Lo, There Shall Come A SUPERMANSION!

October 7, 2015, 6:00 pm

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Titanium Rex (voiced by Bryan Cranston) is an aging super hero who has long been the head of the League of Freedom, a once-proud assembly of super heroes that isn’t what it used to be. The aging, irascible Titanium Rex finds himself playing mentor to a new crop of Millennial-aged heroes who have little interest in their noble profession. Much to Titanium Rex’s chagrin, they’re all thrown together to live in the SuperMansion, where the young heroes learn how to harness their super powers and fight for justice, liberty… and the need to stay relevant to society.

The stop-motion animated comedy comes from the minds of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, creators of the Emmy-winning “Robot Chicken.” SuperMansion also stars the voices of Seth Green (“Family Guy”), Keegan-Michael Key (“Key and Peele”), Jillian Bell (“Workaholics”), Chris Pine (Star Trek) and an incredible roster of guest stars. Cranston also serves as executive producer, alongside Green, John Harvatine, Eric Towner and James Degus. Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells of “Robot Chicken” are creators, writers and executive producers.

Join Titanium and Black Saturn, Cooch, American Ranger, Brad and Jewbot in their uproariously inappropriate adventures in SuperMansion, premiering today – only on Crackle.

And on Forces of Geek! After the jump, check out the first episode of SuperMansion.

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MINIONS Arrive on Digital HD 11/24 & BD/DVD on 12/8

October 7, 2015, 7:11 pm

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BRING HOME THE WORLD’S #1 COMEDY OF THE YEAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

GET THREE ALL-NEW MINI-MOVIES ON BLU-RAY OR DIGITAL HD

Since the dawn of time, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history’s most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them without an evil leader, the Minions fall into a deep depression. With the tribe on the brink of collapse, three unlikely heroes--Kevin, Stuart, and Bob—embark on a journey to find a new big boss. When their quest leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock), our three heroes must face their biggest challenge yet: saving all of Minionkind...from annihilation!

The breakout stars the world fell in love with in Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me global film franchise headline their own movie for the first time in Minions, available on Digital HD November 24, 2015, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 8, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. A much anticipated prequel to the unprecedented worldwide blockbusters Despicable Me and the beloved sequel Despicable Me 2, Minions is an immensely entertaining film for all audiences called “inventive and hilarious” by Julian Roman, Movieweb.com. The Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital HD also come with three all-new mini-movies and even more Minions everyone will want to watch again and again especially during the busy holiday travel season.

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SHAMELESS: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON Arrives on DVD/Blu-ray 12/29

October 9, 2015, 9:11 am

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Release Features All 12 Episodes from the Fifth Season of Shameless Plus Bonus Features

The irresistibly irreverent and delightfully outrageous Gallagher clan is back. The fifth season of Shameless, Showtime’s top-rated comedy series, is set for release on both DVD and Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) December 29, 2015. Titled Shameless: The Complete Fifth Season, this must-own release will feature all 12 episodes plus bonus content, including two featurettes and deleted scenes. From Emmy-winning executive producer John Wells (ER, The West Wing) and Warner Bros. Television, Shameless stars Oscar-nominated/Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy (Fargo, Door to Door) and Emmy Rossum (Mystic River, Beautiful Creatures) in a fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted comedy about an irreverent, unconventional, working-class Chicago South Side family trying to scrape by. Macy stars as Frank Gallagher, the genial alcoholic father of six close-knit, street-smart and rambunctious kids who will do whatever it takes to survive and stay together. Shameless: The Complete Fifth Season will retail for $39.98 SRP for the standard DVD edition and $44.96 for the Blu-ray. The Blu-ray includes both the Blu-ray and an UltraViolet digital copy.

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Getting Things Started...Again: A Look At The New Muppets

October 9, 2015, 10:02 am

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By Erin Maxwell

The new season of mind-numbing television is underway and we are already three episodes into the new Muppet reboot. Thus far, critiques on the new, “more realistic” version of Jim Henson’s zany variety affair from the ‘70s have been mixed. While few praise the writing and real-world scenarios our furry friends are now living, many do not care for the updates.

