Entertainment

SunBriteTV makes televisions that are meant to be used outdoors. Not out in the jungle or on a camping trip, but in environments where a person might want to see a TV screen while eating a meal or having a party - places that usually have chairs. The SunBriteTV set we're reviewing today was made for the least extreme of three categories of outdoor-friendly TV, complete with a weather-sealed body for protection from the weather and wildlife.

Continue Reading

Netflix has taken the wraps off a new three-part documentary series about Bill Gates. The new show was revealed by Netflix on its Twitter account today, where the company said that Gates is 'trying to solve some of the world's most persistent problems and our new three-part documentary ... offers an unprecedented peek inside the mind of the celebrated tech visionary, business leader, and philanthropist.'

Continue Reading

The Reddit Public Access Network is officially up and available for use today in a test run on R/PAN. This is the first time the Reddit Public Access Network was made available to the world for use - beyond basic testing behind the scenes. Users are able to broadcast their day using their smartphone and do not necessarily need to be any sort of pre-screened or pre-approved creative type of member of any certain club. *UPDATE: A Reddit spokesperson revealed that there are, indeed, criteria that must be met by any one Redditor before they are able to broadcast. Additional clarifications were shared by a Reddit spokesperson as well.

Continue Reading

Unfortunate for fans of the Netflix reboot of She-Ra, He-Man will not be made by the same crew of creatives. Instead, Netflix opted to push their optioning of He-Man in a very, very different direction. The show will be called "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" and showrunner/producer Kevin Smith had some rather excited words to say about its release this week during Power-Con.

Continue Reading

The Super Mario Bros. movie released in 1993 has enjoyed cult classic status for years, persisting through certain online portals through which new viewers can re-experience what was largely an amusing, cheesy film. The biggest collective in this fandom, Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive, has just shared a newly discovered deleted scene from the movie found on an old VHS tape.

Continue Reading

Actor Ewan McGregor may resume his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in an upcoming Star Wars TV show, a new report claims. McGregor played the Jedi in three Star Wars movies and has previously expressed a willingness to take up the role again in the future. Disney has already revealed plans to release multiple live-action Star Wars shows on its new Disney+ streaming service.

Continue Reading

Classic Nickelodeon cartoon Rocko's Modern Life is back on TV in the form of a new movie called Static Cling. The new movie based on the '90s TV show is available to stream on Netflix, joining a newly launched movie based on the similarly classic Nick show Invader Zim. Netflix subscribers can stream the movies for free starting today.

Continue Reading

Netflix has ordered an animated adult comedy series called Agent King from Priscilla Presley and John Eddie. The show will feature Elvis Presley as a covert government spy tasked with battling evil when he's not busy being the King of Rock and Roll, according to the company. Both Eddie and Presley will serve as the show's executive producers.

Continue Reading

Marvel has announced plans to release a new fictional podcast series called Marvels that will take place 'in the aftermath of the Fantastic Four’s battle with Galactus, high above New York City, for the fate of the world,' according to the company. The podcast series will be launched with Stitcher, the company best known for its podcast listening app.

Continue Reading

Before we get too far here, I need to mention that this is a real LEGO set you can actually buy in a store - for real. The Friends television show has such a ravenous following of fans that iterations of the various sets and people in the show have appeared as fan-made LEGO sets for years. Maybe not as long as there've been fan-made LEGO Star Wars minifigures, but still - for quite a while.

Continue Reading

Forget trailers, HBO has a new clever way to lure in potential subscribers: full free episodes paired with praise for the shows originating from social media. The idea is that existing HBO customers have watched a number of shows from the premium network and have, in many cases, praise for at least a few of them. By highlighting that praise and offering a free episode to go with it, people who don't currently have an HBO subscription may decide to subscribe.

Continue Reading

During its earnings call today, Disney revealed a planned upcoming bundle that will give cord-cutters access to a huge amount of streaming content for less than $15 per month. The upcoming bundle will center around the Disney+ streaming service scheduled to launch on November 12, and it'll include the ad-supported version of Hulu and the ESPN+ streaming services.

Continue Reading