The Flash Season 3: Premiere Synopsis Released

‘The Flash’ Season 3 premiere is speeding towards us now, and with just a few weeks to go The CW has opted to share the synopsis for the episode.

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO HAVE EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER WANTED? — Barry (Grant Gustin) is living his dream life – his parents are alive, he’s asked Iris West (Candice Patton) on a date and he can finally be a normal guy as Central City has another speedster, Kid Flash (Keiynan Lonsdale), running around saving the city. When Barry starts forgetting parts of his old life, the Reverse Flash (guest star Matt Letscher) taunts his nemesis and tells him that there will be serious repercussions for Barry and the ones he loves if he continues to live in this alternate universe. In addition to losing his memories, his powers will also start to fade. When disaster strikes, Barry must decide if he wants to continue to live in this world as Barry Allen or return to his universe as The Flash.

Though the episode is entitled ‘Flashpoint’, it will be a very loose adaptation of the comic storyline that saw Barry’s actions leave the world on the brink of destruction. Instead this will, obviously, be focusing on Barry as he chooses between the life he had, and the life he always wanted. From what we’ve seen of this season so far, it’s going to be a tense and dramatic time for the show, so it will be interesting to see just how long ‘Flashpoint‘ will last, and what the lasting repercussions will be.

‘The Flash’ Season 3 premieres Tuesday, October 4th 8pm on The CW.

The Walking Dead Season 7: 2 New Teasers Released

AMC has released a couple of new teaser trailers for the upcoming 7th Season of ‘The Walking Dead’, however before you get too excited, there’s not actually any new footage on show.

 

 

The two teasers contain clips already seen in other promos. In fact the teaser entitled ‘Negan’s Way’ was uploaded by international distributors for the show a week ago, at the time of writing. In any case, AMC’s promotion for the season is focused on making Negan the most formidable villain he can be, and that will no doubt pay dividends when the show starts up again in October.

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 premieres Sunday, October 23rd 9pm on AMC in the US, and on Monday, October 24th 9pm on Fox in the UK.

Agents of Shield Season 4: Extended Promo Released

After ABC released a short teaser for the upcoming Season 4 premiere of ‘Agents of Shield’ the other day, fans were screaming for more. Months of waiting and anticipation boiled down to a 15 second promo. Surely this couldn’t be all they had for us? As it turns out, no it wasn’t, however I think any hopes of a full season trailer have been dashed by this point. Instead, ABC opted to release a slightly longer promo for the episode.

Whilst it doesn’t show us much new footage, we do get glimpses of a few more of the main cast members. Much of the promotion so far for the premiere has singled out Daisy, Mack, May and Ghost Rider as being the principle players in the episode, however we saw snippets of Coulson, Fitz and Simmons within the extended promo, so you can be sure they’ll be there in some capacity too.

The most exciting part about the promo however was that we got to hear Robbie Reyes speak for the first time, uttering a rather ominous response to Daisy’s statement that he doesn’t get to decide who dies “I’m not the one who decides.”  It seems then that he views Ghost Rider as separate from himself, so it will be interesting to see if he gets any personality changes when he transforms, in addition to the whole skinless flaming body thing.

‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.

Agents Of Shield Season 4: Official Poster Released

We are just one week away now from the Season 4 premiere of Marvel’s ‘Agent of Shield’ and the reveals keep on rolling in. The latest is the release of the official poster for Season 4.

The poster contains all the principal cast members, as well as the ominously fiery form of Ghost Rider hovering above them all. It’s not long now before we discover what havoc he will wreak for our Agents, and I for one am very excited to see it all play out.

In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. They have been trying to track down and capture Daisy, aka Quake, who has gone rogue in an attempt to atone for sins from the past. But with the world believing that Daisy is a dangerous outlaw who has taken down banks and bridges, the new Director has no qualms about taking her down for good. Agent May is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons have taken a big step forward in their relationship. But with Simmons’ new promotion as Special Advisor to the Director in Science and Technology, Fitz, as well as her former team members, finds it hard to confide in or trust her since she’s now the Director’s confidant.

 ‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.

X-Men Spinoff ‘Legion’ Gets 2 Weird New Teaser Trailers

If there’s a list of contenders for weirdest upcoming television show, then ‘Legion’ must certainly be at the top. The show isn’t set to premiere until 2017 but production is well underway, and judging from the trailers below it promises to be extremely odd indeed.

 

 

Starring Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) and Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and created by ‘Fargo’ showrunner Noah Hawley, the show follows a mutant coming to terms with his abilities.

“David Haller, a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions might be real.”

‘Legion’ will air on FX in 2017.

Agents of Shield Season 4: A Fiery First Look At Ghost Rider

The news is coming thick and fast now for ‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4, with the latest piece being our first proper look at Ghost Rider (Gabriel Luna), and it is AWESOME!

Yahoo TV has our first look at the hellraising antihero bringing the first instance of mysticism to the MCU. As well as the blazing body parts, Ghost Rider will be proud owner of a flaming 1969 Dodge Charger. In a world where traffic’s already a pain, driving a speeding inferno around the streets seems plain rude.

Ghost Rider is the most notable exclusive character to ever appear on the show. Whilst the likes of Nick Fury and Maria Hill have made appearances, the biggest character to be introduced exclusively to the show is likely Daisy Johnson, and she was around two and a half seasons before we actually knew who she was.

Still, if this doesn’t bring the new viewers the show is looking for then I don’t know what will. According to Chloe Bennett (Daisy Johnson) the show isn’t going to shy away from the unique issues Ghost Rider brings.

“If anyone’s familiar with the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider, they know that the show will have to deal with issues of vengeance, penance, the line between good and evil, and who deserves to die. These massive themes are being threaded throughout our season.”

With the later timeslot also being a factor, this could end up being one of the most exciting seasons of the show yet!

‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.

Fear The Walking Dead SN2 EP11- ‘Pablo And Jessica’

Factions unite as the fight for survival suddenly seems hopeful.

Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 2, Episode 11 – Photo Credit: Richard Foreman Jr/AMC

Well that was unusual. It’s not often you finish watching an episode of ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ and actual feel happy, or hopeful that these characters might just make it after all. Somehow though, ‘Pablo and Jessica’ succeeded in doing just that.

That’s not to say things were rosy all the way through. The hotel storyline continues to be one of the most engaging and tense the show’s ever done. It truly is a brilliant setting, and unique to anything done before in ‘The Walking Dead’ series. The narrow hallways and darkened staircases create a real sense of claustrophobia, whilst the openness of the lower levels evokes the sense of ever present danger. So much of that space could very easily be broken into, so throughout the episode you’re tense, waiting for the inevitable moment a Walker breaks through to catch a character off guard.

This is helped by the fact that truly any character could be the next to go. Sure the hotel newcomers are the most likely candidates, but at this point in time there are no characters the show really couldn’t go without. There were moments scattered throughout the episode where I was genuinely concerned that Maddison, Strand or Alicia could die. Out of the three I’m afraid Maddison would be my first pick to go, however she showed real growth this episode.

The opening few minutes were unfortunately largely redundant. Having seen Maddison and Strand safe at the end of last episode, all tension was removed from the scene. That’s not to say it wasn’t exciting though. Seeing Maddison and Strand fighting the horde before adapting to Nick’s way of thinking to escape was a treat to watch, as there hasn’t been too much in the way of Walker killings so far. This episode carried on the tradition of ‘The Walking Dead’s’ inability to properly portray the passage of time. Last week we saw an entire night had passed before Alycia was able to reach her mother, whereas this episode made it seem like a matter of minutes.

Time gripes aside, this episode did a brilliant job of uniting various characters who were initially at odds. Seeing the remaining hotel guests put aside their differences to secure their new home was thrilling to watch, and portrayed the sense of hope that has been lacking thus far. I struggle to believe that people would turn on one another so quickly at the end of the world as has been portrayed through ‘The Walking Dead’ series. Sure people are the worst, but I imagine more people would draw together than apart during such a horrible time. Maybe that’s just me being hopelessly optimistic, but it was refreshing to see from the show.

