Trailer: The Thundermans Return

I can't believe I forgot to post the trailer for The Thundermans Return. I posted the teaser trailer back in December but somehow didn't get around to posting the official trailer especially since it was released last Sunday (February 11th) during the Super Bowl (which I didn't watch). Anyway, I love The Thundermans TV series and this movie looks like it will be just fun and ridiculous as the show was. Along with return of the main characters, it looks like nearly all of the supporting characters will appear as well. I do wonder if Grandpa Gideon will also make a little cameo, he was one wacky and cool old man. The movie will premiere on Thursday, March 7th on Paramount Plus.


The Thundermans Return

Premiere Date: March 7, 2024

Description:

The Thundermans Return follows twins Phoebe and Max who are enjoying their superhero lifestyle in a new city, but when one ‘save’ goes awry, the Thundermans are sent back to Hiddenville. While Hank and Barb enjoy their return, Chloe develops a new friend group, and Billy and Nora begin a normal high school life, Max and Phoebe are determined to regain their superhero status. The movie features the return of show favorites, including familiar locations, and new menacing supervillains.

Entertainment News #38: Chicago Fire, Cancelled Shows, The Thundermans movie Teaser Trailer

- Alberto Rosende is leaving Chicago Fire after four years of playing character Blake Gallo. His final appearance will be in the 12th season premiere. I'm so behind on Chicago Fire, I need to get caught up. Alberto Rosende is not the only cast member to announce they are leaving the show. It's starting to feel like the show is having a high turnover rate and it might be time for the show to end. Anyway, sad to see Alberto go but I hope his next project will be something interesting as well.

Entertainment News #30: iCarly Revival Cancelled

I'm sure my fellow iCarly fans have already heard the disappointing news that the iCarly revival series has been cancelled after three seasons by Paramount Plus. This was truly surprising news because the show is definitely a fan favorite. I would loved to know the reason (so far it hasn't been reported) as to why this show got cancelled. For anyone who never watched the revival, the show followed Carly Shay who brought back her web show iCarly while also trying to navigate life as an adult. Along for the journey was her older brother Spencer, her best friend (and soon to be boyfriend) Freddie Benson and some new and old friends.

It really is disappointing that this show was cancelled but I want to thank the actors and the creative team for successfully reviving this show. It can be difficult to bring back a popular show but they did. I'm usually not a fan of reboots and revivals but I found they did a really good job with this show. It still felt like the original show but also felt new and refreshing as it centered around these adult characters. I truly wish the actors and creative team all the best and success in their next projects.

(iCarly season 3 episode 10: iHave a Proposal)

Entertainment News #26: Cancelled Shows

Happy Saturday! Well, it's probably not so happy for those connected to these shows:

- It's disappointing to hear that the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy has been cancelled after one season by Paramount Plus. I really liked this show, it had a similar vibe to Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. I find the cancellation really disappointing because the show was already renewed for a second season. So far, the only reason for the show being cancelled is that Paramount Plus is merging with Showtime and the streaming service has decided not to continue with the show.

To make matters worse, the show will be removed from the streaming service on Tuesday (June 27th). However, there is some slightly good news, the company that created Star Trek: Prodigy announced that the second season is in post-production. And they will try to find a new channel or streaming service for it. Star Trek: Prodigy isn't the only show that's cancelled and removed by Paramount Plus: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Queen of the Universe and The Game can also be added to the ever growing cancelled shows list.

- NBC has cancelled the rebooted Magnum P.I. after five seasons. The show will officially end after the last 10 episodes air for the upcoming second half of the fifth season. Magnum P.I. was already saved once when NBC picked it up after the show had gotten cancelled by CBS after the fourth season.

Although, I never watched Magnum P.I., I knew the show had a pretty good following which is probably why NBC picked it up. But maybe after moving to a different network, the viewers didn't follow, who knows?

Entertainment News #25: School Spirits, Station 19 and The Flash Movie

- School Spirits has been renewed by Paramount Plus for a second season. I was surprised by how good the first season was. Not only were the writers able to pull off an intriguing murder mystery that truly had me captivated the entire time. Which is rare but they also created some interesting characters. I really can’t wait to see what's going to happen next season.

Trailer: School Spirits TV Series

I've really been enjoying the teen supernatural genre of shows and movies set in high school: Boo, Bitch (show - Netflix), Darby and the Dead (movie - Hulu), First Kill (show - Netflix), The Curse of Bridge Hollow (movie - Netflix) and Wednesday (show - Netflix). And now I'll add School Spirits to this ever growing list.

How did I not know about this show? It premiered back in March on Paramount+ and has eight episodes for the first season. It's a supernatural mystery that centers around Maddie trying to find out how she died. How could I not want to watch this?


School Spirits (Paramount+)

Starring: Peyton List, Kristian Flores, Milo Manheim, Spencer Macpherson, Kiara Pichardo, Sarah Yarkin, Nick Pugliese, Rainbow Wedell and more

Creators: Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud

Description:

Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory.

