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Some television episodes eventually become bigger than the shows they belong to. “The City on the Edge of Forever” is not quite bigger than Star Trek, but nearly 60 years after its broadcast, it remains one of the franchise’s most celebrated hours. There is also a timely reason to revisit it. On Oct. 13, IDW...
Trick question: Exactly how many Final Fantasy titles exist? Naturally, Square Enix has released countless spin-offs and sequels alongside the 16 mainline entries over the decades. Yet, you might be surprised to learn that upwards of 100 Final Fantasy games have launched since the franchise debuted on the NES in 1987. Even if you consider...
Clark Gregg has shared his support for the announcement of the new spy thriller series Zodiac. Following the announcement of the new Marvel series Zodiac at New York Comic-Con, fans suspected that the project might be connected to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The speculation began when fans spotted an element of the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem inside the...
From the moment KPop Demon Hunters debuted on Netflix in 2025, fans wanted to know everything about the Huntr/x trio. They are global pop stars by day and demon-slaying heroes by night. The main story centers on Rumi and her struggle with her demonic heritage alongside her growing friendship with Jinu. Yet the true heart...
After a failed attempt, Amazon MGM Studios is once again developing a Stargate series. According to Variety, the company is bringing on Jac Schaeffer, the showrunner of Disney Plus’s WandaVision. Jac Schaeffer takes on Stargate project Amazon has wanted to create a Stargate television series for a while now. Martin Gero, creator of Blindspot, had...
The most successful Stephen King adaptations aren’t necessarily the most faithful. King’s name has become a brand in itself, promising versatility across more than 60 books and nearly 200 short stories. His writing is engaging and accessible, lending itself to excellent genre stories that shine on the big screen. But with such an abundant body...
At midnight on Dec. 19, 2014, Nickelodeon dumped the final two episodes of Avatar: The Legend of Korra on Nick.com. That night, I gathered on the couch with my roommate to watch the end of an epic four-season story. Streaming technology in 2014 still had room to grow. After watching Nickelodeon’s online video player buffer...
Working with former Marvel colleagues reminded actor Mike Colter of filming Netflix shows. Mike Colter shared his impressions of returning to the role of Luke Cage in Daredevil: Born Again. In an interview with CinemaBlend, the actor admitted that meeting his former colleagues after a several-year break gave him a strange feeling: “It feels like...
Video game soundtracks command genuine respect these days. Earlier this year, I watched James Bond composer David Arnold take the stage at the BAFTA Games Awards to honor the industry before presenting an award to Toma Otowa for the Ghost of Yōtei score. Following a sustained advocacy campaign by a PR colleague, the UK classical...
Switchboard serves as Polygon’s weekly curation of all things Nintendo, delivered on Thursdays and published on the site every Saturday. You can subscribe here. Developing modern video games becomes more demanding, protracted, and costly with each passing year, yet Nintendo appears entirely immune to this industry trend. The platform holder has maintained a remarkable cadence...
