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Ready Player Two Review: Ernest Cline’s Soulless Sequel Beats a Dead Horse

Ready Player Two Review: Ernest Cline’s Soulless Sequel Beats a Dead Horse
It doesn’t take long for Ernest Cline’s Ready Player Two to reunite gunter-turned-billionaire Wade Owen Watts with a vintage video game that holds a clue to a virtual scavenger hunt that will forever change the future of the digital, escapist Oasis. But after winning this particular game, Parzival (Wade’s Oasis alter ego) finds that he automatically starts over. Because of an extra life, he is given the option of playing through the game again, even though there are no surprises, simply to rack up extra points and because he can.

Reading Ready Player Two feels a lot like that. Ready Player One, Cline’s 2011 debut novel, delighted readers with its futuristic generation of gunters who had taken on all things 1980s with religious fervor in search of the Easter egg that would bequeath the Oasis, Willy Wonka-style, to one lucky player. The book also made some incisive
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Give Comics Hope: Here’s How You Can Help Save Comic Book Stores

Give Comics Hope: Here’s How You Can Help Save Comic Book Stores
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Often I tell my friends that if the 15 year old version of myself could know about the Marvel Cinematic Universe or that there have been three Archie-inspired TV series or that Watchmen was given a television sequel that enhances/surpasses(?) the graphic novel his head would explode. You see, I remember when comic book culture was frowned upon, considered the domain of outcasts who could never function in “normal” society. Now it dominates all.

This isn’t me being the human equivalent of the “old man yells at a cloud meme” either, just stating a fact based on personal experience…one that doubtlessly feels familiar to many of you reading this right now. As someone who had to bend over backwards to say find a bootleg VHS of Akira at a small convention tucked away in the bowels of a dingy Holiday Inn or spend
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 3 Easter Eggs & References

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 3 Easter Eggs & References
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3. Read our review of the episode here.

As the USS Discovery starts to explore the galaxy in Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, the first stop is, understandably, to check-in on how the Planet Earth is doing. Unlike Battlestar Galactica searching for Earth forever, Discovery decided to get the whole Earth thing out of the way right away. In Episode 3, “People of Earth,” the crew returns to the home planet of the Federation and learns things are not remotely similar to how they left it.

Along the way, “People of Earth” references a long-running Tng-Douglas Adams joke, a quip from Kirk in The Wrath of Khan, a famous DS9-era alien species, and more!

700 years after we left…

Burnham’s opening narration fills in new details we previously didn’t get about the Burn, including the idea that prior to the Burn,
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Desus & Mero Head Out On Virtual Book Tour To Promote ‘God-Level Knowledge Darts’

Desus & Mero Head Out On Virtual Book Tour To Promote ‘God-Level Knowledge Darts’
Desus & Mero, stars of Showtime’s eponymous late-night talkshow, are heading out on a book tour, virtually.

Given that touring the country is a bit tricky in Covid-19 times, the pair have set up a virtual tour to promote God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, which is published by Penguin Random House on September 22.

Tickets to the experience will include the virtual live show and a pre-order copy of the life advice book. Some tickets will be available for a virtual meet-and-greet.

The ‘tour’ kicks off on August 14 in the mid-Atlantic, before wrapping up in the south on September 20.

“We want to share all we’ve learned, after years in the Bronx streets, with you: the people. So with a lifetime spent building up a plethora of information from trials and tribulations and a handful of misdemeanors, we decided to write this book—a sequel to the Bible,
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: 10 Ways The 2005 Movie Was Different To The Book

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: 10 Ways The 2005 Movie Was Different To The Book
This year is a pretty special year for The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, as it has been 42 years since the original BBC radio series was first aired. Douglas Adams later expanded his off-beat space-opera into a series of novels which further cemented his work as one of, if not the most, successful and popular comedic science-fiction series of all time.

