Just in time for the fifth season premiere of the highest-rated series on The CW, you will be zooming into stores to pick up The Flash: The Complete Fourth Season as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases the Blu-ray and DVD on August 28, 2018. With nearly 4.2 million weekly viewers, The Flash is currently The CW’s highest-rated series. Fans will be able to catch up on the fourth season as they speed-watch all 23 electrifying episodes, including the epic DC Crossover, new featurettes, the series’ 2017 Comic-Con Panel and more. The Flash: The Complete Fourth Season is priced to own at $49.99 SRP for the DVD and $54.97 SRP for the Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy. The Flash: The Complete Fourth Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

In Season Four, the mission of Barry Allen, aka The Flash (Grant Gustin), is once more to protect Central City from metahuman threats. First, he’ll have to escape the Speed Force. With Barry trapped, the job of protecting Central City falls to his family – Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin); his fiancée, Iris West (Candice Patton); and Wally West/Kid Flash (Keiynan Lonsdale) – and the team at S.T.A.R. Labs – Dr. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco Ramon/Vibe (Carlos Valdes) and brilliant scientist Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh). When a powerful villain threatens to level the city if The Flash doesn’t appear, Cisco risks everything to break Barry out of the Speed Force. But this is only the first move of a life-or-death chess game with Clifford DeVoe aka The Thinker (Neil Sandilands), a mastermind who’s always ten steps ahead of Barry, no matter how fast he’s running.  Shocking surprises come fast and furious in all 23 action-packed adventures featuring The Fastest Man Alive.

“After four seasons on the air, The Flash continues to be the one of the most popular shows on The CW,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “We’re thrilled to offer loyal fans 25 hours of entertainment with the complete fourth season and captivating extra content.”

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, The Flash: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray release will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. In addition to featuring all 23 episodes of season four in high-definition as well as a digital copy of the season, the 4-disc Blu-ray will also include all four crossover episodes, a tremendous value and collectors opportunity.

The Flash stars Grant Gustin (Arrow, Glee), Candice Patton (The Game), Danielle Panabaker (Justified, Necessary Roughness), Carlos Valdes (Arrow, Once), Keiynan Lonsdale (Insurgent), with Tom Cavanagh (Ed, The Following), and Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order). Based on the characters from DC, The Flash is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale), Todd Helbing (Spartacus, Black Sails) and Sarah Schechter (Arrow, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Supergirl).

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Written by Dan Abnett
Illustrated by Riccardo Federici
Published by DC Comics

Sometimes, a good artist can make all the difference in the world. About a year ago, this title was just slumming it with the artistic roster. There was nothing exciting going on visually here.

Then, issue 25 came and with it came Stjepan Sejic. He gave the book some excellent art. I’m happy to report the same thing has happened with current artist Riccardo Federici.

Federici makes every page visually exciting. The opening scene involves a bunch of underwater villains who think they may have gained the upper hand on Aquaman.

Of course they don’t, and he breaks free.

Federici makes him looks majestic and strong and powerful.

He does it without ever making Arthur stiff. It’s absolutely awesome. He just dispatches them and moves on towards his goal.

And what is his goal in this issue?

Well, this is part two of “the Kingslayer” storyline. Arthur is putting together a plan to stop King Rath once and for all. And Abnett makes the planning part of it all intriguing. It plays a bit like a John le Carré spy novel. There is a lot of planning and maybe even a few double agents. Abnett is taking chances and it’s great to see.

The issue itself leads to a cliffhanger of sorts. It’s decent. The last storyline was done at such a breakneck pace that it’s good to see Abnett layering his stories. Things are at a slow boil right now but they are ready to pop.
It’s almost too much, however. I don’t mind build up, but it’s got to go someplace worthwhile. The only action we really get besides the opening scenes is a small fight between Murk and Aquaman. It’s nice to look at but it’s so brief it barely registers.

Still, this has been a whole lot better than it’s been. If the payoff is great, then this issue will have been worth it. Let’s hope it turns out that way.

RATING: B

Written by Warren Ellis
Illustrated by Jon Davis-Hunt
Published by DC Comics

With Doomsday Clock missing from shelves, people’s enthusiasm for the series has truly waned a bit. The book is still good, but delays hurt the way the story is told.

So that leaves us with this title: A smart book that is original in the way Watchmen was original when it first came out.

Warren Ellis has teamed with Jon Davis-Hunt and is working his magic on somewhat forgotten characters here. (Alan Moore did the same thing with the Charlton characters). He has taken the old Wildstorm characters and gave them a great plot line and new universe to play in. It’s been exhilarating.

This issue focuses on John Lynch. John is on the run because his project, Thunderbook, and he needs to warn some of the people who were involved.

So, he decides to go across America to warn them! They are all hiding.

And they are not exactly human anymore.

The centerpiece scene for this issue is a confrontation between Lynch and Marc Slayton. (Slayton is actually the costumed character known as Backlash.) Ellis writes a tense scene here which Davis-Hunt makes extremely chilling. There’s an ominous sense of dread throughout the series but this scene in particular is the most powerful.

Backlash isn’t the character we remember and we get to see just how far gone he is. We get to see him use his powers and it’s a horror movie version of the character I remember. Kudos to Ellis and Davis-Hunt for upping the ante in this scene. It’s great.

We also get to see Henry Bendix be the evil Weatherman that he is in this issue. Even if he appears for only one scene as he does here, his presence is so strong that the reader doesn’t forget him. Davis-Hunt does wonders on his facial expressions. You can tell there’s a lot more going on in this characters head.

A well written and well drawn story? Sign me up. The only sad part of this book is that it’s 24 issues in this series.  But man, am I going to savor each one.

RATING: A

Written by Robert Venditti
Illustrated by Diogenes Neves
Published by DC Comics

All right, I’m going to start a betting pool to see when this book is going to get canceled. My guess will be before issue number 12. The reason behind this is very simple: there’s nowhere for this title to go! Venditti may have a plan but if he does I’d love him to clue us in on what that is.

