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On paper, renewing "Common Side Effects" for a second season is a no-brainer. The Adult Swim series, which is about two former high school lab partners named Marshall and Frances who discover a magical mushroom with healing properties that can cure just about everything and must face-off against big pharma, international businessmen, and the United States federal Drug Enforcement Administration, was created by Joe Bennett (the incredible "Scavengers Reign") and Steve Hely ("Veep"), and features Mike Judge and Greg Daniels ("King of the Hill") as executive producers. With a roster of above-the-line talent boasting such an impressive resume, the name value alone in any other era would justify at least three seasons without a second thought.

Unfortunately, we're living in a time where animation is continually being devalued. "Fired On Mars," one of the best new animated shows of 2023, has still not been given the green light on a follow-up season,...

"One Piece" is one of the biggest anime shows on the planet, a series of legendary reputation (and episode count) with unparalleled worldbuilding. For 25 years, the anime has adapted the manga of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, which also follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as they venture around the world in search of a mythical treasure known as the "One Piece" (all the while constantly getting involved in government-toppling shenanigans).

As popular as "One Piece" is, the anime does have a couple of big things going against it. First of all, the show suffers from airing in a timeslot aimed at kids, meaning a lot of memorable scenes and images from the manga end up being changed for the anime's broadcast — like Zeff no longer cutting off and eating his own leg (or Luffy no longer stabbing himself in the...

When people tune into "The Simpsons," there are a few things they expect: social commentary, everyone staying the same age, and couch gags. Since the show's first season, audiences get to see the titular family arrive home and then sit down on their brown couch in some humorous fashion. At first, the gags were simple, like the couch falling apart as soon as they sit down. But after over three decades on the air, "The Simpsons" has needed to up the ante by getting more surreal and complex, like Homer going through a portal and winding up in "Bob's Burgers."

Sadly, anyone who watches a new "Simpsons" episode may be dismayed to find that the couch gag has largely gone away. Season 36's "Shoddy Heat" may have answered how Homer has never lost his job, but the story just starts, which feels... wrong. Couch gags still pop up every so often,...

"The Simpsons" debuted shortly before Christmas in 1989, which means anyone under the age of 35 has never known a world without it. "The Simpsons" wasn't just a hit, but a cultural fulcrum point. Matt Groening's cynical worldview, filtered through an animated takedown of traditional American sitcoms, came to define the prevailing attitudes of the nation in the 1990s. We were over-educated, embittered by the excesses of the Reagan years, and ready to see television mutate into something punky and deconstructionist. "The Simpsons" was at the heart of that. 

And then, even as the 1990s ended, "The Simpsons" never dipped in quality, turning out a full decade of invaluable TV comedy. While public attitudes shifted in the early 2000s ("shock" humor and post-9/11 despair came to define the era), "The Simpsons" persisted. The makers of the show found they could simply keep on working for as long as audiences were interested.

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David Zaslav may just be the single worst movie studio head in the entire 100+ years-long history of cinema, worse than the alleged old studio heads that allegedly worked with the mob and allegedly had actors (like George Reeves) killed, worse than Thomas Edison and his hobby of suing everyone else who tried making movies. Indeed, the current head of what we currently know as Warner Bros. Discovery has been on a crusade to seemingly get rid of everything related to legacy entertainment, from Turner Classic Movies to Cartoon Network.

His latest move was to delete the entire 1930-1969 run of "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts that were available on Max. All of it. Over 200 cartoons are gone. This, of course, isn't the first time Zaslav has had it for the beloved cartoon characters. Like a real-life Judge Doom, Zaslav...

Exclusive: American Dad! is coming home. According to sources, the comedy, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, would air on Fox starting with its upcoming 20th season, marking the second MacFarlane animated series to return to the network following a break after Family Guy did it two decades ago.

The move of American Dad!, which has been airing on TBS since 2014, had been in the works for months, allowing the 20th Television Animation-made series to remain in production, I hear. Like on TBS, where American Dad! is coming off a string of two-year renewals, the pickup by Fox — now being finalized — is expected to be for multiple seasons. Reps for Fox and 20th TV Animation declined comment.

American Dad!‘s migration to Fox was fueled by the $1.5B deal extension Fox Entertainment and Hulu closed in November that keeps the broadcast network’s shows on the Disney streaming platform in-season.

Even though the domination of animation continues on the small screen with hits like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and more, one of the most popular fan-favorite adult animated comedies will be headed to a new home very soon. History's repeating itself for American Dad!, which TV Line exclusively reports ends its run on TBS after its upcoming season 21 finale.

