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Scrubs Early Episodes Had To Get Cheesy To Appease Network Execs NBC By Matt Rainis/Oct. 8, 2022 6:00 pm EST One of the most interesting parts of “Scrubs” was its willingness to showcase such a drastic dichotomy in terms of its tone. The show could often be a very silly comedy, with daydream cutaways used to tell jokes too fantastical for the show’s realistic hospital setting. It was also able to become extremely serious at points, dealing with literal life-or-death issues and some of the darkest aspects of working at a hospital and the human experience in general....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Was All About A Classic Trek Theme – The Misuse Of Technology Paramount By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 27, 2022 3:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for season 3 of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” “Star Trek: Lower Decks” likes to pretend it’s the most carefree “Star Trek” show. In place of big monologues about the Prime Directive, it has clever in-jokes about the goofier aspects of the franchise....

The 14 Best Horror Movies About Grief A24 By Bee Delores/Nov. 12, 2022 3:15 pm EST Grief is a common thread in many horror films. It often plays a minor role in the film, or as you’ll see from our list, grief lies at the heart of a film’s emotional core. It drives the story forward and grounds the character(s) in realism when spooky things start to happen. In dealing with the supernatural, the occult, a masked killer, or any manner of other genre foes, the protagonists learn how to finally process their grief and slay their demons....

The 4 Best Easter Eggs And References In Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3, Episode 2 Paramount By Witney Seibold/Sept. 1, 2022 8:00 am EST The only thing Trekkies like doing more than nitpicking continuity errors — and re-writing scenes in our heads because “Tuvok was a little out of character in that one scene” — is hunting for inter-Trek references. Given the expansive, 56-year lifespan of “Star Trek,” not to mention and its current, rapidly increasing volume, there will always be a new piece of mythology to lock into the giant puzzle....

The Daily Stream: Mad God Finds The Beauty In The Horror Of Existence Shudder By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 1, 2022 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Mad God” Where You Can Stream It: Shudder/AMC+ The Pitch: Phil Tippett is the maker of cinematic dreams....

Two successes and a failure New World Pictures Carpenter wrote “Escape from New York” in the early ’70s. The antihero, Snake Plissken, was no doubt inspired by the fallout of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam war, but Hollywood wasn’t ready to project such a dark character and story onto the world. According to Cinephilia and Beyond, when Carpenter attempted to sell the script, studios passed because it was “too violent, too scary, and too weird....

A monstrously un-scary and unfunny affair Universal Pictures If there is any value in “The Munsters,” it can only be for those die-hard fans of Rob Zombie, best known within the horror genre for more extreme efforts like “The Devil’s Rejects” or his two “Halloween” films than for this ostensible family film. (There are some risque attempts at humor, but nothing remotely gruesome.) From the start, there’s a handful of notable horror-film tropes or references, from a blind date Lily goes on with a Count Orlok, who looks … well, exactly like the title character from the German horror classic “Nosferatu,” to the “Frankenstein” references in the opening 20 minutes, to an eventual cameo appearance by Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark....

The Original White Christmas Soundtrack Was Never Released Due To An Exclusive Record Contract Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/Nov. 30, 2022 9:24 pm EST Snow is beginning to fall, and lights have gone up all over the place to celebrate the holiday season. Families are watching their favorite old movies like 1954’s “White Christmas” to get in the mood. Unfortunately, if you want the full, official soundtrack to that particular film, you are out of luck....

The Power Rangers-Inspired Movie That Will Be Jason David Frank’s Last Project Bat in the Sun By Christian Gainey/Nov. 21, 2022 3:55 pm EST Jason David Frank shot to fame portraying the ever-popular Tommy Oliver in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” which ran from 1993 to 1996. He began the series as The Green Ranger where, under the control of Rita Repulsa, he fights against the rest of the Rangers. However, Oliver is eventually broken free from Repulsa, joins the Power Rangers, and becomes their leader....

The Russo Brothers Explain Why Captain America: Civil War Looks So Gray Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/July 29, 2022 3:54 pm EST Comic books — and particularly Marvel comics — have historically made great use of talented and wonderfully imaginative artists who never let silly things like self-seriousness, embarrassment, or, occasionally, good taste stop them from drawing some of the most vibrant and eye-popping splash pages in the entire medium. Take a brief stroll through Comic Twitter or the convention center at San Diego Comic-Con and you simply can’t miss admirers heaping all sorts of love upon the unforgettable work of countless artists over the decades....

