The Enduring Popularity of Pete and Pete
It’s been quite awhile since episodes of The Adventures of Pete and Pete have aired on a Nickelodeon station, but that’s about to change, as episodes of the beloved 1990s comedy -- about two identically-named brothers -- are joining the lineup on NickSplat, the retro programming block that airs every night beginning at 10:00pm on the TeenNick channel.
Saturday, July 17th and Sunday, July 18th will all be Pete and Pete focused on NickSplat, with “The Strongest Reunion in the World” event. Besides airing classic episodes, there will also be newly-filmed segments with Michael C. Maronna (“Big Pete”) and Danny Tamberelli (“Little Pete”).
Maronna, Tamberelli and The Adventures of Pete and Pete co-creator Chris Viscardi were all on hand last weekend at a the ATX Television Festival in Austin for a NickSplat panel that also included cast and creators from Hey Dude and Salute Your Shorts. I sat down with the Pete and Pete trio to talk about the surreal show’s enduring cult popularity, if we can ever get the third season on DVD (Season 1 and Season 2 were released years ago), favorite episodes, and if Pete and Pete could ever get revived with new episodes.
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Game of Thrones: Jon Snow’s Real Name Possibly Outed
The real name of Kit Harington's Game of Thrones character, Jon Snow, may have been outed online.
Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones ahead.
A Reddit post with a leaked image of next month's Empire Magazine, featuring an interview with Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran), seemingly reveals the true name of Ned Stark's supposed bastard son: Jaehaerys Targaryen.
The image reads the following: "As we saw in the last episode of season 6, Bran’s psychic time-traveling ‘green sight’ revealed the true nature of Jon’s birth heritage and his real name: Jaehaerys Targaryen."
Will Ferrell: Anchorman Originally Had Killer Orangutans
Will Ferrell has revealed details about the insanely different initial version of the screenplay for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, a draft the actor said was once rejected 10 times in one day.
In a guest appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Ferrell recalled this darker, loonier incarnation of what eventually made it to the big screen in 2004: “The first version of Anchorman is basically the movie Alive, where the year is 1976, and we are flying to Philadelphia to celebrate the Bicentennial, and also, all the newsmen from around the country are flying in from their affiliates to have some big convention.”
The 10 Most Important Stories of E3 2017
E3 2017 was filled with literally hundreds of games being revealed, receiving release dates, showing off stellar trailers, and displaying extended gameplay sequences. But as you can imagine, it's easy to miss something amidst the tornado of announcements.
With E3 2017 finally behind us, we wanted to take a second and go through the 10 most important stories to come out of the show.
Probably the biggest question on all of our minds going into E3 2017 revolved around Microsoft’s Project Scorpio. And to the surprise of none, all was revealed during Microsoft’s Xbox press conference. Project Scorpio is officially the Xbox One X, and will arrive on November 7, 2017. Advertised as the most powerful console ever, the Xbox One X will cost $499, £449, €499, AUD $649, and CAD $599. For everything you need to know about the Xbox One X, from initial rumors to the big E3 2017 coming out party, check out our guide.
Hunt: Showdown is a Cool Mix of Several Genres
I’ll be honest and say that I was not expecting the coolest thing I saw at E3 to be a multiplayer shooter. But it was - even though calling Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown just a “multiplayer shooter” is a massive understatement. Hunt is an intricate blend of an survival shooter, team exploration, and dynamic open-world horror, with just a pinch of a rogue-lite RPG thrown in to boot - and this spooky hodge-podge looks fun as hell.
Set in the late 1800’s, you’ll play each match - which allegedly lasts anywhere from 15 minutes to a half hour, though they could probably go longer - as a professional monster hunter, contracted to banish some foul evil that’s crept into our plane of existence. While the lore may seem a little fast-and-loose at this stage, it’s a great setup for us to be dropped into the murky Louisiana swamp that serves as the game’s play area. “It’s not a very pristine environment we’re going into,” explains Dennis Schwarz, one of the lead designers on the project, referring to the more romanticized versions of London or American cities we so often see in games set in that time period. “We’re not going where everybody else is going in that era, we’re going into swamps.”
Can Alicia Find Normalcy Again on Fear the Walking Dead?
Warning: Spoilers follow for the most recent episodes of Fear the Walking Dead.
Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has gone through a lot on Fear the Walking Dead. A normal, LA high school kid when the series began, Alicia ended up on the run with her family, following the zombie outbreak that began the series - and recent events got even more intense for her, as she killed a living person for the first time to save Travis (Cliff Curtis)... only for Travis to die in front of her shortly after.
However, Alicia, her mom, Madison (Kim Dickens), and bother, Nick (Frank Dillane), now find themselves at the Broke Jaw Ranch, amongst a large group of survivors, in what feels like a relatively safe environment... even as there is cause to be very wary of locals like Troy Otto (Daniel Sharman). Alicia has been embraced by a group of local teens, giving her the first moment of normalcy in quite awhile. But can it last?
Unaired Powerless Episode Featuring Adam West Released
Following the recent passing of Adam West, DC has released an unaired Powerless episode featuring the late actor.
In a tribute to West, who died last week at the age of 88, DC All Access is allowing fans to watch the episode (which you can view here) in its entirety on YouTube for a limited time.
This was one of West's final roles, where he played the chairman of Wayne Industries, Dean West. After an attack on Gotham City, Mr. West travels to Charm City to inform Emily (Vanessa Hudgens) and Van (Alan Tudyk) that Wayne Industries needs to make some cuts.
How Big Might Spider-Man: Homecoming Open?
With its July 7th release closing in, box office tracking is beginning to come in to predict how Spider-Man: Homecoming will perform in its opening weekend.
According to Deadline, the Marvel Studios-Sony Pictures collaboration is tracking to open in North America between $90 million-$108 million. (Deadline is citing industry tracking and not Sony's own internal numbers.) The film is reportedly tracking most strongly among young males as well as families.
These estimated figures can, as Deadline reminds us, change closer to a film's release. But if that figure holds then Homecoming would have the third-highest domestic opening for a Spider-Man film, behind both 2007's Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million) and 2002's Spider-Man ($114.8 million).
What It’s Like to Make a Pixar Animated Short Film
From "For the Birds" to "Lava," just about everyone has seen and been moved by a Pixar short film paired with one of the studio's blockbuster movies.
But what goes into making one of those shorts within Pixar's studio process? With a new short film, Lou, about to be released with Cars 3, I sat down with director Dave Mullins and producer Dana Murray for an inside look at the process of making a Pixar short film.
Employees within Pixar are encouraged to go to development and say they'd love to pitch ideas for a film. Mullins, whose day job is an Animation Supervisor at Pixar, first started pitching concepts for shorts in 2005.
"Along with the career of animating, the Animation Supervisor, I've been writing and pitching ideas forever. They let you pitch three idea," explained Mullins. "I did multiple pitches. I pitched, like I said, since 2005, and in 2012 I pitched an idea that really caught on and then we started developing that."