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**EPISODE 1 SPOILERS** Episode 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale, “Offred,” begins with a flashback. The protagonist, known only at this point as Offred, attempts to flee to Canada with her husband and daughter. Sirens blare as the authorities follow in close pursuit. The car Offred and her family are in …

The reviews for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale have been trickling in and, remarkably, they are just about unanimously laudatory. Critics are heaping praise upon the show, saying that it’s not only powerful and emotionally affecting but chillingly timely and relevant. Here’s a short round-up of some of these reviews with links …

“I was asleep before. That’s how we let it happen.” With these chillingly resonant words the new trailer for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, set to premiere April 26, begins and immediately lures viewers in. Frame after frame, quote after quote, the trailer thrills with themes and imagery seemingly taken straight from today’s …

Denise and Michael Okuda sat down with our writer John K. Kirk to talk about 'The Roddenberry Vault' and all the treasures that are stored within it.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Anne revealed a couple of her top casting choices for leading roles in the future Vampire Chronicles TV series. First and foremost, of course, would be Lestat himself. This role was initially played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 Neil Jordan film, Interview …

Anne Rice and her son Christopher Rice, who is to be her writing partner while developing the Vampire Chronicles TV show, have started a new Facebook page that focuses exclusively on the future show. Specifically, it will be used to make announcements regarding the show and also to interact with …

Wow, big news yesterday for Anne Rice/Vampire Chronicles fans. After a few days of teasing followers of her Facebook page that she was going to post some big news, on Nov. 27 Anne finally spilled the beans and announced that she has reacquired the theatrical rights for the Vampire Chronicles. …

*Note: This post contains a zombie herd’s worth of spoilers for both Season 6 of the TV show and Volume 17 of the comic. Season 7 of AMC’s The Walking Dead premiers on October 23. As we prepare to learn the outcome of season 6’s cliffhanger ending, I want to revisit …

Dark Matter is presently one of SyFy Channel’s hottest science fiction series right now and Pop Mythology was really lucky to talk to one of the actors that make it such a memorable show. If you haven’t caught Jeff Teravainen’s performance as Lt. Anders on Dark Matter, then you might …

In a jaded age, 'Outcast' explores the power of faith to vanquish fear and the unknown in the latest TV adaptation of one of Robert Kirkman's hit comics.

Last year we posted an open casting call from the producers of Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men for Season 5 of their show. For some reason it was a really popular post that got shared a lot (guess a lot of people want to be on the show!). So without further …

'Game of Thrones' has an element of cultural and political subtext that’s one of the main elements that make the show so great and why it’s such a timely and relevant parable in this era of ours.

The Klingon language has been in the media spotlight due to the Axanar vs. CBS/Paramount lawsuit. I talked with the developer of the Klingon language, Marc Okrand, to see if some additional insight into the matter could be found.

Supernatural mysteries, Magician and escapology performances and Sherlock Holmes references all framed within a historical context ripe for discussion make 'Houdini and Doyle' an exciting show to share and enjoy.

There’s a sense of mystery about Harry Houdini that isn’t easily dispelled. Even to this day, escape artists and stage magicians still revere his name and hold him as a benchmark figure in performing legerdemain and feats of, well,  magic; but few realize that he was as sceptical of the …