This issue starts off with Damage facing off against Poison Ivy. It’s a humdrum fight with lackluster pacing . Venditti can do better than this. The art is just dull too and this opening scene has nothing dynamic to make it stand out.

The dialogue is also painful. When Poison Ivy says “You came to reap, this is what you’ve sown” I wanted to stop reading. And there were a few other true groaners in this issue.

What also was tough, is that Venditti has the story going back and forth in time. Since there are no visual indicators, I started getting lost and not caring. Are we in the now? Before?

“Earlier?” When is that? It kills the momentum of the storytelling for me.

As the issue progresses, we see Ethan Avery try to struggle with his dual persona. Although, not as much as one would like. Ethan is rather dull and doesn’t register as well as Bruce Banner nor is he as tragic. He seems to be the Incredible Hulk for the smartphone generation.

The rest of the issue features some character we don’t care about finding out Ethan’s secret, and a lot of exposition that leads to Damage going up against Gorilla Grodd.

The creators here don’t seem to have much passion for this beyond it being an assignment. That’s a shame. I feel like this book could be interesting if somebody just cared.  Sadly, that does not seem to be the case at all.

RATING: D

Written by Joshua Williamson
Illustrated by Riley Rossmo
Published by DC Comics

This delightfully nutty comic book has been one crazy trip. This book focuses on Antonio Luna, who is kind of a Allan Quartermain type of characters (as of played by Sean Connery).

He has had a bunch of adventures in his life. Now, he is 90 years old. A woman named Val Richards has come into his life to chronicle his life. But she gets more than she bargained for.

In this issue they travel to the Underwater City of Womba! Antonio and Val make their way down there in the opening scenes with a severed head!

As they descend deeper into this place, they discover a lake. In an amusing scene, Antonio decides to go into regain his memories of the severed head and other things.

Antonio has be stung by he jellyfish to remember things. And thanks to Rossmo’s impressive panel layout, we get to learn a lot about Antonio rather quickly. We also get a ton of story too as Williamson knows how to work Rossmo’s panels and make them work for the story amazingly.

It’s also great how easily Williamson moves the story emotionally. At one time it’s very funny. Then we get a moving moment. Then we get dread. It’s a good writer who can do those things easily and Williamson is certainly that.

When Antonio gets into trouble, it’s up to Val to save him. So she jumps in, and we learn very quickly about her past. Most comics could take an entire issue explaining a characters origins yet this creative team does it in a matter of panels.

Man, I love this book. It’s smart, funny, ballsy and strangely emotional. It’s only a six issue series for now. But who knows? There’s certainly a very rich world these two have created that could be mined for more gold after this ends.

RATING : A-

Written by Jon Rivera
Illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming
Published by DC Comics

Well, this review is a little bittersweet. I just read the news that the Young Animal line over at DC Comics will be folding up shop. That’s a real shame too. I have been enjoying the hell out of these titles.

So, right now, Cave Carson is stuck on a distant planet while a psychic war is going on. Cave Carson has been prophesied as one of the factors. All that and he has found a black gooey thingy that he seems rather fascinated by.

All of this is very fast and funny.

The very first few lines of the book gave me a chuckle. One inhabitant of this planet asks another one “When did you start doubting this war?”

The response? “Only this morning.” It’s that set up that starts  the book off great and sets a nice tone.

In fact, Jon Rivera keeps it rocking and rolling. He keeps the whole issue quirky and completely weird. The Carson team travel through time and space with glee. The whole thing has a Kirby kind of feel that I’m digging. Oeming retains the artistic creativity of Kirby without ripping him off. But that Kirby energy and the offbeat characters and layouts are all there. It’s evokes Kirby in the best sense.

All of the characters serve a purpose too. From Cave to Chloe to anyone in this book, everyone has a well drawn identity. You also care about every character and can follow the complex and crazy story easily.

There is also a ton of emotion. The last page of the issue is memorable and delightful and sad all at once. It’s a wonderful book.

It’s sad the Young Animal line is going away. It’s been a great run. All we can do now is enjoy the last few issues of these wonderful titles.

RATING: A-

The influential comic trailblazer Sid Caesar will be commemorated with an in-depth 5-DVD set, Sid Caesar: The Works, to be released by Shout! Factory on August 14, 2018. Spanning 1950 to 2014, the set contains over 11 hours of fan favorites and previously unreleased material, as well as a 20-page book of history, rare photos, and notes, and many interviews and extras, including the 2014 Paley Center for Media Tribute Program with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Billy Crystal.

Customers ordering the set from ShoutFactory.com will also receive Sid Caesar: Extra Portion, a single-disc with over two hours of additional sketches.

Without Sid Caesar, comedy would have been a lot less funny.

In 1949, television was an infant technology.

No one knew how long or whether it was going to last at all.

A 27-year-old Broadway star, along with a team of writers and performers who would become legendary, including Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen, revolutionized sketch comedy by telling stories rooted in the human condition.

They redefined television sketch comedy, and paved the way for generations to follow, his influence reverberating throughout Saturday Night Live (Caesar hosted the show in 1983 and was named an honorary cast member), as Reiner’s inspiration for The Dick Van Dyke Show, Brooksfilms’ My Favorite Year and Simon’s Broadway hit Laughter on the 23rd Floor, to name a few examples.

Sid Caesar: The Works is a comprehensive collection of the best work of Caesar and his team beginning with The Admiral Broadway Review, through Your Shows of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. It contains previously unreleased material, including the first-time DVD release of the feature film Ten From Your Show of Shows, the Emmy-winning 1967 CBS Reunion Special, the Chevy Show and a rare 1983 episode of A&E’s Nightcap, featuring Studs Terkel and Calvin Trillin in conversation with Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner.

For more details, visit shoutfactory.com.

