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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — “Aperture” Episode 26021 — Pictured: Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC) 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC

After 26 seasons on the air, you might think Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has shown us everything. But even Ice-t says he was stunned by what’s coming in the Season 27 premiere. Fans of the long-running NBC series should brace themselves, because Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola is about to face one of his toughest challenges yet.

Ice-t says Season 27 left him stunned

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ice-t revealed that the script for the first episode completely surprised him. He didn’t hold back about...

Rebel Wilson is living her rockstar dreams!

The 45-year-old actress surprised fans at Reading Festival when she appeared on stage with The Kooks on Friday (August 22) in Reading, England.

At the festival, Rebel‘s appearance was announced by The Kooks’ frontman Luke Pritchard who said, “We’d like to film a scene of a movie with you… so we’d like to welcome to the stage the incredible, the unbelievable, the hugely successful, famous, beautiful popstar, Tazi Young… otherwise known as Rebel Wilson!”

Rebel said the appearance was planned only hours in advance. Since she was too nervous to sing one of The Kooks’ own songs, she decided to cover a 90s hip-hop hit instead.

President Donald Trump plans to perform a “comprehensive review” of the materials and exhibits in the eight museums of the Smithsonian Institution in order to ensure that the national educational organization is in line with his values and his interpretation of our national history. Hopefully, Trump isn’t a huge Coolio fan.

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution has long served as a nonpartisan national museum group that doesn’t belong to any three branches of the federal government, but instead serves the entire American population through the preservation of and research into our shared history and culture. If Trump manages to overhaul one of America’s most important cultural achievements to fit his narrow, uneducated and prejudiced worldview, what was once a source of national pride will become a parody of an educational institution — and we’ll even lose our best parodies, too.

In a recent interview with Vulture, beloved...

Beyond the Gates spoilers: Ron Carlivati has confirmed his exit as breakdown writer for Btg. Carlivati’s writing for the soap has been superb.

‘Beyond The Gates’ Spoilers: Carlivati Joined Btg Writing Team At Michele Val Jean’s Request

As a significant member of the soap’s writing team, the drama, plot twists, romance, and excitement, not to mention the snappy dialogue, have proved invaluable, with Carlivati’s signature style all over it.

Carlivati joined the writing team at Beyond the Gates shortly after exiting from his role as head writer at Days of Our Lives in April 2025. He was replaced by new head writers, Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford.

Beyond the Gates creator Michele Val Jean worked with Carlivati when they were both writers for General Hospital, and she was thrilled for him to join her writing team.

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Carlivati recently took to Instagram and wrote,...

There are exactly two types of music fans in America, and the easiest way to figure out which type you are is to complete the following lyric: “A long, long time ago…”

Despite the fact that parody is a protected form of free speech in these United States, the greatest parody artist in American history, Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic, makes a point to try to secure the blessing of every A-list artist whose biggest hits he satirizes. Over his nearly 50-year career, Weird Al has earned the approval of music industry titans such as Michael Jackson and Madonna, but, arguably, his biggest accomplishment might be how he didn’t just secure Don McLean’s permission to parody his iconic 1971 folk rock anthem “American Pie,” but he even convinced the songwriting legend that Buddy Holly was a lesser inspiration than Anakin Skywalker.

In a recent comment to Billboard for their cover story about Weird Al,...

When you think of songs written specifically for movies, you probably think of one of two things. First, songs from borderline-or-full-blown musicals that then became huge in their own right, like “Shallow” from A Star Is Born or “The One That I Want” from Grease. The other is god-awful songs about whatever’s happening in some terrible movie that are usually a lowlight of an artist’s catalogue, like Eminem’s “Venom.”

Occasionally, though, a song that was meant to serve as a complement to a movie becomes an unmitigated success in its own right, sometimes even eclipsing the lasting power of the movie itself.

Here are 11 legitimate hit songs you might not realize were written for a movie…

[subtitle]11‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls[/subtitle]

The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” is an absolutely iconic part of the late 1990s cultural landscape. Much more so than the movie it was actually written for,...

Even all these years later, people still love the original 1970s Muppet Show — with the exception of all of those episodes featuring “negative stereotypes,” and also that one where the guest hosts were a creepy as hell mime couple.

