The Big Bang Theory: Season 12 Is Likely Its Last

The upcoming twelfth season of The Big Bang Theory may be its last, while Young Sheldon has officially been renewed for Season 2.

While speaking at the Television Critics Association winter press tour (via TVLine), The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki revealed the cast and crew feel Season 12 would be a suitable time to wrap up the hit comedy show. However, nothing's officially confirmed just yet.

"The only manner in which the cast has discussed wrapping

has been that we're all going to be very sad when that day comes," Galecki said. "But I think at this point everyone's very comfortable with 12 seasons being a good time to go home and see our families."

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What Excited Hemsworth About JJ’s Star Trek 4 Pitch

While Star Trek: Discovery is boldly hurtling through its freshman season on CBS All Access, the franchise's big screen future is a little more nebulous.

Back in July 2016, days before Star Trek Beyond was released, Paramount, Bad Robot and Skydance announced that they were at work on Star Trek 4, which would feature Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk somehow crossing paths with his long-dead father, George (Chris Hemsworth), who heroically sacrificed himself aboard the USS Kelvin on the day Jim was born. The pitch was apparently cooked up by J.J. Abrams, director of the 2009 reboot and its 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, and despite having no script, the idea was seemingly impressive enough to get the studio and Hemsworth on board.

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What Excited Hemsworth About JJ’s Star Trek 4 Pitch

While Star Trek: Discovery is boldly hurtling through its freshman season on CBS All Access, the franchise's big screen future is a little more nebulous.

Back in July 2016, days before Star Trek Beyond was released, Paramount, Bad Robot and Skydance announced that they were at work on Star Trek 4, which would feature Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk somehow crossing paths with his long-dead father, George (Chris Hemsworth), who heroically sacrificed himself aboard the USS Kelvin on the day Jim was born. The pitch was apparently cooked up by J.J. Abrams, director of the 2009 reboot and its 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, and despite having no script, the idea was apparently impressive enough to get the studio and Hemsworth on board.

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IGN First – Exclusive Poster for Red Sparrow

All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we have an exclusive new poster for Red Sparrow, a spy thriller from 20th Century Fox and director Francis Lawrence that stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeremy Irons. Red Sparrow opens stateside March 2, 2018.

The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow -- which reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence (no relation) -- is based on the book of the same name by former CIA officer Jason Matthews. The story follows Dominika Egorova, a former prima ballerina who is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service.

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IGN First – Exclusive Poster for Red Sparrow

All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we have an exclusive new teaser poster for Red Sparrow, a spy thriller from 20th Century Fox and director Francis Lawrence that stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeremy Irons. Red Sparrow opens stateside March 2, 2018.

The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow -- which reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence (no relation) -- is based on the book of the same name by former CIA officer Jason Matthews. The story follows Dominika Egorova, a former prima ballerina who is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service.

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Overwatch PTR Update Nerfs Mercy

Blizzard has made some balance changes to Overwatch heroes Mercy and Junkrat in its latest Public Test Realm (PTR) update.

Mercy's Resurrect was rebalanced last year, but, as detailed on Blizzard's official forums, it needed to be nerfed a bit more because her ability to use Resurrect through Valkyrie lessened the impact of the prior balance changes. As such, Valkyrie "no longer makes Resurrect instant" and "no longer grants a bonus charge of Resurrect."

The PTR update also decreases the Speed boost provided by Valkyrie via Guardian Angel by 50 percent and reduced its duration from 20 seconds down to 15 seconds.

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Overwatch PTR Update Nerfs Mercy

Blizzard has made some balance changes to Overwatch heroes Mercy and Junkrat in its latest Public Test Realm (PTR) update.

Mercy's Resurrect was rebalanced last year, but, as detailed on Blizzard's official forums, it needed to be nerfed a bit more because her ability to use Resurrect through Valkyrie lessened the impact of the prior balance changes. As such, Valkyrie "no longer makes Resurrect instant" and "no longer grants a bonus charge of Resurrect."

The PTR update also decreases the Speed boost provided by Valkyrie via Guardian Angel by 50 percent and reduced its duration from 20 seconds down to 15 seconds.

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