T’s Summer Binge-Watch Guide: Stargate SG1

Before I tell you about this series, let me assure you that you can enjoy it without having seen the original movie.  In fact, it’s one of my all time favorite shows, and I’ve never seen the movie…. ever.

This show has spawned several spin-offs, including Stargate: Atlantis.  The only spin-off that I’ve watched is Atlantis, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the original show.  I just didn’t think the chemistry between the actors and characters was nearly as good as in the original show.  I did watch SG1 when it was first aired, but recently binge watched it again just for the fun of it, but I used having to write an article about it as my excuse.  Ya’ll don’t rat me out, k?

Premise of the show:  A team of explorers led by Col. Jack O’Neill travel to other planets through a wormhole established by a Stargate.  They defend Earth from attack by various baddies throughout the run of the series.

Primary Cast:

Richard Dean Anderson … Col. Jack O’Neill

Amanda Tapping … Major Samantha Carter

Michael Shanks … Dr. Daniel Jackson

Christopher Judge … Teal’c

Don S. Davis … General George Hammond

Pros:  The show ran for 10 seasons, and has a clear ending.  There’s action, a little romance, and some really smart a$$ cracks… in other words the dialog is great.  There’s even some occasional comedic moments.  If you’re a fan of Sci-Fi, you probably have already watched it, but it’s certainly worth a re-watch.

Cons:  The only cons that I can think of involve spoilers, and I’d rather not give those away.  So, you’ll just have to find them out on your own.  But, let me tell you that when you get there…. it was all Michael Shanks’ fault.  It was his choice, and he made us suffer for a whole season before he changed his mind.  =)

The show is available to stream on Hulu, but is only available with the dvd option on Netflix.  There were 10 seasons and 213 episodes in all, so it may take you a while to watch this one.

A little trivia about the show…  Peter DeLuise (whom you may remember from one of the shows I’ve previously talked about, 21 Jumpstreet) wrote and directed many of the episodes, even appeared in several episodes in uncredited roles.  He produced and co-produced quite a few of the episodes and acted as a creative consultant on almost all of them.  In every episode he directed, he tried to work in the name Penhall (which was his character’s name on 21 Jumpstreet).  In one episode in Season 7, a colonel calls out to two soldiers calling them Hanson and Penhall.  Hanson was the name of Johnny Depp‘s character on Jumpstreet.

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the show in the comments below… after you watch it.

Geeky Gadgets and Collectibles!

We have searched the web and have found these upcoming and already available gadgets and collectibles for your kitchen and your geek grotto! So without further ado, let me introduce:

Scream Queens Season 2 Casting News

Scream Queens is a Horror-Comedy, it will begin its second season this September. Last season was set on a college campus, season 2 is said to be set in a hospital where the new set of killings will take place. Some of the season 1 cast will reprise their roles, some of those returning are Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michelle, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Niecy Nash, Glen Powell and Billie Lourd.

Recently, the names of 3 new cast members joining season 2 and their character details have been revealed. Firstly, Full House actor John Stamos is joining the show as the brilliant Dr Brock Holt, the head surgeon, who of course is a little shady and secretive. Also, Taylor Lautner of the Twilight saga has been cast as Dr Cassidy Cascade who works at the hospital and said to a have strange medical condition, and the character will become involved with Chanel No.3 (Billie Lourd). Additionally, Lea Michelle will be reunited with former Glee co-star James Earl, who has been cast as Candy Striper, but further details about the character are yet to be revealed. It will be interesting to see how these characters fit in to the new killer mystery. Will season 2 be even more hilarious, gory and outrageous than last season?

Scream Queens returns to the US September 20^th at 9pm on Fox.

 

Pinheads Season Finale – Weekend without Bernie

Pinheads follows the misadventures of radio station employees – awkward metal-head Charlie, egocentric Steven and laid back glutton Brian – as they hang out at the bowling alley managed by lunatic Bernie and his neurotic son Kenny.
In this season finale, when Bernie goes missing, Kenny is left in charge. He gives odd jobs to Brian, Steven and Charlie around the bowling alley.

Copyright 2016 Alex deCourville

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Rogue One Set Pics Released

So we have been treated to the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and yesterday we are now treated to some awesome pictures from the set which can all be seen below. We see some interesting looking Commando type Storm Troopers and Death Squad Troopers on the as well as shots of the main character Jyn Erso and other characters such as Director Orson Krennic, Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus,  K-2SO (New Droid), Bodhi Rook, Capt. Cassian Andor and Forest Whitaker’s character Saw Gerrera.