The CW’s longest-running DC series will be coming to a city near you on August 14, 2018 as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season on Blu-ray and DVD. Averaging 2.3 million Viewers weekly for each original episode, Arrow is the #3 series on The CW season-to-date amongst Adults 18-34, behind only The Flash and Black Lightning. The release contains all 23 exhilarating episodes from the sixth season, plus the show’s 2017 Comic-Con Panel, the crossover featurette and much more. Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season is priced to own at $44.98 SRP for the DVD and $49.99 SRP for the Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy. Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

Following the devastating explosion on Lian Yu, Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) returns home to confront a challenge unlike any he’s ever faced: fatherhood. Oliver is determined to embrace this new role while continuing to serve and protect Star City as both Mayor and The Green Arrow. But enemies past and present, including Black Siren (Katie Cassidy), Vigilante (Johann Urb), Ricardo Diaz (Kirk Acevedo), Cayden James (Michael Emerson) and others, threaten him on all fronts. And bonds within the ranks of Team Arrow—veteran John Diggle (David Ramsey); tech genius Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards); former police captain Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and brilliant inventor Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum), plus newest team members Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog (Rick Gonzalez) and metahuman Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy)—have become dangerously decayed. The future of Star City is at stake in all 23 of Season Six’s ferociously fast-paced, can’t-miss episodes.

“Just in time for the season seven premiere on The CW, fans can catch up on all 23 gripping episodes from the sixth season,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “Arrow retains a solid fan base who can continue to build their collections with this latest season and enjoy the new behind-the-scenes extras included in the set.”

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray release will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. In addition to featuring all 23 episodes of season six in high-definition as well as a digital copy of the season, the 4-disc Blu-ray will also include all four crossover episodes, a tremendous value and collectors opportunity.

Arrow stars Stephen Amell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows), David Ramsey (Dexter), Willa Holland (The O.C.), Emily Bett Rickards (Brooklyn), Echo Kellum (Sean Saves The World), Rick Gonzalez (Reaper) and Juliana Harkavy (Dolphin Tale), with Katie Cassidy (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Paul Blackthorne (The River, The Dresden Files) . Based on the characters from DC, Arrow is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Supergirl, Riverdale, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Marc Guggenheim (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Wendy Mericle (Desperate Housewives) and Sarah Schechter (The Flash, Supergirl, Blindspot, Black Lightning).

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This week, the primetime heavy hitters rolled out their fall schedules at the Upfronts, complete with a slew of renewals, new nights and new shows.

Roseanne paved the way for long-canceled show to make their way back to airwaves as the former “family hour” of television will see quite a few familiar faces come fall. Reboots in the new year include favorite ‘90s and ‘80s hits such as Charmed and Magnum P.I. make their way to the schedule.

Also set for a return is the perfectly-timed Murphy Brown, who sets her sights on the Trump, Pence and the current chaos of the world.

Next season also proves to be the return of a few favorite faces. Tim Allen proves you can’t keep a good man down  as his show Last Man Standing is resurrected by Fox, while Nathan Fillion returns to the tube as The Rookie.

It’s not only familiar faces in front of the camera who are making a bit of a comeback. Mad genius of the ‘80s Robert Zemeckis offers a sci-fi thriller for NBC with Manifest.  Meanwhile, Dick Wolf’s evolution from the Law & Order series continues with the show FBI on CBS.

Here is a small rundown of new shows set for the primetime schedule.

All new shows will be bolded.

*  = Shows with a new night, new time

FOX

Sunday

9:30-10 p.m. — Rel
“Rel is a multi-camera comedy starring (Lil Rel) Howery  as a loving husband and father living on the West Side of Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair. And not just any affair. An affair with Rel’s own barber…Rel must begin the difficult task of rebuilding his life as a long-distance dad. He also jumps back into the dating pool.“

Monday

8-8:30 p.m.  — Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing stars (Tim) Allen as Mike Baxter, a married father of three girls, who tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.”

8:30-9 p.m. — The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids is a multi-camera comedy about a rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community who are willing to break every rule in order to have fun – because, at their age, what do they really have to lose.”

ABC

Sunday

8-9 p.m. — Dancing with the Stars: Juniors

10-11 p.m. — The Alec Baldwin Show (new title)

Tuesday

8:30-9 p.m. — The Kids Are Alright
“Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America’s most turbulent decades”

10-11 p.m. — The Rookie
“Nathan Fillion is The Rookie. Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. “

Wednesday

8:30-9 p.m. — American Housewife*

9:30-10 p.m. — Single Parents
“A group of dysfunctional single parents lean on each other as they raise their kids, look for love, and ultimately realize survival is only possible with the help of each other.”

10-11 p.m. — A Million Little Things
“They say friendship isn’t one big thing, it’s a million little things; and that’s true for a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel stuck in life. After one of them dies unexpectedly, it’s just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living. Along the way they discover that friends may be the one thing to save them from themselves.”

Friday

8-8:30 p.m. — Fresh Off the Boat*

8:30-9 p.m. — Speechless*

9-10 p.m. — Child Support*

NBC

Monday

10-11 p.m. — Manifest
“In 2013, Flight 828 disappeared into thin air. Today, it came home. From executive producer Robert Zemeckis, Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas.”

Tuesday

10-11 p.m.  — New Amsterdam
“Medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.”

CBS

Sunday

8-9 p.m. — God Friended Me
“Brandon Micheal Hall stars in a humorous, uplifting drama about Miles Finer (Hall), an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.”

Monday

8-8:30 p.m. — The Neighborhood
“Here’s a comedy about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family (the Johnsons) to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him—or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Cedric the Entertainer plays the Johnsons’ opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, who is wary of the newcomers, and certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block.

8:30-9 p.m. — Happy Together
“Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West star in a comedy about a 30-something happily married couple who begin to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when Cooper (Felix Mallard), an exuberant young pop star drawn to their superordinary suburban life, unexpectedly moves in with them.”

