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Rafael Motamayor

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season 2 Engages With One Of The Biggest Real-Life Questions Of 2024

In season 2, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power writers present a fascinating conversation between elf characters about separating art from the artist.

Jaron Pak

The Real Reason Sauron Calls Himself An Envoy In LOTR: The Rings Of Power Season 2

Sauron's up to no good in the new season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He refers to himself as an envoy – but to whom?

Rafael Motamayor

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season 2 Reveals Sauron's True Form

In the opening minutes of The Rings of Power season 2, the dark lord Sauron is portrayed by a different actor than we've seen play the role before.

Witney Seibold

Star Trek's Kate Mulgrew Has One Condition To Return As Kathryn Janeway

Kate Mulgrew reprised Kathryn Janeway in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, but would she also return in live-action? Yes, but she has a mandate.

Jeremy Mathai

The Only Recap You Need Before Watching The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season 2

A whole lot happened in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1. Here's what you need to remember before watching season 2.

Marvel Cinematic Universe Ultron and White Vision

Devin Meenan

James Spader's Marvel Return Report Teases A Huge Ultron Twist

James Spader is heading back to the MCU as Ultron on the new Vision series, but early reports are hinting at a new twist to the character.

Valerie Ettenhofer

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy BTS Photos Reveal Full Cast As Series Starts Filming

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has officially begun filming, with Paramount releasing the first behind-the-scenes photos of the cast to celebrate the occasion.

Rafael Motamayor

Keanu Reeves Almost Joined The Star Wars Universe With This Acolyte Role

Keanu Reeves reportedly came close to playing a pivotal role in the recently-canceled Star Wars series The Acolyte.

Rafael Motamayor

Here's What Happens When Someone Dies On House Of The Dragon

Whenever an actor's character on House of the Dragon is about to die, the show's creatives have a ritual to make things a little less awkward.

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Terry O'Quinn

Witney Seibold

Long Before Lost, Terry O'Quinn Was In Star Trek: The Next Generation

Years before playing John Locke on Lost, Terry O'Quinn joined Starfleet with his role in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart

Witney Seibold

Patrick Stewart Threatened Paramount With A Lawsuit Over One Star Trek Costume

One of the costumes on Star Trek: The Next Generation was such a pain to wear that it led to Patrick Stewart threatening Paramount with legal action.

Matthew McConaughey, Rachel McAdams, Mahershala Ali, Jodie Foster, True Detective

Valerie Ettenhofer

Every Season Of True Detective, Ranked

From the Yellow King to the Night Country, let's take a look back and rank every season of HBO's True Detective.

Danielle Ryan

Gene Roddenberry Escaped Death Multiple Times Before Creating Star Trek

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had multiple near-death experiences as a pilot before launching his landmark sci-fi TV series.

Witney Seibold

Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy Fought To Get Nichelle Nichols & George Takei Paid

Over time, Leonard Nimoy evolved into Star Trek's moral center and fought for his co-stars to be fairly paid.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Power Play

Witney Seibold

A Star Trek Injury Left Marina Sirtis Unable To Walk For Several Weeks

Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Marina Sirtis suffered a nasty injury while performing one of her own stunts.

Michael Boyle

Why The Lost Showrunners Felt They Failed A Key Character

The Lost showrunners would be happy to admit that the writing for one of the show's central characters wasn't fully up to snuff.

Sandy Schaefer

The Acolyte Star Lee Jung-Jae Reacts To The Star Wars Show's Unexpected Cancellation

The Acolyte star Lee Jung-jae has weighed in with his thoughts about the Star Wars show's cancellation and his hopes for the future.

Witney Seibold

The 5 Worst Episodes Of Star Trek: The Original Series, Ranked

Star Trek is a cultural phenomenon, but even Trekkies will admit its worst episodes can get incredibly silly and even downright absurd.

Witney Seibold

Jonathan Frakes Has One Complaint About Star Trek: The Next Generation

Jonathan Frakes is 'very proud' to have starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation, although he does have one minor gripe.

Star Wars The Acolyte Night lightsaber fight

Ryan Scott

The High Republic Is A Gold Mine For Star Wars - And The Acolyte Wasted What Could Have Been

With The Acolyte being canceled, it's likely we won't be getting more live-action Star Wars projects set in the High Republic era for now, which is a shame.

Rafael Motamayor

The Acolyte's Cancelation Is A Perfect Storm Of Why The Current Streaming Landscape Just Plain Sucks

The Acolyte getting canceled speaks to a much larger problem in streaming that goes well beyond Star Wars TV shows.

Rafael Motamayor

Pacific Rim Is Getting A Prequel Series From An Oscar-Nominated Sci-Fi Movie Writer

A Pacific Rim prequel TV series is being developed by an Oscar-nominated writer. But can this sci-fi franchise succeed without Guillermo del Toro?

Witney Seibold

Why William Shatner's Star Trek Co-Stars Allegedly Couldn't Stand Him

It's no secret that William Shatner's co-stars on Star Trek: The Original Series weren't very fond of him.

Witney Seibold

Why Patrick Stewart Kept His Distance From Tom Hardy During Star Trek: Nemesis

Fans often forget that a young Tom Hardy appeared on Star Trek: Nemesis, but Sir Patrick Stewart made sure his experience was one to remember.

Witney Seibold

Here's How Many Star Trek Starfleet Regulations Kirk Violated As Captain Of The Enterprise

Kirk isn't quite the rule-breaker some believe him to be, but the legendary Star Trek captain's reputation isn't entirely unwarranted.

Star Trek: The Next Generation The Child

Witney Seibold

Why Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry Gave Jonathan Frakes A Beard As Riker

Riker's beard in Star Trek: The Next Generation was the result of something in actor Jonathan Frakes' personal life.

Witney Seibold

One Legendary Star Trek Writer Loves Strange New Worlds As Much As You

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is perhaps the most beloved modern Trek series, with a legendary Trek writer amongst its fans.