So without anymore hanging around here are the set pictures hope you all enjoy.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit cinemas on the 14th of December 2016.

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Nicolas Winding Refn Interested in Directing a Batgirl Movie

Nicolas Winding Refn, director of the recently released The Neon Demon, has expressed an eagerness to direct a Batgirl movie.

Refn’s The Neon Demon, which has encountered some very mixed reviews, is his first movie with a female lead. This isn’t for a lack of trying though – Refn also expressed interest in directing a Wonder Woman movie. Obviously, this didn’t pan out (Warner Bros. and DC’s Wonder Woman due out next year has Patty Jenkins directing) – but now Refn has brought up another DC superheroine.

Refn told Business Insider in a recent interview;

“God, I would love to make one [a superhero movie], it would probably be great fun, I just don’t know when it’s going to happen. I very much enjoy my freedom creatively, but I also would love to make one of those big Hollywood films that costs a lot of money and has a lot of people running around with cell phones and all that insanity.”

When asked what hero he’d like to work with, he thought for a moment (“What ones are left?”) before continuing on “You know the one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl. Let’s get Warner working on it.”

Refn has shown with The Neon Demon that he can make a dark, beautifully visual movie with an interesting lead protagonist – it’s the story of a young girl (Elle Fanning –  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Super 8, Malificent) as she succumbs to her career in the fashion world of Los Angeles. It’s described as a gory thriller show – so perhaps not something Warner Bros. would be interested in to keep it’s PG-13 rating with it’s movies. But, at the very least, it would be visually interesting.

Perhaps one day we’ll see Batgirl hit the big screen – she’s already rumoured to be part of the Harley Quinn standalone project, slated to star and be produced by Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, . Robbie would be reprising the role as the anti-heroine after her debut in Suicide Squad, due for release this summer.

But whether Barbara Gordon, or any of the Batgirls will ever have a stand-alone, or if Refn would be crowned director, is something we’ll just have to wait and see about.

Assassins Creed International Trailer Released

Following on from May’s trailer release for the Assassins creed movie we have now been treated to the release of the international trailer.

In a recent interview with Empire, Fassbender cited The Matrix as an inspiration for the film. “This idea of DNA memory elevates it from a basic fantasy genre [piece], because you have something an audience can actually believe in,” he said. “Then the journey becomes so much more elevated, because you’re on board in a different way.”

You can see the international trailer below.

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Epic New HBO Original – Westworld

Looking for something to pass the time until the next season of GoT? This HBO original looks like it might do much more than pass the time!

IMDb has this to say: “A series inspired by the 1973 film of the same title written by Micheal Crichton about a futuristic theme park populated by artificial beings”. Sounds kinda dry and dull, put that way. I prefer what HBO has to say about it.

“Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.”

K, they had me at dark odyssey, lol..  but when they throw in Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris, well that’s like taking a scoop of chocolate ice cream, floating it on a bed of dark chocolate sauce, bracketing it with double chocolate fudge brownies, and then topping it with chocolate covered coffee beans.  In other words, I am so THERE!

Get To Know The Character’s Of TV Series Lucifer

In anticipation of Lucifer Season 2 which is set to air on September 19, we at Skatronixxx thought what better way to be prepared for Season 2, than by looking at a breakdown of the character’s, including the two new characters that were announced last week, Charlotte (Lucifer’s Mom) and Ella Lopez (forensics) who we will be seeing a lot of Season 2.

 

Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) Photo: Fox

Lucifer Morningstar: The Lord of Hell

Played by Tom Ellis, Lucifer (formerly known as Samael) bored with his life and abdicates his throne and becomes a consultant for the L.A.P.D whilst running his night club Lux. Lucifer has many powers including a supernatural awareness of any person’s hidden desires and can compel them to speak the truth. Lucifer enjoy’s using theses abilities to expose sinners in public, when he Lucifer speaks of his identity, but he is never believed and it gets brushed off.

