The primary week of 2024 is over, and we celebrated by wanting forward—with what to learn, what to look at, and what Lego to purchase, in fact, in addition to a celebrating simply how bizarre 2024 is in Star Trek’s timeline. There’s all that, Physician Who persevering with to journey its present excessive, and what to anticipate out of a public area Mickey Mouse. Come check out what you might need missed!—James Whitbrook
2024 Is a Hell of a Year in Star Trek History
The 12 months 2024 is shaping as much as be strong for Star Trek in our personal actuality—we’ve obtained the final season of Discovery, work is underway on Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 film, and we’ve obtained the way forward for Unusual New Worlds, Prodigy, and Decrease Decks to look in the direction of (and maybe even more?). However in Star Trek itself, this 12 months is… nicely, it’s not nice. – James Whitbrook
Doctor Who’s New Streaming Home Has Been a Huge Success
To have a good time Physician Who’s sixtieth anniversary final 12 months, the BBC made a huge, unprecedented move: for the primary time, almost the entirety of Physician Who, from episodes from 1963 all the way in which as much as the then-airing anniversary specials, could be made out there to stream within the UK in a single place, on the BBC’s personal streaming platform iPlayer. And it seems doing so has helped the BBC break streaming data over the festive interval. – James Whitbrook
10 Sci-Fi Movies to Stream on Netflix Instead of Hatewatching Rebel Moon
Zack Snyder’s homage-a-thon Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire came out with a bang for Netflix, however as of right now it’s barely clinging to the streamer’s high 10. Should you’ve been holding out on watching (perhaps you’re ready for a binge when Half Two: The Scargiver releases April 19?), listed below are 10 different Netflix sci-fi alternatives to think about. – Cheryl Eddy
BBC Responds to Anti-Trans Doctor Who Complaints: Lol, Lmao, Etc.
Physician Who viewers are prepared to just accept numerous issues—fascist pepperpots, farting skinsuit aliens, children-kidnapping goblins with Christmas number one ambitions, the existence of journey in time and house typically. However a few of them simply couldn’t cope with a singular trans character showing in latest episodes. To which, the BBC says: powerful, you’ve gotta cope with it anyway. – James Whitbrook
The Culture War Is Already Coming for Star Wars’ Rey Movie
Someway poisonous fandom has returned and on the mere point out of Star Wars and ladies, no much less. Nonsensical virulent misogynistic notions abound as Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and the director of the studios’ upcoming Rey film Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have discovered themselves within the crosshairs of troll pundits and anti-woke platformers over ladies enjoying within the Star Wars sandbox. Thoughts you, the sandbox wouldn’t nonetheless be there if not for Kennedy. – Sabina Graves
Steven Yeun Drops Out of Marvel’s Thunderbolts
What you’ve heard is true: The Strolling Useless alum Steven Yeun is now not within the solid for Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts film.
The un-casting was formally confirmed by way of the Hollywood Reporter. Although an official purpose wasn’t given, it’s value declaring that Thunderbolts had been closely impacted by the Hollywood strikes from final 12 months, and was in reality initially meant to return out this upcoming July. Finally, issues obtained to the purpose the place production was paused indefinitely. Whereas his inclusion within the movie was by no means outright confirmed by Marvel in any official sense, it’s been identified for some time, and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman just lately let it slip that Yeun could be enjoying the Sentry, a Marvel hero with an eclectic array of powers. – Justin Carter
Start 2024 Off Right With New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books
Is “learn extra books” in your listing of New Year’s resolutions? If it isn’t, you’ll certainly be tempted to make room for it—and kind a brand new behavior that’ll final by 2024—when you see all the new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles hitting bookshelves in January. – Cheryl Eddy
Ring 2024 In With All the Amazing New Lego Sets Out In January
New 12 months, new… Lego? That’s how that saying goes, proper? After a few quiet months to spherical out 2023, Lego is beginning 2024 with a bang with tons of recent units. Marvel! Star Wars! Sonic! Jurassic Park! Bouquets and Polaroids! Really, something for everyone. – James Whitbrook
Is Netflix’s Daredevil Canon to Echo?
io9 chats with Echo govt producer Richie Palmer in regards to the new Marvel Studios sequence on Hulu and Disney+.
Everything You Need to Know About Mickey Mouse’s Public Domain Debut Today
Mickey Mouse is lastly within the arms of the general public, to do no matter they need with him. Properly, partially. After Disney infamously helped delay the second, today is the day Steamboat Willie, the primary Disney animated quick to star Mickey and Minnie Mouse, turn out to be public area. However what does that imply? Concurrently rather a lot and never a lot. – James Whitbrook
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