On My List: Two Shows I Want to Watch: Velma and Wolf Pack

I'm on a supernatural kick but I don't feel like rewatching Supernatural (at least not right now), so I found two new shows that I'm interested in watching: Velma and Wolf Pack. Although both shows premiered back in January (the 12th for Velma and the 26th for Wolf Pack), I never got around to watching either one. At least there's a bright side to this, all the episodes for the first season of Velma have already aired, the season finale (10th episode) just aired last Thursday (Feb. 9th). Meanwhile Wolf Pack is still airing new episodes every Thursday.

Although, both shows have received mixed review (with a lot of them leaning toward the negative), I'm still interested in watching them. I know Velma is a different take on the world of Scooby-Doo with a focus on Velma Dinkley and it's made for adults. And Wolf Pack is about teen werewolves but with absolutely no connection to the Teen Wolf TV Series (despite both shows being created by Jeff Davis). However, it feels like a missed opportunity not to have linked the shows but I guess he wanted Wolf Pack to be a standalone series since it's based on the Wolf Pack book series by Edo Van Belkom (which I haven't read).

I'll start watching both shows either tomorrow or this weekend, most likely this weekend which would give me more time to watch more episodes.

Velma (HBO Max)

Description:

The origin of the sleuth and member of the Mystery Inc. gang, Velma.

Trailers for six movies I want to see: Master, Not Okay, Prey, Secret Headquarters, The Black Phone and The Sea Beast

Happy Tuesday!

With so many movies that are constantly being released there are bound to be some that I've missed. And here are six movies that I missed seeing or didn't know about when they were orginally released that I plan on watching real soon: Master, Not Okay, Prey, Secret Headquarters, The Black Phone and The Sea Beast.

Let's see there's two horror (Master and The Black Phone), a dramedy (Not Okay) and three action adventure (Prey, Secret Headquarters and The Sea Beast). That's a nice little variety of movies. Are there any movies that you missed but plan to watch?


Master (Amazon Prime)

Starring: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Julia Nightingale, Talia Ryder, Ella Hunt, Noa Fisher, Anna Van Patten, D.C. Anderson, Angela Grovey, Will Hochman and more

Director: Mariama Diallo

Writer: Mariama Diallo

Description:

Three women strive to find their place at an elite Northeastern university. When anonymous racist attacks target a Black freshman, who insists she is being haunted by ghosts, each woman must determine where the real menace lies.

Weekend Films: Beast, Dating the Delaneys, Orphan: First Kill

Happy Weekend!

I really hope your having a good morning. Do you have any fun or relaxing weekend plans? Well, if you're looking for any new movies to watch, I have three on my Weekend Films list that might interest you: Beast, Dating the Delaneys and Orphan: First Kill.

Each one seem very interesting as they center around family. Beast is a harrowing action adventure with a family trying to stay safe from a rampaging lion. Dating the Dalaneys is a romance that centers around three members of a family and Orphan: First Kill is a horror that deals with a recovery of a missing child but she not at all what she seems.

What movies are you watching this weekend? Total side note, I just love that the closer it gets to Fall the more new horror movies are being released.


Beast

Starring: Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Thapelo Sebogodi, Daniel Hadebe, Chris Langa, Martin Munro, Liyabuya Gongo, Sharlto Copley and more

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Writers: Ryan Engle and Jaime Primak Sullivan

Description:

A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator.

Trailer: Teen Wolf: The Movie

I'm a big Teen Wolf fan, however my enthusiasm for the Teen Wolf movie has drop considerably after finding out the behind the scenes stuff with how poorly Arden Cho was treated and as well as seeing this lackluster teaser trailer. I don't even understand why it looks so awful. It's obvious from this trailer they weren't given a bigger budget and it shows.

I also don't understand why the writers are rehashing the villains (the Nogitsune and the Oni) from the third season instead of creating new ones. And since they went with these particular villains it's obvious that Arden Cho's character Kira Yukimura was going to be important to the story yet again since she (along with Dylan O'Brien's character Stiles Stilinski) were back in the third season. But for some reason they thought they could pay her less than her co-stars and she understandably passed. I would have too. Why would you offer to pay her less than the rest of her co-stars? And I can't believe her co-stars didn't stand up for her and make sure she was offered the money she deserved?

Anyway, I can't believe they brought back Allison Argent, who was killed in the third season finale Insatiable protecting her friends. Why bring her back? It makes absolutely no sense. I also can't believe the writers made Mason Hewitt a police officer. There is no way he should have ended up as a deputy. He is such a smart character, they could have made him a teacher, a writer/journalist, a scientist, etc. absolutely anything instead of a cop.

So far, there has been no news of a release date but the Teen Wolf movie will air on the streaming service Paramount+. I was really excited to see this movie but now not so much.


Teen Wolf: The Movie (Paramount+)

Description:

A terrifying new evil has emerged in Beacon Hills calling for the return of Alpha Werewolf Scott McCall, to once again reunite the Banshees, Were-coyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and other shape-shifters of the night. With new allies and trusted friends like Derek Hale, Lydia Martin, Jackson Whittemore, Malia Tate, and the return of a long lost love, Scott and his pack just might stand a chance.