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Fans of That ’70s Show are feeling a variety of emotions right now, from heartbroken to livid, after discovering that Netflix has removed the beloved comedy series from its library of available titles. For years, the series had been streaming in its entirety on Netflix along with other popular sitcoms from years past. With Friends parting ways with the streamer earlier this year and with The Office set to leave come 2021, the presence of That 70s Show on Netflix was perhaps becoming more vital than ever, so the surprise removal of the series has a lot of subscribers feeling pretty bummed....

Sesame Street first entered the world of television in 1969 and since then, it has become a go-to educational and entertainment source for children. This show was created by Joan Ganz Cooney, and her team at Children’s Television Workshop, whose aim was to “master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them.” It is clear that Sesame Street has successfully accomplished this goal over the last decades. In fact, a study conducted by Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine showed how this particular children’s show is able to deliver “lasting educational benefits”, even those as powerful as the ones provided by preschools....

A solid and reliable voice in the horror film world, Blumhouse Productions have been spooking us since 2007 with their Paranormal Activity, following that up with The Purge series before having a major hand in bringing Jordan Peele’s scathing and current “elevated horrors” to life in Get Out and Us. Not satisfied with just creating the freshest of horror takes, in 2014 they produced the inarguably wicked Whiplash, in which cast member JK Simmons won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars....

All hail Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the king of the badasses! That certainly seems to be a title that the popular actor is building on, as after playing the incomparable Negan in The Walking Dead, Morgan is now set to make his debut in The Boys season 4. According to one of the show’s stars, it is another “badass” new role for Morgan. Nathan Mitchell, who plays Black Noir in the show, recently spoke with The Movie Dweeb and discussed Morgan’s imminent arrival....

Joel Kinnaman has officially signed on for the lead role in RoboCop. José Padilha, director of Elite Squad and its recent sequel Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, will direct this long-delayed remake of Paul Verhoeven’s seminal 1987 sci-fi classic for MGM. Joshua Zetumer wrote the screenplay, which follows Officer Alex J. Murphy (originally played by Peter Weller), a recently transferred Detroit police officer in the not-to-distant future, who is shot in the line of duty and left for dead....

Costume specialist Rubie’s Masquerade has acquired the rights to create costume items for The Dark Knight, according to their profile page at Licensing.biz. Additionally, they have extended their exclusive license for both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. “The last 12 months have been very exciting for Rubie’s regarding licensing,” says advertising and promotions manager for Rubies, Holly Davies. “Rubie’s licensed portfolio is second to none and is very important to the business....

Ryan Reynolds may be on a break from acting, but he has enough in the pipeline to keep his many fans happy in the meantime. The Adam Project will be his next movie released and we don’t have too long to wait with USA Today’s list of most anticipated movies revealing the film’s premiere date of March 11th, with a limited theatrical run expected in the week prior to that. Teaming up once more with Free Guy director Shawn Levy, Reynolds will hope for the same kind of reaction that the video game-based action comedy received when it arrived last summer to $331 million worldwide box office and a place among the top-grossing movies of the year....

I’m sure any actor who’s had to sit at a press junket all day long would surely appreciate Double Take, a new web series that takes the art of interviewing to a whole new level. The show from Power Balance and Converge features celebrities in an interview setting…Although they’re interviewing themselves. You can CLICK HERE to watch the first episode featuring Shaquille O’Neal. The second episode features pro skater and former reality TV star Ryan Sheckler, which goes live on Wednesday, December 1 at 1 PM PST (4 PM EST) at PowerBalance....

Sam Claflin won the hearts of many with his breakout role as Finnick Odair in the dystopian franchise, The Hunger Games. While Catching Fire catapulted the star into Hollywood, it wasn’t his first franchise. Only a year prior, a slightly younger Claflin starred as William in the first Snow White and the Huntsman film. His character was brought back for the sequel, which was released a few years later. From there, the actor made a name for himself in multiple genres of films and even in the hit show, Peaky Blinders, where he appeared in the show’s last two seasons....

Scott Cooper started as an actor in various movies and television shows before trudging the waters of directing. The American filmmaker graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. He appeared in such movies as Breakin’ (1984), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Rain (2001), Bill’s Gunshop (2001), Gods and Generals (2002), Track Down (2004), and Get Low (2009). In TV, he was credited for his roles in The X-Files (1999), The District (2001), and Broken Trail (2006)....

