The CW In Bed With Netflix Now

Whether you’re a fan of “the comic book” shows like Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl or shows like The 100… maybe you’re a vampire lover and can’t do without The Vampire Diaries and The Originals… or maybe you’re a Supernatural addict like me…. or all of the above… this is a deal that will probably make you do back flips.  At least, as it pertains to your binge watching habits.

Beginning with the 2016 – 2017 seasons, whole seasons of CW shows will be available 8 days after the finale airs.  EIGHT DAYS!

This is all well and good for all the binge watchers…. right?

But what about the people that just miss one episode?  You know, the ones that had a DVR malfunction…. or had breaking news locally that interrupted their favorite show.  The ones that caught the show the next day on Hulu.  Yeah.  Well, you’re all SOL.  Hulu’s current contract expires with The CW in early October, right before the premiers of most of the networks biggest shows…. including Supernatural.  That contract will not be renewed; the deal between the network and everyone’s favorite binge watching site is an exclusive deal.  That’s right, they aren’t just dating, ladies and gentlemen…. they got married.  It’s a strictly monogamous deal now.

The only place you’ll be able to catch next day airings if you miss last night’s episode is on the commercial filled CW website or their apps.  But, hey, if you miss that favorite show, it’s worth a few commercials to get to see it the next day…. right?

We want to hear your opinion!  Sound off about this deal in the comments below.

Suicide Squad Gear At Hot Topic

If there is one movie this summer that has me tickled all over with excitement and anticipation, it’s The Suicide Squad. The casting of Will Smith as Dead Shot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Jared Leto as The Joker… Oh my goodness ladies and gentlemen, we are in for a great ride. Such an awesome movie coming out also means awesome merchandise, and one store I can count on for amazing products is the Hot Topic at the Valley River Center mall here in Eugene, Oregon.

If you have a Hot Topic in your town, then I am sure you have visited there at least once or twice (or they may know you by name) and you understand the awesomeness that is Hot Topic and their merchandise. You know that when it comes to all things nerd, music, movies, TV shows and so much more, they have what you need – and once again they have succeeded in producing that which most others do not sell or offer.

I ventured to the Hot Topic here on Monday, the 4th, to see what wonders they had in store. I was there a little early and waited patiently for them to open their doors. (I love being early to store openings. Something about it gives me adrenaline rush, like I will be the first one to see this… even though I am sure someone else probably saw this stuff yesterday, but hey, I may be a little neurotic LOL!) Once the big double doors were opened by the awesome store clerk Sarah, I at first got a little sidetracked because they were also doing their Hot Mess sale: shirts and items being $3.99 and up… those boxes were right there in the front so you know I had to look in them, just to see if there was something in my size at such a great deal that I had to own… But unfortunately, I ended up with nothing from that spot. Oh well. Anyway, I spoke with Sarah the clerk and informed her that I was writing a blog about the new clothing line from them, and she was more than happy to allow me the chance to play dress up in the dressing room with the Suicide Squad gear and take pictures. YAY!!

I looked around and sure enough, there on the back wall was the shirt Harley Quinn herself wears in the Suicide Squad movie. Well you guessed it, I requested the Harley Quinn shirt and donned a pair of red and black heart-shaped sunglasses, then ventured in to the dressing room. (Now, I only tried on a couple of clothing items to take pictures in just because there were things I didn’t feel comfortable taking selfies in and posting on this site… at least not appropriate LOL!) But the baseball tee and the glasses… Yes my friend, that had to happen.

Ok, so here below are a couple of pictures of the amazing clothing I tried on. (Please don’t laugh at the shorts and socks, this was the 4th of July and I was rocking my fireworks long socks in the pictures… so yeah.)

 

OK let me tell you, I am in loooooooove with the shirt and glasses. I wanted to buy them right then and there, but I did not have the $26 dollars at the time to purchase the awesome shirt and the glasses (well, I have to wear my glasses all the time, I don’t own contacts, so they would serve no real use for me at the moment other than to make my heart sing…  But the security device attached to the glasses was poking me in the eye while taking pictures! LOL I was trying to hide it from view, so although I may look super cool, I was in so much pain!) But I do have one of the Hot Cash cards that is good starting on Thursday and will venture back then to purchase the shirt, and get $15 dollars off with a purchase of $30 dollars or more. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

After exiting the dressing room, I handed the clothing back to the amazing Sarah, sad I could not leave with these babies today, and wandered to the merchandise stand in the back of the store with all the other Suicide Squad gems. There were belts, hats, t-shirts, undies, jewelry… my goodness, so much wonderful stuff. I could hardly contain my excitement rummaging through the stand. Now normally, Hot Topic would have all this neatness on display in the front of the store, but they were still receiving merchandise and having a different sale going on at this time, so that why the stand was in the back.