But there is seemingly less affection for Muppets Tonight, the ‘90s Muppet Show reboot that aired for just two seasons (first on ABC and then the Disney Channel). In its defense, Muppets Tonight was the only TV show that gave us legendary comedian Don Rickles dressed as Kermit the Frog and Coolio dressed as Steve Urkel in the same episode.

Weirdly, one episode of Muppets Tonight ended up being more controversial than the later series in which Fozzie Bear dates a human woman, and was yanked from the schedule to avoid offending the public. The 1996 episode featured host Sandra Bullock appearing in a variety of typically wacky Muppet sketches, including comedic riffs of her own films,...

Dinosaurs have changed since we were kids. Having a four-year-old son means I've recently delved back into the world of these prehistoric beasts, much to the delight of my inner child and the dismay of my wife. I'm here to tell you that we've been lied to. Not intentionally, of course. But it turns out scientists just didn't have all the facts when '90s kid were busy growing up on "Jurassic Park."

If you happen to be one of those kids, you'll surely be slightly taken aback to find out that T-rex was not, as Steven Spielberg would have had us believe, entirely covered in scales, but at least had some feathers. More specifically, as The New York Times reported in 2019, T-rex are now thought to have had patches of feathers "for display." What's more, all the way back in 2007, a study confirmed for the first time that Velociraptors were also feathered dinosaurs,...

Growing up as a fan of video games, I never thought I’d live to see the day when Sonic The Hedgehog would become a box office star and a household name (especially in the years when the “Blue Blur” had all those bad 3D outings). It felt like it was yesterday when we got that awful first trailer with Coolio’s Gangsta Paradise with Sonic himself having that horrendous design. Then when the internet rightfully so lost their damn minds, Paramount and Sega actually listened to us fans!

Sonic is a character that on paper Should Not Work but somehow Paramount Pictures made it work. And I have been a diehard fan of the films from the jump. So fast forward to now when Paramount Pictures reached out to us here at JoBlo I was stoked at the opportunity to attend the premiere at the AMC Theater in New York City.

A fan-made concept trailer has been made imagining a live-action adaptation of the animated series Futurama. Brie Larson and Ryan Reynolds are among the cast members picked for the concept trailer.

Posted by Multiverse of Movies on YouTube, the trailer has garnered more than 444K views in just over a week's time. The concept trailer was created with the use of AI-generated imagery using the likenesses of famous actors. While this makes the character older in the film than he was in the animated show, Philip J. Fry was cast with Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds, whose voice has also been replicated as the narrator. Brie Larson is also imagined in a major role as Leela, complete with one eye. The full video can be seen below.

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"Batman & Robin" was so panned for its campiness that Warner Bros. had no choice but to pivot to a dark and gritty reboot, resulting in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed "Dark Knight" trilogy. This is filmmaking mythology almost as well-known as Batman's own origin of alleyway orphaning. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige even calls "Batman & Robin" one of the most important superhero movies, for it taught studios that fans wouldn't settle for schlock. In hindsight, it's almost unbelievable that "Batman & Robin" and "Batman Begins" premiered only eight years apart; the Dark Knight's fall didn't last long!

There were abandoned plans for director Joel Schumacher to make a third Batman film, though. "Batman Unchained," to be penned by Mark Protosevich (rather than previous screenwriter Akiva Goldsman) was supposedly going to be "darker." The villains would've been Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow and Harley Quinn, which makes sense. At the time,...

Futurama has had some strange celebrity cameos, but the series may have just introduced its strangest celebrity cameo yet. Much like its sister show The Simpsons, Futurama has always been full of celebrity cameos, with many episodes featuring stars of all different types. Hulu's Futurama revival has continued this celebrity cameo trend, and while many of these have continued to be strange, season 12, episode 6 may be considered the strangest.

Futruama's celebrity cameos have always been uniquely fun, as the show's worldbuilding allows them to be pulled off in a unique way. In Futurama's 31st Century timeline, most celebrities have had their heads preserved in jars, meaning that many Futurama celebrity cameos actually play themselves. While this isn't always the case, with stars like Coolio voicing original characters like Kwanzaa-Bot, the disembodied heads have allowed for some pretty unique celebrity storylines.

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Among the five people arrested in the Matthew Perry overdose death investigation were a local physician and the actor’s live-in assistant. Then there was Erik Fleming, listed as the TV star’s “acquaintance,” and charged as a middleman in the deadly ketamine scheme.