The American Dad! season 21 finale airs on Monday, March 24 at 10/9c, and according to TV Line, the finale also marks the end of its time as a first-run TBS original series. If you're wondering why the series has gotten the boot from the cable network, it likely has to do with the Warner Bros. Discovery merger that took effect after TBS ordered a two-season renewal back in 2021.

American Dad! doesn't fall under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella as a series hailing from 20th Television Animation, which is owned by Disney.

The season 3 finale of Invincible hit last Thursday, and with no new episode today, Prime Video and creator Robert Kirkman are already teasing what fans can expect from the officially in-development fourth season.

Mark Grayson very nearly met his end at the hands of the bloodthirsty (even for a Viltrumite) villain known as Conquest, but he's going to come up against an even tougher opponent in season 4: Grand Regent Thragg.

There are a number of incredibly powerful characters in the world of Invincible, but a lot of fans would consider Thragg to be at least among the most formidable. We don't know who will voice the character in the show, but Kirkman has confirmed that he has been cast.

"I mean, it would certainly be weird if [Thragg] didn't show up in the show. Yeah. I mean, I don't know. It's so tough. Here's what I'll say: he's been cast,...

“Solar Opposites” will end with Season 6.

Hulu had previously announced the show would be back for a sixth season, but it was not previously known that it would be the show’s last. The final season of the adult animated comedy will premiere this fall, with an exact premiere date to be announced in the future.

The official description for Season 6 states:

“Witness the wild chaos of this unhinged alien family as they get into hilarious mischief, all while the final chapter of an epic drama unfolds for the shrunken people they’ve imprisoned in their Wall. As the ‘Solar Opposites’ navigate their unforgettable farewell, expect laugh-out-loud surprises at every turn.”

The voice cast of the series includes Dan Stevens, Thomas Middleditch, Mary Mack, and Sean Giambrone. Guest stars in Season 6 include Tiffany Haddish, Kieran Culkin, Christina Hendricks, Ken Marino, Alfred Molina, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, and Beck Bennett.

The...

Streaming isn't exactly like old school TV, but Disney+ is doing its part to help bridge the gap between the two ideas. As of today, Disney's flagship streaming service has added a new 24/7 stream of "The Simpsons." This always-on streaming channel includes a whopping 767 episodes across all 35 seasons of the show, which will air in chronological order at launch. That equates to roughly 300 continuous hours. Buckle up.

"The Simpsons" has produced some of the greatest episodes of TV of all time dating back to its debut in the late '80s. But many of us discovered the show on TV -- more specifically, while it was airing in reruns on syndication. So while the show has long been available to stream in its entirety, this is a way to just lean back, hit play, and let some shenanigans with the Simpson family hit you in the face. Gabe Lewis, SVP...

"Family Guy" is one of the most successful adult animated comedies of all time, following the suburban Griffin family through all kinds of wacky misadventures, and its creator Seth MacFarlane has ended up with an extensive career in comedy as a result. Once upon a time, however, he was just a writer working his way up through the ranks, learning how to put together a good cartoon comedy script. While on his way up, he worked on a beloved Cartoon Network series that would have an impact on not only MacFarlane's career but also affect how he made "Family Guy," and it was all about a lady-crazed himbo with a penchant for talking like an Elvis impersonator. That's right, before MacFarlane created hits like "Family Guy" and "American Dad!," he was a writer on the Cartoon Network classic "Johnny Bravo."

"Johnny Bravo" was just one of the best shows during...

"The Simpsons" is one of America's finest institutions -- and nowadays, one of its most reliable. Even after 36 seasons, the longest-running primetime television series continues to produce timeless half-hour episodes (and the occasional hour-long special) that show why it deserves to still be around after so long.

Of course, there is always the "this show used to be better in the '90s" crowd that can't dare to imagine newer episodes being anything but garbage. Still, they have a point. The earlier seasons of "The Simpsons" were not just meticulously written and impeccably timed, but they have great animation and phenomenal character writing. It's why, despite there still being one modern episode, our list of the best "Simpsons" episodes ever is mostly comprised of episodes from seasons 4 to 6.

Among the best episodes, one common element that pops up a lot in that list (at least in the episode credits) is the name Conan O'Brien,...

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"The Simpsons" episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" finds Homer (erstwhile genie Dan Castellaneta) becoming despondent over the lack of major accomplishments in his life. Looking for meaning to his existence in a library, Homer stumbles upon a (pop-up) biography of Thomas Edison, and he is inspired. Homer quits his job to become an inventor, using Edison's volume of inventions to gauge his own success. 

