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This weekend, HBO will introduce audiences to a new fantasy world with
The Nevers, the latest blockbuster series created by Joss Whedon (who left the show last year). Centered around a group of Victorian women who discover unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a desire to change the world, as the logline notes,
The Nevers will be another genre-bending TV event, particularly with the adult-friendly paid cable company constantly on the search for their next
Game of Thrones. Certainly, if the show does well,
The Nevers could boost the profile of its notable cast, which includes Laura Donnelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, and Nick Frost. If you re wondering why this distinguished ensemble looks familiar, we re here to help. Here s where you ve seen
Kicking butt in corsets and slaying with parasols, Victorian sci-fi drama âThe Neversâ arrives under, or at least alongside, a cloud: Creator Joss Whedon, who left the series in November citing exhaustion, has been the subject of multiple allegations since last summer of creating an abusive work environment on other projects, including by âJustice Leagueâsâ Ray Fisher and âBuffy the Vampire Slayerâsâ Charisma Carpenter and Michelle Trachtenberg.
But if this meant HBO faced an even taller order turning its ambitious new series, now helmed by showrunner Philippa Goslett, into a worthy successor to âTrue Blood,â âGame of Thronesâ and âWatchmen,â itâs one the cable giant has surmounted. âThe Nevers,â which premiered Sunday, ably continues the networkâs tradition of making fantasy and sci-fi a prestigious television pursuit, this time in the splendor and grit of 1899 London.
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Apr. 12, 2021 5:39 PM
You really know your kids have grown up when they stop asking you unanswerable questions. You know, queries like “Where do Jews go when they die?” (Don’t know, but for many it involves going via Florida.) And “Why does God let bad things like earthquakes and the Netanyahu family happen?” (Nope, got me there.)
Those questions become far more prosaic as children mature, but not necessarily any more answerable. After all, what do you say to your teenage girls when they ask, “What’s the story with Woody Allen?” – other than “Why, has he asked you to babysit?”
Ranking Every DARK CASTLE Horror Movie Worst to Best
Ranking Every DARK CASTLE Horror Movie Worst to Best Including HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THIRTEEN GHOSTS, GHOST SHIP, HOUSE OF WAX, and more By Mike Sprague
One of the highlights of being a horror movie fan in the 2000’s was the release of the new Dark Castle flick. While not Oscar content, this was an era when Hollywood produced fright flicks with big budgets. That means big names. Bigger sets. And amazing production design. We’re all hoping this kind of tentpole horror makes a return. But until then, join us as we rank every movie produced by Dark Castle.