After the events in Batman: Arkham Asylum, Mayor Quincy Sharp decides to crack down on Gotham's criminal element, which results in an assassination attempt on his life. More determined than ever, he enacts martial law. Sharp's private army walls off half of Gotham and transforms it into an open-air prison dubbed Arkham ... [Read More]

Stargate Universe ended with not with a bang but a whimper. It's almost as if they knew it was going to be cancelled. After several episodes of being beset by nameless drones the crew of Destiny does the interstellar equivalent of taking their ball and going home. They decide to freeze themselves in cryogenic pods and ... [Read More]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force may have a new name (and theme) but it's still the same old nonsensical hijinks. The new theme belies the nature of the show just like the old theme did. Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad aren't really detectives. In the first episode, Shake gets sidetrack from finding a missing cat and accuses a very ... [Read More]

Drifters of the Dead is an alternate retelling of Highschool of the Dead Volume 4 Act 16 "The Girl Next Dead" in which Takashi and Saeko find momentary respite from the hoards of undead on a small island. This time though the whole class hits the beach. There they find a seaside shack stocked with swimsuits. Unfortunately, ... [Read More]

As predicted in a previous post the Impossible Astronaut was all but revealed to be the hybrid daughter of Amy and the Doctor in the subsequent Doctor Who episode "Day of the Moon." In a deserted orphanage, Amy discovers old photographs of the girl in the space suit, including one of Amy holding her as a baby. At the end of ... [Read More]

"The Impossible Astronaut" is the darkest Doctor Who series opener yet says Steven Moffat. Amy, Rory, and River Song get invitations to meet up with the Doctor in America but the reunion is cut short when an astronaut emerges from a pond (possible clue) and shoots the Doctor twice, interrupting his regeneration and killing ... [Read More]

In what may be the lamest superhero origin story ever, Workforce Central Florida has spent $14,000 (tax dollars) on capes for the unemployed. The public relations campaign dubbed the "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" encourages these zeroes to become heroes by taking a photo with a cardboard cutout villain named Dr. Evil ... [Read More]