How This Is Spinal Tap Helped Lauren Tom Land The Role Of Futurama's Amy
Lauren Tom has always been an invaluable part of the Futurama cast, but the reason she was initially cast by Matt Groening is a bit surprising.
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The Rick And Morty Season 7 Finale Brings Back A Major Character From Rick's Past
Rick and Morty fall into a fear hole, where they must confront their deepest fears, in the Rick and Morty season 7 finale. -
Futurama's Creators Have Drawn A Hard Line On Fry And Leela's Relationship
When it comes to Fry and Leela's relationship on Futurama, the show's writers have a new rule that they don't intend to break. -
Cool Stuff: The Next Wave Of X-Men '97 Action Figures Reveals New Villains
X-Men '97 won't hit Disney+ until 2024, but the second wave of action figures has already been revealed, including a pair of new villains and a heroic Magneto. -
15 Best Animated TV Shows And Movies Of 2023
The limitless possibilities of animation were well on display in 2023. Here are our picks for the top 15 animated films and TV shows of the year. -
Early Drafts Of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Took One Omega Scene Too Far
The creatives behind Star Wars: The Bad Batch realized they needed to pull back a bit during an intense chase involving Omega and Wrecker in season 1. -
Rick And Morty Season 7 Referenced One Of The Best Episodes Of Community
The latest episode of Rick and Morty season 7 pitted our main characters against The Pope, and put them in a familiar set of armor from Dan Harmon's Community. -
Futurama's 'Number 9 Man' Is Left Over From A Much Darker Version Of The Show
The Number Nine Man is one of the most delightful little easter eggs in the background of many Futurama episodes, and now we know what it all means. -
Rick And Morty Season 7 Raises An Ongoing Series Question: Can Rick Actually Die?
Rick and Morty season 7 has confirmed that heaven exists, which somehow makes the risk of Rick dying feel even more inconsequential, and that's a problem. -
Cool Stuff: Did You Know Playmates' Classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys Have Returned?
Playmates has been releasing the best of their original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures from the 1990s over the past couple years. Check them out! -
How Futurama Got Back At Leonardo DiCaprio For Turning Down A Titanic Cameo
Futurama frequently features the preserved heads of famous people on the show, but rarely does it disrespect them like it did with Leonardo DiCaprio. -
A Simpsons Joke No One Was Meant To See Helped Build Futurama's Fanbase
Futurama is known for its brainy humor and constant science and math jokes, but it was actually a computational gag on The Simpsons that helped it come to be. -
How Chewbacca Changed The Way Star Wars Rebels Wrote Zeb
Zeb's character in Star Wars Rebels functions in much the same way that Chewbacca does in the Star Wars films, but here's how the two were distinguished. -
The Best Animated Show No One Was Watching Just Got Canceled
Sadly, it seems that the Apple TV+ animated series Central Park is no more. And that's a shame, because it was a great show. -
Invincible Season 2 Mid-Season Finale Explained: Same Superheroes, New Problems
The heroes of Invincible are facing a whole new set of problems after the events of the season 2 mid-season finale. -
Futurama Combined Two Classic Star Trek Plots For One Of Bender's Best Episodes
Futurama's writers have long pulled inspiration from Star Trek, but this 2002 episode referenced two bits of deep Trek lore that will surprise fans. -
One Futurama Plot Was So Complicated It Created A New Kind Of Math
An episode of Futurama ended up needing a math theorem to keep track of and figure out the very scientific concept of brain switching. -
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Created Huyang To Solve A Looming Yoda Problem
Star Wars: The Clone Wars originally featured a scene with Yoda, but the character was instead replaced with the droid Huyang. Here's why. -
How Futurama Pulled Off Raiders Of The Lost Arcade (And Avoided Getting Sued)
The Futurama episode, Raiders of the Lost Arcade, is rife with references to 1980s video game characters, and the creatives got crafty to prevent getting sued. -
Rick And Morty's Action Movie Homages Are Becoming A Pattern For Summer
Rick and Morty's latest episode gives Summer a lot to do by throwing her into yet another homage to a movie, but it's not the one you'd expect by the premise. -
The 2008 Financial Crisis Forced A Last-Minute Futurama Rewrite
Because most animation takes a while to complete, Futurama ended up with a joke that didn't work thanks to the 2008 financial crisis. -
The Canceled Netflix Series Fans Desperately Tried To Save
After Netflix canceled yet another series after only one season, a fan petition circulated to try and save it. -
You May Recognize The Actors Behind These Invincible Characters
While Invincible relies primarily on name screen actors for the big parts, the show doesn't neglect to invite professional voice actors to the party either. -
Rick And Morty Explores (And Parodies) One Of TV's Most Hated Tropes
Rick and Morty cleverly remake the clip show episode format into something brilliant, fresh, and far more entertaining than can be expected. -
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Provides Something The Comic And Movie Never Did
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off more than makes up for the weaknesses of Edgar Wright's original movie, mainly by putting the agency back in Ramona Flowers' hands. -
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Is The Latest Project To Skewer Pathetic, Attention-Seeking Billionaires
The trend of skewering egocentric billionaires continues in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off with the Matthew Patel character played by Satya Bhabha. -
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Features A Deep Cut Reference To A Classic Disney Song
The new Netflix anime Scott Pilgrim Takes Off features a deep cut Disney song, and if you couldn't quite place it, we're here to help.
