The Immortal Kevin Fitzpatrick was born and raised in New York City, and that doesn't make sense. Kevin wears many hats, including actor, editor, and writer, but never yellow. The best things in life are Back to the Future, beets, Firefly and The Venture Bros. When not picking apart the minutia of pop culture in film and TV, Kevin can usually be found RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
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Liv Tyler Confirms Meg’s Glowering Return to ‘The Leftovers’ Season 3
The third and tragically final season of HBO’s The Leftovers remains as much of a mystery as its upbeat theme song would suggest, perhaps rivaled by our initial questions of how Season 2 would unfold. The sophomore outing certainly made strong use of Liv Tyler’s returning Meg, and it seems the final episodes will very much follow suit.
Nostalgically Cringe Your Way Through The First ‘Fuller House’ Clips
If The X-Files served as any stark reminder, decade-brewing revivals don’t always work so well in a modern context, no matter how many original stars we throw at it. We’ll find out for certain with the Friday premiere of Netflix’s Fuller House, but in the meantime, prepare your eyelids to make it through these first winking clips.
‘The Simpsons’ Make the 2016 Election a Nightmare in New Clip
Whether imagining Donald Trump in the world of Westeros, or just the regular one, there’s little denying that the 2016 elections have been a nightmare to witness. The Simpsons have now made that literally true, with a standalone clip taking aim at any and all of the presidential candidates.
Teen Mulder and Scully Will Get Their Own ‘X-Files’ Origins Novels
FOX’s 2016 X-Files finale will leave us all in the lurch on Mulder and Scully’s future, so why not explore their past? Like, way past? That’s right, it’s teen Mulder and Scully to the rescue in a pair of 2017 novels, as FOX gets thirsty for that sweet, sweet YA money.
‘The Simpsons’ Will Air a ‘Live’ Homer Segment in May
Twenty-seven seasons in, The Simpsons still needs to stay topical, an especially difficult feat given the animation process’ long lead time. Well, consider The Simpsons more relevant than ever, up to the moment even, as May will see the long-running FOX staple experimenting with a live segment.
Showtime ‘Twin Peaks’ Adds Ashley Judd to its Giant Mystery Cast
We’ve at least a year to go before Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival starts answering 25 years’ worth of mysteries, and the 2017 wait isn’t making things any easier. Ashley Judd is the latest big name to join the new Twin Peaks, but do we know who she might play?
New ‘Walking Dead’ Photos Tease Unseen Threat of ‘The Next World’
The Walking Dead did some literal and figurative throat-clearing with last night’s “No Way Out” premiere, paving the way for the next threat to Alexandria. That threat may have stalled for now, thanks to a well-timed rocket launcher, but are Rick and Daryl already making new enemies in the first photos of next week’s “The Next World”?
Norman and Mother Finally Collide in First ‘Bates Motel’ Season 4 Trailer
As much fun as Bates Motel has had building Norman Bates up for a Psycho fall, sooner or later, Mother’s got to go. That time might have come by the first Season 4 trailer, as young Norman has fully taken to wearing her mothers clothes, while the family around them crumbles.
SNL Preview: Melissa McCarthy Raps to Jay Pharoah’s Kanye West
SNL set a pretty high bar for the rest of Season 41 with Larry David’s hosting debut this past weekend, but will Melissa McCarthy prove so reliable with Kanye West, given all the controversy of late? Get a taste by the first promos as McCarthy gets her nails done with Vanessa Bayer.
First Look at ‘X-Files’ Revival Finale ‘My Struggle II,’ With … Alien Scully?
FOX’s The X-Files revival still has but two standalone hours to go before returning to a mythology focus in time for its final, cliffhanger-y episode of 2016, but why wait? Ahead of Monday’s “Home Again,” sneak a peek at Mulder and Scully’s never-ending investigation in the first scene from season (series?) finale “My Struggle II”!
‘Twin Peaks’ 2017 Confirms Naomi Watts, Tom Sizemore and David Lynch … Again
The secrecy of Twin Peaks can surely drive fans to madness, thus far only confirming a premiere in early 2017, but there’s good news. Not only has Naomi Watts been confirmed to reunite with creator David Lynch for the Showtime revival, but Lynch too will reprise his on-camera role, among other additions.
Jimmy Fallon Was Supposed to Replace Taran Killam as SNL’s Trump
Back in those optimistic days of 2015, SNL made a trumpeting announcement that Taran Killam would succeed series vet Darrell Hammond under Donald Trump’s famous hair, though the impression seemed to have been retired with the presidential candidate’s actual hosting. Hammond has resumed the role ever since, with Killam shifting into the role of Texas senator Ted Cruz, though it seems SNL had in mind to tap Jimmy Fallon’s Trump impression in December, before returning the role to Hammond.