Related: 7 Sci-Fi Books Better Than The Movies (& 8 That Are Surprisingly Worse)

It soon after developed into a television show and video game but it was only in 2005 that a movie was released. As with each reiteration of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, there are always some notable differences.
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Inside the Small Screen’s Sci-Fi Comedy Boom With ‘Avenue 5,’ ‘Upload,’ ‘Living With Yourself’

Inside the Small Screen’s Sci-Fi Comedy Boom With ‘Avenue 5,’ ‘Upload,’ ‘Living With Yourself’
Many of the best-known science-fiction comedies are parodies. Such films as “Spaceballs,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Mars Attacks!” work by skewering the genre. They are not really of the genre.

But since at least 1978, when Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” premiered as a BBC radio drama, there has been a separate tradition of comedies in major media that are rooted in character as well as the ideas, language and aesthetics of science fiction — similar to the best sci-fi dramas.

“Great comedy can be about ideas, as well as jokes,” says “Avenue 5” creator Armando Iannucci. “You can have fun with both.”

Set on a passenger starship that ventures hopelessly off course, HBO’s “Avenue 5” premiered this year, part of a wave of television comedies set in science-fiction worlds. Those shows are creatures of the peak TV era, which has seen production values (along with budgets) increase across the board,
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Lost Tom Baker Doctor Who Episode Will Release As An Audio Drama

Lost Tom Baker Doctor Who Episode Will Release As An Audio Drama
Doctor Who is reviving a story from one of our favorite Doctors as a Big Finish audio drama. And they’re going through the extra effort of bringing back the original cast members.

Coming to terms with a new Doctor is a challenge that all Whovians, at some point in their lives, confront. It’s a cycle that keeps repeating itself where at first you’ve yet to let go of the previous actor but ultimately end up falling in love with the new one, only for the showrunners to change things up all over again. That being said, and considering the show’s 50 plus year history, if you ask fans to choose the best Doctor, it would either be Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor or David Tennant’s Tenth, as both have portrayed the Last of the Time Lords in a way as to stand the test of time.
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Gets New Vinyl Release

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Gets New Vinyl Release
It was 42 years ago this week that The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy made its debut as an unassuming BBC radio series written by a tall, yet largely unknown ape descendant named Douglas Adams.

The universe hasn’t quite been the same since.

Modestly successful, the first six episodes of Hitchhiker’s Guide immediately hooked listeners with its absurd views on, well, life, the universe, and everything. Although the genres of science fiction and comedy had been combined before, most notably by Kurt Vonnegut, Adams’ story hit at a time when Star Wars had everyone looking for the next big genre hit. The fact that it was brilliantly written and performed didn’t hurt matters either.

Word of mouth about the program began to spread like crazy, and the Hitchhiker’s phenomenon was officially underway. Soon, everything from a second radio series to a book adaptation to a spin-off towel
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"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on Hulu

Hulu will stream a new live-action adaptation of author Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", followed by a six-novel series, from a division of ABC Studios that focuses on development for cable and streaming outlets:

"...the last surviving man on Earth is 'Arthur Dent', following the demolition of the planet by a 'Vogon' constructor fleet, making way for a 'hyperspace bypass'.

"Dent is rescued from Earth's destruction by 'Ford Prefect'—a human-like alien writer for the eccentric, electronic travel guide 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', by hitchhiking onto a passing Vogon spacecraft.

"Following his rescue, Dent explores the galaxy with Prefect and encounters 'Trillian', another human who had been taken from Earth, prior to its destruction, by the two-headed 'President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox' and the depressed 'Marvin', the 'Paranoid Android'..."

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Doctor Who Season 12: Premiere Date Announced!

Doctor Who is back soon!

BBC America has confirmed the hit drama will return to screens Wednesday, January 1st at 8 Om Et/Pt.

The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) returns with the launch of the latest season resuming her time-and-space travels with friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).

Subsequent episodes will air Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt beginning January 5 on BBC America.