Ghostface is getting his own cereal. Ahead of the release of Scream in theaters early next year, the UK brand Cereal Killer has unveiled a strawberries and cream flavored tie-in cereal. Dubbed Strawberries and Scream, the cereal unfortunately won’t be on grocery store shelves, as it must be ordered directly from Cereal Killer. It’s also not going to be available until early next year to coincide with the release of Scream....

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk hopes to have the second series of the hit Netflix survival drama ready to stream by the end of 2024. In a new interview with Variety, Hwang Dong-hyuk has said that he plans to return to South Korea to begin writing Squid Game Season 2 and return audiences back to the violent world in a few years. While it may seem to be quite a long wait, we’re sure it’ll just fly by....

Star Wars is a long-running multimedia sci-fi franchise that has spanned the last four decades. With several films, TV series, and video games, it is one of the most popular franchises on the planet, even earning its own convention called Star Wars Celebration. Thanks to the brilliant mind of George Lucas, the Star Wars galaxy is seemingly endless as the vast setting allows for a variety of stories and characters, new and old, to be made....

Star Wars: Underworld, the long-promised live action TV series from George Lucas, won’t arrive on the small screen until at least 2015, and that’s being optimistic. We know from various past reports that at least fifty episodic scripts have already been written, and are in shooting order. The hold up is the budget, as Star Wars: Underworld will be shot to look just like it’s theatrical counterparts, each of which cost millions of dollars to produce....

The Netflix smash hit sci-fi horror series Stranger Things follows the residents of Hawkins, Indiana, where the supernatural and strange run rampant. The Duffer Brothers’ juggernaut introduced audiences across the world to the psychokinetic abilities of the mysterious Eleven, who arrives in the seemingly sleepy town and befriends a group of Dungeons and Dragons-loving young boys in the 1980s, forever changing their lives and perceptions of reality. The thrilling Stranger Things touts an impressive cast of Hollywood stars like Winona Ryder, David Harbour, and Millie Bobby Brown, and has gone on to garner critical acclaim for its brilliant performances, soundtrack, atmosphere, and overall homage to the ‘80s....

Stranger Things Season 4 will give us all some answers, returning star Millie Bobby Brown reveals. Speaking with Collider, while the actress is forbidden from going into much detail, she does reveal that the fourth season of the Netflix show will refer back to “things that you have been questioning,” and assuring audiences to “you get answers.” Brown continued, though of course continued to play things coy, revealing that Stranger Things Season 4 will indeed delve more into Eleven’s mysterious past....

i>IDOL GOES LIVE; EVERYTHING ELSE, DEAD With the audition shows behind it, Fox’s American Idolpresented its first live telecast of the season Tuesday night and once again overwhelmed the competition. The two-hour telecast averaged a 16.6 rating and a 25 share, translating to 29.44 million viewers. The show peaked in the first half of the 9:00 p.m. hour with 31.32 million viewers. Everything else airing opposite the Idolbulldozer was pretty much flattened, with the exception of CBS’s NCIS, which drew a 9....

i>HOUSEWIVES THROWS FOOTBALL FOR A LOSS NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which has seen its ratings slip against last year’s this month, saw them take a big tumble Sunday against the season premiere of ABC’s Desperate Housewives. The nighttime soap recorded a 12.2 rating and an 18 share at 10:00 p.m., while the NFL game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles posted an 8.7/13. The first hour of the game at 9:00 p....

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Comics have purchased a spot featuring Iron Man for the upcoming broadcast of the Superbowl. However, according to The Wall Street Journal, that is just one piece of the marketing efforts surrounding the film. According to the Journal: Paramount Pictures is using its ad spending to promote the May release of superhero film Iron Man. People who watch the game on TV will see a commercial for the movie....

Supernatural star Jensen Ackles shared the last picture he has of himself with the rest of the show’s stars on set together. The hit series was in the middle of shooting its final episodes when it was forced to shut down production, due to current events. While the show is not alone in having to cease operations, it came at an interesting time, since the show is set to come to an end....