9-10 p.m. — Magnum P.I.
“This is a modern take on the classic series and stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.”

Tuesday

9-10 p.m. — FBI
“From Emmy Award-winner Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law & Order franchise comes a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

Thursday

9:30-10 p.m. — Murphy Brown
“As we move toward the series’ 30th anniversary, the revival will offer fans a look at how Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) tackles the current state of cable news, clickbait, and a very different political and cultural climate.”

The CW

Sunday

8-9 p.m. — Supergirl*

9-10  p.m. — Charmed
The Power of Three returns with a new crop of sisters and a slightly darker edge.

Monday

9-10  p.m. — “Arrow”*

Wednesday

9-10 p.m. — All American

Thursday

9-10 p.m. — Legacies
The Vampire Diaries universe returns with this spin off, featuring folks born in a year I clearly remember.

Produced by Lisa D’Apolito, Bronwyn Berry,
Meryl Goldsmith, James Tumminia
Directed by Lisa D’Apolito
Featuring Chevy Chase, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler,
Maya Rudoloph, Martin Short, Cecily Strong,
Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer,
Anne Beatts, Melissa McCarthy, Alan Zweibel

Some of the best comedians are those who love to make not only others laugh, but themselves. They are able to turn their greatest pain into the happiest moments. It’s not only a form of escapism but if done right could help uplift others.

While SNL has its ups and downs, there’s one unifying factor: Gilda Radner made the show successful during its most formative years.

Radner wasn’t just an actress, she was someone who embodied her characters. When other actors were on stage, they recited lines. Radner told stories with her soul, taking you on the most adventurous journeys ever written. Acting from every part of her body, characters she created were based on people who impacted her life which made her care even more about the smallest details.

From facial expressions to developing multiple distinctive characteristics she left everything in her performance. She didn’t act just to make the audience happy, she acted because it filled her soul with joy and that joy.

Unfortunately, unless you’re part of the comedy circuit or catch a random SNL Classic sketch, odds are today’s generation doesn’t know about Radner.

Fortunately, Lisa D’Apolito’s Love Gilda is here to educate all.

Love Gilda, is a thoroughly moving documentary that explores the life and many characters of Radner. Through various interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, the audience is able to step into the mindset of Radner as she created Emily Litella, Lisa Loopner and Roseanne Roseannadanna. Tweaking each character through improv sessions, she’s mastered her talents so well that just her and hula hoop is entertaining. Radner shined in the spotlight, from simply talking about what foods she ate or the squeals from jumping on the bed she captivated all with just her words.

When a drug bust goes wrong, ex-cop Danny Gallagher’s (Karl Urban) quest for justice leads him to the car-bomb murder of a government official’s wife. As Gallagher learns that the woman’s secret lover was a seductive federal agent (Sofia Vergara) he finds himself under fire. But from whom — his own cops, a vengeful drug lord, the CIA, or someone even more ruthless? This pulse-pounding thriller also stars Andy Garcia and Grace Byers.

And we’re giving away two copies on Blu-ray!

To enter, send an email with the subject header “BENT” to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

So far, Karl Urban has starred in three films based on comic book properties.  What are they?

Please include your name, and address (U.S. 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 June 3rd, 2018.

Image via BagoGames

When I was a young girl I was enrolled as a foot soldier in the notorious Nintendo-Sega Wars. I had no choice but to pick a side because neutrality and pacifism were not options on the mean school playgrounds of 1990s Britain.

I had been exposed to both Nintendo and Sega, as well as other games consoles but one of the first games I ever completed (not to mention I was good at) was Sonic The Hedgehog so naturally, I fell into the Sega camp.

Despite the warring factions and name calling that occurred, I never faltered because 1. taught me many things. I want to share those life lessons with you:

1. Hedgehogs are cool

Don’t believe me? Well, here come the facts: A hedgehog can run over six feet per second, or 9.5km/h which is damn impressive for a mammal of its size.

In the UK, we have very few poisonous animals, one of which is the adder but hedgehogs are so badass that they’re not even affected by the venom.

They also eat bugs, slugs, chilli dogs and other nasties that like to ruin crops and damage gardens so essentially, they’re helping us to live our very best lives.

Shakespeare even referenced hedgehogs in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest (that’s one for all you literary nerds…like me).

One last fact, baby hedgehogs are called hoglets and if you don’t think that’s both cute and insanely cool then are you even human?

2. This is an echidna:

That is all.

3. Exercise is important

Regular exercise is a necessary requirement for good health, Sonic knows this and so should you. It’s also especially important to get some really decent sneakers, trainers or runners. What you call them is up to you but if your treads don’t cut it, they will slow you down. Good running shoes are an investment, look at Sonic’s…they’ve lasted for over 25 years.

Image via Charlie

4. Be nice to animals

Now, you don’t have to go all vegetarian or vegan on me but treating animals with respect is a key lesson in the Sonic games, whether your two-tailed best friend or small, simple woodland creatures that have been kidnapped by Dr Robotnik, be nice to them all (even if your best friend does slow you down sometimes).

Don’t be like Robotnik, experimenting on animals is cruel and these games are the reason I began my teenage years experimenting with makeup and hair products that weren’t tested on animals.

5. The sea is evil

Underwater levels in all games, not just Sonic games taught me that the sea is pure evil. Many dangerous enemies lurk below the depths and as mammals we’re not meant to exist unless we’re above sea level because…well…oxygen.

Sonic taught me this all too well, so next time you’re underwater and hear *that* music…get out before it’s too late. Or learn from Sonic’s failings and learn how to swim, it’s an important life skill after all.

6. You can always count on your friends

Image via BagoGames

Your friends are the ones who will help you out when you’re in a bind and when you need them to, they will lift you up, in the case of Tails, sometimes literally! Sonic the Hedgehog 2 taught me that friends are just as important as family.