Here. Take a gander:

“This reinvention just feels a little overthought. “The Muppets” does not need to be snarky to be smart, and there’s nothing antiquated about joy.” - Robert Lloyd, New York Times

“...There’s some laughter in the early episodes of ‘The Muppets’ and a ton of built-in affection, but the wait for a great show continues.” - Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter

“The fun-loving comedy is gone. Let's create a Muppet movie on finding it.” - Marisa Ferandez, The Post

“A sexy, cynical adult Muppet show is the worst idea ever.” - Jonathan Bernstein, The Telegraph

To understand why so many people are disappointed in this new version of the Muppets requires a look back at what made the original The Muppet Show so great. While the premise was generally the same (a behind the scenes look at the making of an entertainment event), the attitudes and general universe for which they are set are vastly different.

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Win an iTunes Gift Card to Experience HAVEN: THE FINAL SEASON

October 9, 2015, 11:16 am

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When Syfy's long-running original supernatural series HAVEN comes to an end across 13 final episodes, beginning last night, Thursday, October 8th, with key mysteries will be revealed.

The series' countdown begins with a drama-filled double-header featuring two premiere episodes: "New World Order" (airing at 10/9c) and "Power" (airing at 11/10c).

And today, October 9, show co-producer, Entertainment One (eOne) will make both premiere episodes available for purchase on all leading digital platforms, with additional new episodes premiering weekly.

In the action-packed second half of Season 5, the town of Haven has been cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious fog - and hometown heroes Audrey (Emily Rose), Nathan (Lucas Bryant), Duke (Eric Balfour) and Dwight (Adam Copeland) are faced with challenges unlike any they've experienced before. As events in Haven sprints towards a cataclysmic showdown, tensions rise, allegiances shift and - in a harrowing closing chapter - the mystery of "Croatoan" is finally revealed.

Episodes of the series will air regularly Thursdays at 10/9c through the December 17 finale, and returning guest stars include fan favorites Kris Lemche as paranormal investigator Seth Byrne, Steve Lund as the Colorado Kid, and Jay Reso (aka WWE Superstar Christian) as McHugh, one of Dwight's childhood friends. Also joining the cast this season is William Shatner, in a recurring role as a pivotal character with the potential to forever impact the fate of Haven.

Based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, HAVEN follows former FBI agent Audrey Parker, who becomes a cop in the small town of Haven, Maine, and soon discovers the town's many secrets, which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past. 

And thanks to our friends at Entertainment One, we're giving away three $10.00 iTunes gift cards so you can check out the new season of HAVEN for yourself!

If you haven't seen HAVEN before, check out this great "catch up video" below and a personalized catch-up via Facebook:


To enter, please send an email with the subject header "HAVEN" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following:

William Shatner is joining the cast during this final season.  He's best known for this role on Star Trek?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on October 25th, 2015.

To Download The Latest Episodes of HAVEN, Click HERE!

Making Cosplay a Cinch

October 9, 2015, 12:45 pm

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As a lover of dress up, styling and fashion, lingerie and fetish wear, corsets very definitely have a place in my heart. An expansive, palatial ballroom sized place.

So naturally, my many social media feeds are partially dedicated to posts made from related pages that I like and people whom I follow who are also into corsets.

And being on the cusp of thirty, I have also started to follow a lot of health and fitness related social media outlets; assuming that if I have enough healthy-living posts popping up that eventually something will absorb into my psyche and I can somehow hypnotise myself into effortlessly shaking off the extra pounds that my recently changing metabolism has gifted me with.

Me enjoying a Kiku Corset in the ‘Most Haunted’ Albert Hall in Manchester UK, as photographed by Sara Wolvin

I’ve noticed however, that in the last twelve months or so there seem to have been a lot of misinformed articles springing up on the web and in women’s magazines about corsets and fitness. The link between the two subjects may not be immediately apparent, but the general jist is that there is an epidemic of people (I have no idea which people exactly) being duped into thinking that waist training is a substitute for a healthy diet and exercise and are permanently damaging their bodies by squeezing them into corsets or waist cinchers. These articles are usually punctuated with links to the authors’ expensive diet plans or miracle shakes, and very rarely contain any reference at all to genuine, scientific health resources.

Of course about 80% of this anti-corsetry waffle is utter nonsense. (The other 20% being that corseting is no substitute for a diet and exercise; it isn’t!)

If you’re looking to know more about corsets, for waist training or for costuming and generally looking beautiful, then take your advice from someone in the know.

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Super Sentai: Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series Comes To DVD 11/10 from Shout! Factory

October 9, 2015, 1:21 pm

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Before Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, There Was Super Sentai!

