J. Michael Straczynski is back with a new installment in his imaginative Babylon 5 series. The difference this time is that it’s a 76-minute animated feature film, released this week from Warner Home Entertainment.
B5 launched into syndicated television sixteen years ago, featuring a somewhat darker, more nuanced approach to the future. It was filled before and behind the camera with people well-versed in the Sf tropes, but used that to twist things and keep them fresh.
Here, Babylon 5 The Road Home, feels far more familiar. We’re set in the time after the Shadow War as we focus on President John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) and his wife Delenn (Rebecca Riedy) adjusting to running the 12-world Interstellar Alliance. Just as he leaves, he’s caught in the tried and true time warp allowing him to visit various parallel realities as we revisit more familiar characters and settings.
Familiarity, in this case,...
B5 launched into syndicated television sixteen years ago, featuring a somewhat darker, more nuanced approach to the future. It was filled before and behind the camera with people well-versed in the Sf tropes, but used that to twist things and keep them fresh.
Here, Babylon 5 The Road Home, feels far more familiar. We’re set in the time after the Shadow War as we focus on President John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) and his wife Delenn (Rebecca Riedy) adjusting to running the 12-world Interstellar Alliance. Just as he leaves, he’s caught in the tried and true time warp allowing him to visit various parallel realities as we revisit more familiar characters and settings.
Familiarity, in this case,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
This post contains spoilers for Netflix’s The Sandman season one DC’s The Sandman Comics
The current state of DC Comics live-action adaptations may be up in the air, but there has been one bright spot in recent weeks. After more than a decade of false starts and development failures, Neil Gaiman‘s great Vertigo comic The Sandman has come to television screens. Even more surprising, it’s really good. Even as the show changes some details from the comics, downplaying its larger DC Universe connections, it still retains all of the beauty and horror that made the original series an enduring classic.
Best of all, the show has turned out to be a hit, both in terms of viewership and word-of-mouth buzz. So popular was the first season that Netflix dropped a surprise bonus episode, adapting two of the best stand-alone stories, “A Dream of a Thousand Cats” and “Calliope.
The current state of DC Comics live-action adaptations may be up in the air, but there has been one bright spot in recent weeks. After more than a decade of false starts and development failures, Neil Gaiman‘s great Vertigo comic The Sandman has come to television screens. Even more surprising, it’s really good. Even as the show changes some details from the comics, downplaying its larger DC Universe connections, it still retains all of the beauty and horror that made the original series an enduring classic.
Best of all, the show has turned out to be a hit, both in terms of viewership and word-of-mouth buzz. So popular was the first season that Netflix dropped a surprise bonus episode, adapting two of the best stand-alone stories, “A Dream of a Thousand Cats” and “Calliope.
- 8/22/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the "Sandman" comics.
Among many of the most unsettling moments in season 1 of "The Sandman" is the revelation that Dream (Tom Sturridge), the all-powerful being who controls the dream realm, has plans to take away Lyta's (Razane Jammal) baby. "The baby was conceived in the Dreaming," he explains to her, but it would've been nice if he'd explained the situation in a bit more detail. With Rose (Vanesu Samunyai) no longer having the powers of a vortex, there doesn't seem to be anything stopping Dream from taking Lyta's child one day. The only question is when.
And so, as Lyta spends every...
The post Everything We Know About Lyta Hall's Baby In The Sandman appeared first on /Film.
Among many of the most unsettling moments in season 1 of "The Sandman" is the revelation that Dream (Tom Sturridge), the all-powerful being who controls the dream realm, has plans to take away Lyta's (Razane Jammal) baby. "The baby was conceived in the Dreaming," he explains to her, but it would've been nice if he'd explained the situation in a bit more detail. With Rose (Vanesu Samunyai) no longer having the powers of a vortex, there doesn't seem to be anything stopping Dream from taking Lyta's child one day. The only question is when.
And so, as Lyta spends every...
The post Everything We Know About Lyta Hall's Baby In The Sandman appeared first on /Film.
