Sonic The Hedgehog is now an iconic video game character thanks to the franchise created by SEGA. Not only has Sonic supporting characters given us hours of fun gameplay, but also some great songs to jam, not just through your gaming console, but also on Saturday morning cartoons. Here are the Top 10 Best Sonic…
‘Space Force‘ is a ten-episode Netflix sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carrell. The comedy series satirizes the Space Force military department which aims to help NASA go to the Moon, but with different purposes. General Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is made Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations at their headquarters in…
‘Kipo And The Age Of The Wonderbeasts‘ is an animated series produced by DreamWorks Animation, Studio Mir, and Netflix. It is based on the 2015 webcomic Kipo from Radford Sechrist, who also served as executive producer for all ten episodes of the show. 200 years after a cataclysmic event. most of humanity lives underground while…
‘Africa Salaryman‘ known in Japan as ‘Africa no Sararīman’ (literally African Office Worker) is a 2019 comedy series based on the Shojo manga of the same name by Gamu. It was serialized in ‘pixiv Comic’ magazine and was adapted by Hotzipang. Funimation developed the English dub. The meek Lion (Cris George), also called Big Cat,…
‘Steins;Gate 0‘ follows an alternate timeline than the first series based on the video game franchise. The series is directed by Kenichi Kawamura and written by Jukki Hanada. It was produced by the Japanese entertain company White Fox and dubbed into English by Funimation. The plot diverges from the first series at the moment Rintaro…
‘Snow White with the Red Hair’ had a final season in 2016 produced by Studio Bones with the English dub released in the United States by Funimation. The series is directed by Masahiro Andō and based on the LaLa manga serial ‘Akagami no Shirayukihime.’ Prince Raji (Todd Haberkorn) of Tanbarun begins to feel guilty about how…
Netflix takes potshots at their competitors on cable with ‘Trial By Media,’ a six-episode documentary is executive produced by George Clooney. Yes, the actor who’s best known for ruining the Batman media franchise. The show takes on several sensationalized court cases. They start with ‘Jenny Jones murder’ when the daytime talk show host embarrassed one…
Originally released on the Paramount Network in 2018, ‘Waco‘ is a six-part miniseries that tells the story of the ATF and FBI siege of the Branch Davidian cult and the death of their leader David Koresh. After witnessing the travesty at Ruby Ridge, David Koresh (Taylor Kitsch), his head wife Rachel (Melissa Benoist), and right-hand…
‘Sherlock: A Case Of Evil’ is a different take on the classic character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The TV movie was released in America on the USA Network and is currently owned by Multicom Entertainment Group. A young consulting detective named Sherlock Holmes (James D’Arcy) is approached by a woman named Rebecca Doyle…
‘300‘ director Zack Snyder revealed during a virtual watch party for the director’s cut of ‘Man of Steel‘ that the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut wishes will be granted when his cut of ‘Justice League‘ will be released through the HBO Max streaming service. Deadline reports that it will be released sometime in 2021. Follow Snyder stepping away from…
Based on the Grimm Fairy Tales characters Snow White and Rose Red, Studio Bones and director Masahiro Andō brings ‘Snow White with the Red Hair,’ an adaption of the LaLa manga serial ‘Akagami no Shirayukihime.’ The English dub is rendered by Funimation. Shirayuki (Brina Palencia) is a herbalist with beautiful red hair living in the…
It is finally happening! After receiving wide praise for his ‘Star Trek: Discovery‘ role as Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, actor Anson Mount has been announced to reprise his role in the new series ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’ Mount is not the only actor returning to the role. According to a…
Known in Japan as ‘Eien to jidou shuki ningyou’ and directed by Haruka Fujita and Taichi Ishidate, ‘Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll‘ is a spin-off from the anime television series Violet Evergarden. The movie premiered at the AnimagiC 2019 convention in Germany and was released widely in Japan in September 2019. SDI…
At the behest of my curiosity (since I write superhero/satire myself), I sat down one night when I didn’t feel like sleeping and watched the first season of “The Boys,” an adaptation of the comic book series, which is available on Amazon Prime. Warning, there are some light spoilers. The story quickly immerses you into…
Moms are something wonderful and my own mom is pretty cool. Besides, our real-life mothers, if you consume television like me, you know that the small screen produces some wise matriarchal characters. Some of them are awesome and others are pretty toxic. Here is my list of 5 Great TV Moms: Samantha Wildman Ensign Samantha…
‘Violet Evergarden’ is an anime television show from Kyoto Animation based on a series of light novels written by Japanese author Kana Akatsuki. The series was dubbed into English by SDI Media and released in the United States by Netflix. Violet Evergarden (Erika Harlacher) was raised as a child soldier in the midst of war.…
‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez‘ is a harrowing and troubling six-part documentary of abuse, violence, and neglect in the case of an eight-year-old living in Palmdale, California. It is directed by Brian Knappenberger and made available through Netflix. Gabriel Fernandez was routinely beaten, starved, and locked in a cabinet by his mother and step-father. The…
‘Cells at Work!‘ is an anime series adapted from a manga known as ‘Hataraku Saibō’ from Kodansha’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius. Season one brought lots of laughs as we saw cells presented as humans living in a body that appears to be a city to them. After a successful dubbing of the first…
Based on the Kodansha manga written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu, ‘Cell at Work’ is Japanese anime that anthropomorphizes cells in the human body. The comedic series is created by David Production and dubbed into English by Aniplex, the show presents the world of the human body as a city where cells work to keep…
Set twenty years since the last movie, ‘Star Trek: Picard’ continues the science fiction franchise created by Gene Roddenberry continues on by focusing on Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart. Twenty years after the death of Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart) has retired after a falling out with Starfleet Command…
Reelz and Netflix partner together for Unabomber: In His Own Words, a documentary series of serial killer Theodore Kaczynski, who terrorized the United States between 1969 to 1995. The television show is written and directed by Mick Grogan. Kaczynski was a brutal murderer who was highly intelligent and even briefly worked as a college professor…
‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood‘ is a film based on the Esquire article “Can You Say … Hero?” by Tom Junod, who interviewed children’s’ TV show icon Fred Rogers. The movie is directed by Marielle Heller and released through Sony Pictures Releasing. Cynical Esquire writer Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) visits his sister Lorraine’s (Tammy…
Walt Disney Pictures was shaken up by the recent resigning of CEO Bob Iger, who had overseen the growth of the movie production company, including accusations of Pixar, LucasFilms, and 20th Century Fox. The shake-up has also affected its streaming service Disney Plus. AV Club reports that three original shows that were at various stages…
The slice-of-life anime reboot Fruits Basket from TMS Entertainment was a surprise hit with viewers thanks in part to its elements of drama and fantasy. Funimation provided the English dubbing for the show and it is returning for a second season. Who would have thought a sweet, kind girl like Tohru could melt the hearts…
It was a mystery that plagued fans of The Office since the second season episode “Christmas Party.” Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) bribes a co-worker to get Pam’s (Jenna Fischer) name for the Christmas secret Santa. He buys her a teapot and fills it with goodies, including a note. Though the teapot got caught up in…
