Star Trek's Original USS Defiant Is Just As Important As Sisko's DS9 Starship

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s USS Defiant is the best-known starship by that name, butStar Trek’s original USS Defiant impacted twoStar Trektimelines.The Defiant Class NX-74205 USS Defiant debuted inStar Trek: Deep Space Nineseason 3. A heavily-armed warship designed, in part, by Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), the USS Defiant was the prototype of a new starship class designed to fight the Borg. DS9 repurposed the Defiant as Sisko’s main weapon against the Dominion....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Ryan Elliott

Sweet Magnolias Season 4's Shocking Bill Twist Explained By Showrunner

Sweet Magnoliasseason 4 delivered one of the show’s most shocking moments with the unexpected fate of Bill Townsend (Chris Klein). Since its debut on Netflix in 2020,Sweet Magnoliashas been a heartfelt exploration of friendship, family, and love in the small town of Serenity, South Carolina. However, at the end of season 4, episode 2,Maddie receives news that her ex-husband, Bill, has died from a heart attack. Having recently relocated to Texas to be near his parents, Bill had made it clear in his will that he wished to be laid to rest in Serenity, the town where all his children live....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Jenna Russell

Terminator Just Expanded Its Original Trilogy With an Ending Twist That Will Break Your Heart

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Terminator #3!WhileThe Terminatoris a fun action/horror/Sci-Fi franchise, it also has moments that are extremely heavy, and utterly brutal. Honestly, the entire premise is horrific, as it revolves around the borderline extinction of the human race after the rise of an evil AI network calledSkynet and its nearly indestructible killer robots, Terminators. Death and carnage ravage this universe, making bleak moments an inevitability - and this latest one is absolutely heartbreaking....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 792 words · Jacob Conway

The Ark Crew Answers Distress Call On Desolate Planet In New Season 2 Clip [EXCLUSIVE]

Summary Screen Rantis proud to present an exclusive sneak peek ofThe ArkSeason 2, Episode 6, “Pretty Big Deal,” which premieres Wednesday, August 21 on SYFY. The clip sees Garnet and the rest of the crewvisit a desolate planet, searching for the source of a recent distress call. While long-term survival in the hostile environment appears unlikely, the characters are ambushed by a group of masked individuals. It remains unclear whether the inhabitants are friends or foes, but the episode’s official logline teases that Ark One’s discovery “turns everything on its head....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Darrell Silva

The Avengers Just Found the Perfect Loophole to Becoming Faster Than The Flash

WARNING! Spoilers for The Avengers #24 TheAvengershave long struggled to match the pace of the DC Universe’s speedsters, but one surprising hero on the team has achieved theFlash’s level at long last. Vision just pulled off one of the Flash’s coolest power feats, proving that the synthezoid can compete with the Scarlet Speedster despite not possessing standard super-speed. Finally, with Vision’s help, the Avengers have uncovered a way to surpass the Flash....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Christopher Bowers

The Conners Season 7 Trailer Reflects On The Past 37 Years Ahead Of Final Season

The Connersis coming to an end with the release of the season 7 trailer, which reflects on the past 37 years ahead of the final season.The Conners, a continuation of the iconic ’90s sitcomRoseanne, follows the family decades after the controversialRoseannefinale—mourning the death of their titular matriarch. With many of the original cast members back, the spinoff has continued to depict the trials and triumphs of the working-class family in the Midwest since its 2018 debut....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Keith Adams

The Hidden Meanings Behind Aragorn's 3 Costumes In The Lord Of The Rings Explained

Summary When Viggo Mortensen starred in Peter Jackson’sThe Lord of the Ringsmovies, it was clear that his Aragorn would be remembered as one of the most iconic heroes of cinema, which was in no small part down to the movies' smart costume design.Mortensen’s age-defying Aragornhad Númenórean blood that saw him age slowly and die at 210, and the movies told this epic story just as much through his costume design as his dialogue....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 997 words · Andrew Vaughn

The Lord of the Rings: Return To Moria Release Dates, Price, Platforms, & Gameplay Details

Summary PlayStation and Epic Games players have had access toThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moriasince 2023, but the survival crafting game will officially be available to more players very soon.Return to Moriais the only game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-Earth, letting fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien franchise work with the Dwarves to take back their home under the Misty Mountains. Those who have already played the game on its currently available platforms have admitted there are some learning curves that can make it difficult to get into, as well as some much-neededfeatures players won’t notice right away....

August 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1245 words · Judith Sloan

The Masked Singer Welcomes Back Beloved Runner-Up & Past Winning Characters To Kick Off Season 13 (Sneak Peek)

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE MASKED SINGER SEASON 13!A sneak peek revealed thatThe Masked Singerseason 13 will kick off with a performance from panelists Robin Thicke and Rita Ora, who’ll be joined by beloved season 12 runner-up Mario (Wasp) and some fan-favorite winning characters from the past.The Masked Singerseason 13welcomes back panelists Robin, Rita, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, and Ken Jeong, along with host Nick Cannon.The upcoming installment has a “Lucky 13” themewhenThe Masked Singerreturns....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Cameron Williams

The Most Successful Anime Movie of the Past Year Is Coming to Netflix: Here Is Why You Should Watch It

Summary Netflix has now addedThe First Slam Dunkto its vast library. The movie is adapted fromone of the best-selling manga series of all time,Slam Dunk, and is a hidden gem that is sure to enthrall all those who give it a chance. Its production is led by Toei Animation (ofOne Piece,DragonBall, andSailor Moonfame) and DandeLion Animation Studio (Pingu in the City,Poketoon). This stellar production team is led by the creator of the manga, Takehiko Inoue, who wrote and directed the film....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Charles Gibson

The Penguin: Every Episode Of DC's Best Live-Action Show Ranked Worst To Best

The Penguinhas already cemented its place as arguably the best live-action series that theDC Universehas ever produced, with a sequence of incredible episodes worth looking at in order of quality. While audiences awaitseason 2 updates forThe Penguin, it is imperative to look at this past season’s successes and make sense of how effective this story was in deciding the franchise’s future. The show started incredibly strong and finished in that same fashion, with only a few flaws along the way in an otherwise excellent series....

August 2, 2025 · 8 min · 1570 words · Lacey Bell

The Rings of Power Podcast: Season 2, Episode 4 - "Tom Bombadil"

The new season ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweris diving ever deeper into the lore and legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien. And with each new episode, the minds behind the Amazon Prime Video TV series are bringing new chapters (and new changes) to life in J.R.R. Tolkien’s sprawling fantasy lore. AndScreenRant’sThe Rings of Power Podcastis following every step of the way. Hosts Andrew Dyce and Stephen Colbert dive deep into the events of each episode, with Tom Bombadil finally getting a new live-action adaptation, the best teases yet ofthe Stranger’s true identity and mission, and throwing in plenty of Entwife and Barrow-wight action to maximize the enjoyment forFellowship of the Ringsuperfans....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Dawn Wilson

The Simpsons Showrunner Reveals The 2 Conditions Necessary For The Show To End

The Simpsonsshowrunner Matt Selman gives a candid response on the two conditions that would lead to the end of the long-running animated series.The Simpsonsrecently toyed with the idea of a series finale, though it was really just a sendup of the way that some of the most famous and infamous finales of recent years tend to feel the need to end on a grandiose and conclusive note that is sometimes at odds with the tone of the series overall....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Erin Hernandez