The Department of Justice described Fleming’s activities as that of a drug dealer, coordinating with Perry’s assistant and Jasveen Sangha, the so-called Ketamine Queen. According to the DOJ, “after discussing prices with [co-defendant Kenneth] Iwamasa, Fleming coordinated the drug sales with Sangha, and brought cash from Iwamasa to Sangha’s stash house in North Hollywood to buy vials of ketamine.” On Oct. 24, 2023, four days before Perry’s death, Fleming at one point informed the assistant that the ketamine was “on its way to our girl,” in reference to Sangha.

Fleming, 54, pled guilty on Aug. 8 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of...

In Season 1, Episode 2 of “Hip Hop Treasures,” titled “Coolio / Ice-t,” viewers will witness a poignant and memorable episode. Airing on Vice at 11:00 Pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, this episode features a heartfelt moment in hip hop history.

Ice-t takes the lead in directing field collector Yo-Yo to connect with the legendary rapper Coolio. The mission is to gather memorabilia from Coolio’s illustrious career, offering a glimpse into the life and achievements of one of hip hop’s iconic figures. As Yo-Yo works to procure these valuable items, the episode becomes a tribute to Coolio’s contributions to the genre.

Tragically, this meeting marks Coolio’s final television appearance before his untimely passing. The episode is set to be both a celebration of Coolio’s legacy and a touching reminder of his impact on the music world. Fans can look forward to a blend of nostalgia and emotion as they...

This article contains spoilers for "Deadpool & Wolverine."

It's 1996 and one of your classmates is having a birthday party at the local roller rink. Sitting in the locker room, there's a stale scent of sweaty socks and recently used toilet stall lingering in the air, so you quickly shove your feet into your black and purple Variflex rollerblades with neon green laces and wheels, frantically trying to unbunch your too-thick white tube socks so you can hit the rink. As you make your way, you pass by the snack area where your friends are chasing each other in circles with overly syrupy slushies and corresponding brightly colored tongues.

The sugar high has inspired a symphony of roller-bladed feet clomping around, high-pitched screaming, and uproarious laughter that could pierce the sound barrier. Parents are chatting and flirting, sneaking mini-bottles of liquor into their fountain sodas in styrofoam cups and paying no...

T.I. and Tiny are asking a federal judge in California to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed against them by an Air Force veteran. The couple claim the Jane Doe plaintiff waited too long to sue and was not “restrained” from leaving the encounter described in the lawsuit.

The Atlanta hip-hop artist and his musician wife filed their dismissal motion ahead of a hearing on the request set for August. 7. They allege the woman who sued them last January doesn’t qualify for revival of her claims under California’s...

Summer is here, and there’s no better way to enjoy the longer days and warmer nights than with a cookout! Cookouts are about more than just the food though — the perfect cookout playlist is an essential part of the experience.

Whether you’re looking to get hyped up or feeling so laid back you’re horizontal, we’ve got something for you. With everything from tailgating anthems to classic hip-hop, throwback rock to the latest country hits, we’ve collected the best songs so you don’t have to.

Fire up the grill and crack open a cold one, because your perfect summer cookout soundtrack is here. And if you don’t feel like playing DJ and queueing up the music all night, tune in to one of our expertly curated BBQ channels to hit all the right notes with none of the work.

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21 years ago, 20th Century Fox released Daredevil, where Ben Affleck donned the red suit to face off against icons like Michael Clarke Duncan as the formidable Kingpin and Colin Farrell’s menacing Bullseye, with Jon Favreau delivering heart as the loyal Foggy. Despite a shaky reception from critics & a modest box office triumph of $179 million, which set the stage for Jennifer Garner’s subsequent solo venture Elektra, Daredevil remains a remarkable topic of discussion.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in Daredevil (2003) | 20th Century Fox

But did you know that in 2004, those bitter opinions began to turn with the release of a grittier, R-rated director’s cut? This version injected a new lease of life into the franchise, earning nods for its balanced narrative and garnering a more positive critical response, with a striking improvement acknowledged by fans and pundits alike. So much so that admirers are still raving about the 2003 film’s revised cut.

On Wednesday, Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings watched former Survivor player Drew Basile win the competition in a landslide over Adriana Harmeyer, who was on a 15-game winning streak, the longest of the season so far. The next day, Basile won again., but this time around, fans complained about a “messy” game.