Homer's inventions are, perhaps predictably, terrible. He invents a shotgun, for instance, that can blast makeup directly onto a person's face. He invents an easy chair with a toilet installed, designed for people too lazy to rise during their favorite TV shows. Homer takes his inventions very seriously, but he can't invent anything practical. 

During one of his invention montages, Homer is writing advanced calculations on a chalkboard, a shocking activity for someone as dumb as Homer,...

The season 3 finale of Invincible is now streaming on Prime Video, and following one of the most hellacious battles we've seen since the animated series premiered back in 2021, we took a trip to literal Hell for a post-credits scene that not even fans of the comic will have been expecting.

In the stinger, demonic detective Damien Darkblood (Clancy Brown) - who we haven't seen since Cecil banished him back in the first season - summons a more powerful demon voiced by Evil Dead legend Bruce Campbell, and tells him about a "surface dweller" who may be able to restore his master to his former glory.

This sets up a season 4 storyline that didn't play out on the page, and could potentially see Mark Grayson journey to Hell to battle the Devil himself.

"In the comics, he was never sent to hell," Robert Kirkman says of Darkblood's unexpected return. "He was...

Invincible wrapped up its third season in typically violent fashion, with almost the entire episode dedicated to a vicious brawl between Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and a particularly powerful and bloodthirsty Viltrumite known as Conquest.

After almost 30 minutes of brutal battle, Mark is finally able to defeat his foe with some help from his brother Oliver (Christian Convery) and Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs). Invincible allows his Viltrumite side to manifest, smashing Conquest's skull in with his own head.

The villain certainly looks dead, but we then learn that Cecil (Walton Goggins) has preserved "the body" so he can be questioned about the movements of the Viltrum Empire.

"I think a Cecil interrogating Conquest scene, with Walton Goggins and Jeffrey Dean Morgan going head-to-head, that'd be a pretty cool, intense scene," creator Robert Kirkman tells EW. "But to put it more succinctly, I don't think Cecil would've gone to all the...

Disney's first-ever feature-length animated motion picture, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," was a big gamble that helped cinema evolve as a medium. It proved that animation could be more than just short, slapstick fluff that played before the main attraction. On top of that, the film's animators used then-new technologies such as larger cels and multiplane cameras to create fine details and ethereal watercolor backgrounds, breaking new ground along the way. Be that as it may, it's the studio's second animated feature, 1940's "Pinocchio," that remains its most well-reviewed movie.

"Pinocchio" is, of course, based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio," which originated as a children's magazine serial. Its story centers on the titular character (Dick Jones), a wooden puppet who is magically brought to life yet still longs to be a flesh-and-blood boy. However, he soon discovers that human life isn't easy; dangers lurk around every corner,...

The show is called "The Simpsons" but if there's a member of the family that stands out as the lead, it's patriarch Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta). He even wound up eclipsing his own son Bart (Nancy Cartwright), who was the series' lead during its first seasons.

"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Castellaneta sat down with Entertainment Weekly in 2010 to discuss Homer's character. (15 years later and he's still an American icon.) When asked how Homer became the Simpson, Groening said it's because Homer offers a more versatile range for comedy:

"With Homer, there's just a wider range of jokes you can do. And there are far more drastic consequences to Homer's stupidity. There's only so far you can go with a juvenile delinquent. We wanted Bart to do anything up to the point of him being tried in court as an adult. But Homer is an adult, and his boneheaded-ness is funnier.

Dr. Seuss published over 60 children's picture books in his lifetime, from "The Cat in the Hat" to "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." The last one he lived to see hit bookshelves was 1990's "Oh, The Places You'll Go." Written in second person, the book depicts a young child on a journey through Seuss' trademark storybook surrealism. They've got no destination in mind, other than one step ahead.

It's, of course, a book encouraging children to live life to its fullest ("Step with care and great tact and remember that life's a great balancing act"). How the narrator pushes the reader to get out and see the world makes it a fitting closing chapter to Seuss' career. There's a film based on "Oh, The Places You'll Go" in the works, but with its lack of conventional narrative and reliance on narration, it feels like an odd choice for a film. That's...

