The Immortal Kevin Fitzpatrick was born and raised in New York City, and that doesn't make sense. Kevin wears many hats, including actor, editor, and writer, but never yellow. The best things in life are Back to the Future, beets, Firefly and The Venture Bros. When not picking apart the minutia of pop culture in film and TV, Kevin can usually be found RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
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Dwayne Johnson is Not Vin Diesel in First ‘Ballers’ Season 2 Trailer
HBO’s The Brink may not have survived to a second season, but that hasn’t stopped its 2015 comedy companion from a second round. Yes, Dwayne Johnson‘s Entourage-tastic Ballers is back for Season 2, getting mistaken for Vin Diesel in the first official trailer.
SNL Sets Ariana Grande as Host and Musical Guest for March
SNL has had a steady 2016 with hosts like Adam Driver, Larry David and Melissa McCarthy, but is March looking a little ho-hum? Following Jonah Hill and Future on March 5, SNL confirms that actor/singer Ariana Grande will pull double duty as both host and musical guest for the following week.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Really Likes This Whole ‘Hall of Faces’ Thing
Whenever Game of Thrones finally gets around to a full Season 6 trailer, fans will undoubtedly agonize over the continued secrecy of Jon Snow’s fate, and HBO isn’t likely to oblige until at least April 24. In the meantime, have a bunch of posters of everyone’s faces, dead or alive! They seem to be enjoying themselves.
‘The Simpsons’ Make the 2016 Election a Nightmare in New Clip
Whether imagining Donald Trump in the world of Westeros, or just the regular one, there’s little denying that the 2016 elections have been a nightmare to witness. The Simpsons have now made that literally true, with a standalone clip taking aim at any and all of the presidential candidates.
‘Walking Dead’ Gets Another Honest Trailer (With Bonus ‘Talking Dead’ Parody)
The fine folk behind Honest Trailers have already taken aim at The Walking Dead once before, but if AMC plans to keep the horror-smash running indefinitely, why shouldn’t its parodies? Saddle up for another zombie evisceration, as Seasons 4 through 6 get the Honest treatment for destroying even more sanctuaries, aging CORAL five years, and insisting on Talking Dead.
‘The Simpsons’ Will Air a ‘Live’ Homer Segment in May
Twenty-seven seasons in, The Simpsons still needs to stay topical, an especially difficult feat given the animation process’ long lead time. Well, consider The Simpsons more relevant than ever, up to the moment even, as May will see the long-running FOX staple experimenting with a live segment.
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Adds a Slingshot to its ‘Secret Warriors’
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been slow-going to build a “Secret Warriors” team after the initial tease at Comic-Con, but may finally Slingshot development in its Season 3 return. Natalia Cordova-Buckley has joined the Marvel drama in the comic role of Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, a notable member of the Secret Warriors from the books.
Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Trailer: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!
The moment Marvel fans have been waiting for all year has finally arrived! Daredevil suits up for Season 2 on Netflix, and Matt Murdock has some deadly new friends and foes alike to keep things in Hell’s Kitchen more punishing than ever. See for yourself, as Daredevil battles The Punisher in our first full Season 2 trailer!
Netflix Locks Up ‘Orange is the New Black’ For Three (!) More Seasons
Lest you think Piper was ever getting out of prison, Netflix has added three more terms to her sentence. That’s right, Orange is the New Black has been renewed for three more seasons, locking down the ladies of Litchfield through 2019 with Seasons 5, 6 and 7.
‘Walking Dead’ Releases First 2016 Synopsis, Plus Urgent News on Rick’s Beard
It seemed pretty apparent at the end of The Walking Dead 2015 closer “Start to Finish” that the whiny little Sam would bring walker carnage down on all her heroes, and 2016 premiere “No Way Out” isn’t backing down from that, by the first premiere synopsis. Plus - who’s “gonna need a bigger beard”?
Schwarzenegger ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Eyes Jessica Alba, Boy George and More
It’s been some time since we learned NBC would replace the unendingly topical Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and at last we know how the rest of the series will shake out. In addition to moving to California, Season 8 will feature guests the likes of Tyra Banks, Jessica Alba, Warren Buffett, and so many more.
‘Jessica Jones’ Boss Explains ‘Visceral’ Change to Kilgrave’s Comic Crime
It would take an encyclopedia to map out the many changes to comic canon the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken thus far, and Jessica Jones was no exception, especially in its central antagonist. Now, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg explains one of the major changes to the comic relationship between Jessica Jones and Kilgrave, in order to make it “more visceral.”