As a young nerd, I would have thought it was almost impossible for Dungeons & Dragons to break into the mainstream media, however, recent years have proved that wrong. With the release of the new film based on the decades-old game and popular streaming series such as Critical Role’s Legend of Vox Machina, interest has been at an all-time high. The
Read MoreFor over a decade now, Jeremy Renner has played a hero on screen, as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As one of the only heroes in the MCU without fancy technology or psychedelic powers, Renner has impressed as Clint Barton, bringing a sense of real heroism to a comic book world. Now with Disney’s newest series Rennervations coming to their
Read MoreMarvel Studios is hard at work developing its street-level heroes, which began with shows like Hawkeye and Ms. Marvel. Daredevil: Born Again is the latest project from this microcosm filming and it sounds like it’s going to be a game-changer for our street-level heroes and the cities they protect. In one of our “What I Heard” posts from earlier this week, Alex
Read MoreThe Star Wars franchise is incredibly expansive across all forms of entertainment. Beginning with A New Hope in 1977, the franchise has spawned numerous sequels, both animated and live-action series, video games, audio dramas, and plenty of books. Each entry works to develop and enrich the lore and world of Star Wars, covering different eras and points of view. One of
Read MoreDungeons & Dragons has been a part of my life for many years. During the beginning of the pandemic, every Friday my friends and I would gather over Zoom, diving into our characters and forgetting about the problems of the world. While I don’t play nearly as much as I would like anymore, D&D has remained an integral part of my
Read MoreAfter an almost two years wait, Netflix is ready to welcome audiences back to the GrishaVerse with Shadow and Bone season 2. This second round of adventures following Alina (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal (Archie Renaux) picks up not long after the explosive finale of the previous season, with our heroes continuing their mission to destroy the Fold. Shadow and Bone
Read MoreIf there’s one show that people can’t seem to stop talking about recently it’s The Last of Us. HBO build another hit, which audiences can’t get enough of. That includes us here at The Cosmic Circus, so of course we had to jump on Zoom for The Last of Us discussion podcast, capping the end of an excellent season. Join host
Read MoreFor the past decade or so, Disney has been invested in adapting their animated classics. Excluding early outliers such as 101 Dalmations and its sequel 102 Damations from my childhood, the new trend began with Alice in Wonderland in the early 2010s. Since then, many of the Disney classics have received live-action versions, to varying degrees of success and praise. The
Read MoreBig changes are in store for the Doctor Who franchise as it enters its 60th year. Beginning with the announcement that Russell T. Davies was returning as showrunner, the changes and news have been piling up. RTD has not only been hard at work on the next chapter of Doctor Who but at expanding the Whoniverse with new stories and spin-offs.
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