TheX-Filespilot turns 25, less scary but still very funny

The X-Fileswas intended as a horror show, but today only a select few episodes look genuinely scary. Theres an influence problem here, maybe. Compared to its successors, the shows moves looked a bit stale when rebooted. Credit: Everett Collection But time hasnt dimmed the best thing aboutThe X-Files. They only just barelydoanything of note. All their evidence gets arsoned. FOX All their work winds up erased. Theres very little feeling of normative TV goodness, innocents protected, justice served....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · Travis Garcia

TheX-FilesSpoofs Are Out There

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. When does a cult TV show really hit the big time? One sign is when the parodies start pouring in. Paramount Here, some of the most amusing ‘X-Files’ spoofs and references. Sisko asks the agents, Are you sure you dont want anything? Dulmer (Jack Blessing) replies, Just the truth, Captain. Excerpt from Entertainment WeeklysThe Ultimate Guide to The X-Files....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Maureen Grimes

They're not just animated anymore! See the new Muppet Babies as actual Muppets

The Muppet Babies arent just 2D anymore. What started as a cellphone video has transformed into a digital series featuringDisney Juniors Muppet Babies. Here, executive producer Tom Warburton explains how this new version of the classic cartoon came to be. Executive producer Tom Warburton with the plush new Muppet Babies.Disney Junior I said, What if we did this? And he has an adult Kermit puppet sitting on his shelf. I really looks fun, but Im scared....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Cynthia Park

This fall's 11 YA novels that you just can't miss

Here are the 11 titles it’s possible for you to’t miss. It won’t disappoint. Little, Brown (2); Europa Editions; Penguin Random House; Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Penguin Random House Europa Editions Hodder & Stoughton Simon & Schuster HMH Books for Young Readers Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Random House Little, Brown Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Mr. William Burke

This free comic explains student protesters' rights, best practices

The comic opens with two young women making protest signs. As proclaimed by the protest signs in the comics final panel, behavior can be punished. In the U.S., freedom of speech is paramount. CBLDF Its important that students everywhere know that they have the right to be heard. This comic will help provide them with practical tools to raise their voice. Check outBe Heard!in full below, or for free at theCBLDFs website....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Robert Espinoza

This graphic novelist lost his home in the California fires, then made a gorgeous comic about it

Unlike many in his community, he made a comic about it. From there he told the story of his and his familys experience through gorgeous visuals. That seems to be how I handle trauma, he writes in his introduction. Credit: Brian Fies Its kind of a feature and a bug. Comics are the best way for me to tell these kinds of stories, he said. Its like a direct tap into the readers brain....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Thomas Clark

This incredibly dark fan theory will change the way you seeThe Holiday

…Have you read ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’? Somehow, I’ve seen The Holiday starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz about a dozen times. It’s never been an active choice; I don’t think I went to see it in theaters. Everett Collection (2) Dark, nagging questions begin emerging through the film’s perfect white linen facade like weeds. Consider this entire piece squarely in the camp of New Criticism as espoused by W.K....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Mitchell Hayes

This is Halloween! 44 frights and delights coming to TV this October

This movie will air multiple times beginning Oct. 1 as part Freeform’s31 Nights of Halloweenprogramming. This movie will air multiple times beginning Oct. 1 as part Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween programming. This movie will air multiple times beginning Oct. 1 as part Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween programming. Jack Skellington in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’.Disney This movie will air multiple times beginning Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET as part Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween programming....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 837 words · Barbara Brown

This Is Spinal Tap,Reality Bitesset reunion screenings for 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

TheTribeca Film Festivalis ready to rock and roll out two high-profile anniversary screenings across its 2019 edition. Stiller added: Reality Biteswas a formative experience in my life. To have a 25-year anniversary screening is very exciting. Credit: Spinal Tap Production/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Looking forward to seeing the whole cast, and possibly changing the ending so Michael gets Lelaina. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 24-May 5. All-access Hudson Passes areon sale now....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Amanda Kennedy

This Is Us: Chrissy Metz breaks down the Vegas episode and teases the wedding finale

Warning: This story contains plot details about Tuesday nights episode ofThis Is Us, titled Vegas, Baby. She explained to Beth that shed been intimidated by her and her accomplishments. Randall and Kevin took Toby on a tour of downtown Vegas and officially welcomed him into the brotherhood. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC (2) And Randall and Beth also mended fences, with Beth deciding to lead with more heart than head. Deep in the past, Rebecca (Mandy Moore) made Jack a....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Whitney Ramirez

This Is Us: Chrissy Metz drops hints about Toby's depression in season 3

The NBC family drama closed out the season on Mar. Whose fault is that? Maybe theres something going on physically with Toby too? Credit: NBC. Inset: Ron Batzdorff/NBC Life on lifes terms. At least it sounds like they will be doing it together. Theyre the two people who they can truly be honest with. Theyve come through so much together that theyre strong and theyre honest with one another. But it doesnt mean there arent challenges and they dont need each other to help each other out....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Stephen Chavez

This Is Us: Chrissy Metz on the Jack-Kate scene you didn't get to see

And putting her Jack in his place. (In the nicest way possible.) Well, at least for a while. A one-year peek into the future painted a not-so-rosy situation for the couple. What was it like for Metz to be able to finally share the screen with Ventimiglia? What intimate scene ended up on the cutting room floor? Whats going in with poor Toby? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Surely you had thought how Kates wedding might play out....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Shawn Williams

This Is Us: Chrissy Metz says wedding finale is 'unconventional, emotional, unexpected'

So, what should you expect to bear witness to in this wedding-day-set episode? The finale is a completely new start for Kate. In the finale, however, you will finally get to meet some of his family members. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC His parents are everything and nothing youd expect, hints Metz. Its about a lot of characters looking forward and has an incredible amount of uplift to it. The day will not be without heartache, though....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Brent Sandoval