The Invisible Man Premiered 16 Months Before Smallville — Then Its Own Effects Bill Killed It
Sci Fi’s forgotten superhero show opened with the channel’s biggest series premiere to that point, cost over $1 million an episode, and was gone after...
Gene Roddenberry’s “Anti-Star Trek” Show Ended With Energy Vampires. Here’s How Earth: Final Conflict Got There
Roddenberry pitched it in the 1970s, V beat it to TV, and by Season 5 the Taelons were gone.
30 Family Halloween Movies and Where to Watch Them Right Now (A Few Are Scarier Than You Think)
From Coco to Hocus Pocus, here’s where to watch 30 spooky-but-not-too-scary movies this Halloween, with Rotten Tomatoes scores and scare warnings.
Roddenberry’s Andromeda Fired Its Showrunner for Being Too Smart. Kevin Sorbo’s Dumbed-Down Version Ran 110 Episodes
Robert Hewitt Wolfe’s arc-based plan collided with Tribune, Fireworks and Kevin Sorbo, and the sci-fi series built from Roddenberry’s notes turned into something far simpler.
Roy Scheider Called seaQuest DSV “Childish Trash” After NBC Turned Spielberg’s Underwater Star Trek Into a Monster-of-the-Week Show
How a realistic 1993 ocean-science drama became a monster-of-the-week sci-fi series, lost its star, and sank after three seasons on NBC.
Everyone Remembers Starship Troopers. Almost Nobody Remembers the X-Files Producers’ War Show That Beat It to Screens by Two Years
Space: Above and Beyond premiered in September 1995. A Sunday-night slot, a sky-high budget and weak ratings sank it after one season.
Vince Gilligan’s Forgotten X-Files Spin-Off Aimed a Plane at the World Trade Center Six Months Before 9/11 – Then Fox Cancelled It After 13 Episodes
Vince Gilligan just won his first solo Emmy. Twenty-five years ago, his X-Files spin-off drew 13 million viewers – and vanished after 13 episodes.
30 Years After Jerry Maguire, the Kid Who Said ‘The Human Head Weighs 8 Pounds’ Just Played a Predator Opposite Robert Pattinson
Nearly 30 years after Jerry Maguire, Jonathan Lipnicki made a rare red carpet return for A24’s Primetime — and took the darkest role of his...
15 TV Shows With Hollywood A-Listers That Flew Under The Radar
From Chiwetel Ejiofor to Robin Williams, these big-name stars headlined TV shows most viewers completely missed.
Phoebe Cates Turned Down The Princess Bride, Ferris Bueller, and The Fly — Then Walked Away From Hollywood for Her Family
Before she stepped away from acting, the Fast Times at Ridgemont High star said no to some of the biggest movies of the '80s.
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