Author: Heath Andrews

To many ’90s kids, the idea of a bunch of piloted robot vehicles coming together to form a giant humanoid robot will evoke images of “Might Morphin’ Power Rangers.” And why shouldn’t it? The show was a pop culture phenomenon in the states, based off of the Japanese “Super Sentai” series. But kids who grew up through the early ’80s will remember another form of combining robots, also based off an animated Japanese series, “Beast King GoLion.” Otherwise known in the West, as Voltron. It’s been a few years since we had a fresh Voltron interpretation but it appears we’ll…

How many times has it been said or referenced that humans are the real monsters? Its been a theme in literature, film, video games, and real life for millennia. Take climate change for example, and what it’s doing to the Earth; indeed we are the real monsters causing that. In a recent turn of events to rival Florida man, some of the recent California wildfires have been caused by the actions of humans. More than that, you would not believe the ridiculousness that caused them. The Flora Fire in the North Bay region of California. Authorities recently discovered the cause…

We’ll be the first to admit that we have a great fondness for “Star Trek” around these parts, in all its myriad forms. Animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks” was cancelled earlier this year. The Paramount+ exclusive series will be airing its final episodes later this year. But come to find out, it’s not quite the end for the crew of the USS Cerritos. The adventures will be continuing in comic form from IDW. San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has played host to a lot of announcements this year, but this go around managed to throw Trekkies a bone. “Star Trek:…

It seems like far too often we have to report that streaming platforms are axing shows for a number of reasons. It’s no secret that there’s been a scramble amongst the big players, Netflix, Paramount+, MAX, etc. to trim the budgets and cancel what’s not seeming to bring in the ratings. But if Prime Video is feeling the heat they’re certainly not showing it; at least not in the animation department. At San Diego Comic-Con, Prime Video revealed that at least three of its programs have the greenlight for more seasons. “Invincible” Of the three shows, maybe the biggest no-brainer…

Ever since “American Idol” aimed to find America’s best undiscovered singing talent back in 2002, the world has seen more than its fair share of competition based talent shows. We’ve got shows that cover dancing, tattoos, make-up artistry, cooking, baking, think there’s one about forging weapons in there… point is, there’s a lot. One field that hasn’t been tapped yet for this field of programming is the realm of animation, but Skybound is looking to change that. If the name Skybound doesn’t resonate with you, then maybe the name of its founder will- Robert Kirkman. If you don’t know his…

“My car crash has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R. My car crash has a second name it’s M-A-Y-E-R. Cuz Oscar Mayer has a way with promotional vehicles which must be terribly ungainly to control in the event of of a potential accident unfolding.” Sure hat may not sound like the traditional Oscar Mayer jingle, but it’s a lot more true to life, and if you don’t believe us then take a look at what happened near the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook on Monday. Before that image was caught on camera, that Wienermobile was on its side in the middle…

There are few sweeter comeback stories in Hollywood than that of Brendan Fraser. After being a box office draw in the late 90’s to mid 2000’s, his career seemingly dried up in terms of big roles and opportunities. Jump ahead to 2022 when his starring role in “The Whale” started picking up Oscar buzz. So many details about his life, health, and mistreatment came out that when he took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for the aforementioned film, it was a moment of vindication. That momentum keeps rolling along as Fraser has a pretty commanding role coming up,…

The world of amusement parks is not a cheap one to maintain. During the pandemic the tourism industry was hit hard, including theme parks of all kinds. Six Flags, one of the biggest non-Disney names in the business wasn’t faring all that well even before the pandemic and it certainly wasn’t doing any better after it. It only made sense for them to try and merge with another company to get a stronger foothold in the market. Earlier this year it was announced they intended to merge with Cedar Fair and that business arrangement is now complete. Cedar Fair is…

In the world of video games there’s been a company lurking around for decades called From Software. We’ll talk more about their history later, but they’re 2022 hit video game, “Elden Ring” is making the news again thanks to a new released downloadable expansion, “Shadow of the Erdtree.” One of the men responsible for helping to build and shape the world of the game is noted author George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones). Apparently when he’s not writing the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, he’s busy helping construct entire worlds. And as it turns out, he may…

A couple of days ago, Paramount completed gutted several of its websites, removing thousands upon thousands of pages of content. Among the casualties was MTV News, and the tremendous depth of information they’d reported over a decades-long run. Without warning, the entirety of the site was wiped out. Two days later, Comedy Central’s website and more were also taken down. Fortunately, for MTV News at least, the Internet Archive has stepped up to make a searchable index of a large chunk of their content. If you’ve used the Wayback Machine that the Internet Archive provides for browsing old pages, then…