Adult Swim is still viewed as one of the top curators of avant-garde, groundbreaking animated comedies, many of which wouldn’t be able to find a home anywhere else. There’s an exciting, unpredictable quality that’s present with every Adult Swim comedy that gives the audience the feeling that they’ve stumbled onto something special. Adult Swim’s programming has taken some big swings in the past few years, the likes of which have led to an exciting slate of female-driven comedies between Tuca & Bertie, Birdgirl, Teenage Euthanasia, and Yolo. Oh My God...Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances is cut from the same cloth.

Oh My God…Yes! focuses on three irresponsible and incorrigible young adults – Sunny, Ladi, and Tulip – who do their best to keep their heads above water in a futuristic metropolis. The world in Oh My God…Yes! may technically be considered a dystopia,...

Praise Kier ... or else. This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of "Severance."

How things can change in the span of a single week, eh? To this point, "Severance" has been nothing short of a revelation throughout its second season as the mystery festering at the heart of Lumon Industries has only deepened further and further. The romance between Mark S. (Adam Scott) and Helly R. (Britt Lower) is progressing at a rapid pace, we're inching ever closer to figuring out what "Cold Harbor" is and what these corporate overlords intend to do with Gemma (Dichen Lachman), and, of course, there's that whole question mark surrounding those pesky goats. What more could we ask for from a series that appears to be reaching new heights on a near-weekly basis and advancing the story in several unexpected directions? This week's attempt comes in the form of an episode meant to resolve questions that,...

The penultimate season 3 episode of Invincible is now streaming on Prime Video, and "What Have I Done?" adapts a major event from the comics: The Invincible War.

In the episode, a very-much-alive Angstrom Levy sends eighteen variants of Mark Grayson to Earth with strict instructions to reduce the planet to rubble and inflict as much pain and suffering on our hero as possible.

The death toll is catastrophic, and we lose a main character when Rex Splode sacrifices himself by charging up his own skeleton to destroy one of the Invincibles. Mark is ultimately able to defeat Levy - who had teleported the remaining variants away when they turned on him - but is left utterly devastated, blaming himself for the death and destruction all around him.

Just when things don't seem like they can get any worse (things can always get worse in this show), a powerful Viltrumite known as Conquest shows up,...

In the early 1990s, Steven Spielberg oversaw a miniature animation renaissance. He assembled a super-team of the industry's strongest talents in the hopes of recreating, in a modern idiom, the slapstick magic of old-world Looney Tunes cartoons. 1990 saw the premiere of "Tiny Toon Adventures," a self-aware show that featured hip-talking 12-year-old counterparts of famed Looney Tunes characters. This, in turn, led to the creation of "Animaniacs," a modern update of the ethos of zany 1930s cartoons, but with its own wicked pace and surreal asides. Spielberg's renaissance then crested in 1995 with the debut of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm's "Freakazoid!" -- a relatively short-lived animated superhero spoof that remains one of the better animated series of the 1990s.

Nonsense down to its core, "Freakazoid!" aimed to dismantle the po-faced seriousness of the superhero genre (seriousness that Timm himself contributed to with his acclaimed "Batman: The Animated Series"). Freakazoid was created,...

Most fans of "The Simpsons" are already aware that a lot of its characters are voiced by the same person. Dan Castellaneta, for instance, doesn't just voice Homer; he also voices Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, and even Santa's Little Helper. Harry Shearer, meanwhile, does the voice for Ned Flanders, Lenny, Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Otto, Reverend Lovejoy, and so on.

When it comes to the kid characters who aren't Lisa (voiced by Yeardley Smith), the show usually relies on Nancy Cartwright. In addition to her most famous role, Bartholomew "Bart" Simpson, Cartwright voices Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Database, and even Maggie Simpson. She also voices the school bully, Nelson Muntz, although she wasn't the original choice for the role. In her 2001 memoir, "My Life as a Boy," Cartwright wrote about how voice actress Dana Hill was first...

"Seinfeld" might've needed a few seasons to catch on with television viewers, but one element of the show that was a knockout from day one was Michael Richards' wildly idiosyncratic portrayal of Cosmo Kramer. An unapologetically intrusive neighbor who bursts into Jerry's apartment without knocking, helps himself to whatever is in the refrigerator or pantry and makes wild assertions about any topic that happens to be on his or someone else's mind, Kramer was the show's most reliable generator of belly laughs early on and became the series' first breakout character.

Like the other three main characters on the sitcom, Kramer was based on a person from Jerry Seinfeld and series co-creator Larry David's life. It didn't take long for journalists to discover the existence of Kenny Kramer because he was determined to cash in on his quasi-celebrity, but this also complicated things for the show. While Kenny Kramer,...

