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The Sandman co-creator Neil Gaiman says early attempts to boycott the Fox/Netflix series Lucifer only served to convince him that the television spinoff would be a success. “I would just like to formally thank the [One Million Moms] for their attempts to ban Lucifer before it came out,” Gaiman wrote on Twitter. “Their boycott was the

The Office remains one of the most popular and influential sitcoms of all time. Its characters, storylines, and humor have all become iconic. Moments from The Office remain commonly-quoted to this day. Although some staples of The Office remained throughout, such as its premise and certain characters, it changed a great deal over the years. RELATED: 10 Characters From

The idea of Final Fantasy VII having a chronological order to be played in might sound ridiculous. Fans who didn’t pay attention to what Square Enix did with the property between the original game’s 1997 release and 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, and those who were not alive when the first PlayStation ruled the world, might consider

Video games have been used as a way to market products and promote well-known brands for decades. Licenses are obtained and developers get to work on a title that appeals to the target demographic. Releases such as Pepsiman and Kool-Aid Man helped advertise popular beverages, however, food companies will often use video game marketing campaigns to promote their brand. RELATED: 7

Vi is one of the main characters in Arcane, a Netflix spin-off of the multiplayer online battle arena game (or MOBA for short) League of Legends. Though she is known as one of the playable characters in the popular video game, fans were able to see a different side of her through Arcane, learning a lot more

Napoleon Dynamite is a comedy from 2004 that has remained a fan-favorite and a cult classic over the years. Its deadpan sense of humor mixed with its unique aesthetic makes it a memorable movie about a socially-awkward teenager navigating the problems of adolescence. But Napoleon Dynamite causes some confusion in terms of when the story actually takes place.

Brian and Charles, directed by Jim Archer and written by its actors David Earl and Chris Hayward, began its life as a short film in 2017. The feature-length Brian and Charles recently premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The premise of a lonely Welsh inventor who builds a robot out of a dishwasher for companionship is the

Mikey is one of the main characters in Tokyo Revengers, a time-traveling anime series with many problems to solve. He’s the leader of Tokyo Manji, known as Toman, a biker gang that the anime revolves around. As Toman’s leader, Mikey isn’t only an amazing fighter that cares a lot about his followers but also has some

MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Gene Roddenberry tried to get the plot of a number of Star Trek films to be about the Enterprise traveling back in time to keep the Klingons from stopping the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Recently, a friend of mine complained about the upcoming season of Star Trek: Picard was going to

The Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves was recently announced for the upcoming Tibet House U.S Benefit Concert. As a result, the actor has come under fire in China, with some suggesting a response targeting the recently released sci-fi film. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, Chinese nationalists are calling for a boycott of Matrix Resurrections owing to Reeves’

Odd Taxi is an amazing mystery anime that many people missed or simply hadn’t heard of. Written by Kazuya Konomoto, Odd Taxi introduces its stellar roster of characters in several different scenarios and locations. Using meticulous storytelling and plot-weaving skills, each character becomes intertwined with another in various and meaningful ways. RELATED: Odd Taxi: 10 Most Dangerous

If there was one running gag that typified How I Met Your Mother, it was the Slap Bet. There was a constant sense of impending doom as fans wondered when Marshall would use the rest of his slaps to utterly destroy Barney’s face. Frankly, Barney wondered the same thing. While each slap was amazing in

Disney has found a director for the Moana TV show. David G. Derrick Jr. was announced to helm the Disney+ series, which will act as a follow-up to the original feature. Derrick has worked as a storyboard artist on Disney films like Raya and the Last Dragon and the remake of The Lion King. He first joined the House of Mouse with Moana, which Disney said “deepened

The recent revelation that nine out of the ten current members of the Justice League will die in April’s Justice League #75 has sent shockwaves throughout DC fandom, and many are already noticing distinct similarities between the announcement of the “Death of the Justice League” and that of the infamous Death of Superman. Incoming Justice

Just as the 2008 blockbuster Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its protagonist Tony Stark served as a catalyst for some of the biggest arcs in “The Infinity Saga.” Although he was, in many ways, the MCU’s linchpin, he also had a dark side, with an arrogance that not only blinded him to potential

