From the very first episode of Creature Commandos, the Max animated series had very explicit ties to both James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. These ties extend to characters like ...

Superhero comics, particularly those from DC and Marvel Comics, tell stories in what we call the perpetual “Illusion of change.” What that means is these cosmic soap operas constantly throw ...

The Hound is coming to the galaxy far, far away. Jeff Sneider of The Insneider first broke the news (since confirmed elsewhere) that Lucasfilm has tapped Game of Thrones‘ alum Rory McCann to ...

Creature Commandos has ended its first season, and as we saw in the finale, Task For M isn’t going anywhere. Not only are they coming back for a second season, but from the looks of things, with ...

We’ve had just about enough of streaming cost increases to last a lifetime. In 2024, we swear streamers were hiking the prices of their platforms once a week. Streaming was supposed to be the ...

TV show cancellations have been a part of life for as long as TV has. But recently, it seems like more and more series are getting canceled left and right. In fact, in 2025, the first cancellation ...

The late, great Prince was releasing albums starting with 1978’s For You. But it was 1984’s film and soundtrack to Purple Rain that catapulted him into true pop icon status. For much of the ...

Are you a parent struggling to explain to your child why you don’t have infinite free time and infinite patience to play elaborate pretend games the way those cartoon Australian dogs do?

Would you love to launch your own Middle Ages band but can’t find a lutist let alone a good hurdy gurdy player? First off, congratulations on knowing what a hurdy gurdy is (man). But second and ...

Right now, the current wildfires in Southern California are at the forefront of our minds here at Nerdist. Many of us live in the Los Angeles area, with our home offices being based in Burbank.

Wednesday season two will hit Netflix in two snaps. Well, not quite that soon. But it is coming out in 2025, so the nebulous countdown is on. In the meantime, we’ve enjoyed going back through ...

There has been Star Trek animation on television since 1973, when Star Trek: The Animated Series premiered on Saturday mornings. That tradition extends into today, with animated Trek shows like ...