Starting with a blockbuster, action-packed two-part episode entitled Spyfall, the Thirteenth Doctor is well and truly back with a bang.

BBC America also dropped the official global trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second season as the Doctor, which introduces terrifying new monsters alongside the return of some familiar but not-so-friendly faces.

Following the show’s return on New Year’s Day, BBC America has partnered with BBC Studios and Fathom Events to bring Doctor Who back to the big screen on Sunday, January 5.

This one-day-only special event,
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The Best TV Shows to Watch on Netflix Right Now

Even with the streaming company’s sophisticated algorithms, it’s not always easy to decide what to watch on Netflix. The right mood is difficult to find and whether you’re feeling a black comedy like the BAFTA-nominated series “The End of the F***ing World” or a Netflix original like Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” which racked up 16 Emmy nominations, there are options to fit every TV palate. Here are 15 binge-worthy shows to begin your transition into the holidays.

“Dead to Me”

Jen (played by Emmy-nominated Christina Applegate) meets Judy (Linda Cardellini) after joining a support group to deal with the loss of her husband in a fatal car crash. The two women, each enduring separate tragedies, form a sweet duo until Jen receives information that changes everything. Season two is currently in development and will feature a new face; Natalie Morales has been cast in the recurring role of Michelle,
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‘Doctor Who’ New Season Trailer Is Powered Up By BBC America With Aliens, Aliens, Aliens

‘Doctor Who’ New Season Trailer Is Powered Up By BBC America With Aliens, Aliens, Aliens
A new season of Doctor Who arrives in 2020, exact date to be announced. But to whet the appetite of true Whovians, the first trailer has been unleashed, and it’s got a lot of action to unpack.

Goran Višnjić (ER) and Robert Glenister (Paranoid) will join the previously announced Stephen Fry (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Lenny Henry (Broadchuch) as guest stars for the new season when the venerable sci-fi import returns to BBC America in early 2020.

Glenister noted that joining the new season’s ensemble feels a bit like time travel: “I first appeared in Doctor Who in ‘The Caves of Androzani’ at the tender age of 24 in 1984. Thirty-five years later, I got to be in it again at the not-so-tender age of nearly 60. How time flies!”

Višnjić, meanwhile, is a longtime viewer, first-time visitor to the Tardis: “I’ve always been a huge fan of Doctor Who,
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‘Doctor Who’: Goran Višnjić, Robert Glenister To Join Stephen Fry As Guest Stars In Upcoming Season

‘Doctor Who’: Goran Višnjić, Robert Glenister To Join Stephen Fry As Guest Stars In Upcoming Season
Goran Višnjić (ER) and Robert Glenister (Paranoid) will join the previously announced Stephen Fry (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Lenny Henry (Broadchuch) as guest stars joining the cast of Doctor Who when the venerable sci-fi import returns to BBC America in early 2020.

For Glenister, joining the new season’s ensemble feels a bit like time travel: “I first appeared in Doctor Who in ‘The Caves of Androzani’ at the tender age of 24 in 1984. Thirty-five years later, I got to be in it again at the not-so-tender age of nearly 60. How time flies!”

Višnjić, meanwhile, is a longtime viewer, first-time visitor to the Tardis: “I’ve always been a huge fan of Doctor Who, so when the offer to play one of my favorite people in history came, it made me so happy to be part of the show and it turned into this awesome, dream job!”

It was
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‘The Gilded Age’: Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson & Simon Jones Join HBO Period Drama

‘The Gilded Age’: Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson & Simon Jones Join HBO Period Drama
Exclusive: Denée Benton (Hamilton), Louisa Jacobson (Gone Hollywood), Taissa Farmiga (The Twilight Zone), Blake Ritson (Krypton) and Simon Jones (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) are set to co-star in Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age drama series at HBO. The project, which moved from NBC to HBO earlier this year, is a co-production between HBO and Universal TV. The fictional epic of the millionaire titans of New York City in the 1880s hails from the Downton Abbey team of Fellowes, producer Gareth Neame and director Michael Engler. They join previously announced cast Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Amanda Peet and Morgan Spector.