- 8/9/2022
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Thanks to the dream vortex, both the waking world and the dream realm are in serious danger of becoming one nightmarish mess as The Sandman’s Season 1 finale gets underway. So… was Morpheus able to put things right? And did he have to kill a sweet young woman in order to do so? Read on for the highlights of “Lost Hearts.”
Morpheus confronted The Corinthian during his keynote speech at the cereal serial killer convention, but when he tried to undo his rogue nightmare, The Corinthian stabbed him through the hand. As Morpheus looked in confusion at his bleeding hand,...
Morpheus confronted The Corinthian during his keynote speech at the cereal serial killer convention, but when he tried to undo his rogue nightmare, The Corinthian stabbed him through the hand. As Morpheus looked in confusion at his bleeding hand,...
- 8/7/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
In this week's Krypton, Lyta is back and General Zod finds a way to take control of Doomsday.
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Krypton Season 2, Episode 8
Even though Dru’s last name is Zod, this week on Krypton, the general is quite Vexed. Meanwhile, Lyta returns with a captivating hero’s journey, which just so happens to involve the Black Mercy parasitic alien plant from the comics.
First up, can we talk about Zod’s management style in “Mercy”? He threatens a lot in shades of Darth Vader, but he’s having a bit of a Skeletor moment (a la “Why do I surround myself with fools??!!”) when all of his employees are kind of sucking at the job.
To be fair, Lis-Ser is a damn good scientist, and has been cracking the code on both Doomsday, and the Black Mercy. But it’s hard to...
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Krypton Season 2, Episode 8
Even though Dru’s last name is Zod, this week on Krypton, the general is quite Vexed. Meanwhile, Lyta returns with a captivating hero’s journey, which just so happens to involve the Black Mercy parasitic alien plant from the comics.
First up, can we talk about Zod’s management style in “Mercy”? He threatens a lot in shades of Darth Vader, but he’s having a bit of a Skeletor moment (a la “Why do I surround myself with fools??!!”) when all of his employees are kind of sucking at the job.
To be fair, Lis-Ser is a damn good scientist, and has been cracking the code on both Doomsday, and the Black Mercy. But it’s hard to...
- 8/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Syfy’s Krypton closed out the first half of its sophomore run with the brutal execution of a major character. Now, Seg must process that loss while also contending with a bit of Brainiac in his bean and whatever Dru-Zod has planned for his Bfg.
Visiting TVLine’s San Diego Comic-Con suite, Krypton star Cameron Cuffe reflected on Jax’s “bold” murder of Lyta, after Zod reneged on a deal they had made. Shortly after, Val made the difficult call to blow up the space elevator, even at the cost of some civilian lives. “This is a show about consequences,...
Visiting TVLine’s San Diego Comic-Con suite, Krypton star Cameron Cuffe reflected on Jax’s “bold” murder of Lyta, after Zod reneged on a deal they had made. Shortly after, Val made the difficult call to blow up the space elevator, even at the cost of some civilian lives. “This is a show about consequences,...
- 7/20/2019
- TVLine.com
The Performer | Zoe Kravitz
The Show | Big Little Lies
More from TVLineBig Little Lies: Did Shailene Woodley Just Drop a Huge Season 2 Finale Spoiler?Big Little Lies Season 2 Finale Sneak Peek: 'The Lie Is the Friendship'Krypton Video: Cameron Cuffe Talks Fallout of Lyta's Death (?), 'Doomsday Unleashed' in Season 2 Finale
The Episode | “The Bad Mother” (July 14, 2019)
The Performance | All season long on HBO’s addictive drama, Bonnie has been like a simmering pot of emotions slowly but surely heating up, as she wrestled with her guilty conscience over Perry’s death. This week, she hit her boiling point, and Kravitz was...
The Show | Big Little Lies
More from TVLineBig Little Lies: Did Shailene Woodley Just Drop a Huge Season 2 Finale Spoiler?Big Little Lies Season 2 Finale Sneak Peek: 'The Lie Is the Friendship'Krypton Video: Cameron Cuffe Talks Fallout of Lyta's Death (?), 'Doomsday Unleashed' in Season 2 Finale
The Episode | “The Bad Mother” (July 14, 2019)
The Performance | All season long on HBO’s addictive drama, Bonnie has been like a simmering pot of emotions slowly but surely heating up, as she wrestled with her guilty conscience over Perry’s death. This week, she hit her boiling point, and Kravitz was...
