The Immortal Kevin Fitzpatrick was born and raised in New York City, and that doesn't make sense. Kevin wears many hats, including actor, editor, and writer, but never yellow. The best things in life are Back to the Future, beets, Firefly and The Venture Bros. When not picking apart the minutia of pop culture in film and TV, Kevin can usually be found RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
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Blink and You’ll Miss the First Six Minutes of FOX ‘X-Men’ Drama ‘The Gifted’
The X-Men’s film future is far from over, but mutants are only just getting started on TV. Meet Blink, Polaris, Thunderbird and more in a full six-minute clip from FOX’s The Gifted, ahead of next week’s premiere.
That ‘Underworld’ TV Series Might Finally Be Moving Forward
The Underworld franchise has hung on with the best of them, but might finally mutate into that long-discussed TV series. Director Len Wiseman is allegedly moving forward with the TV project, which is said to be “definitely less comic book in its tone and character.”
‘Fuller House’ Stopped Asking Olsen Twins to Return as Michelle
Netflix’s Fuller House returned somewhat quietly over the weekend, especially as Season 3 marked the original Full House’s 30th anniversary. The series is known for celebrating its sitcom past, but if thirty years couldn’t attract either Olsen back to their humble beginnings, producers confirm they’ve given up Michelle’s ghost.
That ‘Stranger Things’ Pop-Up Bar Got a Dorky Cease-and-Desist From Netflix
Stranger Things may not have felt the Emmy love, but more than a few enterprising minds want to be in the Upside Down business. So it was with a recent Chicago pop-up bar, but if you have to get a cease-and-desist letter from Netflix, better it be of the dorky, threaten-to-call-your-mother kind.
2017 Emmys: All the Winners From TV’s Biggest Night
The 2017 Emmys have arrived at last, hosted by master of ceremonies Stephen Colbert. Will The Crown rule the day, or will This Is Us move us all to tears with acceptance speeches? What about The Handmaid's Tale’s first big competition, or all those dark horses? We’ll be updating all through tonight’s broadcast, so keep it here for every winner (and loser!) from the 2017 Emmy Awards!
Netflix Wanted ‘Stranger Things’ 3 and 4 Shot Back-to-Back (Because of Puberty)
There’s good reason child actors rarely hang around genre TV, as cameras capture their growth faster than stories can tell. The Stranger Things kids too will seem noticeably older in Season 2, and Netflix even hoped to shoot the next two seasons back-to-back to avoid that pesky puberty.
Trevor Noah Will Remain Our ‘Daily Show’ Host Through 2022
Like John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show is settling in for the long haul. Comedy Central confirms Trevor Noah has extended his contract through at least 2022, with the the addition of annual year-end specials.
George R.R. Martin’s ‘Nightflyers’ Picked Up to Series at Syfy, Plus Netflix?
Syfy wasn’t about to pass up “From the creator of Game of Thrones,” so an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers is officially off the ground. The network has given a series order to the space odyssey, which may also find a surprising partner in Netflix.
‘Game of Thrones’ Will Film Multiple Season 8 Endings to Throw Off Leaks
Game of Thrones producers knew by Season 7 that filming details would inevitably leak out; to which they posed that certain scenes were staged for exactly that purpose. Few were necessarily fooled, but Season 8 may go the extra mile to film several endings to the Song of Ice and Fire saga.
Frank Vincent, Star of ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ Dies at 78
One of the most memorable mobsters of the genre is tragically no longer with us. Frank Vincent, actor behind everything from The Sopranos to Raging Bull, has died from surgery complications at the age of 78.