Super Sentai: Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series
Available November 10th, 2015 from Shout! Factory

On November 10th, Shout! Factory will release Super Sentai: Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series, the second installment of the original Japanese series that inspired the worldwide phenomenon Power Rangers franchise!

Available for the first time on DVD, the ten disc set contains all 50 episodes, presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Fans can pre-order their copy now by visiting ShoutFactory.com

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Why TRANSFORMERS VS. G.I. JOE Makes Me Feel Like a Kid Again

October 9, 2015, 2:00 pm

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I’ve been a fan of artist/writer Tom Scioli since I first read his creator owned work, The Myth of 8-Opus. While it was his decidedly Jack Kirby-esque style that caught my attention, it was his obvious passion for comics that made me a fan.

Godland, American Barbarian, Final Frontier-- I was hooked on it all and, finally, as a comics fan, I thought I’d seen it all.

Then he went and got a gig on IDW’s Transformers vs. G.I. Joe and he proved just how wrong I was.

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe reads like the fever dream of an 8-year-old kid living in 1985 distilled through the lens of an auteur in 2015 with the singular goal of pushing comics beyond their limits. On the surface, the comic is indeed the story of giant robots versus elite soldiers, but it’s also about mankind’s contact with giant transforming space gods and the effect that has on Earth (hint: it’s not good). It’s about grabbing Promethean fire and that Promethean fire grabbing back.

With each issue, Scioli pushes not just the story forward, but the medium of sequential storytelling as well. Unlike other books that have used the same title, this isn’t just for fans looking for a nostalgia fix—this is for people who want, well, a transformative experience.

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The Road To Episode VII: Read Or Do Not

October 10, 2015, 1:53 pm

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Welcome to Forces of Geek’s Road to Episode VII. We are approximately three months away from the release of the film and everyone is waiting with baited breath to see what the end result is going be.

This time we're looking at three recent releases to the cannon including the last issue of Marvel's Lando mini-series, the second issue of Star Wars: Shattered Empire, set after the events of Return of the Jedi and Paul S. Kemp's novel, Star Wars: Lords of the Sith.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for a special review in honor of Star Wars Reads Day.

In the words of Obi-Wan himself, May The Force Be With You...


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X-FILES World Premiere Report From MIPCOM‬

October 9, 2015, 4:00 pm

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This past week, Cannes once again hosted MIPCOM, the year's most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms.  There are plenty of deals being made and lots and lots of screenings.  One intriguing one in particular was a screening that was held to promote the new season of The X-Files.

A well known associate and friend of the site (let's just call him Clyde Bruckman) attended the screening and sent back some intel.

Spoilers after the jump.


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WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Arrives on DVD November 17; Digital HD on 10/27!

October 12, 2015, 7:50 pm

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From Warner Bros. Pictures and Studiocanal comes the romantic drama We Are Your Friends, arriving onto DVD and Digital HD. The film marks Max Joseph’s (MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show) feature film directorial debut, and stars Zac Efron (Neighbors), Emily Ratajkowski (Entourage, Gone Girl) and Wes Bentley (Interstellar, The Hunger Games).

We Are Your Friends is about what it takes to find your voice. Set in the world of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife, an aspiring 23-year-old DJ named Cole (Zac Efron) spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James (Wes Bentley), who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James’ much younger girlfriend, Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski). With Cole’s forbidden relationship intensifying and his friendships unraveling, he must choose between love, loyalty, and the future he is destined for.

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Slim Jim: Breaking Records and Howling At Moons...

October 13, 2015, 11:32 am

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Growing up, I had a fascination with Slim Jims.

First of all, they were cheap.  You could buy several with the change in your pocket, and could rationalize the health benefits from consuming them ("They aren't candy.  They aren't sweet....just delicious meat...").

Plus, according to their ads in comic books (which to this day, I cite as an authority and valuable news source, Slim Jims promoted lycanthropy.

Granted some of the ads featured Dracula, but I was clever enough to know that vampires craved blood, and would likely be dissatisfied by the chewy meat stick, but being a werewolf...that's something cool and if the only real side effect is crave Slim Jims, that's a curse I could both live with and enjoy.

Sadly, the knowledge found in the comics wasn't accurate and my addiction to the meat-sticks not only kept me human, but now very, very thirsty.

Fortunately, Slim Jim is still inspiring people. 

Now, the iconic snack company is encouraging folks who enjoy the tasty treats to break the Slim Jim One-Handed World Records (the other hand conveniently occupied with previously mentioned Slim Jim meat snack).

