from actual people’s works. The fact that she’s going to be in her own upcoming movie changes nothing. All Tilly is doing is performing a task a human could do and taking their job. But Van der Velden would have you believe Tilly is actually creating more jobs. Creator Claims According to Van…

This is a complicated story. A couple of years ago, we did a report about Jon Bon Jovi. It was spreading throughout social media that his voice was completely shot. That was four years ago now. Since then, he had vocal surgery, released a new album with his band in 2024, and hit the road to tour again in July of 2026. The tour may have been a bad idea. On Thursday, July 23rd at Madison Square Garden, the frontman had to call it quits mid-show. Time is Cruel Where this gets complicated is in the nature of live performing…

Alright, that’s it, everyone. Creativity is finally dead and gone. You probably already knew this full well from some of our previous film coverage. Remember the article we did two years ago about Sony and Mattel doing a View-Master movie? That’s how truly bad things are getting. Instead of a new intellectual property, let’s just take a name brand and make a movie out of that. Even if the brand has no story elements involved in it and it’s just a pair of viewing glasses. Thanks to Atari, that death of creative energy is about to get worse. Someone Must…

Last year, I raved about the quality of King of the Hill and its revival. Season 14 was absolutely stellar and a sign that revivals can actually work. The batch of ten episodes that premiered on Hulu was fresh and familiar in the best ways possible. They did what was seemingly impossible in today’s television environment. They brought a show back to life and made it feel exciting and new without sacrificing anything that made it so great before. I’m happy to say that season 15 is even stronger. King of the Hill is Back on Top The previous batch…

Well, it’s about fricken time! We’ve been talking about the developing Robocop series for years now. We’ve talked about it being developed, James Wan being attached to it, and Peter Ocko being a showrunner. Finally, we can report that the series is good to go for Amazon. We just hope Robocop hasn’t rusted in the meantime. Past Failures and Original Success The show isn’t reported to be a continuation of any of the films. When it comes to Robocop 3, that’s a good thing. Even the recent video game, Robocop: Rogue City, ignored that film. It carried on from Robocop…

Disney is having a roller coaster ride at the box office with its live-action remakes. While Lilo & Stitch did amazingly well, Moana is currently tanking hard, as of the time of this writing. And while Mufasa: The Lion King is technically “photorealistic” and not live action, it also did well for itself. But then Snow White bombed horribly. What do you do with a track record like that? Well, apparently Disney is undeterred in some respects, as they’re planning on a live-action film about Tiana, from The Princess and the Frog. While not the most successful or renowned film…