Created, written and executive produced by Fellowes, The Gilded Age centers on a period of immense economic change in America, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new. Against this backdrop of change, the story begins in 1882 – introducing young Marian Brook,
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"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"

Hulu will stream a new live-action adaptation of author Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", originally a BBC radio comedy series, followed by a six-novel series, from Disney's ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios that focuses on development for cable and streaming outlets:

"...the last surviving man on Earth is 'Arthur Dent', following the demolition of the planet by a 'Vogon' constructor fleet, making way for a 'hyperspace bypass'.

"Dent is rescued from Earth's destruction by 'Ford Prefect'—a human-like alien writer for the eccentric, electronic travel guide 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', by hitchhiking onto a passing Vogon spacecraft.

"Following his rescue, Dent explores the galaxy with Prefect and encounters 'Trillian', another human who had been taken from Earth, prior to its destruction, by the two-headed 'President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox' and the depressed 'Marvin', the 'Paranoid Android'.
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Hulu Is Developing a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series

First it was a radio series, then a book series, and then a movie, and now Douglas Adams' beloved The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is making its way to the small screen. According to Deadline, a new adaptation of the story is in the works at Hulu.

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'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Series in the Works at Hulu

Hulu is entering the world of Douglas Adams with a series adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Carlton Cuse (Lost, Jack Ryan) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman) are collaborating on the project, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter. The show comes from Disney's ABC Signature, the division of ABC Studios that focuses on development for cable and streaming outlets.

Cuse and his Genre Arts company have an overall deal at ABC Studios.

Hulu declined comment.

Adams created Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as a radio series for the BBC and later turned the story into a series of six ...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2018: DVDs and Blu-rays for Geeks

Chris Cummins Nov 30, 2018

Here's a rundown of the best -- and nerdiest -- DVDs/Blu-rays of the year!

We've searched far and wide to bring you the best shopping recommendations! Just a note: Den of Geek may receive a small commission from links on this page. Prices & stockage are accurate as of time of publication.

A brief history lesson: People turned to DVDs and Blu-rays because they were tired of cable television. Then streaming services came along, and these same fickle folks grew tired of DVDs and Blu-rays because who wants to go through the trouble of having to get up and physically put a disc in a machine. But recently there have been a few new wrinkles in the home viewing saga. First off, complicated rights issues means that not every movie will remain on Netflix once it's up there. Then there's the fact that there are now so
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: new Radio 4 series confirmed

Kirsten Howard Oct 12, 2017

Douglas Adams’ cult classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy will return next year in a new Radio 4 series...

Radio 4 have got a real treat in store for us in the spring: they're in the midst of creating a new series of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, featuring the original cast.

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Six instalments of Hexagonal Phase will debut in 2018, adapted from the spin-off book And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer. They'll also include some unpublished bits and bobs from the much-missed Adams, drawn from various notebooks and writings that are currently being kept safe in the St. John’s College library in Cambridge.

Simon Jones will be back as Arthur Dent in the series, with Geoff McGivern as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox and Sandra Dickinson as Trillian. There'll also be guest stars, including
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Lost Doctor Who episode heading for home release

Chris Cummins Kirsten Howard Oct 12, 2017

A Doctor Who episode from legendary author Douglas Adams will be finished via animation, featuring the voices of the original actors...

When Douglas Adams unexpectedly died in 2001, he left a monumental void in the world of science fiction. Through works like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency he established himself as a literary idol for an entire generation who would grow up to see many of his seemingly far-out ideas come to fruition. That phone you might be reading this article on is basically a real-life Hitchhiker's Guide, and a small reminder that as bad as things are right now, they aren't entirely terrible.

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As you are probably well aware, a pre-fame Adams was a script editor for Doctor Who during Tom Baker's tenure on that series. Along with giving the show some,
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