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To many Star Trek fans, Star Trek The Next Generation holds a particularly special place in their hearts (right behind where their Starfleet badge would be). The series was the first foray into the adventures of the Enterprise and its crew since 1966, when Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Co. began their five-year exploratory mission. In 1987, Next Gen introduced us to a new crew led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and for seven seasons we became invested in the trials and tribulations of Lieutenant Data, Commander Riker, and the others....

The Jungle Book hit theaters this month, the latest addition to Disney studios’ current love of live-action remakes. Since Maleficent in 2014 and Cinderella in 2015, Disney has announced a slew of new versions of all their animated classics. Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Sword in the Stone and many more will be coming to our screens in the next few years, delighting fans who fell in love with the originals as children, and who want a new kind of Disney magic as adults....

Music is just one of the tools in the filmmaker’s toolbox that helps to heighten emotion and triggers a sense memory, transporting us back to a film’s character, scene, or world. There are other such tools, like cinematography, lighting, editing/pacing, and so on. Music is one of the most powerful of these, because it can be enjoyed with the movie or outside of it. But sometimes a movie comes along that just can’t live without its score....

Mrs. Doubtfire remains one of the most beloved family comedies of the 1990s and one of Robin Williams’ best roles. In the film, Williams plays Daniel, a divorced man who (in an attempt to spend more time with his family) disguises himself as the family’s kindly new Scottish nanny, Mrs. Doubtfire. Williams is so convincing in his ruse as Mrs. Doubtfire that you quickly forget she is not a real character....

The internet and WWE go together like Steve Austin and beer. Ever since the dawn of the world wide web, there have been people talking about professional wrestling. It wouldn’t be surprising if the first thing ever written on a message board was, “Hogan Sux LOL.” You can find website after website that covers news, rumors, gossip, and reviews for the sport all over the internet. For those who don’t have time to read highly detailed musings about wrestling, there are memes....

Marvel adaptations are larger than life. They take some of the most fantastic worlds, moments, and stories ever imagined and bring them as close to existence as those of us who grew up with comic books constantly in our hands could ever hope to see. Marvel adaptations are quickly becoming the last surviving blockbusters, and that’s because they often feature the best special effects, the best directors, and the best writers a big budget popcorn flick could hope to have....

Avengers: Infinity War is quickly shaping up to be the biggest movie of 2018. The culmination of ten years of work across eighteen films, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe represents a fantastic achievement. Thousands of movie theaters around The United States have reported selling out their theaters, even as they plan on presenting a wide variety of special opening-night events. One thing that movie-goers can expect to see at some theaters on opening night are cosplayers dressed as their favorite Marvel Comics characters....

It is no secret that RuPaul’s Drag Race is one of the most popular TV shows currently on air, and also one of the most tweeted-about and meme-friendly reality competitions on television. With every episode and season of Drag Race, the internet has a ball and goes all out with the memes, gifs, and jokes. The same can be said about the Drag Race: All-Stars spin-off and the Untucked series that accompanies the series, where queens have a chance to shine outside of the main RuPaul’s Drag Race timeline....

The CW seems to be living in its own golden age. Not only has the network been thriving with young viewers in the last decade, but it hosts dozens of shows that dominate fan culture — from the Arrowverse shows like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow to teen dramas like Riverdale and the everlasting Supernatural. There are very few CW programs that viewers aren’t following, or, at the very least, are aware of as young adult phenomena....

Ageing isn’t something that’s restricted to living creatures, because films also see diminishing returns in quality as time sets in. The action genre has evolved, now accommodating other elements like drama and comedy, but it has a quality that enables films in the genre to have longer lives than other movies. The 1980s and 1990s were filled to the brim with action movies, which was a time when special effects enabled film-makers to push the bar....

She’s ready to take on vengeance. #AgentsofSHIELD pic.twitter.com/TiY2LUDPrz— Agents of SHIELD (@AgentsofSHIELD) September 17, 2016 Although Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has steadily won back fans since the show’s season 1 turn in the wake of its Captain America: The Winter Soldier tie-in episode, excitement for season 4 seems to be at an all-time high thanks in part to Marvel Comics character Ghost Rider joining the series. The arrival of Robbie Reyes a....

Sarge, the doppelganger of the late Phil Coulson, isn’t Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD season 6’s real villain. The mystery man with the familiar face arrived on Earth as the leader of a mercenary team from outer space consisting of Snowflake, Jaco, and Pax. Sarge’s ruthlessness was immediately established when he killed SHIELD. Agent Fox as soon as he appeared and yet, as dangerous as he is, there is more going on with Clark Gregg’s new character than fans have seen so far....

As the artists and storytellers at Pixar Animation began to crank out successful movies set in the fictional worlds of children’s toys, sentient cars, and culinary rodents, it didn’t take long for fans to realize the stories weren’t as separate as they had thought. Fans have spun wild theories on a single unified “Pixar Universe,” blurring the lines between Pixar’s superheroes, animals, toys, and everyday people. One overall story may be impossible to find, but hunting down each easter egg is more than worth the effort....

The Young Adult genre has been around for a long time. Films like 1988’s The Outsiders have captivated teens for decades, but it was when the YA genre turned to science fiction that those type of films started to flourish. Yet, it took some time for the flourishing to transpire. After 2006’s Eragon became one of the worst reviewed movies of its time and 2008’s City of Ember bombed at the box office, many thought the YA genre was done for....

Black Panther, also known as T’Challa, King of Wakanda, isn’t all that well-known among non-comic fans, and certainly not the extent that Batman or Iron Man are known. But with Captain America: Civil War set to launch later this week, he’s bound to get a lot more exposure among mainstream movie fans. Despite being a bit of a lesser-known character, Black Panther has built up a lot of great stories over the years and we’ve shifted through the annals of comic history to find the 15 Black Panther Stories You Should Read Before Civil War and after that, his own solo movie....

We’ve still got a long way to go when it comes to the representation of women both in movies and TV. But there’s definitely progress being made, and it seems like we’re seeing more and more female characters who are strong (and not just physically) and have a lot of depth. With that in mind, here are the 15 Most Empowering Moments for Women in TV from the Last Year....

The Greatest Showman took the world by surprise upon its release for being a musical with incredible set pieces and a story that was instantly relatable despite the period setting. The film made over $400 million worldwide, and there was more to it than just Hugh Jackman’s star power. You can find life lessons galore in the story, and these were all relayed to the viewer through dialogue. The filmmakers did a marvelous job at making us understand what the characters were going through, and these quotes resonate within us to this day....

It’s not easy being a Hollywood power couple. Even those that have the most stable, bedrock relationships can show signs of strain from the relentless paparazzi and fame cycle. It’s even more difficult to maintain a level perspective on everything when you’re a public figure that’s on television almost every day of the week. Whether it was their intention or not, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have been catapulted into role models ever since their relationship was announced in 2004....

Justice League is one of those films that divided both critics and fans far before it was even released. From the drama surrounding Zack Snyder’s departure to the often ridiculous reshoots helmed by replacement director Joss Whedon, this film had a rough start before it even got its footing. Once the film was released, audiences were divided even further. Most agreed that the film didn’t live up to the potential of the iconic superhero team, and almost everyone had an opinion as to how it could have been better....

News Flash – the world is always changing. People’s devotion to colors change, their tastes in popular music and movies change. Certainly, taste in what is acceptable on television changes with just about every new season and new show. With the growth of social media, all of these changes seem to happen far more frequently. It probably hasn’t, we’re just more knowledgeable of these changes from day to day. There have been plenty of TV shows through the ages that once seemed tame, but the concept today would envelope pushing to downright deplorable....