Stranger Things: Season 3’s 80s References Side-by-Side
The minds behind Stranger Things have really done their homework when it comes to '80s pop culture. Season 3 is just as crammed full of '80s references and homages as its predecessors.
From Die Hard to The Terminator to Fast times at Ridgemont High, here are the coolest '80s references in Season 3, along with a visual breakdown of how the show compares to the originals.
The Terminator
Season 3 pays tribute to the most iconic Arnold Schwarzenegger character of them all in the form of the Russian enforcer Grigori, an unstoppable enemy who specializes in giving Hopper and friends a major beatdown. Mayor Kline even refers to Grigori as “Arnold Schwarzenegger” in Episode 4.
Our Nintendo Switch Lite Questions Answered by Nintendo
Nintendo announced the first major new iteration of its hit Switch console, the Nintendo Switch Lite, earlier this week. With it came details of the Nintendo Switch Lite's price, color options, specs, and more. But the reveal also left us with plenty of questions about some of its technical capabilities.
So we sent our answers along to Nintendo for clarification on whether the Joy-Con-less Nintendo Switch would still wirelessly support Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers, whether any alterations to the Switch OS would be made, and more.
Read on for our questions, Nintendo's answers (provided by a Nintendo of America representative), and more of our analysis for what they might mean for Nintendo's upcoming console.
Christoph Waltz Rumored to Be Part of Bond 25 Cast
Christoph Waltz, who played the villain in the last James Bond film Spectre, could be returning for Bond 25. The actor was reportedly spotted filming at Pinewood Studios where the next Bond movie is being shot.
Bond movie reporter Baz Bamigboye received a tip that a visitor at Pinewood Studios spotted Waltz shooting scenes for the upcoming James Bond movie. When caught by the visitor, Waltz apparently told them, “You haven’t seen me.”
If Waltz is indeed filming scenes for the next James Bond movie, that means his character, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, will be returning for the still-untitled Bond 25. Waltz played the iconic Bond villain last in 2015’s Spectre, directed by Sam Mendes.
Everything We Know (So Far) About Cyberpunk 2077
After the critical success of The Witcher 3, developer CD Projekt Red is eager to take you on your next massive adventure full of futuristic mercenaries, cybernetic implants, hackers, and more. After receiving IGN’s Game of the Show at E3 two years in a row, Cyberpunk 2077 is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious games ever created.
We’ve rounded up all the important information you need to know about the upcoming game including:
Disney World’s Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Opening in December
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the next attraction to be added to Galaxy's Edge, is opening on December 5, 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and January, 17 2020 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Announced by Disney, Rise of the Resistance will "blur the lines between fantasy and reality and will put guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance." Guests will be recruited to join Rey and General Leia Organa at a secret base, but will be captured by a First Order Star Destroyer en-route. With the help of Resistance members, guests must escape the Star Destroyer, protect a secret base and "stay one step ahead of Kylo Ren."
How League of Legends Connected Me To The World in the Face of Heart Disease
I always imagine the jersey: its colors, the logo. The team’s name, Vape Treatment, wraps around the emblem on the front, all caps. The font’s something reasonable… Helvetica, maybe. The logo is a little abstract, a rendering of the breathing exercise apparatus I was gifted at the hospital. Two handles, like ears, frame the main tube, which acts as a game—you blow into a separate tube to keep the ball raised at a certain level. It’s called an incentive spirometer, and it’s supposed to keep your lungs healthy during recovery. My name’s on the back of the jersey, of course, though I’m not exactly part of my League of Legends fantasy team—just the illustrious owner.
The League of Legends fantasy draft for the North American Championship Series is just a few days before the summer season. I know the names of the teams, a few of the players’ handles, but I’m not a League of Legends fan. I don’t actually understand the genre—the MOBA, or multiplayer online battle arena. It’s a five-on-five game that takes place in a virtual area called the rift. League of Legends has nearly 150 playable characters, though only 10 different ones can play in a single game. It’s a free game, one that I’ve tried and failed to play. At a very base level, it’s a simple premise: the first to destroy the other team’s base wins. The challenge is in attacking the other team’s base while protecting your own, and in facing the unique obstacles that League of Legends’ different characters add to the game’s complexity.
33 Amazing Collectibles You Can Only Get at Comic-Con
For many Comic-Con attendees, the show is less about attending major panels or scoring celebrity autographs - it's all about the exclusive merch. This year's Comic-Con is once again full of items only available to purchase on the show floor, so we're here to spotlight the coolest and most unusual exclusives being offered in 2019.
From elusive Funko POP toys to unique art prints to some truly amazing action figures, here are 33 Comic-Con exclusives in 2019 you should be on the hunt for this year. Check out our slideshow below or scroll down to see them all.
The Magicians: Alice's Story HC - 10th Year Anniversary Exclusive
Jon Favreau Is Currently Writing the Script for The Mandalorian Season 2
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live for The Lion King, director Jon Favreau revealed that he is already working on the script for Season 2 of The Mandalorian TV series.
Following Kimmel's question of, "Can ya tell us anything about The Mandalorian or is it secret?" Favreau responded, "well it's secret, but I'll tell ya."
"It's about a bounty hunter, it's after Return of the Jedi. So the Empire's gone and all hell's breaking loose in the outer rim and its about the scum and villainy, that now once you take out the rule of law – what happens?" Favreau continued, "Chaos takes over and you have a lot of the unseemly characters. It's kinda like, ya know, when you meet Han Solo at the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope."
Legion Season 3 Just Introduced a Very Different Professor X
This interview contains spoilers for Legion Season 3, episode 3, which aired on July 8 on FX.
We all have daddy issues, but David Haller might have the biggest of all. In its third and final season, FX’s Legion is doing what we weren’t sure it would ever do: giving us a young Professor Charles Xavier—David Haller’s father—on TV. It makes sense in the context of the story Noah Hawley is telling in his trippy adaptation, but we all know how the great big Marvel Machine works: none of that stuff is guaranteed for the small screen, particularly in the midst of the Disney-Fox merger (which is finally bringing the Fox-owned X-Men back to the Marvel Studios universe). But Legion is unique to Marvel TV in more ways than one, and about as far off the beaten Defenders/SHIELD path as you can get. So why not go for broke and throw a young Professor X into the final season?
Mindhunter Season 2 Release Date on Netflix Confirmed
True crime fans won’t have to wait long for the next season of Mindhunter to drop on Netflix. Series producer David Fincher confirmed the date during a podcast appearance and let slip that Mindhunter season 2 will be available on Netflix on August 16.
Speaking on KCRW’s “The Treatment” podcast, Fincher confirmed that the second season of Mindhunter has an official release date. “I’m not sure, I guess I’m allowed to say it, but, yeah, it’s gonna be the 16.” EW confirmed the release date with Netflix.