Before then, the only duo I’d seen in video games were the Mario Brothers. Whatever you think of the Sonic franchise that followed, friendship has always been at its core.

7. Casinos are bad and you shouldn’t play in chemical plants or on oil rigs

A little light gambling can be fun but it can also be addictive, don’t let the lights and sounds overwhelm you! If you hit the jackpot, don’t get greedy because just like in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, you may risk losing all of your rings (in a high stakes game of poker).

As for chemical plants and oil rigs, unless you work on one then they’re probably best avoided, even if they do play super catchy music. Don’t forget, they are often surrounded by water and as we learnt previously, the sea is evil.

8. Wasps are bastards

Do I even need to elaborate?

9. If someone touches you inappropriately, that’s not okay

Took a serious turn there, huh? Well, after playing Sonic the Hedgehog the only way I could get my Sonic fix for a while was through the comics and the 90s cartoon, which featured a heap of PSAs aimed at kids, including the titular number 9.

10. Stop wasting time

Sure, patience is a virtue and all that but it does have a time limit and that time limit is precisely 9 seconds. Once 9 seconds are up, you’re free to tap your feet and fold your arms to show people you are waiting for them and that they need to speed up.

We only have one life so we shouldn’t waste any time, after all, unlike Sonic we can’t gather rings for extra lives.

Those were the life lessons I took from Sonic the Hedgehog, if you think I missed any or you learnt a different lesson, let me know in the comments section.

Relive some of the greatest film moments from comedy legend and Hollywood icon Jerry Lewis with the new JERRY LEWIS 10 FILM COLLECTION, arriving on DVD June 12, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Celebrated for his remarkable range of characters, outlandish antics, and uninhibited physicality, Jerry Lewis’ work continues to delight audiences around the world and inspire new generations of comedians.

Featuring 10 of Lewis’ most beloved comedies, the JERRY LEWIS 10 FILM COLLECTION is headlined by 1963’s enduring classic The Nutty Professor, which celebrates its 55^th anniversary this year.  Considered by many to be Lewis’ finest and most memorable film, The Nutty Professor was included on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 funniest American films of all time and was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2004.

The 10-DVD set includes the following:

• The Stooge (1951)—Features one of Lewis’ earliest pairings with Dean Martin as a musical-comedy duo
• The Delicate Delinquent (1956)—A “teenage terror” is recruited for the Police Academy
• The Bellboy (1960)—Lewis plays a friendly but clumsy bellboy in this slapstick classic
• Cinderfella (1960)—Lewis’ take on the classic Cinderella story
• The Errand Boy (1961)—Paramount enlists a bumbling Lewis to spy on their productions in this hilarious film studio comedy
• The Ladies Man (1961)—A girl-shy man finds work in a women-only hotel with uproarious results
• The Nutty Professor (1963)—A socially awkward professor invents a serum that turns him into the handsome but obnoxious Buddy Love
• The Disorderly Orderly (1964)—Lewis wreaks havoc in a private rest home
• The Patsy (1964)—Lewis directs and stars as a novice recruited to replace a big-time comedian
• The Family Jewels (1965)—Lewis directs and plays seven distinct roles in this family inheritance farce

Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series
Written by Chuck Harter
Introduction by Richard Donner
Foreword by Martin Landau
Afterword by Walter Koenig
Published by Bear Manor Media
ISBN-13: 978-1629331645
Released 10/15/17 / $40.00

One entire bookcase in my home Library is devoted to books about various television series that I have enjoyed over the years.

A few of the books are excellent, a large number not so good, and the majority of the rest little more than a pleasant souvenir of a show.

I have just finished reading another excellent one, Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series by Chuck Harter, but it’s on a show you’ve likely not seen in more than half a century, if at all.

Mr. Novak was a show I enjoyed watching as a kid, even though it was at times a pretty serious, hard-hitting, dramatic series.

I think I probably enjoyed it because I liked seeing shows about school (I was only 4 when it came on) and probably, also, because James Franciscus was one good-lookin’ fella! We wanted our TV heroes to be handsome and stalwart but, unlike most, Novak was imperfect. He had flaws, the biggest of which was, he was at times, himself, naïve, still learning, still a student.

Airing from 1963 to 1965 on NBC, imagine the classic movie, Blackboard Jungle, as a weekly series and you’ll come close. Each episode focused on day to day high school life but often highlighted real world problems that viewers were able to relate to either as students or parents…or other teachers.

A long laundry list of familiar and impressive names and faces passed through the halls of the TV high school but as with many television dramas back in those days, the top-notch writing was the real key to the series’ success. In this case, that even included some of the writers who wrote for such TV classics as The Twilight Zone or, later, Star Trek—John D.F. Black, Margaret Armen, George Clayton Johnson.

Mr. Novak’s showrunner and creator was E. Jack Neumann, in conjunction with director Boris Sagal, and this book serves to familiarize the reader handily with their backgrounds and careers. The book also, of course, introduces us to the stars including Novak himself, mannered, blond, pretty boy actor James Franciscus, arguably never as good again as he was here. Oscar winner Dean Jagger portrayed the school principal for most of the run (and was Emmy nominated twice for his efforts), replaced toward the end by the equally estimable Burgess Meredith (pre-Penguin).

Like all the best books on any subject, Harter’s Mr. Novak goes into depth—but not obsessively—on the making of the series, the bios of the actors, the plots of every episode, behind the scenes of all of them, and how it all fit in with what was going on in the real world.

Later, Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner helmed a number of episodes of Mr. Novak and provides here an appreciative Introduction to the book. Guest stars Walter Koenig and the late Martin Landau fondly recall the show in specially written pieces as well.

There would be later school series (Room 222, Lucas Tanner, The White Shadow) and later starring roles for Franciscus (Beneath the Planet of the Apes), but Mr. Novak was in its day a unique, special, and important project, while at the same time a highly entertaining series, even to a 4-year-old like me.

Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series is also a special, important, and entertaining project in that it manages to give a fully rounded portrait of a TV series not currently available for re-viewing. Hopefully that last bit will change soon. If you’re a fan of classic, well done television, read Chuck Harter’s excellent history of Mr. Novak now and you’ll be anxiously awaiting the chance to see the series if and when it DOES ever resurface!

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The Man of Steel meets his ultimate match when Doomsday comes to Earth – hell bent on destroying everything and everyone in his path, including the Justice League – in the all-new, action-packed The Death of Superman, part of the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the feature-length animated film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting July 24, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD August 7, 2018.

The Death of Superman will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack ($39.99 SRP), Blu-ray Deluxe Gift Set ($39.99 SRP), Blu-ray Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), as well as on Digital ($19.99 HD, $14.99 SD). The Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR and a Blu-ray disc featuring the film; the Blu-ray Deluxe Gift Set includes a collectible Superman figurine; the Blu-ray Combo Pack features the film in hi-definition; and the DVD features the movie in standard definition. The Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Combo Pack include a digital version of the film.

The Death of Superman ultimately finds Superman in a fight to the finish when the Man of Steel becomes the only hero who can stand in the way of the monstrous creature Doomsday and his unstoppable rampage of destruction.

As the inaugural film in the DC Universe Movies series, Superman Doomsday told an abridged version of “The Death Of Superman,” DC Comics’ landmark 1992-93 comic phenomenon. But with a runtime of 75 minutes, the film focused on a core, singular storyline. The new, animated The Death of Superman, the first of a two-part film experience that will conclude with Reign of the Supermen in early 2019, restores many of the moments and characters that fans hold dear to their hearts.

The all-star cast is led by Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan, Stand By Me), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men, The Librarians) and Rainn Wilson (The Office) as the voices of Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, respectively. The potent trio is joined by the DC Universe Movies’ returning voices of the Justice League: Jason O’Mara (The Man in High Castle, Terra Nova) as Batman, Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Rent, Daredevil) as Wonder Woman, Shemar Moore (S.W.A.T., Criminal Minds) as Cyborg, Nathan Fillion (Castle, ABC’s upcoming The Rookie) as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan, and Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs, Ugly Betty) as The Flash.

Producer Sam Liu (Gotham by Gaslight, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) co-directs The Death of Superman with Jake Castorena (Justice League Action) from a script by New York Times best-selling author Peter J. Tomasi (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights). Executive Producers are Sam Register and James Tucker (Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay, Justice League Dark).

The Death of Superman Enhanced Content

Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Deluxe Gift Set, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital

• The Death of Superman: The Brawl That Topped Them All (Featurette) – Experience the battle between Superman and Doomsday like never before as creators of the iconic comic and the new film explore the nuances of “The Greatest Fight” with the help of a martial arts expert.
• A Sneak Peek at DC Universe’s Next Animated Movie, Reign of the Supermen – An exciting look at the next film in the two-part saga that brings the epic and emotional story of a world without the Man of Steel to life.
• From the DC Comics Vault: Legion of Superheroes, “Dark Victory: Part 1” – After eliminating Imperiex, Brainiac 5 takes over his army and plans to take over the universe. With Superman thought to be dead, the other Legionnaires must stop him before it is too late!
• From the DC Comics Vault: Legion of Superheroes, “Dark Victory: Part 2” – The Legion faces Imperiex in a final battle, while a traitor lurks in their midst.

DVD

• A Sneak Peek at DC Universe’s Next Animated Movie, Reign of the Supermen – An exciting look at the next film in the two-part saga that brings the epic and emotional story of a world without the Man of Steel to life.

Who doesn’t love the post-apocalyptic sci-fi films of the 1980s? If you define the subgenre broadly, you’ll count at least 100 such films. They include post-nuke films and post-pandemic films. They also include Road Warrior imitators.

For my next few articles, I’d like to cover these Road Warrior imitators; that is, post-apocalyptic films that obviously owe a large debt to George Miller’s 1981 masterpiece.

Compared with some other “imitation” subgenres that I’ve covered in this column (like Carrie imitators or Alien imitators), these Road Warrior imitators are a surprisingly strong bunch. Many are extremely low budget, and many are from Italian or Filipino filmmakers famous for their lack of originality, but all of them deliver what they promise.

If your priority is watching ragtag gangs with punk leather outfits and armored vehicles fight each other in a sparsely populated wasteland, then you simply can’t go wrong with any of the films on this fairly long list.

The Road Warrior was a critical and popular success when first released in late 1981 and early 1982, and thus the first imitators appear around mid 1982.

The Road Warrior grew increasingly popular on home video, so it was no surprise that Beyond Thunderdome became an even bigger hit when it appeared in mid 1985. Though Beyond Thunderdome was clearly inferior to its predecessor, its influence can be easily discerned in the later imitator films that feature duels, makeshift towns, and prominent female characters.

We should note that the post-apocalyptic subgenre can be traced as far back as Roger Corman’s Day the World Ended (1955) or Ray Milland’s Panic in Year Zero! (1962). More immediate predecessors include A Boy and His Dog (1975) and maybe Deathsport (1978). Then of course there was Mad Max itself (1979).

So The Road Warrior did not define the subgenre of post-apocalyptic sci-fi films; instead it defined its own sub-subgenre within it.

Note: I’m skipping parodies like She (1982), America 3000 (1986), Interzone (1987), and Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988). I’m also skipping space opera versions like Metalstorm (1983) and Spacehunter (1983).

Let’s lay out 10 hallmarks of The Road Warrior imitator subgenre and then get to the very fun films.

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Zinnober #1
Written by Ralf Singh &
Thorsten Brochhaus
llustrated by Ralf Singh
Published by Scout Comics
In Stores 6/27/18 / $3.99

This is a really cool comic that I’m interested to see where it goes. I love the film Reign Of Fire (which has similar themes) so

I instantly took to this book. Hey, if anything has to do with a dragon apocalypse I’m there in an instant.

