The team behind Futurama cared about what they were working on -- after all, the production schedule for a single episode took an entire year. There is, however, one plothole that remains a sticking point thanks to its implications for the Planet Express crew and the trajectory of Futurama.
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On the eve of Umbrella Academy season 2's release, we spoke to Aidan Gallagher about his comics fandom, the cast dynamics, and bringing something as insane as Paradox Psychosis to the screen.
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The Mandalorian's success is important for the good name of Star Wars and for the fans — and it means those fans want more Mandalorian and they want it ASAP. Unfortunately, one new adventure for our lone hunter and cub just got delayed.
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Of the actors returning for The Umbrella Academy season 2, Ken Hall's path is the probably most intricate. Looper spoke with Hall about his higher season 2 profile, what it means for both him and Herb, and how the chemistry among the cast and crew propelled The Umbrella Academy's second season.
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Other Space, one of creator Paul Feig's favorite projects, never quite got the recognition he was hoping for when it launched on Yahoo! Screen in 2015. In an exclusive interview, Looper spoke to Feig about his hopes for a fresh season, and what he'd like to see if Other Space gets a revival.
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The Umbrella Academy's Gerard Way cites Watchmen as a major influence on his work. It should come as no surprise then, that the popular Netflix adaptation of his seminal work managed to drop a quick Easter egg reference to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic series.
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Where, exactly, is the Umbrella Academy's home turf? The show hasn't explicitly stated the geographical location of the mansion, but the eagle-eyed viewer might notice that season 2 actually dropped a pretty big easter egg about this very thing roughly halfway through the season.
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From teen drama queens to fan-favorite couples to on-screen frenemies, here are some iconic television duos who simply hated each other in real life.
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As an ensemble show, The Umbrella Academy doesn't have time to delve in every character's difficulties. As such, at least one significant Luther storyline from the comics was largely cut from season 2. It did drop in some easter eggs, however, to pay homage to it. Here's how.
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The Umbrella Academy's second season has finally arrived on Netflix, and for fans who were hoping to get a bit deeper with one of the first season's characters, the new season is something of a revelation. Looper spoke with series showrunner Steve Blackman about Ben's emotional season 2 moment.
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The stakes on The Umbrella Academy keep rising. Fortunately, the Hargreeves aren't quite as ill-equipped as they were in the previous season. Astute viewers have noticed that the Umbrella Academy seems to be better at using their powers. Here's how The Umbrella Academy's powers work together.
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Among all the Hargreeves siblings on The Umbrella Academy, Number Five had the craziest season 1 arc. Now, season 2 has arrived, and Five's journey has only gotten weirder. We sat down with Five actor Aidan Gallagher to talk about what it was like bringing a temporal paradox to life on screen.
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The Simpsons' infamous opening couch gags are almost as beloved as the characters themselves. We're here to count down the very best ones, from the trippiest dream sequences to live-action renditions of Springfield and all its denizens.
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The silhouettes of five people, a floating green box, and then a seventh person who looks just like Ben, have now taken the place of The Umbrella Academy. But who is the Sparrow Academy, what are their powers, and most importantly, what are Reginald's intentions with them?
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Not all sitcom pilots are great, nor do they typically wind up perfectly representing what a show will become should it run for multiple seasons. Sometimes it's fun to look back at a show's pilot and see if there are things that only make sense in hindsight.
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In season 2 of The Umbrella Academy, the origins of each of the team's parents are revealed, and when it comes to "Mother," the truth of the maternal robot Grace becomes even more twisty.
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Both shows are masterworks of animated comedy, and since they come from the same creator and feature similar animation styles, there's a question that's always been hanging out there in the Groening ether: Do The Simpsons and Futurama exist in the same universe? The answer is ... complicated.
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Audiences have seen Number Two throw knives with deadly precision, leaving some to believe he has telekinesis or magnetism-related abilities. In season 2, Diego moves from guiding knives to bullets, which has only stoked the fires of speculation.
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One of the longest-running questions among fans of both the Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's The Umbrella Academy comics and Steven Blackman's Netflix adaptation is what happened to Ben Hargreeves? Season 2 sheds some light on the subject, but some answers are still outstanding.
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It would be tough being the grandson of the smartest man in the universe in any event, but for Morty Smith — half of the dysfunctional duo at the center of the smash hit Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty — "tough" doesn't quite cut it. Here are the worst things Rick ever did to Morty.
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The youngest member of the House Stark, Rickon was often overshadowed by his older siblings, but he was always an important part of the Stark family despite his short time on the show .Here's what, the actor who played him, Art Parkinson looks like today.
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For much Bones' run, the series also saw a revolving door of supporting players stepping in as the so-called "Squints," who served as interns alongside Bones' titular forensic anthropologist. Zack Addy was head squint. What's the actor who played him been up to since the show ended?
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Who doesn't love a good cameo? It's an oddly gratifying experience when you recognize someone from another television series or movie in the one you're currently watching. The Reno 911! revival made sure to drop a doozy in for eagle-eyed fans of high-octane action flicks.
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Some excellent news has broken for fans of Money Heist, as it's been confirmed to return for a fifth season of heisting hijinks. Unfortunately, it's also been confirmed that the upcoming fifth season of Money Heist will indeed be its last.
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In an exclusive interview with Looper, Seth Green hopped on the phone to chat about what it's like working on Robot Chicken, his love of Star Wars, and how he got cast in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Guardians of the Galaxy.
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In tandem with the release of The Umbrella Academy season 2, which dropped on Netflix on July 31, series star Aidan Gallagher spoke with Looper about what it means to go from fan of the source material to the object of fan scrutiny, and how he feels about the ways the show differs from its source.
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In April 2020, Showtime's popular psychological spy thriller series Homeland came to an end. Or did it? That's the question some fans have been asking since watching the season 8 finale. So, will there ever be a season 9 of Homeland? Here's what we know.
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