In a move reflecting the current state of Disney's efforts across both streaming and theatrical releases, Walt Disney Animation Studios will no longer be pursuing longform streaming content, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, the "Tiana" animated series, which has been in development for half a decade, has been canceled. The show would have seen Anika Noni Rose reprise her role from 2009's "The Princess and the Frog."

The change in mission isn't exactly shocking. It's widely known that Disney+ has struggled to make the money work on high-budget streaming originals, from live-action "Star Wars" shows to animated projects from Pixar. "Moana 2," in particular, was infamously meant to be a Disney+ series before it evolved into a theatrical film -- and given that movie's billon-dollar gross, coupled with the massive box office success of Pixar's "Inside Out 2," it makes sense that Disney would want to...

There are a few places where it feels like whatever you're watching is being broadcast directly from an alternate universe — roadside motel televisions, public access channels from towns you've never been to, and Adult Swim after midnight. It's a feeling that anyone who has fallen asleep in the middle of watching "Robot Chicken" only to be startled awake and greeted by the hypnotic surrealism of a show like "Infomercials" knows intimately: where what stares back at you from the TV screen is so bizarre and phantasmagorical that you can't help but answer its call like a sailor drawn to a rock by a siren.

The average viewer likely thinks of Adult Swim as the network behind "Rick and Morty," syndicated reruns of their favorite adult animated series, and culture-shaping oddities like "Space Ghost Coast to Coast," but the real freaks and sickos know that Adult Swim is also the home...

"Family Guy" has parodied plenty of stories over the years. One of creator Seth MacFarlane's favorite episodes, "And Then There Were Fewer," pays homage to Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Naturally, the show parodied the original "Star Wars" trilogy, with each film getting its own elongated episode. However, one of the best parodies the show frequently dabbles in is its "Road To..." series where Brian and Stewie, both voiced by MacFarlane, travel to various locales to get into various misadventures and learn a little something about one another.

The installments are based on the "Road To..." movies that were prominent in the 1940s starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. Each film more or less has the same gimmick where the main characters would have a reason to travel somewhere, but the plot doesn't matter a great deal. The journey is mostly an excuse for...

One of the most unhinged celebrity guest stars on "Family Guy" was James Woods, who played himself repeatedly in the show's early years. His character was absurdly petty and self-centered; he tries to ruin Peter's life on multiple occasions and even destroys one of the only good scripts Brian's ever written. The character did try to make amends in the season 9 premiere, "And Then There Were Fewer," but he was promptly murdered before he could do so.

His death was retconned in the season 10 episode, "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream," where he's back in his usual villainous role. This time he convinces Peter to abandon his job as Tom Tucker's Hollywood agent, only to turn out to be so high-maintenance that Peter quickly regrets the decision. In season 15, Woods would go on to host the meta behind-the-scenes episode, "Inside Family Guy." It's a lot like the underrated...

In such a cruel world, one needs to laugh often. It makes us feel better, right? Thankfully, Netflix has a lot to offer in terms of series or movies that make us chuckle.

Some of these shows are well-known. Who hasn't seen Seinfeld, for instance? It is excellent and worth watching, but not the only thing worth watching.

The series (and one movie) below might fly a little under the radar, but they are truly hidden gems. They are worth your time. Most importantly, they will make you laugh.

Seven hidden gems streaming on Netflix that will make you laughDerry Girls

The amount of warmth on this show is amazing, especially considering there is an ever-present shadow of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The series takes place in the 1990s and revolves around a group of teen girls. Only, we get to see their other relationships fleshed out as well.

The...

When it comes to video games that are based on movies or TV shows, you can certainly do a lot better than "Family Guy Online," a short-lived Mmorpg game from 2012. The game allowed you to create your own character and walk around Quahog, completing important tasks for the characters like "Beat up Chris' bully" or "Help Quagmire out on a date." 

That may not sound that exciting for you, and it didn't sound all that exciting to gamers at the time either. That's why the game was never popular enough to justify moving out of the beta phase. After just eight months of being available to the public, the developers announced they'd be shutting the game down. By January 2013 the game was no more; the closest thing you can get to playing it is watching old walkthrough videos on YouTube:

If I had to guess why the game never...

When "Young Sheldon" first aired, the most jarring aspect was the lack of a laugh track. Its parent show, "The Big Bang Theory," was a standard multi-camera sitcom with a laugh track that was arguably a little too loud, at least according to the haters. The fact that "Young Sheldon" chose the single-camera no-laughter route — much like "Malcolm in the Middle" or "Scrubs" — was a surprise choice with a lot of meta implications. Why does old Sheldon get a laugh track but young Sheldon doesn't?