Here is what Jeopardy! fans are not happy about, and what happened that caused the frustration.

Jeopardy! Fans Call Out Ken Jennings After Rough Game

Jeopardy! pre-records and edits its episodes for television. That makes it surprising when bad mistakes make it on the air. That happened on Thursday’s episode. The game had to come back and cancel an answer originally declared right, but it once again showed no consistency.

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On Thursday’s episode, newcomer Bob Longstretgh, a Superior Court judge from San Diego, California, gave an answer to a “What is Wimbledon” question.

Good news, everyone: a new sneak peek has been revealed for Futurama on Hulu. The streaming platform has unveiled a special preview that provides a look at the upcoming new episodes.

The video was shared on Friday by Hulu. It showcases some of the voice actors speaking in character about the series coming back, and there is also footage from the new episodes of the characters in a few funny moments. The new season will officially debut on July 29, 2024, and for now, fans can get an early sneak peek by watching the new video below.

Related Futurama: Zapp Brannigan's 10 Best Quotes

There are many Futurama characters that have some clever and hilarious quotes, but Brannigan may have more noteworthy quotes than he has appearances.

"It's hard to beat the thrill of bringing the show back for us and the fans, but the partnership with 20th and Hulu is exceptional,...

Clockwise from top left: “Weapon Of Choice,” Fatboy Slim feat. Bootsy Collins; “Karma Police,” Radiohead; “Losing My Religion,” R.E.M.; “Vogue,” Madonna Screenshot: Fatboy Slim; Radiohead; Remhq; Madonna (YouTube) In a post-MTV world, it’s easy to write off the music video as an eternally lost art. While that may be true in some ways,...

Clockwise from top left: “Weapon Of Choice,” Fatboy Slim feat. Bootsy Collins; “Karma Police,” Radiohead; “Losing My Religion,” R.E.M.; “Vogue,” MadonnaScreenshot: Fatboy Slim; Radiohead; Remhq; Madonna (YouTube)

In a post-MTV world, it’s easy to write off the music video as an eternally lost art. While that may be true in some ways,...

Jeopardy! fans have a lot of complaints about the recent Masters tournament. Much of the complaints are about Yogesh Raut, who has come across as arrogant to many fans with his style of gameplay. Now, Yogesh has done something that might prove fans’ opinions of him are correct.

Here is what Yogesh said to Ken Jennings, and how the Jeopardy! host got back at him for it.

Yogesh Corrects Ken Jennings On Camera

Yogesh was competing in Jeopardy! The Masters when he stopped host Ken Jennings and corrected his pronunciation of a word. The word was “Everest.”

The clue was: “In 1823, this eponymous man was elevated to superintendent of the survey of India.” When Yogesh answered “Everest,” he pronounced it as “Ee-ver-est.” Ken said that Yogesh was right and pronounced it as “Ever-est.” Yogesh immediately fired back, “He pronounced it Ee-ver-est.”

Ken just chuckled at the clapback. However, Ken got...

Three was a controversial move on Jeopardy! Masters this week that turned many fans against Yogesh Raut. The fans at home thought that he made a really bad and “arrogant” move. They then pointed out that he gave an “incorrect” answer that was somehow ruled correct by the show.

Here is what has fans mad at Jeopardy! Masters and Yogesh this week.

Yogesh Raut Accused Of “Arrogant” Move On Jeopardy! Masters

Yogesh Raut was playing on Jeopardy! Masters this week and made a move that made him seem arrogant. It was also a move that many fans felt resulted in a wrong answer. However, the show ruled he was correct, much to the chagrin of those watching at home.

After a few weeks of intense play, Jeopardy! Masters came down to a final three of James Holzhauer, Victoria Grace, and Yogesh Raut. However, many fans felt that Yogesh was acting arrogantly.

Following news of O.J. Simpson’s passing, many are learning about his career in football and entertainment.

He was a Heisman Trophy winner in college and an NFL star throughout the 1980s. Like other athletes, he ventured into roles in movies and television.

Some of Simpson’s television roles came the year of his Heisman Trophy win, including single-episode appearances in popular shows Dragnet, Ironside, and It Takes a Thief.

In the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, he was a recurring character in the popular Naked Gun series.

