Endings are hard, especially when your last episode wasn’t planned. Star Trek: The Original Series was ingloriously canceled after three seasons, despite valiant fan efforts to keep it on the air. That means its finale wasn’t written as a finale, and it generally ranks among the worst entries in the entire franchise.

In 1969, a Terrible Star Trek Episode Helped Save the Fandom — And the Franchise

George Romero's Night of the Living Dead revolutionized horror with raw realism and unknown actors, setting the standard for cinematic terror. Low-budget horror like Romero's masterpiece terrifies by immersing viewers in an intimate, relatable experience unlike big-budget Hollywood productions. Stephen King praises the opening scene of Night of the Living...

Stephen King Called This Classic Scene the Scariest Moment in Horror History

Back in 1994, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin wowed sci-fi audiences with Stargate. This original feature re-imagined ancient mythology as a reflection of not the divine, but the otherworldly. The Egyptian sun god Ra, played by Jaye Davidson, was not so much a spiritual entity who interacted with humanity, but rather an alien overlord awaiting his inevitable return. So, when an ancient stargate is found in Giza, the world is threatened by the possibility of another incursion. Kurt Russell and James Spader starred in the film as Col. Jack O'Neil and Dr. Daniel Jackson, respectively, who venture through the portal to a whole new world. But did you know that there were originally plans to make not just a sequel to Stargate, but a whole trilogy? It turns out, Emmerich and Devlin had the whole thing figured out, until Stargate SG-1 got in the way.

We Were Robbed of a Stargate Trilogy, and We're Still Mad About It

In 2023, Max dropped a haunting and original animated science fiction series called Scavengers Reign. Although the show was critically acclaimed, by May 2024, Max had abruptly canceled the series. But now, Scavengers Reign has made the leap to Netflix, where it’s currently streaming and might just get a Season 2 renewal if we’re lucky.

The Best New Netflix Sci-Fi Show In the Last 5 Years Avoids a Tired Genre Trope

Star Trek is an ever-growing franchise, with 11 television series, plus two series of shorts and two separate film series. But despite all these spinoffs and spinoffs of spinoffs, only a couple of branches of the franchise have been given sequels. The Original Series has The Animated Series as a continuation, then its run of six sequel movies (seven, if you include Generations), plus a prequel series (Strange New Worlds); and The Next Generation has four films and a sequel series (Picard), plus a spiritual sequel in Lower Decks. But Deep Space Nine has had to make do with a single episode of Lower Decks and Enterprise gets nothing but the occasional mention as easter eggs.

The Star Trek: Voyager Sequel You’ve Always Wanted Already Exists

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Two new documentaries and a spy comedy are also trending on streaming services like Hulu, Max, Apple TV+ and Disney+.

This Oscar-Winning Epic Is The Top Movie On Netflix Right Now

The entire cast for the upcoming Batman reboot has finally been revealed. Unless you’ve been hiding in the shadows of Gotham City, you’ll know by now that the upcoming new DC Universe (DCU) will include yet another Batman reboot, which is being spearheaded by DC Studios’ co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.

DC’s Batman Reboot Finally Reveals New Dark Knight Actor and More

When a movie ends, it is essential that it close on a high note. Or at least, a note that corresponds with the film’s story, themes, and characters. There are some films, such as Rogue One or The Lone Ranger, that have middling beginnings or bad story beats but can be redeemed thanks to a great climax or ending moment. There are some films that just plain stink all the way through. And then there are those who showcase promising potential but are let down thanks to disappointing endings.

10 Great Movies Ruined by Awful Endings

Everyone knows that the only way to defeat Superman is to hit him with some kryptonite. But, what several, several classic Superman movies actually do is to try and defeat Superman with some other similar version of himself. Now, with a combination of set photos and plot rumors, it sounds like the next big-screen version of the Man of Steel may reboot a trope we’ve seen on screen since 1983, but goes back to 1964 or 1958, depending on how you look at it.

The Next Superman Movie Could Fix A Very Old DC Trope

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The studio is working on nine live-action adaptations, including 'Hercules,' 'The Aristocats' and 'The Sword in the Stone.'

Disney Currently Working on Remakes of 3 More Classic Movies, Report Says

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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Disney has fully committed to remaking its animated classics as live-action films, even though they're almost always mediocre.

All 17 Disney live-action remakes ranked from tolerable to downright unwatchable

Gene Roddenberry wrote 24 episodes of the Western series Have Gun - Will Travel , showcasing his versatile writing talent. The show was ahead of its time, featuring a unique main character, Paladin, who avoided unnecessary violence and embraced different cultures. Roddenberry's work on Have Gun - Will Travel foreshadowed...

Before ‘Star Trek,’ Gene Roddenberry Made His Mark on This Classic Western Series

Lucasfilm is looking for a new hit Star Wars series, and it is not afraid to retcon the beloved Rogue One (2016) in order to do so. Disney+ came strong out of the gate in 2019 when the streaming service premiered The Mandalorian and Wandavision as its first live-action Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe series, respectively. Since then, Disney has seen diminishing returns for both Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios, with subsequent series struggling to achieve the same audience numbers and critical acclaim.

Lucasfilm to Retcon ‘Rogue One’

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Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez reflects on the massive question he had to ask himself when starting his work on the film.

Alien: Romulus Director Recalls The Big Question He Asked Himself When Approaching The Movie

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A slew of beaches have closed down after a disturbing discovery was found in the sea water. Other beaches in the area have been issued advisories for the same problem.

Wave of beaches are shut down after officials make sickening discovery in the sea water

Few movies are as straightforwardly bleak as The Devil's Bath. Set in the mid-18th century, and based on historical records, the German-Austrian horror drama is as nihilistic as they come, and flies in the face of most modern, metaphor-heavy "prestige" horror. There's no sleight-of-hand involved in its depiction of depression and psychological malaise. Its melancholy is disguised as neither ghoulish shadow nor chilly atmosphere — though there's plenty of fog to be found — but rather, the film's portrayal of despondency is bold, direct, and upsetting in ways that may not suit most audience's tastes.

This is the Most Disturbing Movie You'll Never Want to Watch Again

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Paramount is once again juggling its Star Trek projects. At the start of 2024, all ten of the Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation movies vacated the streamer because of a licensing deal with Max. With that deal ending, the movies will be returning to Paramount+ beginning July 1st, according to Trekmovie.

The Star Trek: TOS and Star Trek: TNG movies will return to Paramount+ in July

No one wants to hear that the book is always better. It’s a lazy, boring argument that misunderstands how narratives move between mediums. Besides, it’s often not true — would anyone argue that Peter Benchley’s novel is better than Jaws? The claim is often just snobbery... but when it comes to the 1979 James Bond movie Moonraker, the book really was better.

One of the Worst Bond Films Could Have Been One of the Best

The Terminator saga has always been hyperfocused on Sarah Connor and her son, John. Admittedly, there’s a good reason for that: the former was destined to give birth to the latter, a potential savior of humanity who would deliver a post-apocalyptic world from robotic domination. There is no future without either character, and while the Terminator sequels have had fun exploring and subverting their importance to the franchise, the series has long run out of things to do with the Connors. If this story is going to evolve, it may be time to move on and explore a new corner of the world.

Terminator Zero Could Bring the Franchise Out of Its Long Rut

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A Star Trek Veteran is Reviving a Bizarre Sci-Fi Cult Classic

In terms of how we view science fiction movies today, the 1980s was easily the most influential and formative decade. But, interestingly enough, by 1983 after...

A Star Trek Veteran is Reviving a Bizarre Sci-Fi Cult Classic

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