It’s an undeniable truth that Isabela Madrigal is one of, if not the, most annoying characters in Disney’s Encanto. Her picture-perfect looks and seemingly flawless life seems designed to be as obnoxious as possible, and her rivalry with Mirabel doesn’t do her popularity any favors. Isabela’s hateful attitude is in no way justified, but she may have

The world of One Piece has a very diverse population. The “Wano Country” Arc alone features Giants, Minks, Samurai, Fish-Men, the Longarm Tribe, Humans, and a Lunarian. Though they mostly share a similar appearance, certain races have unique abilities and features. The Lunarians, for instance, have the ability to ignite parts of their bodies. Similarly, the Minks,

Avatar‘s The Legend of Korra introduced Zaheer, an airbending villain with the unique ability of flight. He was seemingly the first airbender in a thousand years to possess this ability — but Avatar Aang may have beaten him to the punch in The Last Airbender, shortly before getting taken down by Azula’s infamous lightning bolt in

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 3, “Better Goff Dead,” streaming now on HBO Max. The Suicide Squad has always given the spotlight to the obscure DC Comics characters, both in comics and on the big screen, and its television spin-off continues that trend. Peacemaker, Judomaster and Vigilante are all DC deep cuts, but that hasn’t

WARNING: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for Robins #4, on sale from DC Comics now! Debuting only a year after Batman, Robin is irrevocably tied to the Dark Knight mythos. Of course, a myriad of heroes have borne the mantle and multiple Robins have come and gone, and there have been impassioned arguments about which one was

Plenty of characters in Game of Thrones changed from their source material A Song of Ice and Fire in the course of the adaptation’s development, leaving a diverse range of opinions among fans about the best and worst changes the HBO series made. Over the course of the show’s eight seasons, the differences between the adaptation and its

Magic comes in a number of forms and from many sources in Dungeons & Dragons. Whether a Wizard has spent the long years of their life dedicated to their arcane studies, a Warlock has made a pact with a powerful entity to gain remarkable power or a Sorcerer was simply born with a wild spark of

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 features an adventure that spans space and time as the omnipotent Q resurfaces to tamper with humanity’s history and alter the reality that Jean-Luc Picard and his friends know and have dedicated their lives to defend. With Starfleet no longer the peaceful, idealistic organization that Picard and his associates are

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Eternals, now on Disney+. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe moves into Phase Four, many new heroes and villains have made their on-screen debut. Indeed, the stakes are only getting higher with Marvel Studios’ Eternals. Spanning thousands of years from ancient Mesopotamia to present day, the film introduces its audience to

In Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the player will eventually get a chance to visit the Collector’s Emporium, a museum of sorts holding many of the most interesting cosmic artifacts from the comic books (i.e., Easter eggs). This occurs when the team arrives at Knowhere seeking urgent help from the space station’s Head of Security, Cosmo

Since its introduction in Strange Tales #135 (by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and Artie Simek), the international intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D, aka the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, has played a pivotal role in the protection of the Marvel universe. However, while S.H.I.E.L.D has saved countless lives and served as one of

Ever since the series hit it big on the PlayStation 2, Atlus’ Persona franchise has gotten bigger than even diehard fans would have expected. This has resulted several sequels and spinoffs that deviate from the mainline series’ turn-based JRPG gameplay, including dungeon crawlers, dancing games and, perhaps most successful of all, fighting games. Persona 4 Arena and its

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Zoe Saldana spends a lot of time in green makeup to portray the Zenwhoberian alien Gamora, and in a new video she shows fans that getting it off of her skin isn’t a quick process. Saldana, who has played Gamora in the first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies as

No action is more taboo in Avatar: The Last Airbender than bloodbending, which occurs when a very skilled waterbender can manipulate the blood flowing within a living being. This allows them to control the other person’s movements or completely immobilize them. In fact, Katara bans its use as a political figure in the emerging Republic

Sometimes, a supporting character in anime might outshine the protagonist during battles, and in Attack on Titan, Captain Levi Ackerman steals the show. He’s a Scout leader with incredible combat and leadership skills, and he has fought, and defeated, more than one of the Nine Titan Shifters. Meanwhile, in Demon Slayer, Inosuke Hashibira nearly rivals Tanjiro Kamado on the