The detective spoof films starred the late Leslie Nielson as Detective Frank Drebin and Simpson as Detective Fred Nordberg.

Based on scarce details, Simpson’s last movie may have been from the Naked Gun series. However, others might see him listed for the upcoming film Mayday Z.

Eric Roberts and Tara Reid to star in Mayday Z

Based on the cast and synopsis,...

Despite evident passion from the film-makers, this personal transformation through sporting achievement story borders on parody

Traditionally, genre labels gave a broad sense of what kind of experience you might be in for, whether horror, comedy or action. In the streaming era, things are much more specific, with platforms such as Netflix offering ever more niche microgenres: “Cynical Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead” for example, or “Classic Feelgood Opposites-Attract Movies”. Bobcat Moretti feels tailor-made for this kind of categorisation. Here we have an “Inspirational Personal Transformation Following Tragic Life Event Sports Movie”, in which a man with multiple sclerosis takes up boxing as part of an effort to turn his life around after a horrific family tragedy.

The passion and commitment of the film-makers are evident. Starring as the eponymous Bobcat, Tim Realbuto also co-wrote the script (with director Rob Margolies) and lost 70kg (11st) during the course of making the film.

Coolio's iconic theme song for Kenan & Kel defines 90s pop culture with catchy beats and nostalgic references. Kenan & Kel's mature humor and Coolio's involvement set it apart from other kids' sitcoms of the time. Coolio's '90s legacy includes memorable TV cameos, with Kenan and Kel recalling his funny appearance on All That.

The Kenan & Kel theme song is a memorable tune thanks to Coolio's beats and how it captures the essence of the '90s. The Nickelodeon sitcom ran for four seasons and starred Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as the titular characters. A popular comedy about Kenan's attempts to get rich quickly and Kel's inevitable ruination of his plans, the series has remained in the pop culture conversation longer than other similar shows of the time thanks to Kenan's long career on SNL and the revival of the pair's Good Burger series with Good Burger 2.

There was...

By the estimation of "Futurama," Christmas will be celebrated very differently in the early 30th century. For one, festive, decorated fir trees will be replaced with palm trees. Also, the spelling of "Christmas" will officially evolve into "Xmas." Most importantly, Xmas will see the release of a real-life robot Santa Claus, built many years ago to gauge the niceness and naughtiness of the world's children and distribute worldwide gifts accordingly. Sadly, Robot Santa's programming had a glitch, and he now gauges everyone to be naughty, a sin punishable by death. Jolly Old St. Nick now takes to the skies on Xmas armed with missiles and bombs, merrily murdering anyone he sees on the streets. Fearful citizens huddle inside shielded beneath anti-Santa armor, a standard feature of most 30th-century buildings. 

This is a wonderfully irreverent concept that blends Christmas imagery with science fiction in a blithe and silly fashion. In his...

An Air Force veteran who previously claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, sued the couple in Los Angeles late Tuesday.

The Jane Doe plaintiff says she was around 22 or 23 years old and stationed in Los Angeles County in 2005 when she attended a party at Coolio’s house and met a man who purportedly worked for the Atlanta rapper and his wife. She alleges the man, who went by the name Caviar, helped facilitate a meeting with the couple at a club the following night.

It’s a good time to be a fan of filmmaker Mike Mendez. Not only did he contribute to the horror anthology Satanic Hispanics, which received a theatrical release a few months ago and is coming soon to Blu-ray, but now Synapse Films has given his awesome 2000 horror comedy The Convent (watch it Here) a limited edition 4K release! Copies of this release can be purchased directly from Synapse Films, or through Diabolik DVD.

Directed by Mendez from a screenplay by Chaton Anderson, The Convent has the following synopsis: In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving...

Synapse Films have announced a Limited Edition Uhd & Blu-ray Slipcover combo for Mike Mendez’s much-cherished The Convent (a personal fave of mine Fyi).

From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, The Convent is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (The Devils Rejects) and rapper/actor Coolio. The Convent rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in Dolby Vision 4K from the original uncut...

In the 31st century of Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's "Futurama," Christmas has evolved. Instead of fir trees, for instance, people decorate palm trees. Gift exchanges are still common, but families don't merely gather together to enjoy the warmth of the holiday season. They gather together because a rogue robotic Santa Claus, judging the entire world to be "naughty," annually flies around the Earth murdering anyone outdoors with guns and missiles. Families gather out of fear. Robot Santa was initially played by John Goodman, but the role was taken over by John Dimaggio after his first appearance. 