Powers and Abilities: 

• High-Tier Angelic Physiology – As an angle, Lucifer is very powerful. Considering the fact that Lucifer is one of the strongest angels, his powers far outclass that of Amenadiel or Uriel, and is on par with Michael (when he possesses his wings). Without his wings, Lucifer’s powers are seemingly greatly reduced.
• Supernatural Strength – Lucifer is capable of displaying superhuman physical strength, notably able to send a large man flying 30 feet through a glass wall with a mere push. Being an upper tier angel he is able to easily overpower angels like Amenadiel even after Lucifer lost his wings.
• Supernatural Stamina – Lucifer often proclaims to have tremendous stamina.
• Supernatural Durability – Lucifer is able to take immense amounts of physical damage, yet he doesn’t suffer any injuries or pain.
• Supernatural Reflexes – Lucifer possesses great reflexes, as we have seen time and time again. Especially when he caught a knife Maze had thrown at him.
• Desire Exhibition – Lucifer’s mere presence lowers the inhibitions of everyone around him, inducing them to reveal their true nature, their darkest secrets and desires. This allows him to make Faustian deals with various people in exchange for favors.
• Temptation Inducement – Lucifer, being highly sexual, can easily make himself carnally irresistible to most human women and sometimes men, which he uses to his advantage. However there is a select few, including Chloe Decker who seem to be resistant to his power.
• Telekinesis – Lucifer is able to levitate and spin a coin using his mind.
• Chronokinesis – Lucifer is able to remain active when time is slowed down, this usually happens when Amenadiel would visit Earth.
• Shape-shifting – Lucifer is capable of altering his true angelic appearance, making himself look either a dashingly handsome young human male, or a fearsome demon with red skin and blazing red eyes. He can also just alter the color of his eyes, and make only a select few people see his demonic form (while others still see him as a handsome human male). We assume Amenadiel sees Lucifer’s true angelic appearance even when Lucifer is in human form.
• Teleportation – Lucifer was able to appear in a house, right after Chole had locked him inside her car.
• Immortality – (This is only so, if Chole Decker is not near him). As an angel, Lucifer cannot be killed, however his Immortality is temporarily affected if he is in the vicinity of Chloe Decker.  To test his theory, Lucifer tried to cut himself with a knife in the presence of Maze, but was shown to be invulnerable, However when he tried the same test in the presence of Chloe with the same knife, he bled,  revealing his immortality and protections are greatly lowered in Chloe’s presence.
• Night-Omniscience – Lucifer possesses an infinite amount of knowledge, and is remarkably well spoken and sophisticated, as a result. However, he notably has a poor understanding of human children, due to his general dislike of them.

Former Powers:

• Flight – As Samael, Lucifer was once capable of utilizing his immense, angelic wings for flight. After leaving Hell, he had Mazikeen cut them off, he later burned them to prevent them from ever being reattached or stolen again.

Weakness: 

• Chloe Decker – The reason why is currently unknown at this stage, she is insensitive to Lucifer’s power and charm and she is able to render him powerless and defenseless against all means of harming.
• Demonic Blades Forged in Hell – While its is most likely not possible to kill him with demon weapons, Lucifer did confirm that they “prick”.
• Angels – Amenadiel was able to physically harm Lucifer even though he was far out of reach of Chloe. However, considering Lucifer’s evaluated position in the angelic hierarchy, normal angels like Amenadiel can hurt Lucifer to a limited or very limited extent. Its possible if Lucifer still had his wings, Amenadiel and the other regular angels wouldn’t be able to harm him at all.

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Det. Chloe Decker (Lauren German) Photo: Fox

Detective Chloe Decker:

Played by Lauren German, Chloe Decker is an L.A.P.D homicide detective who solves crimes with Lucifer after he took a very keen interest and is intriguing by that fact that the gorgeous detective is immune to his abilities. Following an earlier incident in which she clashed with her department concerning a cop shooting and is now ostracized by her fellow officers. Chloe Decker also has her own ability as it seems she is the only one that can physically hurt Lucifer.

Abilities:

• Marksmanship – Chloe has outstanding aim and can handle a weapon like nobody’s business.
• Mystical Immunity – Chloe is somehow immune to Lucifer’s powers of coercion when used towards her, much to his surprise. She is still affected by Lucifer’s  other powers, such as Chronokinesis.
• Rendering Lucifer Vulnerable – We don’t yet understand why Lucifer becomes immortal and physically vulnerable when he is in the vicinity of Chloe Decker.
• Combatant – Chloe is trained in self-defense.

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Det. Dan Espinoza (Kevin Alejandro) Photo: Fox

Detective Dan Espinoza:

Played by Kevin Alejandro, Dan Espinoza is also an L.A.P.D homicide detective and is Chloe’s ex-husband. Dan and Lucifer clash constantly as he doesn’t like the fact that Lucifer has a connection with Chole and their daughter Trixi, although Lucifer is not very keen on children. Dan was also involved in the cop shooting that Chloe has been ostracized for. Lucifer also refers to Dan as Detective Douchebag.