Of course, fans quickly got used to the lack of laughter on "Young Sheldon" (which made it a better show), especially as the show grew darker as the characters matured. We've grown so accustomed to watching the Cooper family in this new realistic format that its spinoff show, "George & Mandy's First Marriage," now has the opposite problem: the show has a laugh track even though its parent show had none.

Have sci-fi filmmakers stopped trying to imagine a hopeful future? A look at why grim dystopias may have taken hold in storytelling:

You may have heard a variation on a common complaint: “It’s the 21st century. We should be flying around with jet packs and eating food in pill form.”

It’s a sentiment – itself probably dying out now we’re 25 years into the 21st century – that says a lot about our collective, unrealised dreams of the future. Decades ago, science fiction writers, futurists and scientists once had utopian visions of what the 21st century might look like. In Things To Come (1936), which William Cameron Menzies directed from a story by Hg Wells, humanity survived the wars and pandemics of the 20th century and rebuilt itself into a glorious, Rome-inspired superstate in the new millennium, its sights set on conquering other planets.

Following the Second World War, a generation...

As The Simpsonsgears up to return for the second half of its 36th season, one of the show’s stars is commemorating a landmark occasion for the series. Yeardley Smith, who has voiced Lisa Simpson on the series since its debut in 1989, posted a photo on social media on Feb. 20 to celebrate a milestone episode of the long-running animated series.

Smith posted a photo on the social media site, X, holding up a script for the 800th episode of The Simpsons, for which the cast was seemingly doing a table read before shooting the episode. Smith captioned the photo: “Today we’re reading #800! Which of the 700-something [The Simpsons] episodes is your all-time favorite?”

Today we’re reading #800! 🤯ðŸ˜ðŸ™ Which of the 700-something @TheSimpsons episodes is your all-time favorite? 💛 pic.twitter.com/OCoBLmZanC— Yeardley Smith (@YeardleySmith) February 20, 2025 The Simpsons Started in 1989

So far, in its run on Fox,...

Mindy Kaling is adding another series to her portfolio.

Hulu has placed a series order for Not Suitable for Work, a comedy about young professionals in New York. The show went into development at the Disney-owned streamer in April 2024 (it was called Murray Hill at the time) with a script-to-series commitment.

Created by Kaling, Not Suitable for Work will follow “five work-obsessed 20-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan’s most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill,” per the show’s logline. Casting hasn’t been announced yet.

The order for Not Suitable for Work comes a week and change before another series from Kaling, Running Point, premieres on Netflix. Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls, meanwhile, is awaiting word on whether it will return for a fourth season.

Warner Bros. Television, where Kaling has an overall deal, is producing Not Suitable for Work.

Some of history's most successful animated shows have taken it upon themselves to go a step further and tell stories in a feature-length format. "The Simpsons" and "Bob's Burgers" created their own movies. "South Park" went "Bigger, Longer and Uncut" on the big screen, and dipped into movies again years later when they planned 14 films for Paramount+. Even "Futurama" sent the Planet Express team on four cinematic adventures before those were split up and turned into a sixth season. However, while all these animated escapades have transpired over the years, one beloved animated sitcom, complete with a homicidal infant and crude cutaways, has refrained from the same treatment. "Family Guy" still hasn't had a proper movie, but it's not for a lack of trying. According to show creator Seth MacFarlane, it's simply because his schedule is too jam-packed to send the Griffins off on a whirlwind adventure that would require a movie ticket.

The 2010s and 2020s saw a surge of American children's media that put queerness front and center. Take the work of N.D. Stevenson, such as the Netflix series "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" and the animated film "Nimona," based on his graphic novel. From "Steven Universe" to "The Owl House," cartoons have gotten a lot gayer in the last decade.

And it is almost precisely a decade because Nickelodeon's "The Legend of Korra" is the show that broke down the dam in 2014. In the show's fourth and final season, Avatar Korra (Janet Varney) falls in love with her best friend, Asami Sato (Seychelle Gabriel). A sequel to "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "The Legend of Korra" is set in a fantasy world where people can bend one of the four elements. Korra, as the reincarnation of world defender the Avatar, can bend all four. If kids can accept a world that fantastical,...