And some of them are pretty impressive:


In the comments let me know which World Record you think you might be able to achieve.

#SJRecords

Kickstart The Paranormal Forces CRYPTID COMMAND!

October 9, 2015, 7:00 pm

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Following in the footsteps of the successful "Sasquatch Brigade" Kickstarter campaign, artist George Coghill launches his newest paranormal embroidered patch set, the "Cryptid Command". The campaign launched on October 1, 2015 and will end on October 31.

Featuring three military-inspired patch designs with Bigfoot, Nessie and UFOs as the theme, the Cryptid Command brings together these creatures of land, sea and air as one force.

The campaign reward merchandise will also feature a membership card in the "Paranormal Forces" with exclusive customization available during the campaign only.

Stretch goals (bonus items unlocked when the campaign reaches certain financial milestones), include additional embroidered patch designs, PVC emblems and dog tags, as well as stickers, magnets and window clings featuring the art from the campaign.

Coghill is also offering pledge rewards of original paranormal art, themed to the campaign. Bigfoot, Nessie and UFO/Alien artwork at multiple sizes and pledge amounts.

Coghill's precious campaign, "Sasquatch Brigade", was funded successfully by over 425 backers pledging over $12,000 to make the campaign a success.

Pledges start as low as $1.

Learn more and pledge now at CryptidCommand.com/Kickstarter

The Road To Episode VII: Star Wars Reads Day

October 10, 2015, 1:53 pm

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Today will be a day long remembered as today marks the fourth annual Star Wars Reads Day!

There are thousands of events being held all over the globe as this wide ranging celebration is on a mission to promote literacy while uniting fans of the franchise.

I’m going to be honest, I never knew that Star Wars Reads Day was even a thing until my editor asked me to write an article about it.

Once I looked into what this event was, it really resonated with me because Star Wars taught me how to read.

In Kindergarten, during recess, while my classmates vied for toys and coloring books, I made a mad dash to the cassette player and listened to a read-along version of Return of the Jedi. One day, the cassette player went missing but the book was still there. I decided to read it myself instead of going along with the narration.

My teacher walked by and was astonished as she heard me reading passages aloud about Stormtroopers and Ewoks. She knelt down, looked me right in the eye and said with joyous enthusiasm, “Atlee, you can read!”

At the time, I didn’t understand what the big deal was.

She handed me a Clifford book and asked me to read it so she could see if I truly knew how to read, or if what I was reciting with the Star Wars book was due to memorization. My teacher acted as if she won the lottery when I began to read passages about the big red dog and his friend Emily.

I still didn’t think this was a big deal, but everyone else did, especially my parents. I was even asked to read the entire Return of the Jedi book in front of the whole class. I don’t ever remember having difficulty reading, but my mother told me otherwise.

Star Wars has produced thousands of literary tales over the years. Between books, comics, audio renditions and magazines, these iconic characters and remarkable adventures have touched our lives.

Let’s take a look at three different versions of a story that takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...


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It's Star Wars Reads Day! Win STAR WARS ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!

October 10, 2015, 2:44 pm

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Today, bookstores, libraries, and retailers will participate in the fourth annual installment of the global event, featuring signings, parties, and more. Last year, events took place all over the world, and this year Star Wars Reads Day is expected to grow even bigger as fans gear up for the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December.

Did you know that C-3PO understands over 6 million forms of communication? Or that the average lifespan of a Wookiee is 400 years? Packed full of weird and wonderful Star Wars trivia, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know is the perfect companion to the Star Wars movie saga, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels.

Each page is crammed with "Did you know?"’ Q&As, alongside key characters’ statistics and strange but true facts.  Find out who cleans the floors of the Death Star and what takes 1,000 years to digest its victims. From movie-making trivia to quirky facts you never knew, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know will excite new and old fans alike.

Broken down into full page spreads, each chapter carefully cherry-picks the most entertaining, bizarre and cool facts from the much loved galactic saga, from clone troopers and commanders, to bounty hunters and the underworld. It’s the perfect companion to the most talked about film series of all time.

And, thanks to our friends at DK Publishing, we're giving away 3 copies of the Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know!

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After 45 Years, H.R. PUFNSTUF Returns To Kids TV!

October 14, 2015, 6:00 am

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Pufnstuf Lives! 