Not to mention that the entire sequence of the group drawing the walkers away from the hotel was thrilling. So often on this show you see characters making stupid decisions, so to see such a meticulously well thought out plan that incorporated everyone was again a refreshing change, and displayed just how much these characters are evolving.

If there was one place the episode did fall short, it was with Nick’s storyline. I was hoping to see more from Chris and Travis given the shock ending to last week’s episode, as well as the sheer amount of Nick we’ve seen from this half season. They’re leaning heavily on his arc at the moment, but there’s nothing necessarily interesting happening there. The smaller moments are great. The burgeoning romance between him and Luciana. Seeing him put his skills developed as an addict to good use. However, there’s a distinct lack of a threat there that makes it all fall a bit flat. Yes, Alejandro explained how much danger they’re in from the gangs due to Nick’s actions. We certainly saw how dangerous they were a couple weeks back. But at the moment the threat seems pretty non-existent.

It doesn’t help that the big emotional moment of that storyline this week rested on the fate of a character we had never even met. Luciana’s brother Pablo was found dead, but given we never knew him, and that we barely know Luciana, there was no emotion to be felt when we learnt of his death or from Luciana’s subsequent breakdown. This is in stark contrast to the conclusion of the Hotel storyline this week. The newly allied group all sit down to eat, minus the groom, and Strand easily deduces that he’s kept his Walker bride trapped in the honeymoon suite, unable to let her go.

Strand has been such as strong character from the beginning so it was hard to see him so emotional here. He was clearly emotional when Tom died back in episode seven, however it seems he was bottling most of it up. To see him let his guard down for once, allowing himself to grieve alongside someone who was going through the exact same thing, was a touching moment. That he then took it upon himself to finish off the bride himself spoke to the man Strand has evolved into over his limited time on the show. When we first met him there is no way any of us would have believed he was capable of doing something like that. Now however, the layers have been peeled away to reveal a more relatable and compassionate man. All this was aided by that one scene we had showing the bride and groom deliriously happy last week. It shows that just giving us a reason to feel for these characters, however small, makes the show an ultimately more rewarding experience.

There were more things to see this week than there were walkers walked off that pier, so other highlights include:

• The Colonia continues to be such a great place to visit. People smile. People laugh. People aren’t trapped in a spiralling world of depression. It just helps lift the show a bit. I know the show can’t be sunshine and rainbows all the time, but the little things go a long way.

• Such as Nick and Luciana playing football with the kids. Sure we’re all waiting for the inevitable moment they become Walker chow, but for the moment it’s nice to enjoy.

• Seriously what has happened to Ofelia? I know she didn’t have much to do before, but this is a bit ridiculous.

• Did anyone else think for a moment that the Hotel guests were gonna betray the group and lock them out? I was convinced.

• Maddison finally seems to understand that it’s just her and Alycia now. Hopefully this leads to an improved relationship.

• Nick’s drug making montage was a really fun moment, made better by a really fun soundtrack.

• Walker Kill of the Week:

               Alycia- Do Not Disturb Walker (I’m still thinking of a better way to do this)

So another episode of ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ has come and gone, and once again the quality was raised. The hotel plotline continues to engage with its unique setting and ideas, whilst Alycia, Maddison and Strand continue to show significant growth. Things petered out a bit when it shifted to Nick’s storyline, but the smaller moments shone through, so hopefully we’ll see things pick up there soon. It’s crazy to think there are only two episodes left this season. The Chris and Travis storyline is the only one that appears to be heading to some sort of climax, so we’ll see what next week has to bring.

Dax Shepard To Co-Direct Animated ‘Scooby Doo’ Film

This is what awesome Scooby Doo looks like.

Yes you read that right. Dax Shepard, star of TV series Parenthood and various lesser known films, is set to co-direct Warner Bros.’ upcoming ‘Scooby Doo’ animated feature. The actor, who is also directing upcoming comedy action film ‘CHiPs’ based on the 1970s television series of the same name, will join ‘Space Jam’ Director Tony Cervone for the film.

