Author: Mary Anne Butler

We are sorry to report that Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop” will not get a second season. Normally in this situation, the first thing we’d say is something like “Oh, maybe Netflix will save it!” But obviously…that isn’t going to happen this time.The series was originally announced to great excitement. And some trepidation. But much of that did go away when the casting was revealed. Especially John Cho as Spike Spiegel. According to Variety, the streaming giant as opted to not pick up the series for additional seasons.”Cowboy Bebop” hit Netflix on November 19th.

We are SO DAMN EXCITED for Mike Flanagan’s upcoming adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” project for Netflix. I mean, we were ALREADY just delighted with the idea, and now with the cast list being revealed, even more-so. Flanagan took to twitter this morning to reveal some of the key players, including Frank Langella, Mary McDonnell, Carla Gugino, and Mark Hamill among others. He also teased that additional casting news is coming tomorrow in the same manor. You can read the full thread below: “The Fall of the House of Usher” will be a mini…

A long time coming for baristas and other employees of Starbucks. For the first time in the 50-year history of the coffee chain giant, a union of workers has formed. A set of three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, NY held elections, and voted 19 to 8 in favor of forming a union. Workers were hoping for better pay, better training, and transparency with wage discrepancies. It was revealed that workers with the company for several years were not getting raises, and new hires were being paid more than long-time employees. Starbucks announced a raise to $15 an hour in the wee…

The wait for a live-action “Halo” is almost over. The tv series based on the ever-popular video game franchise has been in development for years. Steven Spielberg has been trying to get it made since 2013. SHOWTIME picked it up in 2018, and it’s sort of been kicking around ever since. Casting was announced in 2019, including Yerin Ha, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy. Original Cortana actress Jen Taylor replaced Natascha McElhone. And of course, Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief.In 2020, it was revealed that “Halo” had moved from SHOWTIME to the newly launched…

We are very sad to report the news that Masayuki Uemura, lead architect behind iconic gaming systems NES and SNES, has passed away. This news was confirmed by The Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies at Ritsumeikan University, where Uemura was co-director, confirmed the news. Uemura joined Nintendo in 1972, and eventually moved into the company’s R&D2 team. While there, he was the head of the Hiroshi Yamauchi-mandated home console initiative, which would eventually become the Famicom. The Family Computer, aka the Famicom (the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES), was first developed 1981. The system eventually launched in…

“Cobra Kai” is back for a 4th season, and we’re ready for Netflix to show NO MERCY. A final trailer for s4 hit this morning. We know there are some familiar faces from the films returning for this season, and certain rivalries are at a breaking point. Taking place over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) continues. Season 4 finds the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos joining forces to take down Cobra Kai at the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament.…

Disney+ has just released a new teaser for their upcoming “Star Wars” universe series “The Book of Boba Fett.” Featuring the return of Temuera Morrison, we’ll FINALLY get to know just how Boba survived the Great Pit of Carkoon and the Sarlacc on Tatooine. Also do we get to see a new Rancor?! The series hits Disney+ on December 29th, 2021.

TASCHEN books are outrageously amazing. With a price tag to match, these glorious pages celebrating all manner of things are more of an investment than anything else. The premiere coffee table book company- although calling them that is sort of disingenuous- TASCHEN really does have a book for everyone.Oh, and they’ve just entered into a partnership with Marvel.Not just any partnership, but one titled The Marvel Comics Library. It’s set to be an extensive collection of some of the most iconic characters and titles in Marvel’s catalog, and it’ll kick off with Spider-Man Vol. 1 1962-1964. This will be released…

Another one of those stories of a casting that almost was. Imagine if you will, Gal Gadot as a temperamental Kandorian facing off with Superman rather than Themyscirian Princess Diana. Apparently this almost happened.Gadot recently revealed this during an interview with XNet. She was offered “the bad character” in “Man of Steel,” which we can pretty well surmise was Faora, Lt. of General Zod’s (Michael Shannon), and foe of Superman (Henry Cavill). “When I was [pregnant with my daughter] Alma, I got an offer to be the bad character in Superman. If I hadn’t been pregnant I would have taken…

This just in- an official trailer for the upcoming “Halo” tv series starring Pablo Schriber as Master Chief is coming this week! Announced on the official Twitter account for the show, the trailer will release during The Game Awards. We got our first tease for the show last month. We also know that the original voice actress for Cortana will be reprising the role for “Halo.”The show is set to premiere sometime in the spring of 2022 exclusively on Paramount+.