Eventually joining Robot Santa in his holiday shenanigans was the Kwanzaa-Bot played by late rapper Coolio, and, with the release of "Bender's Big Score" in 2007, the Chanukah Zombie played by Mark Hamill. The machinations of the film's plot had all of Earth's denizens stranded at the North Pole of Neptune,...

26 years after the original cult classic comedy Good Burger, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are getting the band back together for its eagerly anticipated sequel, Good Burger 2. Directed by Phil Traill and co-written by original movie screenwriters Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the sequel has Thompson's Dexter reunite with perennially cheerful Good Burger employee Ed to take on the villainous MegaCorp. The film, dedicated in honor of the late Coolio, Abe Vigoda, and Ron Lester, heightens the fast food mayhem as the Good Burger employees face an even more sinister corporation in an all-out fast-food battle.

In an exclusive interview with Cbr at New York Comic-Con 2023, Good Burger 2 director and executive producer Phil Traill and screenwriters and executive producers Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert shared the lengths the production went to recapture and elevate the world of the 1997 original film, revealed how it felt reuniting with the Good Burger cast,...

A major update in the Tupac Shakur murder case has an old friend of his speaking out.

Back in high school, Shakur happened to be friends with Jada Pinkett Smith, and the two future-celebrities would go on to respectively find fame as a rapper and actor. Their friendship had also been portrayed in the 2017 biopic All Eyez on Me, with Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Shakur and Kat Graham as Pinkett Smith. It all came to an end in 1996 when Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, the target of a drive-by shooting that had since been unsolved.

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The following contains spoilers for Futurama Season 8, Episode 6, "I Know What You Did Next XMas," now streaming on Hulu.

Futurama has played with the apocalypse on multiple occasions. Thanks to its distant future setting, the show has hinted at multiple ways humanity could collapse and rebuild itself. The latest hint at this cyclical existence goes a step further and quietly cements another show as part of Futurama's lore.

"I Know What You Did Next XMas" -- Written by Ariel Ladensohn and Directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson -- features a clever reference to one of Matt Groening's other animated properties, Netflix's Disenchantment. Notably, this direct reference suggests that the fantasy comedy is actually set in the distant future of Futurama's world. On top of seemingly confirming the shared universe between the two shows, it follows up a reoccurring element of Futurama's timeline.

Related: Hulu's Futurama Features Final...

American Animation struggled to shake its status as kids-only content for decades. The easy appeal of talking animals is often too much to resist, and Disney's enduring popularity reinforces the notion that all cartoons are children-friendly with every new crop of films. Matt Groening helped change that with The Simpsons by introducing an entire generation to the idea that simply drawn cartoons could appeal to people old enough to vote. It was groundbreaking, and it continued into Groening's cult classic, Futurama, which further widened the scope of what animation could accomplish.

In the current decade, adult animation is nothing new, thanks to the proliferation of Japanese anime and subsequent popularity of shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force. In contrast, Futurama looks far more family friendly than it first appeared, even as it endures over the years. It's raised the question of whether it's acceptable material for kids or not. Mileage may vary by individual,...

Futurama paid tribute to late rapper and actor Coolio with the latest episode of Hulu's reboot.

Last year, Coolio, who voiced Kwanzaabot in the original Futurama, passed away at the age of 59. It was revealed at the time that he'd recorded new dialogue for the Futurama revival, and his episode was the latest to premiere. The episode, "I Know What You Did Next Xmas," included Coolio's return as Kwanzaabot, complete with a new rap song. The character was then shown riding off into space with a message of tribute on the screen reading, "In memory of Coolio."

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Kwanzaa-Bot gave us his “Futurama Xmas list for 3023" with #Coolio’s final appearance in the series. Thanks for making the holidays bright. We will miss you Coolio. pic.twitter.com/bbCuTw9LKu — Futurama on Hulu (@futurama_hulu) August 29, 2023

"He was one of our favorite guests,...

It’s been almost a year since Coolio tragically passed away, but thanks to Futurama, fans get to hear a brand new song from the pioneering rapper. Coolio’s character, Kwanzaa-bot, made a final appearance in the latest episode of the show’s 11th season, in which he delivered a fresh rap about the holiday season, Futurama style. Watch the animated video of the song below.

