Through a perfect cocktail of sci-fi adventure and dark, adult comedy, Rick and Morty serves up a fresh blend of colorful characters and thrilling situations to an audience that’s overwhelmingly thirsty for edgy, emotional, and action-packed content. Rick and Morty has made viral waves across a variety of fandoms, and the show has generously tucked away all sorts of awesome, hidden…
The blockbuster films of Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman have cemented these characters’ origins in the minds of audiences around the globe. At this point, multiple radioactive spiders have already bitten multiple cinematic Peter Parkers. Many more Marvel heroes have had their stories adapted to the silver screen, but one can always count on comic book continuity to…
In the world of Naruto, most ninja are affiliated with a hidden village. These hidden villages serve individual countries – for example, Konohagakure, where many of the protagonists hail from, serves the Land of Fire. These villages are the primary setting for most of what happens in the series, which is why they’re so interesting to learn about. Let’s…
Saturday Night Live has been known as a launching pad and star maker for many actors and comedians. It is also a place where the people making the casting picks don’t always make the best decisions. Many bright and young talented actors, comedians, and all around funny people have been shown the door, or not even…
There might not be a more famous superhero in the annals of American popular culture than Batman. And the Dark Knight’s 80+ years of comic book history offers up a lot of competition for the saddest Batman moments. In addition to losing numerous fights to baddies, the Dark Knight has been framed, lost loved ones, seen his city fall…
Rick and Morty is a show that wears its pop culture references on its stained, lab coat sleeve. After all, every single episode title is a play on a film, book, or movie title, and the show’s very premise comes from a Back To The Future spoof that co-creator Justin Roiland previously worked on. Some of these references are outright mentioned in the…
Some anime heroes would feel a lot more at home in another series. Even if a character is the star of a show, that doesn’t mean they’re living in the fictional world that best suits their personalities, as their skill sets and idiosyncrasies often clash violently with their material realities. There are a tonof anime characters that belong in other anime, and…
The best post-apocalypse movies have richly drawn worlds that feel familiar and distant at the same time. While featuring catastrophes like extraterrestrial invasions or zombie-inducing viruses, these films are more terrifying when audiences can recognize parts of their own world in the fictional ones on screen. A lot of good, old-fashioned movie magic goes into creating this effect, and…
With a seemingly endless amount of opportunities in this day and age, South Park is as quick as ever. With 23 seasons and counting, South Park has shown its appreciation for their fans through their dedicated animation and attention to detail. These background jokes and little random details fans found while watching South Park remind us why we still love it after…
If you get cast on Saturday Night Live, you’re well on your way to a successful comedy career. But first, you have to survive your SNL audition, which is one of the toughest in show business. For starters, it’s an incredibly selective process. The show has had only 153 official cast members since it debuted in 1975. Staffers review hundreds of candidates…
