4 Rules to Make ‘Star Wars’ Great Again

4 Rules to Make ‘Star Wars’ Great Again

This video is amazingly awesome! I agree with everything said here. And yes, Star Wars is (or was when it was good) a western.

If you watch only one thing today, make it this! Plus the animation is amazing. Seriously, I really hope JJ Abrams watches this about 50 dozen times, internalizes it, takes it to heart, and then he can go make a great Star Wars film.

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Back To The Future Style

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Back To The Future Style

If I had a complaint about Agents of SHIELD‘s first episode, it was the very end where they went all Back to the Future with Coulson’s car. That seemed cheesy and silly and uncalled for. But they did it, and I think this video adds a new height of hilarity to the situation.

Watch it and see what I mean.

Hugh Jackman Joins Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’

Hugh Jackman Joins Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’
Angie Han - /Film

Neill Blomkamp is adding a bit of star power to ChappieHugh Jackman confirmed in a recent interview that he is set for a supporting role in the film, which centers around a robot police officer (voiced by Sharlto Copley) who’s kidnapped by hoodlums (Die Antwoord’s Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er).

I’m not going to pretend I’m suddenly interested in this film — Elysium really put me off Blomkamp films for sure — but the addition of Hugh Jackman is certainly interesting to me. Maybe this film will actually be good? But Elysium really calls into question Blomkamps filmmaking as far as I’m…

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‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Season 3 Blu-ray Trailer

‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Season 3 Blu-ray Trailer

Yeah, yeah, I know Enterprise was not as great as most of the rest of the Star Trek franchise, but it actually got quite good in seaons 3 and 4, to the point that I was sad when it was canceled. Hate on me all you want, but season 3 is some pretty good Star Trek. It may not ever have soared to the height of drama brought to us by Captain Sisko during the dominion war. And it may not have delighted the way TNG did in its hay day, but it was better than some of the stuff we have on TV these days. And season 3 really pulled me into the show in a way that seasons 1 and 2 failed to do. And I…

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‘Agents of SHIELD’ Gains Big in Time Shifted Viewing

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Gains Big in Time Shifted Viewing
Amanda Kondolojy - TV by the Numbers

Based on Nielsen’s Live + 3 Day TV playback data released this morning, ABC’s Tuesday debut of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. saw its Adult 18-49 number spike by +1.78 rating points from a 4.70 L+SD to a 6.48 L+3 rating, making it the biggest absolute gainer for any show this season and solidifying its standing as theseason’s #1 new series.  The ABC drama debut also saw its Total Viewer count surge by 3.7 million, building from 12.1 million viewers in Live + Same Day to 15.8 million in Live + 3 Days.

This just continues to confirm to me that our rating system and the way most studios and…

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Chewbacca Shrugged

Chewbacca Shrugged

This week, ‘Prisoners’ takes the top box office spot, and deservedly so. TJ really enjoyed the film. In other news, as it turns out, WikiLeaks is not a fan of the upcoming film about Julian Assange. And, in a move that surprised no one, they leaked the script. Peter Mayhew would like to continue playing the role of Chewbacca. He’s recovering from surgery and doctors say he should be up for playing the role again soon. ‘Atlas Shrugged Part 3’ is taking the popular Kickstarter campaign route. But the franchise is leaving TJ shrugging because really, who cares? Superman killing in ‘Man of Steel’ is still causing outrage in some parts of the nerd-verse. But despite TJ’s many numerous complaints with ‘Man of Steel’, that was not one of them. Entertainment Geekly is taking the pulse of the Trek-o-sphere, and it’s not looking good for ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’. The fan outrage really has TJ kind of upset. Of course, TJ has to also talk a little about the premiere of ‘Agents of SHIELD’, which was awesome! And Joss Whedon says he wants to create new content again. This seems like a good thing. And of course, find out what to see this weekend!

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‘Arrested Development’ Movie and Fifth Season Forthcoming

‘Arrested Development’ Movie and Fifth Season Forthcoming
Cain Rodriguez - The Playlist

Reuters reports that Netflix is absolutely confident that AD isn’t going anywhere, with honcho Ted Sarandos saying that it’s “no question” the series has a permanent home with the streaming giant. And while we last heard that negotiations were ongoing with creator Mitch Hurwitz, the main issue—as always—is the herculean task of bringing the insanely busy cast together again (which was what delayed this year’s reunion for so long in the first place).

Speaking with Showbiz411, Hurwitz confirmed that the much-discussed “Arrested Development” movie—which would include John Slattery’s Dr.…

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ TV Spot

‘Thor: The Dark World’ TV Spot

This spot was apparently shown during the premiere of Agents of SHIELD which makes sense. But I didn’t get to see it since I don’t do cable and didn’t watch the premiere on premiere night. No worries though, because that’s what the internet is for, to let me get caught up on and watch stuff like this. There’s good stuff here that we haven’t seen yet and I’m super excited for this upcoming film. We’ll get to see it on November 8th!

Joss Whedon Wants To Create New Content Again

Joss Whedon Wants To Create New Content Again
Ken Guidry - The Playlist

Post-Avengers, you can probably pick the next property that you want to play with. What’s one you’ve always wanted to do?
There’s probably a dozen. It’s very important I don’t do that. It’s very important that we start creating new content again. We can only build on nostalgia so much before we have nothing left to build on. Before we’re rebooting Spider-Man—again. It’s dangerous to the culture, and it’s boring to me. I squeezed in between my Avengers movies a 400-year-old play. So I really need to create some new worlds.

Makers make things, and this maker wants to make things. And I agree…

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Rush to claim your Baggage! What to see this weekend

Rush to claim your Baggage! What to see this weekend

This weekend we have a couple new films, and you might want to get your Baggage, because you might be in a rush while meatballs are raining down around you from a cloudy sky.

One quick note before we dive in, however. I received a complaint on my what to see feature last week, indicating a desire that I offer less opinion and simply list the films that are available. While I love each and every one of you who are my readers and don’t want to turn any of you away, I cannot make this site something that it is not. The request rather misses the point of this site. MovieByte is nothing but…

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