Even though it was a Sunday night, the 50th anniversary special of "Saturday Night Live" hit the airwaves on NBC and Peacock on February 16, 2025, packed with hilarious stars from across every generation of "SNL" and fully filled with cameos from some of their most famous and beloved hosts from over the years. 200 extra seats were added to the historic Studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Plaza in order to accommodate the event's massive crowd, and there was even an overflow room.

The result was quite spectacular, from the laughs featuring your favorite cast members to the special appearances by the likes of Adam Driver, Meryl Streep, Pedro Pascal, Sabrina Carpenter, Tom Hanks, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson, Nathan Lane, Paul Rudd, Ayo Edebiri, Robert De Niro, and even a self-aware appearance by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively amidst their "It Ends With Us" controversy. Though the overall event wasn't necessarily as celebratory or...

In the "Family Guy" episode "And Then There Were Fewer", Peter (Seth MacFarlane) and his family — along with most of the citizens of Quahog, Rhode Island — are invited by James Woods (James Woods) to his giant, incredibly remote mansion for a fancy dinner. Woods claims that the dinner is a means to repent for a life of wrongdoing (a claim that would prove prescient) and that he merely wants to extend his many guests a simple act of kindness. But then there is a murder in the shadows. Then Woods himself is murdered by a mysterious figure in a cloak, in plain sight.

Because the mansion is so remote, the Griffins and citizens of Quahog figure that one of them is the murderer. They must race to figure out who it is. In so doing, they discover a blackmail plot and widespread motivations for killing. The murderer takes more lives during the investigation,...

The millions of people who've seen the recent Dunemovies without having read Frank Herbert's book beforehand probably noticed an overwhelming number of similarities to other storied franchises. That's not a coincidence. The 1965 novel isn't the origin point of sci-fi or fantasy literature, but it's arguably the most successful and influential in its category.

Dune represented a huge step up in terms of epic worldbuilding and episodic storytelling, and it introduced plot arcs, character archetypes, and genre elements that are so common today that Herbert's originality can easily be taken for granted. Countless books, TV series, and films have been inspired by Dune, including Star Trek, The Chronicles of Riddick, Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and even Futurama. The following franchises, however, did more than riff on Herbert's ideas or parody the tropes he created. Each one has such strong parallels to Dune that without it, they may never have existed.

"The Big Bang Theory" seems like an innocent show about lovable nerds, but it's actually pretty provocative at times. For example, one raunchy scene got an entire episode banned in the United Kingdom, and the CBS sitcom was also temporarily outlawed in China for violating a broadcast rules. Chuck Lorre, Billy Prady, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland's comedy is no stranger to controversy, in other words, so upon learning that some scenes had to be cut, you'd be forgiven for assuming they were too saucy. However, the show's tribute to Stephen Hawking following his passing was removed for practical reasons, and no offense was caused.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, season 11's "The Bow Tie Asymmetry" episode originally included a scene where Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) receives a pocket watch with an engraving that reads, "Sheldon, I'm so glad you finally married Amy. It's about time." Unfortunately, the scene...

The first three episodes of Invincible season 3 are now streaming, and Prime Video has released a brief teaser for this week's fourth chapter, which is said to be a major highlight of this season.

At the end of episode 3, Mark discovers a strange robotic device spying on his family right outside their window, and we see a mysterious figure watching from an unknown location in front of some monitors.

In the below promo, we catch a quick glimpse of a futuristic version of the Immortal known as "King Immortal," who seems to be attempting to recruit Invincible for some kind of mission.

If you've read the comics, you're sure to know what's going on, but let's just say Mark is going to have some very difficult choices to make in the build-up to the season finale.

Check out the new teaser at the link below.

Episode 4 is a banger and...

If you're anything like me, a certain segment of your childhood revolved around watching "Yu-Gi-Oh!" The cards were important too, don't get me wrong, but the show is what riveted me -- gluing me to the TV every Saturday morning even with the frequently ridiculous dialogue of the 4Kids dub. If that was your childhood too, then you may be surprised to learn just how many different "Yu-Gi-Oh!" shows and movies have come out since then. The franchise has never let up for a second, making the task of watching everything a tall one, to say the least.

Following the original series, there were a few spin-off projects before creator Kazuki Takahashi developed a proper successor to his series, "Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx," which blended the original formula with the "magic school" genre. When that was done, he created "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's," which put the card games on motorcycles. Both of these sequel...

Even if you're not really all that interested in the bizarro world of reality television, there is something about "The Traitors" ("The Traitors US" outside of the States) that just sucks you in. The show is based on the Dutch series "De Verraders" ("The Traitors" in Dutch) and it is one of only many, many official spin-offs, including "The Traitors UK," "The Traitors Australia," and the Swedish "Förrädarna." The reality series has become a massive hit just like its international brethren, following contestants as they play what is essentially a complex version of the party game often called "mafia" or "werewolf." 