Abilities:

• Annoyance – It’s really the only ability Dan has and does well, he manages to irritate Lucifer constantly.

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Amenadiel (D. B. Woodside) Photo: Fox

Amenadiel: A dark-winged Angel

Played by D. B. Woodside, Amenadiel is Lucifer’s brother who arrives in LA to encourage Lucifer to go back to Hell. Amenadiel believes Lucifer’s new life is upsetting Earth’s balance. Their relationship isn’t full of brotherly love as you might expect, the pair despise one another and are constantly bickering

Powers and Abilities: 

His powers are not fully known, however he is not as powerful as Lucifer but he is still more powerful than the demon Maze. Theses are the powers Amenadiel’s displayed so far.

Powers 

• Angelic Physiology/Extreme Power – As an angel, he is powerful and possesses many abilities.
• Immortality – Amenadiel cannot be killed by conventional means.
• Chronokinesis – Amenadiel is able to slow down time when he converses with Lucifer, and keeping his presence on Earth invisible to humans.
• Superhuman Reflexes – Amenadiel possesses great reflexes, and is able to effortlessly dodge the attacks of Maze.
• Superhuman Strength – Amenadiel also possesses great strength, far stronger than any human being.
• Shape-Shifting – Amenadiel is also capable of altering his true angelic appearance, making himself look like a human male, and claims to be comfortable in his human form.
• Wings – The feathers of Amenadiel’s angelic wings are sharp and could do some damage.
• Flight – Through the use of his wings, Amenadiel is capable of flying.
• Resurrection – Amenadiel has the power to bring people back to life.

Abilities:

• Expert Combatant – Amenadiel is highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, able to swiftly gain the upper hand against Maze, much to Maze’s disgust.

Weakness: 

• Demon Weapons – Demon weapons can cause fatal injury to an angels.
• Angels – Other angels are able hurt Amenadiel

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Mazikeen “Maze” (Lesley-Ann Brandt) Photo: Fox

Mazikeen: Demon

Played by Lesley-Ann Brandt, Mazikeen (Maze) is a war leader of the Lilim, a race descended from Lilith. Maze is Lucifer’s confidante and his devoted ally she also acts as the bartender at Lucifer’s nightclub Lux. Maze has some serious attitude and is fearless loyal and protective of Lucifer, she doesn’t care much for Chole Decker, jealous that she is taking Lucifer from her.

Power and Abilities: 

Powers

• Demon Physiology/Vast Power – As a demon, Mazikeen is far superior to a human, having augmented supernatural power.
• Immortality – As a demon, Mazikeen cannot be killed by ordinary means.
• Superhuman Strength – Maze possesses far superior strength to a human being,  though inferior to that of an angel, like Amenadiel.
• Superhuman Speed – Maze is able to move far faster than any human.
• Chronokinesis – Much like Lucifer and Amenadiel,  Maze is able to remain active when Amenadiel slows time down.

Abilities

• Expert Hand-to-hand Combatant – Maze had shown excellent fighting skill, unarmed.
• Expert Knifes Combatant – Maze has also mean fighting skills, with karambit knives.

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Beatrice “Trixie” (Scarlett Estevez) Photo: Fox

Beatrice “Trixie”:

Played by Scarlett Estevez, Trixie is Chloe and Dan’s daughter, she befriends Lucifer much to his surprise and disgust, since he despises children. But he secretly has a soft spot for her as the little human is growing on him.

Powers

• Cuteness – Trixie has slowly worked her way into the hearts of both Lucifer and her new friend Maze.

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Dr. Linda Martin (Rachel Harris) Photo: Fox

Dr. Linda Martin:

Played by Rachel Harris, Dr Martin is Lucifer’s therapist with whom he has a sexual relationship with thanks to his powers of persuasion. Dr. Martin believes that Lucifer is using a religious metaphor and does not believe he is really the devil. Dr. Martin attempts to help Lucifer solve his emotional and personal problems throughout the series, and tries to get him to open up about his emotions.

Power

• Therapist Extraordinaire – Dr. Harris is the only woman who can drag emotions out of Lucifer and able to get him to talk.