- 7/20/2019
- TVLine.com
Everyone tries to process their grief on an emotional Krypton.
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 6
This was an emotional one, wasn’t it? Following the murder of Nyssa at the hands of Jax, everyone has to work through their emotions, and interestingly, Krypton shows the five stages of grief via different characters.
First up, Seg’s emotional journey in “In Zod We Trust” packs a wallop. He begins the episode in shock, and breaking down after watching his beloved die on the comms channel (which is replaying the murder on a loop). Cameron Cuffe sells this anguish, and I couldn’t help but be reminded of Christopher Reeve’s Superman grieving over Lois in Donner’s Superman. As much as I love the wisecracking Seg, this is necessary for our character. He lost his parents at the beginning of his hero’s journey, and...
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 6
This was an emotional one, wasn’t it? Following the murder of Nyssa at the hands of Jax, everyone has to work through their emotions, and interestingly, Krypton shows the five stages of grief via different characters.
First up, Seg’s emotional journey in “In Zod We Trust” packs a wallop. He begins the episode in shock, and breaking down after watching his beloved die on the comms channel (which is replaying the murder on a loop). Cameron Cuffe sells this anguish, and I couldn’t help but be reminded of Christopher Reeve’s Superman grieving over Lois in Donner’s Superman. As much as I love the wisecracking Seg, this is necessary for our character. He lost his parents at the beginning of his hero’s journey, and...
- 7/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Krypton shakes itself up in some thrilling, unexpected ways in “A Better Yesterday.”
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 5
Well, that was a shocker. In the fifth episode of this season, “A Better Yesterday,” Krypton has acted like a bunch of raptors and played its audience; just as we’ve been watching General Zod in front of us, the attack came from the side, courtesy Jax-Ur who executed female lead Lyta-Zod.
She also shot a laser blast out of her eye, but first things first.
The apparent death of Lyta is a huge moment for Krypton. Whether it is undone, or she remain dead-dead, the turn of events will have a significant impact on Seg – and perhaps send our hero down a dark path. It makes me think of Lois Lane’s death in the Injustice: Gods Among Us comics. Superman becomes a tyrant, and...
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This Krypton review contains spoilers.
Krypton Season 2 Episode 5
Well, that was a shocker. In the fifth episode of this season, “A Better Yesterday,” Krypton has acted like a bunch of raptors and played its audience; just as we’ve been watching General Zod in front of us, the attack came from the side, courtesy Jax-Ur who executed female lead Lyta-Zod.
She also shot a laser blast out of her eye, but first things first.
The apparent death of Lyta is a huge moment for Krypton. Whether it is undone, or she remain dead-dead, the turn of events will have a significant impact on Seg – and perhaps send our hero down a dark path. It makes me think of Lois Lane’s death in the Injustice: Gods Among Us comics. Superman becomes a tyrant, and...
- 7/10/2019
- Den of Geek
Krypton ramps up the action in a thrilling midseason episode with plenty of Superman and even Star Wars shoutouts.
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 4
“Danger Close” is an appropriate title for this week’s Krypton because it feels like the penultimate episode of the season considering all the threads coming together – and yet it’s not even the halfway point.
Seg and Lyta reunite, have sex and share a touching moment, before Lyta sells him out to Zod. Except is it really Lyta since Seg finds out she’s been re-programmed by her son? And the same almost happens to Seg, except Brainiac is still in Seg’s head. Meanwhile, after having a sentimental bro-down with Seg, Adam is hanging out with Kem – who freed Dev, when he refused to kill civilians (on Lyta’s orders). Dev’s story reveals to Jayna that her daughter is a monster now,...
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 4
“Danger Close” is an appropriate title for this week’s Krypton because it feels like the penultimate episode of the season considering all the threads coming together – and yet it’s not even the halfway point.
