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Batman standing in front of a screen showcasing his rogues

Where The Batman: The Animated Series Cast Members Are Now

By Russell Murray 9 hours ago

Batman: The Animated Series has one of the best voice casts ever assembled. But what happened to the show's stars after it was all over? Let's dig in.

X-Men '97 - Wolverine and Morph chilling together

X-Men: The Animated Series Originally Killed Off A Different Marvel Hero In The Pilot

By Devin Meenan 3 days ago

Morph was killed in the pilot episode of X-Men: The Animated Series, but original plans involved the death of a different Marvel character.

Charlie and Pim standing in a driveway on Smiling Friends

Why Smiling Friends' Creator Is Fine If Fans Hate The Show When It Ends

By Danielle Ryan 3 days ago

Smiling Friends co-creator Zach Hadel would be fine if fans hated how the show ends, which speaks to his general approach to the hit Adult Swim series.

Adult Swim's Most Ambitious Animated Special Is A Must-Watch On HBO Max

By BJ Colangelo 4 days ago

Adult Swim's experimental animated special The Elephant brings together four animation superstars to craft a three-act story.

The Campbell Boys looking over the fence in HAHA, You Clowns

Adult Swim's Funniest New Animated Series Just Got A Shockingly Confident Renewal Order

By BJ Colangelo 6 days ago

Ahead of the HAHA, You Clowns season 1 finale, Adult Swim has announced that they've renewed the hit comedy show for two additional seasons.

SpongeBob, Patrick, Santa, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Squidward by a Christmas tree with SpongeBob SquarePants as the moon overhead winking

Every SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Episode, Ranked

By Mike Bedard 8 days ago

SpongeBob SquarePants doesn't have a ton of Christmas episodes, but when they focus on the holidays, they usually knock it out of the park. Let's rank them all!

Sabine (Tiya Sircar), Zeb (Steve Blum), Hera (Vanessa Marshall), Kanan (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Ezra (Taylor Gray), and Chopper (Dave Filoni) standing together in Star Wars Rebels

5 Essential Star Wars Rebels Episodes Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Sandy Schaefer 10 days ago

These episodes of Star Wars Rebels not only represent the animated series at its best, but they also feature some of the best Star Wars storytelling in general.

Star Trek Icon Brent Spiner Played Batman's Greatest Villain (Twice)

By Witney Seibold 11 days ago

Brent Spiner is a science-fiction legend thanks to Star Trek, but his well of talent also allowed him to play Batman's greatest villain more than once.

Charlie Morningstar answering the phone in Hazbin Hotel season 2

Hazbin Hotel Creator Teases The Top Secret Voice Of Lilith In Season 3 [Exclusive]

By BJ Colangelo 11 days ago

Vivienne 'VivziePop' Medrano, the creator of Hazbin Hotel, shares some hints about the top secret actor they've cast as Lilith for season 3.

Stan Smith in an apocalyptic shelter with Jesus on American Dad!

5 Essential American Dad! Episodes Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Danielle Ryan 11 days ago

American Dad! has lots of great lore-heavy episodes, but what about viewers who haven't seen much of the show? Here are five episodes everyone should check out.

Images from Ballard, Reacher, and Last One Laughing in a composite image

9 Best Prime Video Shows Of 2025

By SlashFilm Staff 12 days ago

Netflix may be the victor of the streaming wars, but Prime Video offers up some great originals, too. Here are the best Prime Video shows of 2025.

The South Park Season 28 Finale Brought Back Some Fan Favorite Characters (But Not Who You'd Expect)

By Quinn Bilodeau 13 days ago

The finale of South Park season 28 saw the return of some beloved characters that haven't been on the show in many years.

Egon in a car reading a book. A demon is next to him and Winston is in the back seat. From The Real Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters Actually Gave Egon's Blonde Cartoon Hair An Origin Story

By Witney Seibold 16 days ago

The animated Ghostbusters series significantly changed the look of the characters, especially Egon. But a comic actually gave his change an origin story.

Ash, Misty, Brock, Team Rocket, in front of a bunch of Pokémon

15 Best Characters In The Pokémon Anime, Ranked

By Blaise Santi 16 days ago

While Pokémon may be named for the dozens of creatures in the show's universe, we're ranking the human characters from throughout the franchise's run.

Morph and Beast standing together in X-Men: The Animated Series

DC Comics Influenced A Classic X-Men: The Animated Series Character's Name

By Witney Seibold 17 days ago

X-Men: The Animated Series had to rename one of its characters when it turned out a certain DC Comics superhero was going by the same moniker at the time.

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, the X-Men together and ready to fight

Marvel's First X-Men Cartoon Made Wolverine Australian For A Pretty Wild Reason

By Michael Boyle 17 days ago

Pryde of the X-Men sadly only lasted a single episode, but the Marvel pilot made the interesting choice to give Wolverine an Australian accent.

Robin and Batman standing together in Batman: The Animated Series episode

Working Around Network Censors Gave Batman: The Animated Series An Emmy-Winning Episode

By Devin Meenan 18 days ago

The writers of Batman: The Animated Series couldn't show death on screen, but their creative workaround helped earn them a well-deserved Emmy.

Wolverine in front of the Blackbird plane in X-Men: The Animated Series

The Classic X-Men: The Animated Series Scene Fox Censors Tried To Prevent

By Witney Seibold 18 days ago

There's a moment in the second episode of X-Men: The Animated Series that network censors tried to stop from happening, but the writers were able to push back.

The X-Men on the attack in X-Men: The Animated Series

The Head Of Fox Kids Put Her Career On The Line To Make X-Men: The Animated Series

By Rafael Motamayor 18 days ago

Margaret Loesch, who ran Fox Kids in the 1990s, believed so much in X-Men: The Animated Series that she risked her job to make sure it got on the air.

Beast Wars comic cover showing Rattrap, Dinobot, Optimus Primal, Rhinox, and Cheetor

Beast Wars: Transformers Bosses Ignored Hasbro's Biggest Directive For The Series

By Devin Meenan 23 days ago

Hasbro had a very specific edict for the people in charge of Beast Wars, but the writers quietly ignored that directive and did what they wanted.

Ahsoka smirking as she faces off against Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

6 Essential Star Wars: The Clone Wars Arcs Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Rick Stevenson 24 days ago

There's a lot of compelling material to comb through in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but these arcs are some of the show's best and most important storylines.

South Park, Cartman preparing to hit Kyle on the head with a whiffle ball bat

What South Park's Creators Think The Final Episode Will Look Like

By Michael Boyle 24 days ago

South Park has been on the air since 1997, but the creators have already thought about what the final episode will look like when the time finally comes.

Captain Marvel smiles as he stands next to his superhero peers in Young Justice

Rob Lowe Briefly Played One Of DC's Most Powerful Superheroes

By Rafael Motamayor 24 days ago

Rob Lowe is known for playing the near-superhuman Chris Traeger on Parks and Recreation, but he also played a true superhero in a DC animated show.

Lilo & Stitch looking at various movies and TV shows on physical media

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best Movies & TV Shows Worth Buying On Physical Media

By Ethan Anderton 28 days ago

If you really want to own your movies and TV shows, physical media is the way to go, and our holiday gift guide is packed with tons of cool titles to buy now.