Here are a couple more pictures of the awesomeness that is Suicide Squad merch. I love the Puddin bracelet!!

One thing I noticed is that most of the stuff was focused around Harley, which makes total sense. I mean, look who is playing her! Margot Robbie! Yes hello, YUM! I am focused on her too, just sayin’. She is one of the main reasons I can’t wait to see the movie. She is soooooo pretty!!!! ^_^

Now I was with my two wonderful kiddos at the time who were wanting something cool from the Hot Topic, and (like a sucker) I said yes and they both picked up a little something each. I grabbed a little Harley Quinn souvenir myself, the little bow tie in the picture below and headed to the counter.

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The wonderful clerk Sarah was so helpful and made my awkward questions not so painful. (I don’t go around interviewing that many people, or any people for that matter, so this was a little different for me.) I had asked if the merchandise was leaving just as quick as it was coming in, and she replied with an affirmative. I asked her if she was excited for the new movie this August and if she was going to see it, and she replied that she wanted to see it for sure, but she had little ones and that makes it hard to get out to the movies sometimes… but her son is into Batman, which of course is awesome. (My son is into Batman, too ^_^ )

After we finished the transactions and chatted for a bit, I gave her the Skatronixxx website info so she can look for the article and clothing pictures, and she then gave me the information for their Facebook page which I will link here (in case anyone wants to know what the inside of Eugene, Oregon’s Hot Topic looks like. Plus, liking their page is always super nice.) www.facebook.com/hottopicvalleyrivercenter

 

Will Romance Bloom in Legends of Tomorrow Sn 2?

Rumors are abounding when it comes to possible love interests for Legends of Tomorrow’s crew in Season 2.  Showrunner Marc Guggenheim teases us in TV Line that romantic seeds will be planted.  Since Martin Stein (Victor Garber) is married, Rip (Arthur Darvill) is more or less in mourning,  and the Hawks would be a dead end even if they were still part of the regular cast, that leaves Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), Mick Rory (Dominic Purcell), Jax (Franz Drameh) or Sara Lance (Caity Lotz) to be the focus of a romantic entanglement.

KillJoys SN2 EP1 – ‘Dutch And The Real Girl’

“I know you’ll eventually hear me. Wherever he’s taken you, whatever he’s done to you, I will find you” – Dutch

The above refers to the season 1 finale in which D’Avin Jaqobis (Luke Macfarlane) was captured by Dutch’s nemesis Khlyen (Rob Stewart). In case you missed season 1, I did a writeup on the premise of the show on May 27, 2016, in anticipation of Season 2.

In the opening sequence, we see a blue-filtered dream sequence full of corny lines, but whose dream? Dutch, Johnny and D’Avin are infiltrating a mysterious base that D’Avin has escaped from. They find Fancy Lee (Sean Baek) inside. D’Avin has memory lapses, but thinks it may be a trap for Dutch. We pull out of the sequence to find a dreaming D’Avin strapped to a chair, IV spike in his back, receiving a forced infusion of the green goop that we last saw at the end of Season 1.

Sony Pictures Announce New Ghostbusters Cartoon ‘Ecto Force’

Ghostbusters will be getting a new cartoon series in 2018, Sony Pictures revealed recently. The cartoon will be produced by Sony Pictures Animation in collaboration with director Ivan Reitman’s new Ghostbusters film company Ghost Corps. The cartoon series will feature a future setting, so won’t feature the Ghostbusters from the upcoming reboot.

Sony released an official synopsis for the animated TV show:

A brand new animated television series, Ghostbusters: Ecto Force, will further expand the Ghostbusters cinematic universe and focus on a new generation of Ghostbusters in the year 2050 who capture ghosts around the world with help from local teams—and some very cool gear!

Of course, this isn’t the first time Ghostbusters has had a cartoon series without the film Ghostbusters. The 1997 animation series Extreme Ghostbusters only featured one of the movie Ghostbusters (Egon Spengler); the rest were new characters: sarcastic slacker Eduardo Rivera (Rino Romano), mechanic Roland Jackson (Alfonso Ribiero), extreme sports fan Garrett Miller (Jason Marsden) and goth Kylie Griffin (Tara Charendoff).