Seg and Lyta reunite, have sex and share a touching moment, before Lyta sells him out to Zod. Except is it really Lyta since Seg finds out she’s been re-programmed by her son? And the same almost happens to Seg, except Brainiac is still in Seg’s head. Meanwhile, after having a sentimental bro-down with Seg, Adam is hanging out with Kem – who freed Dev, when he refused to kill civilians (on Lyta’s orders). Dev’s story reveals to Jayna that her daughter is a monster now,...
- 7/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Krypton delivers another solid Season 2 episode... even if it is a little light on the action.
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 3
This week, Krypton spent a lot of time lauding main character Seg’s will to live, also the title of the episode, only to kill him off. Well, “just a little,” before Adam un-deaded him. But the show continued its streak this season with solid performances, if light on action.
Yet what happens when the happenings of Krypton itself are the least exciting part of the story?
Picking back up on Colu, Seg (Cameron Cuffe) and Adam (Shaun Sipos) are running like mad through the planet’s lush forests to evade Lobo. But it’s more difficult to evade Brainiac, who is squatting in Seg’s head. The dynamic between our heroes continues to fuel the show, even in its comedic attempts at tenderness.
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 3
This week, Krypton spent a lot of time lauding main character Seg’s will to live, also the title of the episode, only to kill him off. Well, “just a little,” before Adam un-deaded him. But the show continued its streak this season with solid performances, if light on action.
Yet what happens when the happenings of Krypton itself are the least exciting part of the story?
Picking back up on Colu, Seg (Cameron Cuffe) and Adam (Shaun Sipos) are running like mad through the planet’s lush forests to evade Lobo. But it’s more difficult to evade Brainiac, who is squatting in Seg’s head. The dynamic between our heroes continues to fuel the show, even in its comedic attempts at tenderness.
- 6/27/2019
- Den of Geek
Krypton is wasting no time as the search for Brainiac continues in the latest chapter.
But Krypton Season 1 Episode 4 pulls a twist when a mysterious figure enters Seg's life.
So far throughout Krypton Season 1, the Voice of Rao has been of my favorite mysteries. Mostly because of that mask of his that both fascinates and intimidates me!
I appreciate how "The Word of Rao" opened up with it being focused on him. It gives us an insight into what his life behind the curtain looks like.
Even though he is quite peaceful, the Voice still comes off as scary. I think it is the multi-faced mask that does the trick.
However, the Voice made it quite clear that he has no problem going a little corrupt. The fact that the Voice was willing to put the blame on Lyta was crazy.
Related: Krypton Season 1 Episode 3 Review: The War Against Brainiac Begins!
But Krypton Season 1 Episode 4 pulls a twist when a mysterious figure enters Seg's life.
So far throughout Krypton Season 1, the Voice of Rao has been of my favorite mysteries. Mostly because of that mask of his that both fascinates and intimidates me!
I appreciate how "The Word of Rao" opened up with it being focused on him. It gives us an insight into what his life behind the curtain looks like.
Even though he is quite peaceful, the Voice still comes off as scary. I think it is the multi-faced mask that does the trick.
However, the Voice made it quite clear that he has no problem going a little corrupt. The fact that the Voice was willing to put the blame on Lyta was crazy.
Related: Krypton Season 1 Episode 3 Review: The War Against Brainiac Begins!
- 4/12/2018
- by Andy Behbakht
- TVfanatic
Seg demonstrates quite the Superman spirit in the latest chapter of Krypton against Brainiac.
Krypton Season 1 Episode 3 also deals with Lyta trying to find a peaceful way of finding Black Zero members in the rankless district.
Something that has been consistent with Krypton Season 1 so far is how much is packed into each episode. But Krypton does it in an impressive way where it doesn't feel exhausting.
I always expected Seg to demonstrate some qualities of his future grandson which we got here. But unlike the Man of Steel, Seg doesn't have super-powers to rely on nor a super suit.
Related: Get Comic-Con HQ via Prime Video Channels to Stream Original Series, Past Comic-Con Panels & More!
It was enjoyable seeing a Kryptonian with the heart of Superman in action. Although I have to say that Krypton is so far taking its sweet time to give us a lot of Brainiac in the flesh.
Krypton Season 1 Episode 3 also deals with Lyta trying to find a peaceful way of finding Black Zero members in the rankless district.
