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Hayley Atwell signs on for new pilot Conviction, Agent Carter’s future in doubt

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a […]

Arrow Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘Sins of the Father’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of Arrow season 4… There is always a Choice – Arrow’s bumper sticker Arrow has become The Flash this week – it’s all about Daddy issues. Calculator, Felicity’s dad gets busy right away by revealing he knows she’s Overwatch (can we talk about how goofy that name is? No? […]

Matt LeBlanc sitcom I’m Not Your Friend gets pilot order and series commitment

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Following hot on the heels of the announcement that Matt LeBlanc has joined the BBC’s revamped Top Gear as a present, the former Friends star has now landed himself another project at CBS. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the network has given a pilot order and series commitment to I’m Not Your Friend, which will […]

Lee Majors to play Ash’s dad in Ash vs. Evil Dead

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The Six Million Dollar Man is joining the cast of Ash vs. Evil Dead, with Starz announcing that Lee Majors has signed on to portray Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) father in the second season of the Evil Dead TV series. Meanwhile, having appeared in all three Evil Dead movies, Sam Raimi’s brother Ted Raimi has nabbed a […]

Jackie Earle Haley joins AMC’s Preacher as Odin Quincannon

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Watchmen star Jackie Earle Haley has signed on for a six-episode guest role in AMC’s upcoming Preacher adaptation in the role of the depraved, meat-loving villain Odin Quincannon, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. The character is described as “a small, decrepit man with the unscrupulous iron will necessary to be the most powerful man in Annville […]

The Flash Season 2 Episode 13 Review – ‘Welcome to Earth-2’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of The Flash season 2… I got no spit- that is the thing that happens before any truly scary moment, such as hunting a massive great white shark or jumping into a portal to another Earth. Tonight’s episode was so filled with Easter Eggs, hints, and crazy connections, I […]

Agent Carter Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Atomic Job’

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Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter season 2… “I need an atomic bomb.” In Agent Carter’s fifth episode “The Atomic Job” Whitney Frost is the one desperate to get her hands on an atomic bomb, while Peggy, Sousa, and Jarvis are of course determined to stop her. Both Frost and scientist Jason […]

Multiple surprise DC cameos featured in The Flash – ‘Welcome to Earth-2’

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Warning: Spoilers for last night’s episode of The Flash follow… During last night’s episode of The Flash, ‘Welcome to Earth-2’, Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen traveled through the multiverse, during which the showrunners delivered a number of surprise DC cameos… Perhaps the biggest of all was Melissa Benoist’s Supergirl, who featured ahead of the CBS show’s […]

Archie live-action series Riverdale casts Betty and Jughead

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Following up on the news that The CW officially picked up the pilot episode for the live-action Riverdale TV series, it has now been announced that the series has cast its Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones. Lili Reinhart (Surviving Jack) has secured the role of Betty Cooper, who is described as “sweet, studious, eager-to-please and […]