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Det. Malcolm Graham (Kevin Rankin) Photo: Fox

Detective Malcolm Graham:

Played by Kevin Rankin, A police officer who was shot prior to the beginning of the series. Chloe Decker witnessed the shooting, which occurred while Malcolm was secretly meeting with a suspected criminal. After the shooting, Malcolm was left in a coma. But he was brought back from the dead by Amenadiel to kill Lucifer. Melcolm was killed by Chloe Decker in the season finale after a series of murders Melcolm had committed.

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Charlotte – Mother of Angles (Tricia Helfer) Photo: Fox

Charlotte: Mother of Angles

Played by Tricia Helfer, Charlotte is God’s ex-wife and mother of Lucifer and Amenadiel, she has been trapped in Hell for thousands of years but has recently escaped and Lucifer is tasked with re-capturing her. Once reunited with Lucifer it becomes apparent that he in fact takes after his mother, however mother doesn’t share the same intrigue that Lucifer does when it comes to humanity.

Powers

We are yet to learn what Charlotte is capable of, no doubt she’s a force to be reckoned with.

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Ella Lopez  (Aimee Garcia) Photo: Fox

Ella Lopez:

Played by Aimee Garcia, Ella is a forensic scientist at the L.A.P.D and is somewhat of a walking contradiction as she hails from a strong catholic family but is a scientist. Ella grew up under the watchful and protective eye of five brother in a rough neighborhood in Detroit. Lucifer finds Ella’s mutual belief in both faith and science extremely intriguing as do her colleagues at the department who will get to love her quirky ways.

Powers

We are still yet to learn what Ella can do and how well she can do it.

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An Interview With Let Me Out Animations About Thier New Project ‘VirtualCraft’

As part of Skatronixxx.com plans to continue to grow we are always looking to partner with up and coming teams, businesses or people. The latest team to partner with us is up and coming animation company ‘Let Me Out Animations‘. Let’s find out some more about the newest member to the #TeamSkatronixxx extended family.

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1) I’m pleased to announce to our readers that Skatronixxx.Com and Let Me Out Animations have agreed a partnership to air your show ‘VirtualCraft’. Can you tell us a little bit about what the show and what we can expect to see?

Absolutely, VirtualCraft is the story of people fighting to get out of a virtual reality video game. It is not dissimilar to a few notable shows in that regard, though I can guarantee, in VirtualCraft nobody is safe. Their lives are on the line as they work together to try and survive.

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2) How did you get into animation?

I was actually inspired by Minecraft.  Running around that world of possibilities, it struck a chord in me that I had nearly forgotten about. From a very young age I had the need to create. I graduated from that world and moved into the realm of 3d modelling. I’ve shaped the world of VirtualCraft to pay homage to that inspiration.  

3) I can see that you have also several other series in the pipelines such as ‘Something Like A Hero’ and ‘Happy Eggs’ can you tell us anything about these shows?

Happy Eggs was actually my first idea for a series. It is a light hearted take on darkly humorous idea. If your food saw what happened after it leaves the fridge. Something Like A Hero, to begin production after season one of VirtualCraft is complete, is a universe of series, ranging from dramatic to comedic in tone. It will follow several different perspectives through several generations of superheroes and supervillains. It will be quite a grand venture.

4) Readers may recognise the animation you’ve used as coming from hit game ‘Minecraft’, do you think we could see more animators using this program to make shows in the future?

I certainly think Minecraft is a great platform to nurture imagination. I think that fans of the game will continue to push the limits of what we think are capable. I hope that VirtualCraft can play a role in that development.

5) What can we expect to see from you in the remaining months of 2016 going forward into 2017?

We will be producing and publishing season one of VirtualCraft and be beginning production on Something Like A Hero’s first show.

6) Tell our readers one fun fact about yourself

(Not too sure what to put here)

I was once told I’d never walk without a limp, after an unfortunate incident with a few dogs. So I took up rock-climbing. No limp now, and I love rock-climbing and dogs.

7) Finally what advice would you have for upcoming animators?

No matter what, if you have a passion to create, just go out and do it. I learnt everything I know for free from the Internet and some frustrating hours staring at my screen wondering how to make the thingy do that with this thingy. It’s not easy but it’s worth every second when you get to look at what you’ve done in the final render, there’s just no feeling quite like it.

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There we are readers, the newest addition to the #TeamSkatronixxx family ‘Let Me Out Animations’ Dont be shy go say hi, you can view thier official website here . You can also find them on social media at the following sites:-

Twitter – @LetMeOut_Anima

Instagram – @letmeout_animation