The Scouting Process For Heat Was About A Lot More Than Location Warner Bros. By Bill Bria/July 21, 2022 10:54 am EST To paraphrase Michael Cheritto (Tom Sizemore) in 1995’s “Heat”: For filmmaker Michael Mann, the research is the juice. Mann’s fifth theatrical feature may sound hopelessly basic and standard if reduced to a mere logline, with “Heat” being about a burnt-out cop caught in a game of cat and-mouse with a world-weary criminal mastermind....

Lucasfilm By Ernesto Valenzuela/Nov. 16, 2022 4:15 pm EST When Disney first launched its streaming service in late 2019, the message was clear: the company would be branching out to experiment with different forms of storytelling, providing a different experience than what audiences could find in theaters. It was an exciting concept and one that yielded mixed results. Under the banner of franchises such as “Marvel” and “Star Wars,” Disney+ has explored every nook and cranny possible in each respective universe....

Here’s what The Return of the King says Prime Video In the same episode, Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) suggests doing away with the species entirely in a move that, based on the show’s more empathetic contextualization of the orcs, amounts to genocide. Although it’s an appalling plan, it’s not completely out of line with the common conception of orcs as mostly mindless but definitely harmful beings whose function is only to serve darkness....

Why Game Of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin Won’t Predict When He’ll Finally Finish The Books HBO By Jenna Busch/Aug. 16, 2022 3:57 pm EST George R.R. Martin has given the world a series of books that captivated us. The “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels inspired the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” and his 2018 prequel book “Fire and Blood” has spawned the upcoming series “House of the Dragon,” set 200 years before the first series....

Joe’s Next Chapter “You” premiered on Lifetime in 2018 to a very limited audience, but received a surge of attention when it came to Netflix. Much like its famed stalker, Netflix hasn’t let go of the show since, ushering it through a second, third, and now, fourth season. Series creators Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble shared their excitement about this next chapter in a statement, saying: “Reading Caroline’s novel, Greg and I were instantly obsessed with Joe Goldberg and his twisted world view....

Alfred Molina Saw Hollywood As An Escape From England’s Typecasting LucasFilm By Devin Meenan/Oct. 29, 2022 6:25 pm EST Many actors aspire to be chameleons, but for Alfred Molina, it comes naturally. Just watch him rehearse for “Fiddler on the Roof” on the set of “Spider-Man 2” (in costume as Doc Ock no less). Whether he’s menacing Spider-Man with mechanical arms or busting a move to “Jessie’s Girl,” Molina’s always a joy to watch....

What is American Horror Story About? FX From the minds of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (“Nip/Tuck,” “Glee,” “Scream Queens,” “Pose”) “American Horror Story” is a collection of self-contained miniseries following a variety of characters, settings, storylines, and time periods. Many of the show’s plots are inspired by true events or existing horror movies, and feature an ensemble cast of frequently repeating performers. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe have returned most frequently, with each appearing in nine of the first 10 seasons, followed by Frances Conroy, who appears in eight, and Denis O’Hare appearing in six....

‘There’s tons of reference we shot’ 20th Century Studios Since both of you are jointly responsible for the majority of the ocean elements of this film, was it daunting to have to work for a man who’s literally a deep sea diver, who’s been down there multiple times? Boddapati: Yes, yes. You had to make sure that either what you showed him that was computer graphics generated was just perfect, it needed to be very convincing, he says, “Okay, I buy it,” or you needed to show reference that convinced him....

Deep Space Nine Star Nana Visitor Says Star Trek ‘Offers Hope, And It Offers A Way To Get There’ [Exclusive] Paramount By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 30, 2022 10:49 am EST “Deep Space Nine” fans were in for a treat this week with the return of Nana Visitor to the “Star Trek” franchise — in animated form. For Visitor, voicing her veteran “DS9” character, Kira Nerys, on “Lower Decks” meant stepping back into a role that she had not played on TV in many years....

Every Main Character In Clerks III Ranked Worst To Best Lionsgate/YouTube By Ben Begley/Sept. 19, 2022 6:08 pm EST The original “Clerks” is a cult comedy classic, a movie made for next-to-nothing by first-time director Kevin Smith, starring a bunch of his friends in a convenience store. The sincere yet directionless Dante, who’s “not even supposed to be here today,” and his motor-mouthed pop culture-obsessed best friend Randal spend most of the movie riffing with each other and the bizarre customers that frequent their Quick Stop....