The song comes at the very end of the episode, with lyrics detailing Kwanzaa-bot’s “Futurama Xmas list for 3023” and addressed to Santa-Bot himself. Kicking things off with the warning that he’s “about to get nice,” Coolio delivers a delightful list of everything the Kwanza-explaining robot is wishing for, including “12 Slurms a-slurping/ 11 Benders burping/ 10 episodes dropping/ Nine Scruffys mopping,” and more.

Coolio continues with references to characters like Leela, Zoidberg, and Kwanzaa-bot’s Jewish counterpart, Chanukah Zombie. Then, he finishes things out by...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Futurama season 11, episode 6

Futurama season 11, episode 6 pays tribute to the late rapper Coolio, who voiced the character of Kwanzaa-Bot, in a moving dedication. The episode "I Know What You Did Next Xmas" returns to the Robot Santa-centric storytelling of earlier seasons, providing a major role for Kwanzaa-Bot and leading to a poignant in-memoriam message at the end. Coolio, known for his distinctive voice and hits like "Gangsta's Paradise," appeared in three episodes of Futurama and had a successful acting career in movies and TV shows outside of the show.

After a fun festive adventure, Futurama season 11, episode 6 ended with a moving dedication to the late rapper Coolio. Futurama’s season 11 revival has largely kept the show’s tone relatively light. A few of the season’s episodes tugged at the heartstrings of viewers, but none of them were outright devastating. Futurama’s season 11 revival has not...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Futurama, season 11, episode 6!

Season 11 of Futurama brings back one of the show's saddest moments, Fry finding the fossilized remains of his dog, Seymour, in episode 6. The episode features a holiday rap parody that references Fry's dead dog, adding a tragic twist to the comedic song. The rap is performed by Coolio, who tragically passed away before the episode aired, making it his final acting appearance and adding to the sadness of the moment.

Futurama is a series full of sad scenes, but season 11 darkly revives one of the original show's most heart-wrenching moments. While Futurama is a comedy at its heart, the story of Fry being a man out of time leads to some pretty depressing storylines throughout the series. However, one Futurama episode in particular stands out as being the show's saddest, and it was just brought back into the mix for Futurama season 11.

Futurama is finally back,...

The final appearance made by late rapper Coolio in Hulu’s reboot of “Futurama” featured a holiday-themed hip-hop song and a tribute to the musician.

“Yo, Santabot, I’ma drop my ‘Futurama’ X-Mas list for 3023. Y’all ready for this? I’m about to get nice!” Coolio said in a 45-second clip, before running off with his rhymes. “Kwanzaabot, yeah! Gimme 12 Slurms a-slurping, 11 Benders burping, 1o episodes dropping!”

Coolio originally played Kwanzaa-Bot in two previous episodes of “Futurama” in 2001.

While many of Coolio’s fans know him for his hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “C U When U Get There,” he also had a stint in the acting realm, with one of his roles being Kwanzaa-Bot — Santabot’s counterpart — in the newly rebooted “Futurama.” His X-Mas list rap was his final appearance as the character before his death last year. And it’s featured in the episode, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas,...

The quest to build the perfect collection for the Universal Hip Hop Museum leads to a trove of Notorious B.I.G.’s artifacts in this new clip from the upcoming series, Hip Hop Treasures.

The new show — premiering Aug. 12 on A&e — follows LL Cool J, Ice-t, and an assortment of collectors and curators as they work to acquire items for the Universal Hip Hop Museum, which is set to open in the Bronx next year. In this new clip, one of the show’s collectors, famed DJ Cipha Sounds, links up with Biggie’s daughter,...

People may be surprised to learn that staying out of the ocean won’t guarantee their safety from sharks. In fact, a dip in a river or pond could lead to an encounter with one of the most aggressive sharks in the world: the bull shark. Strangely enough, though, the Carcharhinus leucas doesn’t show up in sharksploitation movies anywhere near as much as its larger and more popular cousin, the great white. Many don’t even know of its existence until they hear of a sighting or attack in an unlikely place.

Jaws led to great whites becoming the face of shark horror. Of course, there are exceptions — Deep Blue Sea features bio-engineered mako sharks, and Syfy went through a period of unleashing one variety of mutant shark after another — yet as a whole, sharksploitation prefers great whites. Then in 2003, TBS Superstation mixed things up by having a bull...