That said, the original Ghostbusters still had a cartoon featuring the Ghostbusters from the film before they decided to introduce a new team. 1991’s The Real Ghostbusters featured Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore as the main characters, albeit without the live-action actors voicing their cartoon counterparts. Instead, David Coulier was the main voice of Peter Venkman (Lorenzo Music previously voiced him for the first two seasons), Maurice LaMarche voiced Egon Spengler (later reprising the role for Extreme Ghostbusters), Frank Welker was cast as both Ray Stantz and Slimer and Winston Zeddemore was voiced by Arensio Hall for three seasons before Buster Jones took over from season four.

It is therefore a curious decision to make a Ghostbusters cartoon with a new team before the current crew get one of their own. The original idea for the 1984 Ghostbusters had a future setting so maybe Ivan Reitman feels now is the right time to explore a futuristic Ghostbusters?

There are also plans for a Ghostbusters shared universe similar to the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) so it is possible this new team will operate similar to how Agents of SHIELD works as a television counterpart to the Marvel films. Maybe we’ll see some of the ghosts from the 2016 movie cross over to Ecto-Force? Maybe we might even get a live-action adaptation some point down the line that would allow the future team to meet the 2016 Ghostbusters via a time travel mechanic?

An interesting concept in the synopsis is the idea of the future team battling ghosts from around the world. It seems like we can expect the future Ghostbusters to do some globe-trotting, so could we see ghosts haunting London or the Australian Outback? The Ghostbusters taking on the ghost of Winston Churchill would be suitably barmy for what will likely be an eccentric kids’ television show.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though. The 2016 Ghostbusters reboot still has to be a success for the Ecto-Force cartoon to actually happen. Whilst it has been officially announced by Sony, if the Ghostbusters film flops then I expect Ecto-Force will be cancelled before it has even had a chance to air. Let’s hope the answer to the question ‘Who ya gonna call?’ will be ‘Melissa McCarthy‘ from the cinema-going public and not ‘someone else’.

 

Attack On Titan Finally Gets A Second Season And Why You Should Watch The First!

Attack on Titan is an amazing anime and fans have been clamoring for a second season. Now our wishes have finally been answered with Season 2 coming Spring 2017.

Attack on Titan tells the story of a young man named Eren and humanity’s struggle against the titans. In a world where humanity is left to only a small portion of life and kept behind 3 walls it is up to the Titan Killers to fend of vicious beasts known as titans.

These terrible creatures want nothing more than to eat the humans and finish off the human race. These beings who can go up 100 feet tall are vicious and terrifying. It isn’t known why they really want to kill off the humans but the story is heading towards that end.

At the end of the first season it was seen that there are actually titans in the wall. What will this do to the civilization. If the creatures you are trying to kill have been hiding in your city how will you be able to get away from them?

All I know is that this anime should be watched by anyone who enjoys giants getting cut to ribbons. It can get a tad gruesome and depressing but it comes with the territory. Also this show can be rather frightening but I think a little fear makes it that much cooler.

Plus just look at this opening, if this doesn’t pump you up for Titan killing nothing will! Stay tuned for the struggle against humanity will be televised next Spring! It is also available right now to watch on Hulu and you can even watch it dubbed as it already aired on Cartoon Network! So go forth and watch the titans get cut down as humanity fights for its survival!

Constantine Is BACK! Could We Be In Line For A Tv Series Return?

Constantine fans rejoice! The show is back, although sadly it’s not back for a second series, with the news that CW have acquired the show and are showing it for FREE (yes free) on CW Seed, this had sparked a frenzy of rumors that the show could be coming back.

Now don’t get me wrong I love El Rey, they are constantly putting shows out there of top quality that may not have got picked up elsewhere, they are also the home of the number one wrestling promotion right now Lucha Underground. That’s why I trusted them 100% or that was until the pulled the plug on Constantine. I don’t understand the reasons for it, but needless to say I went into a Firefly like state of denial before finally coming to terms with the shows demise quite recently.

So why have CW picked up the show? Well they already have an impressive array of shows in Supergirl, Riverdale, Frequency, Beauty And The Beast and oh yeah most importantly Arrow, to name but a few. yes I know I left out Vampire Diaries, The Flash, The Originals, Legends Of Tomorrow and The 100. I feel that this was less about the chance of reviving the show but more about stocking up on it’s DC heavy content.

It makes sense for CW to get the rights to the show after all it owns most if not all of the other DC television adaptations. Plus what’s more within the DC Universe there are frequent crossovers, so when you’re watching Arrow and John Constantine makes an appearance you know he’s the number one badass in exorcism and the demonic black arts.

