The straight man is the unsung hero of comedy, the guy who forgoes getting the best laughs in order to set up his co-stars for the show-stopping gags, elevating the scene or sketch while seeming to be background noise. This is true, at least, at the best of times; when performed improperly, the stra...
Read MoreThe straight man is the unsung hero of comedy, the guy who forgoes getting the best laughs in order to set up his co-stars for the show-stopping gags, elevating the scene or sketch while seeming to be background noise. This is true, at least, at the best of times; when performed improperly, the stra...
Read MoreWe may have some inside info on the cult-like atmosphere at Lucasfilm. A YouTuber going by the name Knee Payne claims to be a former Lucasfilm employee who worked in the animation division. He mostly makes videos about cameras and filmmaking, but he occasionally talks about Lucasfilm. In a recent vi...
Read MoreIs this the end of the line for Doctor Who? Russell T. Davies, the long-running British sci-fi series’ current showrunner, seems to think it might be. In an interview with Radio Times (via Doctor Who TV), Davies admitted what many have been reporting for weeks, that the ratings for the show’s n...
Read MoreIn the lead-up to season 4 of The Boys, showrunner Eric Kripke announced via Twitter today that Amazon Prime’s adaptation of the comic book by Garth Ennis will end with season 5. He states this was always his plan, but he didn’t have the go-ahead to announce it until now. Season 4 of The Boys�...
Read MoreDeadline reports that The Acolyte, the new Disney+ Star Wars show from Leslye Headland, has brought in 11.1 million views after five days, compared to Ahsoka’s 14 million five-day total. This is pulled from Lucasfilm’s own data, not a third-party analyst like Samba or Nielsen. It already wasn�...
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