In all of the games, there are a couple of murderers among the group who are able to "kill" other members in secret and everyone else tries to root out the killers. It's a lot of fun at parties and it's just as much fun to watch on Peacock...

Still going strong after 26 years, "Family Guy" has rightfully earned its place in primetime animated comedy, just like those folks from Springfield and the profane kids from "South Park." With such a lengthy time on air, though, the show has adapted to the times with its subject matter, includng the voice cast that helped bring its most loved and controversial characters to life. For example, in the case of Quahog's mayor, the grumbling, iconically mustached actor Sam Elliott took to office voicing Mayor Wild West. While it's undoubtedly on brand for "Family Guy" to get a beloved hero like Elliott on board, the casting came after the passing of Quahog's previous fictional mayor, Adam West.

The one-of-a-kind actor and brilliant Batman played himself on the show since he debuted in season 2 in 2000. Reaching impressive levels of kookiness, Mayor West was often better than a throwaway gag, frequently popping in with...

Six-time Emmy Award-winner Hank Azaria is worried that artificial intelligence will soon leave him out of a job. Azaria, who has voiced countless characters on The Simpsonssince 1989, including Chief Wiggum, Moe, Duffman, and Comic Book Guy, touched on his fears in a recent op-ed for The New York Times,per The Hollywood Reporter.

“I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades,” wrote the Brockmire star.“It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention, it seems just plain wrong to steal my likeness or sound - or anyone else’s,” he added.

Azaria focused on one of his most iconic characters, the bartender Moe Szyslak, saying, “In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender. He’s appeared in just...

Hank Azaria expressed fear to The New York Times that artificial intelligence could soon replace him as the voice of several characters on “The Simpsons,” on which he’s been a voice actor since 1989. The comedian is the voice behind dozens of characters on the long-running Fox animated series, including bartender Moe and Chief Wiggum. With 36 years of “Simpsons” voice acting behind him, Azaria is well aware AI has a lot of material to pull from.

“I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on ‘The Simpsons’ over almost four decades,” Azaria wrote in The Times. “It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention, it seems just plain wrong to steal my likeness or sound — or anyone else’s.”

“In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender,...

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria is expressing his concerns over potentially being replaced by artificial intelligence.

Azaria, who has voiced dozens of characters over his 40-year film and TV career, including bartender Moe, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy on the long-running animated comedy, wrote about his fears in a recent op-ed for The New York Times.

“I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades,” he wrote. “It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention, it seems just plain wrong to steal my likeness or sound — or anyone else’s.”

The Brockmire actor continued, “In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender. He’s appeared in just about every episode of The Simpsons. He’s been terrified,...

Invincible Season 3 starts streaming on Prime Video on February 6, and the series has accrued many voice actors. Most of the characters have familiar voices tied to big-name actors who might be hard to identify without seeing a face. The series has added eight new actors as well, playing superheroes, villains, and more. Season 3 also builds tensions as Mark struggles to juggle life as a superhero, a Viltrumite, and a teenager.

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There are few details about the proposed reboot yet, but it appears Joss Whedon isn’t in the picture.

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is frequently found on lists of the best TV shows of the 1990s, and with good reason. The series was a model for other shows of the period, with its season-long story arcs and its strong female lead. Now, a new report from Variety indicates that the show could be nearing a return, with a reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar nearing a pilot order at Hulu.

Key Details: Gellar would reprise her role as a recurring character rather than the show’s lead. Original “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon is not expected to have a role in the show’s creative team. A pilot order doesn’t mean the show will get a full season, but it’s an important step in that process. 30-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month hulu.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer concluded in 2003 after seven seasons on the air, and remains a beloved and influential show to this day. There's been talk over the years of rebooting Buffy, with original series creator Joss Whedon working with showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen on a new show a while back. But that idea fizzled out a couple of years ago, probably because Whedon was accused of toxic behavior on his sets and has since been excommunicated from Hollywood.

But lately there have been signs of something stirring, with original series star Sarah Michelle Gellar coming around to the idea of a revival. “I always used to say no because it’s in its bubble, and it’s so perfect,” she said last month. "But watching [recent reboot shows] Sex And The City and seeing Dexter, and realizing there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, ‘Well, maybe.'”

She may...