Hiring known artists to write music films can be hit or miss. Tying the themes of a song and a film together can sometimes lead to on-the-nose choices or the song feels better suited for the movie than the radio. Other times, like with Dangerous Minds and the late rapper Coolio, it can launch a song into history. Audiences might not know the movie, but "Gangster's Paradise" will live forever.

It’s been a minute, but “Futurama” is back, with new episodes of “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening’s cult-hit animated space comedy debuting on Disney+ next month.

In advance of the upcoming premiere, the streamer unveiled a new trailer for the long-awaited 11th season, in addition to new key art.

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The full original cast is returning, including John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamarr and David Herman.

“After a brief 10-year hiatus, ‘Futurama’ has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact,” declares the synopsis.

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“The 10 all-new episodes of season 11 have something for everyone,” the synopsis continues. “New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will...

The first trailer for Futurama season 8 has premiered. Futurama is an animated sitcom that was created by Matt Groening, who also created The Simpsons, and premiered in 1999. The show aired on Fox for four seasons until it was canceled in 2003, but it was revived in 2008 by Comedy Central and ran for another three seasons there before it was once again canceled. After another 10-year hiatus, Futurama will make its return on July 24 through its new distributor, Hulu.

With the devoted Futurama fan base clamoring for the first new Futurama content since 2014's "Simpsorama" crossover episode on The Simpsons, Hulu has released the first official trailer for season 8. Check it out below:

Wanna go around again? Stream an all new season of #Futurama, July 24. Only on @hulu.

“For Khadija” is billed as a documentary about French Montana, but there’s a reason that it’s named not after the hip-hop alter ego of Moroccan expatriate Karim Kharbouch, but his mother. “I felt like my mother’s story, the beginning to the end, the closure of her going back to Morocco, is when I was like, okay, now the story has a meaning,” French tells Variety. “This goes out to all the mothers that struggle, that have kids, that was forced to sacrifice.”

Given the other films made about rappers and their families — including “Dear Mama,” about Afeni and Tupac Shakur and “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell,” which heavily features Notorious B.I.G.’s mother Violetta Wallace — it’s not necessarily an unexpected place to start. But the documentary, which premieres June 16 at the Tribeca film Festival, uses the relationship between Karim and Khadija to highlight the...

Planet Express is back in business as the new season of Futurama was confirmed. Hulu’s streaming hub will air 10 episodes of the acclaimed show by The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, reviving the series that doesn’t cease to come back. It’s Futurama’s third revival, after a direct-to-video season and a Comedy Central reboot, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect for this hit comedy series. As dystopian TV shows rise as a genre, the not-so-bright 31st century of Futurama has a lot to say about the present time.

There’s already a lot of information about the Futurama reboot. Aside from the cast reprising their roles as Fry, Leela, Bender, and the complete set of colorful characters, the names of the episodes for the eleventh season have already surfaced. Every title is quite suggestive of what the episodes are about, so it’s easy to predict...

Hulu has now revealed when the beloved animated show Futurama is set to make its triumphant return to screens. The 11th season of Futurama is now all set to debut on the streaming platform on Monday, July 24, 2023, with just its first episode, with new episodes being released weekly on Mondays on Hulu.

“After a brief ten-year hiatus, Futurama has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact,” reads the official synopsis for Futurama season 11. “The ten all-new episodes of season eleven have something for everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries – including developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of Nibbler's litter box, the secret history of evil Robot Santa, and the whereabouts of Kif and Amy's tadpoles. Meanwhile there's a whole new...

Music icon Ray Charles was not only important for his contributions to the history of soul and R&b, but he also played a memorable role on the popular sitcom The Nanny. First airing in 1993, The Nanny starred Fran Drescher as a lovable former cosmetics saleswoman who becomes the nanny to a wealthy widower's children. Over its six-season run, the show introduced a host of memorable characters and featured many guest stars ranging from modern-day celebrities to timeless figures like Ray Charles. Ultimately, The Nanny elevated itself above other sitcoms at the time for its progressive attitudes and inclusive casting choices.

As a towering figure in the world of music, Ray Charles had already entered the twilight years of his career by the 1990s, but his role on The Nanny was no less powerful. Charles was no stranger to making cameos in film and TV, and he had famously appeared...