Something that has been consistent with Krypton Season 1 so far is how much is packed into each episode. But Krypton does it in an impressive way where it doesn't feel exhausting.
I always expected Seg to demonstrate some qualities of his future grandson which we got here. But unlike the Man of Steel, Seg doesn't have super-powers to rely on nor a super suit.
Related: Get Comic-Con HQ via Prime Video Channels to Stream Original Series, Past Comic-Con Panels & More!
It was enjoyable seeing a Kryptonian with the heart of Superman in action. Although I have to say that Krypton is so far taking its sweet time to give us a lot of Brainiac in the flesh.
- 4/5/2018
- by Andy Behbakht
- TVfanatic
In terms of superhero mythology, the Man of Steel remains the gift that just keeps on giving. Syfy's clever Krypton isn’t just another origin story – it's the origin behind the origin, going back a couple of generations into Superman's family history, on his native planet. Cameron Cuffe stars as Seg-El, Superman's grandfather, hundreds of years before the future protector of truth, justice and the American way Kal-El was born. He is an outcast there, ever since his own grandfather Val-El was killed for flaunting his unbecoming curiosity about...
- 3/29/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Adam Strange continues to make his presence stranger for Seg as Superman's grandfather learns more about his mission.
Krypton Season 1 Episode 2 also focuses heavily on establishing the other houses further, particularly the House of El and Zod.
There is a lot to love in "House of El" from both a character standpoint as well as the story overall. One of them is, without doubt, Adam Strange.
I always expected Krypton to have a very dark tone given that it's a little grittier than the other DC shows. But Adam's presence helps Krypton have a light tone that is appreciated.
I didn't know I needed Kem and Adam interactions until seeing them meet for the first time. For some reason, they work so perfectly good together.
Although let's have a silent moment for Adam's fallen Detroit hat. I have been there where I have had to lose a favorite hat of mine so Adam,...
Krypton Season 1 Episode 2 also focuses heavily on establishing the other houses further, particularly the House of El and Zod.
There is a lot to love in "House of El" from both a character standpoint as well as the story overall. One of them is, without doubt, Adam Strange.
I always expected Krypton to have a very dark tone given that it's a little grittier than the other DC shows. But Adam's presence helps Krypton have a light tone that is appreciated.
I didn't know I needed Kem and Adam interactions until seeing them meet for the first time. For some reason, they work so perfectly good together.
Although let's have a silent moment for Adam's fallen Detroit hat. I have been there where I have had to lose a favorite hat of mine so Adam,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Andy Behbakht
- TVfanatic
The newest Superman prequel takes us back 200 years as we meet the Man of Steel's grandfather.
Krypton Season 1 Episode 1 is all about establishing Seg-El and a side of Krypton we have never seen.
When the show was first announced I will admit that I was hesitant. Why make a Superman show about Clark's grandfather?!
But those doubts disappeared quickly after seeing the first trailers. The pilot did, without a doubt, go past my expectations.
Related: The Flash Review: Run, Iris, Run!
From a visual standpoint, we are seeing a completely new Krypton, past how Superman movies have portrayed it with crystals until Man of Steel changed that.
It helps that David Goyer, writer of Man of Steel, has a part in the design of Krypton. It feels in tune with the movie while still maintaining its own aesthetic.
Syfy must have paid a fortune for this budget! Seeing how...
Krypton Season 1 Episode 1 is all about establishing Seg-El and a side of Krypton we have never seen.
When the show was first announced I will admit that I was hesitant. Why make a Superman show about Clark's grandfather?!
But those doubts disappeared quickly after seeing the first trailers. The pilot did, without a doubt, go past my expectations.
Related: The Flash Review: Run, Iris, Run!
From a visual standpoint, we are seeing a completely new Krypton, past how Superman movies have portrayed it with crystals until Man of Steel changed that.
It helps that David Goyer, writer of Man of Steel, has a part in the design of Krypton. It feels in tune with the movie while still maintaining its own aesthetic.
Syfy must have paid a fortune for this budget! Seeing how...
- 3/23/2018
- by Andy Behbakht
- TVfanatic
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