It’s well known across the internet that the Futurama is a smart show. Its writers not only made many scientific and mathematical jokes, but also held three PhD’s, seven Master’s degrees, and “over 50 collective years at Harvard University” between them. The intellectual jokes and degrees, however, weren’t what made the show’s writing so good….
It is universally known to many just how hilarious and whacky of an actor Jim Carrey has been throughout his whole career. The entertaining goofball has entered the hearts and homes of many over the decades as a comedic mastermind. However, it can be argued that Carrey is equally as talented in the field of…
It is not uncommon for superheroes to turn bad from time to time. Whether a universe gets flipped or there’s some kind of mind control at play, it happens. Heck, Superman has been the biggest threat to Metropolis on more than one occasion. We all know what it looks like. But, what about when supervillains…
Robin Williams was a legendary man of comedy, charisma, and unbridled talent that graced the television and movie screens of many folks for decades. Whether he was making you laugh in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Aladdin (1992), making you cry in Dead Poets Society (1989) and Good Will Hunting (1997), or simply entertaining you endlessly…
Any comics fan is familiar with the dead parents trope. Batman is the obvious, most well known example, but the history of superhero stories is littered (figuratively and literally) with the bodies of fallen forebears. But, just because they’re gone, it doesn’t mean their stories can’t come back to haunt our heroes in increasingly strange…
Rick and Morty generally isn’t very subtle with its references. Almost every episode is named after a famous movie, TV show, or book title with either “Rick” or “Morty” inserted, the show’s concept is based on a spoof animation co-creator Justin Roiland made parodying Back To The Future, and quite often the show directly states…
Although National Lampoon first began as a humor magazine, it quickly grew into a franchise that expanded across mediums into radio, television, and film. Today, the National Lampoon movies are widely regarded as comedy classics, with Vacation and Christmas Vacation both in the top three on Ranker’s fan-voted list of the All-Time Greatest Comedy Movies….
Mean Girls almost immediately entered the pantheon of the best teen movies upon its release in 2004. Based on a non-fiction book (Queen Bees And Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman) taking an ethnographic look at high school cliques, Mean Girls has more on its mind than the average teen movie, and with a script by Saturday…
The Predator franchise began with mercenaries trying to defeat a strange extraterrestrial hunter while deep in a secluded rainforest. Soon enough, the science-fiction franchise would expand as more of these extraterrestrial hunters were encountered around the world. These alien lifeforms would come to be known as Yautja and they’d soon begin terrorizing everywhere from the…
The Star Trek franchise began in 1966 with Star Trek: The Original Series, and all these years later, Trekkies continue to obsess over the esteemed characters of the Starfleet. As unforgettable as the several series and films of the Star Trek franchise may be, it’s Star Trek‘s costuming that continues to astound Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike….