The main character of this book is Claire. She had her entire family slaughtered by the dragons. So, there is only one thing left to do: Kill all the dragons!

It’s a little tougher to do than you think. The book’s opening scene has Claire and a colleague on a rescue mission to save a dog. Claire jumps into action knowing it’s a trap. Then she gets surrounded.

All hope seems lost, until a huge goddamn dragon comes out of nowhere and saves Claire indirectly.

And it’s at that moment we see the size of the dragons.

Singh can draw dragons. Man, can he ever. He draws like its a life long passion of his. They’re terrifying. The whole scene that follows is a nicely drawn sequence that is thrilling. As a bonus, he can also draw people getting taken out by the dragons really well!

That also leads to the only problem of the issue: There’s only one action scene. Though it’s a good one, the rest of the issue is set up. It’s intriguing enough for me to want to read more and see where it goes. Brochhaus and Singh know how to make the set up interesting and not just a series of talking heads.

What ends up happening next is that Claire meets up with Andrew. He has a theory about stopping the dragons.

The series seems to be headed in that direction. I can’t wait to see the action I feel is coming to this title.

The art is excellent and fluid. The character designs are excellent and Singh is a natural storyteller. Like I said earlier though, he draws incredible dragons. And I love that.

I’m looking forward to picking up this series and seeing how it develops. For right now, it’s got an excellent beginning and It could turn out to be a sleeper.

RATING: B+

Get ready for one of the liveliest, leaping-est, sassiest and happiest musicals ever, as Warner Archive Collection proudly unveils its Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray release of the Oscar-winning 1954 MGM classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

In Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Adam (Howard Keel), the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly (Jane Powell) to marry him that same day. After they return to his backwoods home she discovers he has six brothers — all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers’ loneliness… kidnap the women they want from the surrounding villages.

Dismissed by studio executives during production as a ‘second-tier musical’, the film suffered budget cuts during production that precluded location shooting. Overcoming these circumstances, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was an obvious hit in the making when previewed, and opened to great reviews at huge box office success at New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall. This film was so successful that it was theatrically re-issued for many years thereafter, and holds the achievement as one of the highest-grossing musicals ever produced by M-G-M’s “dream factory”. The unique story behind the making of the film is well chronicled by director Donen’s commentary, as well as the comprehensive documentary on the disc, hosted by star Howard Keel, and including interviews with co-stars Jane Powell, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn, and Jacques d’Amboise, as well as director Donen, choreographer Kidd, and  Musical Supervisor Saul Chaplin (who earned an Oscar for his contribution), among others.

Directed by Stanley Donen (Singin’ in the Rain), and starring Jane Powell (Royal Wedding, Hit the Deck) and Howard Keel (Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was nominated for four Academy Awards and won for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. This Western musical is distinguished by a wonderful score of original songs by composer Gene de Paul and lyricist by Johnny Mercer (Li’l Abner) along with brilliant, acrobatic dancing scenes choreographed by Michael Kidd (The Band Wagon, Guys and Dolls).

Presented for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring a new 1080p HD master from a 2018 2K scan in its original 2.55 CinemaScope aspect ratio, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio t (based on the original 4 track magnetic mix, but re-built from recording session masters and original stems), the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray has extras to please every mountain man or woman, including the rarely-seen alternate widescreen (1.77 aspect ratio) alternate version presented for the first time in 1080p HD, a commentary from the film’s director Stanley Donen, a comprehensive cast & crew documentary, vintage featurettes including the famous “MGM Jubilee Overture” short (presented in its original CinemaScope 2.55 aspect ratio for the first time in 1080p HD with 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio sound), premiere newsreel footage and more.

Of note is that two versions of the film exist, one in CinemaScope and the other in traditional widescreen.  In 1953 when Cinemascope was brand new, MGM was concerned that if it was a fad they would have an unusable film in the long-run, so for protection they shot the film twice. Two different takes of each shot with different staging was filmed which reflect the different frame size of traditional widescreen (which is less wide and more rectangular) and CinemaScope. By the time the film was released, CinemaScope had proven a huge success and the alternate version was rarely seen until its release on DVD in 2004.

Special Features:

 Disc One: (BD50)

• Audio Commentary by Stanley Donen (Recorded 2004)
• “MGM Jubilee Overture” 1954 MGM’s “30th Anniversary” Theatrical
• Short Subject shot in CinemaScope and Color, featuring the M-G-M Symphony Orchestra, led by Johnny Green, playing a medley of eleven well-known songs used in some of the studio’s best-known musicals. (Remastered in 1080p HD, 16×9 2.55 anamorphic aspect ratio with 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio)
• Documentary “Sobbin’ Women: The Making of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” hosted by Howard Keel (Produced 1996, updated and revised 2004)-SD
• Radio City Music Hall Premiere – July 22, 1954 (SD)
• “MGM’s 30th Anniversary” (1954 MGM Newsreel) (SD)

Disc Two: (BD25)

• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Rarely-seen 1.77:1 alternate Widescreen Version (1080p HD)

Available for Pre-Order now at the Warner Archive!

The upcoming DC Universe digital service has ordered its next original series, the one-hour live-action drama Doom Patrol, from executive producers Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Jeremy Carver and Sarah Schechter.

Committing to a direct-to-series order of 13 episodes, Doom Patrol will be spun out of DC Universe’s upcoming Titans series and will be written by Jeremy Carver based on DC characters originally written and drawn by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani.

Doom Patrol is a re-imagining of one of DC’s most beloved group of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder (The Chief). The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence — and to protect Earth from what they find.

Part support group, part Super Hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of super-powered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them. Picking up after the events of Titans, Doom Patrol will find these reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.

