Author: Mary Anne Butler

How could we forget what fabulous holiday it is?! August 8th is International Tiki Day, and our friends over at Toynk.com know EXACTLY how to celebrate- a sale on ALL of the Geeki Tikis! Toynk says they have a special buy 2 Geeki Tikis mugs and get 16% off of your purchase! All Geeki Tikis will be included in this, and the promotional special sale is live til Monday, August 10th! This means you could totally pick up those “Star Wars” mugs, or “The Golden Girls” set, OR the “Lord of the Rings” set….we could go on. You get the…

The strange case of a sitting US President issuing a blanket ban on a foreign-owned and run social media company keeps getting weirder. If you’ll recall, Donald Trump has been saber rattling this past week about his plan to ban China-owned TikTok, social media app, unless an American company were to outright purchase it. He even went so far as to sign an executive order to ban TikTok within “45 days” if a sale was unable to happen. Microsoft seemed the most likely candidate to purchase of TikTok from Parent company ByteDance, and still seem keen on making it happen.…

We were absolutely thrilled when BBC announced their plans to adapt the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” book series as a brand-new television show. Just today they’ve announced when we’ll be seeing “The Watch,” and released some first look images! [all photos courtesy of BBC America] BBC America says: From lead writer and executive producer Simon Allen, the modern and inclusive series is inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld”  including the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam…

Would you want to see a revisit of “X-Men: The Animated Series” at Disney+? While nothing’s happening YET, talks have happened…

Remember how…confused…we all were when director Quentin Tarantino announced his plans to write and direct an R-Rated upcoming “Star Trek” film? Sure, we were morbidly curious to see what he would do with the property from a purely academic stance- but we can all agree it would have been pretty bat-shit crazy. Just this week, Paramount Pictures got themselves a brand new Motion Picture Group President, Melissa Watts. One of her first orders of business? Reportedly trying to figure out what’s next for the “Star Trek” movie franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Watts wants to re-asses the upcoming Paramount…

When Hulu announced they’d be bringing back one of our favorite 90s cartoons sometime this year, we were absolutely ecstatic. Sure, maybe “Animaniacs” wasn’t for everyone, but with “Pinky and the Brain,” and “Hysteria!” with it, we’ve got some good memories of afternoons spent with the Warner brothers and sister, Dot.Original producer Steven Spielberg is also producing this reboot, which will consist of 13 episodes airing later this year, as well as a second season of 13 sometime in 2021. Yes, the original voice cast is coming back, as well as additional characters Pinky and the Brain. Rob Paulson, Maurice…

This just in- Disney+ hit “Star Wars” live action series “The Mandalorian” just dropped a surprise screening and panel opportunity for fans, happening next week at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It’s a drive-in event, and you’ll have to RSVP for the chance. (Normally we wouldn’t link to anything Deadline related, as their current track record with NOT sourcing smaller houses for their tips is not cool, man. Not. Cool.) It stands to reason that this panel event may be the replacement for what would have been D23, the Disney Fanclub convention that we would be having later this…

We are pleased to report that CBS All Access’s next generation of animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks” is pretty darn great!

Every so often, we come across a crowdfunding idea or campaign that we just have to tell you about. Imagine an actor with over 500 titles under their belts, who at the age of 91 still works, and does NOT have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Daniel Dae Kim wants our help to change that, by raising enough money to submit the legendary James Hong for the honor. From the GoFundMe campaign: James Hong just might be the most prolific actor in Hollywood history. As of July 2020, he has a total of 672 credits, which include…

Happening right now on Youtube, Sony’s State of Play presentation! You can of course tune in right now on Sony PlayStation’s official Youtube channel, or wait for the highlights to roll in at the end of the day. You can watch State of Play right here, or scroll down.