In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine, Gotham, Titans, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of […]
David Lynch returns to Twin Peaks, will direct every episode
Twin Peaks fans, breathe easy once again… Last month, co-creator David Lynch revealed that he’d left Showtime’s upcoming revival of the cult TV series, but it seems he has now worked out his issues with the network as Showtime president David Nevins has announced that Lynch is back on board the project, which will now […]
John Constantine: Rise and Fall of a Superman
Martin Carr on Constantine: The rise and fall of a Superman… I never was a comic book fan. Had no affinity for the medium. Watchmen was only purchased for research purposes before the cinematic release. And what’s more I only just made it through the tome. You see, at that tender age I was convinced […]
Arrow’s David Ramsey on Green Lantern rumours, says John Diggle will get a mask in season 4
Back in February, Arrow star David Ramsey stoked the speculation linking his character John Diggle to that of John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern by stating that “serious discussions” had taken place behind the scenes about the possibility. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim subsequently played down the talk, but that hasn’t stopped Ramsey from being asked once […]
TNT President provides an update on Teen Titans series
While Warner Bros.’ DC television output is set to expand this coming TV season with Supergirl [watch the trailer here] and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow [watch the trailer here], one project that is absent from this year’s slate is TNT’s planned Teen Titans adaptation Titans. Well, if you were concerned that the network had pulled […]
Fox TV chief confirms another 24 series is in early development
It looks like 24 could be set for another return to the small screen following last year’s event series 24: Live Another Day, with Fox Television Group CEO Gary Newman revaling that early development is underway on “another version” of the show. “[There’s] nothing immediate, but we have been developing another version of 24, but […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Finale Review – ‘S.O.S’
Danny Hale reviews the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 finale… Warning: FULL spoilers for S.O.S Parts 1 and 2 below. Wow, where to begin? I haven’t had so much fun watching a finale since the good old days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. S.O.S had a bit of everything; it boasted some of the strongest […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 23 Review – ‘My Name is Oliver Queen’
Jessie Robertson reviews the season 3 finale of Arrow… Can we hinge a whole season’s reputation on the ending of it? Just like a great book or good movie, the end is always the thing you remember and leaves that last impression. Arrow’s finale was much different than last season, which was fully about concluding […]
Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner […]
Harry Shearer leaves The Simpsons
Last week it was announced that The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth season, but the animated series will be missing one of its most prominent voice actors, with Harry Shearer revealing that he’s left the long-running animated sitcom. Shearer, who voices a host of characters including the likes of […]