The characters previously cast in Titans will presumably reappear in the Doom Patrol series.  They include Bruno Bichir as Dr. Niles Caulder, April Bowlby as Elasti-Girl, Jake Michaels as Robotman and Dwain Murphy as Negative Man.

Doom Patrol will begin production this year for a 2019 debut on DC Universe.

In celebration of its 65^th anniversary, Disney’s beloved flight of fantasy, “Peter Pan,” joins the highly celebrated Walt Disney Signature Collection, landing in homes on Digital and Movies Anywhere on May 29 and on Blu-ray June 5. With a little faith, trust and pixie dust, every member of the family will let their imagination soar on this epic adventure to Never Land, sparkling with legendary animation, extraordinary music and both all-new and classic bonus features.

The Walt Disney Signature Collection edition of “Peter Pan” invites adventures of all ages to believe in magic once again and experience a timeless treasure from Disney’s golden age of animation that has stirred the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers worldwide since its original 1953 release. The Signature Collection edition offers over two hours of classic bonus features plus never-before-seen extras, including the latest installment of “Stories from Walt’s Office,” which explores Walt’s love of flying and the company planes; a nostalgic reunion between Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John); and new “Oke” renditions of the classic song “You Can Fly” and deleted song “Never Smile at a Crocodile” accompanied by on-screen lyrics and the film’s unforgettable animated characters.

In “Peter Pan,” fantastic adventures await the Darling children—Wendy, John and Michael—when Peter Pan, the hero of their stories, whisks them away to the magical world of Never Land.  After flying with Peter and the delightfully impish Tinker Bell past the “second star to the right and straight on till morning,” they explore the enchanted island and Peter’s secret hideout with the Lost Boys, and leap into high-flying battles with swashbuckling pirates and the infamous villain Captain Hook.

“Peter Pan” is the seventh title to join the Walt Disney Signature Collection, which includes groundbreaking films created or inspired by the imagination and legacy of Walt Disney, featuring timeless stories and characters that have touched generations. The film takes its place alongside “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Pinocchio,” “Bambi,” “The Lion King” and “Lady and the Tramp.”

Bonus Features:

BLU-RAY & DIGITAL:

New Signature Collection Bonus

• Stories from Walt’s Office: Walt & Flight – “Think of the happiest things, it’s the same as having wings”. One thing you’ll notice inside Walt Disney’s office are all of the models and pictures of airplanes. Walt loved planes and was an aficionado of flying. As a continuation of the “Stories from Walt’s Office” series, we’ll soar into the world of one of Walt’s favorite pastimes and look at the history behind the company airplane he used to scout Central Florida looking for the perfect place to build his second theme park.
• A “Darling” Conversation with Wendy & John: Kathryn Beaumont and Paul Collins – Join Disney Legend Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John) as they reunite for the first time in many years to reminisce and discuss their experiences working on Peter Pan, meeting Walt Disney and learning to fly … literally.
• You Can Fly” – A new “Oke” rendition and graphic look of the classic Disney song, “You Can Fly,” with fun lyrics on screen and lots of your favorite “Peter Pan” characters.
• “Never Smile at a Crocodile” – A new “Oke” rendition and graphic look of the deleted song, “Never Smile at a Crocodile”, with fun lyrics on screen and highlighting the relationship between Captain Hook and Tick- Tock the Crocodile.

Legacy/Classic Bonus

• DisneyView
• Sing-along Version of the film: Sing along with your favorite songs from the movie.
• Growing Up with Nine Old Men – “Peter Pan” is both a story of living with a child’s sense of openness to the world and an acknowledgement that the path to adulthood most often leads away from those qualities. A parallel of sorts to that duality can be found in Walt Disney and his core group of animators, the Nine Old Men, in their lives and in their work. Our short film will look at who they were and the parts they played in one of the most remarkable team of artists that ever worked together.
• Deleted Song: “The Pirate’s Song” – Original demo recording of the song played over concept art.
• Deleted Song: “Never Smile at a Crocodile” – With music played over static concept art of the crocodile from Pater Pan.
• Deleted Song: “The Boatswain Song” – With music played over static concept art of Captain Hook and his crew.
• Deleted Scene: “The Journey Home” – A proposed alternate ending where Peter asks the Lost Boys to return home with Wendy and the other children.
• Deleted Scene: “Alternate Arrival” – A deleted scene where Wendy and the children are initially attacked by the Lost Boys because Tinker Bell tells them that Wendy is holding Peter captive. We also see in this version of the story that Nana the dog travels to Never Land with Wendy and the children.
• Disney Song Select – Simply play the clip from the movie with subtitles underneath it.
  • “The Second Star to the Right”
  • “You Can Fly”
  • “A Pirate’s Life”
  • “Following the Leader”
  • “Your Mother and Mine”
• Audio Commentary Hosted by Roy Disney – Audio commentary hosted by Roy Disney, but carried on by several other people.
• Music and More
  • ”Never Land”: The Lost Song – A bonus piece that sets up the backstory of where this lost song was found and how Richard Sherman recomposed it.
  • Music Video: “Never Land” – Music Performed by Paige O’Hara – A music video of the song “Never Land”
  • Music Video: “The Second Star to the Right” – Music Performed by T-Squad – A music video of the song “The Second Star to the Right” performed by T-Squad.
• Backstage Disney
• You Can Fly: The Making of ‘Peter Pan’ – A making-of video of the 1953 Disney classic, “Peter Pan.”
• In Walt’s Words: “Why I Made ‘Peter Pan’” – Based upon an article written by Walt Disney retold as a dramatic recreation.
• Tinker Bell: A Fairy’s Tale – An introspective video on the creation, history and personality of the one and only “Tink.”
• The Peter Pan That Almost Was – Hosted by Ron Clements and John Musker, we take a look at the storyboards and early concepts of a version of the “Peter Pan” film that never saw the light of day.
• The “Peter Pan” Story – An original featurette for the film created in 1952.

For more details, visit Movies.Disney.com/Peter-Pan