Star Wars Has Officially Made Palpatine's Dark Backstory Canon
Darth Plagueis made his first proper Star Wars appearance in The Acolyte, and a previously vague detail about Palpatine's origin story has been confirmed.
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Apple TV+ Has Great Shows — But No One Is Watching Them
Apple TV+ plans to spend less on its shows due to low viewership, which is a shame since Apple has some of the best streaming series out there. -
More Goes Into Choosing A Star Trek: Lower Decks Uniform Color Than You'd Think [Exclusive]
Star Trek: Lower Decks' creatives put a lot of work into translating the franchise's trademark shirt colors into animation. -
Star Trek: First Contact Never Shows The Back Of Locutus For A Reason
Locutus, the Borg alter ego of Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, appeared briefly in First Contact, but the costume was missing something. -
John DiMaggio Held A Grudge Against Futurama For Not Casting Him In This Role
Futurama star John DiMaggio really wanted to show off his Marv Albert impersonation on the series. -
Why Star Trek: Discovery's Ryn Actor Did A Lot Of Sleeping On Set
Noah Averbach-Katz, who played Ryn Star Trek: Discovery, did a lot of sleeping when he wasn't shooting scenes. -
A Particularly Creepy Futurama Robot Sent Online Fans Into A Frenzy
We love Futurama's Hair Robot, don't we, folks? -
Gene Roddenberry Made Nothing But Flops After Star Trek's First Cancellation
After the original Star Trek was canceled, creator Gene Roddenberry worked on a series of failed projects. -
The Acolyte's Big Star Wars Villain Reveal Spells Doom For Two Characters
The Star Wars: The Acolyte season 1 finale's big villain reveal was designed to uncut the episode's happy ending. -
Winona Ryder Agreed To Join Stranger Things Under One Condition
When the Duffer Brothers recruited Winona Ryder to play Joyce Byers in Stranger Things, the actor had one stipulation about taking the role. -
Jonathan Frakes Won't Take Credit For Star Trek: Discovery's Next Gen-Inspired Finale
Jonathan Frakes may have directed the Star Trek: Next Generation episode that inspired a full season of Discovery, but he chalks it up to pure coincidence. -
How Star Wars Played A Role In The Making Of Twisters
Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung earned that directing job partially because of his work directing Star Wars TV shows for Lucasfilm. -
Sacrifices Must Be Made In The New Dune: Prophecy Teaser Trailer
Set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, HBO's Dune: Prophecy explores the dawn of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Check out the new trailer. -
The Acolyte Concludes With The Thrilling Use Of A Classic Star Wars Hero
Star Wars: The Acolyte wrapped up its first season with an intriguing cameo from a beloved hero. -
The Acolyte Just Revealed An Infamous Star Wars Character For The First Time
The Star Wars: The Acolyte season 1 finale saw an important figure in Star Wars history finally make their live-action debut. -
Star Trek's Lore Was Originally A Female Android (And A Love Interest For Data)
Star Trek: The Next Generation nearly saw Lore as a female android instead of a Data copy. -
First Stranger Things Season 5 Footage Teases Old Friendships And New Characters
Netflix has unveiled the first footage for Stranger Things season 5, showing the series' beloved cast back together at last. -
Netflix's Terminator Zero Trailer Introduces A New Killing Machine
Netflix's Terminator Zero trailer puts an animated spin on the sci-fi franchise while also taking it back to its horror roots. -
Star Trek Generations Came With A Lot Of Franchise Requirements
Instead of a wholly original exploration of the universe, Star Trek: Generations was given a mandated list of things to include. -
One Twilight Zone Episode Has The Same Ending As The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
One Twilight Zone episode about a cruise ship sailing across the ocean has a similar ending to the one in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. -
Star Trek: Discovery's Blu Del Barrio Took An Adira Keepsake With Them From Set
Blu del Barrio snagged something from set in honor of their Star Trek: Discovery character Adira Tal. -
Data Had An Entirely Different Backstory Planned Before Star Trek's Datalore
Datalore provided the literal lore of Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but an earlier script told a very different story. -
Remembering Kurt Russell's Instigative Lost In Space Role
Lost in Space had a teenaged Kurt Russell challenging Will Robinson to combat in the season 1 episode 'The Challenge.' -
The Perfect Starter Episode Of The Twilight Zone Is A Stealth Holiday Special
The Twilight Zone season 3 episode 'Five Characters in Search of an Exit' is a stealth holiday special with a surprisingly sweet twist ending. -
Star Trek: Voyager's Tuvix Actor Took Cues From Past Neelix And Tuvok Moments
Star Trek: Voyager's Tuvix actor Tom Wright was quite specific about which of Neelix and Tuvok's mannerisms he emulated. -
The Reason Star Trek: Picard Kept Geordi's Wife Anonymous (For Now)
Star Trek: Picard showed Geordi La Forge with his daughters, but no wife. Well, that was by design. -
The Only Twilight Zone Episode With A Laugh Track
The Twilight Zone episode 'Cavender Is Coming' is the show's rare broadly comedic outing (and the only one that originally had a laugh track).
