Major spoilers for Stranger Things 2 follow below. Turn back now if you’re not caught up. Dan Cohencalls it “TheJoe KeeryEffect,” andShawn Levyagrees. The two producers ofStranger Thingswere speaking to our own Steve Weintraub aboutSean Astin’s turn as Bob in Season 2. Specifically, they were talking about the time we ended up spending with Bob over the course of the season, which was not initially planned out. Instead, the script called for Bob to be killed off pretty early on....

At this year’s PaleyFest, which connects fans with the cast and creators of their favorite TV shows through panel presentations, our own Christina Radish was able to catch up with producerAndrew Kreisbergbefore the panel about some of what is to come onSupergirl. In tonight’s “Star Crossed,” Kara (Melissa Benoist) finds out that Mon-El (Chris Wood) is actually a prince of Daxam, not thebodyguardof a prince as he had told Kara previously....

CBS announced today that they have ordered seven new episodes of their popular DC adaptationSupergirl, giving the series a full Season 1 order. The show’s ratings have largely been positive but have been a little less consistent than many were expecting, considering the love shown forThe FlashandArrow, two other DC joints. There’s still time and room for a larger fanbase to catch on, though I must admit that I don’t quite get the appeal of all of this....

Be aware there arespoilersfor The 100 through “Thirteen”. The commander is dead, long live the commander. When Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carrey) was struck by a stray bullet from her most loyal servant, Clarke (Eliza Taylor) not only lost a great love, she lost her greatest ally in her quest to bring peace between the Grounders and the Skaikru. With Lexa gone and a new conclave begun, Clarke finds herself at the mercy of a wildcard successor....

Welcome to July 2021. How are you doing? It’s a question that has a lot more weight to it since March of last year, when we shut down the world as best we could to keep each other safe from the global pandemic that has, as of writing, caused the deaths of nearly four million people. Other things have been lost as well during this time — jobs, plans for adventure, hopes for the future, so much that goes beyond what mere words can capture....

The Chair, Netflix’s upcoming dramedy starringSandra Oh, has officially been given a release date. The six-episode series is executive produced byGame of Thronesshowrunners and executive producersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weiss, and will premiere on August 27. Oh stars as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, the newly minted chair of her prestigious university’s English department. She is joined by her colleagues who are played byJay Duplass,Holland Taylor,Bob Balaban,Nana Mensah, withDavid Morseas their Dean.Everly Carganillaalso stars....

When it comes toShane Black’sThe Predator, the film remains largely a mystery. We know itdoesn’t take place in the suburbs, we know it will be R-rated, and we know it harkens back to thecharacter dynamics of the first film. And we also know the downright excellent cast lineup that includesBoyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, andTrevante Rhodes. And for a long time, there’s beenspeculation that original starsArnold SchwarzeneggerorDanny Glovermight pop up....

Horror and heartbreakdon’t sound like they would go hand in hand, yet there is no better way to describe the television seriesThe Returned. An adaptation of the French seriesLes Revenants,The Returnedmixes elements of horror and sorrow and craftsa story that is more about grief than it is gore. The show follows residents of a small town whose lives are upended when deceased loved ones suddenly come back to life and act as if not a day has passed....

As one ofthe most influential directors in cinematic history,Alfred Hitchcockhas a plethora of critically acclaimed and groundbreaking films forever linked to his name. The “Master of Suspense” directed over fifty feature-length films throughout his monumental career, from the renowned spy thrillerNorth by Northwestto the revolutionary horror picturePsycho. With innovative talents, Hitchcock was a well-known perfectionist with the camera, but even his staple movie is no stranger to obvious flaws. Vertigo, starringJimmy StewartandKim Novak, is considered Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece and is widely regarded as one ofthe greatest films ever made....

The beloved filmAmélie, directed byJean-Pierre Jeunet, was released over two decades ago in 2001 and hasn’t lost any of its cultural appeal in the meantime. The film starsAudrey Tautouas its protagonist Amélie, as she embarks on a quest for a more meaningful life by helping others to access joy and social connectedness. As a tale of self-discovery, it is logical that the character Amélie would visibly stand out within the eccentrically vibrant Parisian world she inhabits....

Toy Story 4has done something that no previousToy Storymovie has done. Not only didAndrew StantonandStephany Folsom’s script introduce the decidedly nontraditional toy character known as Forky (Tony Hale), it also chose to explore the mythology behind what it means to be a toy in Pixar’s fictional franchise. How are they made? What gives them sentience? What separates trash from toys? And what rules does a toy have to follow simply by the nature of being a toy?...

Fans holding out hope forsomesemblance of closure after that shockingVeronica MarsSeason 4 finale may be waiting in vain. While the beloved WB/CW series was resurrected on Hulu for an eight-episode fourth season, the streaming service now confirms toTV Linethat there are no plans forVeronica MarsSeason 5 to happen. The report notes that while there have been no discussions about an additional season, creator/showrunnerRob Thomasis “not ruling out the possibility of more” episodes of the show somewhere down the line....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforWandaVisionEpisode 9, “The Series Finale."] I begin the writing of this recap with the belief that it might actually be a pretty straightforward episode of television to cover. Frightfully so, in fact. (Frightfully because there are witches involved? I’m going for a theme here.) To be sure,WandaVision’s “series finale” (full-on entitled “The Series Finale”) does wrap up the story of the weirdness happening in Westview, offering up both narrative and emotional closure, but there are also a fair number of loose ends that will very likely factor into upcoming MCU adventures (and despite the episode title, don’t exactly rule out a second season)....