The bipedal dragon and his comrades from The Living Island are returning to television in an upcoming episode of the live-action preschool series, Mutt & Stuff, on Nickelodeon. Both series are from the creative team of Sid and Marty Krofft, who entertained millions of children during the seventies with their many television series including H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, Land of The Lost, The Bugaloos and more.

This news comes with an additional 20 episode order that Nickelodeon has greenlit for Mutt & Stuff’s first season, bringing the total to 40 episodes.

The special, H.R. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff!, will begin production this fall with a premiere date set for early 2016 and will feature several characters from the beloved series including H.R. Pufnstuf, Cling and Clang, Freddy the Flute and the Rescue Racer. In the special, Stuff’s favorite uncle H.R. Pufnstuf decides to visit him at the canine school. When H.R. Pufnstuf arrives with his friends from Living Island, Stuff goes overboard in an attempt to impress him and make sure everything is perfect.

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Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (review)

October 14, 2015, 7:00 am

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Review by Elizabeth Weitz

I’ve tried to write this review several times now, not because the book made it difficult, far from it, but because my mind is still swimming in the universe that author Ransom Riggs has created.

The world of the Peculiars is completely different than any other you’ve ever read, more so because Riggs has populated the story with found flea market photographs that give weight, not only to the story itself, but to the characters that are more alive than any fictional creature has ever been.

(if you are unfamiliar with the Peculiar Children series, stop reading now and buy them immediately)

In this third and final installment, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom (a peculiar who has the power to sniff out other Peculiars and create fire from the palms of her hands) are where we left them in the second book, Hollow City, in a war-torn London, battling to save the world of the Peculiars from utter and complete destruction from the wights (a nasty creature who feeds on Peculiars) from entering and destroying The Library of Souls, a housing facility for the souls of important Peculiars who have departed from the world and who, if released, could obliterate everything.


God, I want to tell you more, but doing so would make the thrilling read less impactful.

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James Patterson: Bookseller Advocate, del Toro's Reading List, Winter's YA Books & More!

October 14, 2015, 8:00 am

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By Alex C. Telander

Guillermo del Toro's Favorites
We all know that Guillermo del Toro has a dark and twisted mind, so here are some of his favorite books.

September's Most Popular 
Book Riot's most popular books for September.

Kindles Out at Waterstones 
Due to declining sales, the British bookstore chain Waterstones has decided to yank its Kindle readers.

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CLINGER (review)

October 14, 2015, 9:00 am

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Review by Todd Sokolove

Produced by Bubba Fish, Mel House

Written by Gabi Chennisi Duncombe,

Bubba Fish, Michael Steves

Directed by Michael Steves

Starring Vincent Martella, Jennifer Laporte, Julia Aks,

Shonna Major, Alicia Monet Caldwell, Taylor Clift,

Leah Henley, Paulie Deo Jr., Rebecca Gail

Pity the post-Heathers teenage romantic-comedy horror satire. Today's snark has to be sharper, darker, and meaner to make a mark with millennials, let alone their parents.

Compare Fox's brilliantly warped Scream Queens to MTV's limp Scream reboot. While my generation certainly had their share of lame horror-comedies (My Demon Lover anyone?), we also had quite a few instant classics that, frankly, still hold up.

You'll lose an argument with me about Night of the Comet's still-absent entry into the Criterion Collection.

Michael Steves's indie feature Clinger means well, but falls fast into failed horror-comedy a la Idle Hands.

That's a shame, since it's obviously going for more of the successful execution of Warm Bodies or even the cult 90s zombie-teen terror of My Boyfriend's Back.

The point being the film's nothing new.

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Watch PALEYFEST New York: ASH VS EVIL DEAD Panel!

October 14, 2015, 10:00 am

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This Halloween Bruce Campbell returns to the world of the Evil Dead.

In the highly anticipated series Campbell reprises his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario, and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons –personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its “Evil” grip.

The cast is led by Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”) in the role of Ash Williams, Lucy Lawless (“Salem,” “Spartacus,” “Xena”) as Ruby, a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil outbreaks, Ray Santiago (“Touch,” Meet the Fockers) as Pablo Simon Bolivar, an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ash’s loyal sidekick, Dana DeLorenzo (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) as Kelly Maxwell, a moody wild child trying to outrun her past, and Jill Marie Jones (“Sleepy Hollow”) as Amanda Fisher, a disgraced Michigan State Trooper set to find our anti-hero Ash and prove his responsibility in the grisly murder of her partner.

After the jump, check out last night's Paleyfest panel.

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