Could the fact the show has been picked up, mean we could be in for a long awaited and much hoped for second series? Well in reality sadly not, as the cast and crew were released from their contracts once negotiations to try and save the show had failed. Although with the news that the Dark Justice League is set to be animated rather than live action, there may be a tiny sliver of hope.

Constantine, however, did pop up in Arrow’s fourth season when he was brought in by Oli to try and resolve the Sara Lance Lazarus Pit problem. Let’s face it he stole the show in that one episode and CW you would be mad not to pick this series up, then again you didn’t renew The Secret Circle so I’m not holding out any hope.

Just incase you miss our favourite exorcist, here’s the official trailer from the show below

Arrow Fans Rejoice! Diggle Is Returning Without The *Magneto* Helmet!

Arrow fans, rejoice John ‘Diggle’ is returning for Arrow Season 5, not only that but he’ll be returning minus the highly controversial Magneto styled helmet. I for one think Diggle is pure badass, he’s the muscle behind Team Arrow and has anyone ever considered the possibility of David Ramsey as the next James Bond or Jason Bourne? I for one could see it. However for all of Diggles’ toughness and dependability, there was one thing that I could not take seriously, THAT HELMET! Now don’t get me wrong if you’re a badass supervillan aka Magneto you can wear purple and a silly helmet and still strike fear into people because you are a pure combination of awesomeness and evilness, but for Digs, sadly even though he is one tough guy, not even him could pull that look off.

Now don’t get me wrong, if you got a young family and you’re fighting some seriously bad people to save your city on a daily basis, you’ll need some form of protection. But not that, come on DC get original, get some inspriation from somewhere, if you’re gunna take some inspiration, don’t take it from arguably one of the greatest villans from the Marvel Universe of all time. That’s like Marvel ripping off The Penguin *finds The Owl online* oooooooh right!

So what will this new helmet look like? Will it be a Doctor Doom inspired mask? Well all we can say is that we don’t know BUT it will be designed by none other than the lovable sidekick of The Flash, Cisco Ramon aka Vibe. You know that means? ARROW-FLASH crossover YAY!!!

This was confirmed by Ramsey at fan event Heroes & Villains Fan Fest 2016, when answering questions from the crowd he responded by saying ‘Season 5, you will see a Cisco-created new mask for Diggle.’

I for one am psyched about this news for three reasons. 1)Diggle is back 2)The Silly helmet is gone 3)Arrow-Flash crossover.

What do you think? Are you glad that the helmet is gone, Diggle is back and we’re getting another crossover episode? Let us know!

True Blood Is Returning! As A Musical???

Remember True Blood? The show that gave us a chance to see Rogue from X-Men‘s boobies? Was the launchpad for a former Prince Valiant and introduced us to Vinnie from Home and Away on a wider platform. Yes so do I!

The TV adaptation of the books written by Charlaine Harris, ‘The Southern Vampire Mysteries‘ was a huge success and brought vampires, werewolves, fairies, shapeshifters and what not to an audience and introudced us to also one of the niceset men in Hollywood, Alexander Skarsgard.

Sadly as amazing as the first couple of series were, the last couple well quite frankly sucked, the show lacked direction, had crazy plots, killed off one of the best new characters in Jesus (noooooooo).

As much as I loved True Blood in the early days, when I heard the news that it was coming back, I was initially hesitant. Would a reboot or continuation of the show work? My fears were put aside, with the news that the new True Blood project would be a MUSCIAL????

According to the New York Post, True Blood: The Musical is being Pam MacKinnon (Broadway’s China Doll), Nathan Barr, who penned the score for the HBO series, is composing the music and Elizabeth Scott (Living Dead Girl) will be writing the script and lyrics.

Could we see some of the original stars return for the play and what are their singing voices like? Well here’s one of the stars from the show below, singing his heart out enjoy 😉 On second thoughts where’s the stake!

ICYMI – This Week in Skatronixxx

Hey Skatronixxx followers and occasional readers!

You guys are AWESOME, just in case you didn’t already know that. (Occasional readers, we love you and we really, really want you to follow us, lol).

You may have noticed that we are growing…. we are aiming for World Domination! To get us there, in addition to the writers and regular articles you have come to know and love, we have new writers, and new features. My contribution to the newness of it all is going to be a weekly post called ICYMI – This Week in Skatronixxx, which will feature a few of our weekly posts and news,  just in case you missed them. This is the very first article, and since it is the first, I’ve included quite a lot. Read on for details of the past week.  It was a busy one!