This is what horrible Scooby Doo looks like.

No other details of the film are yet known, however Warner Bros will hopefully venture far away from the art direction of the current ‘Scooby Doo’ TV series. The newer art direction is reminiscent more of ‘Family Guy’ than classic ‘Scooby Doo’ which could speak to Warner Bros.’ hopes to market the brand to a mass audience. The company seems to be making various attempts to ‘modernise’ Scooby and the gang, most recently seen with the launch of the ‘Scooby Apocalypse’ comic book. That was dead in the water in most people’s eyes from the moment it was announced given the fan reaction, and was more a slap across the face to fans eager for more ‘Scooby’ than the glorious revitalisation Warner Bros. was obviously hoping it to be.

I have no words for this…

Still, the ‘Scooby Doo’ animated film could certainly be something to look forward to. Given the tremendous success of ‘The Lego Movie’, Warner Bros. will be looking to repeat that with its other properties, and we can only hope Scooby Doo gets the same treatment.

Microsoft Unpublishes NES Emulator For Xbox One

It was revealed earlier in the week that an emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System had been given the greenlight for release on the Xbox One App Store.

Good news everyone! #nesbox has passed certification and will appear in Windows Store for XBox One soon. pic.twitter.com/NSD3HnriLw

— nesbox.com (@nesboxcom) September 9, 2016

This was a surprise to many, as it meant Xbox One users would essentially be able to transform their console into a modern day NES. Emulators themselves aren’t illegal, it is the ROMs they generally come hand in hand with that are as they breach copyright law. It’s clear Microsoft didn’t want to risk opening themselves up to any kind of lawsuit, so they killed the project at the last moment.

Microsoft says: "Your product was unpublished globally or from specific markets". They want me to remove xbox platform support and republish

— nesbox.com (@nesboxcom) September 10, 2016

The developer of the app took to Twitter to deliver the news, however the silver lining for fans of the project is that it’s still available to download on the Windows Store for Desktop, Windows Phone and even HoloLens. Rules for PC have always been more lenient, and given the number of Emulators and ROMs all over the Internet, it wouldn’t be worth Nintendo’s time trying to take action against them all.

Not that they took action here either. It seems Microsoft wanted to be ahead of the game with this one, citing that the Emulator fell into the games category rather than apps as the reason for its takedown:

“Apps that are targeted to Xbox One and are primarily gaming experiences must be approved through the ID@Xbox Program.”

Ultimately I doubt this is going to cause too much grief. Emulators and ROMs aren’t exactly difficult to get a hold of online, but it’s clear many people were looking forward to the convenience of having one available on the Xbox One. Still, this was highly unlikely to ever last long. Had it not held the ‘NES’ name in the title however, who knows, it might’ve actually made it on to the store.

If you’re looking to get your hands on some NES games legitimately however, I suggest you take a look at this advert for the upcoming ‘NES Classic Edition’.

Agents of Shield Season 4: First Promo Released

After months of eager anticipation, ABC has finally released a short promo for the upcoming 4th Season of Marvel’s ‘Agents of Shield’. Clocking in at only 15 seconds, the promo offers fans a tantalising taste at what both Ghost Rider and the show’s new later timeslot will mean going forward. The prevailing opinion? It’s going to be more awesome than ever before.

For seasons 2 and 3 Marvel added a subtitle to the show giving a significant hint at what the Season will generally be about. Season 2 was ‘Inhumans’ as we saw their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whilst Season 3 was entitled ‘Fallen Agent’, referencing the build up in the season’s 2nd half to the death of a beloved agent in the finale. This season they’re going all out with Ghost Rider, and judging by the limited footage we’ve seen so far, that can only be a good thing. The moment we first see Robbie Reyes transform will be a special one indeed.

Overall the trailer didn’t show much, but it has certainly got myself and plenty of others hyped for the show’s return. Hopefully ABC will go all out with the marketing for the show now, as it needs all the viewers it can get to ensure its survival.

 

Marvel’s ‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.